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Digital Camera Patent Abstract
The present invention provides a digital camera and a digital camera
printing system applied thereon, which are possible to confirm whether
there are flawed photographic images existed or not, and what kinds
of the flawed photographic images they are if there are flawed photographic
images existed in order to avoid wasting photographic printing paper.
The digital camera printing system applied on the digital camera
comprises a storing unit for storing photographic images; a determination
unit for determining whether the photographic images are of flawless
or flawed photographic images; and a print-out executing unit for
executing print out of the photographic images stored in the storing
unit, and is possible to select executions between a all-print-out
mode for printing out all images which include the flawed and flawless
photographic images and a list print-out for printing out a list
of the flawed photographic images together with the flawless photographic
images.
Digital Camera Patent Claims
1. A digital camera printing system applied on a digital camera
comprising: a storing unit configured for storing photographic images;
a determination unit configured for determining whether the photographic
images are of flawless or flawed photographic images; and a print-out
executing unit configured for executing print-out of the photographic
images stored in the storing unit; wherein the digital camera printing
system is configured to selectively execute an all-print-out mode
configured for printing out all images which include the flawed
and the flawless photographic images and a list print-out mode configured
for printing out a list of the flawed photographic images together
with the flawless photographic images.
2. The digital camera printing system according to claim 1, wherein
the list of flawed photographic images includes file names of the
flawed photographic images.
3. The digital camera printing system according to claim 1, wherein
the determination unit determines the flawed photographic images
for each of categories.
4. The digital camera printing system according to claim 3, further
comprises a correlating unit for performing correlation among the
flawed photographic images, file names and categories of the flawed
photographic images, respectively; and wherein the list of the flawed
photographic images include the file names and the categories of
the flawed photographic images correlated respectively to the file
names.
5. The digital camera printing system according to claim 3, further
comprises a correlating unit for performing correlation between
file names and thumbnails, respectively, and wherein the list of
flawed photographic images include the file names and thumbnails
correlated respectively to the file names.
6. The digital camera printing system according to claim 3, further
comprises a correlating unit for performing correlation among file
names, thumbnails and categories of the flawed photographic images,
respectively, and wherein the list of the flawed photographic images
include the file names, the thumbnails and the categories of the
flawed photographic images correlated respectively to the file names.
7. The digital camera printing system according to claim 4 or 6,
wherein the respective categories of the flawed photographic image
are expressed with characters.
8. The digital camera printing system according to claim 4 or 6,
wherein the respective categories of the flawed photographic images
are expressed with graphics.
9. The digital camera printing system according to claim 4, wherein
whether printing counts of the printed flawed photographic images
are included or not in the list of flawed photographic images is
selectable when the list of the flawed photographic images is printed.
10. A digital camera, comprising: a storing unit configured for
storing photographic images; a determination unit configured for
determining whether the photographic images are of flawless or flawed
photographic images; a print-out executing unit for configured printing
out the photographic images stored on the storing unit; and a selecting
unit configured for selectively executing an all-print-out mode
configured for printing out all images which include the flawed
and the flawless photographic images and a list print-out mode configured
for printing out a list of the flawed photographic images together
with the flawless photographic images.
11. The digital camera according to claim 10, wherein the print-out
executing unit prints out the list of flawed photographic images
including file names of the flawed photographic images.
12. The digital camera according to claim 10, wherein the determination
unit determines the flawed photographic images for each of categories.
13. The digital camera according to claim 10, wherein the print-out
executing unit includes a correlating unit for performing correlation
among the flawed photographic images, file names and categories
of the flawed photographic images, respectively, and outputs the
list of the flawed photographic images correlated respectively to
the file names and categories of the flawed photographic images.
14. The digital camera according to claim 12, wherein the print-out
executing unit includes a correlating unit for performing correlation
between file names and thumbnails, respectively, and outputs the
list of flawed photographic images correlated respectively to the
file names and thumbnails.
15. The digital camera according to claim 12, wherein the print-out
executing unit includes a correlating unit for performing correlation
among file names, thumbnails and categories of the flawed photographic
images, respectively, and outputs the list of the flawed photographic
images correlated respectively to the file names, the thumbnails
and the categories of the flawed photographic images.
16. The digital camera according to claim 13 or 15, wherein the
respective categories of the flawed photographic image are expressed
with characters.
17. The digital camera according to claim 13 or 15, wherein the
respective categories of the flawed photographic image are expressed
with graphics.
18. The digital camera according to claim 13, wherein whether printing
counts of the printed flawed photographic images are included or
not in the list of the flawed photographic images is selectable
when the list of the flawed photographic images is printed.
Digital Camera Patent Description
[0001] The present application claims the priority benefit of Japanese
Patent Application No. 2005-206569 filed on Jul. 15, 2005 and Japanese
Patent Application No. 2006-145240 filed on May 25, 2006, the contents
of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention relates to a digital printing system
applied on a digital camera for printing out photographic images
photographed by the digital camera.
[0004] 2. Description of Related Art
[0005] Conventionally, a digital camera printing system for printing
out all images including flawed photographic images, such as camera-shaking,
blurring, and bad exposure etc, onto photographic printing paper
is known. In recent years, a digital camera having a recently taken
photographic image printing mode to print a plurality of unprinted
images easily with reference to a print history recorded in an image
memory of the digital camera has also been known, for example in
Japanese Patent application Laid open No. 2003-158696.
[0006] In addition, a digital camera printing system to print sequentially
photographic images unprinted at least till now based on the print
history in the image memory is also known, for example in Japanese
Patent application Laid open No. 2004-15533.
[0007] Although it is a user's desire to keep a record of all the
photographic images, it costs too much if all the photographic images
including both flawless photographic images and flawed photographic
images such as camera-shaking, blurring, and bad exposure are printed
out on photographic printing paper. Therefore, it is desired to
dispose automatically the flawed photographic images recorded in
a recording unit of the digital camera and print out only the flawless
photographic images when the photographic images are printed.
[0008] Although it will be a save on the photographic printing
paper to print out only the flawless photographic images, there
is a disadvantage that it is possible to confirm whether there are
the flawed photographic images existed or not, and what kinds of
the flawed photographic images they are if there are flawed photographic
images existed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
provide a digital camera and a digital camera printing system applied
thereon by which it is possible to confirm whether there are the
flawed photographic images existed or not, and what kinds of the
flawed photographic images they are if there are the flawed photographic
images existed and avoid wasting the photographic printing paper.
[0010] To accomplish the aforementioned object, the present invention
provides a digital camera printing system applied on a digital camera
comprising a storing unit configured for storing photographic images;
a determination unit configured for determining whether the photographic
images are of flawless photographic images or flawed photographic
images; and a print-out executing unit configured for executing
print out of the photographic images stored in the storing unit;
wherein the digital camera printing system is configured to selectively
execute an all-print-out mode configured for printing out all images
which include the flawed photographic images and the flawless photographic
images and a list print-out mode configured for printing out a list
of the flawed photographic images together with the flawless photographic
images.
[0011] According to the aforementioned configuration of the present
invention, it is possible to make a selection according to a user's
desire between a print-out of all images which include the flawed
photographic images and flawless photographic images and a print-out
of a list of the flawed photographic images together with the flawless
photographic images, therefore it is possible to confirm whether
there are the flawed photographic images existed or not, and what
kinds of the flawed photographic images they are if there are the
flawed photographic images existed and avoid wasting the photographic
printing paper.
[0012] Moreover, according to the configuration of the present
invention, it is possible to confirm a flawed image by viewing its
thumbnail directly.
[0013] Furthermore, according to the configuration of the present
invention, it is possible to confirm whether a flawed image had
been printed or not.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] FIG. 1 illustrates a diagram of connection between a digital
camera and a printer according to one preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0015] FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of the digital camera according
to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 3 illustrates a rear view of the digital camera according
to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0017] FIG. 4 illustrates a top view of the digital camera according
to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 5 illustrates a block circuit view schematically showing
inner system configurations of the digital camera according to one
preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0019] FIG. 6 illustrates a view showing a format of a photographic
image of the digital camera according to one preferred embodiment
of the present invention;
[0020] FIG. 7 illustrates a flow chart relating to a mode selection
on printing photographic images of the digital camera according
to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0021] FIG. 8 illustrates a print setting screen of the digital
camera according to one preferred embodiment of the present invention;
[0022] FIG. 9A illustrates a flow chart of a photographic image
printing procedure according to one preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0023] FIG. 9B illustrates a print-request script of printing flawed
photographic images according to one preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0024] FIG. 10 illustrates one example of a list of the flawed
photographic images with thumbnails according to one preferred embodiment
of the present invention;
[0025] FIG. 11 illustrates one example of a list of the flawed
photographic images according to one preferred embodiment of the
present invention;
[0026] FIG. 12A illustrates a printing history screen displayed
on a LCD monitor; and
[0027] FIG. 12B illustrates a printing history printed out with
file names of the flawed photographic images and printing counts
expressed with black blocks, respectively.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0028] FIG. 1 is a diagram of connection between a digital camera
and a printer, FIG. 2 illustrates a front view of one example of
the digital camera as a photographic device according to the present
invention, FIG. 3 is a rear view, FIG. 4 is a top view respectively,
and FIG. 5 is a block circuit view illustrating schematically inner
system configurations of the digital camera.
[0029] In FIG. 1, reference numeral DCa denotes the digital camera.
Reference numeral RP denotes a printer. As shown in FIG. 1, the
printer PR is connected to a USB connector 122 of the digital camera
DCa via a USB cable. The printer RP is used for printing out photographic
images stored on a storing unit (to be described in detail hereinafter)
of the digital camera.
[0030] As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4, an upper surface of the digital
camera is provided with a release switch (release shutter) SW1,
a mode dial SW2, a sub liquid crystal display (sub LCD) 1 shown
in FIG. 4.
[0031] A front surface of the digital camera is provided with a
lens barrel unit 7 including a photographing lens, an optical finder
4, a strobe light unit 3, a ranging unit 5, a remote control light-receiving
unit 6 and a lid of SD card/battery room 2.
[0032] As shown in FIG. 3, a backside of the camera DCa is provided
with a power switch 13, a LCD monitor 10, an AF LED 8, a strobe
LED 9, the optical finder 4, a wide-angle zoom switch SW3, a telescopic
zoom switch SW4, a self-timer set/release switch SW5, a menu switch
SW6, an upward/strobe switch SW7, a rightward switch SW8, a display
switch SW9, a downward/macro switch SW10, a leftward/image confirming
switch SW11, an OK switch SW12 and a quick access switch SW13.
[0033] An inner system configuration of the camera DCa will be
described hereinafter.
[0034] In FIG. 5, reference numeral 104 denotes a digital still
camera processor (Hereinafter referred to as a processor).
[0035] The processor 104 comprises a CCD1 signal processing block
1041, a CCD2 signal processing block 1042, a CPU block 1043, a local
SRAM 1044, a USB block 1045, a serial block 1046, a JPEG CODEC block
1047, a RESIZE block 1048, a TV signal display block 1049 and a
memory card controller block 10410. These blocks are connected each
other by a bus line.
[0036] An outside of the processor 104 is provided with a SDRAM
103 and the SDRAM is connected to the processor 104 via a memory
controller (not shown) and a bus line.
[0037] The SDRAM 103 has a function for temporarily memorizing
photographic images captured from a CCD 101 and thumbnail images.
[0038] The outside of the processor 104 is further provided with
a RAM 107, an embedded memory 120 and a ROM 108 which stores a controlling
program, and these are also connected to the processor 104 via a
bus line.
[0039] In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the
ROM 108 is provided with a determination unit for determining whether
the photographic images are of flawless photographic images or flawed
photographic images and a controlling program such as an correlating
unit for performing a correlation among the flawed photographic
images, file names of the flawed photographic images and categories
of the flawed photographic images, respectively.
[0040] Then, the controlling program is retrieved from the ROM
108 and stored in the embedded memory 120 when the digital camera
of the present invention is initialized. A retrieving speed of the
embedded memory 120 is faster than that of the ROM 108, so that
the controlling program can be executed in a high speed by retrieved
from the ROM 108 and stored in the embedded memory 120.
[0041] The lens barrel unit 7 comprises a zoom optical system 71
having a zoom lens 71a, a focus optical system 72 having a focus
lens 72a, an aperture unit 73 having an aperture 73a and a mechanical
shutter optical system 74 having a mechanical shutter 74a.
[0042] The zoom optical system 71, the focus optical system 72,
the aperture unit 73 and the mechanical shutter optical system 74
are driven by a zoom motor 71b, a focus motor 72b, an aperture motor
73b and a mechanical shutter motor 74b, respectively.
[0043] These motors are driven by a motor driver 75, and the motor
driver 76 is controlled by the mechanical shutter motor 74b.
[0044] A subject image is formed on the CCD 101 through each lens
system of the lens barrel unit 7. The CCD 101 converts the subject
image into an image signal, and outputs the image signal to a FIF-IC
102. The F/E-IC102 includes a CDS 1021, an AGC 1022 and An A/D converting
unit 1023, which are well known in the art.
[0045] The F/F-IC 102 performs a predefined processing on the image
signal and converts it to a digital signal, then outputs the digital
signal to the CCD1 signal processing block 1041 of the processor
104.
[0046] These signal processing operations are performed via a TG
1024 according to VD/HD signals outputted from the COD1 signal processing
block 1041 of processor 104.
[0047] The CPU block 1043 of the processor 104 is configured to
control a sound recording circuit 1151 which performs a sound recording
operation. A sound is converted to a sound recording signal by a
microphone 1153 and amplified by a microphone amplifier 1152. The
sound recording circuit 1151 records the amplified signal according
to a command.
[0048] The CPU block 1043 also controls operations of a sound reproduction
circuit 1161. The sound reproduction circuit 1161 is configured
to output sound signals stored in a proper memory according to a
command to an audio amplifier 1162 and reproduce the sound signals
from a speaker 1163.
[0049] Furthermore, the CPU block 1043 controls a strobe light
circuit 114 for making the strobe light unit 3 emit lights. In addition,
the CPU block 1043 also controls the ranging unit 5.
[0050] The CPU block 1043 is connected to a sub-CPU 109 of the
processor 104 and the sub CPU 109 controls displaying on the sub
LCOD 1 via a CCD driver 111. The sub CPU 109 is further connected
with the AF LED 8, the strobe LED 9, the remote-control light-receiving
unit 6, an operation key unit having the operation switches SW1-SW13,
and a buzzor 113.
[0051] The USB block 1045 is connected to a USB connector 122,
and the serial block 1046 is connected to a RS-232C connector 1232
through a serial driver circuit 1231. The TV signal display block
1049 is connected to the LCD monitor 10 via a LCD driver 117 and
a video jack 119 via a video amplifier 118.
[0052] The memory card controller block 10410 is connected to a
contact point between a memory card throttle 121 and a memory card.
A memory card 121' which is connecting with the memory card throttle
121 serves as a storing unit for storing the photographic images.
[0053] General operations of the camera according to the present
invention will be described schematically hereinafter.
[0054] The camera DCa is initialized at a recording mode when the
mode dial SW2 is set at the recording mode. The processor 104 determines
whether the mode switch is set ON at the recording mode and performs
settings on the mode dial SW2.
[0055] The processor 104 controls the motor driver 75 to move the
lens barrel unit 7 to a proper photographing position. In addition,
the processor 104 switches on each circuit of the CCD 101, F/E-IC
102 and LCD monitor 10 etc for a ready operation. A finder mode
is initialized for operating when each circuit is powered on.
[0056] In the finder mode, incoming lights to the CCD 101 through
each lens system are photo-electrically converted into RGB analog
signals and transmitted to the CDS circuit 1021 and the A/D converter
1023. The A/D converter 1023 converts the analog signals to digital
signals, and the digital signals are converted to YUV signals by
a YUV converter disposed in a digital signal processor IC (the SDRAM
103) and written into a frame memory by a memory controller (not
shown).
[0057] The YUV signals are retrieved by the memory controller,
and sent to a TV (not shown) or the LCD monitor 10 through the TV
signal display block 1049.
[0058] Functions of the camera DCa will be described in detail
hereinafter.
[0059] The digital camera DCa shown in FIG. 1 comprises the storing
unit for storing photographic images; the determination unit for
determining whether the photographic images are of flawless photographic
images or flawed photographic images; the print-out executing unit
for printing out the photographic images stored in the storing unit;
and the correlating unit for performing a correlation among the
flawed photographic images, file names and categories of the flawed
photographic images, respectively. The correlating unit correlates
the flawed photographic images with the thumbnails and text information,
and prepares the list of flawed photographic images indicating the
correlation.
[0060] It is possible for the digital camera DCa to print out the
photographic images including the flawless photographic images and/or
the flawed photographic images and/or the list of flawless photographic
images.
[0061] Conventional programs are used to determine whether a photographic
image is of a flawed image or a flawless image.
[0062] For example, a photographic image may be determined to be
a blurred image by calculating a contrast of an actual subject.
Specifically, the subject's region may be firstly determined from
the photographic image based on a ranging position recorded in attribution
information contained in the photographic image file. Then, a brightness
difference between plural pixels included in the determined subject's
region and that included in each of adjacent regions. The contrast
of the subject's region may be obtained by adding up each of the
calculated brightness difference. Thus the photographic image is
determined to be a blurred image if the calculated contrast is smaller
than a predefined value.
[0063] A photographic image may be determined to be a bad exposure
image by accumulating histograms based on the brightness information
of the image file, and then comparing a peak value of the calculated
histogram to a standard value. Specifically, a photographic image
is determined to be a bad exposure image if the peak value of the
calculated histogram is beyond a predefined amount of the standard
value, that is, in a position of a brighter side or a darker side
out of the predefined amount of the standard value.
[0064] Furthermore, a photographic image may be determined to be
a camera-shaking image by adding a photographing shutter speed recorded
in the attribution information contained in the image file to the
aforementioned determination method of a blurred image. Specifically,
a photographic image is determined not to be a blurred image but
a camera-shaking image instead if the photographing shutter speed
is detected to be lower than a predefined shutter speed by the aforementioned
determination method of a blurred image.
[0065] FIG. 6 illustrates a view showing a format of a photographic
image of the digital camera as one example of the correlating unit.
The format of the photographic image is mainly divided into three
sections: a photographic header section, a thumbnail photographic
image section and a main photographic image section in an order
from the top.
[0066] The photographic image header section is a free area used
by various makers. A photographing date/time, a photographing condition,
exposure information, a shutter speed, a photographing location
information, and other information such as ON/OFF of a strobe light,
photographic image size, and maker's special printing history information
are recorded in conformity with EXIF file format in the photographic
image header section.
[0067] Information about the existence of the flawed photographic
images determined by the determination unit and categories of the
flawed photographic images are also recorded in the photographic
image header section. For example, if the flawed photographic images
are only the camera-shaking images, they will be categorized and
recorded as "camera-shaking images: exist; blurred images:
none; bad exposure: none".
[0068] The thumbnail image section is used for displaying thumbnails
when the digital camera DCa is replayed. A plurality of thumbnail
images are stored with reduced image sizes for example 640.times.480
pixels, since there is a demanded for the plural thumbnail images
to be displayed on the LCD monitor 10 in a high speed.
[0069] The main photographic image section is stored with the master
photographic images in a compressed format, such as JPEG etc.
[0070] Hereinafter, a selecting mode for selecting print-outs of
the photographic images used by the digital camera DCa according
to the invention will be explained.
[0071] When the power switch 13 (See FIG. 3) of the digital camera
DCa is set ON (See S.1 of FIG. 7), there is displayed on the LCD
monitor 10 a setup menu not shown in FIGS (See S.2 of FIG. 7). A
print setup screen shown in FIG. 8 is displayed when the print setup
is selected from the setup menu (See S.3 of FIG. 7). Items such
as "flawed photographic image print", "paper type",
"paper size" and "date/time print" are displayed
on the print setup screen.
[0072] When the item "flawed photographic image print"
of the print setup screen shown in FIG. 7 is selected (See S.4 of
FIG. 7), that is, the sub-menu "flawed photographic image print"
shown in FIG. 8 is set to "YES", the flawless and flawed
photographic images will be printed in a all-print-out mode through
the printer RP; while when the sub-menu "flawed photographic
image print" shown in FIG. 8 is set to "NO", the
list of flawed photographic images together with the flawless photographic
images will be printed out in a list print-out mode through the
printer RP.
[0073] Selected print-out mode corresponding to each item is then
stored in memory as a setting value (See S.5 of FIG. 7).
[0074] In the next, print-outs of various photographic images photographed
by the digital camera DCa will be described.
[0075] A print screen (not shown) is firstly displayed on the LCD
monitor 10 (See FIG. 3). A flow chart shown in FIG. 9 is used to
describe a print-out executed When a printing program of the digital
camera DCa is started (See S.10 of FIG. 9A), the print-out executing
unit determines whether a printing operation is performed (See S.11
of FIG. 9A). The flow chart returns to step S.11 when a printing
operation is not performed. If there is a printing operation performed,
the flow chart moves to step S.12 where it is determined that whether
all the photographic images are set to be printed out or the list
of flawed photographic images together with the flawless photographic
images is set to be printed out.
[0076] If all the photographic images are set to be printed out
in step S.12, the digital camera DCa sends a print request to the
printer RP to print out all the photographic images including the
flawless and flawed photographic images (See S.16 of FIG. 9A). The
printer RP receives the image data for printing on the photographic
printing paper according to the print request (See S.17 of FIG.
9A).
[0077] If the list of flawed photographic images together with
the flawless photographic images are set to he printed out in the
step S.12, the determination unit of the digital camera DCa retrieves
the photographic images recorded in the recording unit, and determines
the photographic images are of the flawless or flawed photographic
images (See S.13 of FIG. 9A).
[0078] When a photographic image is determined to be of a flawless
photographic image in S.13, it is added to the list of flawless
photographic images (Sec S.14 of FIG. 9A) and the flow chart moves
to step S.15.
[0079] When a photographic image is determined to be of a flawed
photographic image in S.13, it is added to the list of flawed photographic
images after a correlation processing (See S.14' of FIG. 9A) and
the flow chart moves to step S.15.
[0080] A script program used in the correlation processing will
be described hereinafter.
[0081] The print-out executing unit repeats operations of step
S.13, S.14 (S.14') and S.15 until a retrieval on all the photographic
images is complete. The print request of the list of flawed photographic
images is thus delivered to the printer RP as well as the print
request of the flawless photographic image after the retrieval of
all the photographic images is complete (See S.16 of FIG. 9A). The
printer RP performs the print processing (See S.17 of FIG. 9A) and
the flow chart moves to an end.
[0082] A print request script shown in FIG. 9B is used as the script
program. The script program is a correlating program which performs
a correlation among the flawed photographic images, file names and
categories of the flawed photographic images, respectively, and
display a correlation among the list of flawed photographic images,
a thumbnail list and categories of the flawed photographic images
in characters.
[0083] In FIG. 9B, although the category of the flawed photographic
image is expressed by characters "blurring", it is preferred
to use a graph representing "blurring" as an alternative
to the characters "blurring". Similarly, it is also preferred
to use a graph representing characters "camera-shaking"
or "bad exposure" as an alternative to the characters
"camera-shaking" or "bad exposure".
[0084] FIG. 10 shows one example of a printed photographic printing
paper in which the thumbnails, categories and file names of the
flawed photographic iamges are correlated and classified.
[0085] In FIG. 10, the camera-shaking, blurring and bad exposure
photographic images are displayed schematically. For example, a
partially overlapped image with a file name RIMG001.JPG is an example
of the camera-shaking photographic image; a blurred image with a
file name RIMG006.JPG represents an example of the blurring photographic
image; and a generally dark image with a file name RIMG007.JPG indicates
an example of the bad exposure photographic image.
[0086] The aforementioned script program as the correlating unit
for performing a correlation between the file name and categories
of the flawed photographic images makes it possible to obtain a
list of the flawed photographic images classified by the file names
and categories as shown in FIG. 11 for printing.
[0087] Furthermore, the digital camera DCa of the present invention
is provided with a counting unit for counting printing counts of
the flawed photographic image.
[0088] For example, the print history screen shown in FIG. 12A
is displayed on the LCD monitor 10 (shown FIG. 3), and if the menu
"Yes" is selected, a list of the flawed photographic images
with the flawed photographic images, file names and printing counts
correlated to each other is printed out.
[0089] As shown in FIG. 12B, for example the camera-shaking image
RIMG001.JPG, the blurring image RIMG006.JPG and the bad exposure
image RIMG007.JPG are printed out till now for 1, 3 and 2 times
respectively expressed with black blocks. Therefore, it is possible
to determine how many times that a flawed photographic image has
been printed out. |