| US 7,538,792 B2 | ||
| Digital camera and cradle on which the digital camera is mounted | ||
| Kimihide Takahashi, Asaka (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 24, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/601,530. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2002-183789 (JP), filed on Jun. 25, 2002; and application No. 2003-104965 (JP), filed on Apr. 09, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0004671 A1, Jan. 08, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/225 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 348—207.1 [348/373] | 3 Claims |
| 1. A digital camera system in which a digital camera is connected to communicate with external equipment when the camera is
removably mounted on a cradle, wherein the cradle comprises:
a tilt angle changing device which changes a tilt angle of the digital camera mounted on the cradle;
a determination device which determines a change in the tilt angle of the digital camera by the tilt angle changing device;
and
a command device which outputs a function change signal to the digital camera according to a determination result of the determination
device,
wherein the digital camera changes functions for the external equipment according to the function change signal received from
the command device, and
said system further comprising a charge control device which, when the digital camera is removably mounted on the cradle with
the digital camera being powered down, automatically sets a charge mode where a battery in the digital camera is charged by
power supplied through the cradle.
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