US 7,460,169 B2
Electronic camera
Yutaka Maeda, Asaka (Japan)
Assigned to Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Oct. 06, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/678,086.
Application 10/678086 is a division of application No. 09/440624, filed on Nov. 16, 1999.
Claims priority of application No. 10-328494 (JP), filed on Nov. 18, 1998.
Prior Publication US 2004/0066461 A1, Apr. 08, 2004
Int. Cl. H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 348—371  [348/333.01; 348/333.02] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic camera, comprising:
an electronic flash which throws light on recording of an image;
a switch;
a controller which intermittently activates the electronic flash upon turning on of the switch, thereby enabling determination of an image-capturing angle of view before the recording of the image;
a first capacitor from which the electronic flash is supplied with electricity before the recording of the image; and
a second capacitor from which the electronic flash is supplied with electricity on the recording of the image;
wherein the first and second capacitors are provided independently of one another.