Apparatus, method, and program for recording image

Abstract

An image recording apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject, a recording unit configured to record one of still image data and video image data captured by the image capturing unit on a storage medium in the form of an image file, a generating unit configured to generate a management file used for managing the image file recorded on the storage medium, and a registering unit configured to register an identifier of the image file recorded on the storage medium in the management file on a capture date basis in the order of capture time.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of the structure of an image management file;

FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the recording physical structure of the image management file;

FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary selection screen;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of the entry processing of a playlist on a capture date basis;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating displayed images and a process for registering a file in the playlist;

FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary edit menu screen;

FIG. 8 illustrates an exemplary date selection screen;

FIG. 9 illustrates an exemplary confirmation screen;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a playlist screen; and

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an edit operation of the playlist.

Claims

1. An image recording apparatus comprising: image capturing means for capturing an image of a subject;recording means for recording one of still image data and video image data captured by the image capturing means on a storage medium in the form of an image file;generating means for generating a management file used for managing the image file recorded on the storage medium; andregistering means for registering an identifier of the image file recorded on the storage medium in the management file on a capture date basis in the order of capture time.

2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an operation unit for receiving a user input;displaying means for displaying image data recorded on the storage medium;display controlling means for controlling the displaying means to display a screen for prompting a user to select the image file recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis using the management file; andsecond registering means for registering the identifier of the one or more image files having a capture date that is the same as the date selected via the screen in the management file in the order of selection.

3. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the registering means registers a thumbnail image corresponding to the image file recorded on the storage medium in the management file, the apparatus further comprising: display controlling means for controlling displaying means to display a screen for prompting a user to select the image file recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis on the basis of the thumbnail image; andsecond registering means for registering the identifier of the one or more image files having a capture date that is the same as the date selected via the screen and an identifier of the thumbnail image corresponding to the image file in the management file in the order of selection.

4. The image recording apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: editing means for deleting one or more of the identifiers of the image files registered by the second registering means and the identifier of the thumbnail image corresponding to the image file or changing the order of selecting the identifier of the image file and the identifier of the thumbnail image corresponding to the image file.

5. A method for recording an image, comprising the steps of: (a) capturing an image of a subject;(b) recording one of still image data and video image data captured in step (a) on a storage medium in the form of an image file;(c) generating a management file used for managing the image file recorded on the storage medium; and(d) registering an identifier of the image file recorded on the storage medium in the management file on a capture date basis in the order of capture time.

6. The method for recording an image according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of: (e) controlling displaying means to display a screen for prompting a user to select the image file recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis using the management file; and(f) registering the identifier of the one or more image files having a capture date that is the same as the date selected via the screen in the management file in the order of selection.

7. The method for recording an image according to claim 5, wherein step (d) registers a thumbnail image corresponding to the image file recorded on the storage medium in the management file, the method further comprising the steps of: (e) controlling displaying means to display a screen for prompting a user to select the image file recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis on the basis of the thumbnail image; and(f) registering the identifier of the one or more image files having a capture date that is the same as the date selected via the screen and an identifier of the thumbnail image corresponding to the image file in the management file in the order of selection.

8. The method for recording an image according to claim 7, further comprising the step of: (g) deleting one or more of the identifiers of the image files registered in step (f) and the identifier of the thumbnail image corresponding to the image file or changing the order of selecting the identifier of the image file and the identifier of the thumbnail image corresponding to the image file.

9. A program, executed by a computer, comprising program code for performing the steps of: (a) controlling image capturing means to capture an image of a subject;(b) controlling recording means to record one of still image data and video image data captured by the image capturing means on a storage medium in the form of an image file;(c) generating a management file used for managing the image file recorded on the storage medium; and(d) registering an identifier of the image file recorded on the storage medium in the management file on a capture date basis in the order of capture time.

10. An image recording apparatus comprising: an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject;a recording unit configured to record one of still image data and video image data captured by the image capturing unit on a storage medium in the form of an image file;a generating unit configured to generate a management file used for managing the image file recorded on the storage medium; anda registering unit configured to register an identifier of the image file recorded on the storage medium in the management file on a capture date basis in the order of capture time.