Electronic camera

Abstract

If an image quality 1 “RAW” at which image data are recorded without undergoing image processing is selected at an electronic camera which is already set for WB bracketing, the electronic camera clears the WB bracketing. In addition, the electronic camera prohibits an operation for setting and clearing the WB bracketing if the current image quality setting is the image quality 1 “RAW”.

What is claimed is;  
     
         1 . An electronic camera comprising: 
 an image-capturing element that captures a subject image and outputs image data;    an image processing circuit that executes image processing on the image data output by the image-capturing element;    a recording circuit that records the image data that have not undergone the image processing or the image data having undergone the image processing into a recording medium;    a first instruction circuit that issues a first instruction for the image processing circuit and the recording circuit to change a parameter for the image processing in stages and records a plurality of sets of image data obtained through image processing executed by using a plurality of parameters resulting from the change made in stages;    a second instruction circuit that issues a second instruction for the image processing circuit and the recording circuit to record the image data output from the image-capturing element without executing the image processing; and    a switching circuit that alternatively switches to the first instruction and the second instruction.    
     
     
         2 . An electronic camera according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the image processing includes white balance adjustment processing; and    the first instruction is an instruction for setting white balance bracketing.    
     
     
         3 . An electronic camera according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the switching circuit makes a selection by giving priority to the first instruction over the second instruction.    
     
     
         4 . An electronic camera according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the switching circuit makes a selection by giving priority to the second instruction over the first instruction.    
     
     
         5 . An electronic camera according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the switching circuit makes a selection by giving priority to either the first instruction or the second instruction that has been issued earlier.    
     
     
         6 . An electronic camera according to  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the switching circuit makes a selection by giving priority to either the first instruction or the second instruction that is issued later.    
     
     
         7 . An electronic camera comprising: 
 an image-capturing element that captures a subject image and outputs image data;    an image processing circuit that executes image processing on the image data output by the image-capturing element;    a recording circuit that records the image data that have not undergone the image processing or the image data having undergone the image processing into a recording medium;    a first instruction circuit that issues a first instruction for the image processing circuit and the recording circuit to change a parameter for the image processing in stages and records a plurality of sets of image data obtained through image processing executed by using a plurality of parameters resulting from the change made in stages;    a second instruction circuit that issues a second instruction for the image processing circuit and the recording circuit to record the image data output from the image-capturing element without executing the image processing; and    a control circuit that controls the recording circuit to selectively record either the image data before the image processing or the image data after the image processing if both the first instruction and the second instruction are issued.    
     
     
         8 . An electronic camera according to  claim 7 , wherein: 
 the image processing includes white balance adjustment processing; and    the first instruction is an instruction for setting white balance bracketing.    
     
     
         9 . An electronic camera according to  claim 7 , wherein: 
 the control circuit controls the recording circuit so as to record image data by giving priority to the image data after the image processing over the image data before the image processing.    
     
     
         10 . An electronic camera according to  claim 7 , wherein: 
 the control circuit controls the recording circuit so as to record image data by giving priority to the image data before the image processing over the image data after the image processing.    
     
     
         11 . An electronic camera according to  claim 7 , wherein: 
 the control circuit controls the recording circuit so as to record image data by giving priority to the image data corresponding to either the first instruction or the second instruction that has been issued earlier.    
     
     
         12 . An electronic camera according to  claim 7 , wherein: 
 the control circuit controls the recording circuit so as to record image data by giving priority to the image data corresponding to either the first instruction or the second instruction that is issued later.