A digital electric still camera is provided having a CCD image sensor and a memory card for recording digital image data of picture frames photographed by the CCD image sensor. The image data is compressed before being recorded, and the data compression rate is selectable by operating a picture mode...http://www.google.de/patents/US5576758?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5576758 - Electric still camera having a display for displaying an image compression ratio
