초록

Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a camera and methods associated therewith for notifying a user upon non-conforming separation of a remote from the camera.

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1. A method of notifying of a non-presence of a remote upon selection of power-down of a camera comprising: providing a remote receptacle formed in said camera; determining presence of said remote in said remote receptacle upon selection of camera power-down; and notifying of non-presence of sa

1. A method of notifying of a non-presence of a remote upon selection of power-down of a camera comprising: providing a remote receptacle formed in said camera; determining presence of said remote in said remote receptacle upon selection of camera power-down; and notifying of non-presence of said remote in said remote receptacle if said remote is not present. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said notifying of non-presence comprises activating at least one of: a speaker, a light source, a display, a piezoelectric element and a mechanical buzzer. 3. A method of turning a camera on comprising: providing a camera comprising: a camera housing; a remote receptacle formed in said camera housing; a remote removably attached to said camera housing at least partially within said remote receptacle; wherein said camera comprises: an awake mode, wherein said camera is capable of capturing image data; and a sleep mode, wherein said camera is not capable of capturing image data; monitoring presence of said remote located in said remote receptacle while said camera is in said sleep mode; and invoking said awake mode of said camera and activating an alarm upon at least partial removal of said remote from said remote receptacle. 4. The method of claim 3 and further comprising: waiting a predetermined period of time after said invoking said awake mode of said camera and before activating said alarm. 5. The method of claim 3 wherein said invoking said awake mode of said camera and activating said alarm comprises activating at least one of: a speaker, a light source, a display, a piezoelectric element and a mechanical buzzer.