JP2755496B2 - Video tape recorder with camera - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera-integrated video tape recorder, and more particularly, to a camera which enables a photographer to photograph a landscape, a family, a friend, and the like by using a main light signal processing section. The present invention relates to an integrated video tape recorder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, video tape recorders with a built-in camera have become widespread due to improvement in usability due to miniaturization.

FIG. 4 shows the electrical configuration of such a conventional camera-integrated video tape recorder, and FIG. 5 shows its external appearance.

That is, the output of the lens system 51 is guided to a CCD (image pickup device) 52 that converts optical information into an electric signal, and the output of the CCD 52 is a CDS (correlated double sampling) that converts an input signal into a video signal. (Circuit 53). The output of the CDS 53 is guided to a signal processing circuit 54, where the luminance signal and the chrominance signal are processed, guided to an encoder 55, and output to a subsequent signal processing system as a composite video signal. It has become. The output of the transfer gate circuit 56 for controlling the timing of extracting the optical information stored in the CCD 52 is guided to the CCD 52. The transfer gate circuit 56, the CDS 53, the signal processing circuit 54, and the encoder 55 A series of operations are performed based on the output reference signal.

In the above configuration, the lens system 51 and the CC
The main light signal processing unit 60 composed of D52
The electronic viewfinder 63 is attached to the rear side of the camera body 61 in the direction opposite to the lens system 51. The electronic viewfinder 63 is configured to be rotatable at least from a horizontal position facing in a direction opposite to the lens system 51 to a vertical position.

As described above, the conventional camera-integrated videotape recorder converts one lens system 51 and optical information of a subject passing through the lens system 51 into an electric signal.
A main light signal processing unit 60 including two CCDs 52 is provided, and an object to which a camera is directed is photographed by the main light signal processing unit 60.

[0007]

As described above, the conventional camera-integrated video tape recorder is provided with a set of main light signal processing units 60. Therefore, when shooting using this camera-integrated video tape recorder, the video of the photographer cannot be taken by the camera, and the photographer cannot appear on the photographing screen.

In order for the photographer himself to appear on the photographing screen, the camera-integrated video tape recorder should be fixed to a tripod and stand in front of it. The operation of moving the camera and the operation of moving to the camera in order to change the camera to another angle or to stop the operation are to be photographed, which is inconvenient.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a camera-integrated video tape recorder capable of photographing a photographer when photographing with a camera.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention has the following features.
A main optical signal processing unit including one lens system and one image pickup device that converts optical information of a subject passing through the lens system into an electric signal. A sub-optical signal processing unit including another image sensor that converts optical information of a subject that has passed through the optical signal into an electric signal; and one of an output of the sub-optical signal processing unit and an output of the main optical signal processing unit And a selection unit that outputs the selected signal to the subsequent video signal processing system .
The direction opposite to the direction of the main light signal processing unit, and the photographer himself
Are arranged in a direction in which photographing is possible .

[0011]

Further, the sub-light signal processing section is provided so as to be rotatable from the same direction as the main light signal processing section to the opposite direction in which the photographer himself can be photographed.

[0013]

A sub optical signal processing section including a lens system and an image sensor is provided separately from a main optical signal processing section including a lens system and an image sensor, and an output of the main optical signal processor and a sub optical signal processing section are provided. Since the selection unit for selecting and outputting one of the outputs of the unit is provided, the video tape loaded in the camera includes:
The video from the main optical signal processing unit and the video from the sub optical signal processing unit can be appropriately switched and recorded continuously.

Further, by arranging the sub-light signal processing section in a direction in which the photographer himself can be photographed, the photographer himself can appear in the image when the scenery, family, friends, etc. are photographed. Can play a participatory role.

Further, by providing the sub-light signal processing section so as to be rotatable from the same direction as the main light signal processing section to the opposite direction in which the photographer himself can be photographed, scenery during photographing, family members, friends and the like can be obtained. A wide variety of images captured by continuously switching between wide-angle images and telephoto images can be recorded, and the photographer himself can appear during that time, making it an extremely interesting image. Can be.

[0016]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention.

Main lens system 1 for photographing the original subject image
Is output to a main CCD (image pickup device) 2 which converts optical information into an electric signal, and an output of the main CCD 2 is input to a main CDS (correlated double sampling circuit) 3 which converts an input signal into a video signal. Has been. The output of the main CDS 3 is connected to the fixed contact b of the changeover switch 4,
The movable contact c of the changeover switch 4 is led to the signal processing circuit 5. Then, the luminance signal and the color signal are processed here, guided to the encoder 6, and output as a composite video signal to the subsequent signal processing system.

The output of the sub lens system 11 is guided to a sub CCD (image pickup device) 12 for converting optical information into an electric signal, and the output of the sub CCD 12 is a sub CDS for converting an input signal into a video signal. (Correlated double sampling circuit) 13
Is led to. The output of the sub CDS 13 is connected to the fixed contact a of the changeover switch 4.

The main CCD 2 and the sub CCD 12 have:
The output of the transfer gate circuit 14 for controlling the timing of extracting the optical information stored in each of the CCDs 2 and 12 is guided.
CDSs 3 and 13, signal processing circuit 5 and encoder 6
Performs a series of operations based on the reference signal output from the SSG 15.

In the above configuration, the main lens system 1 and the main CC
The main optical signal processing unit 30 is configured by D2 and the main CDS3, and the sub optical signal processing unit 31 is configured by the sub lens system 11, the sub CCD 12, and the sub CDS 13. The changeover switch 4 is a manual changeover operation by the photographer.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the camera-integrated video tape recorder having the above configuration. That is, the main light signal processing unit 30 including the main lens system 1 and the main CCD 2 is attached to the front of the camera body 32,
A sub-light signal processing unit 3 including a sub-lens system 11 and a sub-CCD 12 facing in a direction opposite to the main lens system 1
1 is attached. An electronic viewfinder 34 is attached to the rear side of the camera body 32 in the same direction as the sub lens system 1. The electronic viewfinder 34 is configured to be rotatable from a horizontal position facing the same direction as the sub-lens system 11 to a vertical position.

The sub-lens system 11 is located near the electronic viewfinder 34, and is arranged so that a photographer operating while viewing the electronic viewfinder 34 can take a picture as a subject. Further, the auxiliary lens system 11 is preferably a fixed-focus wide-angle lens because the distance to the photographer is short, such as several tens of centimeters, and the distance does not greatly change. Further, the angle of view does not need to be particularly changed, and even when the angle of view is changed, the electronic viewfinder 34 attached to the side of the sub-lens system 11 can be easily changed while looking sideways.
A relatively inexpensive small lens can be employed.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the video tape recorder integrated with a camera according to the present invention.

That is, the sub-lens system 11 attached to the rear side of the camera body 32 is provided so as to be rotatable about 180 degrees in the same direction as the direction of the main lens system 1 (indicated by a dashed line in the drawing). It is a thing. The rest of the configuration is the same as the configuration of the camera-integrated video tape recorder shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 described above. Note that the rotating direction at this time may be either the vertical direction or the horizontal direction.

In this way, while photographing the original subject with the main lens system 1, the photographer's own image is inserted as a moderator in some cases, and the telephoto shooting with the main lens system 1 is performed in another case. It is possible to edit while shooting a very interesting video with various changes, such as inserting a wide-angle image with the sub-lens system 11 oriented in the direction.

[0027]

According to the present invention, there is provided a camera-integrated video tape recorder comprising a main optical signal processing section including a main lens system and a main image sensor, and a sub optical signal processing section including a sub lens system and a sub image sensor. And a selector for selecting and outputting one of the output of the main optical signal processing section and the output of the sub optical signal processing section , and directing the sub optical signal processing section in the direction of the main optical signal processing section.
Direction opposite to the direction in which the photographer can shoot himself.
The photographer himself can also appear in images of the landscape, family, friends, and the like taken by the main lens system. In addition, the sub-light signal processing unit, from the same direction as the main optical signal processing unit, since there is provided rotatably the photographer himself to the opposite direction can be photographed, scenery and family during the shooting, wide-angle manner, such as a friend It is possible to record a variety of images captured by continuously switching between images and telephoto images, and in the meantime, the photographer himself can also appear, making it an extremely interesting image It works.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view and a rear view of the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view and a rear view showing another embodiment of the camera-integrated video tape recorder of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of a conventional camera-integrated video tape recorder.

FIG. 5 is a side view and a rear view of a conventional camera-integrated video tape recorder.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 main lens system 2 main CCD 3 main CDS 4 changeover switch 11 sub lens system 12 sub CCD 13 sub CDS

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A camera-integrated video tape recorder including a main optical signal processing unit including one lens system and one imaging device that converts optical information of a subject passing through the lens system into an electric signal. A sub-optical signal processing unit including another one lens system, and another imaging device that converts optical information of a subject passing through the lens system into an electric signal; and an output of the sub-optical signal processing unit and A selector for selecting one of the outputs of the main optical signal processing unit and outputting the selected signal to the subsequent video signal processing system , wherein the sub-optical signal processing unit is configured to be opposite to the direction of the main optical signal processing unit.
In the opposite direction, place the photographer in a
A video tape recorder with a built-in camera. 2. The sub- optical signal processing section is the same as the main optical signal processing section.
From the direction to the opposite direction where the photographer himself can be photographed
Camera-integrated video tape recorder according to claim 1, characterized in that provided it was in.