JP3194271B2 - Electronic camera - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is, save Symbol a captured image
Electronic camera to record .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, an electronic camera that stores image data of a photographed image on a floppy disk or a semiconductor memory has been put to practical use. This electronic camera reproduces the image immediately after shooting without developing processing and displays it on a monitor or a TV screen to check the shot image, or to check an external image.
Insert a floppy disk into the image playback device and
The raw image can be displayed to confirm the captured image .

[0003]

THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved However, the above-mentioned power
The child camera has a predetermined amount of image data obtained by shooting.
A predetermined recording medium (for example, a floppy disk or
A predetermined recording method (for example, analog recording) is stored in a semiconductor memory).
Recording or digital recording).
After the shadow, use an electronic camera monitor or an external image playback device
When playing back image data using a
Media that is stored in
Image data must be reproduced.
It had become a restriction when doing.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and saves and records a plurality of image data obtained by photographing.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic camera with improved usability when performing image reproduction .

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic camera for storing and recording a captured image.
Imaging means for outputting data; and
Image data, saving recorded in the first image data recording medium; and a storage recording means for simultaneously to save recorded in the second image data recording medium, said storage recording means
Converts the image data output from the imaging means into the
The second image data without using the first image data recording medium;
The image data is stored and recorded on an image data recording medium and
The second image data recording medium
An electronic camera including means for storing and recording in one image data recording medium . In addition, the first and the second
Display control means for reading image data stored and recorded on the second image data recording medium and displaying the read image data on the display means.
It may be provided . Further, the first and second image data recording media may be different types of recording media. Further, the first image data recording medium may be a magnetic recording medium, and the second image data recording medium may be a semiconductor memory. Further, the first and / or second image data recording medium may be a recording medium detachable from a camera body. Further, the first image data recording medium may be a disk-shaped recording medium, and the second image data recording medium may be a card-shaped recording medium. Further, the first image data recording medium may be a floppy disk, and the second
May be an IC card .

Further, the storing recording means, the image data, and the first form to the second image data recording medium as well as the first storage recorded in the form in the first image data recording medium You may make it save and record in a different 2nd form. Further, the storage recording means stores and records the image data on the first image data recording medium by a first recording method, and stores the image data on the second image data recording medium different from the first recording method.
May be stored and recorded by the second recording method. The storage and recording means stores and records the image data on the first image data recording medium, and stores a simple image data having a lower information amount than the image data to be stored and recorded on the first image data recording medium. May be stored and recorded in the second image data recording medium. Further, the simple image data may be image data obtained by coarsening pixels of the image data. Further, the present invention is to provide an electronic camera that stores record a captured image, an image pickup means for outputting a captured image data of an object image, an image data output from the imaging means, at the same time you save recorded by an analog recording system ; and a storage recording means for storing recorded by a digital recording system, the archival hand
The stage is configured to transfer the image data output from the imaging unit to the
Reads image data stored and recorded using the analog recording method.
To save and record by digital recording method
Image data stored and recorded by the digital recording method
Data is stored and recorded by analog recording without reading data
An electronic camera comprising means for performing an operation. According to the present invention, in an electronic camera for storing and recording a captured image, an image capturing means for capturing an image of a subject and outputting image data, and an image data output from the image capturing means ,
Lower than the first gradation at the same time as recording and recording at the gradation
; And a storage recording means for storing recorded in the second gradation, before
The storing and recording means stores the image data of the first gradation in the previous
Reading image data stored and recorded at the second gradation
And the image data of the second gradation
The image data stored and recorded at the first gradation
An electronic camera characterized by including a means for storing and recording without an electronic camera. According to another aspect of the present invention, in an electronic camera that stores and records a captured image, an imaging unit that captures a subject image and outputs image data, and that the image data output from the imaging unit is stored and recorded in the form of color image data Storage means for simultaneously storing and recording in the form of monochrome image data , wherein the storage and recording means
Converting the image data in the form of data into the monochrome image data
Image data saved in the form
While storing and recording the monochrome image data.
Save and record image data in the form of the color image data
Means for saving and recording the read image data without reading
An electronic camera characterized by including:

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The image processing system according to the present invention includes:
It is composed of an electronic still camera and an electronic organizer. First, the configuration of the electronic still camera will be described. FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an electronic still camera 10 to which the present invention is applied. The external shape of the electronic still camera 10 is formed substantially in the same manner as a conventional single-lens reflex camera, and includes an external appearance including a rectangular parallelepiped camera body 11 and a cylindrical lens portion 12 protruding to the front side. ing. On the camera body 11, a release switch 13 provided on the top surface and functioning as a shutter, a finder 14 provided on the back surface for printing a subject, a key input unit 15 for specifying an operation mode and the like, LCD panel 16 for displaying captured images, etc.
And a jacket housing including a magnetic sheet (floppy disk) as a magnetic recording medium on which 50 shot still image information is magnetically recorded. A magnetic recording unit 19 is provided for accommodating each of the IC cards 18 each having a semiconductor memory for storing the same. As can be seen from the drawing, the FD 17 and the IC card 18 are configured as a single unit that can be attached to and detached from the camera.
Two covers 20, 21 which are opened when the card 18 is attached and detached are provided on the front and rear. When these covers 20, 21 are opened, the FD insertion opening 19a and the IC card insertion opening 19b are opened.
Are exposed on the upper side.

FIG. 2 shows the overall circuit configuration of the electronic still camera 10 shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes an optical system, which includes a lens unit 12, a shutter 32, a CCD (Charge
(Ed Device) and the like, and the focus, exposure, and the like are automatically adjusted by an autofocus mechanism and an EE mechanism. Reference numeral 34 denotes a shutter control circuit, which controls the shutter 32 according to the operation of the release switch 13. Release switch 13 above
Is connected to the shutter control circuit 34 by signal lines 36a and 36b. When a finger of the release switch 13 is touched (lightly pressed), a touch signal is sent to the shutter control circuit 34 via the signal line 36a, When the switch 13 is pressed, an ON signal is output to the shutter control circuit 34 via the signal line 36b. The shutter control circuit 34 enters a standby mode when a touch signal is sent from the release switch 13, determines focus and exposure by an auto focus and EE mechanism, and operates the shutter 32 at intervals of 1/60 second, for example. .

With the operation of the shutter 32,
A subject image is formed on the surface of the image sensor 33 via the lens unit 12 and the shutter 32, and a signal for the subject image, that is, an image signal, is sent from the image sensor 33 to the signal processing circuit 37.
The imaging element 33 is configured by, for example, arranging a large number of photoelectric conversion semiconductor cells, and the signal processing circuit 37 sequentially scans these cells to generate a video signal according to a general television signal, that is, a luminance signal Y. And the color difference signals RY,
BY has been obtained. The image signal output from the signal processing circuit 37 is sent to the display control circuit 38 via the signal line a, sent to the modulation circuit 39 via the switch SW1, and A / D converted via the switch SW2. Sent to the circuit 41. The switches SW1 and SW2 are on / off controlled by switch signals S1 and S2 from the control circuit 44. The A / D conversion circuit 41 converts the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals RY and BY sent from the signal processing circuit 37 into digital data, respectively, and outputs the digital data to the IC card 18. Image data sent from the A / D conversion circuit 41 is sequentially stored in the IC card 18 under the control of the memory control circuit 43. The memory control circuit 43 includes:
A control signal is supplied from the control circuit 44 and a shutter signal is supplied from the shutter control circuit 34. The memory control circuit 43 controls writing of image data to the IC card 18 when an ON signal of the release switch 13 is given from the shutter control circuit 34 in the photographing mode.

On the other hand, the memory control circuit 43 reads the image stored in the IC card 18 in response to a control command from the control circuit 44 and inputs the read image to the D / A conversion circuit 45. The image read from the IC card 18 is converted into an analog signal by a D / A conversion circuit 45, and is converted to a display control circuit 48 via a signal line b.
Sent to

The modulation circuit 39 includes a signal processing circuit 37.
, And modulates a signal given through the switch SW1 to output the modulated signal to the recording circuit 46. This recording circuit 46 includes a modulation circuit 39
The recording head 47a is driven based on the signal sent from the FD 17, and image information is recorded on the magnetic sheet stored in the FD 17 so as to form an annular track.

The image information recorded on the FD 17 is supplied to a reproducing head 47b (generally, a recording head 47a) in a reproducing mode.
) And demodulated through the playback circuit 51
Sent to 52. The demodulation circuit 52 demodulates the reproduced signal and inputs the demodulated signal to the encoder 53, where the original luminance signal Y and color difference signal R
-Y, BY are returned to the display control circuit 38. The display control circuit 38 selects three types of image signals input through the signal lines a, b, and c in accordance with an instruction from the control circuit 44, and outputs them to the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16 for display.

The control circuit 44 receives a shutter signal from the shutter control circuit 34 and is connected to the key input unit 15. The key input unit 15 includes an operation mode designation key for designating an operation mode such as a photographing mode, a reproduction mode, and an IC card read / write mode, and a forward key for moving the read address of the IC card 18 or the FD 17 forward or backward according to the operation mode. And various operation keys such as a back key. The control circuit 44 turns on / off the switches SW1 and SW2 in response to a key input signal from the key input unit 15 and a shutter signal from the shutter control circuit 34.
OFF control, memory control circuit 43, display control circuit
Give control commands to 38 and other circuits.

When a photograph is taken by the electronic still camera configured as described above, the photographing mode is designated by operating the keys of the key input unit 15. When the captured image is stored in the IC card 18, a writing mode for the IC card 18 is designated. The operation when the IC card write mode is designated will be described below. The control circuit 44 outputs a control signal to the memory control circuit 43 and turns off the switches SW1 and SW2 according to the mode designation such as the photographing mode and the IC card writing mode. Further, the control circuit 44 sends a signal line a to the display control circuit 38.
Is selected and output to the finder 14 is instructed. In this state, when the photographer touches the release switch 13 with his finger lightly, a touch signal is sent to the shutter control circuit 34 via the signal line 36a. When the touch signal is sent, the shutter control circuit 34 enters the standby mode, determines the focus and exposure by the auto focus mechanism and the EE mechanism, and operates the shutter 32 every 1/60 second.
As a result, a subject image is formed on the surface of the image sensor 33 via the lens unit 12 and the shutter 32, and a luminance signal Y and color difference signals RY and BY corresponding to the projected image are output from the image sensor 33, The signal is sent to the display control circuit 38 via the signal line a. The display control circuit 38 selects a signal transmitted through the signal line a in accordance with an instruction from the control circuit 44, and
Display at 14. The display on the finder 14 allows the photographer to confirm the state of the subject, and allows the shutter operation.

When the photographer presses the release switch 13, an ON signal is sent to the shutter control circuit 34 via the signal line 36b. Upon receiving the ON signal, the shutter control circuit 34 outputs the ON signal to the memory control circuit 43 and the control circuit 44.

When the shutter ON is given, the control circuit 44 turns on the switches SW1 and SW2 for a fixed time, for example, 1/60 second. This switch SW1, S
When W2 is turned on, the output signal of the signal processing circuit 37 at the time when the release switch 13 is turned on, that is,
The luminance signal Y and the color difference signals RY and BY are input to the modulation circuit 39 and the A / D conversion circuit 41. The modulation circuit 39,
The image signal sent from the signal processing circuit 37 is modulated and output to the recording circuit 46. The recording circuit 46 drives the recording head 47a based on a signal from the modulation circuit 39, and records image information so as to form an annular track on a magnetic sheet stored in the FD 17. On the other hand, the A / D conversion circuit
41 converts the image signal sent from the signal processing circuit 37 into digital data and inputs it to the IC card 18. At this time, the memory control circuit 43 controls the writing of the IC card 18 according to the shutter ON signal from the shutter control circuit 34, and outputs the image information output from the A / D conversion circuit 41 to the I / O conversion circuit 41.
It is stored in the C card 18.

Thereafter, when the release switch 13 is pressed in the same manner, the image information taken at that time is recorded in the FD 17 and also stored in the IC card 18.

If the write mode to the IC card 18 is not specified, only the switch SW1 is turned on when the release switch 13 is pressed, and the captured image information is
The image is recorded only in D17, and the image is not stored in the IC card 18.

When it is desired to check the image stored in the IC card 18 as described above, the read mode of the IC card 18 is designated by operating the keys of the key input unit 15. This IC
When the read mode of the card 18 is specified, the control circuit 44 instructs the memory control circuit 43 to read the IC card 18, and selects the signal line b to the display control circuit 38 to send the signal line b to the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16. Instruct to output. The memory control circuit 43 reads out the image information stored at the head address of the IC card 18 based on the instruction from the control circuit 44, and outputs it to the display control circuit 38 via the D / A conversion circuit 45 and the signal line b. Are displayed on the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16. By operating the forward key of the key input unit 15 in this state, the captured images stored in the IC card 18 are sequentially read out under the control of the memory control circuit 43, and the viewfinder 14 and the liquid crystal display are displayed via the display control circuit 38. Displayed on panel 16. Thereby, the image stored in the IC card 18 can be confirmed.

When the user wants to play back the image recorded on the FD 17, a playback mode is designated. When the reproduction mode is designated, the control circuit 44 instructs the display control circuit 38 to select the signal line c and output the signal line c to the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16, and to display the first image recorded on the FD 17 Is read out by the reproducing head 47b, amplified by the reproducing circuit 51, and then input to the demodulation circuit 52 to perform a demodulation operation. The signal demodulated by the demodulation circuit 52 is input to an encoder 53, and the original luminance signal Y and color difference signal R-
The signal is returned to Y, BY and sent to the display control circuit 38 via the signal line c. This display control circuit 38 includes an encoder 53
Is selected according to the instruction of the control circuit 44 and displayed on the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16. By operating the forward key in this state, the recorded images of the FD 17 are sequentially read out and the finder 14 is read.
And is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16.

Next, the configuration of an electronic organizer for setting an IC card 18 taken out from the electronic still camera 10 and displaying the stored image will be described. This electronic organizer has a color liquid crystal television function and a data bank function, and is configured as shown in FIGS.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show the external configuration of an electronic organizer 60 to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 3A is a view showing a state where the notebook is opened, and FIG. 3B is a view seen from the bottom side. is there. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 61 denotes a case, which has a notebook format, and includes a cover 62 and a case body 63. This case body 63 has a cover
It is provided inside 62, and is located on the left page when you open the notebook. Further, a hinge portion 64 is formed on the cover 62 in the vertical direction at the center so as to be able to open and close left and right.

On the front surface of the case body 63, a color liquid crystal panel 65 is disposed at an upper portion, and a television power switch 66, a tuning up key 67a and a down key 67b are disposed below the color liquid crystal panel 65, and a speaker 68 Is provided. The television power switch 66 turns on / off the main power of the television and switches the VHF / UHF reception mode of the television when the power is on. Further, on the lower side of the case body 63, FIG.
The IC card insertion opening 70 is provided as shown in FIG.
By inserting the IC card 18 into the C card insertion opening 70, the stored information can be read by an internal circuit described later.

On the other hand, a keyboard 69 is provided on the right page inside the cover 62, and is connected to an electronic circuit in the case body 63. The keyboard 69 is provided with various input keys for data processing, a mode key for switching between a data processing mode and a television mode, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an electronic circuit provided in the case main body 63. In the figure, reference numeral 71 denotes an antenna, which is connected to the tuner 72. The tuner 72 selects a radio wave of a specified channel from the radio waves received by the antenna 71, performs amplification and conversion to an intermediate frequency, and outputs the result to the television linear circuit 73. The television linear circuit 73 amplifies the intermediate frequency signal from the tuner 72, performs video detection and color processing, and outputs the intermediate frequency signal IF and the color signals R, G, B to the control circuit 74. The control circuit 74 controls the display of the television image signal and the data processing unit (data bank),
It controls information reading of the IC card 18 inserted into the IC card insertion opening 70, and details thereof will be described later. Further, the television linear circuit 73 outputs a composite video signal including a synchronization signal to the synchronization separation circuit 75 and outputs an audio signal to the audio circuit 76. The audio circuit 76 detects and amplifies the audio signal from the television linear circuit 73, and drives the speaker 68.

On the other hand, the synchronization separating circuit 75 separates the vertical synchronizing signal φ _V and the horizontal synchronizing signal φ _H from the composite video signal and outputs them to the control circuit 74. The key input section 77 and the power supply circuit 78 are further connected to the control circuit 74. Key input section 77
Comprises a television power switch 66, an up key 67a, a down key 67b, and a keyboard 69. When the up key 67a and the down key 67b of the key input unit 77 are operated, the control circuit 74 outputs a tuning voltage _VT to the tuner 72 with reference to the intermediate frequency signal IF, and performs tuning for selecting an adjacent channel. Perform control. The control circuit 74 also controls the television ON / OFF signal a and the audio ON / OFF in accordance with the mode signal specified by the key input unit 77.
An OFF signal b and a data bank ON / OFF signal c are supplied to the power supply circuit 78. The power supply circuit 78 supplies an operating voltage to the control circuit 74 and other circuits.
The operating voltage to each circuit section is turned on / off according to the ON / OFF signals a, b, c from 74.

Further, the magazine control circuit 74 converts the color signals R, G and B from the television linear circuit 73 into 4-bit digital data D1 to D4 by an A / D conversion circuit provided therein. Output to the shift register 79, and various timing signals φ1, φ2,
.phi.c, output φ _F, φn, and generates a SR to each circuit unit.
The shift register 79 is provided in three systems for each color, and clock pulses φ1 and φ2 output from the control circuit 74 are provided.
Thus, the data (D1 to D4) × 3 are sequentially read and shifted for each color, and the read data is output to the latch circuit 80. The latch circuit 80 latches data from the shift register 79 in synchronization with the timing signal φn, and outputs the data to the driver 81. This driver 81, together with a liquid crystal driving voltage is supplied from the power supply circuit 78, the gradation signal generation clock φc and frame signal phi _F is inputted from the control circuit 74. The driver 81 creates a gradation signal according to the data latched by the latch circuit 80, and
The 65 segment electrodes Y1 to Y408 are driven for display by R, G, and B colors. In this case, the drive signal output from the driver 81 is inverted in synchronism with the frame phi _F. The color liquid crystal panel 65 has a size of, for example, 2.7 inches, and the signal electrode has 136 dots for each of R, G, and B colors (total 408 dots).
Dot) and 119 scanning electrodes. In the data display from the data bank on the color liquid crystal panel 65, for example, a character of 16 × 16 (× 3) dots is displayed in a character area of 17 × 17 (× 3) dots. Therefore, the color liquid crystal panel 65 displays eight characters horizontally and seven characters vertically.

The shift data SR and the shift clock φn are supplied from the control circuit 74 to the common side shift register 8.
Sent to 2. The shift register 82 reads the shift data SR by the shift clock φn, sequentially shifts the shift data SR, and outputs the shifted data to the driver 83. The driver 83 further together with the frame signal phi _F is supplied from the control circuit 74, the liquid crystal drive voltage is supplied from the power supply circuit 78. The driver 83 sequentially and selectively drives the scan electrodes X1 to X119 of the color liquid crystal panel 65 according to the shift data from the shift register 82.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing details of the control circuit 74. In the figure, reference numeral 91 denotes a CPU to which the key input unit 77 is connected and to which a clock pulse is supplied from a timing generation circuit 92. This timing generation circuit 92
Is a horizontal synchronizing signal C supplied from the synchronizing separation circuit 75.
_H, as well as generates a clock pulse to CPU91 based _V on the vertical synchronizing signal phi, the timing signal SR as described above,
φn, φc, φ1, φ2, to generate φ _F.

The CPU 91 generates the ON / OFF signals a, b, and c according to the operation setting mode from the key input unit 77, and outputs the signals to the power supply circuit 78. Also, the CPU 91
Are the up key 67a and the down key 6 in the key input section 77.
Up / down control command UP / DOW according to operation of 7b
N is output to the television control circuit 93. This TV control circuit
93 is an up / down control command UP / DO from the CPU 91
When WN is given, a tuning voltage VT is generated with reference to the intermediate frequency signal IF from the television linear circuit 73,
Output to the tuner 72.

A data memory 95, a dictionary ROM 96, a calculation register 97, and a display memory 98 are connected to the CPU 91 via a bus line 94.
The IC card 18 to be inserted is connected. The display memory 98 is configured to store display data for one screen for each of R, G, and B colors. CPU 91, data memory 95, dictionary ROM 96, calculation register 97, display memory 98
The part of constitutes a data processing unit (data bank), and the data held in the display memory 98 is sent to the display port 99. Also, this display port 99 has a TV linear circuit
The color signals R, G, B sent from 73 are A / D conversion circuits
Entered via 100. A / D conversion circuit 100, an analog color signals R, G, B respectively 4 based on the highest reference voltage V及_H Beauty lower reference voltage V _L applied from the power supply circuit 78
Bit digital data D1 to D4 are converted to display port
Output to 99. The display port 99 is further provided with a display switching signal according to the operation mode at that time from the CPU 91 via the control bus 101. Above display port 99
Is a display memory according to a display switching signal from the CPU 91.
The stored data of 98 or the output data of the A / D conversion circuit 100 is selected and output to the shift register 79. In the control circuit 74, a power supply voltage is always supplied to the CPU 91 and the data memory 95.

In the electronic organizer configured as described above, when the TV mode is designated, the power is turned on by the television power switch 66 and the VHF or UHF reception mode is designated. When switching from the TV mode to the data bank mode and when returning from the data bank mode to the TV mode, the mode keys on the keyboard 69 are operated. Also, the recorded image of the IC card 18 inserted into the IC card insertion opening 70 is read out and the
In the case of displaying at 65, the IC card reading mode is designated in the data bank mode.

When the data bank mode is designated by operating the mode key on the magazine keyboard 69, the CPU 91 sets the television ON / OFF signal a output to the radio circuit 78 to a low level, and sets the data bank ON / OFF signal c to a high level. To turn off the power of the TV video circuit and turn on the power of the data bank. Next, the CPU 91 outputs a display switching command to the display port 99, and the display port 99
Is switched to the display memory 98 side. This allows the display memory 98
Of the color liquid crystal panel 65 is switched to the data bank side. Therefore,
When data is input from the keyboard 69 in this state, the function of the data bank operates, and input data, processing data, and the like are displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65. In the data bank mode, for example, data processing such as registration, search, correction, and calculation of a telephone number can be performed.

When the IC card read mode is designated in the data bank mode, the CPU 91 reads the image information of the head address from the IC card 18 by the CPU 91, and
It is written to the display memory 98. The image information stored in the display memory 98 is sequentially read out by the display port 99, sent to the shift register 79, and displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65. When the forward key on the keyboard 69 is operated in this state, the CPU 91 reads out the image information stored at the next address from the IC card 18 and writes it in the display memory 98. Therefore, the next image stored in the display memory 98 is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65. Less than,
Similarly, by operating the forward key, the IC
The image information stored in the card 18 is sequentially read out to the display memory 98 and displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65. Also,
At this time, by operating the back key provided on the keyboard 69, the display image on the color liquid crystal panel 65 can be returned to the front. Further, it is also possible to directly specify the storage address of the IC card 18 by operating the numerical keys, and to display an arbitrary image on the color liquid crystal panel 65.

As described above, the image stored in the IC card 18 can be displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65 of the electronic organizer.

Then, from the data bank mode, T
When switching to the V mode, the "TV" mode is designated by the mode key on the keyboard 69. When the “TV” mode is designated, the CPU 91 sends the television O to the power supply circuit 78.
The N / OFF signal a is set to a high level to turn on the power of the TV video circuit, and the data bank ON / OFF signal c is set to a low level to turn off the power of the data bank. Further, the CPU 91 sends a display switching signal to the display port 99 to switch the display port 99 to the A / D conversion circuit 100 side.
As a result, the TV mode is set and the TV image is displayed on the display port.
The selection is made by the button 99 and the image is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65.

In the electronic still camera according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the photographed image at the time of the shutter operation is selectively stored in the IC card. May be displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 for confirmation, an arbitrary image may be selected and stored in the IC card 18. In this case, it can be easily implemented by inputting the output signal of the encoder 53 to the A / D conversion circuit 41 via a switch that is turned on / off by a selection operation.

In the electronic still camera, an image obtained by shutter control when the finger is touched on the release switch 13 is displayed only on the finder 14, but is also displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 at the same time. Is also good.

Further, in the above-mentioned electronic still camera, an image having the same information amount as the image to be recorded on the FD 17 is stored in the IC card 18, but the information amount of the image is reduced and a larger number of images are stored in the IC card 18. You may make it memorize | store. For example, the amount of image information can be reduced by means such as making the image information monochrome, reducing the gradation, or making the pixels coarser.

[0040]

According to the present invention as above Shoki according to the present invention, in the electronic camera to store records the captured image, the photographing
Save multiple image data on different recording media
Record or save in different formats (recording format and data volume)
Recording, the degree of freedom when playing back images
And, as a result, improve usability
You.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an electronic still camera.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an overall circuit configuration of the electronic still camera.

FIG. 3A is a front view showing an external configuration of an electronic organizer;
FIG. 2B is a bottom view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall circuit configuration of the electronic organizer.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing details of a control circuit in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

10 electronic still camera, 11 camera body, 12 lens unit, 13 release switch, 14 finder, 15 key input unit, 16 liquid crystal display panel, 17 FD, 18 IC card, 19 magnetic recording Device part, 20, 21 cover, 31 optical system, 32 shutter, 33 image sensor, 34 shutter control circuit, 36a, 36b signal line, 37 signal processing circuit, 38
... display control circuit, 39 ... modulation circuit, 41 ... A / D conversion circuit,
43 memory control circuit, 44 control circuit, 45 D / A conversion circuit, 46 recording circuit, 47a recording head, 47b reproduction head, 51 reproduction circuit, 52 demodulation circuit, 53 encoder, S
W1, SW2: Switch, 61: Case, 62: Cover, 63: Case body, 64: Hinge, 65: Color LCD panel, 66 ...
TV power switch, 67a… Up key, 67b… Down key, 68… Speaker, 69… Keyboard, 72… Tuner, 73
... TV linear circuit, 74 ... Control circuit, 75 ... Sync separation circuit, 76 ... Audio circuit, 77 ... Key input section, 78 ... Power supply circuit, 79
... Shift register, 80 ... Latch circuit, 81 ... Driver, 82
... Shift register, 83 ... Driver, 91 ... CPU, 92 ... Timing generation circuit, 93 ... TV control circuit, 94 ... Bus line, 95 ... Data memory, 96 ... Dictionary ROM, 97 ... Operation register, 98 ... Display memory, 99 … Display port, 100… A / D
Conversion circuit, 101 ... control bus.

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Claims (14)

(57) [Claims] 1. A digital camera that stores record a captured image, save recording imaging means for outputting a captured image data of an object image, an image data output from the imaging means, the first image data recording medium Then ingredients and storage recording means for simultaneously to save recorded in the second image data recording medium
And Bei, the storage recording means, output from said image pickup means image
Transferring the data via the first image data recording medium
Saving and recording in the second image data recording medium without
And via the second image data recording medium.
Stored in the first image data recording medium without
An electronic camera comprising means for recording . 2. An electronic camera according to claim 1, further comprising display control means for reading out the image data stored and recorded on said first and second image data recording media and displaying it on a display means . 3. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein the first and second image data recording media are different types of recording media. 4. The electronic camera according to claim 3, wherein said first image data recording medium is a magnetic recording medium, and said second image data recording medium is a semiconductor memory. 5. The electronic camera according to claim 1, wherein the first and / or second image data recording medium is a recording medium that is detachable from a camera body. 6. The electronic camera according to claim 5, wherein said first image data recording medium is a disk-shaped recording medium, and said second image data recording medium is a card-shaped recording medium. . 7. The electronic camera according to claim 6, wherein said first image data recording medium is a floppy disk, and said second image data recording medium is an IC card. Wherein said storage recording means, the image data, and the first form to the second image data recording medium as well as the first storage recorded in the form in the first image data recording medium The electronic camera according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the electronic camera is stored and recorded in a different second form. 9. The storage and recording means stores and records the image data on the first image data recording medium by a first recording method and stores the image data on the second image data recording medium by the first recording method. 9. The electronic camera according to claim 8, wherein the recording is performed by a second recording method different from the recording method. 10. The storage and recording means stores and records the image data on the first image data recording medium, and has a lower information amount than image data to be stored and recorded on the first image data recording medium. claim 8 or 9 electronic camera wherein to store records the simple image data on the second image data recording medium. 11. The electronic camera according to claim 10 , wherein the simplified image data is image data obtained by coarsening pixels of the image data. 12. The electronic camera to store record a captured image, a digital imaging means for outputting a captured image data of an object image, an image data output from the imaging means, at the same time you save recorded by an analog recording system Storage means for storing and recording according to a recording method , wherein the storage and recording means includes an image output from the imaging means.
Data recorded and recorded by the analog recording method
Digital data is stored without reading image data.
Record and save using the digital recording method described above.
Analog recording system without reading recorded image data
An electronic camera , comprising: means for storing and recording by a computer. 13. An electronic camera for storing and recording a captured image, comprising: an imaging unit that captures a subject image and outputs image data ;
At the same time as the second gradation lower than the first gradation.
Of comprising a storage recording means for storing recorded in tone, said storage recording means, the image data of the first gray level,
It is possible to read out the image data stored and recorded at the second gradation.
While storing and recording the image data of the second gradation.
The image data stored and recorded at the first gradation
An electronic camera characterized by including means for storing and recording without saving . 14. An electronic camera for storing and recording a captured image, comprising: an imaging unit for capturing an image of a subject and outputting image data; and simultaneously storing and recording the image data output from the imaging unit in the form of color image data. Storage means for storing and recording in the form of monochrome image data , wherein the storage and recording means is configured to store the image in the form of the color image data.
Save and record image data in the form of the monochrome image data
Save and record the read image data without reading it
The image data in the form of the monochrome image data is
Image data saved and recorded in the form of color image data
An electronic camera including means for storing and recording without reading .