JP4359459B2 - Imaging device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus having a display screen.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In a conventional digital camera, a backlight for illuminating the liquid crystal screen is provided exclusively for illuminating the liquid crystal screen, and an auxiliary light emitted when performing autofocus, shooting, etc. in a dark place or backlit condition. The light source was provided separately from the backlight. (For example, refer to Patent Documents 1 to 4). For this reason, there existed problems, such as component cost increasing and power consumption increasing.
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-125947
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-10-222112
[Patent Document 3]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-268297
[Patent Document 4]
JP-A-10-288781
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to utilize a light source for displaying a display screen also as auxiliary light for autofocus and photographing.
[0033]
  The photographing apparatus according to claim 1 is a photographing apparatus including a light emitting display screen that emits light to display an image, and the light emitting display screen includes a display area for displaying an image and subject irradiation above the display area. A light guide that irradiates the subject with light emitted from the subject irradiation region,The light emitting display screen is provided in a casing of a lid that is connected to a main body portion so as to be opened and closed by a hinge, and the casing has a subject opposite to the side on which the light emitting display screen is arranged with the lid open. An auxiliary light window is provided on the opposite side of the housing from the light emission display screen, and the light guide extends from the subject irradiation area to the auxiliary light window, The light emitted from the subject irradiation area is irradiated through the auxiliary light window in a direction opposite to the light emitting display screen.
[0034]
  In the photographing apparatus according to claim 1, the display area of the light emitting display screen such as an organic EL element emits light to display an image, and the light emitted from the subject irradiation area of the light emitting display screen is irradiated to the subject by the light guide. Is done.In this way, by using the light emitted from the light emitting display screen as auxiliary light, the light source for auxiliary light becomes unnecessary, and the number of parts is reduced.
In addition, since the light emitted from the subject irradiation area is irradiated to the subject by the light guide, the subject irradiation area does not have to face the subject side, and the light emission display screen has a flat shape facing the photographer side. Can be. Accordingly, the light emitting display screen can be easily manufactured.
[0037]
  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, a distance measuring unit that measures the subject, and the subject irradiation region emits light when the distance measuring unit cannot measure the subject. And a first light emission display screen control means for irradiating the subject with the light.
[0038]
  Claim 2In the photographing apparatus described in (1), the first light emission display screen control means causes the subject area to emit light and irradiate the subject with light when the distance measuring means cannot measure the subject. As a result, the contrast of the subject becomes clear, and AF focusing control in which the lens position is adjusted so as to maximize the contrast becomes possible. In addition, when the auxiliary light is unnecessary, the subject irradiation area is not emitted, so that power consumption is reduced.
[0039]
  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first or second aspect, the first photometric means for measuring the amount of light around the subject, and the second photometric means for measuring the luminance of the subject are provided. When the light quantity measured by the first photometry means and the second photometry means falls below a predetermined value, the subject irradiation area is caused to emit light, and the light is emitted to the subject. And a light emitting display screen control means.
[0040]
  Claim 3In the photographing apparatus described in (1), the subject irradiation region emits light only when it is necessary to irradiate the subject with auxiliary light in photographing in a dark place or in backlight. As a result, power saving can be achieved.
[0041]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
  The present invention is described below with reference to the drawings.Reference example of embodimentWill be described.
[0042]
As shown in FIG. 1, a digital camera 10 as a photographing apparatus includes a camera body 11 having camera functions such as an optical unit 12 and a release button 17, and a liquid crystal display unit 13 having an LCD unit 16 and an auxiliary light window 35. It is configured. The camera body 11 and the liquid crystal display unit 13 are rotatably connected by a hinge 15 and take two forms: a form in which the liquid crystal display part 13 shown in the figure is opened and a form in which the liquid crystal display part 13 is closed. Can do.
[0043]
As shown in FIG. 2, the digital camera 10 includes an optical unit 12 including a lens for forming a subject image, and a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) disposed behind the optical axis of the optical unit 12. 14, an LCD unit 16 for displaying an image obtained by photographing with the digital camera 10 and various information, an operation means 18 operated by a photographer, and digital image data obtained mainly by photographing by the CCD 14 are temporarily stored. An SDRAM 20 as a main storage device for storing data, an external ROM 22 in which various programs, parameters, and the like are stored in advance, and a main control unit 24 that controls the operation of the entire digital camera 10 are configured.
[0044]
As the operation means 18, one of a release button 17 (see FIG. 1) operated when instructing execution of still image and moving image shooting, a still image shooting mode, a moving image shooting mode, and a playback mode is selected. A mode selector switch as a photographing mode selection means operated for the purpose, setting various parameters, a cursor button operated for designating an image to be reproduced when the reproduction mode is selected, and turning on / off the power of the digital camera 10 A power switch or the like operated to turn off is included.
[0045]
The main control unit 24 also displays an image on the A / D converter 30 that converts an analog signal into a digital signal, an A / F control circuit 32 that adjusts the optical zoom magnification and focus of the optical unit 12, and the LCD unit 16. The LCD drive circuit 34, the memory control circuit 36 that controls reading and writing of data to and from the SDRAM 20, and the PC 70 as an external device connected to the digital camera 10 via a predetermined cable such as a USB cable, and the like. Communication control circuit 40 and a media control circuit 42 that controls reading and writing of various data with respect to the recording medium 72, an image processing circuit 44 including an image processing circuit and a CPU for performing various processes on the input digital signal. Connected and configured.
[0046]
The image processing unit 44 controls the overall operation of the digital camera 10, grasps the operation status of the operation means 18 by the photographer, and operates the respective units of the main control unit 24 according to the grasped operation status. To control.
[0047]
Note that the main control unit 24 is configured as a one-chip LSI (Large Scale Integrated Circuit), whereby the digital camera 10 is reduced in size, increased in reliability, and reduced in cost.
[0048]
The optical unit 12 includes a zoom lens group and a focus lens (not shown), and includes a lens moving mechanism that moves each of them in the optical axis direction. The optical unit 12 is configured as a zoom lens that can change the focal length (single magnification). Yes.
[0049]
The optical unit 12 is connected to an A / F control circuit 32. Under the control of the A / F control circuit 32, the zoom lens group is moved in the optical axis direction so as to achieve a desired zoom magnification (focal length variable). Lens), and the focus lens is moved in the optical axis direction (autofocus (AF) mechanism) so that incident light indicating the subject image that has passed through the lens is formed on the light receiving surface of the CCD 14. As a result, the CCD 14 captures the subject based on the incident light indicating the subject image that has passed through the lens of the optical unit 12 and outputs an analog image signal indicating the subject image.
[0050]
As the focus control of the AF mechanism, a so-called TTL (Through The Lens) method is adopted in which the lens position is adjusted so that the contrast of the image obtained by the photographer is maximized. Focusing control is automatically performed so that the subject existing at the position (AF frame) is focused.
[0051]
Specifically, when a still image shooting mode for shooting a still image is selected by the operation of the mode change switch of the operation means 18 by the photographer, the release button is pressed halfway to automatically In-focus control is performed. On the other hand, when a moving image shooting mode for shooting a moving image is selected, after the release button is fully pressed and shooting is started, focus control is continuously performed.
[0052]
If the subject cannot be measured without obtaining the maximum contrast value of the image obtained by the photographer, auxiliary light is emitted to the subject. This point will be described in detail later.
[0053]
The output end of the CCD 14 is connected to the A / D converter 30. That is, the A / D converter 30 converts an analog image signal indicating a subject image photographed and output by the CCD 14 into a digital image signal. The output end of the A / D converter 30 is connected to the image processing unit 44. In other words, the image signal indicating the subject image obtained by the CCD 14 at the time of shooting is converted from an analog signal to a digital signal and then input to the image processing unit 44 and handled as digital image data.
[0054]
The image processing unit 44 performs white balance adjustment on the input digital image data by applying a digital gain corresponding to the light source type, and performs sharpness processing including gamma processing to generate predetermined digital image data. Further, YC conversion processing is performed to generate luminance data and chroma data (hereinafter referred to as YC data), and this YC data is temporarily stored in the SDRAM 20 via the memory control circuit 36 as digital image data representing a subject image. To do.
[0055]
The digital image data stored in the SDRAM 20 is read out by the image processing unit 44 via the memory control circuit 36, compressed by a compression / decompression circuit (not shown) by a predetermined compression method such as JPEG, and then recorded on the recording medium I. / F60 and recorded on the recording medium 72 loaded in the digital camera 10.
[0056]
The recording medium 72 can be in various forms such as smart media, PC card, micro drive, multimedia card (MMC), magnetic disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, memory stick, etc. Corresponding signal processing means and interfaces are applied.
[0057]
The digital image data stored in the SDRAM 20 is read out via the memory control circuit 36 and input to the LCD driving circuit 34. Note that digital image data is transferred at high speed from the SDRAM 20 to the LCD drive circuit 34 by DMA transfer.
[0058]
The LCD drive circuit 34 includes a video encoder 50, and converts input digital image data (YC signal) into an NTSC (National TV Standards Committee) signal. The LCD drive circuit 34 is connected to the LCD unit 16 and supplies the converted NTSC signal to the LCD 16 unit, thereby causing the LCD unit 16 to display an image based on the digital image data.
[0059]
Further, the digital image data is periodically rewritten by the image signal output from the CCD 14, and a video signal generated from the digital image data is supplied to the LCD unit 16, so that the subject image captured by the CCD 14 can be obtained substantially in real time. It is displayed on the LCD unit 16 as a moving image or as a continuous image. In other words, the LCD unit 16 can be used as an electronic viewfinder, and the photographer can check the angle of view by using not only a normal optical viewfinder (not shown) but also a display image of the LCD unit 16 (a so-called through image). can do. Then, in response to a predetermined recording instruction (photographing instruction) operation such as a pressing operation of the shutter button 17, capturing of digital image data for recording is started.
[0060]
Further, at the time of image reproduction, the digital image data to be reproduced stored in the recording medium 72 is read by the media control circuit 42, input to the image processing unit 44, decompressed by a compression / decompression unit (not shown), It is transferred to the LCD drive circuit 34. Thereby, an image based on the digital image data acquired by photographing and stored in the recording medium 72 can be reproduced and displayed on the LCD unit 16.
[0061]
As shown in FIG. 3, the LCD unit 16 includes an LCD 21 provided in the liquid crystal display unit 13 and facing the display window 33 </ b> A of the housing 33, and a backlight unit 23 that illuminates the back side of the LCD 21. It is configured.
[0062]
The backlight unit 23 is a fluorescent tube 25 that is a light source for illuminating the LCD 21, a reflector 27 that reflects the light emitted from the fluorescent tube 25 toward the back surface of the LCD 21, and the light emitted from the fluorescent tube 25. A reflecting plate 29 that reflects toward the subject A and irradiates it as auxiliary light.
[0063]
The fluorescent tube 25 is disposed near the lower end portion on the back side of the LCD 21, and the reflector 27 is disposed to be inclined with respect to the back surface of the LCD 21. The lower end portion 27 </ b> A of the reflector 27 is bent and extends to the lower end portion of the LCD 21. The light emitted from the fluorescent tube 25 by the lower end portion 27A is used as illumination or auxiliary light for the LCD 21 without leaking downward from the LCD 21.
[0064]
Further, a gap 31 is formed between the upper end portion of the LCD 21 and the upper end portion of the reflector 27, and the light emitted from the fluorescent tube 25 passes through the gap 31 upward. A reflector 29 is disposed above the gap 31 so as to reflect the light passing through the gap 31 toward the subject. The housing 33 is provided with an auxiliary light window 35 facing the reflection plate 29, and allows the light reflected by the reflection plate 29 to pass through and irradiate the subject A.
[0065]
As shown in FIG. 4, the lower end portion of the reflecting plate 29 is a turning fulcrum 29A, and a motor 37 (see FIG. 5) for rotating the reflecting plate 29 is connected to the turning fulcrum 29A. The reflector 29 is rotated by the motor 37 from a state inclined by about 45 degrees (open state shown by a solid line) to a substantially horizontal state (closed state shown by a chain line), and from the fluorescent tube 25 as described above. The emitted light is irradiated to the subject A or the back surface of the LCD 21 is irradiated.
[0066]
Here, a method for opening and closing the reflecting plate 29 will be described.
[0067]
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, this flow is started when the power switch of the digital camera 10 is turned on, and the process proceeds to Step 101. In step 101, the amount of light around the subject A is measured by a sensor 39 (see FIG. 5) built in the camera body 11. If the amount of light is smaller than a predetermined value and the surrounding of the subject is dark, the process proceeds to step 102.
[0068]
In step 102, the CPU of the image processing unit 44 receives a signal from the sensor 39 and drives the motor 37 via the motor control circuit 45 to open the reflecting plate 39. The light emitted from the fluorescent tube 25 is applied to the subject A as auxiliary light. As a result, the subject A is photographed brightly even in a dark place.
[0069]
In step 101, when the ambient light amount is larger than the predetermined value and the surrounding is bright, the process proceeds to step 103. In step 103, the brightness of the subject A is measured by the sensor 43 (see FIG. 5) built in the camera body 11, and when the brightness is smaller than a predetermined value and the subject A appears dark, the process proceeds to step 102. Similarly, the reflecting plate 29 is opened. Thus, the subject A can be brightly photographed even when the subject A is in shadow due to backlight.
[0070]
In step 103, when the brightness of the subject A is larger than the predetermined value and the subject A is bright, the process proceeds to step 104. In step 104, the image of the subject A is obtained by pressing the release button 17 halfway in the still image shooting mode or pressing the release button 17 fully in the moving image shooting mode. At this time, if the sensor 47 (see FIG. 5) cannot detect the maximum contrast value of the image and the subject A cannot be measured, the process proceeds to step 102.
[0071]
In step 102, the CPU of the image processing unit 44 drives the motor 37 via the motor control circuit 45 based on the signal from the sensor 47 to open the reflecting plate 29.
[0072]
As a result, the light emitted from the fluorescent tube 25 is applied to the subject A as auxiliary light, and the contrast of the subject A becomes clear, so that the maximum value of the contrast of the subject A can be obtained and the subject A can be measured. . Accordingly, it is possible to perform focus control of an AF mechanism that adjusts the lens position so that the contrast of the subject A is maximized.
[0073]
When the maximum contrast value of the obtained image is obtained in step 104, the process proceeds to step 105, and focusing control of the AF mechanism is performed with the reflecting plate 29 kept closed. Thereby, all the light emitted from the fluorescent tube 25 is reflected toward the back surface of the LCD 21 by the reflector 27 and the reflecting plate 29, and the LCD 21 becomes bright.
[0074]
Then, this flow ends. As described in this flow, in the digital camera 10, the fluorescent tube 25, which is a light source for illuminating the LCD 21, is used for shooting under conditions such as dark places and backlighting, focusing control of the AF mechanism, and the like. It is used as a light source for auxiliary light. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a separate light source for auxiliary light, so that component costs can be reduced and power consumption can be reduced.
[0075]
In the digital camera 10, the reflection plate 29 is configured to automatically open and close, but the reflection plate 29 may be manually opened and closed. Further, although the liquid crystal display unit 13 including the LCD unit 16 is separated from the camera body 11, these may be integrated.
[0076]
In addition, when focusing control of the AF mechanism is performed under conditions of 3x zoom and 3 megapixels, it is necessary to make the auxiliary light reach 10 meters ahead, but the light intensity of the high-intensity type LED and FL tube is sufficient, The amount of light of a normal LCD illumination backlight is sufficiently large. For this reason, even if the fluorescent tube 25 is simultaneously used as a light source for illumination and auxiliary light of the LCD 21, both functions sufficiently.
[0077]
  next,Reference exampleA modification of the liquid crystal display unit 13 of the digital camera 10 will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure same as the liquid crystal display part 13. FIG.
[0078]
As shown in FIG. 7, the liquid crystal display unit 50, which is a modification of the liquid crystal display unit 13, includes an LCD unit 52. The LCD unit 52 includes an LCD 21 and a backlight unit 53 that illuminates the back side of the LCD 21.
[0079]
The backlight unit 53 includes a fluorescent tube 54 disposed facing the auxiliary light window 35 and a reflector 56 disposed obliquely facing the back surface of the LCD 21 and housing the fluorescent tube 54 at the upper end. It is configured.
[0080]
The upper end and the lower end of the reflector 56 are bent and extend to the upper end and the lower end of the LCD 21, respectively, so that light emitted from the fluorescent tube 54 does not leak above and below the LCD 21. A portion of the reflector 56 between the fluorescent tube 54 and the auxiliary light window 35 is a passing window 56A, and light emitted from the fluorescent tube 54 passes through the passing window 56A and the auxiliary light window 35 to the subject A. Irradiate.
[0081]
A light shielding plate 58 is slidably disposed between the passage window 56A and the auxiliary light window 35 in the vertical direction. A rack (not shown) is formed on the light shielding plate 58, and a motor 60 (see FIG. 5) for engaging a gear with the rack is provided.
[0082]
The light shielding plate 58 is moved up and down by a motor 60 from a position between the passage window 56A and the auxiliary light window 35 (closed state illustrated by a chain line) to a lower position (open state illustrated by a solid line), and the fluorescent tube 54 The light emitted from the light is shielded or passed, and the subject A is irradiated. Note that the method for opening and closing the light shielding plate 58 is substantially the same as the method for opening and closing the reflecting plate 29 of the liquid crystal display unit 13, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
[0083]
As described above, since the light emitted from the fluorescent tube 54 is directly applied to the subject A without being reflected, the light is not attenuated in the reflector 56. Accordingly, the subject A can be illuminated brightly.
[0084]
The light source may be an LED 62 as shown in FIG. 8 instead of the fluorescent tube 54.
[0085]
Next, a liquid crystal display unit 70 as a modification of the liquid crystal display unit 50 will be described. The same components as those of the liquid crystal display units 13 and 50 are denoted by the same reference numerals.
[0086]
As shown in FIG. 9, the liquid crystal display unit 70 includes an LCD unit 72. The LCD unit 72 includes the LCD 21 and a backlight 74. The backlight 74 is a plate-shaped organic EL (Electro Luminescence) element, and illuminates the LCD 21 with the light emitting surface facing the back surface of the LCD 21. The portion facing the LCD 21 is an LCD illumination unit 74A.
[0087]
Further, the upper portion of the backlight 74 is bent in a U shape, and the light emitting surface faces the auxiliary light window 35. The portion facing the auxiliary light window 35 is an auxiliary light emitting portion 74B. As with the liquid crystal display units 13 and 50 described above, the auxiliary light emitting unit 74B emits light when the surroundings or the subject A is dark or the focus control of the AF mechanism cannot be performed, and the subject A is irradiated with the auxiliary light. Let
[0088]
Next, a liquid crystal display unit 90 as a modification of the liquid crystal display units 50 and 70 will be described. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the same structure as the liquid crystal display units 13, 50, and 70.
[0089]
As shown in FIG. 10, the liquid crystal display unit 90 includes a reflective LCD unit 91. The reflective LCD unit 91 includes a reflective LCD 92 and a front light unit 93 that irradiates the surface of the reflective LCD 92.
[0090]
The front light unit 93 includes a fluorescent tube 94 disposed facing the auxiliary light window 35, a light guide plate 95 disposed facing the surface of the reflective LCD 92, and a fluorescent tube provided above the light guide plate 95. It is comprised with the reflector 96 which accommodates 94. FIG.
[0091]
The reflector 96 is provided with a passage window 96A facing the auxiliary light window 35, and the light emitted from the fluorescent tube 94 passes through the passage window 96A and the auxiliary light window 35 and is irradiated to the subject as auxiliary light. The
[0092]
The light guide plate 95 is made of acrylic resin and has a wave-like surface, and the light emitted from the fluorescent tube 94 is reflected to the surface of the reflective LCD 92 by the prism portion 95A having a steep inclination.
[0093]
The reflective LCD 92 has a three-layer structure of a color filter layer 92A, a liquid crystal layer 92B, and a diffuse reflection type electrode 92C. The light reflected by the prism portion 95A is reflected by the diffuse reflection electrode 92C and is reflected by the liquid crystal layer 92B and the color filter. The light passes through the layer 92A, the light guide plate 95, and the display window 33A. Thereby, the reflective LCD 92 is displayed.
[0094]
  next,EmbodimentWill be described. In addition,Reference exampleThe same components as those in FIG.
[0095]
As shown in FIG. 11, a mobile phone with camera (hereinafter referred to as a mobile phone) 80 includes a main body 82, an organic EL screen 83 on the inside, and a lid 84 having a camera 85 (see FIG. 12) on the front side. These are connected by a hinge 86 so as to be openable and closable.
[0096]
  As shown in FIG. 12, a display window 88 </ b> A is provided inside the housing 88 of the lid 84. An organic EL screen 83 is disposed facing the display window 88A.Reference exampleThe LCD 21 is visible only when illuminated by the backlight, whereas the organic EL screen 83 is visible by emitting light itself and does not require a backlight.
[0097]
In the organic EL screen 83, a part facing the display window 88A is a display area 83A, and an area above the display area is an auxiliary light irradiation area 83B. In addition, an auxiliary light window 88B is provided on the front side of the housing 88. A cylindrical light guide 89 extends from the auxiliary light irradiation region 83B to the auxiliary light window 88B. The opening surfaces 90A and 90B at both ends of the light guide 89 face the auxiliary light irradiation region 83B and the auxiliary light window 88B, respectively, and light emitted from the auxiliary light irradiation region 83B is transmitted by the light guide 89 to the auxiliary light window. 88B is guided to irradiate the subject A.
[0098]
  Mentioned aboveReference exampleSimilarly, when the sensors 39, 43, and 47 (see FIG. 13) detect that the subject A or the surrounding of the subject A is dark and that the focus control of the AF mechanism cannot be performed, the organic EL screen control unit 87 ( 13) causes the auxiliary light irradiation region 83B to emit light and irradiates the subject A with auxiliary light.
[0099]
As described above, since the light emitted from a part of the organic EL screen 83 is irradiated to the subject as auxiliary light, it is not necessary to separately provide a light source for auxiliary light. In addition, the light emitted from the organic EL screen 83 by the light guide 89 is directed toward the subject, so that the organic EL screen 83 can be made flat and the casing 88 can be made thin.
[0100]
  more than,Reference examples and embodimentsAs described in the above, the backlight of the LCD or the organic EL screen of a photographing device such as a digital camera or a mobile phone with a camera is used as a light source for auxiliary light for photographing in a dark place, backlighting, focusing control of an AF mechanism, etc. As a result, it becomes unnecessary to provide a light source for auxiliary light separately. As a result, component costs can be reduced and power saving can be achieved.
[0101]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the light source for displaying the display screen can be used as auxiliary light for autofocusing and photographing, so that component costs can be reduced and power can be saved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a digital camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the digital camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a side view showing the digital camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a liquid crystal display unit of the digital camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram of the digital camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a method for opening and closing the reflector of the digital camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the liquid crystal display unit of the digital camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the liquid crystal display unit of the digital camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the liquid crystal display unit of the digital camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the liquid crystal display unit of the digital camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a camera-equipped mobile phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a camera-equipped mobile phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a circuit diagram of a camera-equipped mobile phone according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Digital camera (photographing device)
21 LCD (display screen)
25 Fluorescent tube (light emitting means)
27 Reflector (irradiation means, reflecting member)
29 Reflector (light guide)
37 Motor (Reflecting plate driving means)
39 Sensor (first photometric means)
43 sensor (second photometric means)
45 Motor control circuit (first reflector control means, second reflector control circuit)
47 Sensor (ranging means)
54 Fluorescent tubes (light emitting means)
56 Reflector (irradiation means, reflection member)
56A Passing window (light guiding means)
58 Shading plate
60 motor (shading plate driving means)
62 LED (light emitting means)
80 Mobile phone with camera (photographing device)
83 Organic EL screen (emission display screen)
83A display area
83B Auxiliary light irradiation area (Subject irradiation area)
87 Organic EL screen control circuit (first light emission display screen control means, second light emission display screen control means)
89 Light Guide
92 Reflective LCD (display screen)
94 Fluorescent tube (light emitting means)
95 Light guide plate (irradiation means, irradiation member)
96A Passing window (light guiding means)

Claims (3)

A photographing device having a light emitting display screen for displaying an image by emitting light,
The light emitting display screen is composed of a display area for displaying an image and a subject irradiation area above the display area.
A light guide for irradiating the subject with light emitted from the subject irradiation region, and the light emitting display screen is provided in a housing of a lid that is connected to the main body portion so as to be opened and closed by a hinge;
The casing is capable of directing the opposite side of the light emitting display screen to the subject with the lid open,
An auxiliary light window is provided on the opposite side of the housing from the side on which the light emitting display screen is disposed,
The light guide extends from the subject irradiation area to the auxiliary light window, and emits light emitted from the subject irradiation area through the auxiliary light window in a direction opposite to the light emitting display screen. Shooting device.   Ranging means for measuring the subject;
  First light emitting display screen control means for causing the subject irradiation area to emit light and irradiating the subject with light when the distance measuring means cannot measure the subject;
  The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:   First metering means for metering the amount of light around the subject;
  A second photometric means for measuring the luminance of the subject;
  Second light emission for causing the subject irradiation region to emit light and for irradiating the subject with light when at least one of the light amounts measured by the first photometric means and the second photometric means falls below a predetermined value. Display screen control means;
  The imaging device according to claim 1, further comprising:

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