JPH0628410B2 - Image signal forming method and image signal forming apparatus - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Object of the Invention (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to an image signal forming method for forming an image signal by photographing an object to be photographed by an image pickup means such as a video camera, and an apparatus therefor. Regarding In particular, it is suitable for forming an image signal on a recording medium such as a video tape or a magnetic disk by using a reflection type photographing target such as a print photograph as a photographing target.

(Prior Art) With the recent widespread use of video cameras, prints taken with a still camera, one piece of negative film, etc., is taken with a video camera and recorded on a video tape, that is, an image signal. Is formed.

Taking prints one by one is a very difficult task. So, for example, paying attention to the fact that negative film, service size prints, etc. have a constant size,
By using an album that is connected to a mount that stores this, this album can be arranged and moved in the video camera at a fixed interval, and one print such as a print stored in the album can be taken as one frame. Suggested to do so.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) When performing the above-mentioned photographing, particularly when mechanically continuous, it is important to perform the relative position of the imaging means and the photographing object quickly and accurately, Further, since the object to be photographed is not necessarily stored in the entire album, it is useless to photograph continuously.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such a point, and the relative positioning between the image pickup means and the image pickup object is surely performed.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an image signal forming method and an image signal forming apparatus used for the image signal forming method, in which the image capturing is stopped immediately after all the image capturing objects stored in the mount of the album have been captured.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, the present invention provides a mount with an accommodating portion for accommodating an object to be photographed, and forming an opening window in which the object to be photographed appears. Further, a through hole which is blocked by the insertion of an object to be photographed into the storage part is formed in a part of the storage part that is visible from the opening window, and a positioning mark is provided in the vicinity of the storage part. The frames are continuously connected to form an album, and the album is set and sent to the feeding means. When the positioning mark is detected, the feeding means is stopped and the image pickup means and the object to be photographed are relative to each other. The target position is determined and the image is taken, and then the operation of sending the image by the feeding means is continued, and when the through hole provided in the album is detected, the imaging means is notified of the end of the image and the rest of the album is paid out. It is characterized in that so as to operate the feeding means to.

As an apparatus therefor, a feeding means for feeding the album, a detecting means for detecting the positioning mark and outputting a detection signal, a through hole detecting means for detecting the presence of a through hole, and an output from the through hole detecting means When there is no signal, the operation of the feed means is stopped by the detection signal from the detection means, the imaging means is operated, and when the output signal from the through hole detection means is received, only the feed means is operated. And a control means for issuing a control signal for paying out the remaining portion of the above.

(Example) FIG. 1 shows an example of an album 10 used in the method and apparatus of the present invention. The album 10 accommodates prints 24 and 26 of an object to be photographed, and connects a mount having various marks for positioning and the like. The storage unit 12 for storing prints is formed in a bag shape, and the opening window 11 is formed on one surface of the bag. This opening window 1
Reference numeral 1 denotes an opening for printing a print stored in the storage portion 12 with a camera, which may be left open or may be covered with a transparent sheet. Therefore, the prints stored in the storage portion 12 can be viewed as they are through the opening window 11. Further, a mark hole 18 serving as a positioning mark, a vertical / horizontal detection hole 20, and a recording time setting hole 2
1 is provided around the storage portion 12, and a through hole 22 is provided in a portion where the opening window 11 is formed. The storage section 1
2 and each detection hole form a mount. Through hole 2
Since 2 is provided inside the storage unit 12, when the prints 24 and 26 are stored, they are covered and the holes cannot be seen.

The album 10 of this embodiment is constituted by connecting a plurality of the above-mentioned mounts horizontally. Further, in this embodiment, a fold line 14 is provided at the boundary between the mounts so that it can be folded down and stored.

The vertical / horizontal detection hole 20 and the recording time setting hole 21 are not formed from the beginning, but are formed so that they can be opened with a ballpoint pen tip, for example. In this embodiment, the vertical / horizontal detection holes 20 are formed when the print is vertical 26. However, the print is horizontal 2
It may be opened in the case of 4. In any case, one of the vertical and horizontal prints is opened for identification. The recording time setting hole 21 is
The basic time is set when the recording time of, for example, 5 seconds or more is required. The number of holes is not limited to one, and a plurality of holes may be provided. On the other hand, the positioning mark hole 18
The through hole 22 is opened at a predetermined position from the beginning.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the device of the present invention.
It is assembled in 5. This base 25 has a support plate 27
Is set up. A rotary table attachment plate 29 is attached to the middle of the plate, and a motor box 28 is attached to the upper end. Further, on the surface of the base 25, an easel 30 for sequentially sending the album 10 to a photographing position is installed.

On the upper surface of the easel 30, guide pieces 36, 36 for guiding the delivery of the album 10 are provided with a predetermined width. This guide piece is sent to album 10
This is to prevent the slant from being sent. Further, the easel 30 is provided with a pair of rollers 38, 38 that rotate and feed the album 10 while sandwiching it.
Although not shown in the present embodiment, a roller for pressing the sent album 10 so as not to float may be provided separately.
In this embodiment, this roller and a motor 114 for rotating the roller are used.
And constitute the sending means of the album.

In the present embodiment, the album 10 includes the guide piece 36,
It is fed by a roller 38 from 36 to 36 in the direction from left to right in the drawing.

The sensor section 4 is provided near the entrance of the album of the easel 30.
2 are arranged. The sensor section 42 includes light sources (lamps, light emitting diodes, etc.) 46, 48, 50 and 51 housed in a housing 44 provided on the upper side of the album 10 passing therethrough as shown in FIG. Light receiving element (phototransistor or the like) arranged at a position where the light of the light source is received through each of the holes provided in the album 10.
It is composed of 52, 54, 56 and 57. The light source 46 and the light receiving element 52 are used for positioning detection, the light source 48 and the light receiving element 54 are used for vertical / horizontal determination of printing, the light source 50 and the light receiving element 56 are used for determining the presence or absence of the through hole 22, and the light source 51 is used. The light receiving element 57 is for determining the recording time.

As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus according to the present embodiment has the sensor unit 42 described above.
A photographing area 30A is formed between the roll 38 and the roll 38, and the rotary table 58 is arranged above the photographing area 30A. As shown in FIG. 4, the rotary table 58 has a photographing area 3 at the center thereof.
A through hole 58A is formed corresponding to 0A, the outer periphery is formed in a conical shape, and is rotatably supported by a spherical bearing 59. A roller 59A is attached to the spherical bearing 59, and a rotary table 58 is mounted on this roller.

The spherical bearing 59 is fixed to a rotary table attachment plate 29, and a magnet 60 for stopping the rotary table 58 is attached to the plate 29. Further, four V blocks 61, ... Are fixed to the upper surface of the rotary table 58 at intervals of 90 degrees. These V blocks are arranged with the V groove facing outward. On the other hand, two plungers 62, 62 are arranged in a line on a straight line at a position facing the V block 61 of the rotary table mounting plate 29. This is because the operating rod 62A of the plunger 62 is inserted into the V groove of the V block to stop the rotary table 58 at a predetermined position.

The camera 34 is attached to the rotary table 58, and is configured to be rotated together with the rotary table by the motor 72 in the motor box 28. That is, the inverted L-shaped support plate 63 is erected on the rotary table 58, the camera 34 is attached to the support plate 63 so that the photographing lens 80 faces the photographing region 30A, and the support plate 6 is provided.
3, a bevel gear 70 is fixed to the shaft 66, and a bevel gear 76 meshing with the bevel gear 70 is fixed to the motor 72 by the shaft 7.
Connected with 4. Therefore, the camera 34 is attached to the support plate 63 so that its optical axis coincides with the rotation axis 66. An electromagnetic brake 78 is attached to the shaft 66, and together with the plunger 62 and the V block 61, the camera 34
The rotation of is regulated. This electromagnetic brake 7
8 also serves to eliminate play of the bevel gears 70 and 76 and prevent shake of the camera 34 at the stop position.

The camera 34 is a color video camera, the lens 80 is a zoom lens, and the gear 84 is used for zooming.
Is rotated, and the potentiometer 88 is rotated via a gear 86 meshing with this, to adjust the zoom amount. This camera 34 has a video tape recorder (VTR) 98.
Are connected to record the image signal captured by the camera 34 on a video tape. Further, a monitor television 100 is connected to the VTR 98 so that the photographing by the camera 34 can be monitored.

In this embodiment, a lamp 92 for illuminating the photographing area 30A is attached to the back side of the rotary table mounting plate 29, and the easel 30 is provided with a switch portion 96 for starting photographing.

The fifth is that the control means for operating the apparatus of the above embodiment is shown.
It is a figure. In this embodiment, the control unit 10 using the CPU 108
Centrally controlled by 2.

In addition to the CPU 108, the control unit 102 is provided with a ROM 106, a RAM 110, an input interface 104, and an output interface 112 as shown in the drawing, and these are connected by respective buses 114.

The input interface 104 is input from the light receiving elements of the switch unit 96 and the sensor unit 42, and the angle sensor unit 12 detects the rotation angle of the camera 34.
You can input from 0. Output interface 112
Is connected to the magnet 60, the plunger 62, the potentiometer 88, the camera 34, and the VTR 98, and is also connected to the drive units 116 and 118.

The angle sensor unit 120 detects and outputs the rotation angle of the camera 34, and its outline is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, an angle signal generating plate 122 is attached to the rotation shaft 66 of the support plate 63 so as to rotate together with the shaft 66, and includes a photocoupling including a light source 124 and a light receiving element 126, and a light source 128 and a light receiving element 130. The photocoupling is configured so that either one of them is blocked from receiving light by the light receiving element depending on the position of the angle signal generating plate 122 and outputs an output.

The operation of the apparatus of the above-described embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the prints 24 and 26 of the same size are stored in the storage unit 12 of the album 10 one by one. At this time, if the print is photographed in the vertical position, the vertical / horizontal discrimination hole 20 is opened through the tip of a ballpoint pen or the like. In this embodiment, it is premised that the prints in the vertical position are put in the same 26 direction.
The case of inserting in the opposite direction can also be considered. In such a case, it can be easily understood that two vertical and horizontal discrimination holes 20 may be prepared. Further, the hole 21 is similarly formed in the case where the recording time is equal to or longer than the reference value.

Next, the album 10 in which the prints are stored on each mount is folded and placed on the entrance side of the easel 30, and the top mount is inserted from the sensor unit 42 into the insertion roller 38.

After the above setting, the start switch of the switch unit 96 is turned on. When this switch is turned on, the drive unit 118 operates to operate the motor 114 and rotate the roller 38.
Therefore, the album 10 sandwiched between the rollers is sent.

The album 10 is sent out, and the mark hole 18 is at the third position.
When the light source 46 reaches the position as shown in the figure, the light receiving element 52 receives the light and outputs an output signal. The motor 114 is stopped by this output signal, and the feeding of the album 10 is stopped. By this operation, the relative position between the camera 34 and the print is determined.

At the same time, if the vertical and horizontal detection holes 20 are opened, the light receiving element 54 receives the light from the light source 48 and outputs an output signal, and if not opened, it does not output an output signal. The vertical position of the print depending on the presence or absence of the output signal of the light receiving element 54,
Determine the lateral position.

Now, it is assumed that the camera 34 is normally placed at a position where the print 24 in the horizontal position is photographed. When there is an output signal from the light receiving element 54, a control command is issued from the control unit 102 to the drive circuit 116 to operate the motor 72. Therefore, the support plate 63 rotates and the camera 34 rotates. This rotation causes the rotation signal generation plate 122 to rotate, and as shown in the figure, the light source 12
8 and the light receiving element 130 to block light from entering the light receiving element 130. The information is input interface 10
4 and the control circuit 102 sends a stop signal to the motor 72. Therefore, the motor stops and the rotation of the camera 34 stops. At the same time, the information is energized to the magnet 60 to press the rotary table 58 and absorb the vibration of the support plate 63. After that, the plunger 62 is operated to insert the operation rod 60A into the V groove of the V block 61 to surely stop the rotary table 58. With this, the camera 34 is set at a position for photographing the print 26 in the vertical position.

At the same time, a signal for rotating the zoom lens drive motor is output from the control unit 102 to the camera 34 to zoom down. The rotation amount is detected by the potentiometer 88 and stopped when the set value is reached. This zoom down print 26
The vertical length of is within the range of the height of the camera screen.

When the setting of the camera 34 is completed, the camera displays the print on the monitor television 100. While looking at this image, the operator confirms the focus, angle of view, etc.
Press the recording switch of. With this signal, the control unit 102 causes the VT
Run R98 to record. That is, the image signal is formed on the video tape. After the camera is set, it may be automatically recorded. The recording time is set depending on the presence or absence of the recording time setting hole 21, and when the set time elapses, the control unit 102 suspends the VTR 98 (PAUSE) and operates the motor 114.

The album 10 is sent out by the operation of the motor 114, and the above operation is repeated thereafter. If the prints come in the same vertical position, the rotation operation and zoom-down of the camera 34 by the motor 72 are omitted. On the contrary, when the print 24 in the horizontal position comes, the camera 34 is in the state of photographing the print in the vertical position as described above, and therefore the camera 34 must be rotated in the reverse direction. When the light receiving element 52 outputs and the light receiving element 54 does not output, the control unit 102 determines that the position is the lateral position and issues a command to the drive unit 116 to rotate the motor 72 in the reverse direction. Therefore, the camera 34 rotates in the reverse direction, and at the same time, the rotation signal generating plate 122 also rotates. This time, the optical path to the light receiving element 126 is cut off. In response to the signal, the control unit 102 stops the motor 72 and sends a zoom-up signal to the camera 34 to set the camera 34 in the horizontal position print photographing state. After that, the same operation as described above is performed to record the image signal on the video tape.

The above-described operation is repeated to sequentially send out the album 10 and continue shooting of each print. When the print is stored in the storage portion 12 of the album 10, the through hole 22 is blocked by the print. Therefore, the light from the light source 50 is not received by the light receiving element 56. There is no print on the next mount containing the last print. Therefore, in the mount, the through hole 22 appears in the opening window 11. When the through hole 22 appears, the light receiving element 56 receives the light from the light source 50 and outputs an output signal. Based on this output signal, the control unit 102 determines that the photographing is completed, stops the operation of the camera 34, and continuously operates the motor 114 until the remaining portion of the album 10 is paid out from the roller 38. With that, a series of operations is completed.

In this embodiment, the load of the camera 34 is applied to the spherical bearing 5 as described above.
Since only the motor 72 receives and rotates at 9, the load such as kinking and bending due to the activation of the motor 72, the disturbance of the rotating shaft 66, etc. is reduced. Further, since the camera 34 and the easel 30 are connected via the support plate 27, the camera 34 and the easel 30 are shaken integrally with respect to disturbance vibration, and there is no adverse effect at the time of photographing.

As in the present embodiment, when the operation rod 62A of the plunger 62 is inserted into the V groove of the V block 61 when the rotary table 58 is stopped, the vibration in the rotation direction and the optical axis direction due to the rotation of the camera is removed.

In the above embodiment, the magnet 60 and the plunger 62 are provided to stop the rotary table 58, but the magnet 60 can be omitted. Further, although the rotary table 58 is rotated by rotating the support plate 63, a gear may be formed on the outer periphery of the rotary table 58 and this may be directly rotated by a motor.

The photographic subject used in the present invention excludes a transmissive photographic subject such as a reversal film and a negative film, and includes a reflective photographic subject such as a print photograph.

Although a magnetic tape is used to record the image signal, it is also possible to use a magnetic disk, an optical disk or the like.
In this case, for example, one field or one frame of image signal is recorded on one track on a concentric circle of the disk,
In the case of repeatedly reproducing this, the above-mentioned setting of the photographing time is unnecessary.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the marks for positioning, vertical / horizontal detection of print, and recording time setting are such that the mount is provided with a hole and the position of the hole is detected by optical means, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, it may be detected mechanically or electrically.

In addition, the vertical and horizontal detection of the print may be performed by visually deciding instead of detecting from the mark provided on the mount, and the instruction signal may be given.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention, the positioning mark provided on the mount is detected to determine the relative position between the object to be photographed and the camera, and the image is photographed.

Further, according to the present invention, the through hole provided on the mount is covered with the object to be photographed so that the through hole cannot be detected when the object to be photographed is present, and the photographing is ended only when the object is not photographed. It is possible to reliably determine the completion of shooting and end shooting. Therefore, it is possible to automatically send out a long album without taking unnecessary pictures.
Further, in this way, the judgment of the completion of the photographing is made by judging whether or not the hole provided on the mount is covered with the photographing object itself.
In particular, it is possible to surely make a decision without intentionally considering the completion of shooting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an album used in the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of a sensor unit, and FIG. 4 is a motor box to a rotary table. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing an example of processing of the control unit shown in FIG. 10: album, 11: open window, 12: storage, 18,
20, 21, 22: mark hole, 24, 26: print,
30: easel, 34: camera, 38: roller, 42:
Sensor part, 46, 48, 50, 51: Light source, 52, 5
4, 56, 57: light receiving element, 102: control unit.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Tomoshitoshi Iitani 1-67-1, Shibasaki, Chofu-shi, Tokyo Within Fujicolor Service Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-B 39-24164 (JP, B1) JP-B Sho 41-20842 (JP, B1) JP-B-54-22051 (JP, B2)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An opening window in which an object to be photographed is formed is formed in a storage unit for storing a reflection-type object to be photographed such as a print photograph, and the opening window forming portion is closed by inserting the object to be photographed into the storage unit. An opening is formed and a positioning mark is provided in the vicinity of the storage section to form a mount, which is continuously connected to form an album, and the album is arranged so as to face the photographing means. In a method of forming an image signal in which an object to be photographed appearing in a window is photographed by an image pickup means and used as an image signal, the album is operated by sending the feed means, and when the positioning mark is detected, the feed means is stopped. Then, the album is stopped, the image pickup means is operated, and after the image pickup means finishes photographing, the feeding means is again operated. Thereafter, the above operation is continuously continued, and the through hole provided in the mount is detected. At this time, a photographing completion signal is generated, the operation of the image pickup means is stopped, and at the same time, the feeding means is operated so as to pay out the rest of the album. 2. An opening window in which an object to be photographed appears is formed in a storage unit for storing a reflection-type object to be photographed such as a print photograph, and the opening window forming portion is closed by inserting the object to be photographed into the storage unit. A through hole is formed and a positioning mark is provided in the vicinity of the accommodating portion to form a mount, which is continuously connected to form an album, which is arranged facing the photographing means and appears in the opening window of the mount. In a device for forming an image signal for capturing an image of an object to be imaged by an image pickup means, a feed means for feeding the album after the operation of the image pickup means, and a detection means for detecting the positioning mark and issuing a detection signal. And a through hole detecting means for detecting the presence of the through hole, and when there is no output signal from the through hole detecting means, the sending means is stopped by the detection signal from the detecting means and the image pickup means is operated. In addition, the image signal forming apparatus further comprises: a control unit that outputs a control signal for continuing the operation of only the feeding unit and paying out the rest of the album when receiving the output signal from the through hole detecting unit.