JP2012010004A - Photographing apparatus, photographing method and photographing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a probability of blurring occurrence during photographing a moving picture.SOLUTION: A digital still camera includes a moving picture photographing switch and a still picture photographing switch that outputs a first signal at a first position which is made by a first operation and outputs a second signal at a second position which is made from the first position by a second operation. A moving picture and sound are recorded (S02) when the moving picture photographing switch is set (YES in S01). A photographing condition is adjusted (S11) when the still picture photographing switch outputs the first signal (YES in S10) during no recording of the moving picture and the sound. The still picture is recorded (S13) when the still picture photographing switch outputs the second signal (YES in S12) during no recording of the moving picture and the sound. The still picture is recorded (S06) when the still picture photographing switch outputs the first signal (YES in S04) during recording of the moving picture and the sound.

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus, a photographing method, and a photographing program, and more particularly to a photographing apparatus, a photographing method, and a photographing program capable of photographing a still image during moving image shooting.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-57361 discloses a photographing apparatus capable of photographing a still image while photographing a moving image. The conventional photographing apparatus includes a first notification means for visually informing a subject that a still image photographing operation is performed when the release button is half-pressed during moving image photographing, and the release button is fully depressed. Then, the shooting operation is performed.

However, since the operation of fully pressing the release button during moving image shooting is an operation of pressing the release button halfway and then pressing it down, the user must perform an operation with a long stroke distance, which causes camera shake. There was a problem that it became easier.
JP-A-2005-57361

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and one of the objects of the present invention is to provide an imaging apparatus that reduces the probability of camera shake during moving image shooting.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a photographing method capable of reducing the probability that camera shake will occur during moving image photographing.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a shooting program capable of reducing the probability that camera shake will occur during moving image shooting.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, a photographing device includes a moving image photographing switch and a moving image photographing unit that photographs a subject and records a moving image in response to an instruction from the moving image photographing switch. Are provided separately from the moving image shooting switch, the first position is set by the first operation, the first signal is output at the first position, the second position is set by the second operation from the first position, and the second position is set. The still image shooting switch that outputs the second signal and the shooting conditions are continuously adjusted while the moving image shooting means is recording the moving image, and the still image shooting is performed while the moving image shooting means is not recording the moving image. In response to the switch outputting the first signal, the shooting condition adjusting means for starting adjustment of the shooting conditions, and the still image shooting switch outputs the second signal while the moving image shooting means is not recording a moving image. Take a picture of the subject A still image capturing means for recording a still image, and the still image capturing means captures the subject in response to the still image capturing switch outputting the first signal while the moving image is recorded. Record a still image.

  According to this aspect, in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the first signal while the moving image is recorded, the subject is shot and the still image is recorded. The still image shooting switch is set to the first position by the first operation and outputs the first signal, and from the first position to the second position by the second operation and outputs the second signal. When the switch outputs the first signal, the operation by the user is simpler than when the still image shooting switch outputs the second signal. For this reason, the operation for still image shooting during moving image shooting can be simplified. As a result, it is possible to provide an imaging apparatus that reduces the probability that camera shake will occur during moving image shooting.

  Preferably, in the still image shooting switch, the moving distance from the origin position to the second position is longer than the stroke distance from the origin position to the first position.

  According to this aspect, since the moving distance from the origin position to the second position is longer than the stroke distance from the origin position to the first position, the still image shooting switch causes the still image shooting switch to output the first signal. In this case, the movement of the user is smaller than in the case where the still image shooting switch outputs the second signal. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the movement of the user for an operation for still image shooting during moving image shooting.

  Preferably, the still image shooting switch is in a first position when pressed with a first pressure, and is in a second position when pressed with a second pressure greater than the first pressure. Record audio while recording.

  According to this aspect, the still image shooting switch is in the first position when pressed with the first pressure and is in the second position when pressed with a second pressure greater than the first pressure. The sound generated at the first position by the shooting switch is smaller than the sound generated at the second position. As a result, it is possible to reduce sound generated by an operation for recording a still image during recording of moving images and audio.

  Preferably, the moving image capturing unit pauses the recording of the moving image while the still image capturing unit records the still image, and restarts the recording of the moving image after the still image capturing unit records the still image.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the shooting method is provided separately from the moving image shooting switch and the moving image shooting switch, and is set to the first position by the first operation, and the first signal is output at the first position, A still image shooting switch that changes from a first position to a second position by a second operation and outputs a second signal at the second position. In response to the instruction, the step of shooting the subject and recording the moving image, the step of continuously adjusting the shooting condition while the moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image, and the step of recording the moving image No moving image is recorded in the step of starting the adjustment of the shooting conditions and the step of recording the moving image in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the first signal when the moving image is not recorded in In response to the still image shooting switch outputting the second signal, the still image shooting switch is used when a moving image is recorded in the steps of shooting the subject and recording the still image and recording the moving image. Capturing a subject and recording a still image in response to outputting the first signal.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to provide a photographing method capable of reducing the probability that camera shake occurs during moving image photographing.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, the shooting program is provided separately from the moving image shooting switch and the moving image shooting switch, becomes the first position by the first operation, and outputs the first signal at the first position. A shooting program executed by a computer for controlling a shooting apparatus, comprising: a still image shooting switch that changes from a first position to a second position by a second operation and outputs a second signal at the second position; Shooting a subject in response to an instruction from the movie shooting switch, recording a movie, and continuously adjusting shooting conditions while the movie is recorded in the movie recording step; In response to the still image shooting switch outputting the first signal when no moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image, the step of starting the adjustment of the shooting conditions and the moving image recording In accordance with the fact that the still image shooting switch outputs the second signal when no moving image is recorded in the step, the moving image is recorded in the steps of shooting the subject and recording the still image, and recording the moving image. When the still image shooting switch outputs the first signal, the computer is caused to execute a step of shooting a subject and recording a still image.

  According to this aspect, it is possible to provide a shooting program that can reduce the probability of camera shake during moving image shooting.

It is a front view of a digital video camera in one of the embodiments. It is a side view of a digital video camera in one of the embodiments. It is a rear view of the digital video camera in one of the embodiments. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the outline of the hardware constitutions of the digital video camera in one of this Embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows an example of the outline | summary of the function which CPU has. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the flow of an imaging | photography process.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a digital video camera according to one embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of a digital video camera according to one embodiment. FIG. 3 is a rear view of the digital video camera according to the present embodiment. 1 to 3, in the digital video camera 10, a microphone 11, a strobe 13, and a lens 15 are arranged on the front surface of the housing 9. A strobe 13 is disposed below the lens 15 and two microphones 11 are disposed at both ends thereof. The position where the microphone 11 is disposed is not limited to the position illustrated in FIG. 1, but is preferably disposed on the same surface as the surface where the lens 15 is disposed.

  The digital video camera 10 includes an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 117 on the side surface of the housing 9. The LCD 117 is connected to the housing 9 by a hinge mechanism and can be opened and closed. FIG. 2 shows a side surface of the digital video camera 10 when the LCD 117 is in the closed state. Further, a power switch 19 and a zoom lever 25 are disposed on the upper surface of the housing 9. The power switch 19 is a switch for switching the power ON and OFF. The zoom lever 25 is a lever for adjusting the angle of view of the lens 15.

  The digital video camera 10 includes a still image shooting switch 21, a moving image shooting switch 23, a playback switch 27, a menu switch 29, and a cross paddle key 31 on the rear surface of the housing 9. The playback switch 27 is a switch for receiving an instruction to play back a captured moving image. The menu switch 29 is a switch for receiving an instruction to display a menu screen. The cross paddle key 31 is a switch for accepting an operation for moving the cursor up and down, left and right, such as menu selection. The still image shooting switch 21 and the moving image shooting switch 23 will be described later.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic hardware configuration of the digital video camera according to the present embodiment. 4, a digital video camera 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 101 that controls the entire digital video camera 10, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 103 that stores programs to be executed by the CPU 101. , Lens 15, image sensor 105, microphone 11, analog / digital converters (A / D) 107 and 109, memory control unit 111, SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory) 113, and liquid crystal display ( LCD) 117, LCD driver 115 that controls LCD 117, JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) -CODEC 119, MPEG (Moving Picture Exex) perts Group) -CODEC 121, a hard disk drive (HDD) 123 as a large capacity recording device, an external recording device 127, and an operation unit 131.

  The lens 15, CPU 101, ROM 103, image sensor 105, memory control unit 111, JPEG-CODEC 119, MPEG-CODEC 121, HDD 123, and external recording device 127 are each connected to a bus 125.

  The image sensor 105 is a photoelectric conversion element such as a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor, and its imaging plane is perpendicular to the optical axis of the lens. The image sensor 105 photoelectrically converts an optical image of a subject formed on the imaging surface via the lens 15 and outputs the photoelectrically converted image to the A / D 107. The image sensor 105 is not limited to a CMOS image sensor, and a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) image sensor may be used. The A / D 107 converts input analog signal image data into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal to the memory control unit 111.

  The microphone 11 collects sound and outputs analog signal sound data to the A / D 109. The A / D 109 converts the sound data of the analog signal input from the microphone 11 into a digital signal and outputs it to the memory control unit 111.

  The memory control unit 111 stores the image input from the A / D 107 in the display image area of the SDRAM 113, and stores the sound input from the A / D 109 in the sound area of the SDRAM 113. The LCD driver 115 converts the digital signal data of the image stored in the display image area of the SDRAM 113 into R (red), G (green), and B (blue) analog signal data, and outputs the data to the LCD 117. As a result, an image is displayed on the LCD 117.

  The operation unit 131 includes a power switch 19, a still image shooting switch 21, a moving image shooting switch 23, a zoom lever 25, a playback switch 27, a menu switch 29, and a cross paddle key 31.

  The still image shooting switch 21 is a switch that operates in two stages. The first position is set by the first operation by the user, the first signal is output at the first position, and the first position is set by the second operation by the user. To the second position, and the second signal is output at the second position. The moving distance (stroke) from the origin position to the second position where the still image capturing switch 21 is not pressed by the user is longer than the moving distance (stroke distance) from the origin position to the first position. The first operation is an operation in which the user presses the still image shooting switch 21 from the origin position to the first position, and the second operation is that the user moves the still image shooting switch 21 in the first position to the second position. This is an operation to press. In order to press the still image shooting switch 21 from the origin position to the second position, the user must perform a first operation and a second operation. For this reason, when the user depresses the still image shooting switch 21 from the origin position to the second position, the number of operations is larger than when the user depresses from the origin position to the first position. In addition, when the user presses the still image shooting switch 21 from the origin position to the second position, the stroke distance is longer than when the user presses from the origin position to the first position.

  The still image shooting switch 21 is in the first position when pressed with a first pressure, and is in the second position when pressed with a second pressure greater than the first pressure. The pressure for pressing the still image shooting switch 21 from the first position to the second position is larger than the pressure for pressing the still image shooting switch 21 to the first position. This is so that you can feel it with your fingers.

  When the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed from the first position to the second position, a greater force is applied to the still image shooting switch 21 than when the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed to the first position. The click sound that occurs when the two-position state is reached is louder than the click sound that occurs when the still image shooting switch 21 is not pressed and changes to the first position state. The click sound generated when the user depresses the still image shooting switch 21 to bring it into the first position or the second position is transmitted through the housing 9 of the digital video camera 10 and reaches the microphone 11. .

  Here, the still image pickup switch 21 is a push button type switch, but may be a slide type slide switch. Even when the still image pickup switch 21 is a slide switch, the slide distance at which the slide switch slides from the origin position to the second position where the slide switch is not slid by the user is longer than the slide distance at which the slide switch slides from the origin position to the first position. The first operation is an operation in which the user slides the slide switch from the origin position to the first position, and the second operation is an operation in which the user slides the slide switch in the first position to the second position. In order to slide the slide switch from the origin position to the second position, the user must perform a first operation and a second operation. For this reason, when the user slides the slide switch from the origin position to the second position, the number of operations is larger than when the user slides from the origin position to the first position. Further, when the user slides the slide switch from the origin position to the second position, the slide distance is longer than when the user slides from the origin position to the first position.

  The moving image shooting switch 23 is a switch for receiving instructions for starting and ending moving image shooting. When the user presses the moving image shooting switch 23, a signal indicating that the user has pressed it is output to the CPU 101.

  The JPEG-CODEC 119 is controlled by the CPU 101 and compresses and encodes digital signal image data stored in the SDRAM 113 into JPEG format encoded data, and also decodes JPEG format encoded data, Convert to image data.

  The MPEG-CODEC 121 is controlled by the CPU 101, compresses and encodes a plurality of frames of image data stored in the SDRAM 113 in time series and sound data input from the microphone 11, and converts them into MPEG format encoded data. Also, the encoded data in the MPEG format is decoded and converted into image data and sound data. The JPEG-CODEC 119 encodes or decodes one frame image, whereas the MPEG-CODEC 121 encodes or decodes moving image and sound data composed of a plurality of frame images. The MPEG-CODEC 121 can also compress and encode only sound data input from the microphone 11 and convert it into encoded data in the MPEG format.

  The encoded data converted into the JPEG format by the JPEG-CODEC 119 and the encoded data converted into the MPEG format by the MPEG-CODEC 121 are recorded in the HDD 123.

  Although an example in which the HDD 123 is provided as a large-capacity recording device has been described here, a built-in flash memory may be used instead of the HDD 123, or a removable memory card may be used.

  A removable CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory) 129 is attached to the external recording device 127. The CPU 101 can access the CD-ROM 129 via the external recording device 127. Further, when a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) is mounted on the external recording device 127, the encoded data converted into the JPEG format by the JPEG-CODEC 119 and the encoded data converted into the MPEG format by the MPEG-CODEC 121, You may make it record on DVD.

  Although an example in which the program executed by the CPU 101 is stored in the ROM 103 is shown, the CPU 101 may load the program recorded on the CD-ROM 129 mounted on the HDD 123 or the external recording device 127 into the SDRAM 113 and execute it. . The medium for recording the program executed by the CPU 101 is not limited to the CD-ROM 129, and is a removable optical disc (MO (Magnetic Optical Disc / MD (Mini Disc), DVD, IC card, optical card, mask ROM, EPROM)). (Erasable Programmable ROM), EEPROM (Electrically EPROM), memory card, etc. may be used.

  FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram illustrating an example of an overview of the functions of the CPU. Referring to FIG. 5, CPU 101 includes a shooting control unit 141 that controls image sensor 105 and a shooting condition adjustment unit 143 that adjusts shooting conditions.

  The shooting control unit 141 includes a moving image shooting unit 145 and a still image shooting unit 147. The moving image capturing unit 145 controls the image sensor 105 and the MPEG-CODEC 121 to record a moving image. Specifically, when a signal indicating that the moving image shooting switch 23 is pressed is input, the moving image shooting unit 145 outputs the moving image to the image sensor 105 and is currently shooting indicating that the moving image is being shot. The signal is output to the shooting control unit 143 and the still image shooting unit 147. Then, the moving image capturing unit 145 controls the MPEG-CODEC 121 to encode the moving image output from the image sensor 105 and the sound output from the microphone 11, and records them in the HDD 123. Furthermore, when a signal indicating that the moving image shooting switch 23 has been pressed is input, the moving image shooting unit 145 ends the recording of the moving image and the sound, and stops outputting the shooting signal.

  The shooting condition adjustment unit 143 adjusts shooting conditions such as focus, exposure, aperture, and white balance. The shooting condition adjusting unit 143 adjusts the shooting conditions while a moving image is recorded, in other words, while a shooting signal is input from the moving image shooting unit 145. The shooting condition adjusting unit 143 receives the first signal from the still image shooting switch 21 when no moving image is recorded, in other words, when the shooting signal is not input from the moving image shooting unit 145. Depending on the situation, adjustment of the shooting conditions is started. Here, an example in which the shooting condition adjustment unit 143 adjusts the focus, exposure, aperture, and white balance will be described. However, the shooting condition adjustment unit 143 is selected from the focus, exposure, aperture, and white balance. What is necessary is just to adjust at least one.

  The still image capturing unit 147 controls the image sensor 105 and JPEG-CODEC 119 to record a still image. The still image capturing unit 147 responds to the second signal being input from the still image capturing switch 21 when no moving image is captured, in other words, when the capturing signal is not input from the moving image capturing unit 145. Then, the image sensor 105 is caused to output a still image. Then, the still image capturing unit 147 controls the JPEG-CODEC 119 to encode the still image output from the image sensor 105 and records it in the HDD 123.

  The still image capturing unit 147 responds to the input of the first signal from the still image capturing switch 21 when a moving image is recorded, in other words, when a capturing signal is input from the moving image capturing unit 145. Then, the image sensor 105 is caused to output a still image. Then, the still image capturing unit 147 controls the JPEG-CODEC 119 to encode the still image output from the image sensor 105 and records it in the HDD 123. Since the image sensor 105 cannot output a moving image while outputting a still image, the moving image shooting unit 145 cannot obtain a moving image while the still image shooting unit 147 is shooting a still image. Recording of moving images and sounds is continued by using a moving image interpolated using the frames. The moving image capturing unit 145 supplies the image signal output from the image sensor 105 to both the MPEG-CODEC 121 and the JPEG-CODEC 119 while the still image capturing unit 147 is capturing a still image. You may make it continue recording of a moving image and an audio | voice, without pausing recording.

  Note that the moving image shooting unit 145 continuously records the sound output from the microphone 11 while the still image shooting unit 147 is shooting a still image.

  As described above, the shooting condition adjustment unit 143 continuously adjusts the shooting conditions while shooting a moving image. For this reason, at the stage where the first signal is input from the still image shooting switch 21 while the moving image is being recorded, the shooting condition adjustment unit 143 adjusts the shooting condition. Therefore, it is not necessary to adjust the shooting conditions again at the time when the first signal is input from the still image shooting switch 21 while recording a moving image.

  The still image capturing unit 147 captures a still image when the user performs a first operation of pressing the still image capturing switch 21 from the origin position to the first position while capturing a moving image. The first operation is performed fewer times than when the user presses the still image shooting switch 21 from the origin position to the second position. When the user presses the still image capturing switch 21, the hand supporting the digital video camera 10 may shake, but hand shake occurs by reducing the number of operations when shooting a still image during moving image shooting. Probability can be reduced. The stroke amount when the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed from the origin position to the first position is shorter than the stroke amount when the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed from the origin position to the second position. For this reason, it is possible to further reduce the probability of camera shake by reducing the movement of a finger for performing an operation when shooting a still image during moving image shooting. Further, when the user presses the still image shooting switch 21 from the origin position to the first position, the force applied to the still image shooting switch 21 is smaller than when the user presses the still image shooting switch 21 to the second position. . The power applied to the still image shooting switch 21 by the operation of shooting a still image during moving image shooting can be reduced to further reduce the probability of camera shake.

  Further, as described above, the moving image capturing unit 145 continuously records the sound while the still image capturing unit 147 records a still image. The click sound, which is a mechanical operation sound generated when the still image shooting switch 21 is in the first position, is smaller than the click sound generated when the still image shooting switch 21 is in the second position. 9 is smaller when the still image shooting switch 21 is in the first position than when the still image shooting switch 21 is in the second position. In this way, since the still image shooting switch 21 is recorded to the first position, the still image is recorded, so that the click sound generated by the user operation is reduced and recorded by the moving image shooting unit 145. Click sound can be made small.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the flow of shooting processing. The photographing process is a process executed by the CPU 101 when the CPU 101 executes a photographing program stored in the ROM 103, the HDD 123, or the CD-ROM 129. Referring to FIG. 6, CPU 101 determines whether it is detected that moving image shooting switch 23 is pressed or not (step S01). If it is detected that the movie shooting switch 23 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S02; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S02, shooting of a moving image is started, and the process proceeds to step S03. In step S03, adjustment of imaging conditions is started, and the process proceeds to step S04. Note that the adjustment of the imaging conditions started in step S03 is continuously performed thereafter.

  In step S04, it is determined whether or not the still image shooting switch 21 is half-pressed. If the first signal is input from the still image shooting switch 21, it is detected that the still image shooting switch 21 is half-pressed. If the first signal is input from still image shooting switch 21, the process proceeds to step S05. If not, the process proceeds to step S08.

  In step S05, the moving image shooting is temporarily stopped. The video recording is paused, but the audio is recorded continuously. In the next step S06, a still image is taken. When the still image shooting is completed, the moving image shooting is resumed in the next step S07, and the process returns to step S04. In this case, when it is detected that the still image shooting switch 21 is half-pressed during the shooting of the moving image, the recording of the moving image is paused, and after the still image is shot, the shooting of the moving image is resumed. The image signal output from the image sensor 105 during still image shooting may be supplied to both the MPEG-CODEC 121 and the JPEG-CODEC 119 so that the still image shooting is performed without temporarily stopping the recording of the moving image. .

  In step S08, it is determined whether or not pressing of the moving image shooting switch 23 is detected. If it is detected that the movie shooting switch 23 has been pressed, the process proceeds to step S09; otherwise, the process returns to step S04. In step S09, shooting of the moving image is stopped, and the process returns to step S01. Therefore, a moving image is shot from when the moving image shooting switch 23 is pressed until the moving image shooting switch 23 is pressed again.

  The process proceeds to step S10 when no moving image is captured. In step S10, it is determined whether or not the still image shooting switch 21 is half-pressed. If the first signal is input from the still image shooting switch 21, it is detected that the still image shadow switch 21 is half-pressed. If the first signal is input from the still image shooting switch 21, the process proceeds to step S11. If not, the process proceeds to step S15.

  In step S11, adjustment of imaging conditions is started, and the process proceeds to step S12. In the next step S12, it is determined whether or not the still image shooting switch 21 has been fully pressed. If the second signal is input from the still image shooting switch 21, it is determined that the still image shooting switch 21 is fully pressed. If the second signal is input from still image shooting switch 21, the process proceeds to step S13. If not, the process proceeds to step S14.

  In step S13, a still image is taken. In the next step S14, it is determined whether or not half-pressing of the still image shooting switch 21 is released. If neither the first signal nor the second signal is input from the still image shooting switch 21, it is determined that the half-press of the still image shooting switch 21 is released. If neither the first signal nor the second signal is input from the still image shooting switch 21, the process returns to step S01. If not, the process returns to step S12.

  In step S15, it is determined whether or not the power switch 19 has been pressed. If the power switch 19 is pressed, the power is turned off and the process ends. If not, the process returns to step S01.

  As described above, the digital video camera 10 according to the present embodiment records a still image in response to the still image shooting switch 21 being pressed to the first position while recording a moving image and audio. When the user presses the still image shooting switch 21 from the origin position to the first position, the operation becomes simpler than when the user presses the still image shooting switch 21 from the origin position to the second position. Therefore, by simplifying the user's operation for shooting a still image during moving image shooting, the cause of camera shake is reduced. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the probability that camera shake occurs due to an operation of taking a still image. Furthermore, by reducing the probability of occurrence of camera shake, it is possible to prevent the image quality of a moving image being shot from deteriorating.

  The stroke amount when the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed from the origin position to the first position is shorter than the stroke amount when the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed from the origin position to the second position. For this reason, it is possible to further reduce the probability of camera shake by reducing the movement of a finger for performing an operation when shooting a still image during moving image shooting. Further, when the user presses the still image shooting switch 21 from the origin position to the first position, the force applied to the still image shooting switch 21 is smaller than when the user presses the still image shooting switch 21 to the second position. . The power applied to the still image shooting switch 21 by the operation of shooting a still image during moving image shooting can be reduced to further reduce the probability of camera shake.

  In addition, the digital video camera 10 according to the present embodiment records a still image when the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed to the first position while moving images and audio are being recorded. The click sound generated when the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed down to the first position is smaller than the click sound generated when the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed down to the second position, and the generated click sound is transmitted directly or through the housing 9. The click sound reaching the microphone 11 is smaller when the still image shooting switch 21 is pressed down to the first position than when it is pressed down to the second position. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the click sound recorded by the operation of the user pressing the still image shooting switch 21 during the recording of the moving image and the sound.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

9 Housing, 10 Digital video camera, 11 Microphone, 13 Strobe, 15 Lens, 19 Power switch, 21 Still image shooting switch, 23 Movie shooting switch, 25 Zoom lever, 27 Playback switch, 29 Menu switch, 31 Cross paddle key, 101 CPU, 103 ROM, 105 Image sensor, 107, 109 A / D, 111 Memory controller, 113 SDRAM, 115 LCD driver, 117 LCD, 119 JPEG-CODEC, 121 MPEG-CODEC, 123 HDD, 125 bus, 127 External recording Device, 129 CD-ROM, 131 operation unit, 141 shooting control unit, 143 shooting condition adjustment unit, 145 moving image shooting unit, 147 still image shooting unit.

Claims (6)

A movie shooting switch,
In response to an instruction from the movie shooting switch, movie shooting means for shooting a subject and recording a movie;
Provided separately from the video shooting switch,
The shooting condition is continuously adjusted while the moving image shooting unit is recording a moving image, and the still image shooting switch outputs the first signal while the moving image shooting unit is not recording the moving image. In accordance with the shooting condition adjustment means for starting the adjustment of the shooting conditions,
Still image shooting means for shooting a subject and recording a still image in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the second signal while the moving image shooting means is not recording a moving image. ,
The still image shooting means is a shooting device for shooting a subject and recording a still image in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the first signal while a moving image is recorded. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the still image shooting switch has a moving distance from an origin position to the second position longer than a stroke distance from the origin position to the first position. The still image shooting switch is in the first position when pressed with a first pressure, and in the second position when pressed with a second pressure greater than the first pressure,
The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the moving image photographing unit records sound while the moving image is recorded.   The moving image photographing means pauses recording of a moving image while the still image photographing means records a still image, and resumes recording of a moving image after the still image photographing means records a still image. The imaging device according to any one of? A movie shooting switch,
Provided separately from the moving image shooting switch, the first position is the first position, the first signal is output at the first position, the second position is shifted from the first position to the second position, and the first position is A still image shooting switch that outputs a second signal at two positions;
In response to an instruction from the video shooting switch, shooting a subject and recording a video;
Continuously adjusting the shooting conditions while the moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image;
Starting adjustment of shooting conditions in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the first signal when no moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image;
Shooting a subject and recording a still image in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the second signal when no moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image;
Shooting the subject and recording the still image in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the first signal when the moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image. Method. A movie shooting switch,
Provided separately from the moving image shooting switch, the first position is the first position, the first signal is output at the first position, the second position is shifted from the first position to the second position, and the first position is A still image shooting switch that outputs a second signal at two positions, and a shooting program that is executed by a computer that controls a shooting device,
In response to an instruction from the video shooting switch, shooting a subject and recording a video;
Continuously adjusting the shooting conditions while the moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image;
Starting adjustment of shooting conditions in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the first signal when no moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image;
Shooting a subject and recording a still image in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the second signal when no moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image;
Capturing the subject and recording the still image in response to the still image shooting switch outputting the first signal when the moving image is recorded in the step of recording the moving image; Shooting program to be executed.

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