JP2641174B2 - Method and apparatus for displaying imprint data of camera - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for displaying imprint data of a camera, and more particularly to a display method and an apparatus for imprinting character information arbitrarily created by a photographer on a film.

[Prior art] Conventionally, a camera captures shooting information such as date on a film. In recent years, not only date, date and time, but also "MerryX'Mas" and "New Year" For example, a fixed caption stored in advance can be printed. Therefore, it is possible to record various kinds of information on photographing in a photograph without the trouble of writing by the photographer himself.

However, in the conventional ready-made caption imprinting mode, there is a limitation that only several, for example, five fixed words set in the camera can be imprinted.

So conventionally, the photographer himself made an arbitrary character string,
It has been proposed that this be imprinted on a film, whereby a character string of arbitrary information can be selected to some extent.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional operation of imprinting an arbitrary character string, since the characters to be changed (candidates) are displayed one by one, it takes time to set the character string. There was a problem.

That is, as shown in FIG. 6, in the character string “Ensoku”, the second display portion 1b from the left of the display 1
When the character "n" is to be set, the selection candidate characters are sequentially displayed one by one on the display portion 1b. For example, the display section 1b shows “Aioka Okikukeko ………”
.. "Are displayed in order of the kana character cyclically one by one, and the character" n "at the end of the character string is selected.

Therefore, for example, when setting all 10 characters, the above operation must be repeated for each of the display portions 1a to 1j in order until a desired character is displayed. It will take considerable time.

Further, conventionally, the type of characters that can be printed is limited in consideration of the complexity of the operation as described above or, for example, katakana or numbers, and there is a problem that there is no flexibility in creating a printed character string.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to set a character string for imprinting in a short time,
In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of displaying captured image data of a camera having a high degree of freedom in character string creation, and to provide an imaged data display device of a camera that achieves the above object and can easily set a character string. is there.

[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above object, the invention according to the first aspect is directed to a camera for displaying selected character information on a display device in order to imprint photographing information on a film. In the imprint data display method, in an input candidate display mode for displaying a character as an input candidate for selecting one character, a character is sequentially displayed for each predetermined character group classified from a plurality of characters. I do.

The invention according to a second aspect is characterized in that, in the input candidate display mode, a transition is made to a first character group set for each character type and characters are sequentially displayed.

Further, the invention according to a third aspect is a photographic data display device for a camera which displays selected character information on a display device in order to photographic information to be photographically printed on a film. A character type transition key for performing transition and a group transition key for displaying a character for each predetermined character group in the same character type are provided.

Note that the characters include symbols for forming a character string.

[Operation] According to the configuration of the first aspect, candidate characters for setting an arbitrary character string are simultaneously displayed, for example, 10 characters at a time, and many characters to be selected can be displayed in a short time. Can be displayed.

Further, according to the configuration of the second aspect, since the candidate character is displayed by jumping for each character type, it is possible to reach the character type to be selected in a short time.

In addition, since many types of characters can be displayed in a short time by the above configuration, the degree of freedom in setting an arbitrary character string is increased.

Further, according to the configuration of the third aspect, the display characters are sequentially converted for each predetermined character type by the character type transition key, and the display characters are sequentially converted within the same character type by the group transition key. Selection becomes easy.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a method of displaying imprint data of the camera of the embodiment, FIG. 2 shows an operation procedure of character display, and FIG. 3 shows an arrangement of input candidate characters. Although shown, first, the configuration of the imprint data display device of the camera will be described based on FIG. 4 and FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of the back side of the camera.
A display 1 having an indicator 4 is provided on a back cover 3 of a camera body 2. The display 1 can display 10 characters in the embodiment, and the indicator 4 includes the character (including a symbol) currently displayed, the type of input candidate character to be displayed, and the type of the imprinting mode. CAP in the figure indicates a caption printing mode, and PRI indicates a printing standby state.

Various operation keys are arranged on the back cover 3. When sequentially described, for example, a date and time imprinting mode, a date and time imprinting mode, a ready-made caption imprinting mode, a free imprinting mode, and an off mode are set. Mode switching key (M key) 6 for selection, selection key (S key) 7, input setting key (L key) 8 for shifting from the standby mode to the input standby mode (change target table mode) in the free mode. , UP key 9a, DOWN key 9b, left shift key 10a, right shift key 10b, confirmation key (E key) 1 for confirming characters
1 is provided. Then, from the L key 11 to the E key 11
The keys used in the free imprint mode up to
The cover 12 is closed by a magnet 13.

In the above, the S key 7 selects various character strings (imprint data) such as "MerryX'mas" and "New Year" in the caption imprint mode, and is provided as a character type transition key in the free imprint mode. Can store and set five arbitrary character strings, and also serves to select these five character strings. Also, UP key 9a, DO
The WN key 9b is a group transition key for sequentially transiting a character group in the same character type.

FIG. 5 shows a circuit block of the display device shown in FIG. 4. The switch group 20 including the keys 6 to 11 is connected to a display circuit 22 having a memory 21. This display circuit 22 performs a display process of a character string in various modes including a caption imprint mode and a free imprint mode, and the memory 21 stores the various captions in the caption imprint mode, An arbitrary character string (imprint data) set in the free imprint mode is stored.

A lamp 23 for imprinting a character string on the film is connected to the display circuit 22, and a CPU (central processing unit) 24 for controlling the operation of the entire camera is connected. When the battery 25 is inserted into a predetermined position of the camera and the switch 26 is turned on, the camera enters an operation state.

That is, in the free imprint mode, an arbitrary character string is set and displayed on the display 1 of FIG.
In the free imprint state, this character string is stored in the memory 21
Is stored within. Then, when the shutter of the camera is released, the CPU 24 outputs an imaging command signal to the display circuit 22, and the display circuit 22 outputs a lamp lighting signal to the lamp 23. Therefore, at the time of photographing, the lamp 23 is turned on at the same time as the exposure is performed via the photographing lens, and an arbitrary character string displayed on the display 1 is printed on the film.

Next, a method of displaying imprint data in the free imprint mode will be described with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, a free imprint standby state 100 in which imprinting can be performed on a film by the imprinting command signal in FIG. 5 is displayed by operating the M key 6 in FIG. As shown in, 10 characters can be displayed on the display. In the embodiment, for example, “♪ FULI □ FI □□” (□
Is assumed to be blank), which is the character string previously set for film imprinting, and the case where the character string “♪ FUJI □ FIL □” is set from this state will be described.

First, the input setting key (L
By pressing the key (8), it is possible to shift to the input standby state 200, and the display mode is changed to the change target display mode 200a, and as shown in the display 31, the first character portion on the left side of the display 1 blinks. Is done.

Since this blinking display is performed to indicate a place where a new character is set, if the right shift key 10b is pressed eight times, the ninth character portion to be changed blinks as shown in the figure. Can be.

As shown in the data display operation procedure in FIG. 2, in the change target display mode 200a, the left and right shift keys 10a,
The blinking position can be changed by pressing the 10b,
As a result, it is possible to set the character change location. By pressing the UP and DOWN keys 9a and 9b at the same time, in the change target display mode 200a, the character at the blinking position can be erased and blank.

Next, when the S key 7 which is a character transition key is pressed in the change target display mode 200a, the display shifts to the input candidate display mode 200b, and as shown in the display 32 of FIG. For example, “Aioka Okikukeko” is displayed as a group on the display 1.

A feature of the present invention is that input candidate characters are displayed for each predetermined number of character groups as described above. In the embodiment, as shown in FIG. Classified. That is, in FIG. 5A, six groups of katakana are classified into six groups from the first character group to six groups in ten characters. In FIG. 5B, three groups of English characters are classified from the seventh character group to the ninth character group. In FIG. (C), numbers are classified into a tenth character group, and in FIG. (D), marks are classified into an eleventh character group and stored.

Since the display 1 of the embodiment is capable of displaying 10 characters, the display device 1 displays the candidate characters of 10 characters at a time by maximizing the use of the characters, thereby improving the efficiency of character selection. The number of characters can be appropriately set according to the maximum display characters of the display 1 to be attached.

The key operation for displaying the candidate characters is as shown in FIG. That is, the next characteristic of the present invention is that the character groups shown in FIG. 3 are not sequentially displayed but are changed (jumped) for each character type. Is used to jump from katakana characters to English characters, from English characters to numeric characters, from numeric characters to marks, and from marks to katakana characters.

Then, after selecting the type of candidate character, UP, DOWN
Using the keys 9a and 9b, a required character group in the same character type is selected. For example, when the katakana of the first character group in FIG. 3 is displayed, the katakana of the second character group is displayed by pressing the UP key 9a, and the katakana of the sixth character group is displayed by pressing the DOWN key 9b. Katakana will be displayed. In order to select one character from the character group after the character group is displayed, the left and right shift keys 10a and 10b may be pressed and operated. Any character can be selected from 10 characters.

In addition, the above-mentioned selected character is determined by an enter key (E key).
By pressing 11, the character is confirmed, and when one character is confirmed, the display can return to the change target display mode 200a.

In the case of Fig. 1, we want to set the letter "L".
Press the S key from the katakana display state shown in 32 to display 33
Is displayed, and the UP key 9a is pressed to display the eighth character group as shown on the display 34. Next, if the right shift key 10b is pressed once, the display 35
The blinking display moves to the position of "L" as shown in FIG. 7, and if the E key 11 is pressed and operated here, the ninth character is fixed as shown in the display.

Then, when the next character is set, the display 32
You can just repeat the operation from to to display 36,
If the state of the display 36 is acceptable, the display can be shifted to the free imprinting state 100 shown by the display 37 by pressing the L key 8. Therefore, by releasing the shutter in this state, the character string of the display 37 is printed on the film.

In FIG. 2, when the mode switching key (M key) 6 is pressed in the input standby state, the mode shifts to the imprinting off mode 300 and no imprinting is performed. However, in the change target display mode 200a, no processing is performed. If the character is changed halfway in the input candidate display mode 200b,
The change is invalidated and the storage state before the first display in the change target display mode 200a is restored, and the mode shifts to the imprinting off mode 300.

In the above embodiment, four types of characters are stored. However, other types of characters can be added. Within the same type of characters, for example, half-width characters are added for numbers and other symbols are used for marks. Can be added.

Further, although the embodiment has been described in the free imprint mode, the present invention is not limited to this. In the case where an arbitrary character string is displayed in another mode, for example, when an arbitrary character is set for a part and imprinted Also applicable to

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, in the input candidate display mode, a plurality of characters are sequentially displayed in a predetermined character group, for example, 10 characters at a time. Can be displayed in a short time.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the candidate character transits to the first character group set for each character type and is sequentially displayed, so that the character type to be selected arrives in a short time. It becomes movable.

Since many types of characters can be displayed in a short time according to the above-described invention, there is an advantage that the degree of freedom in setting an arbitrary character string is increased.

Further, according to the third aspect of the invention, a character type transition key for transitioning to a different character type for each character group on the display device, and a group for displaying characters for each predetermined character group within the same character type. Since the transition key is provided, it is possible to easily perform the transition operation between the character types and the operation of selecting a character group within the same character type.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a method of displaying imprint data of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing an operation procedure in character display of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an arrangement state of input candidate characters. FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the display and operation keys of the projection data display device of the camera according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the circuit configuration of the device, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a setting state of imprint data in a device. 1 ... display, 3 ... back cover, 4 ... indicator, 6 ... mode switching key (M key), 7 ... S key (character type transition key), 8 ... input setting key (L key), 9 UP / DOWN key, 10 left / right key, 11 enter key (E key), 21 memory, 22 display circuit, 23 lamp, 24 CPU, 100 free photo Standby mode, 200: input standby mode, 200a: change target display mode, 200b: input candidate display mode.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Haruo Onozuka 1-324 Uetakecho, Omiya City, Saitama Prefecture Fuji Photo Optical Machine Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-63-92937 (JP, A) Hei 1-259338 (JP, A) Japanese Utility Model Hei 1-149637 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Showa 57-51935 (JP, U) Japanese Patent Publication Sho 62-51456 (JP, B2)

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A method of displaying data of a selected character on a display device in order to print photographing information on a film, wherein a character serving as an input candidate for selecting one character is displayed. In the input candidate display mode, a method for displaying imprint data of a camera, wherein characters are sequentially displayed for each predetermined character group classified from a plurality of characters. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein in the input candidate display mode, characters are sequentially displayed by transiting to a first character group set for each character type. 3. A character type transition for transitioning to a different character type for each predetermined character group in a projection data display device of a camera for displaying selected character information on a display in order to imprint photographing information on a film. A projection data display device for a camera, comprising: a key; and a group transition key for displaying a character for each predetermined character group in the same character type.