JP3665861B2 - Photography equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a photography apparatus capable of omitting a manpower required for photography by performing a work necessary for photography remotely.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, when taking a photo in a photo studio, etc., the subject (customer) stands or sits in a predetermined position, and a cameraman standing behind the camera focuses while zooming, adjusting the angle, looking through the camera's viewfinder, After adjusting the height, etc., when they were set, they called out to draw the attention of the subject, and at that moment they pressed the shutter to shoot.
[0003]
However, with the above conventional shooting methods, the cameraman and the subject are separated, and the cameraman must concentrate on the operation of the camera, so communication with the most important customers at the shooting site is insufficient and satisfactory. There was a problem that it was difficult to take a photograph. In addition, an assistant other than the photographer is necessary to adjust the pose and position of the customer.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, the present invention has an object to improve the above-described conventional photographing method so that a single photographer can take a photograph according to a customer's request while sufficiently communicating with the customer.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides the following system. That is, a photographing apparatus according to the present invention includes a digital camera, a gantry supporting the camera, a monitor display device that takes out a finder image of the digital camera and displays it separately, focusing of the digital camera, and camera angle adjustment. With a portable remote controller that can remotely perform necessary operations such as tilt angle adjustment, zooming, camera vertical position adjustment, etc., and attention of infants who are subjects by light emission, operation, etc. in the vicinity of the camera An attraction device is provided, and the attraction device is configured to operate by operation of a remote controller.
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[0006]
This camera can remotely control the camera, adjust the camera angle, focus, tilt angle, zooming, etc., and can view the viewfinder image at a position away from the camera on the monitor device. While talking to the customer at a position close to the customer, it is possible to select a pose or image or to take an actual picture. For this reason, it is possible to take a photograph that the customer likes more efficiently than the conventional method.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 and the following drawings exemplify embodiments of the present invention. This photographing apparatus includes a camera 1, an image processing apparatus 3 also serving as a second monitor apparatus, a pose controller 4, and a first monitor. A device 5, a lighting device 6, a background device 7, and the like are installed. The pose controller 4 is a personal computer that also serves as a control device for the illumination device 6. The camera 1 is a CCD camera mounted on the gantry 2 so that the vertical position can be adjusted, and a CCD camera for taking out the finder image is attached.
[0008]
FIG. 2 schematically shows the configuration of the camera 1. This camera 1 includes a main image recording CCD 11, a small finder CCD 12, and mirrors 13 and 14 for switching the optical path. The output of the CCD 12 is supplied to a monitor device (display device) 5 by a cable, and the digital image output of the image recording CCD 11 is supplied to the image processing device 3 by a cable. The information of the camera 1 is divided into main image data having a large amount of data for print printing and lightweight data that easily follows the movement in the viewfinder. For this reason, the image quality of the main image having a large amount of data is good, and the viewfinder image made up of lightweight data moves quickly, so that the follow-up to the movement of the subject is good. Since the mirror 13 is raised at the moment when the shutter is released, the main image can be recorded by the CCD. Further, since this camera is a single-lens reflex device, there is no shutter time lag.
[0009]
The camera 1 is mounted on a gantry 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the gantry 2 has upper and lower horizontal frames fixed to columns 21 and 21 erected on a base 20 with casters, and a vertical screw rod 23 is rotatably supported on the frame. . On the other hand, a lifting platform 25 that can be moved up and down with the supporting column as a guide is provided between the supporting columns 21 and 21, and the camera 1 is mounted on the lifting table 25, and a nut member 26 screwed to the screw rod 23 is mounted on the lifting table 25. Attached to the platform. The screw rod 23 is connected to a rotating shaft of a motor 24, and the screw rod is rotated forward and backward by the rotation of the motor. For this reason, when the motor 24 is rotated, the lifting platform 25 on which the camera is mounted moves up and down according to the rotation direction. This vertical movement adjusts the vertical position of the camera 1. The mount on which the camera 1 is mounted is not limited to the illustrated example, and various structures such as a conventional tripod type can be used.
[0010]
As a pose controller that also functions as an image processing device that processes image information of the camera 1 and a personal computer 3 that also serves as a second monitor device, and a lighting control device that are located in the middle of the camera 1 and the person M that is the subject. A personal computer 4 and a display device (television) 5 as a monitor device for displaying the finder image are installed. A background panel device 7 is installed on the back of the person M, and a plurality of lighting devices (lights) 6 (a, b, c...) Are provided on the front side, the rear side, and the like. Further, an attraction device 9 that operates to attract the attention of a subject such as an infant is installed at a suitable location near the camera.
[0011]
The background panel device 7 is provided with a plurality of panels that display various backgrounds (for example, landscapes, bouquets, color screens, etc.) so that they can be switched. Specifically, paper or cloth displaying the background is suspended from above. It is supposed to be. An arbitrary background can be displayed behind the subject by selecting this paper and hanging it behind the subject. The attraction device 9 is an animal stuffed animal, a doll, a light emitting device (patlight), a robot or the like that performs utterance, exercise, light emission, etc. as necessary, and directs the subject's line of sight toward the camera during photographing.
[0012]
Each of the above devices can be remotely operated by the remote controller 10. FIG. 4 shows the remote controller 10. A shutter operation button 20, a focusing button 21, a zoom tele button 22, a zoom wide button 23, a tilt (upward) button 24, a tilt ( Downward) button 25, pan (leftward) button 26, pan (rightward) button 27, attraction device selection buttons (ac) 28, intermediate speed button 29, etc. are provided. A gantry down button 31, a high speed button 32, a low speed button 33, and the like are provided. The types and arrangement of these buttons are not limited to those shown in the drawings, and can be appropriately arranged. The high-speed 32, intermediate 29, and low-speed 33 buttons are for changing the pan and tilt speed, and when pressed, the buttons shift to the low speed side or the high speed side.
[0013]
Focusing is performed as follows. First, when the subject (person M) is looked into the viewfinder, if the subject is on the focus area F of the camera as shown in FIG. 5A, the camera automatically focuses on the subject M. Next, when a background object W such as a tree behind the person M as the subject is on the focus area F as shown in FIG. 5B, the background object is in focus. Therefore, in such a case, as shown in FIG. 5C, first, the person M is focused on the focus area F, and then the operation of returning to the composition of FIG. 5B is performed. Necessary.
[0014]
Conventionally, in such a case, the shutter is half-pressed in the composition of FIG. 5C to perform focusing, and the operation returns to the composition of FIG. 5B and the shutter is released. In this way, the distance is locked when the shutter is half-pressed, and the person M is focused even in the composition of FIG. 5B (focus lock work), but the composition is changed by moving the shutter half-way (moving the camera). Skill) is necessary to perform, and often the shutter is released. In order to avoid this, in this apparatus, the button is divided into two parts, and the button 21 specialized in focus and the button 20 specialized in shutter are provided to prevent such malfunction.
[0015]
The pose controller 4 is a personal computer for the customer to select a favorite one from various poses prepared in advance in the menu. A number is assigned to each of a plurality of poses prepared in advance in the menu, and the customer selects a pose corresponding to the number of times of photography and designates it with the number. FIG. 6 shows this pause input screen, and the numbers with () indicate the shooting order. A favorite pose number displayed in advance is selected corresponding to this shooting order. In the illustrated example, shooting (1) is performed at a pose 12 and shooting (6) is performed at a pose 65. When “execute” in FIG. 6 is pressed, a picture corresponding to each selected pose number is displayed and registered.
[0016]
During actual shooting, the screen shown in FIG. 7 is displayed, and each time "Execute" is pressed, the currently displayed background disappears (panel rises), and the selected background panel is set (falls from the top). . At the same time, the necessary lighting of the lighting device 6 is set. When a “Confirm” button is pressed, a pre-registered pause manual item is displayed. The items are, for example, “camera height”, “customer standing position”, “angle”, “hand expression”, and “others”, and the photographer confirms these items and shoots. Note that when the “end button” is pressed, shooting is completed, and the time from the start to the end of shooting is recorded.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 9, the first monitor device 5 displays only current finder information, and is used by the cameraman C to confirm the customer's pose. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the second monitor that also serves as the image processing device 3 has a display unit 51 that displays the immediately preceding photographed master image and a display that sequentially captures and displays the photographed master images before that. A part 52 is provided. As this software, for example, capture software “Nikon Capture” for the Nikon digital camera D1 can be used. Further, in the illustrated example, the video board is used to display the viewfinder moving image 53 as a monitor in front of the image, so that the current image can be compared with the photographed image, and operability is improved. be able to. With these monitors, the cameraman C can confirm the video in the actual camera on either the first or second monitor without going behind the camera and looking through the viewfinder, and can proceed quickly. It can be done.
[0018]
In this photographic apparatus, since the photographer C takes a picture while looking at the monitor at a position close to the subject, it can immediately follow even if the subject moves. In addition, since the camera focus and shutter are operated with separate buttons, the operation is simple and shooting failures can be prevented, and focus lock can be easily performed to focus on the object at the edge of the image. . Since the attraction device 9 that attracts the attention of the subject is provided and can be operated by remote control, it is possible to take a good picture with the line of sight toward the camera even if the subject is an infant or the like. This eliminates the need for an assistant that has been necessary in the past and saves labor. When remembering camera operation, there are many people who have resistance to machine operation, and in the past, people with bad eyes could not participate in shooting, but by operating with a fingertip remote control type as shown in the example, Shooting can be performed like a game, and anyone can participate in shooting. Therefore, if this photographing apparatus becomes widespread, it will be easy to train photographers, and it can also be expected to reduce the price of photographs.
[0019]
FIG. 10 shows an example of a photographing system using the photographing apparatus of the present invention. When necessary data such as photographing information is input to the input devices 61,... At the reception counter 60, this information is supplied to a plurality of photographing rooms. It is possible to select necessary information in each shooting room and take it out with a pause controller (PC) 4,. This information can be taken into the image processing apparatus 3 and photographed. For this reason, in each shooting room, a cameraman can fully recognize shooting information corresponding to each customer and perform shooting corresponding to the shooting information. “Beauty” in the figure represents a beauty salon. Thus, according to the photographing system using the present invention, it is possible to efficiently photograph many customers.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, the photography apparatus according to the present invention can be photographed by remote operation while observing the finder image of the camera on the monitor, so that one person can also photograph. Become. In addition, since a necessary device is operated by a portable remote control, the photographer can shoot while intimately communicating near the person as the subject. For this reason, it becomes possible to perform photography suitable for each customer's request. Furthermore, it is more effective if a background device and an attraction device as shown in the illustrated example are provided.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are a front view and a side view of a camera.
FIG. 3 is a side view of a gantry that supports a camera.
FIG. 4 is a plan view (a), a front view (b) and a side view (c) of the remote controller.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a focusing method.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a pause controller screen.
FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a pause controller screen.
FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a monitor screen of the image processing apparatus.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a monitor screen of the monitor device.
FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a photographing system.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera 2 Base 3 Image processing apparatus 4 Pause controller 5 Display 10 Remote controller C Photographer M Subject

Claims (1)

A digital camera, a cradle for supporting the camera, a display device for a monitor for taking out a finder image of the digital camera and displaying it separately, focusing of the digital camera, camera angle adjustment, tilt angle adjustment, zooming, camera vertical position A portable remote controller capable of performing necessary operations such as adjustment by remote operation, and an attraction device for attracting attention of an infant who is a subject by light emission, operation, etc. is provided in the vicinity of the camera. A photographic device, wherein the attraction device is configured to operate by operation of a remote controller .

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