CN101150663B - Image capture apparatus - Google Patents

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CN101150663B
CN101150663B CN200710152819XA CN200710152819A CN101150663B CN 101150663 B CN101150663 B CN 101150663B CN 200710152819X A CN200710152819X A CN 200710152819XA CN 200710152819 A CN200710152819 A CN 200710152819A CN 101150663 B CN101150663 B CN 101150663B
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A camera device capable of appending position information of the object, and capable of appending position information in the image data after judging is the object position information or position information of the camera device is provided in the present invention. The CPU part in the camera device (1) of the present invention is based on GPS information (P1) detected by a GPS equipment (15) mounting integrated or connecting with the camera device (1), and the distance information A from the camera device (1) to the object detected by a distance-measuring device (16) integrated mounting or connecting with the camera device (1), detecting the GPS information (12) of the object. When the CPU part in the camera device (1) appending GPS information (P1), further appending the identifying information (P2) indicating GPS information of the GPS equipment (15), at the same time, when appending the GPS information into the image data, appending the identifying information indicating the GPS information of the object.

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The present invention relates to have can photographic subject and the shooting part of output image data, and described image is recorded in camera head in the recording medium.
Background technology
In recent years, along with the development of each one computer, people generally with digital camera as image input device.And many users have some digital cameras and have replaced analog camera.From specialty with simple eye reflex camera to the small digital camera that can carry out general snap photography, each manufacturer has developed a lot of commodity.
Along with popularizing of portable type global positioning system (Global Positioning System is designated hereinafter simply as " GPS ") receiver, utilize the GIS-Geographic Information System (GeographicInformation System is designated hereinafter simply as " GIS ") of positional information also to popularize.Situation when generalized information system is used for for example to breaking out of fire is investigated, relevant house property industry, and purpose such as road construction, and this system has been widely used in each different field, estimates that the market demand from now on also will increase.
Can use digital camera in above-mentioned generalized information system, for example, when using generalized information system investigation disaster field conditions, elder generation, combines photographs then and makes report disaster-stricken situation photography with digital camera with map datum.Like this, in generalized information system, need will use the image of digital camera photography and the camera positions of this image etc. to combine for information about.
In order to satisfy the demand of user, for example having proposed, the spy opens disclosed invention in the 2004-357343 communique (being designated hereinafter simply as " patent documentation 1 ").In patent documentation 1, disclose digital camera has been connected with GPS, will be from the positional information input digit camera that the GPS receiver obtains, and positional information is attached to technology in the title of photographs of digital camera.This technology can be stored in the positional information of photographs in the identical image file, has realized the efficient activity of image management.
The method that obtains positional information for example has and detects the present position of portable phone by base station, detects present well-known methods such as position by satellite.And in GPS equipment, what have becomes one with camera or portable phone, have as the GPS single devices, have bluetooth wireless communication interfaces such as (Bluetooth), transmission of location information etc.In recent years, the precision of GPS equipment improves, and error is that the GPS equipment of 1m not only is used for military affairs, and general user also can use.
Usually, photograph, and when being kept at positional information in the photographs, the user wishes the positional information of subject is kept in the photographs originally, rather than preserve the positional information of cameraman or digital camera when the user uses digital camera.In above-mentioned patent documentation 1, in the invention of record, have following two problems.
Problem one, therefore the positional information that can only preserve cameraman or digital camera, can not meet consumers' demand.
Problem two even require the positional information of subject, but can not judge that the positional information that is attached in the image header is the positional information of subject or the positional information of cameraman or digital camera.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes for solving above-mentioned existing in prior technology problem, at the problems referred to above one, the invention provides the camera head of the positional information that can add subject.At the problems referred to above two, the invention provides to be the positional information of subject or the camera head that the positional information of camera head is judged to the positional information that is attached in the view data afterwards.
To achieve these goals, the present invention proposes following scheme:
(1) a kind of camera head comprises:
Image unit, photographic subject, output image data;
Tape deck, with described Imagery Data Recording in recording medium; It is characterized in that, comprising:
The subject position detecting device, these two kinds of information of position-based information and range information detect the positional information of described subject, described positional information is detected by position detecting device, described position detecting device and described camera head are mounted for one, or be connected with described camera head, described range information is by the information of the detected described camera head of range unit to the distance of described subject, described range unit is same to be mounted for one with described camera head, or is connected with described camera head;
The positional information attachment device will be attached in the described view data by the detected subject positional information of described subject position detecting device, carry out record.
(2) according to the camera head of record in (1), it is characterized in that:
Described positional information attachment device will be by the detected subject positional information of described subject position detecting device, and is attached in the described view data by any one party of the detected positional information of described position detecting device;
Also comprise the identifying information attachment device, identifying information be attached in the described view data that it is described subject positional information that described identifying information is used to discern by the additional positional information of described positional information attachment device, still described positional information.
(3) according to the camera head of record in (2), it is characterized in that:
Comprise the selection operation device, be used to select described additional positional information any one party of the position of position that is described subject and described position detecting device;
When the user selects the position of described subject by described selection operation device, described positional information attachment device will be attached in the described view data by the detected subject positional information of described subject position detecting device, simultaneously, when the user selected the position of described position detecting device by described selection operation device, described positional information attachment device was attached to the detected positional information of described position detecting device in the described view data.
(4) according to the camera head of record in (2) or (3), it is characterized in that:
Comprise judgment means, judge whether described position detecting device is wireless connections;
When described judgment means judged that described position detecting device is wireless connections, described position attachment device was attached to the detected positional information of described position detecting device in the described view data.
(5) according to the camera head of record in (4), it is characterized in that:
When described judgment means judges that described position detecting device is wireless connections, described identifying information attachment device will represent that the detected positional information of described position detecting device is that the identifying information of described subject positional information appends in the described view data.
(6) according to the camera head of record among any of (1)-(5), it is characterized in that:
Comprise the focusing operating means, when making photographic lens begin when mobile the operation of focusing towards position with the focusing of described subject;
Display control unit when described focusing mechanism is operated, will be presented at display unit by the detected described subject positional information of described subject position detecting device.
(7) according to the camera head of record in (6), it is characterized in that:
Comprise judgment means, judge the whether wireless connections of described position detecting device;
Stop display unit, when described judgment means judges that described position detecting device is wireless connections, make that described display control unit stops to show.
The following describes effect of the present invention.
Invention according to record in (1), these two kinds of information of subject position detecting device position-based information and range information, detect the positional information of described subject, described positional information is detected by position detecting device, described position detecting device and described camera head are installed integratedly, or be connected with described camera head, described range information is by the information of the detected described camera head of range unit to the distance of described subject, described range unit is same to be installed integratedly with described camera head, or is connected with described camera head; The positional information attachment device will be attached to record in the described view data by the detected positional information of described subject position detecting device.Therefore, can add the positional information of subject.
Invention according to record in (2), the identifying information attachment device is attached to identifying information in the described view data, it is the positional information of described subject that described identifying information is used to discern by the additional positional information of described positional information attachment device, still the positional information of described position detecting device.Therefore, can judge that afterwards the positional information that is attached in the view data is the positional information of subject, or the positional information checkout gear, that is, and the positional information of camera head.
Invention according to record in (3), when the user selects the position of described subject by described selection operation device, described positional information attachment device is attached to the detected positional information of described subject position detecting device in the described view data, simultaneously, when the user selected the position of described position detecting device by described selection operation device, described positional information attachment device was attached to the detected positional information of described position detecting device in the described view data.Therefore, the user can freely select to write down the position of subject, or position detecting device, that is, and and the position of camera head.
According to the invention of record in (4), when judgment means judged that described position detecting device is wireless connections, described position attachment device was attached to the detected positional information of described position detecting device in the described view data.Therefore, the user position detecting device can also be arranged on subject near, directly detect the position of subject by this position detecting device.
Invention according to record in (5), when described judgment means judges that described position detecting device is wireless connections, described identifying information attachment device will represent that the identifying information of the positional information of described subject appends in the described view data by the additional detected positional information of described position detecting device of described positional information attachment device.Therefore, even the user described position detecting device is arranged on subject near, directly detect by this position detecting device under the situation of position of subject, later can judge that still the positional information that is attached in the view data is the positional information of subject, or described position detecting device, the i.e. positional information of camera head.
According to the invention of record in (6), when operating means was operated, display control unit was presented at display unit with the positional information of the detected subject of described subject position detecting device.Therefore, the user can see described display unit in the limit, and the positional information that shows when photography is judged on the limit is the positional information of position detecting device, or the positional information of subject.
According to the invention of record in (7), when judgment means judges that position detecting device is wireless connections, show that arresting stop makes that display control unit stops to show.Therefore, though the user described position detecting device is arranged on subject near, directly detect by this position detecting device under the situation of position of subject, still can carry out correct demonstration.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of an embodiment of expression camera head of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is expression camera head shown in Figure 1 is connected example with GPS equipment figure;
Fig. 3 is in expression the one GPS photograph processing, the flow chart of the treatment step of CPU portion;
Fig. 4 is in expression the 2nd GPS photograph processing, the flow chart of the treatment step of CPU portion;
Fig. 5 A is the figure of the demonstration example of liquid crystal display part among the expression step S4 shown in Figure 3; Fig. 5 B is the figure of the demonstration example of liquid crystal display part among the step S26 that shows of expression Figure 34;
Fig. 6 is the pie graph of presentation video data;
Fig. 7 is used for step S22 shown in Figure 4, and GPS information detects handles the figure that describes.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing the embodiment of the invention is described.In each figure,, omit explanation repeatedly to the additional same-sign of same section.In following examples, though to inscape, kind, combination, shape, configuration waits and has done various qualifications relatively,, these only exemplify, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of 1 one embodiment of expression camera head of the present invention.The example that camera head 1 shown in Fig. 2 presentation graphs 1 is connected with GPS equipment.
As shown in Figure 1, camera head 1 comprises: imaging lens system portion 2, charge coupled device (Charge-coupled Device is designated hereinafter simply as " CCD ") 3, front end (Front-End is designated hereinafter simply as " F/E ") portion 4, signal generator (Signal Generator is designated hereinafter simply as " SG ") 5, image processing part 6, image storage part 7, storage card division 8, CPU portion 9, USB (Universal SerialBus is designated hereinafter simply as " USB ") Department of Communication Force 10, liquid crystal display part 11 as display unit, interface (Interface is designated hereinafter simply as " I/F ") portion 12, operating portion 13, and power supply unit 14.
Described imaging lens system portion 2 comprises: zoom lens 2A, zoom control part 2B, condenser lens 2C, the 2D of focus control portion, mechanical mechanism 2E, aperture and shutter control part 2F.Zoom control part 2B drives zoom lens 2A and carries out zoom control; The 2D of focus control portion drives condenser lens 2C and subject focusing, carries out focus control; Mechanical mechanism 2E comprises mechanical shutter, aperture and filter etc.; The brightness of aperture and shutter control part 2F control subject etc., the control shutter.Generally, shutter speed etc. is meant the time of opening by aperture and shutter control part 2F control mechanical shutter.
By accept light as the CCD3 of shooting part by described zoom lens 2A and condenser lens 2C imaging.The light that CCD3 will receive is transformed to electric signal, and is transferred to F/E portion 4 as analog image.F/E portion 4 is by the CDS circuit, agc circuit, A/D translation circuit (three does not have diagram) constitutes, described CDS circuit carries out the correlated double sampling to the simulated image data by the CCD3 transmission, described agc circuit is to adjustments that gain of the simulated image data from CDS circuit output, and described A/D translation circuit is used for and will be transformed into digital signal from the simulated image data that agc circuit is exported.
SG5 is based on control signal control CCD3 and F/E portion 4 from 9 inputs of CPU portion.6 pairs of above-mentioned DIDs from the input of F/E portion of image processing part are carried out various image processing, for example, image processing part 6 has the image transform function, will be transformed to YUV form (Y: brightness data, UV: picture format chromatism data) from the DID of F/E portion 4 inputs.In addition, image processing part 6 also has compression and expanded function, so that based on the JPEG compression method view data of YUV form is compressed, or expands compressed view data.
Image processing part 6, image storage part 7, storage card division 8, CPU portion 9, usb communication portion 10, as the liquid crystal display part 11 of display unit, I/F portion 12 and operating portion 13 all are to connect by system bus SB.The title that condition in the time of will photographing as the CPU portion 9 of tape deck work, the machine name of camera are referred to as jpeg data adds, so that observe the file format EXIF of digital camera through the view data of image processing part 6 compressions, and CPU portion 9 temporarily is kept at the jpeg file of photography in the image storage part 7 as storage medium.Storage card has the Compact Flash (registered trade mark) that sells in recent years, and SD card etc. are multiple, and it can be installed and take off, and stores above-mentioned jpeg file.
Usb communication portion 10 is used for the file transfer of personal computer.Liquid crystal display part 11 shows the monitoring image that is used for decision subject before photography, i.e. walkthrough image, and the file after maybe will photograph shows as reproduced picture, or demonstration is used to show the liquid crystal image of various patterns and setting.In recent years, the machine that carries the big liquid crystal display part more than 2 inches increases.
Operating portion 13 comprises the user sends instruction to camera head switch portion.This switch portion comprises mains switch, and mode switch is as the selector switch of selection operation device, as the release-push etc. of focusing operating means.Described mains switch is mainly used in energized; Described mode switch is used to switch photograph mode, replay mode, various patterns such as animation mode or detection face; The GPS information that described selector switch is used for selecting being attached to view data is any one party in the position of the position of subject and GPS equipment.When needs drive condenser lens 2C when the position with the subject focusing begins to move, release-push is pressed half, when subject is photographed, release-push is all pressed.
The control program of described CPU portion 9 is stored in quick read-only memory (Flash ROM) portion (not diagram).I/F portion 12 is used to connect as the GPS equipment 15 (Fig. 2) of position detecting device and as the interface of the range unit 16 (Fig. 7) of distance detection device.GPS equipment 15 is used to detect the GPS information (positional information) of self.GPS is meant global positioning system, and existing tens satellites that orbit round the earth are to realize its function.The built-in high-performance clock of satellite will comprise data constantly by electric wave and send on the ground.
GPS equipment 15 can be obtained longitude and latitude in the place that can receive three satellite datas, and with the longitude obtained and latitude as GPS information.In addition, GPS equipment 15 can be obtained longitude, latitude and height in the place that can receive four satellite datas, and with longitude, latitude and the height obtained as GPS information.GPS equipment 15 built-in aspect sensors, can be further with the orientation as GPS information.
Fig. 2 A-2C represents the example that GPS equipment 15 is connected with camera head 1.Fig. 2 A represents the figure that GPS equipment 15 and camera head 1 form as one.In this case, built-in GPS equipment 15 in the camera head 1, and, be connected with GPS equipment 15 by system bus.In addition, also CF type GPS or SDIO type GPS equipment can be installed to camera head 1 use.
Fig. 2 B represents with cable (wired) GPS equipment 15 to be connected to camera head 1.Cable uses for example serial (RS232C cable) etc.Under situation about connecting with cable, can supply with GPS equipment 15 power supplys from camera head 1, also can in GPS equipment, power supply be set.Under the situation of Fig. 2 B, the length of cable is made as in the 1m substantially, major part is GPS equipment and camera head to be formed one use.That is to say that the GPS equipment 15 shown in Fig. 2 A is installed as one with camera head 1, and GPS equipment 15 is connected under the situation of camera head 1 with line shown in Fig. 2 B, GPS equipment 15 detected GPS information are equivalent to the position of camera head 1.
Fig. 2 C represents GPS equipment 15 and camera head wireless connections.GPS equipment 15 has power supply alone, and the GPS information wireless is sent in the camera head 1.For example the whole bag of tricks such as bluetooth all is well-known wireless communications method.GPS equipment 15 can carry out wireless transmission or reception with the communication means based on bluetooth compliant with camera head 1.Under the situation of the GPS equipment shown in Fig. 2 C 15 and camera head 1 wireless connections, the user GPS equipment 15 can be arranged on subject near photograph, also GPS equipment 15 can be arranged on camera head 1 near photograph.Therefore, when photographing near GPS equipment 15 is arranged on subject, GPS equipment 15 detected GPS information are equivalent to the position of subject.And when GPS equipment 15 be arranged on camera head 1 near when photographing, GPS equipment 15 detected GPS information are equivalent to the position of camera head 1.
Described range unit 16 detects the distance of camera head 1 to subject.Identical with GPS equipment 15, range unit 16 and camera head 1 can be mounted to one, or with range unit 16 and 1 wired or wireless connection of camera head.No matter above-mentioned any one situation all is near the use that range unit 16 is configured in camera head 1.Range unit use laser etc. detects, and can use following two kinds of methods, range unit 16 is aimed at subjects, according to its reflection measurement distance.
Method 1: to subject emission light pulse, and calculate and receive its catoptrical time (time that pulse comes and goes), try to achieve distance according to result of calculation.
Method 2: subject is shone continuously with the light after the preset frequency modulation, and calculate itself and the catoptrical phase difference that receives, try to achieve distance according to result of calculation.
In addition, also can use employed range unit when carrying out automatic focus or automatic flash light.
Power supply unit 14 is respectively to above-mentioned each supplying electric current.Power supply unit 14 comprises storage battery dedicated or No. three power conversions such as battery for the DC/DC transducer of the voltage that is fit to etc.
Below, with reference to Fig. 3,4 flow chart describes the action of camera head 1 with above-mentioned formation.Fig. 3 represents in the GPS photograph processing, the flow chart of the treatment step of the CPU portion 9 of camera head 1 shown in Figure 1.Fig. 4 represents in the 2nd GPS photograph processing, the flow chart of the treatment step of the CPU portion 9 of camera head 1 shown in Figure 1.
When the user selects the GPS photograph mode by operating portion 13, connect the mains switch of camera head 1, and the mains switch of GPS equipment 15, CPU portion 9 carries out the first and the 2nd GPS photograph processing accordingly.
As shown in Figure 3,, begin monitoring and handle, will be presented at liquid crystal display part 11 in real time by the subject image of CCD3 photography at step S1.
At step S2, judge whether GPS equipment 15 detects GPS information, if detect GPS information ("Yes" of step S2), then enter step S3; If do not detect GPS information ("No" of step S2), then return step S1.
At step S3, with detected GPS information stores in SDRAM (not diagram).Here, when GPS equipment 15 can receive the data of three satellite transmissions, with longitude, latitude and orientation as the GPS information stores in SDRAM; When GPS equipment 15 can receive the data of four satellite transmissions, with longitude, latitude, height and orientation as the GPS information stores in SDRAM.
At step S4, detected GPS information 11 is presented at liquid crystal display part 11.
At step S5, judge whether the user partly presses release-push, presses release-push ("Yes" of step S5) if judge user half, then enters step S6; If judging the user is not partly by release-push ("No" of step S5), then repeated execution of steps 2-4.Thus, make GPS equipment 15 termly, for example detected GPS information, then described detected GPS information is presented at liquid crystal display part 11 every 1 second.
At step S6, control photographic lens portion 2 carries out automatic focusing process, makes condenser lens 2C move to the position of focusing with subject.
At step S7, judge whether the user all presses release-push, if judge that the user all presses release-push ("Yes" of step S7), then enter step S8; If judge that the user does not all press release-push ("No" of step S7), then return step S7.
At step S8, control CCD3 and F/E portion 4 carry out image and read processing, read photographic image data by CCD3.
At step S9, control image processing part 6 carries out image Compression, to being compressed by the view data of CCD3 photography.
At step S10, carry out the additional treatments of GPS information and identifying information, with GPS information P1 or P2, and identifying information P3 is attached in the EXIF title of view data.
At step S11, the Imagery Data Recording that added GPS information and identifying information in image storage part 7, is turned back to step S1 then.
CPU portion 9 also as positional information attachment device, the work of identifying information attachment device, carries out the 2nd GPS photograph processing with an above-mentioned GPS photograph processing concurrently.
As shown in Figure 4, at step S21, CPU portion 9 judges that as judgment means the position that the user selects by operating portion 13 is the position of subject or the position of GPS equipment 15, if judge the position ("Yes" of step S21) of selecting subject, then enters step S22; If judge it is not the position ("No" of step S21) of selecting subject, then GPS equipment 15 is selected in expression, and the positional information that does not need to obtain subject is judged by CPU portion 9, does not carry out step S23-S26, directly enters step S27
At step S22, judge whether wireless connections of GPS equipment 15, if judge that GPS equipment 15 is wireless connections ("Yes" of step S22), then CPU portion 9 is as stopping display unit work, judge the user with GPS equipment 15 be configured in subject 15 near, do not need to obtain the positional information of subject, therefore according to GPS equipment 15 detected GPS information, do not carry out step S23-S26, enter step S27; If judge that GPS equipment 15 is not wireless connections ("No" of step S22), judge that then GPS equipment 15 and camera head 1 form one, or GPS equipment 15 be configured in camera head 1 near, the GPS information that GPS equipment 15 detected GPS information P1 are camera heads 1 enters step S23.
At step S23, judge whether the user partly presses release-push, presses release-push ("Yes" of step S23) if judge user half, then enters step S24; Do not have half to press release-push ("No" of step S23) if judge the user, then return step S23.
At step S24, processings of finding range of control range unit 16 detects the distance that camera head 1 arrives subject.
At step S25, CPU portion 9 begins to carry out the GPS information detection processing of subject as the work of subject position detecting device.
Below, with reference to Fig. 7 GPS information is detected processing and be described in detail.CPU portion 9 detects the range information A of subject based on the GPS information P1 that is stored in GPS equipment 15 up-to-date among the SDRAM (the GPS information that is equivalent to camera head 1) with at step S22, detects the GPS information P2 of subject, and is stored among the SDRAM.
At step S26, in the liquid crystal display part 11 of the GPS information P1 that shows camera head 1 (shown in Fig. 5 A), further show detected GPS information P2 (shown in Fig. 5 B).At this moment, the Show Color of the GPS information P2 of the GPS information P1 of 9 pairs of GPS equipment 15 of CPU portion and subject changes demonstration, further the frame W that subject is surrounded with the color showing of the GPS information P2 that shows subject.Like this, the user can discern the GPS information P1 of GPS equipment 15 and the GPS information P2 of subject.
At step S27, judge whether release-push is all pressed, all pressed ("Yes" of step S27) if judge release-push, then turn back to step S21; All do not pressed ("No" of step S27) if judge release-push, then turned back to step S26.
Below, the additional treatments of above-mentioned GPS information and identifying information is described in detail.
Select the position of subject by operating portion 13 the user, and camera head 1 is not under the situation of wireless connections with GPS equipment 15, judge GPS equipment 15 be configured in camera head 1 near, be equivalent to the GPS information of camera head 1 by GPS equipment 15 detected GPS information P1.At step S10, CPU portion 9 will be attached at the GPS information P2 of the subject that step S25 obtains among the GPS storage area A1 of EXIF title as shown in Figure 6, and in addition, CPU portion 9 also is attached to the manufacturer and the machine title of GPS equipment 15 in the EXIF title.CPU portion 9 also selects method connected in series to be attached in the EXIF title in serial/bluetooth.
It is the GPS information P2 that is stored in the subject among the SDRAM at step S25 that identifying information P3 is used for discerning the GPS information that is stored in GPS storage area A1, still is stored in the GPS information P1 of the GPS equipment 15 among the SDRAM at step S3.Here, CPU portion 9 selects subject to be attached in the EXIF title as identifying information P3.And CPU portion 9 also is attached to GPS information P1 in the EXIF title as longitude and latitude information before changing.
Select the position of subjects the user by operating portion 13, and under the situation of camera head 1 and 15 wireless connections of GPS equipment, judge GPS equipment 15 be configured in subject near, GPS equipment 15 detected GPS information P1 are equivalent to the GPS information of subject.CPU portion 9 will be attached among the GPS storage area A1 of EXIF title at the latest GPS information P1 that step S3 is stored among the SDRAM.In addition, CPU portion 9 also with the manufacturer of GPS equipment 15 and machine name storage in the EXIF title.CPU portion 9 also selects Bluetooth connecting method to be attached in the EXIF title.
As identifying information P3, here, CPU portion 9 selects subject to be attached in the EXIF title.And CPU portion 9 also is attached to GPS information P1 in the EXIF title as longitude and latitude information before changing.
Do not select by operating portion 13 the user under the situation of position of subject, even camera head 1 and 15 wireless connections of GPS equipment, still judge GPS equipment 15 be configured in camera head 1 near, GPS equipment 15 detected GPS information P1 are equivalent to the GPS information of camera head 1.
At step S10, CPU portion 9 will be attached among the GPS storage area A1 of EXIF title at the up-to-date GPS information P1 that step S3 stores among the SDRAM.
In addition, CPU portion 9 also with the manufacturer of GPS equipment 15 and machine name storage in the EXIF title.As method of attachment, if camera head 1 is connected with the GPS equipment wireless, then CPU portion 9 selects bluetooth to be attached in the EXIF title; If camera head 1 is connected in series with GPS equipment, then CPU portion 9 selects serial attached in the EXIF title.
As identifying information P3, here, CPU portion 9 selects GPS equipment 15 to add.And CPU portion 9 also is attached to GPS information P1 in the EXIF title as longitude and latitude information before changing.
According to above-mentioned camera head 1, CPU portion 9 is based on the GPS information P2 of GPS information P1 and these two kinds of information detection subjects of range information, and CPU portion 9 is attached in the view data GPS information P2 of described subject and record, therefore, can add the GPS information of subject.Described GPS information P1 is detected by the GPS equipment 15 that forms one with camera head 1 or be connected.Described range information is the camera head 1 that detected by range unit 16 distance to subject.
According to above-mentioned camera head 1, CPU portion 9 is attached to identifying information in the view data, therefore, can judge that the GPS information that is attached in the view data is the GPS information of subject based on identifying information P3 afterwards, or GPS equipment 15, i.e. the GPS information of camera head 1.
According to above-mentioned camera head 1, when the user selects the position of subject by operating portion 13, CPU portion 9 will be attached in the view data in the GPS information of the detected subject of step S25, simultaneously, when the user selected the position of GPS equipment 15 by operating portion 13, CPU portion 9 will be attached in the view data in the GPS information that step S3 is stored among the SDRAM.Therefore, the user can freely select to write down the position of subject, or GPS equipment 15, i.e. the position of camera head 1.
According to above-mentioned camera head 1, when judging camera head 1 with 15 wireless connections of GPS equipment, CPU portion 9 will be stored in being attached in the view data by GPS equipment 15 detected GPS information among the SDRAM at step S3, therefore, the user GPS equipment 15 can be arranged on subject near, can directly detect the position of subject by GPS equipment 15.
According to above-mentioned camera head 1, when judging camera head 1 with 15 wireless connections of GPS equipment, CPU portion 9 is that the described identifying information P3 of the GPS information of subject is attached in the view data with expression the GPS information among the GPS storage area A1 of being attached to, therefore, even the user with GPS equipment 15 be arranged on subject near, directly detect by GPS equipment 15 under the situation of position of subject, also can judge that the GPS information that is attached in the view data is the GPS information of subject afterwards based on identifying information P3, or GPS equipment 15, i.e. the GPS information of camera head 1.
According to above-mentioned camera head 1, when the release-push half that is pressed, the GPS information of the subject that CPU portion 9 will obtain at step S25 is presented at liquid crystal display part 11, the user can see liquid crystal display part 11 in the limit, the GPS information that shows when photography is judged on the limit is the GPS information of GPS equipment 15, or the GPS information of subject.
According to above-mentioned camera head 1, when 15 wireless connections of GPS equipment are judged by CPU portion 9, do not carry out step S24-26, therefore, even the user GPS equipment 15 is arranged on subject near, directly detect by GPS equipment 15 under the situation of position of subject, still can carry out correct demonstration.
In the above-described embodiments, the any one party of the GPS information of the GPS information of storage subject and GPS equipment in GPS storage area A1, and, identifying information is attached in the view data, and it is the GPS information of subject or the GPS information of GPS equipment 15 that described identifying information is used for discerning the GPS information that is stored in GPS storage area A1.But the present invention is not limited to this, for example under the situation of the GPS information of only storing subject among the GPS storage area A1, do not need to store described identifying information.
In the above-described embodiments, when the user selects the position of GPS equipment 15 by operating portion 13, and during 15 wireless connections of GPS equipment, judge GPS equipment 15 be arranged on camera head 1 near, select GPS equipment 15 to add as identifying information.But the present invention is not limited to this, even when the user has selected the position of GPS equipment 15 by operating portion 13, if GPS equipment 15 is wireless connections, also can judge GPS equipment 15 be configured in subject near, select subject additional as identifying information.
In the above-described embodiments, GPS information is presented at liquid crystal display part 11.But the present invention is not limited to this, also can not show GPS information.
Under the situation of camera head 1 and 15 wireless connections of GPS equipment, the information of this situation of expression can be presented at liquid crystal display part, and, under or the situation about being connected integratedly wired, also the information of this situation of expression can be presented at liquid crystal display part at camera head 1 and GPS equipment 15.
Above with reference to description of drawings embodiments of the invention, but the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description.Can do all changes in the technology of the present invention thought range, they all belong to protection scope of the present invention.In the above-described embodiments, though to inscape, kind, combination, shape, configuration waits and has done various qualifications relatively,, these only exemplify, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

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1. camera head comprises:
Image unit, photographic subject, output image data;
Tape deck, with described Imagery Data Recording in recording medium; It is characterized in that, comprising:
The subject position detecting device, these two kinds of information of position-based information and range information detect the positional information of described subject, described positional information is detected by position detecting device, described position detecting device and described camera head are mounted for one, or be connected with described camera head, described range information is by the information of the detected described camera head of range unit to the distance of described subject, described range unit is same to be mounted for one with described camera head, or is connected with described camera head;
The positional information attachment device will be attached in the described view data by the detected subject positional information of described subject position detecting device, carry out record,
Wherein, described positional information attachment device will be by the detected subject positional information of described subject position detecting device, and is attached in the described view data by any one party of the detected positional information of described position detecting device;
Also comprise the identifying information attachment device, identifying information be attached in the described view data that it is described subject positional information that described identifying information is used to discern by the additional positional information of described positional information attachment device, still described positional information; And
Also comprise the selection operation device, be used to select described additional positional information any one party of the position of position that is described subject and described position detecting device;
When the user selects the position of described subject by described selection operation device, described positional information attachment device will be attached in the described view data by the detected subject positional information of described subject position detecting device, simultaneously, when the user selected the position of described position detecting device by described selection operation device, described positional information attachment device was attached to the detected positional information of described position detecting device in the described view data.
2. according to the camera head of record in the claim 1, it is characterized in that:
Comprise judgment means, judge whether described position detecting device is wireless connections;
When described judgment means judged that described position detecting device is wireless connections, described position attachment device was attached to the detected positional information of described position detecting device in the described view data.
3. according to the camera head of record in the claim 2, it is characterized in that:
When described judgment means judges that described position detecting device is wireless connections, described identifying information attachment device will represent that the detected positional information of described position detecting device is that the identifying information of described subject positional information appends in the described view data.
4. according to the camera head of record in the claim 1, it is characterized in that:
Comprise the focusing operating means, when making photographic lens begin when mobile the operation of focusing towards position with the focusing of described subject;
Display control unit when described focusing mechanism is operated, will be presented at display unit by the detected described subject positional information of described subject position detecting device.
5. according to the camera head of record in the claim 4, it is characterized in that:
Comprise judgment means, judge the whether wireless connections of described position detecting device;
Stop display unit, when described judgment means judges that described position detecting device is wireless connections, make that described display control unit stops to show.
6. according to the camera head of record in claim 2 or 3, it is characterized in that:
Comprise the focusing operating means, when making photographic lens begin when mobile the operation of focusing towards position with the focusing of described subject;
Display control unit when described focusing mechanism is operated, will be presented at display unit by the detected described subject positional information of described subject position detecting device.
7. according to the camera head of record in the claim 6, it is characterized in that:
Comprise stopping display unit, when described judgment means judges that described position detecting device is wireless connections, make that described display control unit stops to show.
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