CN101184190A - Imaging system and interface box - Google Patents
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The invention provides a film system including a main body, a recording/reappearance unit, and a interface box, wherein, the main body comprises a first housing having a plurality of out surface of different directional. Two different out surface of the first housing are respectively provided a first mounting section and a second mounting section, each mounting section is provided with a main body side connector. The recording/reappearance unit has a second housing, the second housing forms the shell of the recording/reappearance unit and is provided with the side mounting section of the recording/reappearance unit which can be mounted on the first mounting section and the second mounting section, the side mounting section of the recording/reappearance unit is provided with the side connector of the recording/reappearance unit which can be connected to the main body side connector. The interface box has a third housing, the third housing forms the shell of the interface box and is provided with the side mounting section of the interface box which can be mounted on the first mounting section and the second mounting section, the side mounting section of the interface box is provided with the side connector of the interface box which can be connected to the main body side connector.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to take (shooting) system and interface box.
Background technology
As the image acquisition equipment that is used to shoot, used the film pick-up machine, it comprises the lens barrel with imaging optical system, and lens barrel is installed to the main body on it and is comprised film and be installed to spool box on the main body (announcing No.10-507851 referring to PCT application Japanese translation patent) with removably.
In main body, film is exposed as follows: the object images that described film is drawn out of spool box, advances and is guided by imaging optical system is formed thereon.
Such film pickup machine is constructed such that spool box can be installed to the top or the rear portion of main body.Therefore, the position that spool box is mounted in the process of using the film pickup machine depends on shooting angle etc. and changes, and makes the film pickup function easily be installed on the shooting auxiliary equipment such as tripod or dolly.
In recent years, needed to use tape, CD, hard disk etc. to be used to shoot as the video cameras of recording medium.
Yet, the external dimensions of video cameras that is generally used for TV station etc. on fore-and-aft direction than known film pickup machine bigger (announcing No.5-75904) referring to Japanese unexamined patent.
Therefore, such video cameras can be divided into main body and recoding/reproduction unit, and allow the recoding/reproduction unit can optionally be installed to the top or the rear portion of the housing of main body.Main body is configured to obtain the object images by the lens barrel guiding, and produces the image data that is recorded.The recoding/reproduction unit is configured to write down the image data that is produced in recording medium.
In the case, in order between main body and recoding/reproduction unit, to send and received signal, be necessary the main body side connector to be set and recoding/reproduction cell side connector is set on the recoding/reproduction unit housing in the top of the housing of main body and rear portion, one in described recoding/reproduction cell side connector and the main body side connector is connected.
Summary of the invention
Yet, in such structure, when recoding/reproduction cell side connector is connected in two main body side connectors one when going up, outside another main body side connector is exposed to.This may for example cause dust adhesion to arrive the main body side connector of exposure.
In order to prevent such inconvenience, can make this main body side connector dustproof by covering the main body side connector that does not have linkage record/reproduction units with lid.
Yet, when the main body side connector that does not have linkage record/reproduction units covers with lid, just can not make full use of the function of these main body side connectors.
The present invention has solved the problems referred to above by following means: camera system and interface box are set, and described camera system and interface box allow to utilize the function of the main body side connector that does not have linkage record/reproduction units, and help improving the added value of camera system.
Camera system comprises according to an embodiment of the invention: main body, and it disposes carries out shooting to generate image data; The recoding/reproduction unit, it disposes and writes down and reproduce described image data; And interface box, it disposes the signal carried out between described main body and the external equipment and/or the transmission and the reception of electric power.Described main body comprises first housing, and first housing has directed different a plurality of outer surfaces.Two different outer surfaces of described first housing are provided with the first installation part and second mounting portion respectively, and each mounting portion has the main body side connector.Described recoding/reproduction unit has second housing that constitutes its shell.Described second housing is provided with the recoding/reproduction cell side mounting portion that not only can be installed to described the first installation part but also can be installed to described second mounting portion.Described recoding/reproduction cell side mounting portion is provided with the recoding/reproduction cell side connector that can be connected to described main body side connector.Described interface box has the 3rd housing that constitutes its shell.Described the 3rd housing is provided with the interface box side mounting portion that not only can be installed to described the first installation part but also can be installed to described second mounting portion.Described interface box side mounting portion is provided with the interface box side-connector that can be connected to described main body side connector.
Interface box comprises the 3rd housing that constitutes its shell in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.Described the 3rd housing comprises interface unit, and described interface unit disposes carries out image to obtain the signal between equipment and the external equipment and/or the transmission and the reception of electric power.Described the 3rd housing is provided with interface box side mounting portion, and described interface box side mounting portion both can be installed to the first installation part in the housing that is located at described image acquisition equipment, can be installed to second mounting portion that is located at wherein again.Described interface box side mounting portion is provided with the interface box side-connector, and described interface box side-connector can be connected to the main body side connector, and the main body side connector is arranged in described the first installation part and described second mounting portion.
In the above-mentioned embodiment of the invention, one of be installed in first and second mounting portions of main body the recoding/reproduction unit, and interface box is installed on another person in first and second mounting portions.This can prevent under the situation of not using lid that dust adhesion from arriving the main body side connector.
In addition, interface box makes between main body and the external equipment can transmission and received signal and/or electric power, and can utilize the main body side connector that is connected with the recoding/reproduction unit, helps improving the added value of camera system thus.
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Fig. 1 is the right view according to image acquisition equipment in the camera system of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 2 is the left view of image acquisition equipment.
Fig. 3 is the left view of the main body of image acquisition equipment.
Fig. 4 illustrates when the main body when the direction of the arrow IV of Fig. 3 is observed.
Fig. 5 illustrates when the main body when the direction of the arrow V of Fig. 3 is observed.
Fig. 6 illustrates when the main body when the direction of the arrow VI of Fig. 3 is observed.
Fig. 7 shows the block diagram of camera system structure.
Fig. 8 is the stereogram of interface box.
Fig. 9 is another stereogram of interface box.
Figure 10 illustrates when the interface box when the direction of the arrow X of Fig. 8 is observed.
Figure 11 is the front view of interface box.
Figure 12 illustrates when the interface box when the direction of the arrow XII of Figure 11 is observed.
Figure 13 illustrates when the interface box when the direction of the arrow XIII of Figure 11 is observed.
Figure 14 illustrates when the interface box when the direction of the arrow XIV of Figure 12 is observed.
Figure 15 shows the block diagram according to the camera system of second embodiment of the invention.
Figure 16 shows the block diagram according to the camera system of third embodiment of the invention.
Figure 17 shows the block diagram according to the camera system of fourth embodiment of the invention.
Figure 18 shows the block diagram according to the camera system of fifth embodiment of the invention.
Figure 19 shows the block diagram according to the camera system of sixth embodiment of the invention.
Figure 20 illustrates and auxiliary equipment is installed to the mounting portion and from its dismounting.
Figure 21 illustrates the operation of joystick and auxiliary equipment slide.
Figure 22 also illustrates the operation of joystick and auxiliary equipment slide.
Figure 23 also illustrates the operation of joystick and auxiliary equipment slide.
Figure 24 illustrates the operation of engagement/releasing mechanism.
Figure 25 also illustrates the operation of engagement/releasing mechanism.
Figure 26 illustrates the operation of movement conversion mechanism.
Figure 27 also illustrates the operation of movement conversion mechanism.
Figure 28 illustrates the operation of locking mechanism and pressure exerting arrangement.
Figure 29 also illustrates the operation of locking mechanism and pressure exerting arrangement.
Figure 30 is the exploded perspective view of locking mechanism and pressure exerting arrangement.
Figure 31 is another exploded perspective view of locking mechanism and pressure exerting arrangement.
Figure 32 is the exploded perspective view of locking mechanism and pressure exerting arrangement when from beneath.
Figure 33 illustrates the operation of locking mechanism and pressure exerting arrangement.
Figure 34 also illustrates the operation of locking mechanism and pressure exerting arrangement.
Figure 35 also illustrates the operation of locking mechanism and pressure exerting arrangement.
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＜the first embodiment 〉
Embodiments of the invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is the right view according to the image acquisition equipment in the camera system of the first embodiment of the present invention 10.Fig. 2 is the left view of image acquisition equipment 10.Fig. 3 is the left view of the main body 14 of image acquisition equipment 10.Fig. 4 illustrates when the main body 14 when the direction of the arrow IV of Fig. 3 is observed.Fig. 5 illustrates when the main body 14 when the direction of the arrow V of Fig. 3 is observed.Fig. 6 illustrates when the main body 14 when the direction of the arrow VI of Fig. 3 is observed.
Fig. 7 shows the block diagram of the structure of camera system.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, the camera system of present embodiment comprises image acquisition equipment 10 and interface box 60.
In the present embodiment, image acquisition equipment 10 is the video cameras that are used for film shooting.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, image acquisition equipment 10 comprises lens barrel 12, main body 14, and recoding/reproduction unit 16.
Direction when in this manual, " left side " and " right side " is forward observation from image acquisition equipment 10.On the direction of the optical axis of optical system, a side of contiguous object is called as " preceding " side, and adjacent image obtains a side of equipment 10 and is called as " back " side.
As shown in Figure 7, lens barrel 12 comprises the imaging optical system 18 that object images can be directed to image acquisition device 20.Various known image acquisition devices (such as charge-coupled device (CCD) transducer and complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS) (C-MOS) transducer) can be used as image acquisition device 20.
To shown in Figure 6, main body 14 has first housing 22 of the shell that constitutes main body 14 as Fig. 3.
In other words, first housing 22 has a plurality of different directed outer surfaces that have.
In the present embodiment, first housing 22 is formed on the fore-and-aft direction in the length between front surface 22A and the rear surface 22B, in vertical direction at the height between upper surface 22E and the lower surface 22F and the width between left-hand face 22C and right lateral surface 22D is equal substantially in the horizontal direction.Therefore, the shape of first housing 22 is square substantially.
As shown in Figure 5, the front surface 22A of first housing 22 is provided with installation portion 24, and lens barrel 12 is installed on the described installation portion 24 with removably.
As shown in Figure 4, the upper surface 22E of first housing 22 is provided with the first installation part 26, and wherein, recoding/reproduction unit 16 is installed to the first installation part 26 and is dismantled from the first installation part 26.
The first installation part 26 is provided with two main body side connector 30A and 30B and bindiny mechanism's (not shown).Main body side connector 30A is provided for signal and transmits, and main body side connector 30B is used for the connection of power supply.
As shown in Figure 6, the rear surface 22B of first housing 22 is provided with second mounting portion 28, and wherein, recoding/reproduction unit 16 is installed to second mounting portion 28 and is dismantled from second mounting portion 28.
Second mounting portion 28 also is provided with two main body side connector 30A and 30B and bindiny mechanism's (not shown).Main body side connector 30A is provided for signal and transmits, and main body side connector 30B is used for the connection of power supply.
In other words, two different outer surfaces of first housing 22 (upper surface 22E and rear surface 22B) are provided with the first installation part 26 and second mounting portion 28 respectively, and the first installation part 26 and second mounting portion 28 have main body side connector 30A and 30B separately.
Label 34 among Fig. 5 and the label 36 among Fig. 4 are represented air intake respectively.Label 38 expression air outlet slits among Fig. 6.
As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, recoding/reproduction unit 16 has the second housing 16A of the shell that constitutes recoding/reproduction unit 16.
The second housing 16A is provided with recoding/reproduction cell side mounting portion 16B, and this mounting portion 16B both can be installed to the first installation part 26, can be installed to second mounting portion 28 again.
As shown in Figure 7, recoding/reproduction cell side mounting portion 16B is provided with recoding/reproduction cell side connector 32A and 32B, recoding/reproduction cell side connector 32A and 32B can be respectively installed to main body side connector 30A and 30B, also can be from main body side connector 30A and 30B dismounting.
By the control member of operation setting in bindiny mechanism, recoding/reproduction cell side mounting portion 16B is installed to the first installation part 26 or second mounting portion 28, or from the first installation part 26 or 28 dismountings of second mounting portion.This allows recoding/reproduction cell side connector 32A and 32B to be electrically connected to main body side connector 30A and 30B respectively, perhaps disconnects from main body side connector 30A and 30B electricity.
Multiple known structure can be used as above-mentioned bindiny mechanism.
Recoding/reproduction unit 16 comprises recoding/reproduction mechanism, it is configured and will be recorded in the recording medium by the image data to be recorded that main body side connector 30A and recoding/reproduction cell side connector 32A provide from main body 14, and will be provided to main body 14 by recoding/reproduction cell side connector 32A and main body side connector 30A from the image data of recording medium reproducing.
The audio data recording to be recorded that recoding/reproduction unit 16 is configured to provide by main body side connector 30A and recoding/reproduction cell side connector 32A from main body 14 and will be provided to main body 14 by recoding/reproduction cell side connector 32A and main body side connector 30A from the voice data of recording medium reproducing recording medium.
Multiple known recording medium such as magnetic recording tape, CD and hard disk can be used as recording medium.
Recoding/reproduction unit 16 relies on from the work about electric power of main body 14 by main body side connector 30B and recoding/reproduction cell side connector 32B supply.
As shown in Figure 3, arrange a plurality of connectors 23, be used to be connected to external equipment in the bottom of the left-hand face 22C of main body 14 and along fore-and-aft direction.
Utilize such structure, recoding/reproduction unit 16 can optionally be installed to the upper surface 22E or the rear surface 22B of main body 14.Therefore, when image acquisition equipment 10 is used as the video camera that is used for film shooting, select shooting angle easily, this and known film pickup machine are similar.And, because image acquisition equipment 10 can be easily mounted to the shooting servicing unit into known film pickup machine design, so it helps improving the usability in the environment for use of known film pickup machine.
Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 are the stereograms of interface box 60.Figure 10 illustrates when the interface box 60 when the direction of the arrow X of Fig. 8 is observed.Figure 11 is the front view of interface box 60.Figure 12 illustrates when the interface box 60 when the direction of the arrow XII of Figure 11 is observed.Figure 13 illustrates when the interface box when the direction of the arrow XIII of Figure 11 is observed.Figure 14 illustrates when the interface box 60 when the direction of the arrow XIV of Figure 12 is observed.
To shown in Figure 13, interface box 60 has the 3rd housing 62 of the shell that constitutes interface box 60 as Fig. 7.The 3rd housing 62 comprises interface unit as described below 72 (referring to Fig. 7).
As Fig. 8 and shown in Figure 10, the 3rd housing 62 comprises: the basal surface 62A that is essentially rectangle; Have the tabular upper surface 62B with the essentially identical shape of basal surface 62A, it has certain spacing in the face of basal surface 62A between the two; Side surface 62C and 62D, it connects two long limits of basal surface 62A and upper surface 62B respectively; And side surface 62E and 62F, it connects two minor faces of basal surface 62A and upper surface 62B respectively.
As shown in Figure 8, basal surface 62A is provided with interface box side mounting portion 64 and piece 1822, interface box side mounting portion 64 not only can be installed to the first installation part 26 but also can be installed to second mounting portion 28, and piece 1822 has engaging groove 1820, and is provided for moving of interface box 60.
Interface box side mounting portion 64 is provided with interface box side- connector 66A and 66B, and interface box side- connector 66A and 66B can be installed to main body side connector 30A and 30B respectively and dismantle from main body side connector 30A and 30B.
By the control member in the bindiny mechanism of operation setting in the first installation part 26 or second mounting portion 28, the first installation part 26 or second mounting portion 28 are installed in interface box side mounting portion 64, are perhaps dismantled from the first installation part 26 or second mounting portion 28.This allows interface box side- connector 66A and 66B to be electrically connected to main body side connector 30A and 30B respectively and disconnects from main body side connector 30A and 30B electricity.
In other words, by as shown in Figure 2 the interface box side mounting portion 64 of interface box 60 being installed to the first installation part 26 of main body 14, interface box 60 is installed to the upper surface 22E of main body 14.
Equally, by as shown in Figure 1 the interface box side mounting portion 64 of interface box 60 being installed to second mounting portion 28 of main body 14, interface box 60 is installed to the rear surface 22B of main body 14.
As shown in Figure 8, side surface 62C is provided with 4 connectors: the first audio signal input connector 68A, the second audio signal input connector 68B, the first digital image signal lead-out terminal 68C and the second digital image signal lead-out terminal 68D.
In the present embodiment, the first and second audio signal input connector 68A and 68B and the first and second digital image signal lead-out terminal 68C and 68D serve as the connector that is used to be connected to external equipment.
Then, will describe the structure of main body 14 and interface box 60 with reference to figure 7 in detail.
As shown in Figure 7, except above-mentioned image acquisition device 20, main body 14 also comprises prism 40, signal processor 42, interface (I/F) unit 44A, I/F unit 44B, operating unit 46, display unit 48, controller 50 and power supply 54.
In the present embodiment, main body 14 comprises three image acquisition devices 20 corresponding to three kinds of colors (red, green and blue).Prism 40 will be divided into three kinds of colors (red, green and blue) from the light beam of the formation object images of imaging optical system 18 guiding, and they are directed to its corresponding image acquisition device 20.
And signal processor 42 will be provided to external display device through pretreated signal of video signal by (referring to Fig. 3) in the connector 23, so that the image in the shooting process is presented on the display device.Perhaps, signal processor 42 decompress(ion)s (decoding) are reproduced and are provided to by controller 50 and I/ F unit 44A and 44B its image data by recoding/reproduction unit 16, and be provided to external display device by one in the connector 23 image data of decompress(ion) that will treat playback, on display device, to show the image of playback.
I/ F unit 44A and 44B carry out the transmission and the reception of signal of video signal and control signal, and the transmission of the signal of video signal between these signals and controller 50 and the recoding/reproduction unit 16 is relevant with reception.
I/ F unit 44A and 44B be the transmission and the reception of the signal between implementation controller 50 and the interface box 60 also.
Operating unit 46 is included as the switch and the sound volume control device of the various settings of operating and setting of image acquisition equipment 10.
50 pairs of above-mentioned signal processors 42 of controller, I/ F unit 44A and 44B, operating unit 46 and display unit 48 are controlled.
More specifically, controller 50 is microcomputers, described microcomputer comprises CPU (CPU), the read-only memory (ROM) and the peripheral large scale integrated circuit (LSI) of the random access storage device (RAM) of service area, storage control program etc. is provided, wherein, described peripheral large scale integrated circuit (LSI) is used for receiving control signal and data-signal to signal processor 42, I/ F unit 44A and 44B, operating unit 46 and display unit 48 transmissions and from them.When described CPU carried out the control program that is stored among the ROM, various control operations were performed.
The interface unit 72 of interface box 60 by I/ F unit 44A and 44B to controller 50 with signal processor 42 transmits and from they received signals.Simultaneously, interface unit 72 transmits and from its received signal to external equipment 2 by the first and second audio signal input connector 68A and 68B and the first and second digital image signal lead-out terminal 68C and 68D.
The first and second audio signal input connector 68A and 68B are connected to external equipment 2, and external equipment 2 comprises external microphone and is used for the electronic equipment of audio frequency output.Therefore, the audio signal (voice data) from microphone and electronic equipment is imported into interface unit 72.
In other words, interface unit 72 is provided to controller 50 and signal processor 42 by one among I/F unit 44A and the 44B with input audio signal.Controller 50 and signal processor 42 are provided to recoding/reproduction unit 16 by among I/F unit 44A and the 44B another with the audio signal that is provided.
Therefore, the audio signal that is provided by interface unit 72 be recorded/reproduction units 16 is recorded in the recording medium.
In the present embodiment, interface unit 72 is configured to be connected to three types external equipment 2, promptly needs the microphone of powering, and does not need the microphone of powering and the electronic equipment that audio signal is provided by line output.In response to the three-position switch actuating of the first and second input signal selector switch 70A and 70B, interface unit 72 turns on and off signal processing and the power supply for three kinds of external equipments 2.
The first and second digital image signal lead-out terminal 68C and 68D are connected to external equipment 2, and external equipment 2 comprises external monitor equipment (display) and external record/reproducer.This allows digital image signal to be provided to monitor and recording/reproducing apparatus.
In the present embodiment, digital image signal is the signal of video signal of high definition standard.
In other words, the signal of video signal that provides from signal processor 42 or controller 50 by one among I/F unit 44A and the 44B is provided for interface unit 72, and the signal of video signal that is received is provided to monitor apparatus and recording/reproducing apparatus by the first and second digital image signal lead-out terminal 68C and 68D.
Therefore, image based on the digital image signal of exporting by interface unit 72 is displayed on the surveillance equipment (external equipment 2), and perhaps the digital image signal by interface unit 72 outputs is recorded in the recording medium by external record/reproducer (external equipment 2).
In the present embodiment, be installed in the first installation part 26 of main body 14 and second mounting portion 28 one recoding/reproduction unit 16, and interface box 60 is installed in the first installation part 26 and second mounting portion 28 another.In the case, the main body side connector 30A and the 30B that are arranged in one in the first installation part 26 and second mounting portion 28 are connected respectively to recording/reproducing apparatus side- connector 32A and 32B, and the main body side connector 30A and the 30B that are arranged among another person in the first installation part 26 and second mounting portion 28 are connected respectively to interface box side- connector 66A and 66B.
Therefore, because outside main body side connector 30A in the first installation part 26 and second mounting portion 28 and 30B neither one be exposed to, so can prevent to adhere to dust.In other words, under the situation of the lid that is not provided for covering the main body side connector 30A that just be not used and 30B, can prevent that also dust adhesion is on main body side connector 30A and 30B.
And, interface box 60 executive agents 14 and the signal between the external equipment 2 that cover (perhaps being connected to) main body side connector 30A and 30B transmit and receive, and therefore allow to utilize the main body side connector 30A that is not connected with recoding/reproduction unit 16 and the function of 30B.This helps improving the added value of camera system.
In addition, in the present embodiment, because the transmission and the reception of the signal between interface box 60 executive agents 14 and the external equipment 2, be very easy to come recorde audio signal by service recorder/reproduction units 16, and be very easy to digital image signal is offered external equipment 2.This also helps improving the added value of camera system.
Utilize interface box 60 of the present invention, under the situation of the lid that is not provided for covering the main body side connector 30A that just be not used and 30B, can prevent that also dust adhesion is on main body side connector 30A and 30B.Simultaneously, interface box 60 can executive agent 14 and external equipment 2 between the transmission and the reception of signal.This helps improving the added value of camera system.
And, because signal can transmit and receive between main body 14 and external equipment 2, thus be very easy to come recorde audio signal by service recorder/reproduction units 16, and be very easy to digital image signal is offered external equipment 2.This helps improving the added value of camera system.
＜the second embodiment 〉
First embodiment has described such situation: the external equipment that is connected to interface box 60 comprises microphone, electronic equipment, monitor apparatus and recording/reproducing apparatus.Yet the external equipment that is connected to interface box 60 is not limited thereto.
Figure 15 shows the block diagram of camera system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.In the following embodiments, the label identical with the member employing with parts identical among first embodiment, and its detailed description is omitted.
In a second embodiment, the external equipment 2 remotely-controlled equipment 2A of first embodiment replace.
In the case, interface box 60 (the 3rd housing 62) is provided with remote-control connector 74A (external equipment connector), and remote control equipment 2A is connected to described remote-control connector 74A via cable.The transmission and the reception of the remote signal between interface unit 72 implementation controllers 50 and the remote control equipment 2A.
The same with the situation among first embodiment, this structure can prevent that dust adhesion from arriving main body side connector 30A and 30B, and allows to utilize main body side connector 30A that is connected with recoding/reproduction unit 16 and the function of 30B.Equally, this helps improving the added value of camera system.In addition, in a second embodiment, because remote control equipment 2A can be in the place remote control main body 14 away from camera system, so it realizes near the not shooting environmental camera system of a kind of operator easily.This helps improving the usability of camera system.
＜the three embodiment 〉
Various details the 3rd embodiment.
Figure 16 shows the block diagram of the camera system of the 3rd embodiment.
In the 3rd embodiment, interface box 60 (the 3rd housing 62) setting operation switch 76.In response to the operation by interface unit 72 detected console switchs 76, controller 50 controlling recording/reproducing mechanism, signal processor 42 etc.
Utilize such structure, the 3rd embodiment can realize the effect similar to first embodiment.And in the 3rd embodiment, the use of console switch 76 allows to add control, and described additional control is that the console switch institute that is arranged in the main body 14 by use is irrealizable.This helps improving user's comfort level.
＜the four embodiment 〉
Various details the 4th embodiment.
Figure 17 shows the block diagram of the camera system of the 4th embodiment.
In the 4th embodiment, interface box 60 (the 3rd housing 62) is provided with display unit 78, and described display unit 78 comprises display lamp and is used for the display device etc. of display text and picture etc.So according to the operation of recoding/reproduction mechanism, signal processor 42 etc., controller 50 is by the display operation of interface unit 72 control display units 78.
Utilize such structure, the 4th embodiment can realize the effect similar to first embodiment.And the 4th embodiment can provide the relevant information of operation with recoding/reproduction mechanism, signal processor 42 etc. to the user by the demonstration on display unit 78.This helps improving user's comfort level.
＜the five embodiment 〉
Various details the 5th embodiment.
Figure 18 shows the block diagram of the camera system of the 5th embodiment.
In the 5th embodiment, external power source 2B is connected to interface box 60.
More specifically, interface box 60 (the 3rd housing 62) is provided with external power input connector 74B (external equipment connector), and wherein, external power source 2B connects described external power input connector 74B via cable.So the external power that is fed to external power input connector 74B from external power source 2B is supplied to power supply 54 (that is, being fed to main body 14) by external power input connector 74B, interface box side-connector 66B and main body side connector 30B.
For supplied with external power, between interface box side-connector 66B and main body side connector 30B, additional circuit can be set, described additional circuit is used for from the voltage of the external power of external power source 2B supply or the conversion of electric current.Such adjunct circuit can be included in the interface unit 72.
Utilize such structure, the 5th embodiment can realize the effect similar to first embodiment.And the 5th embodiment can allow the transmission and the reception of the electric power between main body 14 and the external power source 2B.This helps improving the added value of camera system.
In addition, because can utilize external power input connector 74B from external power source 2B supply electric power, external power input connector 74B be arranged on main body 14 in the different position of connector 23 (Fig. 3), so can guarantee the degree of freedom of the cable distribution of external power source 2B.This helps improving the usability of camera system.
＜the six embodiment 〉
Various details the 6th embodiment.
Figure 19 shows the block diagram of the camera system of the 6th embodiment.
In the 6th embodiment, interface box 60 is provided with battery mounting section 80 and battery connector 74C (external equipment connector), wherein, battery 2C (external equipment) can be installed to battery mounting section 80 and be dismantled from battery mounting section 80, and battery connector 74C is connected to the electrode of battery 2C.
So the electric power of supplying from the battery 2C that is installed to battery mounting section 80 is fed to power supply 54 (that is, being fed to main body 14) by battery connector 74C, interface box side-connector 66B and main body side connector 30B.
In order to supply electric power from battery 2C, between interface box side-connector 66B and main body side connector 30B, additional circuit and telecommunication circuit can be set, wherein, described additional circuit is used for from the voltage of the external power of battery 2C supply or the conversion of electric current, and described telecommunication circuit is used for communicating by letter with the communication unit that is arranged on battery 2C.Such adjunct circuit and telecommunication circuit can be included in the interface unit 72.
Utilize such structure, the 6th embodiment can realize the effect similar to first embodiment.And the 6th embodiment can allow the transmission and the reception of the electric power between main body 14 and the battery 2C.This helps improving the added value of camera system.
In addition, electric power can be fed to main body 14 from battery 2C under the situation of not using cable.This helps improving the usability of camera system.
The detailed description of＜mounting portion 〉
Then, will describe mounting portion 122 in detail, as the example of the first installation part 26 or second mounting portion 28.Above-mentioned recoding/reproduction unit 16 and interface box 60 are examples of auxiliary equipment.
Figure 20 illustrates auxiliary equipment to the installation of mounting portion 122 with from its dismounting.Figure 21 illustrates the operation of joystick 132 and auxiliary equipment slide 130 to Figure 23.Figure 24 and Figure 25 illustrate the operation of engagement/releasing mechanism 136.Figure 26 and Figure 27 illustrate the operation of movement conversion mechanism 134.Figure 28 and Figure 29 illustrate the operation of locking mechanism 140 and pressure exerting arrangement 142.Figure 30 and Figure 31 are the exploded perspective views of locking mechanism 140 and pressure exerting arrangement 142.Figure 32 is the exploded perspective view of locking mechanism 140 and pressure exerting arrangement 142 when from beneath.Figure 33 illustrates the operation of locking mechanism 140 and pressure exerting arrangement 142 to Figure 35.
Mounting portion 122 comprises auxiliary equipment slide 130 (referring to Figure 21), joystick 132 (referring to Figure 21), movement conversion mechanism 134 (referring to Figure 26) and engagement/releasing mechanism 136 (referring to Figure 24).
In the present embodiment, mounting portion 122 also comprises mate 138 (referring to Figure 33), locking mechanism 140 (referring to Figure 35) and pressure exerting arrangement 142 (referring to Figure 34).
Movement conversion mechanism 134 (referring to Figure 26) makes the synchronously linear movement of swing of auxiliary equipment slide 130 and joystick 132.More particularly, when joystick 132 is positioned at the first swing position P1, auxiliary equipment slide 130 is positioned at engagement/disengaging configuration P3 (referring to Figure 21), in this position, the auxiliary equipment side-connector of auxiliary equipment separates with the main body side connector, and auxiliary equipment and auxiliary equipment slide 130 engagements or from its disengaging; And when joystick 132 was positioned at the second swing position P2, auxiliary equipment slide 130 was positioned at link position P4 (referring to Figure 22), and in this position, the auxiliary equipment side-connector is connected to the main body side connector.
When auxiliary equipment slide 130 was positioned at link position P4, engagement/releasing mechanism 136 (referring to Figure 24) and joystick 132 were can the disengaging mode meshing.Engagement/releasing mechanism 136 makes joystick 132 be maintained on the second swing position P2 thus.
As Figure 21 and shown in Figure 22, mounting portion 122 has diapire 2202, sidewall 2204 and installing space 2206, wherein, described sidewall 2204 rises from the relative both sides of diapire 2202, and extend on the direction of motion of auxiliary equipment slide 130, installing space 2206 is formed on the diapire 2202 and between the sidewall 2204.
The structure of＜sidewall and mate 〉
As Figure 20 and shown in Figure 33, the sidewall 2204 on relative both sides respectively has inner surface 2210 respect to one another and is positioned at outer surface 2212 with respective inner surfaces 2210 opposite sides on diapire 2202.
As Figure 20, Figure 21 and shown in Figure 33, each in the side walls 2204 is provided with two notch portion 2224 relatively, is used for allowing at engagement/disengaging configuration P3 with auxiliary equipment 122 dismountings from the mounting portion.Each notch portion 2224 forms in the following way: the top from sidewall 2204 is removed a part that comprises inclined surface 2220 stays flat surfaces 2222 and the flat surfaces 2222 belows part in abutting connection with diapire 2202 simultaneously.
Be positioned at auxiliary equipment slide 130 under the situation of engagement/disengaging configuration P3 (referring to Figure 21), 4 gear blocks 1834 of auxiliary equipment (referring to Figure 33 (or Fig. 8)) pass through its corresponding notch portion 2224 along the direction perpendicular to diapire 2202 towards diapire 2202.Then, when the flat surfaces 1830 of gear block 1834 was placed on the respective flat surface 2222 of sidewall 2204, auxiliary equipment was installed to mounting portion 122, and with 130 engagements of auxiliary equipment slide.On the other hand, when with auxiliary equipment from the mounting portion 122 whens dismounting, 4 gear blocks 1834 of auxiliary equipment along perpendicular to and the direction of leaving diapire 2202 by its corresponding notch portion 2224, and by from 130 dismountings of auxiliary equipment slide.
When auxiliary equipment slide 130 is moved to link position P4 (referring to Figure 22), the inclined surface 1832 (referring to Figure 33) of each gear block 1834 and 2220 engagements of the inclined surface of each sidewall 2204.When auxiliary equipment is positioned at link position P4, auxiliary equipment perpendicular to and the motion left on diapire 2202 directions be prevented from.
In the present embodiment, mate 138 (referring to Figure 33) comprises inclined surface 2220 and notch portion 2224.When auxiliary equipment is positioned at link position P4 (referring to Figure 22), mate 138 and auxiliary equipment engagement, and stop auxiliary equipment perpendicular to and leave motion on diapire 2202 directions.When auxiliary equipment was positioned at engagement/disengaging configuration P3 (referring to Figure 21), mate 138 broke away from from auxiliary equipment, and allow auxiliary equipment perpendicular to and leave motion on diapire 2202 directions.
Mate 138 is set in the both sides sidewall 2204 of diapire 2202 each.
The structure of＜auxiliary equipment slide 〉
As shown in figure 21, auxiliary equipment slide 130 comprises main board part 3002 that is positioned on the diapire 2202 and the rise part 3004 that rises from main board part 3002.
In the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, main board part 3002 is formed on the diapire 2202 between the signal connector 124 and power connector 126.Sidepiece 3006 rises from the relative both sides of main board part 3002, and described relative both sides are positioned at the direction vertical with the direction of motion of auxiliary equipment slide 130.
The inner surface 2210 of sidepiece 3006 its corresponding sidewalls 2204 meshes, and is arranged in the main board part 3002 and its engagement of diapire 2202 tops.But this allows auxiliary equipment slide 130 to be directed in the mode of linear movement.Perhaps, inner surface 2210 engagements of sidepiece 3006 its corresponding sidewalls 2204, and the lower end of sidepiece 3006 (from the outstanding downwards lower end of main board part 3002) and diapire 2202 engagements.But this also allows auxiliary equipment slide 130 to be directed in the mode of linear movement.
Rise the edge rise of part 3004 from main board part 3002, described edge is positioned on the direction of motion of auxiliary equipment slide 130.
By allowing to rise engaging groove 1820 engagements of part 3004 can break away from mode and piece 1822 (referring to Fig. 8), auxiliary equipment is with 130 linear movements of auxiliary equipment slide.
The structure of＜joystick 〉
To shown in Figure 27, joystick 132 comprises main handle 144 and auxiliary-handle 148 as Figure 24.Main handle 144 its longitudinally the middle part can the swing mode being installed to placing portion 122.The auxiliary-handle 148 that is used for swinging operation is can the swing mode being installed to annular shaft support 146, and described annular shaft supports 146 and is arranged on the longitudinal end of main handle 144.
As Figure 24 and shown in Figure 25, grappling slide 150 is included in the auxiliary-handle 148, makes that grappling slide 150 can be in the vertical enterprising line linearity reciprocating motion of auxiliary-handle 148.Simultaneously, be used for grappling slide 150 is included in auxiliary-handle 148 towards the spring 152 that axle supports 146 biasings.
Ring edge along axle support 146 forms first anchor groove 4602 and second anchor groove 4604, and exists at interval betwixt.
Grappling slide 150 has the first grappling projection 5002, operating projection 5004 and the second grappling projection 5006, wherein, the described first grappling projection 5002 is anchored in first anchor groove 4602 and second anchor groove 4604 in engageable and departing mode, and described operating projection 5004 allows 150 linear movements of grappling slide.
In Figure 24, label 5008 expression is used to control the spacer pin of the maximum extrusion position of grappling slide 150.
When the first grappling projection 5002 was anchored in first anchor groove 4602 as shown in figure 24, main handle 144 and auxiliary-handle 148 were in the first connection status ST1, and in this first connection status ST1, auxiliary-handle 148 is positioned on the extended line of main handle 144.
When the first grappling projection 5002 was anchored in second anchor groove 4604 as shown in figure 25, main handle 144 and auxiliary-handle 148 were in the second connection status ST2, and in this second connection status ST2, auxiliary-handle 148 extends on the bending direction of main handle 144.
Therefore, be provided with the first engagement/releasing mechanism, it can allow main handle 144 and auxiliary-handle 148 optionally to be in the first connection status ST1 and the second connection status ST2.First engagement/the releasing mechanism comprises grappling slide 150, spring 152, first anchor groove 4602 and second anchor groove 4604.
In addition, when joystick 132 (promptly, when main handle 144) being positioned at the second swing position P2, if main handle 144 and auxiliary-handle 148 are in the second connection status ST2 as described in Figure 25, then auxiliary-handle 148 is moved to retracted position P5, that is, move more close mounting portion 122, and 122 extend along the mounting portion.
Mounting portion 122 is provided with mounting portion side anchor certain portions 2230, and it meshes can break away from the mode and second grappling projection 5006 when auxiliary-handle 148 is positioned at retracted position P5.
Therefore, be provided with the second engagement/releasing mechanism, it can allow auxiliary-handle 148 to be maintained on the retracted position P5 can break away from mode and auxiliary-handle 148 engagements when auxiliary-handle 148 is positioned at retracted position P5 thus.Second engagement/the releasing mechanism comprises second grappling projection 5006 and mounting portion side anchor certain portions 2230.
Engagement/releasing mechanism 136 comprises the above-mentioned first engagement/releasing mechanism and the second engagement/releasing mechanism.
The structure of＜movement conversion mechanism 〉
As Figure 26 and shown in Figure 27, movement conversion mechanism 134 comprises first handle 154, first handle 154 is can the swing mode being installed to mounting portion 122, with joystick 132 and 130 engagements of auxiliary equipment slide, and make the auxiliary equipment slide 130 and the swing of joystick 132 synchronously carry out linear reciprocal movement.
More particularly, the middle part that is included in the main handle 144 in the joystick 132 by axle 2240 can the swing mode being installed to mounting portion 122.Main handle 144 is 122 outwards outstanding from the mounting portion in its half on vertically, and is connected to auxiliary-handle 148, and main handle 144 is disposed on the recess of diapire 2202 at its on vertically second half.
First handle 154 is disposed on the described recess of diapire 2202 by axle 2242.
Shown in Figure 23, when the roller 5404 in being arranged on first handle 154 meshed with the cam path of auxiliary equipment slide 130 3010, first handle 154 and auxiliary equipment slide 130 meshed as also.
As shown in figure 26, be provided for the spring 3012 of auxiliary equipment slide 130 to engagement/disengaging configuration P3 (referring to Figure 21) biasing.
In addition, spring 5410 is set, is used for making auxiliary equipment slide 130 move to engagement/disengaging configuration P3 first handle 154 biasings.
The structure of＜locking mechanism 〉
As Figure 30, Figure 31 and shown in Figure 32, locking mechanism 140 comprises locking slide 156 and outstanding/retraction mechanism 158.
Locking slide 156 is arranged in the sidewall 2204, and its set-up mode makes that it can be with respect to installing space 2206 outstanding and withdrawal between latched position P6 (referring to Figure 35) and retracted position P7 (referring to Figure 34).Latched position P6 is such position: on this position, and when auxiliary equipment is positioned at link position P4, locking slide 156 and the surface engaged of auxiliary equipment towards engagement/disengaging configuration P3.Retracted position is such position: on this position, locking slide 156 returns to the sidewall 2204 from installing space 2206.
In the present embodiment, as shown in figure 35, the auxiliary equipment surface with 156 engagements of locking slide on latched position P6 is the end surfaces 1836 of the gear block 1834 of auxiliary equipment.
Outstanding/retraction mechanism 158 makes locking slides 156 outstanding or from its withdrawal to installing space 2206.
Outstanding/retraction mechanism 158 comprises releasing handle 160, spring 162, and mutual interlocking gear 164.Releasing handle 160 is arranged to and can moves between initial position P8 (referring to Figure 35) and compression position P9 (referring to Figure 34).As shown in figure 31, spring 162 will lock slide 156 towards latched position P6 (referring to Figure 35) biasing, and releasing handle 160 is setovered towards initial position P8 (referring to Figure 35).Mutual interlocking gear 164 is configured to connect releasing handle 160 and locking slide 156.Mutual interlocking gear 164 allows to lock slide 156 and is positioned at latched position P6 when releasing handle 160 is positioned at initial position P8, and permission locking slide 156 when releasing handle 160 is positioned at compression position P9 is positioned at retracted position P7.
As shown in figure 31, slide plate 166 is installed to releasing handle 160.Slide plate 166 is provided with from its outstanding cam pin 168.Therefore, cam pin 168 is with releasing handle 160 motions.
Mutual interlocking gear 164 comprise cam pin 168 and be formed in the locking slide 156 and with the cam path 5602 (referring to Figure 32) of cam pin 168 engagements.Cam path 5602 allows to lock slide 156 and is positioned at latched position P6 when releasing handle 160 is positioned at initial position P8, and permission locking slide 156 when releasing handle 160 is positioned at compression position P9 is positioned at retracted position P7.
In the present embodiment, cam face 5604 (referring to Figure 33) is set at the end of locking slide 156.When auxiliary equipment meshes with the auxiliary equipment slide 130 that is positioned at engagement/disengaging configuration P3 (referring to Figure 21), cam face 5604 and auxiliary equipment engagement, and allow locking slide 156 to move to retracted position P7 (referring to Figure 34) from latched position P6 (referring to Figure 35).
The structure of＜pressure exerting arrangement 〉
Pressure exerting arrangement 142 is set in the mounting portion 122.The auxiliary equipment that pressure exerting arrangement 142 will be arranged in link position P4 (referring to Figure 22) presses a sidewall of opposing sidewalls 2204, gets loose to prevent auxiliary equipment.
As Figure 30 and shown in Figure 31, pressure exerting arrangement 142 comprises the slide 170 of exerting pressure, internal thread 172, handle 174, and external screw thread 176.The slide 170 of exerting pressure is arranged in the sidewall 2204 in non-rotatable mode, and is provided with around the axle center, and the axle center is along movably extending perpendicular to the direction of auxiliary equipment slide 130 moving directions.Internal thread 172 can move with the slide 170 of exerting pressure, and has the axle center of movably extending along perpendicular to the direction of auxiliary equipment slide 130 moving directions.Handle 174 is with rotatable and can not axially movable mode be arranged in the sidewall 2204.External screw thread 176 can rotate with handle 174, and is screwed onto in the internal thread 172.
Therefore, by operating handle 174, slide 170 linear movements of exerting pressure, and be projected into installing space 2206 or be withdrawn into the sidewall 2204 from installing space 2206 from sidewall 2204.
As Figure 33 and shown in Figure 34, in the present embodiment, the inclined surface 7002 that can mesh with the inclined surface 1832 of gear block 1834 is set at the end of the slide 170 of exerting pressure.By inclined surface 7002 being pressed the inclined surface 1832 of gear block 1834, auxiliary equipment is pressed against a sidewall in the opposing sidewalls 2204.
The installation of＜auxiliary equipment 〉
As shown in figure 21, main handle 144 and auxiliary-handle 148 are in the first connection status ST1 (also referring to Figure 24), and joystick 132 is positioned at the first swing position P1, and auxiliary equipment slide 130 is positioned at engagement/disengaging configuration P3.In addition, by operating handle 174 (referring to Figure 34), the slide 170 of exerting pressure is returned in the sidewall 2204.
Then, auxiliary equipment is moved, and makes the gear block 1834 of auxiliary equipment be positioned at notch portion 2224 (referring to Figure 21) top of its corresponding mounting portion 122, and move more close diapire 2202.
So, one in the gear block 1834 allows locking slide 156 to move to retracted position P7 (referring to Figure 34) from latched position P6 (referring to Figure 35), the flat surfaces 1830 of gear block 1834 and 2222 engagements of the flat surfaces of one of sidewall 2204, and engaging groove 1820 engagements of the rise part 3004 of auxiliary equipment slide 130 and piece 1822.
Then, as shown in figure 22, make joystick 132 move to the second swing position P2, and auxiliary equipment and auxiliary equipment slide 130 move to link position P4 from the first swing position P1 (referring to Figure 21).When auxiliary equipment and auxiliary equipment slide 130 are positioned at link position P4, auxiliary equipment side-connector (that is, signal connector 32A or 66A and power connector 32B or 66B) is connected respectively to main body side connector (signal connector 124 and power connector 126).
When auxiliary equipment and auxiliary equipment slide 130 are positioned at link position P4, operating projection 5004 (referring to Figure 24) is operated to the first grappling projection 5002 and breaks away from from first anchor groove 4602, swing auxiliary-handle 148 makes main handle 144 and auxiliary-handle 148 be in the second connection status ST2 so that the first grappling projection 5002 is anchored in second anchor groove 4604.Therefore, as Figure 23 and shown in Figure 25, auxiliary-handle 148 is in position 122 extensions along the mounting portion near mounting portion 122, and in other words, auxiliary-handle 148 is positioned at retracted position P5.In addition, second grappling projection 5006 and 2230 engagements of mounting portion side anchor certain portions, and auxiliary-handle 148 is maintained at retracted position P5.
Therefore, prevented that auxiliary equipment from moving towards engagement/disengaging configuration P3, and auxiliary equipment is securely held in link position P4.
And, because auxiliary-handle 148 is maintained at retracted position P5, so auxiliary-handle 148 (joystick 132) does not hinder the operation of video cameras (image acquisition equipment 10).This helps improving the usability of video cameras.
In the present embodiment, when auxiliary equipment is positioned at link position P4 (referring to Figure 22), locking slide 156 is outstanding towards latched position P6 (referring to Figure 35), meshes with the end surfaces 1836 with gear block 1834, stops auxiliary equipment moving towards engagement/disengaging configuration P3 (referring to Figure 21) thus.This allows auxiliary equipment to be securely held in link position P4.
In addition, in the present embodiment, when auxiliary equipment was positioned at link position P4, the operating handle 174 feasible slides 170 of exerting pressure were outstanding towards installing space 2206.The inclined surface 7002 of this slide 170 that causes exerting pressure presses the inclined surface 1832 of gear block 1834.This can prevent to be positioned at the getting loose of auxiliary equipment of link position P4.
In other words, in the present embodiment locking mechanism 140 and pressure exerting arrangement 142 usability that helps improving video cameras (image acquisition equipment 10) are set.
The dismounting of＜auxiliary equipment 〉
At first, as shown in figure 28, by operating handle 174, make the slide 170 of exerting pressure get back to sidewall 2204 one in.
Then, (also referring to Figure 24 and Figure 25) as shown in figure 29 by operating operation projection 5004, the first grappling projection 5002 is broken away from from second anchor groove 4604, and the second grappling projection 5006 breaks away from from mounting portion side anchor certain portions 2230.Then, by swing auxiliary-handle 148, make main handle 144 and auxiliary-handle 148 be in the first connection status ST1 (referring to Figure 24).
Then, releasing handle 160 is pressed to compression position P9 (referring to Figure 34) from initial position P8 (referring to Figure 35), and locking slide 156 moves to retracted position P7 (referring to Figure 34) from latched position P6 (referring to Figure 35).
Then, under the situation of releasing handle 160 pressurizeds, joystick 132 is swung to the first swing position P1 from the second swing position P2.
By swing joystick 132, auxiliary equipment slide 130 moves to engagement/disengaging configuration P3 (referring to Figure 21) by first handle 154 (referring to Figure 26 and Figure 27) from link position P4 (referring to Figure 22).Thus, the auxiliary equipment side-connector (promptly, signal connector 32A or 66A and power connector 32B or 66B) separate with main body side connector (signal connector 124 and power connector 126) respectively, and auxiliary equipment moves to engagement/disengaging configuration P3 from link position P4.
Then, when auxiliary equipment along perpendicular to and the direction of leaving diapire 2202 when moving, gear block 1834 is by its corresponding notch portion 2224, so auxiliary equipment is by 122 dismountings from the mounting portion.
In the present embodiment, the main body side connector (signal connector 124 and power connector 126) of auxiliary equipment side-connector of auxiliary equipment (that is, signal connector 32A or 66A and power connector 32B or 66B) and main body 14 connects by shirtsleeve operation (such as swing joystick 132 between the first swing position P1 (referring to Figure 21) and the second swing position P2 (referring to Figure 22)) and disconnects.This helps improving operability.
In addition, because joystick 132 remains on the second swing position P2 (referring to Figure 22) by engagement/releasing mechanism 136, so can keep the connection between auxiliary equipment side-connector and the main body side connector reliably.This helps keeping reliably the connection between the connector.
Be used to write down the weight big (for example, 4 or 5 kilograms) of recoding/reproduction unit of the high-quality image data of film etc.Therefore, present embodiment helps improving the operability of main body 14 and recoding/reproduction unit 16.
It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that according to design needs and other factors and can carry out various modifications, combination, sub-portfolio and variation, as long as it is in the scope of claims or its equivalent.
The cross reference of related application
The present invention comprises the theme that relates to Japanese patent application JP2006-307745 and JP2006-307772, and above-mentioned Japanese patent application is submitted to Japan Patent office on November 14th, 2006, and its full content is contained in this by reference.
Claims (12)
1. camera system comprises:
Main body, it disposes carries out shooting to generate image data;
The recoding/reproduction unit, it disposes and writes down and reproduce described image data; And
Interface box, it disposes the signal carried out between described main body and the external equipment and/or the transmission and the reception of electric power,
Wherein, described main body comprises first housing, and described first housing has different directed a plurality of outer surfaces;
Two different outer surfaces of described first housing are provided with the first installation part and second mounting portion respectively, and each mounting portion has the main body side connector;
Described recoding/reproduction unit has second housing that constitutes its shell;
Described second housing is provided with recoding/reproduction cell side mounting portion, and described recoding/reproduction cell side mounting portion both can be installed to described the first installation part, can be installed to described second mounting portion again;
Described recoding/reproduction cell side mounting portion is provided with the recoding/reproduction cell side connector that can be connected to described main body side connector;
Described interface box has the 3rd housing that constitutes its shell;
Described the 3rd housing is provided with interface box side mounting portion, and described interface box side mounting portion both can be installed to described the first installation part, can be installed to described second mounting portion again; And
Described interface box side mounting portion is provided with the interface box side-connector that can be connected to described main body side connector.
2. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described interface box has the external equipment connector that is connected to described external equipment; And
The signal between described main body and the described external equipment and/or the transmission of electric power and reception are carried out by described main body side connector, described interface box side-connector and described external equipment connector.
3. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first housing comprises signal processor, described signal processor is configured to produce the image data with being recorded;
Described second housing comprises recoding/reproduction mechanism and controller, described recoding/reproduction mechanism is configured to described the image data that is recorded being recorded in the recording medium of providing from described signal processor, with from the described image data of described recording medium reproducing, described controller is configured to control described recoding/reproduction mechanism;
Described the 3rd housing comprises interface unit, and described interface unit is configured to carry out the transmission and the reception of the signal between described main body and the described external equipment;
The voice data that provides from described external equipment is provided the described signal that transmits and receive by described interface unit between described main body and described external equipment; And
Described controller make described recoding/reproduction mechanism will by described interface unit from the described audio data recording of described external equipment supply described recording medium.
4. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first housing comprises signal processor, described signal processor is configured to produce the image data with being recorded;
Described second housing comprises recoding/reproduction mechanism and controller, described recoding/reproduction mechanism is configured to described the image data that is recorded being recorded in the recording medium of providing from described signal processor, with from the described image data of described recording medium reproducing, described controller is configured to control described recoding/reproduction mechanism;
Described the 3rd housing comprises interface unit, and described interface unit is configured to carry out the transmission and the reception of the signal between described main body and the described external equipment;
The described signal that transmits and receive by described interface unit between described main body and described external equipment comprises the described image data from described recording medium reproducing by described recoding/reproduction mechanism; And
Described controller makes and to be provided to described external equipment from the described image data of described recording medium reproducing by described interface unit by described recoding/reproduction mechanism.
5. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first housing comprises signal processor, described signal processor is configured to produce the image data with being recorded;
Described second housing comprises recoding/reproduction mechanism, image acquisition device and controller, described recoding/reproduction mechanism is configured to described the image data that is recorded being recorded in the recording medium of providing from described signal processor, with from the described image data of described recording medium reproducing, described image acquisition device is configured to obtain object images, and described controller is configured to control described recoding/reproduction mechanism;
Described the 3rd housing comprises interface unit, and described interface unit is configured to carry out the transmission and the reception of the signal between described main body and the described external equipment;
Described signal processor is carried out preliminary treatment with the generation image data to the signal of video signal that provides from described image acquisition device, and it is described with the image data that is recorded to produce that the pretreated image data of described process is encoded;
The described signal that transmits and receive by described interface unit between described main body and described external equipment comprises by described signal processor and has carried out pretreated described image data; And
Described controller is provided to described external equipment with the pretreated image data of described process by described interface unit.
6. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, the lens barrel that comprises imaging optical system is installed to described first housing, described first housing comprises image acquisition device and signal processor, described image acquiring device is configured to obtain object images by described imaging optical system guiding to produce signal of video signal, and described signal processor is configured to produce the image data that is recorded based on described signal of video signal; And
Described second housing comprises recoding/reproduction mechanism, and described recoding/reproduction mechanism is configured to describedly be recorded in the image data that is recorded the recording medium and from the described image data of described recording medium reproducing with what provide from described signal processor.
7. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first housing comprises signal processor, described signal processor is configured to produce the image data with being recorded;
Described second housing comprises recoding/reproduction mechanism and controller, described recoding/reproduction mechanism is configured to described the image data that is recorded being recorded in the recording medium of providing from described signal processor, with from the described image data of described recording medium reproducing, described controller is configured to control described recoding/reproduction mechanism and described signal processor;
Described the 3rd housing comprises interface unit, and described interface unit is configured to carry out the transmission and the reception of the signal between described main body and the described external equipment;
The described signal that transmits and receive by described interface unit between described main body and the described external equipment is the signal that transmits and receive by described interface unit between described controller and the described external equipment;
Described external equipment is a remote control equipment; And
Described controller is controlled described recoding/reproduction mechanism and described signal processor based on the control signal that provides from described remote control equipment.
8. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first housing comprises signal processor, described signal processor is configured to produce the image data with being recorded;
Described second housing comprises recoding/reproduction mechanism and controller, described recoding/reproduction mechanism is configured to described the image data that is recorded being recorded in the recording medium of providing from described signal processor, with from the described image data of described recording medium reproducing, described controller is configured to control described recoding/reproduction mechanism and described signal processor;
Described the 3rd housing comprises interface unit and console switch, and described interface unit is configured to carry out the transmission and the reception of the signal between described main body and the described external equipment, and described console switch is connected to described interface unit; And
Described controller is controlled described recoding/reproduction mechanism and described signal processor in response to the operation by the detected described console switch of described interface unit.
9. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described first housing comprises signal processor, described signal processor is configured to produce the image data with being recorded;
Described second housing comprises recoding/reproduction mechanism and controller, described recoding/reproduction mechanism is configured to described the image data that is recorded being recorded in the recording medium of providing from described signal processor, with from the described image data of described recording medium reproducing, described controller is configured to control described recoding/reproduction mechanism and described signal processor;
Described the 3rd housing comprises interface unit and display device, and described interface unit is configured to carry out the transmission and the reception of the signal between described main body and the described external equipment, and described display device is connected to described interface unit; And
Described controller is controlled the display operation of described display unit according to the operation of described recoding/reproduction mechanism and described signal processor by described interface unit.
10. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described the 3rd housing is provided with the external power input connector that can be connected to external power source; And
Be fed to described main body from the electric power of described external power source supply by described external power input connector, described interface box side-connector and described main body side connector.
11. camera system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, described the 3rd housing is provided with battery mounting section and battery connector, and battery can be installed to described battery mounting section and from described battery mounting section dismounting, described battery connector is connected to described battery; And
Be fed to described main body from the electric power of the battery supplied that is installed to described battery mounting section by described battery connector, described interface box side-connector and described main body side connector.
12. an interface box comprises:
Constitute the 3rd housing of its shell,
Wherein, described the 3rd housing comprises interface unit, and described interface unit is configured to carries out image and obtains the signal between equipment and the external equipment and/or the transmission and the reception of electric power;
Described the 3rd housing is provided with interface box side mounting portion, and described interface box side mounting portion both can be installed to the first installation part in the housing of described image acquisition equipment, can be installed to second mounting portion in the housing of described image acquisition equipment again; And
Described interface box side mounting portion is provided with the interface box side-connector, and described interface box side-connector can be connected to the main body side connector, and described main body side connector is arranged in described the first installation part and described second mounting portion.
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