CN1218562C - Digital camera with separable lens - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a digital camera provided with a separable lens. The present invention is characterized in that the present invention comprises a lens unit which is provided with an optical lens, a camera unit, a first transceiver and a second transceiver, wherein the optical lens is used for capturing an image, and then, converting the image into an electronic signal; an electronic processing unit is arranged on the camera unit to process the electronic signal; the lens unit can be separated from the camera unit; the first transceiver is connected to the lens unit and can respectively transmit data to the camera unit or receive the data from the camera unit site; the second transceiver is connected to the camera unit and can transmit the data to the lens unit or receive the data from the lens unit site.
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The present invention relates to a kind of digital camera, relate in particular to a kind of digital camera of tool separable lens.
The digital camera of prior art is a kind of use electronics sensor, and for example the electric charge lotus root attaches together and puts (CCD), removes to catch the device of image.The signal of this seizure re-uses some storage devices and preserves these DIDs through after the digitized processing.At last, transmit the view data that stores and arrive computer so that show or printing.
Fig. 1 shows that a kind of prior art is in conjunction with digital camera and system for computer 1.Digital camera 10 in this system 1 comprises an electronics sensor 102, a digital processing element 104, reaches an image data memory 106.Computer 12 in the system 1 comprises one and can store memory 122 from digital camera 10 view data, a CPU (CPU) 124, a display 14, an and printer 16.Via camera lens 8, image can be caught by transducer 102 (for example charge-coupled device), and treated unit 104 is handled, and image data memory 106 stores, connect 11 via inside at last and be sent to computer 12, in the prior art, can use storage card to replace video memory 106.
Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B show the rearview and the front view of prior art digital camera 20 respectively.Digital camera 20 consists predominantly of viewfinder 202, LCD (LCD) 204 that is arranged at the back and the camera lens 206 that is positioned at the front.
For the facility of using, some producers propose a kind of digital camera 30 that has a lens unit 302, reaches a rotatable LCD unit 304, (only show the back side) as shown in Figure 3, and its maximum anglec of rotation is generally 270 degree.
Yet, (for example catch an aloft aircraft or image at a distance) under some special situations, if when using the prior art digital camera to catch image, will make inconvenience or not smooth.Therefore, need the another kind of digital camera of proposition badly with head it off.
The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of digital camera of tool separable lens, it can be in particular cases easy-to-use at some.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this:
A kind of digital camera of tool separate type trap setting is characterized in: this digital camera comprises at least:
Trap setting, in order to catch an image, this image is changed into an electronic signal, and this trap setting comprises a camera lens at least;
Processing unit is in order to handle this electronic signal;
Described trap setting can separate in this processing unit;
First transceiver device, it is connected on the described trap setting, in order to transfer data to processing unit respectively or to receive data from this processing unit; And
Second transceiver device, it is connected on the described processing unit, receives data in order to transfer data to respectively on the described trap setting or from this trap setting.
The present invention makes lens unit to separate in camera unit owing to adopted technique scheme; And, first transceiver that is connected in lens unit can be distinguished outgoi8ng data to camera unit or from camera unit reception data, wherein above-mentioned data comprise the digital signal from lens unit, second transceiver that is connected in camera unit can be distinguished outgoi8ng data to lens unit or from lens unit reception data, therefore, it can in particular cases all can use very conveniently at some.
Embodiment by following digital camera to tool separable lens of the present invention can more specifically understand purpose of the present invention, design feature and advantage in conjunction with the description of its accompanying drawing.Wherein, accompanying drawing is:
Fig. 1 is a kind of prior art system block diagram in conjunction with a digital camera and a computer;
Fig. 2 A and Fig. 2 B are respectively the rearview and the front views of prior art digital camera;
Fig. 3 is another kind of prior art digital camera;
Fig. 4 is the system block diagram according to the digital camera of the tool separable lens of the present invention's proposition;
Fig. 5 A is that an embodiment of the digital camera of the tool separable lens that proposes according to the present invention is that its lens unit is connected the structural representation on the camera main-body;
Fig. 5 B is that an embodiment of the digital camera of the tool separable lens that proposes according to the present invention is its lens unit and camera main-body separated structures schematic diagram;
Fig. 6 A is that the another embodiment of the digital camera of the tool separable lens that proposes according to the present invention is its far-end shutter control signal is reached lens unit by camera main-body a structural representation;
Fig. 6 B is the structural representation according to another embodiment of the digital camera of the tool separable lens of the present invention's proposition;
Fig. 7 is a wireless telecommunications flow chart that uses infrared and radio data communication ANSI (IrDA) agreement according to the digital camera of the tool separable lens of the present invention's proposition.
As shown in Figure 4, this is the wherein block diagram of the digital camera 40 of the tool separable lens unit 44 of an embodiment of the present invention.This digital camera 40 comprises a separable lens unit 44 and a camera main-body 42.Lens unit 44 comprises a camera lens 401, a charge coupled device (CCD) 402, and the transducer 4041 of an analog-to-digital (A/D).Camera main-body 42 has a digital processing element 404, it comprises a picture memory 4042 and a processor 4043, and a LCD (LCD) 422, a firmware memory 408 and an image data memory 424 (can be the storage card that random asccess memory or can be inserted camera main-body).Conveyer/receiver (after this being called " transceiver ") 406 and 426 also is included in respectively on lens unit 44 and the camera main-body 42, makes when lens unit 44 during from camera main-body 42 separation, as the usefulness of wirelessly transmitting data.Via camera lens 401, use charge coupled device 402 to catch image, transducer 4041 through analog-to-digital changes into digital signal, transmit digital signal to camera main-body 42 via transceiver 406 and 426 again, at last, digital signal is shown on the LCD 422 after digital processing element 404 is handled.
What Fig. 5 A showed is the digital camera that proposes according to the present invention, and its lens unit 44 is to be connected on the camera main-body.Connector 43 is used for when lens unit 44 and camera main-body 42 are done body and be connected, as the usefulness of connection.What Fig. 5 B showed is separable lens unit 44, which is provided with a receiver 4061 and a conveyer 4062.
In this embodiment, the infrared and radio data communication agreement of using infrared and radio data communication ANSI (IrDA) to propose, via transceiver 406 and 426 (see figure 4)s, the view data that transmits lens unit 44 is in camera unit 42.In addition, number control signal, for example the far-end shutter control signal also can be sent to (as shown in Figure 6A) in the lens unit 44 by camera unit 42.Fig. 6 B shows the Another Application of digital camera, and lens unit 44 is positioned at the top of a screen, and camera unit 42 (not showing among the figure) is placed on a computer 62 the insides.Lens unit 44 and camera unit 42 are combined into a personal computer (PC) camera.
In many agreements that infrared and radio data communication ANSI proposes, present embodiment adopts the speed of per second 4 megabits, with transmit image data between lens unit 44 and camera unit 42.Fig. 7 wherein installs A and device B representative shot unit 44 and camera unit 42 respectively for using the wireless telecommunications flow chart of infrared and radio data communication agreement.At first, in step 701, device A detects the existence of device B, and then, in step 702, device A transmits one " connection request " and gives device B.This connection request generally comprises address and data transmission rate.In step 703, after device B receives transmission requirement, the response (for example address and data transmission rate) that information has been received in passback, therefore, these two device A will use identical data transmission rate in following communication with B.Then, in step 704, device A according to the agreement of infrared and radio data communication, in step 705, transmits coded data via infrared signal with coded image data then.Device B if receive one group of data (step 706) completely, then finishes communication (step 707) after receiving data and decoding; Otherwise, device B passback error message, claimed apparatus A retransmits coded data.The use of communications protocol is not limited to these agreements that infrared and radio data communication ANSI proposes, and other agreements or method also can be used.
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1. the digital camera of a tool separate type trap setting, it is characterized in that: this digital camera comprises at least:
Trap setting, in order to catch an image, this image is changed into an electronic signal, and this trap setting comprises a camera lens at least;
Processing unit is in order to handle this electronic signal;
Described trap setting can separate in this processing unit;
First transceiver device, it is connected on the described trap setting, in order to transfer data to processing unit respectively or to receive data from this processing unit; And
Second transceiver device, it is connected on the described processing unit, receives data in order to transfer data to respectively on the described trap setting or from this trap setting.
2. the digital camera of tool separate type trap setting as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: comprise an optical lens in the described trap setting at least.
3. the digital camera of a tool separable lens, it is characterized in that: this digital camera comprises at least:
One lens unit, it has an optical lens, and in order to catch image, this image is again through converting an electronic signal to;
One camera unit, it has an electronic processing unit, in order to handle described electronic signal; Described lens unit can separate from this camera unit;
One first transceiver, it is connected described lens unit, in order to transfer data to described camera unit respectively or to receive data from this camera unit; And
One second transceiver, it is connected described camera unit, in order to transfer data to described lens unit respectively or to receive data from this lens unit.
4. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: described lens unit comprises a charge coupled device at least in order to image transitions is become electronic signal.
5. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: described lens unit comprises an analog-to-digital converter at least, becomes digital signal to change this electronic signal.
6. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that: described camera unit comprises at least:
One picture memory is in order to store this digital signal;
One processor is in order to handle this digital signal; And
One image data memory is in order to store this digital signal.
7. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: described image digitization memory comprises a storage card that can insert this camera unit at least.
8. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: described camera unit also comprises a LCD.
9. the digital camera of a tool separable lens is characterized in that:
This digital camera comprises at least:
One lens unit, its have an optical lens, a converted image become electronic signal the electronics sensor, and this electronic signal of conversion become the analog-to-digital converter of a digital signal;
One electronic processing unit, in order to this numerical digit signal of processing, described lens unit can separate from this camera unit;
One first transceiver, it is connected described lens unit, and to transfer data to described camera unit respectively or to receive data from this camera unit, these data comprise the digital signal from this lens unit; And
One second transceiver, it is connected described camera unit, to transfer data to described lens unit respectively or to receive data from this lens unit.
10. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described electronics sensor comprises charge coupled device at least.
11. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described electronic processing unit comprises at least:
One picture memory, in order to storing this digital signal, and
One processor, in order to this digital signal of suitable processing so that show.
12. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described camera unit also comprises an image data memory.
13. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that: described image data memory comprises a storage card that can be inserted into this camera unit.
14. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that: the LCD that also comprises the described image data memory of a connection.
15. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described data were made further coding before passing to this second transceiver from this first transceiver.
16. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 15 is characterized in that: described coded data is done further decoding after this second transceiver is received.
17. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described data were made further coding before passing to this first transceiver from this second transceiver.
18. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 17 is characterized in that: described coded data is made further coding after this first transceiver is received.
19. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described transmission and reception are the infrared ray agreements that proposes according to infrared and radio data communication ANSI.
20. the digital camera of tool separable lens as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described data comprise the fast gate control that utilizes on this camera unit to be sent to the control signal of this lens unit from this camera unit.
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