Embodiment
The 1st form of implementation
Illustrate preferred the 1st form of implementation of the present invention below with reference to Fig. 1~Fig. 4.
Fig. 1 is the figure of the primary structure of the image-pickup device 10 in explanation the 1st form of implementation.Image-pickup device 10 in the 1st form of implementation is to have conduct every the device of predetermined playback duration with regard to the slideshow of the function of a rest image in automatically reset 1 storage medium or 1 group (for example, file) and a live image part.In addition, the image-pickup device 10 in the 1st form of implementation is digital cameras, the device of digital camera etc.
In Fig. 1, image capture unit 101 is to use the unit of picked-up rest image such as imageing sensor or live image.Graphics processing unit 102 is unit that rest image that image capture unit 10 is absorbed or picture quality of live image etc. are adjusted.
Record reproducing unit 103 is unit that the rest image that will obtain from graphics processing unit 102 or live image record dismantled and assembled storer 104, is from 104 pairs of unit of being reset by main control unit 109 selected rest images or live image of dismantled and assembled storer.
Dismantled and assembled storer 104 is removable storage mediums, the storage medium of storage activities image and rest image.In addition, dismantled and assembled storer 104 also is can random-access storage medium.Storage card is the storage medium that is equivalent to dismantled and assembled storer 104.The file of dismantled and assembled storer 104 storages and an example of file shown in Fig. 4.In Fig. 4, " DCIM ", " 101 * * * * * " and " 102 * * * * * " be file." IMG_0101.JPG ", " IMG_0102.JPG ", " IMG_0105.JPG "~" IMG_0107.JPG ", " IMG_0110.JPG ", " IMG_0202.JPG "~" IMG_0205.JPG " and " IMG_0207.JPG "~" JMG_0210.JPG " are rest images." MVI_0103.AVI ", " MVI_0108.AVI ", " MVI_0201.AVI " and " MVI_0206.AVI " are live images." MVI_0103.THM ", " MVI_0108.THM ", " MVI_0201.THM " and " MVI_0206.THM " are the thumbnail images corresponding to " MVI_0103.AVI ", " MVI_0108.AVI ", " MVI_0201.AVI " and " MVI_0206.AVI ".
Synthesis unit 105 is unit of the supplementary of synthetic (perhaps stack) this rest image or live image in the rest image reset in record reproducing unit 103 or the live image.
Display unit 106 is to show the rest image that obtains from synthesis unit 105 or the unit of live image.Analog interface unit 107 is that rest image or the live image that will obtain from synthesis unit 105 are transformed into analog video signal, and this analog video signal is outputed to outside unit.
User interface section 108 is the unit that the indication from the user are notified to main control unit 109.User interface section 108 has shutter release button B1, live image/rest image button B2, slide show button B3, playback button B4, stop button B5 and playback duration button B6 etc.Shutter release button B1 is to be the button of the image capture of rest image or live image.Live image/rest image button B2 is the button of selecting the rest image intake mode of picked-up rest image or absorbing the live image intake mode of live image.Slide show button B3 is the beginning of the slideshow in indication the 1st form of implementation or the button that stops.Playback button B4 is the button of the playback of indication rest image or live image.Stop button B5 is the button that stops of the playback of indication rest image or live image.Playback duration change button B6 is the button that the playback duration with rest image or live image was altered to 3 seconds, 5 seconds, 7 seconds etc.
Main control unit 109 is unit of the various functions of control image-pickup device 10.It is the function that the slideshow in the 1st form of implementation is also controlled by main control unit 109.In addition, the main control unit of establishing in the 1st form of implementation 109 is controlled the slideshow in the 1st form of implementation according to the program that program storage 110 keeps.
Display device 20 is the devices that can be connected with analog interface unit 107, is the device that shows from the analog video signal of analog interface unit 107 outputs.
Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 are the process flow diagrams of the processing procedure of the slideshow in expression the 1st form of implementation.
Step S201: main control unit 109 is selected as yet the not rest image or the live image of playback according to preset selection condition (for example, the order of filename) in dismantled and assembled storer 104.
Step S202: selected at master controller 109 to enter step S301 under the situation of live image, selected at master controller 109 to enter step S203 under the situation of rest image.
Step S203: the playback of record reproducing unit 103 beginning main control units, 109 selected rest images.The supplementary of this rest image of synthesis unit 105 synthetic in the rest image of resetting in record reproducing unit 103 (perhaps stack) (sum of include file name, image size, the rest image of having reset and live image, be present in rest image dismantled and assembled storer 104 in and live image sum, represent it is the mark etc. of rest image).Display unit 106 shows the rest image that obtains from synthesis unit 105.Analog interface unit 107 will be transformed into analog video signal from the rest image that synthesis unit 105 obtains, and this analog video signal will be outputed to the outside.Thus, all can carry out watching of rest image with any one of display unit 106 and display device 20.
Step S204: main control unit 109 is judged from the playback of rest image and is begun to pass through whether playback time T (3 seconds, 5 seconds, 7 seconds etc.).Under the situation of playback duration T process, enter step S205.
Step S205: record reproducing unit 103 finishes the playback of main control unit 109 selected rest images.
Step S206: main control unit 109 is judged dismantled and assembled storer 104 in (perhaps, in the specified file of user) whether not rest image or live image of playback as yet in addition.Under the situation of rest image of resetting as yet in addition or live image, do not enter step S201.
Step S301: the playback of the start-up portion of record reproducing unit 103 beginning main control units 109 selected live images (for example, the live image of 1 rest image, the playback time area of a room etc.).The supplementary of synthetic in the start-up portion of the live image that synthesis unit 105 is reset in record reproducing unit 103 (perhaps stack) this live image (sum of include file name, image size, the rest image of having reset and live image, be present in rest image dismantled and assembled storer 104 in and live image sum, represent it is the mark etc. of live image).Display unit 106 shows the start-up portion of the live image that obtains from synthesis unit 105.Analog interface unit 107, the start-up portion of the live image that will obtain from synthesis unit 105 is transformed into analog video signal, and this analog video signal is outputed to the outside.Thus, all can carry out the watching of start-up portion of live image with any one of display unit 106 and display device 20.In addition, though in step S301, make the start-up portion of live image is reset, also can be so that the part beyond this is reset.
Step S302: main control unit 109 is judged from the playback of the part of live image and is begun to pass through whether playback time T (3 seconds, 5 seconds, 7 seconds etc.).Under the situation of playback duration T process, enter step S303, do not have at playback duration T to enter step S304 under the situation of process.
Step S303: record reproducing unit 103 finishes the playback of the part of main control unit 109 selected live images.
Step S304: main control unit 109 judges whether the playback of the part of the image that comes into play in record reproducing unit 103 supresses playback button B4 between playback duration T passes through, under the situation of supressing playback button B4, enter step S305, under the situation of not pressing playback button B4, enter step S302.
Step S305: also reset to the remainder of main control unit 109 selected live images in record reproducing unit 103.The supplementary of synthetic in the remainder of the live image that synthesis unit 105 is reset in record reproducing unit 103 (perhaps stack) this live image (sum of include file name, image size, the rest image of having reset and live image, be present in rest image dismantled and assembled storer 104 in and live image sum, represent it is the mark etc. of live image).Display unit 106 shows the remainder of the live image that obtains from synthesis unit 105.Analog interface unit 107, the remainder of the live image that will obtain from synthesis unit 105 is transformed into analog video signal, and this analog video signal is outputed to the outside.Thus, even just make in slideshow, also can only watch desired moving image to last by pressing playback button B4.In addition, though in step S305, make the remainder of live image is reset, also can be so that from the outset live image is reset.
Step S306: main control unit 109 judges that the main control unit 109 selected live images of whether having reset are to last.To last situation, enter step S309 resetting, to last situation, enter step S307 not having to reset.
Step S307: main control unit 109 judges that whether playback main control unit 109 selected live images supress stop button B5 during last, enter step S308 under the situation of supressing stop button B5.
Step S308: record reproducing unit 103 finishes the playback of the remainder of main control unit 109 selected live images.
Step S309: main control unit 109 is judged dismantled and assembled storer 104 in (perhaps, in the specified file of user) whether not rest image or live image of demonstration as yet in addition.Under the situation of rest image that shows as yet in addition or live image, do not enter step S201.
Like this, if utilize the image-pickup device 10 in the 1st form of implementation, even then owing in slideshow, also can only select whether to reset desired moving image to last, so can make the ease of use of slideshow become good by pressing playback button B4.
In addition, if utilize the image-pickup device 10 in the 1st form of implementation, even then since in the playback desired moving image to the last situation, also can only watch next rest image or live image, so can make the ease of use of slideshow become good by pressing stop button B5.
In addition, the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned form of implementation, can also implement with various forms.For example, the present invention is not limited to image-pickup device, also can be applicable to video recorder image processing apparatus such as (viedo recorder).In addition, also can be applicable to can be by the program of computing machine execution.
The 2nd form of implementation
Fig. 5 is the figure of the main textural element of the image-pickup device 50 in explanation the 2nd form of implementation.Image-pickup device 50 shown in Figure 5 is the portable phone of digital camera, digital camera, band camera and the devices such as portable terminal device of band camera.
In Fig. 5,501 are to use imaging apparatus (ccd sensor, cmos sensor etc.) etc. optical image to be transformed into the image capture unit of view data.The 502nd, the rest image processing unit has the function that generates the image file with Still image data of following predetermined form (JPEG, JPEG-2000 etc.) from the view data of being exported by image capture unit 501.The 503rd, the live image processing unit has the function that generates the image file with moving image data of following predetermined form (Motion JPEG, MPEG-4 etc.) from the view data of being exported by image capture unit 501.In addition, moving image data both can be the moving image data of band sound, also can be the moving image data that does not have sound.
The 504th, memory card interface, have the function that will be saved in storage card 70 and read function by system controller 508 selected image files (comprising Still image data or moving image data) from storage card 70 from the image file of rest image processing unit 503 or live image processing unit 503 outputs.The 70th, can be random-access, have the storage card (also being called removable media) of dismountable storage medium.
The 505th, analog interface, have and to be transformed into analog video image signals from the rest image of rest image processing unit 502 output and to output to outside function and will be transformed into analog video image signals from the live image of live image processing unit 503 outputs and output to outside function.The 60th, have the display device of demonstration from the display of the analog video image signals of analog interface output.
The 506th, have the EVF unit of EVF (Electronic View Finder).The 507th, have the LCD unit of LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).If the size of the display frame of LCD unit 507 is also bigger than the size of the display frame of EVF506.
The 508th, the system controller of the action of control image-pickup device 50.System controller 508 has the storer 5081 that has write down the program that can be carried out by system controller 508.In storer 5081, writing down the program of the slideshow of one of image display function of being used for controlling as the 2nd form of implementation.
The 509th, the indication by user input is notified to the operating unit of system controller 508.Operating unit 509 has rest image picked-up button B51, live image picked-up button B52, mode altering button B53, menu (MENU) button B54, goes up button B55, knob down B56, right button B57, left button B58 and OK button B59 etc.Rest image picked-up button B51 is the button that is used to indicate the generation and the preservation of Still image data.Live image picked-up button B52 is the button of preservation that is used to indicate the generation of moving image data.Mode altering button B53 is the button that is used for the pattern of image-pickup device 50 is altered to photograph mode or replay mode.Photograph mode is meant the pattern of the generation and the preservation that are used to carry out Still image data or moving image data.Replay mode is meant the pattern that is used for the image file in the storage card 70 is shown in (comprising Still image data or moving image data) EVF unit 506, LCD unit 507 and display device 60.Menu button B54 is the button that is used to indicate the demonstration etc. of menu screen.
The 510th, storage is about the storer of display image, display direction, demonstration time and setting repeatedly.
Detect when at photograph mode under the situation that rest image picked-up button B51 is pressed, system controller 508 control image-pickup devices 50 are to carry out the generation and the preservation of Still image data.Rest image processing unit 502 generates the image file with Still image data of following predetermined form from the view data by 501 outputs of image capture unit in the case.Memory card interface 504 will be saved in the storage card 70 by the image file that rest image processing unit 502 is generated.
Detect when at photograph mode under the situation that live image picked-up button B52 is pressed, system controller 508 control image-pickup devices 50 are with the generation and the preservation of executed activity view data.Live image processing unit 503 generates the image file with moving image data of following predetermined form from the view data by 501 outputs of image capture unit in the case.Memory card interface 504 will be saved in the storage card 70 by the image file that live image processing unit 503 is generated.
When the pattern at image-pickup device 50 is a replay mode, and under LCD unit 507 situation that menu button B54 is pressed during for ON, LCD unit 507 and display device 60 show the menu screen 70A (with reference to Fig. 7) that replay modes are used." slideshow " in the menu screen 70A that selects replay mode to use also pressed under the situation of OK button B59, and LCD unit 507 and display device 60 show the menu screen 70B (with reference to Fig. 7) that slideshow is used.
With " display image " in the menu screen 70B, can select the view data that will show with slideshow.Under the situation of having selected " all ", in other words, when when having operated operating unit 509 " display image " being set at " all ", LCD unit 507 or display device 60 are presented at all images data of being preserved in the storage card 70 continuously.Under the situation of having selected " file ", in other words, when when having operated operating unit 509 " display image " being set at " file " rather than " all ", LCD unit 507 or display device 60 show continuously by all images data in the user-selected file.The setting relevant with display image is stored in the storer 510.
With " the demonstration time " in the menu screen 70B, can select to show time T (time that shows a view data).In the 2nd form of implementation, can select any one of 3,5,10,15,20,25,30 seconds.The setting relevant with the demonstration time is stored in the storer 510.
With " display direction " in the menu screen 70B, can select the display direction of slideshow.Selecting under the situation of " positive dirction ", in other words, when when having operated operating unit 509 " display direction " being set at " positive dirction ", the increase that LCD unit 507 or display device 60 are pressed folder name and filename is display image data in proper order.Under the situation of selecting " in the other direction ", in other words, when when having operated operating unit 509 " display direction " being set at " in the other direction " rather than " positive dirction ", LCD unit 507 or display device 60 reduce the order display image data by folder name and filename.The setting relevant with display direction is stored in the storer 510.
With " repeatedly " in the menu screen 70B, can select repeatedly the effective or invalid of pattern.Under the effective situation of pattern repeatedly, slideshow is carried out repeatedly up to menu button B54 and is pressed.On the other hand, under the situation that pattern is invalid repeatedly, slideshow once just finishes.Under " ON " selecteed situation, in other words, when will " repeatedly " when having operated operating unit 509 being set at " ON ", system controller 508 makes repeatedly pattern effective.Under " OFF " selecteed situation, in other words, when will " repeatedly " when having operated operating unit 509 being set at " OFF " rather than " ON ", system controller 508 makes repeatedly pattern invalid.With relevant repeatedly setting, be stored in the storer 510.
With " beginning " in the menu screen 70B, can indicate the beginning of slideshow.When under " beginning " selecteed state, pressing OK button B59, system controller 508 beginning slide shows.
Image-pickup device 50 is that both available AC power supplies drives, also the portable equipment of available battery driven.Image-pickup device 50 has, and in order to cut down the consumption electric power of electric battery, and the user LCD unit 507 is set as under the situation of ON EVF unit 506 is set as OFF, LCD unit 507 is set as the function that under the situation of OFF EVF unit 506 is set as ON the user.This function is controlled by system controller 508.
In addition, image-pickup device 50 is to have beginning from slide show to finishing, electricity-saving function (reduction outputs to the electric power of image capture unit 501, EVF unit 506, LCD unit 507 etc., reduces the function of the consumption electric power of image-pickup device 50) is set as the function of OFF.This function is to preventing that slideshow from interrupting effective function, is the function of being controlled by system controller 508.
In addition, image-pickup device 50 be follow DVF (list of references: Design Rule forCamera File System, version 1.0, JEIDA-49-2-1998, Japan ElectronicIndustry Development Association, Dec, 1998) device.
Fig. 8 is the figure that expression is kept at an example of file in the storage card 70 and file.
In Fig. 8, " DCIM ", " 101 * * * * * " and " 102 * * * * * " be file." IMG_0101.JPG ", " IMG_0102.JPG ", " IMG_0105.JPG "~" IMG_0107.JPG ", " IMG_0110.JPG ", " IMG_0202.JPG "~" IMG_0205.JPG " and " IMG_0207.JPG "~" IMG_0210.JPG " are the files with Still image data." MVI_0103.AVI ", " MVI_0108.AVI ", " MVI_0201.AVI " and " MVI_0206.AVI " are the files with moving image data." MVI_0103.THM ", " MVI_0108.THM ", " MVI_0201.THM " and " MVI_0206.THM " are the files that has corresponding to the thumbnail image of " MVI_0103.AVI ", " MVI_0108.AVI ", " MVI_0201.AVI " and " MVI_0206.AVI ".
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of expression as the processing procedure of the slideshow of one of image display function of the image-pickup device in the 2nd form of implementation 50.The slideshow of image-pickup device 50, be can be in LCD unit 507 function for carrying out under the situation of ON.
Step S601: system controller 508 is differentiated the beginning whether user has indicated slideshow.Enter step S602 detecting under the situation of having indicated slideshow to begin.
Step S602: system controller 508, the image file that selection has the view data that at first will show, and reading to memory card interface 504 requesting selected image files.In addition, the view data of beginning is suitably selected according to the setting of display image and display direction.View data in beginning is under the situation of Still image data, the countdown of the current selected demonstration time T of system controller 508 beginnings.Memory card interface 504 is read the image file of being asked by system controller 508 from storage card 70, and the image file of being read is outputed to rest image processing unit 502 or live image processing unit 503.View data in beginning is under the situation of Still image data, and the Still image data in 502 pairs of image files of rest image processing unit is decoded, and decoded Still image data is outputed to LCD unit 507 and analog interface 505.In addition, rest image processing unit 502, the information of the demonstration time T on decoded Still image data in the stack expression countdown.On the other hand, be under the situation of moving image data in the view data that starts, the moving image data in 503 pairs of image files of live image processing unit is decoded, and decoded moving image data is outputed to LCD unit 507 and analog interface 505.In addition, live image processing unit 503, the whole demonstration time of representing moving image data and the information that has shown the time superpose on decoded moving image data.507 demonstrations of LCD unit are from the Still image data of rest image processing unit 502 outputs or the moving image data of exporting from live image processing unit 503.Analog interface 505 will be transformed into analog video image signals from the Still image data of rest image processing unit 502 outputs or the moving image data of exporting from live image processing unit 503.If connect display device 60 on analog interface 505, then display device 60 just can show from the analog video image signals of analog interface 505 outputs.
Step S603: system controller 508 differentiates whether supress left button B58.Enter step S604 under the situation of supressing left button B58 detecting, under the situation beyond this, enter step S605.
Step S604: system controller 508 is altered to display direction in the other direction, and display direction is altered to reciprocal situation is saved in storer 510.
Step S605: system controller 508 differentiates whether supress right button B57.Enter step S606 under the situation of supressing right button B57 detecting, under the situation beyond this, enter step S607.
Step S606: system controller 508 is altered to positive dirction with display direction, and the situation that display direction is altered to positive dirction is saved in storer 510.
Step S607: system controller 508 differentiates whether supress button B55.Enter step S608 under the situation of supressing button B55 detecting, under the situation beyond this, enter step S609.
Step S608: system controller 508 will show that time T is altered to time big value, and demonstration time T after changing is saved in storer 510.For example, showing that time T is that system controller 508 will show that the time was altered to 5 seconds from 3 seconds under 3 seconds the situation.
Step S609: system controller 508 is differentiated the species of shown view data on LCD unit 507 and display device 60.When being to enter step S610 under the situation of Still image data, when being to enter step S612 under the situation of moving image data in shown view data on LCD unit 507 and the display device 60 in shown view data on LCD unit 507 and the display device 60.
Step S610: system controller 508 differentiates whether supress knob down B56.Enter step S614 under the situation of supressing knob down B56 detecting, under the situation beyond this, enter step S611.Detecting under the situation of supressing knob down B56, system controller 508 stops the demonstration of Still image data, and jumps to next view data.
Step S611: system controller 508 is differentiated the demonstration time T and whether is become 0.Show that time T becomes under 0 the situation and enter step S614 detecting, under the situation beyond this, enter step S603.
Step S612: system controller 508 differentiates whether supress knob down B56.Enter step S614 under the situation of supressing knob down B56 detecting, under the situation beyond this, enter step S613.Detecting under the situation of supressing knob down B56, system controller 508 demonstration of view data of stopping action, and jump to next view data.
Step S613: system controller 508 differentiates whether the show events view data is extremely last.To last situation, enter step S614 in show events view data, show to last situation as yet to enter step S603.Like this, in the slideshow in the 2nd form of implementation, have only not detect and supress knob down B56, system controller 508 is extremely last with regard to the show events view data.
Step S614: whether system controller 508 is differentiated follow-up view data to be shown and is present in the storage card 70.Under the situation that next view data exists, enter step S615, under the non-existent situation of next view data, (all shown under the situation of image to be shown) to enter step S616.Be configured under the situation of " whole images " at " display image ", all images data of system controller 508 in demonstration is over storage card 70 enter step S616 later on.In addition, be configured at " display image " under the situation of " file ", system controller 508 is in demonstration and enters step S616 later on by all images data in the user-selected file.
Step S615: the image file that system controller 508 selections have next view data, and reading to memory card interface 504 requesting selected image files.In addition, next view data is suitably selected according to the setting of display image and display direction.In next view data is under the situation of Still image data, the countdown of the current selected demonstration time T of system controller 508 beginnings.Memory card interface 504 is read the image file of being asked by system controller 508 from storage card 70, and the image file of being read is outputed to rest image processing unit 502 or live image processing unit 503.In next view data is under the situation of Still image data, and the Still image data in 502 pairs of image files of rest image processing unit is decoded, and decoded Still image data is outputed to LCD unit 507 and analog interface 505.In addition, rest image processing unit 502, the information of the demonstration time T on decoded Still image data in the stack expression countdown.On the other hand, be under the situation of moving image data in next view data, the moving image data in 503 pairs of image files of live image processing unit is decoded, and decoded moving image data is outputed to LCD unit 507 and analog interface 505.In addition, live image processing unit 503, the whole demonstration time of representing moving image data and the information that has shown the time superpose on decoded moving image data.507 demonstrations of LCD unit are from the Still image data of rest image processing unit 502 outputs or the moving image data of exporting from live image processing unit 503.Analog interface 505 will be transformed into analog video image signals from the Still image data of rest image processing unit 502 outputs or the moving image data of exporting from live image processing unit 503.If connect display device 60 on analog interface 505, then display device 60 just can show from the analog video image signals of analog interface 505 outputs.
Step S616: whether system controller 508 is differentiated repeatedly pattern is ON.In pattern repeatedly is to enter step S602 under the situation of ON, is to enter step S617 under the situation of OFF in pattern repeatedly.In pattern repeatedly is that system controller 508 view data from the outset begins to show under the situation of ON.
Step S617: system controller 508 automatically finishes slideshow.
In addition, in each step, system controller 508 differentiates whether supress menu button B54.Then, detecting under the situation of supressing menu button B54, system controller 508 finishes slideshow.
Like this, utilize the slideshow of image-pickup device 50, if knob down B56 is pressed in the demonstration of moving image data, just can automatically show next view data, if knob down B56 is not pressed in the demonstration of moving image data, just can the show events view data to last.
In addition, utilize the slideshow of image-pickup device 50, if knob down B56 is pressed in the demonstration of Still image data, just can automatically show next view data, if knob down B56 is not pressed in the demonstration of Still image data, just can continue to show that Still image data is up to showing the time T process.
In addition, utilize the slideshow of image-pickup device 50, even owing in slideshow, also can change the display direction of the view data in the storage card 70, so can make the slideshow easier use that becomes.
In addition, utilize the slideshow of image-pickup device 50, even owing in slideshow, also can change the demonstration time T, so can make the slideshow easier use that becomes.
In addition, utilize the slideshow of image-pickup device 50,, can make the user notify the excess time that shows time T easily with understanding owing under the situation that shows Still image data, can also show the information of the demonstration time T in the expression countdown.
In addition, utilize the slideshow of image-pickup device 50, because under the situation of show events view data, can also show the whole demonstration times of representing this moving image data and the information that has shown the time, so can make the user notify the residue of this moving image data to show the time with understanding easily.
The 3rd form of implementation
Slideshow in the 2nd form of implementation, also variable one-tenth are with positive dirction or all images data (comprising Still image data or moving image data) in the storage card 70 of resetting continuously in the other direction and the image display function of voice data.In the case, image-pickup device 50 is similarly handled voice data with moving image data and is got final product.Just, image-pickup device 50 continues output and is pressed up to knob down B56 from the sound that voice data restores, and shows that on LCD unit 507 information that the expression voice data is in the output gets final product.