JP2000321648A - Camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent information larger than necessary information from being printed on a picture surface by simultaneous printings of information and the displaying of information from becoming impossible in the course of the printing by prohibiting the printing of time information to the picture printing surface when a setting in which comment information are to be printed on the printing surface is performed. SOLUTION: At the time of a printing, on which surface what kinds of information are to be printed is recorded in the magnetic storage part of a film by a magnetic information recording circuit 5 based on printing information. When the printing information are '1', dating information are printed both on a picture printing surface and the back of the printing surface. When the printing information are '2', only an arbitrarily set title is printed on the picture printing surface and dating information and the title are printed on the back of the printing surface. When the printing information are '3', dating information and title are printed both on the picture printing surface and the back of the printing surface. When the printing information are '4', proper comments corresponding to date information are printed on the picture printing surface and date information and proper comments are printed on the back of the printing surface.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera, and more particularly to information recording of a camera having an automatic calendar title function capable of simultaneously recording a special comment in accordance with information of a time measuring means such as a date.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a camera generally has a "date function" for printing time information such as a date on an image printing surface. In addition, many cameras having a “title function” capable of printing a message (for example, “congratulations”) on the image print surface according to the photographing scene are widely used. The printing of this information is performed by exposing a date or the like to an image exposure surface of the film and printing the image together with the image at the time of printing.

In recent years, APS cameras (cameras which use a film capable of magnetically recording information and which can record information on the film by a magnetic head and read magnetic information recorded on the film) A new information recording method is adopted in which information such as the date and title is recorded on the film by a magnetic head, instead of directly recording the image area of the conventional film by the exposure method. The information (recorded data and printing surface) is read from the magnetic information recorded in the printer, and based on the read information, printing is performed on the image printing surface or on the back surface.

[0004] In view of the above circumstances, the effective use of dates and titles has also been expanding, and recently, an "auto calendar title" function for automatically recording a unique comment based on the timing result of the timing means ( For example, on January 1, a special comment corresponding to the date of "A Happy New Year" is recorded).

The auto calendar title function eliminates the need for the user himself to check the date and perform the setting operation.
"Title function" because it can easily record titles
It is possible to use as a more familiar function.

[0006]

However, the "date function" and "title function" (including the "auto calendar title function") are very effective for a user who uses a photograph as a "memorial". But on the other hand,
When "date" and "title" are simultaneously printed on the image print surface, the area occupied by the print portion becomes large, and the photographic image itself is likely to be complicated. For example,
As shown in FIG. 11A, “1998 1224
If text such as "Christmas Eve" is printed on the image print surface, the bottom of the image will be almost invisible.

Particularly, in the "auto calendar title function", when the printing surface is specified in advance as the image printing surface, both the date and the title are printed on the image printing surface without the user noticing. In this regard, the frequency of occurrence of the above problem increases.

As a countermeasure against the above-mentioned problem, Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. H2-127632 discloses a method in accordance with the type of a comment or a message.
It is proposed that only the year information be imprinted along with the title if the date is immutable.
Even if you want date information in some way, you can't check the date again after shooting, which is inconvenient.

In addition to the above problems, in a camera having both a "title function" and an "auto calendar title function", when the two functions are set at the same time, both of them are printed on the image print surface. If done,
Naturally, a complicated image may be formed or the number of printable characters may be exceeded.

For example, as shown in FIG. 11B, when Christmas Eve happens to be a birthday and title printing is set, a sentence such as "1998 12 24 Christmas Eve Happy Birthday" is printed on the image print surface. When printed, the lower part of the image becomes almost invisible.

[0011] In the worst case, printing cannot be performed in the middle of a sentence, and as shown in FIG.
12 24 Christmas Eve Happy New Year ”and so on.

An object of the invention according to the present application is to provide a camera capable of preventing unnecessary information from being printed or preventing information from being displayed halfway by simultaneous printing of information such as date and title of an image. What you are trying to do.

[0013]

A first configuration for realizing the object of the present invention according to the present application includes a clock unit for clocking a date and the like, a storage unit for storing unique comment information corresponding to the clock information, Recording means for recording print information at the time of printing corresponding to a photographed frame; print surface setting means for setting a print surface at the time of printing in the information recorded by the recording means; timing information of the timing means and the comment And control means for controlling the recording means based on print face information set by the print face setting means, wherein the control means prints the comment information on the image print face by the print face setting means. When the setting has been made, the recording means is controlled so as to prohibit the timing information from being printed on the image printing surface.

A second configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application is the first configuration, wherein the control unit is set to print the comment information on an image print surface by the print surface setting unit. In this case, the recording means is controlled so that the recording surface of the timing information is set to the back surface.

A third configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application is the first configuration, wherein the control unit is set by the print surface setting unit to print the comment information on an image print surface. In this case, the recording means is controlled such that the recording surface of the timing information and the comment information is set to the back surface.

A fourth structure for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application is a timekeeping means for counting a date or the like, a storage means for storing comment information specific to the timekeeping information, and a means for handling a captured frame. Recording means for recording print information at the time of printing, print surface setting means for setting a print surface at the time of printing on the information recorded by the recording means, and the timing information of the timing means and the comment information are recorded on the print surface. Control means for controlling the recording means based on the print surface information set by the setting means, wherein the control means sets the timing information and the comment information to be printed together on the image print surface by the print surface setting means. Has been done,
The recording means is controlled so that a part of the timing information is recorded information on the image printing surface and all the timing information is recorded information on the back surface.

A fifth configuration for realizing the object of the present invention according to the present invention comprises a clock unit for clocking a date and the like, a storage unit for storing unique comment information corresponding to the clock information, and Recording means for recording print information at the time of printing, print surface setting means for setting a print surface at the time of printing on the information recorded by the recording means, and the timing information of the timing means and the comment information are recorded on the print surface. Control means for controlling the recording means based on the print surface information set by the setting means, wherein the control means sets the timing information and the comment information to be printed together on the image print surface by the print surface setting means. Has been done,
At least predetermined information of the timing information is recorded information on an image printing surface, and the recording means is controlled so that all of the timing information and the comment information are recorded information on a back surface. It is.

A sixth configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application is the fourth configuration or the fifth configuration, wherein a part of the predetermined information of the timing information includes year information. Is what you do.

A seventh configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application is a clock means for clocking a date and the like, and information which is unique and is stored separately from the comment information corresponding to the clock information. Storage means for storing title information;
Recording means for recording print information at the time of printing corresponding to the photographed frame; print surface setting means for setting a print surface at the time of printing in the information recorded by the recording means; timing information of the timing means and the storage Control means for controlling the recording means based on the print face information set by the print face setting means, and the comment information and the title information of the means, the control means comprising: If the setting is made that both the title information and the image information may be printed on the image print surface, the title information is prioritized as recording information on the image print surface, and the comment information is prohibited from being printed on the image print surface. The recording means is controlled.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 and Table 1. FIG.

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a main part of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a power supply battery of a camera;
Reference numeral denotes a control circuit such as a microcomputer which is a control means for controlling various operations of the camera. Reference numeral 3 denotes a film feeding circuit including a film feeding motor for winding and rewinding the film.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a date recognizing circuit which is a clock means for clocking date information and the like used for recording information and the like, and 5 denotes a recording means for driving a magnetic head to record various information in a magnetic storage section of the film. There is a magnetic information recording circuit in a certain place.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a release switch 61 for starting a photographing operation, and a recording information setting (also serving as a printing surface setting means) for determining a printing status (printing information) such as a date, a title, and a unique comment. This is a switch block including a switch 62, a title setting switch 63 for setting and selecting a desired title when a title not corresponding to (linked to) date information is to be printed, and a title selection switch 64.

Reference numeral 7 denotes an AE / AF / shutter (SH) circuit for performing well-known photometry, distance measurement, and shutter control.

Reference numeral 8 denotes an information storage memory, which is a storage unit for storing photographing information and the like.
A specific comment storage area 81 for storing imprint information (specific comment) corresponding to the time measurement result of the date recognition circuit 4, a print information (print flag) set by the record information setting switch 62, and the like. An information storage area 82 is provided.

Reference numeral 9 denotes display means such as an LCD for displaying date information and the setting status of imprinting of date, title, specific comment, and the like.

In the present embodiment, a magnetic information recording circuit is used as a recording means. However, the present invention is not limited to magnetic recording. For example, an optical recording method using a plurality of LEDs has no problem. It does not do.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a print information setting operation of the control circuit 2 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
Is a sequence flowchart in the case where is turned ON. Before describing the flowchart of FIG. 2, the print information in the information storage area 82 shown in the flowchart of FIG. 2 will be described based on Table 1.

[0030]

[Table 1]

Table 1 shows details of the print information in the information storage area 82 described in the description of FIG. 2 in the first embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, 3-bit information is used as print information (print flag), and based on the print information, it is possible to determine which information is to be printed and where (on which surface) at the time of printing. The information is recorded in the magnetic storage section of the film by the information recording circuit 5.

As shown in Table 1, in this embodiment, when the print information (print flag) is "0" (= binary code "000"), nothing is printed on the image print surface, and Information that prints date information (year, month, day, hour, minute, etc.) is recorded on the back side.

When the print information (print flag) is "1" (= binary code "001"), information for printing date information on both the image print side and the back side is recorded.

If the print information (print flag) is "2" (= binary code "010"), the title (arbitrarily set in step 14 in FIG. 2) (not linked with the date information) on the image print surface , The title printed according to the user's settings, for example, "Congratulations" or "Cute"
etc. ) Is printed, and information such as date information and a title is printed on the back of the print.

When the print information (print flag) is "3" (= binary code "011"), information for printing date information and a title on both the image print side and the back side is recorded.

When the print information (print flag) is "4" (= binary code "100"), a special comment (for example, December 24) corresponding to the date information is provided on the image print surface.
If it ’s a day, Christmas Eve. ) Or (if the date does not have a specific comment) prints the date information, and prints the date information and the specific comment (if the date does not have a specific comment set, only the date information) on the back of the print Record such information.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Step 1: The setting of the print information in the information storage area 82 in the storage memory 8 is read and recognized.

Step 2: It is determined whether or not the print information recognized in step 1 is "0". If "0", the process proceeds to step 6, and if not, the process proceeds to step 3.

Step 3: It is determined whether or not the print information recognized in step 1 is "1". If "1", the process proceeds to step 7, and if not, the process proceeds to step 4.

Step 4: It is determined whether or not the print information recognized in Step 1 is "2". If "2", the flow proceeds to Step 8, and if not "2", the flow proceeds to Step 5.

Step 5: It is determined whether or not the print information recognized in step 1 is "3". If "3", the process proceeds to step 9; if not, the process proceeds to step 10.

Step 6: The print information in the information storage area 82 is rewritten to "1", and the process proceeds to step 11.

Step 7: The print information in the information storage area 82 is rewritten to "2", and the process proceeds to step 11.

Step 8: The print information in the information storage area 82 is rewritten to "3", and the process proceeds to step 11.

Step 9: The print information in the information storage area 82 is rewritten to "4", and the routine proceeds to step 11.

Step 10: The print information in the information storage area 82 is rewritten to "0", and the process proceeds to step 11.

Step 11: It is determined whether or not the recording information setting switch 62 in the switch block 6 has been turned off.
If not, repeat step 11 and turn off
Then, the process proceeds to step 12.

Step 12: Steps 6 to 1
It is checked whether the print information in the information storage area 82 set at 0 is "2" or "3", and if the print information is "2" or "3", step 1 is executed.
The sequence proceeds to 3 and if the print information is not "2" or "3", the sequence is terminated and the next operation standby state is entered.

Step 13: The state of the title setting switch 63 in the switch block 6 is detected, and if the state is the title setting state, the procedure proceeds to step 14; if the title setting is released, the procedure returns to step 1.

Step 14: Information to be printed is selectively selected from a title storage area (not shown) in the storage memory 8 by the title selection switch 64 in the switch block 6, and the selected title information is stored in the information storage area 82. After that, the sequence is terminated, and the next operation standby state is entered.

Although not described in the present description, it is specified that the display means 9 performs display for each operation so that the user can recognize the operation status.

In the present embodiment, the description is made such that “title” is selected from preset information. However, the title setting according to the present invention is not limited to selection. The so-called "arbitrary title" that allows the user to set the text to be printed arbitrarily
The setting method is not a problem.

FIG. 3 is an example of a flowchart showing the photographing operation of the control circuit 2 in the present invention, and is a sequence flowchart when the release switch 61 in the switch block 6 is turned on. Hereinafter, description will be made in accordance with this.

Step 21: Of the AE / AF / SH circuits 7, the well-known AE circuit for performing photometry is operated to fetch information on the brightness of the subject.

Step 22: The well-known AF circuit of the AE / AF / SH circuit 7 for performing distance measurement is operated to acquire information on the distance to the subject.

Step 23: Based on the photometry information and the distance measurement information taken in by the AE / AF / SH circuit 7, a well-known shutter opening / closing operation, that is, a so-called exposure operation is performed so that the exposure amount on the film becomes appropriate.

Step 24: Record information setting for recognizing print information and the like set in advance by the record information setting switch 62 in the switch block 6 is performed. The detailed operation of this step will be described with reference to FIG.

Step 25: The film feeding circuit 3 performs a winding operation for one frame of the film, and the magnetic information recording circuit 5 performs an information recording operation on the magnetic storage unit on the film in synchronization with the winding operation. Perform Part of the information to be recorded is the print information set in step 24. When the winding of one frame of film is completed,
Enter the next operation standby state.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the recording information setting operation for explaining the details of step 24 in FIG.

Step 31: The date recognition circuit 4
Recognize current date information (timekeeping result).

Step 32: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "4".
If "4", the process proceeds to step 36, and if not "4", the process proceeds to step 33.

Step 33: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "1".
If "1", the process proceeds to step 38, and if not "1", the process proceeds to step 34.

Step 34: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "0".
If “0”, the process proceeds to step 39; if not “0”, the process proceeds to step 35.

Step 35: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "2".
If "2", the process proceeds to step 40, and if not "2", the process proceeds to step 41.

Step 36: Specific comment storage area 81
To determine whether there is a specific comment corresponding to the date information (timed result) recognized in step 31, and if a specific comment exists, recognizes the specific comment and proceeds to step 37. If there is no specific comment, the process proceeds to step 38.

Step 37: The specific comment recognized in step 36 is converted into information for recording in the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the image print surface at the time of printing. To memorize.

Step 38: The date information recognized in step 31 is converted into information to be recorded in the magnetic storage section of the film as information for printing on the image print surface at the time of printing. To memorize.

Step 39: The information for not printing the information on the image print surface at the time of printing is converted into information for recording in the magnetic storage section of the film, and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 40: The title stored as the print information set in step 14 of FIG. 2 is used as information for printing on the image print surface at the time of printing, as information for recording in the magnetic storage unit of the film. The data is converted and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 41: The date information recognized in step 31 and the title stored as the print information set in step 14 of FIG. 2 are used as information for printing on the image printing surface at the time of printing. The information is converted into information to be recorded in the storage unit and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 42: The date information recognized in step 31 and the unique comment recognized in step 36 are used as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing, as information for recording in the magnetic storage unit of the film. The data is converted and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 43: The date information recognized in step 31 is converted into information to be recorded in the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing. To memorize.

Step 44: The date information recognized in step 31 and the title stored as the print information set in step 14 in FIG. 2 are used as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing. The information is converted into information to be recorded in the storage unit and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 45: Information for recording the exposure information (such as AE / AF subject information and exposure control information such as whether or not to use a strobe) taken in steps 21 to 23 in FIG. 3 in the magnetic storage unit of the film. After the information is stored in the predetermined information storage area 82, the recording information setting operation is completed, and the operation proceeds to the next operation.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a case where a film frame recorded in the magnetic storage unit of the film is printed under the conditions passing steps 37 and 42 of FIG.

FIG. 5A shows an image print surface, in which a special comment “Christmas Eve” corresponding to the timekeeping result (date, etc.) is printed below the image (the timekeeping result is not printed).

FIG. 5B shows the back side of the image print, and the clock result recorded at the time of photographing (printing up to date and time information in the above example) "1998.12.24 19:00"
And the special comment “Christmas
5 (b), the exposure information and the like stored in step 45 are printed.

As can be seen from FIG. 5, when a special comment corresponding to the timing result is printed on the image print surface as in the present embodiment, the time information such as the date is not printed on the image print surface. By preventing a complicated image having a large number of prints from being formed, and by printing a time measurement result such as a date and a specific comment corresponding to the time measurement result on the back side of the image print, the time measurement result as the photographing information of the image ( Date information etc.) can be a photograph that can be recognized by the user.

In the first embodiment of the present invention, a special comment is included in the print on the back side of the print. However, since the specific comment is also printed on the image print side, at least the timing result is printed on the back side. Is printed, the object of the present invention can be achieved.

(Second Embodiment) A second embodiment of the present invention is intended to prevent the image printing surface from becoming complicated and to make the print information useful and easy to understand for the user. It is.

Note that this embodiment is basically the same as the first embodiment (except for Table 1, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5), and thus redundant description is omitted.

[0084]

[Table 2]

Table 2 shows the details of the print information in the information storage area 82 (described in FIG. 2) according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, basically, as in the first embodiment, 3-bit information is used as print information (print flag), and the print information is printed based on the print information. At times, which information is to be printed and on which surface is to be recorded by the magnetic information recording circuit 5 in the magnetic storage section of the film.

As shown in Table 2, in this embodiment, when the print information (print flag) is “0” (= binary code “000”), nothing is printed on the image print surface, and Date information (year, month, day, hour, minute, etc.)
Record information to print.

When the print information (print flag) is "1" (= binary code "001"), information for printing date information on both the image print side and the back side is recorded.

When the print information (print flag) is "2" (= binary code "010"), the title (arbitrarily set at step 14 in FIG. 2) (not linked with the date information) is set on the image print surface. , The title printed according to the user's settings, for example, "Congratulations" or "Cute"
etc. ) Is printed, and information that prints date information and a title is recorded on the back of the print.

When the print information (print flag) is "3" (= binary code "011"), information for printing date information and a title on both the image print side and the back side is recorded.

When the print information (print flag) is "4" (= binary code "100"), the image print surface corresponds to the year information which is predetermined information of the date information (timed result) and the date information. Unique comment (for example, "December 24, 1998, 1998 Christmas Eve.")
Alternatively, date information is printed (if a specific comment is not set), and date information and a specific comment (if no specific comment is set, only the date information) are printed on the back of the print. Record important information.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the recording information setting operation for explaining the details of step 24 in FIG.

Step 51: The date recognition circuit 4
Recognize current date information (timekeeping result).

Step 52: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "4".
If "4", the process proceeds to step 56, and if not "4", the process proceeds to step 53.

Step 53: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "1".
If "1", the process proceeds to step 58, and if not "1", the process proceeds to step 54.

Step 54: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "0".
If "0", the process proceeds to step 59; if not "0", the process proceeds to step 55.

Step 55: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "2".
If "2", the process proceeds to step 60, and if not "2", the process proceeds to step 61.

Step 56: Specific comment storage area 81
To determine whether there is a specific comment corresponding to the date information (timed result) recognized in step 51, and if a specific comment exists, recognizes the specific comment and proceeds to step 57. If there is no specific comment, the process proceeds to step 58.

Step 57: The year information set as the predetermined information of the date information (timed result) recognized in step 51 and the unique comment recognized in step 56 are printed on the image printing surface during printing. The information is converted into information for recording in the magnetic storage unit of the film, and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 58: The date information recognized in step 51 is converted into information to be recorded on the magnetic storage section of the film as information to be printed on the image print surface at the time of printing. To memorize.

Step 59: The information for not printing the information on the image printing surface at the time of printing is converted into the information for recording on the magnetic storage section of the film and stored in the predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 60: The title stored as the print information set in step 14 of FIG. 2 is used as information for printing on the image print surface during printing, as information for recording in the magnetic storage unit of the film. The data is converted and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 61: The date information recognized in step 51 and the title stored as the print information set in step 14 of FIG. 2 are used as information for printing on the image print surface at the time of printing. The information is converted into information to be recorded in the storage unit and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 62: The date information recognized in step 51 and the unique comment recognized in step 56 are used as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing, as information for recording in the magnetic storage unit of the film. The data is converted and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 63: The date information recognized in step 51 is converted into information for recording in the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing. To memorize.

Step 64: The date information recognized in step 51 and the title stored as the print information set in step 14 in FIG. 2 are used as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing. Converted to information to be recorded in the specified information storage area
Store to 82.

Step 65: Steps 21 and 2 in FIG.
3. The exposure information (exposure control information such as AE / AF subject information and strobe light emission and the like) captured in step 3 is converted into information to be recorded in the magnetic storage unit of the film, and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82. Then, the recording information setting operation is completed, and the operation proceeds to the next operation.

FIG. 7 shows an example in which a film frame recorded in the magnetic storage unit of the film is printed according to the conditions for passing the steps 57 and 62 of FIG.

FIG. 7A shows an image print surface. At the bottom of the image, year information "1998" which is predetermined information of the time measurement result (date or the like) and a specific information corresponding to the time measurement result (date or the like). The comment "Christmas Eve" is printed. Note that the timing result is not printed.

FIG. 7B shows the reverse side of the image print, and the clock result recorded at the time of shooting (printing up to date and time information in this example) "1998.12.24 19:00"
And the special comment “Christmas
7B is printed. The "*" display in FIG. 7B indicates that the exposure information and the like stored in step 65 are printed.

As can be seen from FIG. 7, this embodiment is
When a specific comment corresponding to the timing result is printed on the image print surface, all the timing results are printed by printing only the predetermined information of the timing result (date, etc.) as the timing information on the image print surface. In addition to preventing complicated images, the minimum timekeeping information can be recognized only on the image print side, and the timekeeping result such as the date and the special comment according to the timekeeping result are printed on the back of the image print. Is printed, a photo can be obtained in which the time measurement result (date information or the like) as the photographing information of the image can be finely recognized.

In the present embodiment, the predetermined timing result printed on the image print surface is “year information”.
The predetermined time measurement result is not limited to the above, and there is no problem even with a plurality of information such as “month information” and “year information + month information”.

(Third Embodiment) In a third embodiment of the present invention, a title and a specific comment are simultaneously printed on an image printing surface to prevent complication, and printing that respects the user's will. Is made possible.

Note that the circuit configuration (FIG. 1) and the photographing operation flowchart (FIG. 3) of the camera of this embodiment are the same as those of the above-described two embodiments, and therefore, the description is omitted.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the print information setting operation of the control circuit 2 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and is a sequence flowchart when the recording information setting switch 62 in the switch block 6 is turned on. Hereinafter, description will be made in accordance with this.

Step 71: The print information in the information storage area 82 in the storage memory 8 is read and recognized.

Step 72: It is determined whether or not the print information recognized in step 71 is "0". If "0", the process proceeds to step 75; if not, the process proceeds to step 73.

Step 73: It is determined whether or not the print information recognized in step 71 is "1". If "1", the flow proceeds to step 76; if not, the flow proceeds to step 74.

Step 74: It is determined whether or not the print information recognized in step 71 is "2". If "2", the process proceeds to step 77; if not, the process proceeds to step 78.

Step 75: The print information in the information storage area 82 is rewritten to "1", and the routine goes to step 79.

Step 76: The print information in the information storage area 82 is rewritten to "2", and the flow shifts to step 79.

Step 77: The print information in the information storage area 82 is rewritten to "3", and the flow shifts to step 79.

Step 78: The print information in the information storage area 82 is rewritten to "0", and the flow shifts to step 79.

Step 79: It is determined whether or not the recording information setting switch 62 in the switch block 6 has been turned off.
If F is not set, step 11 is repeated.

Step 80: The print information in the information storage area 82 set in steps 75 to 78 is "2"
Alternatively, it is confirmed whether or not the print information is "3". If the print information is "2" or "3", the process proceeds to step 81, and if the print information is not "2" or "3", Ends the sequence and enters the next operation standby state.

Step 81: The state of the title setting switch 63 in the switch block 6 is detected. If the state is changed to the title setting state, the sequence proceeds to step 82. If the state is the title setting released state, the sequence is terminated. to go into.

Step 82: Information to be printed is selectively selected from a title storage area (not shown) in the storage memory 8 by the title selection switch 64 in the switch block 6, and the selected title information is stored in the information storage area.
After storing the print information in 82, the sequence is terminated and the next operation standby state is entered.

Although not described in the present description, it is specified that the display means 9 performs a display so that the user can recognize the operation status for each operation.

Further, in the present embodiment, the description is made such that “title” is selected from preset information. However, the title setting according to the present invention is not limited to selection, and may be, for example, The so-called "arbitrary title" that allows the user to set the text to be printed arbitrarily
The setting method is not a problem.

[0130]

[Table 3]

Table 3 shows the details of the print information in the information storage area 82 (described in FIG. 8) according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, 2-bit information is used as print information (print flag), and based on the print information, it is possible to determine which information is to be printed and where (on which surface) at the time of printing. Recording is performed by the recording circuit 5 on the magnetic storage unit of the film.

As shown in Table 3, in the present embodiment,
When the print information (print flag) is "0" (= binary code "00"), nothing is printed on the image print side, and the date information (year, month, day, hour, minute, etc.) is printed on the back side of the print.
Record information to print.

When the print information (print flag) is "1" (= binary code "01"), information for printing date information on both the image print side and the back side is recorded.

When the print information (print flag) is “2” (= binary code “10”), the title (arbitrarily set in step 82 in FIG. 8) (not linked with the date information) , A title printed according to the setting of the user, for example, “congratulations”, “cute”, etc.) or a specific comment corresponding to the date information (for example, 12
If it's 24th, "Christmas Eve". ) Is printed, and if there is date information, a title, and a unique comment on the back of the print, information is printed such that the unique comment is printed at the same time.

The print information of the specific comment is shown in FIG.
Is recorded only when the title is not set and the special comment corresponding to the date information exists.

When the print information (print flag) is "3" (= binary code "11"), the date information and the title set arbitrarily are simultaneously printed on the image print surface, or only the special comment corresponding to the date information is printed. If the date information, the title, and the unique comment are printed on the back of the print, the information is recorded such that the unique comment is printed at the same time.

[0138] The print information of the specific comment is the case where the title is not set in FIG.
Recorded only when there is a specific comment corresponding to the date information.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the recording information setting operation for explaining the details of step 24 in FIG. 3 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Step 91: The date recognition circuit 4 recognizes the current date information (time measurement result).

Step 92: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "3".
If "3", the process proceeds to step 95, and if not "3", the process proceeds to step 93.

Step 93: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "2".
If "2", the process proceeds to step 96; if not "2", the process proceeds to step 94.

Step 94: It is determined whether or not the print information (print flag) in the information storage area 82 is "1".
If "1", the process proceeds to step 99, and if not "1", the process proceeds to step 101.

Step 95: It is determined whether or not the title information to be printed is stored in the information storage area 82. If it is stored, the title is recognized and the process proceeds to step 97. If not, the process proceeds to step 102. I do.

Step 96: Similar to step 95, it is determined whether or not the title information to be printed is stored in the information storage area 82, and if so, the title is recognized and stored in step 98. Step 1 if not
Move to 02.

Step 97: The date information recognized in step 91 and the title stored as the print information set in step 82 in FIG. 8 are used as information for printing on the image print surface at the time of printing. The information is converted into information to be recorded in the storage unit, and is stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.
To memorize.

Step 98: The title stored as the print information set in step 82 in FIG. 8 is used as information for printing on the image print surface during printing.
Converted to information to be recorded on the magnetic storage of the film,
The information is stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 99: The date information recognized in step 91 is converted into information to be recorded on the magnetic storage section of the film as information for printing on the image printing surface at the time of printing, and is stored in a predetermined information storage area 82. Remember.

Step 100: Information for not printing information on the image print surface during printing is converted into information for recording in the magnetic storage unit of the film, and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 101: unique comment storage area 81
To determine whether there is a specific comment corresponding to the date information (timed result) recognized in step 91, and if a specific comment exists, recognizes the specific comment and proceeds to step 106. If there is no specific comment, the process proceeds to step 107.

Step 102: Similarly to step 101, by referring to the specific comment storage area 81, it is determined whether or not there is a specific comment corresponding to the date information (time result) recognized in step 91, If there is no specific comment, go to step 104.If there is a specific comment, recognize the specific comment and go to step 10.
Move to 5.

Step 103: Similar to steps 101 and 102, by referring to the specific comment storage area 81, it is determined whether or not there is a specific comment corresponding to the date information (time measurement result) recognized in step 91. Judge, if no specific comment exists, step 1
If there is a specific comment in step 10, the specific comment is recognized, and the process proceeds to step 111.

Step 104: In the same manner as in step 99, the date information recognized in step 91 is converted into information for recording on the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the image printing surface during printing. The information is stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 105: The specific comment recognized in step 102 is converted into information for recording on the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the image print surface at the time of printing, and the converted information is stored in the predetermined information storage area 82. Remember.

Step 106: The date information recognized in step 91, the title recognized in step 95, and the unique comment recognized in step 101 are used as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing. The information is converted into information to be recorded in the information storage area 82 and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 107: The date information recognized in step 91 and the title recognized in step 95 are converted into information to be recorded on the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing. Are stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 108: The date information recognized in step 91 is converted into information to be recorded on the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing, and is stored in a predetermined information storage area 82. Remember.

Step 109: The date information recognized in step 91 and the unique comment recognized in step 102 are converted into information for recording in the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing. Then, it is stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 110: As in step 107, the date information recognized in step 91 and the title recognized in step 96 are recorded in the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing. And stores it in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 111: Similarly to step 106, the date information recognized in step 91, the title recognized in step 96 and the unique comment recognized in step 103 are
The information to be printed on the back side of the image print at the time of printing is converted into information to be recorded in the magnetic storage unit of the film, and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82.

Step 112: As in step 108, the date information recognized in step 91 is converted into information for recording on the magnetic storage unit of the film as information for printing on the back side of the image print at the time of printing, and Is stored in the information storage area 82.

Step 113: Steps 21 to 2 in FIG.
The exposure information (such as subject information of AE / AF and control information at the time of exposure such as whether or not strobe light is emitted) captured in step 3 is converted into information to be recorded in a magnetic storage unit of the film, and stored in a predetermined information storage area 82. Thereafter, the recording information setting operation is completed, and the operation proceeds to the next operation.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing steps 97 and 97 in FIG.
This is an example of a case where a film frame recorded in a magnetic storage unit of a film is printed under the condition of passing through 106.

FIG. 10A shows the image print surface, and the lower part of the image shows the time count result (date etc.) "199".
8.12.24 "and the title" congratulations on the date "selected in step 82 of FIG. 8 are printed.

FIG. 10B shows the back side of the image print.
Timing result recorded at the time of shooting (printed up to date and time information in this example) “1998.12.24 19:00”
And the selected title "Congratulations on the birthday" and a special comment "Christmas Eve" corresponding to the timing result are printed. The “*” display in FIG. 10B indicates that the exposure information and the like stored in step 113 are printed.

As can be seen from FIG. 10, in the present embodiment, when there is a possibility that the set “title” and “specific comment” corresponding to the timing result may be printed on the image print surface, Priority is given to image print side printing,
By prohibiting the printing of the image of the specific comment on the image printing surface, it is possible to prevent the title and the special comment from becoming a complicated photographic image printed on the image printing surface at the same time, and to print the title set or selected by the user himself. It is possible to provide a printing function that respects the will of the user.

In the third embodiment of the present invention, the title print setting and the specific comment print are described so as to be recognized as the same print flag (“2” or “3”). The present invention is not limited to this. For example, in the case where the title setting switch and the specific comment setting switch are individually set, and the configuration is such that they can be recognized independently, and in the case where each is set to print surface printing, However, the titles are not printed simultaneously on the same image print surface, and the title is preferentially printed.

[0168]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the photographic image plane from being complicated by simultaneous printing of the date and the title.

According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, it is possible to obtain various information printing systems capable of confirming date information without complicating a photographic image surface.

According to the fourth, fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, an information print system capable of printing a date and a title without complicating the photographic image surface and confirming the date information is provided. Can be.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the title information and the unique comment information from becoming a complicated photographic image surface printed on the image print surface at the same time, and the user can set or select by himself / herself. It is possible to provide a print function that respects the user's will that can print the title.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a main part of a camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a print information setting operation in the first and second embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a photographing operation flowchart of a control circuit according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a recording information setting operation according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a photographic print according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a recording information setting operation according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a photographic print according to the second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a print information setting operation flowchart according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a recording information setting operation according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a photographic print according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a photographic print on which clock information and unique comment information showing a conventional example are printed.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Battery power supply 2 ... Control circuit 3 ... Film feeding circuit 4 ... Date recognition circuit (time measuring means) 5 ... Magnetic information recording circuit 6 ... Switch block 7 ... AE / AF / SH circuit 8 ... Information storage memory 9 ... Display means 61 release switch 62 recording information setting switch 63 title setting switch 64 title selection switch 81 specific comment storage area 82 information storage area

Claims (8)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A clock means for clocking a date or the like, a storage means for storing unique comment information corresponding to clock information,
Recording means for recording print information at the time of printing corresponding to a photographed frame; print surface setting means for setting a print surface at the time of printing in the information recorded by the recording means; timing information of the timing means and the comment And control means for controlling the recording means based on print face information set by the print face setting means, wherein the control means prints the comment information on the image print face by the print face setting means. A camera which controls the recording means so as to prohibit printing of the timing information on an image printing surface when the setting is made. 2. The control means controls the recording means so that a recording surface of the timing information is set to a back surface when the setting of printing the comment information on an image printing surface is made by the printing surface setting device. The camera according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The control unit according to claim 2, wherein, when the print surface setting unit sets the comment information to be printed on an image print surface, the control unit sets the recording surface of the timing information and the comment information to a back surface. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera controls a recording unit. 4. A clock means for clocking a date or the like, a storage means for storing unique comment information corresponding to the clock information,
Recording means for recording print information at the time of printing corresponding to a photographed frame; print surface setting means for setting a print surface at the time of printing in the information recorded by the recording means; timing information of the timing means and the comment And control means for controlling the recording means based on the print surface information set by the print surface setting means, wherein the control means controls the printing surface setting means to image the timing information and the comment information together. When the setting for printing on the print surface is made, the recording unit is controlled so that a part of the time information is recorded information on the image print surface and all the time information is recorded information on the back surface. A camera characterized in that: 5. A clock means for clocking a date or the like, and a memory means for storing unique comment information corresponding to the clock information.
Recording means for recording print information at the time of printing corresponding to a photographed frame; print surface setting means for setting a print surface at the time of printing in the information recorded by the recording means; timing information of the timing means and the comment And control means for controlling the recording means based on the print surface information set by the print surface setting means, wherein the control means controls the printing surface setting means to image the timing information and the comment information together. When the setting for printing on the print surface is made, at least predetermined information of the timing information is recorded information on the image print surface, and all the timing information and the comment information are recorded information on the back surface. A camera which controls the recording means as described above. 6. The camera according to claim 4, wherein a part of the predetermined time information includes year information. 7. A clock means for clocking a date or the like, a memory means for storing unique comment information corresponding to the clock information, and a title information which is individually printed information, Recording means for recording print information corresponding to printing, and print surface setting means for setting a print surface at the time of printing to the information recorded by the recording means,
Control means for controlling the recording means on the basis of print surface information set by the print surface setting means for timing information of the time keeping means, comment information and title information of the storage means, and wherein the control means If the setting has been made that there is a possibility to print both the comment information and the title information on the image print side by the surface setting means,
A camera, wherein the title information is prioritized as recording information on an image printing surface, and the recording unit is controlled so as to prohibit printing of the comment information on the image printing surface. 8. The camera according to claim 1, wherein said recording means magnetically records information.