JP2000354186A - Camcorder with monitor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To protect a long lens section of an optical system with a simple operation and configuration in a non-photographing state. SOLUTION: The camcorder is provided with a monitor/recording section 1 that incorporates a recording section recording information on a recording medium and a monitor section consisting of a liquid crystal display device or the like and is formed to be a box and with a camera section 2 that is turnably fitted to the side of the monitor/recording section 1 via a 1st turning mechanism 4. In this case, the lens section 3 provided to the camera section 2 is turnably fitted to the inner face of the camera section 2 via a 2nd turning mechanism 5, placed so that its optical axis direction is perpendicular to the turning axis direction of the 2nd turning mechanism 5 and the lens section 3 is contained in the camera section 2 in a non-photographing state.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera-integrated recording device with a monitor, such as a video tape recorder or an electronic camera, having a monitor screen such as a liquid crystal screen. The present invention relates to a camera-integrated recording device with a monitor provided so as to be housed in a camera unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1 shows an example of a conventional camera-integrated VTR.
0 and FIG.

FIG. 10 (a) is a perspective view of a camera-integrated VTR viewed from the back side during non-shooting, and FIG. 10 (b) is a perspective view of the camera-integrated VTR viewed from the back side during normal shooting. . In FIG. 10, reference numeral 101 denotes a monitor / V of a camera-integrated VTR provided with a tape cassette (not shown) detachably provided and having a liquid crystal display panel.
A TR unit 102 is a camera unit rotatably provided with respect to the monitor / VTR unit 101, 103 is a liquid crystal display panel,
104 is a microphone.

In this camera-integrated VTR, at the time of normal photographing, as shown in FIG. 10B, the photographer turns the camera unit 102 and is provided on the front side of the camera unit 102. The user shoots an image while directing the objective lens toward the subject and monitors the shooting content on the liquid crystal display panel 103.
When shooting is not performed, that is, at the time of reproduction or storage, FIG.
As shown in (a), the camera unit 102 is rotated so that the objective lens is directed downward, so that external light or the like does not enter the built-in image sensor, and dust or the like adheres to the objective lens. It is difficult to do.

FIG. 11 shows a camera integrated type V viewed from the rear side.
It is a perspective view of TR.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 201 denotes a monitor / VTR of a camera-integrated VTR provided with a tape cassette (not shown) which is detachably provided and which has a liquid crystal display panel.
Unit 202, a camera unit rotatably provided with respect to the monitor / VTR unit 201, 203, a liquid crystal display panel, 20
Reference numeral 4 denotes a battery, 205 denotes a VTR operation panel, 206 denotes a liquid crystal control button, 207 denotes a remote control signal light receiving unit, 208 denotes a camera operation button, and 209 denotes a zoom button.

[0007] The state shown in FIG.
This shows the storage posture of the TR in a non-use state, and the camera unit 2
Numeral 02 overlaps the monitor / VTR unit 201 in parallel. Further, a lens surface (not shown) provided in the camera unit 202 is on the opposite side to the liquid crystal display panel 203 and is parallel to the liquid crystal display panel 203. At the time of shooting, the monitor / VTR unit 201 and the camera unit 202 are rotated relatively to freely set the camera angle and the monitor screen angle, and monitor the situation of the subject displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 203 while shooting. Do. In a self-photographing state in which the lens surface of the camera unit 202 is in the same direction as the liquid crystal display panel 203, the liquid crystal display panel 20
The photographed image is inverted vertically and horizontally so that the subject displayed in 3 is a mirror image.

[0008]

However, in each of the above-mentioned prior arts, the lens portion is exposed to the outside during non-photographing, and a cover or the like is required to protect the lens portion. And Further, in the latter conventional technique, the lens unit of the camera unit cannot be lengthened in the optical axis direction, so that it can have only a short focus or a zoom function of about two to three times. Further, if the lens portion is elongated in the optical axis direction, the lens portion protrudes, and there is a problem that the entire camera-integrated VTR cannot be formed into a compact box.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the various problems described above, an object of the present invention is to protect a lens unit with a simple operation and configuration during non-shooting, and to remove a lens unit from a camera unit by simple operations during shooting. An object of the present invention is to provide a camera-integrated recording device with a monitor that can be set to a photographable state.

[0010]

The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.

The first means includes a monitor / recording unit formed integrally with a recording unit for recording information on a record carrier and a monitor unit such as a liquid crystal display device in a box shape; In a camera-integrated recording apparatus with a monitor having a camera unit rotatably attached to a side via a first rotation mechanism, a lens unit provided in the camera unit is provided on an inner surface side of the camera unit. The lens unit is rotatably mounted on the unit via a second rotation mechanism, and the optical axis direction is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis direction of the second rotation mechanism. It is stored in the camera unit.

In a second aspect, in the first aspect, a finger receiving portion is disposed in an opening formed between the camera portion and the lens portion when the camera portion and the lens portion are relatively rotated. It is characterized by the following.

A third means is that in any one of the first means and the second means, a microphone is arranged on a front side of the lens unit, and a speaker is arranged on a rear side of the lens unit. It is characterized by.

[0014] A fourth means according to any one of the first means or the third means, wherein the lens unit is moved from the stowed state when the camera unit and the monitor / recording unit are relatively rotated. It is characterized in that a rotating means for rotating to a photographing enabled state is provided.

[0015] The fifth means is the device according to any one of the first means or the third means, wherein the relative rotation between the camera section and the monitor / recording section is performed in conjunction with the relative rotation. A rotating means for rotating the lens unit by a predetermined angle from the housed state is provided.

The sixth means is characterized in that, in any one of the first means to the fifth means, the second rotating mechanism is provided so as to be rotatable at least 90 degrees or more.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views of the camera-integrated recording device with a monitor according to the present embodiment, as viewed from the rear side. FIG. FIG. 2 shows a state of the apparatus at the time of photographing.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an integrated construction of a recording section provided with a recording carrier such as a tape cassette (not shown) so as to be attachable / detachable and a monitor section comprising a liquid crystal display panel (not shown). The monitor / recording unit 2 is rotatably mounted on a rotating mechanism provided on the lateral side of the monitor / recording unit 1, and a camera unit having a closed bottom surface, and 3 is a lateral side of the inner surface of the camera unit 2. The lens unit 4 is rotatably mounted in a rotation mechanism unit provided in the unit. A rotation mechanism unit 4 is provided on a lateral side of the monitor / recording unit 1, and a rotation unit 5 is provided on a lateral side of the camera unit 2. A turning mechanism 6 is provided with an unlocking knob for releasing the locked state between the camera unit 2 and the lens unit 3 by pressing, and a rotating unit 7 is provided on the lens unit 3 which engages with an engaging member provided on the camera unit 2. It is an engagement groove.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the lens unit 3 shown in FIGS.
FIG. 6 is a view showing a locked state in which the engagement groove 7 is engaged.

FIG. 4 shows the camera unit 2 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
FIG. 4A is a side sectional view showing a detailed configuration of the lens unit 3, and FIG. 4A shows a state where the lens unit 3 is stored in the camera unit 2 at the time of non-shooting, and FIG. Is the camera part 2
The state at the time of shooting taken out from the camera is shown.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 9 denotes a lens body of the lens unit 3, reference numeral 10 denotes a speaker provided on the rear surface side of the lens unit 3, and reference numeral 11 denotes a microphone provided on the front lens surface 3a side of the lens unit 3. Other configurations are shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
Has the same configuration as that shown in FIG.

Next, the state of the non-photographing and photographing states of the camera-integrated recording device with monitor will be described.

At the time of non-shooting, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 (a), the lens unit 3 is housed in the camera unit 2.
In this state, the microphone 11 is also stored in the camera unit 3. On the contrary, the speaker 10 is located on the upper surface side of the camera-integrated recording device with monitor for convenience during reproduction.

At the time of photographing, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 (b), by operating the lock operation knob 6, the leaf spring 8 of the camera unit 2 and the engagement groove 7 of the lens unit 3 are shown in FIG. The locked state as shown is released, and the lens unit 3 is moved to the camera unit 2.
In a rotatable state. Next, the lens unit 3 is moved from the retracted state to a predetermined angle convenient for photographing, for example, 90 degrees so that the lens surface 3a faces in the opposite direction to the liquid crystal display panel.
Rotate every time to make it ready for shooting. In this state, the microphone 11 also protrudes forward similarly to the lens surface 3a, and is located at a position convenient for recording.
In photographing, the camera unit 2 is rotated to an arbitrary angle with respect to the monitor / recording unit 1, and photographing is performed while monitoring a subject projected on the liquid crystal display panel.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the lens section 3 is housed in the camera section 2 during non-shooting, for example, during playback or storage, so that the lens surface 3a of the lens section 3 is The lens surface 3a can be protected without being housed on the bottom side of the part 2 and exposed to the outside. Also,
At the time of storage, even if the lens unit 3 has a long focal length with a long optical axis, it can be easily stored in the vertically long camera unit 2. Furthermore, at the time of storage, the whole device can be made to have a compact outer shape, and a device excellent in storage property can be realized. Further, at the time of photographing, by turning the lens unit 3 housed in the camera unit 2 to an arbitrary angle and directing the lens unit 3 toward the subject, it is possible to easily cope with a subject requiring a long focus.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing the configuration of the camera section 2 and the lens section 3 of the camera-integrated recording apparatus with a monitor according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 5B shows a state at the time of photographing in which the lens unit 3 is taken out of the camera unit 2.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 12 denotes a finger arranged so as to be positioned in an opening formed in a lower front part of the camera unit 2 when the lens unit 3 is rotated with respect to the camera unit 2 during photographing. A grip portion serving as a receiving grip portion, 13 is a grip portion 1
2 is a grip spring member that constantly urges the grip portion 2 to rotate to the opening.
2 is a grip retainer that locks the grip portion 12 so that it does not rotate into the opening when pressed from the outside. The other configuration is the same as the configuration of the same reference numeral shown in FIG.

Next, the state of this camera-integrated recording device with monitor at the time of non-photographing and photographing will be described.
At the time of non-shooting, as shown in FIG. 5A, the lens unit 3 is housed in the camera unit 2, and the
Is rotated against the urging force of the grip spring member 13 by the pressing force of the lens unit 3 and is stored in the camera unit 2 in a state of being pushed down. At the time of shooting, the lens unit 3 housed in the camera unit 2 is set at a predetermined angle, for example, the lens surface 3.
When a is turned 90 degrees so as to face in the opposite direction to the liquid crystal display panel and is directed toward the subject, the grip portion 12 is turned by the urging force of the grip spring member 13 and a finger receiving grip convenient for photographing. Exposure to the position. Here, the grip portion 12 is locked and fixed by a grip retainer 14 that rotates with the rotation of the lens portion 3.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, when the lens unit 3 rotates with respect to the camera unit 2 during photographing, the opening formed on the front surface of the camera unit 2 Since the grip section 12 serving as a finger receiving grip section is disposed in the section, the usability at the time of photographing is improved, and it is possible to contribute to stabilization of the photographing posture.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing the configuration of the camera section 2 and the lens section 3 of the camera-integrated recording apparatus with monitor according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6B shows a state at the time of photographing in which the lens unit 3 is taken out of the camera unit 2, and FIG. 6C shows a state at the time of photographing when the lens unit 3 is taken out of the camera unit 2. Lens part 3
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the engagement with a leaf spring provided in the monitor is released as the monitor / recording unit rotates.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 15 denotes an engagement groove provided in the camera unit 2, and reference numeral 16 denotes a groove provided on the camera unit 2 side of the rotation mechanism unit 4, and the camera unit 2 rotates with respect to the monitor / recording unit 1. The rotating unlocking member 17 is a member for rotating a lens portion composed of a spring body whose one end 18 is locked to the camera portion 2 and the other end 19 is locked to the lens portion 3, and 20 is provided on the lens portion 3. Is a leaf spring provided so as to be able to engage with the engaging groove 15 to be formed. Other configurations are the same as those of the same reference numerals shown in FIG.

Next, the state of the camera-integrated recording device with monitor at the time of non-shooting and at the time of shooting will be described.
At the time of non-shooting, as shown in FIG. 6A, the lens unit 3 is housed in the camera unit 2, and in this state, the leaf spring 20 is engaged with the engagement groove 15, so that the lens unit 3 is rotated. Even if the urging force is urged by the member 17, the camera unit 2 and the lens unit 3
The locked state between them is maintained. When the camera unit 2 is rotated by a predetermined angle with respect to the monitor / recording unit 1 during shooting, FIG.
As shown in (c), the lock release operating member 16 also rotates to release the engagement between the leaf spring 20 and the engagement groove 15, and the camera unit 2 and the lens unit 3 are turned. In this state, the urging force of the unlocking operation member 17 causes the lens unit 3 to rotate with respect to the camera unit 2, and the lens unit 3 is automatically moved to a predetermined angle, for example, the lens surface 3 a is moved to the liquid crystal display panel. It is rotated 90 degrees in the opposite direction, and the state is changed from the stored state to a photographable state.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, at the time of photographing, the camera unit 2 can be tilted at a predetermined angle with respect to the monitor / recording unit 1 and the lens unit 3 can be used.
Can be rotated from the stored state in the camera unit 2 to the photographable state, so that the trouble of manually rotating the lens unit 3 can be eliminated, and the operability of the apparatus can be improved.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing the configuration of the camera section 2 and the lens section 3 of the camera-integrated recording apparatus with a monitor according to the present embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 7 (b) showing a state at the time of non-photographing stored in FIG.
FIG. 4 is a view showing a state at the time of shooting when the lens unit 3 is taken out from the camera unit 2.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 21 denotes a rotating shaft connected between the rotating mechanism 4 and the rotating mechanism 5 for rotating the rotating mechanism 5 in conjunction with the rotation of the rotating mechanism 4. It is a member.
Other configurations are the same as those of the same reference numerals shown in FIG.

Next, the state of the camera-integrated recording device with monitor at the time of non-photographing and photographing will be described.
During non-shooting, the lens unit 3 is housed in the camera unit 2 as shown in FIG. At the time of photographing, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), when the camera unit 2 is rotated with respect to the monitor / recording unit 1, the rotation mechanism unit 4 is rotated, and the rotating shaft connecting member 21 interlocked therewith. The rotation mechanism 5 also rotates via the.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in addition to the first embodiment, at the time of photographing, the camera section 2 is simply tilted with respect to the monitor / recording section 1 and the lens section 3 is moved to the camera section. 2 can be rotated from the stored state to a protruded state rotated by a predetermined angle. Thereafter, the user can easily pull out the lens unit 3 manually and can rotate the lens unit 3 to a photographable state. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the trouble of taking out the lens unit 3 and to improve the operability of the apparatus as compared with the case where the entire operation from the retracted state to the photographable state of the lens unit 3 is performed manually.

Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 8 shows a camera-integrated recording device with a monitor according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8A is a perspective view of the camera-integrated recording device with a monitor in a normal photographing state when the camera unit is gripped with the right hand. 8B is a perspective view of the camera-integrated recording device with a monitor in a self-photographing state when the camera unit is gripped with the right hand. FIG. 8C is a perspective view of the camera-integrated recording device with a monitor in the normal imaging state when gripping the camera unit left hand. FIG. 8D is a perspective view of the camera-integrated recording device with a monitor in a self-photographing state when the left hand of the camera unit is gripped.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 22 denotes a rotary switch A which is turned on when the monitor / recording unit 1 and the camera unit 2 rotate by a predetermined angle or more, and 23 denotes a rotary switch which turns the camera unit 2 and the lens unit 3 by a predetermined angle or more. The rotary switches B and 24 which are turned on at the time are liquid crystal display panels used for monitoring a subject image. The other configuration is the same as the configuration of the same reference numeral shown in FIG.

According to the present embodiment, FIGS.
As shown in (d), the lens unit 3
The monitor / recording unit 1 is provided so as to be rotatable 360 degrees with respect to the camera unit 2. Accordingly, when the lens unit 3 is rotated by 180 degrees with respect to the camera unit 2 from the normal shooting state when the camera unit 2 shown in FIG. 8A is gripped with the right hand, as shown in FIG. Then, it is possible to shift to the face-to-face shooting state when the camera unit 2 is gripped with the right hand. Further, when the camera unit 2 is rotated by 180 degrees with respect to the monitor / recording unit 1 from the state of FIG. 8B, the camera unit 2 is gripped by the left hand as shown in FIG. 8C. It is possible to shift to a normal shooting state. When the lens unit 3 is rotated by 180 degrees with respect to the camera unit 2 from the state of FIG. 8C, the face-to-face photographing when the camera unit 2 is gripped with the left hand as shown in FIG. State. That is, various types of photographing can be performed in a state where all users hold the camera unit 2 with the dominant hand and the monitor / recording unit 1 with the other hand.

Note that the liquid crystal display panel 24 must always display an erect image of the subject, but in the present embodiment, the display image is displayed based on ON / OFF signals detected from the rotation switches A22 and B23. Inversion and non-inversion can be determined.

FIG. 9 is a table showing the result of judging inversion or non-inversion of a display image based on a combination of ON and OFF signals detected by the rotary switch A and the rotary switch B.

The inversion and non-inversion of the displayed image is performed by a CCD.
(Solid-state imaging device), a memory, a liquid crystal drive circuit, and the like can be controlled.

[0049]

According to the present invention, the lens section is housed in the camera section during non-shooting, so that the lens section is housed and is not exposed to the outside, so that the lens section can be protected. Further, at the time of storage, even if the lens unit has a long focal length with a long optical axis, it can be easily stored in a vertically long camera unit, and the entire device can be made compact. This makes it possible to realize a device excellent in storability. Further, at the time of photographing, by turning the lens unit housed in the camera unit and turning the lens unit toward the subject, it is possible to easily cope with a subject requiring a long focus.

Further, according to the present invention, when the lens unit rotates with respect to the camera unit during photographing, the finger receiving unit is disposed in the opening formed in the front surface of the camera unit. It can contribute to the conversion.

Further, according to the present invention, at the time of photographing, the monitor / recording section is simply tilted at a predetermined angle with respect to the camera section.
Since the lens unit can be rotated from a stored state in the camera unit to a predetermined angle or a photographable state, the trouble of manually removing the lens unit can be eliminated, and the operability of the apparatus can be improved. it can.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily cope with photographing by holding the camera unit with the left hand and the right hand, and it is possible to improve the usability irrespective of the user's dominant hand.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a camera-integrated recording device with a monitor according to a first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the camera-integrated recording device with a monitor according to the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which a leaf spring 8 provided in a camera unit 2 is engaged with an engagement groove 7 of a lens unit 3 in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 shows a camera unit 2 and a lens unit 3 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;
FIG. 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing a detailed configuration of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of a camera unit 2 and a lens unit 3 in a camera-integrated recording device with monitor according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of a camera unit 2 and a lens unit 3 in a camera-integrated recording device with a monitor according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a configuration of a camera unit 2 and a lens unit 3 in a camera-integrated recording device with monitor according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a camera-integrated recording device with a monitor according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a table showing determination results of inversion and non-inversion of an image based on a combination of ON and OFF signals detected by the rotation switch A and the rotation switch B shown in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 shows a conventional camera-integrated VT with a monitor.
It is the perspective view seen from the back side of R.

FIG. 11 shows a conventional camera-integrated VT with a monitor.
It is the perspective view seen from the back side of R.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Monitor / recording part 2 Camera part 3 Lens part 4,5 Rotation mechanism part 6 Lock release knob 7,15 Engagement groove 8,20 Leaf spring 9 Lens body 10 Speaker 11 Microphone 12 Grip part 13 Grip spring member 14 Grip press Reference Signs List 16 Unlocking operation member 17 Lens part rotation member 21 Rotation shaft connecting member 22, 23 Rotation switch A, rotation switch B 24 Liquid crystal display panel

Claims (6)

[Claims] A monitor / recording unit formed integrally with a recording unit for recording information on a record carrier and a monitor unit such as a liquid crystal display device, and a monitor unit formed on a side of the monitor / recording unit. A camera-integrated recording device with a monitor, comprising: a camera unit rotatably mounted via a rotation mechanism according to claim 1. The lens unit provided in the camera unit includes a second lens unit on an inner surface side of the camera unit. Is rotatably mounted via a rotating mechanism, and the optical axis direction is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the rotating axis of the second rotating mechanism. When not photographing, the lens unit is housed in the camera unit. A camera-integrated recording device with a monitor, characterized in that: 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein a finger receiving portion is arranged in an opening formed between the camera portion and the lens portion when the camera portion and the lens portion are relatively rotated. Camera-integrated recording device with monitor. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The camera-integrated recording device with a monitor according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a microphone is arranged on a front side of the lens unit, and a speaker is arranged on a rear side of the lens unit. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein
In one claim, at the time of relative rotation between the camera unit and the monitor and recording unit,
A camera-integrated recording device with a monitor, further comprising a rotation unit configured to rotate the lens unit from the housed state to a photographable state. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein
In one claim, at the time of relative rotation between the camera unit and the monitor and recording unit,
A camera-integrated recording apparatus with a monitor, further comprising a rotation unit that rotates the lens unit by a predetermined angle from the stored state in conjunction with the relative rotation. 6. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The recording device with a monitor-integrated camera according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second rotation mechanism is rotatable at least 90 degrees or more.