JP2001053993A - Video camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent inadvertent overturning of a video camera when vertically placed on a table, etc. SOLUTION: In this video camera recorder 1, when vertically placing a camera body 2 on a table T, etc., in a state of fixing a large battery 12L of a heavy weight to the side surface of the camera body 2, in order to prevent the camera body 2 from overturning due to the weight of the large battery 12L, a terminal cover 28 fitted to the side surface of the camera body 2 in an openable and closable manner is opened by nearly 90 deg. from the side surface of the camera body 2 to support the weight of the large battery 12L by the terminal cover 28.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a video camera which is optimally applied to, for example, a video camera recorder, a still video camera, and the like. In particular, the video camera falls down when the video turtle is placed vertically on a table or the like. It belongs to the technical field of prevention.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, miniaturization of video camera recorders has been remarkable, and in particular, a vertical and thin video camera recorder 111 as shown in FIG. 14 has been gaining in popularity. This video camera recorder 111 has a vertical, thin camera body 112 having a lens at the top inside a thin camera body 112 and a viewfinder 114 arranged side by side and arranged on substantially the same optical axis P1.
A liquid crystal monitor 115 that can be opened and closed is disposed above one side surface 112a of the camera 12 and a battery mounting portion 116 disposed at a predetermined height from the bottom surface 2b of the camera body 2 below the one side surface 112a. The battery 117 is exchangeably mounted. In some cases, a card-type recording / reproducing device 119 for recording and reproducing still image data and the like on a card-type recording medium 118 called a memory stick or the like is vertically arranged on the other side surface 112c of the camera body 112. The battery mounting section 116 is configured such that a plurality of types of batteries 117 can be interchangeably mounted from a small (small capacity) battery 117S for short-time recording to a large (large capacity) battery 117L for long-time recording. Have been.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional vertical and thin video camera recorder 111,
There were the following problems. That is, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 14, when the video camera recorder 111 is vertically placed vertically on the desktop T or the like by the thin camera body 112, the video camera recorder 111 is attached to the battery mounting portion 116 as shown by the dotted line in FIG. Battery 117 is a small battery 11
In the case of 7S, since the weight of the small battery 117S is light, it is possible to balance even the thin camera body 112, so that the camera body 112 can be placed vertically.

However, as shown by a dashed line in FIG.
Battery 1 mounted on battery mounting section 116
If the battery 17 is a large battery 117L, the weight of the large battery 117L is heavy, so that the balance of the thin camera body 112 is lost, and the camera body 1
12 is easy to inadvertently fall in the direction of arrow x which is one side,
The video camera recorder 11
There was a problem that there was a danger that 1 would be damaged.

[0005] In view of the above, the manufacturer describes the precautions when using the large battery 117L in the instruction manual of the video camera recorder 111, or does not encourage the use of the large battery 117L, and so on. It corresponded to prevention. However, for the user, a large battery 117 that can shoot video for a long time is used.
There is a feeling that the use of L is indispensable, and at present, careless fall due to the use of the large battery 117L has been unavoidable.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and provides a video camera which can easily prevent an inadvertent fall when the video camera is placed vertically on a desk or the like. It is intended to be.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a video camera according to the present invention has a photographing section and a view finder section mounted on an upper portion in a camera body, and a battery is mounted on one side of the camera body. A video camera in which a plurality of types of batteries having different sizes are arranged so as to be exchangeably mounted on the battery mounting portion,
The camera is provided with a tip-over prevention means for preventing the camera body from tipping over on a desk or the like when a large battery is attached to the battery attachment portion.

In the video camera according to the present invention having the above-described structure, when the camera main body is placed vertically on a table or the like with the large battery attached to the battery mounting portion, the camera is provided with the camera using the overturn prevention means. Inadvertent fall of the main body can be prevented.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a video camera recorder and a still video camera to which the present invention is applied will be described in the following order with reference to FIGS. (1) Description of a first embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a video camera (2) ... Description of a second embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a video camera (3) ... Fall of a video camera Description of Third Embodiment of Prevention Structure (4)... Description of Entire Video Camera Recorder

(1) Description of a first embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a video camera First, a first embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a video camera will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. In this case, Is a video camera to which a vertical and thin video camera recorder 1 described later is applied. As will be described later, the video camera recorder 1 has a vertical and thin camera body 2, and a photographing section 4 having a lens and a viewfinder section 5 are provided at the upper part in the camera body 2. They are arranged horizontally on substantially the same optical axis P1. On the upper side of the left side surface 2b, which is one side surface of the camera body 2, a liquid crystal monitor portion 10 as a monitor portion is mounted to be openable and closable in the left lateral direction. A card-type recording / reproducing apparatus 14 for recording and reproducing a still image or the like on a card-type recording medium 13 called a memory stick or the like is arranged substantially parallel to the optical axis P1.

Then, under the liquid crystal monitor 10 on the left side 2b of the camera body 2, a bottom surface 2f of the camera body 2 is formed.
A battery mounting portion 11 which is a battery portion is disposed substantially parallel to the optical axis P <b> 1 at a predetermined height from, and a battery 12 is replaceably mounted on the battery mounting portion 11. A small-sized (low-capacity) battery 12 for short-time recording, which is indicated by a dashed line in FIG.
Large (high capacity) battery 12L for long time recording from S
Up to several types of batteries are available.

As shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, with the heavy battery 12L mounted on the battery mounting portion 11 of the camera body 2 of the video camera recorder 1, the video camera recorder 1 is mounted on a thin camera. When the camera body 2 is placed vertically on a tabletop T or the like by the bottom surface 2f of the main body 2, the camera body 2 is prevented from falling over to the left side which is one side as shown by a dotted arrow x in FIG. Is attached to the camera body 2.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the first embodiment, the overturn prevention means 81 is also used as the terminal cover 28 formed on the opening / closing member. That is, the terminal cover 28 is located on the left side surface 2b of the camera body 2, and is positioned below the battery mounting portion 11 by a vertical hinge mechanism 29, which is an arrow o, which is the left lateral direction of the left side surface 2b.
It is mounted horizontally openable and closable at about 90 ° in the p direction. The terminal cover 28 is configured to open and close, for example, a DC terminal 82, which is a terminal attached to the lower side of the battery mounting portion 11 on the left side surface 2b and to the left side.

[0014] As shown in FIG.
By opening the DC terminal 29 to the outside, connecting one end 83a of the DK cable 83 to the DC terminal 29, and connecting the other end 83b to a battery charger or the like. It is configured such that charging or the like can be performed while the camera 12 is mounted on the battery mounting section 11 of the camera body 2.

According to the first embodiment, FIG.
As shown by a solid line, the video camera recorder 1 is mounted on the desktop by the bottom surface 2f of the thin camera body 2 with the heavy battery 12L mounted on the battery mounting portion 11 of the camera body 2 of the video camera recorder 1. When the terminal cover 28 is set vertically on the T or the like, first, the terminal cover 28 is centered on the hinge mechanism 29 and the DC shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG.
The terminal cover 28 is rotated by approximately 90 ° from the closed position of the terminal 29 to the open position indicated by the solid line, and the terminal cover 28 is projected in a direction perpendicular to the left lateral direction of the left side surface 2b and horizontally.

In this state, if the video camera recorder 1 is placed vertically on a tabletop T or the like on the bottom surface 2f of the camera body 2, a terminal cover 28 projecting substantially perpendicularly to the left lateral direction of the camera body 2 is provided. Is also grounded to the desktop T or the like, and the terminal cover 28 can support the weight of the large battery 12L. Accordingly, the terminal cover 28 can prevent the camera body 2 from inadvertently falling to the left due to the weight of the large battery 12L as indicated by the dotted arrow x in FIG. 1
Can be stably placed on the desktop T or the like.

Thus, the structure in which the overturn prevention means 81 is also used as the terminal cover 28 can reduce costs by reducing the number of parts and the number of assembling steps. In addition, as shown by a dashed line in FIG.
When the small battery 12S having a light weight is attached to the device 1 or when shooting a normal video, the terminal cover 28 is attached to the terminal cover 28 in FIG.
Is closed in the direction of the arrow p to the closed position indicated by the dashed line
Since the C terminal 82 can be stored and closed at the closed position for closing, the terminal cover 28 can be smoothly photographed without any inconvenience such that the terminal cover 28 becomes a hindrance to video photographing. The fall prevention means 81 is not limited to the terminal cover 28, but is attached to the mounting side of the battery 12 such as the left side surface 2b of the camera body 2 so as to be openable and closable, and can support the weight of the large battery 12L. Any opening / closing member having a material and structure having strength may be used. If the overturn preventing means 81 is constituted by an opening / closing member such as the terminal cover 28, it is necessary to secure a space for a structure for supporting the camera body 2 on the left side surface 2b, which is one side of the camera body 2. Absent.

(2) Description of a second embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a video camera Next, a second embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a video camera will be described with reference to FIG. When the video camera recorder 1 is mounted vertically on a desktop T or the like by the bottom surface 2f of the thin camera body 2 with the heavy battery 12L mounted on the battery mounting portion 11 of the camera body 2 of the video camera recorder 1. , The tip of the large battery 12l or the left side 2 of the camera body 2.
A fall prevention attachment 84 is detachably attached to a member b or the like.

Then, in this case, the weight of the large battery 12L is supported by the attachment 84, and the camera body 2 is inadvertently leftward as shown by a dotted arrow x in FIG. 3 due to the weight of the large battery 12L. The video camera recorder 1 can be stably mounted on the desktop T or the like as in the first embodiment. At the time of normal video shooting, the attachment 84 is attached to the large battery 12.
If the attachment 84 is detached from the camera body 2 or the camera body 2, the attachment 84 does not hinder the photographing of the bidet.

(3) Description of a third embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a video camera Next, a third embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a video camera will be described with reference to FIGS. In this case, the present invention is applied to a still video camera 91 such as a digital still video camera as a video camera. That is, the still video camera 91 has a vertical and thin camera body 92 in which a photographing unit 93 having a lens is arranged on a front surface 92a of the camera body 92, and a viewfinder unit 94 is arranged on a rear surface 92 of the camera body 92. Body 92
On the rear surface 92b, a battery mounting portion 95 is disposed at a predetermined height from the bottom surface 92c. A battery 96 is replaceably mounted on the battery mounting section 95, and a plurality of types of batteries are prepared for the battery 96, from a small battery 96S for short-time recording to a large battery 96L for long-time recording. Have been.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the battery mounting portion 9 of the camera body 92 of the still video camera 91 is provided.
5 with a heavy battery 96L attached thereto, the still video camera 91 is attached to the thin camera body 9.
When the camera body 92 is placed vertically on a table or the like with the bottom surface 92C of the camera 2, the camera body 92 is provided with a fall prevention means 81 for preventing the camera body 92 from falling backward as shown by a dotted arrow x in FIG. ing.

The tip-over prevention means 81 is also used as a terminal cover 97 which is formed as an opening / closing member. The terminal cover 97 is provided on a rear surface 92b of the camera main body 92 at a lower portion of the battery mounting portion 95 with a vertical hinge. By the mechanism 98, approximately 90 in the directions of the arrows o and p behind the rear surface 92b.
It can be freely opened and closed horizontally in degrees. And
The terminal cover 97 is configured to open and close terminals 99 for various uses arranged on the function surface 92 b of the camera body 92.

According to the third embodiment, FIG.
As shown by a solid line, the still video camera 92 is mounted on the desktop by the bottom surface 92c of the thin camera main body 92 with the heavy battery 96L mounted on the battery mounting portion 95 of the camera main body 92 of the still video camera 91. For example, when the terminal cover 97 is placed vertically, the terminal cover 97 is opened about 90 ° in the direction of arrow 0 around the hinge mechanism 98 to the open position behind the camera body 92, and the terminal cover 97 is attached to the camera body 92. Protrude almost perpendicularly to the rear.

In this state, if the still video camera 91 is placed vertically on a table or the like on the bottom surface 92c of the camera body 92, the terminal cover 97 projecting substantially perpendicularly to the rear of the camera body 92 also becomes a table or the like. And the terminal cover 97 can support the weight of the large battery 96L. Therefore, the terminal cover 97 can prevent the camera body 92 from inadvertently falling backward due to the weight of the large battery 96L as shown by a dotted arrow x in FIG. Can be stably placed on the table or the like.

The structure in which the overturn prevention means 81 is also used as the terminal cover 97 can reduce costs by reducing the number of parts and the number of assembling steps. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, when the small battery 96S having a small weight is mounted on the battery mounting portion 95 or during normal video shooting, the terminal cover 97 is closed at approximately 90 ° in the direction of the arrow p, and the terminal is closed. Since the terminal cover 97 can be stored and closed at the closed position, the terminal cover 97 does not cause any inconvenience such that the terminal cover 97 interferes with video shooting. The overturn prevention means 81 is not limited to the terminal cover 97, but can be opened and closed on the side of the camera body 92 where the battery 95 is mounted, and is made of a material and a structure having a strength capable of supporting the weight of the large battery 96L. Any opening / closing member provided may be used.

(2) Description of Entire Video Camera Recorder Next, the entire video camera radar 1 which is an example of the video camera will be described with reference to FIGS.
The video camera recorder 1 is configured as a vertical and thin video camera recorder incorporating a card-type recording / reproducing device 14 described later. The video camera recorder 1 has a vertical, thin camera body 2 formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and has a lens 3 and a solid-state imaging device (CCD) in an upper part of the camera body 2. The unit 4 and the viewfinder unit 5 are arranged in front and rear, and are arranged horizontally on substantially the same optical axis P1. The photographing unit 4 is for photographing a subject to be photographed by the lens 3 and the solid-state imaging device and generating an image signal.
The viewfinder unit 5 is configured as a liquid crystal display unit that displays an image photographed by the photographing unit 4, an operation mode of the saw video camera recorder 1, and the like. In the camera body 2, a mechanical deck section 6 is arranged below the photographing section 4 and the viewfinder section 5 so as to be parallel to the optical axis P1 and perpendicular to the optical axis P1, and the mechanical deck section 6 constitutes a main recording medium. A recording and reproducing unit for recording and reproducing image data and the like on a video tape in a video cassette 7 which is a tape-shaped recording medium is provided. Then, a cassette cover 8 for attaching and detaching the video cassette 7 is opened and closed in the right and left direction on the right side 2a of the camera body 2 (however, the right side when the video camera recorder 1 is viewed from behind). Installed. The cassette cover 8 has a substantially L-shaped planar shape, and the right side surface 8a and the left side surface 8c of the cassette cover 8 are also used as a part of the right side surface 2a and the rear surface 2c of the camera body 2.

The control unit 9 is provided between the camera deck 2 and the left side 2b of the camera body 2 (similarly, the left side when the video camera recorder 1 is viewed from behind).
Are arranged vertically in parallel with the optical axis P1, and a liquid crystal monitor section 10 as a monitor section is arranged outside the left side surface 2b of the camera body 2 in parallel with and perpendicular to the optical axis P1. The unit 10 is mounted to be openable and closable in the left lateral direction. The liquid crystal monitor section 10 displays an image photographed by the photographing section 4, a reproduced image of a video tape, and the like. A battery mounting portion 11 as a battery portion is disposed below the liquid crystal monitor portion 10 at a position deviated toward the rear surface 2c outside the left side surface 2b of the camera body 2, and the battery mounting portion 11 is mounted on the battery mounting portion 11. A battery 12, which is a power supply for the camera, is mounted so as to be replaceable. The control unit 9 includes a main control board 9a which is a large board on which a main control circuit is mounted, and a sub control board 9b which is a small board on which a sub control circuit is mounted. A sub-control board 9b is disposed vertically inside the front side 2d of the camera body 2 in parallel with the optical axis P1 between the inside of the left side surface 2b of the camera body 2 and the mechanical deck section 6. Are arranged perpendicular to the optical axis P1.

A card-type recording / reproducing device 14 for recording and reproducing image data and the like on the card-type recording medium 13 is controlled inside the left side 2b of the camera body 2 and below the photographing unit 4 and the viewfinder unit 5. It is arranged in a space 15 which is a dead space surrounded by the main control board 9a of the section 9, the liquid crystal monitor section 10 and the battery mounting section 11 so as to be parallel to and perpendicular to the optical axis P1. Then, the card-type recording medium 13 is inserted into the card-type recording / reproducing apparatus 14 from the card-type recording medium insertion opening 16 formed vertically at the left end of the rear surface 2c of the camera body 2, and is mounted. The still image data and the like of the moving image photographed by the card type recording medium 1
3 can be recorded and reproduced. An electronic circuit is built in the card type recording medium 23, and a connection terminal 13b and an erroneous erasure prevention switch 13c are provided on one side surface of the leading end 13a. The control unit 9 processes the image information input from the photographing unit 4 to process the viewfinder unit 5 and the liquid crystal monitor unit 1.
0, display the video tape, control the running of the video tape in the mechanical deck section 6, control the recording and reproduction of images, display the reproduced image of the video tape on the liquid crystal monitor section 10, and display the video tape. The desired still image data from the reproduced image is stored in the card type recording / reproducing device 14.
Controls recording and reproduction on the card-type recording medium 13.

As shown in FIG. 11, the cassette cover 8 has a hinge mechanism 21 disposed on the front end of the right side surface 8a thereof, and an arrow pointing rightward and leftward on the front end side of the right side surface 2a of the camera body 2. A recording / reproducing unit which is mounted to be openable and closable in directions a and b, and which records and reproduces a moving image or the like, which is a photographed image, on a video tape of a video cassette 7 on the right side of the mechanical deck unit 6 in the camera body 2. 22 (including a drive system for driving a video tape and a magnetic head drum for recording and reproducing data on the video tape by a helical scan method) 22. Inside the cassette cover 8, a cassette attaching / detaching mechanism 2 for attaching / detaching the video cassette 7 to / from the recording / reproducing section 22 in the directions of arrows c and d.
3 are incorporated. When the video cassette 7 is mounted on the recording / reproducing section 22, the cassette removal knob 2 attached to the rear surface 8c of the cassette cover 8 is mounted.
4 is slid to unlock the cassette cover 8, and the cassette cover 8 is
And the cassette detaching mechanism 23 is pulled out in the direction of arrow c. Then, the video cassette 7 is inserted into the cassette attaching / detaching mechanism 23 from the direction of arrow e, and the video cassette 7 is recorded / reproduced by the cassette attaching / detaching mechanism 23.
Then, the cassette cover 8 is closed in the direction of arrow b, and the cassette cover 8 is again locked to the camera body 2 with the cassette removal knob 24. The video cassette 7
When the video cassette 7 is taken out of the recording / reproducing unit 22, the cassette cover 8 is opened in the direction of arrow a, and the video cassette 7 is pulled out of the recording / reproducing unit 22 in the direction of arrow c by the cassette attaching / detaching mechanism 23. 23
The video cassette 7 is pulled out from the inside in the direction of arrow f.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 11, the liquid crystal monitor section 10 has a biaxial hinge mechanism (a hinge mechanism rotatable in two directions around two orthogonal axes) 25 disposed on the front end side thereof. The left and right sides of the left side surface 2b of the camera body 2 can be freely opened and closed by approximately 90 ° in the left and right directions of arrows g and h, and approximately 1 in the vertical directions of arrows i and j.
It is mounted so that it can rotate 80 °. Then, by pressing the open button 26 attached to the rear end of the liquid crystal monitor unit 10 to release the lock,
The liquid crystal monitor 10 is configured to be opened in the direction of arrow g and to be rotatable in directions of arrows i and j. The battery 12 is detachably attached to the battery attachment portion 11 in the directions of arrows m and n, which are substantially L-shaped, and a battery for detaching the battery 12 is attached to the rear surface 2c of the camera body 2. A detach button 27 is attached.

On the left side 2b of the camera body 2, a terminal cover 28 is disposed below the battery mounting portion 11, and a DC terminal used for charging the battery 12 and the like are provided in the terminal cover 28. Built-in. The terminal cover 28 is attached to the left side surface 2b of the camera body 1 by a hinge mechanism disposed on the front end side so as to be openable and closable in the directions of arrows o and p.

As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 10, 12, and 13, a case (outer housing) of the card-type recording / reproducing apparatus 14 is combined with a base member 31 formed of a synthetic resin or the like. It is composed of a cover member composed of a composite member such as a resin or a stainless steel plate. The base member 31 and the cover member 32 have U-shaped vertical cross-sections that are opposite to each other, and the vertical dimension of the cover member 32 is slightly smaller than the vertical dimension of the base member 31. Then, the cover member 32 is coupled to the left side surface in the base member 31 at a position slightly deviated downward, and the optical axis P1 is provided between the base member 31 and the cover member 32.
And a vertical card type recording medium insertion space 3
3 are formed. Then, the outer peripheral portion of the base member 31 is fixed to the main control board 9 of the control unit 9 by a plurality of setscrews 34.
It is directly attached in parallel to the left side surface of a.

The rear end 33a of the card-type recording medium insertion space 33 of the card-type recording / reproducing apparatus 14 faces the card-type recording medium insertion opening 16 formed on the rear surface 2c of the camera body 2. The card-type recording medium 13 is configured to be freely inserted into and ejected from the card-type recording medium insertion space 16 into the card-type recording medium insertion space 33 from the front and rear directions indicated by arrows q and r. In the front end portion 33b of the card-type recording medium insertion space 33, a connection terminal 34 is attached to the inner surface (left side surface) of the base member 31, and the connection terminal 34 is a flexible electric connection means. The printed circuit board 35 is electrically connected to the main control board 9a at the shortest distance. An inward opening / closing lid 36 for opening and closing the card-type recording medium insertion opening 16 from the inside is provided with a vertical fulcrum pin 37 at the end of the base member 31.
The opening / closing lid 36 is attached to the outer periphery of the fulcrum pin 37 by a torsion coil spring 38 which is a rotation urging means. It is urged to rotate.

A card-type recording medium ejection button 39 is slidably attached in the directions of arrows q and r above the rear end of the cover member 32 and below the rear end of the base member 31. A mold recording medium removal button 39 projects behind the rear surface 2c of the camera body 2. The card-type recording medium eject button 39
Is urged to slide in the direction of arrow r, which is the rear side, by a compression coil spring 40 which is a slide urging means. A card-type recording medium ejection mechanism 41 operated by the card-type recording medium removal button 39 is attached to the base member 31 and the cover member 32. The card-type recording medium discharge mechanism 41 includes a slide member 43 horizontally mounted in a gap 42 between the base member 31 and the upper side of the cover member 32 and slidable in the directions of arrows q and r. Arrows s, t centered on the fulcrum pin 44 at the end on the arrow q direction side outside the cover member 32.
A rotating member 45 rotatably mounted in the direction, and a discharge member mounted adjacent to the outside of the cover member 32 on the side of the rotating member 45 in the direction of arrow r and configured to be translated in the directions of arrows q and r. 46.
Note that the slide member 43 is a tension coil spring 4 which is a slide urging means attached to the cover member 32.
7 is urged to slide in the direction of arrow r.

When the card-type recording medium 13 is loaded into the card-type recording / reproducing apparatus 14, the card-type recording medium 13 is inserted from the front end 13a side of the card-type recording medium insertion port 1.
6, the card-type recording medium 1
The card type recording medium 13 is inserted into the card type recording medium insertion space 33 in the direction of the arrow q while pushing the cover 36 in the direction of the arrow q against the torsion coil spring 38 at 3.
As shown by the solid line in FIG. 13, when the card type recording medium 13 is inserted to the insertion completed position, the connection terminals 13b of the card type recording medium 13 are connected to the base member 31.
The card type recording medium 13 is electrically connected to the main control board 9a via the flexible printed board 35. On the other hand, immediately before the completion of insertion of the card-type recording medium 13, the leading end 13 a of the card-type recording medium 13 abuts on a pair of upper and lower protrusions 46 a of the discharging member 46 and moves the discharging member 46 in the direction of arrow q. Then, the projection 46b at the substantially middle portion in the vertical direction of the discharge member 46 pushes the projection 45a below the fulcrum pin 44 of the rotating member 45 in the direction of arrow q, and the rotating member 45 is rotated in the direction of arrow s. .

By mounting the card-type recording medium 13 in the card-type recording / reproducing apparatus 14 as described above, the still image data and the like in the image photographed by the photographing unit 4 can be transferred to the card-type recording medium. 13 can be recorded and reproduced. Then, when the card-type recording medium 13 is ejected from the card-type recording / reproducing apparatus 14 after the recording / reproduction on the card-type recording medium 13, the card-type recording medium eject button 39 is pressed as shown by a dashed line in FIG. Push in the direction of arrow q against the compression coil spring 40. Then, the projection 39a of the card-type recording medium ejection button 39 pushes the projection 43a at the end of the slide member 43 on the arrow r direction side, and the slide material 43 slides in the arrow q direction against the tension coil spring 47. The slide member 4
The projection 43b at the end on the arrow q direction side 3 pushes the projection 45b above the fulcrum pin 44 of the rotating member 45 in the arrow q direction. Then, the rotating member 45 is rotated about the fulcrum pin 44 in the direction of the arrow t, and the projection 45a below the fulcrum pin 44 of the rotating member 45 is moved to the substantially middle projection 46b of the discharging member 46 in the vertical direction. By pushing in the direction of arrow r, the discharge member 46 is translated in the direction of arrow r. Then, the tip 13a of the card-type recording medium 13 is pushed by the pair of upper and lower protrusions 46a of the discharging member 46, and the card-type recording medium 13 is moved from the card-type recording medium insertion space 33 to the outside of the card-type recording medium insertion opening 16. Is discharged in the direction of arrow r. Therefore, after the ejection, the card-type recording medium 13 can be picked out with a finger and pulled out from the card-type recording medium insertion opening 16 in the direction of arrow r. Then, the card type recording medium 13
Is removed from the card-type recording medium insertion slot 16, the opening / closing lid 36 is rotated in the direction of arrow r by the torsion coil spring 36 to close the card-type recording medium insertion slot 16 from the inside, and the card-type recording / reproducing device 14 Intrusion of dust and the like can be prevented.

As shown in FIG. 13, the cover member 32 of the card type recording / reproducing apparatus 14 is provided so that the card type recording medium 13 loaded in the card type recording medium insertion space 33 can be confirmed from the outside. A large window hole 48 for opening the window hole is formed, as shown in FIG.
A window hole 49 is provided on the left side surface 2 b of the camera body 2 so as to overlap the left outside of the camera body 8. At this time, a concave portion 50 for accommodating the liquid crystal monitor unit 10 is formed on the left side surface 2b of the camera body 2 above the battery mounting unit 11, and the window hole 49 is formed on the bottom surface of the concave portion 50. Have been.

Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, when the liquid crystal monitor 10 is housed in the recess 50, the window 49 is closed by the liquid crystal monitor 10. Dust and the like can be prevented from entering the inside of the camera body 2 and the inside of the card-type recording / reproducing device 14 from the window holes 49 and 48. On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
In a normal use state in which the card-type recording / reproducing apparatus 14 is opened in the normal direction in which the liquid crystal monitor 10 is opened in the direction of arrow g to open the recess 50, the window hole 49 is also opened. Whether the card-type recording medium 13 is mounted on the camera body 2 can be easily confirmed from outside the camera body 2 through these window holes 49 and 48. Therefore, a recording error such as an attempt to record still image data or the like of a photographed image on the card-type recording medium 13 without noticing that the card-type recording medium 13 has been forgotten to be inserted into the card-type recording / reproducing apparatus 14 is avoided. Since it can be prevented as much as possible, it is very easy to use. The window hole 49 can be sealed in advance with a transparent synthetic resin plate or the like. Further, a small recess which is further depressed to the right by one step is formed in a part of the recess 5 of the camera body 2, and the card-type recording / reproducing device 14 is incorporated in the small recess. The window hole 48 of the device 14 can also be configured to be directly exposed in the recess 50.

The camera body 2 of the video camera recorder 1 is provided with various structures similar to those of a normal video camera recorder, in addition to the above-described structures. To explain some structures, for example, a built-in stereo microphone 61 and an intelligent accessory shoe 62 are provided on the upper surface 2e of the camera body 2, and a tripod mounting hole 63 and the like are provided on the bottom surface 2f of the camera body 2. It is attached. A grip belt 64 is provided obliquely between a position at the lower end of the front end of the right side 2a of the camera body 2 and an upper end of the rear end of the right side 8a of the cassette cover 8. A video start / stop button 65 is provided at the upper end of the rear surface 8c of the cassette cover 8. Further, the photographing unit 4 on the right side surface 2a of the camera body 2
A focus operation button such as a zoom lever 66 is attached to the periphery of the cassette cover 8.
A video operation button 67 is attached to c. The recess 5 formed on the left side surface 2b of the camera body 2
On the bottom surface of the display unit 0, an operation system for a monitor image displayed on the liquid crystal screen 10a of the liquid crystal monitor unit 10 and other various displays, and an operation system for recording and reproducing still image data and the like by the card-type recording / reproducing device 14, etc. Operation button 68 is provided.

The user inserts his / her right hand inside the grip belt 64 of the camera body 2 and holds the camera body 2 vertically with the right hand.
While watching the monitor image displayed on the liquid crystal screen 10a of the liquid crystal monitor unit 10 opened as shown in FIG.
Video shooting is performed by operating the stop button 65 with the thumb of the right hand. Then, a moving image of the photographed image is recorded on a video tape in a video cassette 7 of the mechanical deck unit 6. Then, the desired still image data and the like are recorded on the card-type recording medium 13 by the card-type recording / reproducing device 14 while reproducing the photographed image recorded on the video tape on the liquid crystal screen 10a of the liquid crystal monitor unit 10 after the video recording or the like. It is something that can be done. The still image data recorded on the card type recording medium 13 is also stored on the liquid crystal screen 10.
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Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made based on the technical concept of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mechanical deck 6
Although a video tape, which is a tape-shaped recording medium, is used as a main recording medium for recording and reproducing a captured image in the above, the main recording medium may be a disc-shaped recording medium such as an optical disk.

[0042]

The video camera of the present invention configured as described above has the following effects.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a battery mounting portion is disposed on one side of a camera body on which a photographing portion and a viewfinder portion are mounted, so that a plurality of types of batteries having different sizes can be exchanged for the battery mounting portion. When using a video camera with a large battery attached to the battery mount and the camera body placed vertically on a desktop, etc., use the fall prevention means to prevent the camera body from accidentally falling. To prevent damage caused by the fall of the battery.In addition, as in the past, precautions when using a large battery are described in the instruction manual, and the use of a large battery is not required. There is no need to implicitly limit the size of the battery used, for example, by not encouraging it. For a user, a large-sized battery for long-time recording is very easy to use, and this brings great benefits.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, since the overturn preventing means is constituted by an opening / closing member which is attached to one side of the camera body so as to be openable and closable, a space for a structure for supporting the camera body is secured on one side of the camera body. If the opening and closing member is closed during normal video shooting, smooth video shooting can be performed without disturbing the video shooting.

According to the third aspect, the opening and closing member attached to one side of the camera body is also used as the terminal cover, so that the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts and the number of assembly steps.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a detachable attachment for a fall prevention means for preventing the camera body from falling down on a desk or the like when a large battery is mounted on the battery mounting portion. It is not necessary to provide an object on the camera body, and the attachment can be detached from the camera body during normal video shooting so that the video shooting can be performed smoothly.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the photographing unit is arranged on the front surface of the camera body, the viewfinder unit is arranged on the rear surface of the camera body, and a plurality of battery mounting units arranged on the rear surface of the camera body are different in size. In a video camera that can be replaced with different types of batteries,
When the camera body is installed vertically on a table or the like with a large battery attached to the battery mounting part, the camera body can be prevented from inadvertently falling to the rear of the camera body by using the fall prevention means. Therefore, in addition to being able to prevent damage accidents due to the fall beforehand, in addition to describing the precautions when using a large battery in the instruction manual and not encouraging the use of large batteries as in the past, There is no need to implicitly limit the size of the battery used. For a user, a large-sized battery for long-time recording is very easy to use, and this brings great benefits.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the overturn preventing means is constituted by an opening and closing member which is attached to the rear surface of the camera body so as to be openable and closable.
There is no need to secure a space for a structure for supporting the camera body on the rear surface of the camera body, and during normal video shooting, if the opening / closing member is closed, smooth video shooting can be performed without interrupting video shooting.

According to the seventh aspect, since the opening / closing member attached to the rear surface of the camera body is also used as the terminal cover, the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of parts and the number of assembly steps.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view for explaining a first embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a video camera recorder to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a terminal cover constituting the first embodiment of the fall prevention structure of the video camera recorder according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway rear view for explaining a second embodiment of the fall prevention structure of the video camera recorder.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view for explaining a third embodiment of a fall prevention structure of a still video camera to which the present invention is applied, and is a perspective view showing a state in which a large battery is attached to the still video camera.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view for explaining a third embodiment of the structure for preventing the still video camera from tipping over, in which a small battery is mounted on the still video camera.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the entire video camera recorder viewed from diagonally rear left with the liquid crystal monitor section open to explain the entire video camera recorder;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the entire video camera recorder when the video camera recorder is viewed obliquely from the rear right.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the entire video camera recorder when the video camera recorder is viewed obliquely from the front left.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the entire video camera recorder with the cassette cover side of the video camera recorder facing down;

FIG. 10 is a rear view of the whole video camera recorder.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view illustrating an operation of attaching and detaching a video cassette of the video camera recorder.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing an internal structure of a camera body of the video camera recorder.

FIG. 13 is a left side view and a rear view for explaining the card type recording / reproducing apparatus of the video camera recorder.

FIG. 14 is a rear view of a conventional video camera recorder, in which a large battery is mounted, and the video camera recorder falls down when the video camera recorder is vertically placed on a desk or the like.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is a video camera recorder which is a video camera, 2 is a camera body, 4 is a photographing section, 5 is a viewfinder section, 1
1 is a battery mounting portion, 12 is a battery, 12S is a small battery, 12L is a large battery, 28 is a terminal cover as an opening / closing portion, 29 is a hinge mechanism, 81 is a fall prevention member, 91 is a still video camera, and 92 is a camera body. ,
93 is a photographing unit, 94 is a viewfinder unit, 94 is a battery mounting unit, 96 is a battery, 96S is a small battery, 96L is a large battery, 97 is a terminal cover,
98 is a hinge mechanism.

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A battery mounting part is disposed on one side of a camera body having a photographing part and a view finder mounted thereon, and a plurality of types of batteries having different sizes are replaceably mounted on the battery mounting part. The video camera according to the above, further comprising a fall prevention means for preventing the camera body from falling over on a desk or the like when a large battery is mounted on the battery mounting portion. 2. The video camera according to claim 1, wherein said fall prevention means is constituted by an opening / closing member which is attached to a side surface of said camera body so as to be openable and closable. 3. The video camera according to claim 2, wherein said opening / closing member is also used as a terminal cover. 4. A battery mounting part is disposed on one side of a camera body having a photographing part and a view finder mounted thereon, and a plurality of types of batteries having different sizes are replaceably mounted on the battery mounting part. The video camera according to the above, further comprising a detachable attachment for a fall prevention means for preventing the camera body from falling over on a desk or the like when a large battery is mounted on the battery mounting portion. camera. 5. A plurality of types of batteries having different sizes, wherein a photographing unit is arranged on a front surface of the camera body, a viewfinder unit is arranged on a rear surface of the camera body, and a battery mounting unit is arranged on a rear surface of the camera body. Wherein the video camera is provided with an overturn prevention means for preventing the camera body from overturning on a desktop or the like when a large battery is mounted on the battery mounting section. Video camera featured. 6. The video camera according to claim 5, wherein said fall prevention means is constituted by an opening / closing member which is attached to a rear surface of said camera body so as to be openable and closable. 7. The video camera according to claim 6, wherein said opening / closing member is also used as a terminal cover.