JP2003309761A - Imaging device and editing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply realize various scene imaging with a video camera. <P>SOLUTION: A first imaging means and a second imaging means image two scenes simultaneously. At least the second imaging means performs pan tilting. According to specific operation, the imaging direction of the second imaging means is made to be coincident with that of the first imaging means. Either or both of the first and second imaging means are provided with a zooming function. The second imaging means automatically tracks an imaging target. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image pickup device and an editing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, an image pickup device is widely used as a portable video camera and is used for business use or general household use.

[0003]

By the way, conventionally, for example, an image is picked up by a plurality of video cameras, and editing is performed such that each picked-up scene is selected while watching the images picked up by each video camera. Creating one video content is performed. As a result, it is possible to create video content that is superior in content or interesting to that captured by a single video camera.

However, for this purpose, a plurality of video cameras (and a plurality of imagers) are required, and image pickup cannot be easily executed. Further, even when editing images captured by a plurality of video cameras, a relatively large-scale editing device is required, and editing operations are troublesome, which is not easy.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention makes it possible to pick up a plurality of video scenes with a single image pickup device, and to easily perform advanced image pickup. Further, the operability at the time of image pickup is improved. Further, it is possible to easily perform the work of editing one of a plurality of captured video scenes to generate one video content.

Therefore, the image pickup apparatus of the present invention comprises a first image pickup means for picking up an image and outputting a picked up image signal, a second image pickup means for picking up an image and outputting the picked up image signal, and the second image pickup means. The image pickup direction changing means capable of changing the image pickup direction of the image pickup means, and the drive control of the image pickup direction changing means to change the image pickup direction of the second image pickup means, and according to a specific operation, the second image pickup means. Control means for driving and controlling the image pickup direction changing means so that the image pickup direction of the image pickup means coincides with the image pickup direction of the first image pickup means. Further, a recording means for recording on a recording medium is further provided, and the image pickup video signal output from the first image pickup means and the image pickup video signal output from the second image pickup means are recorded in the recording means. The data is recorded on the recording medium in a time-synchronized state. Further, one of the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means is provided with a zoom function. Alternatively, the zoom function is installed in both the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means. In this case, the control means controls the zoom function of one of the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means in response to the zoom operation, in the perspective direction corresponding to the zoom operation. The zoom control of the other image pickup means is performed, and the zoom function of the other image pickup means is controlled to perform the zoom in the perspective direction, which is contrary to the zoom function of the one image pickup means. Further, the image pickup device further comprises detection means for detecting the moving direction of the target in the image pickup video signal outputted from the second image pickup means, and the control means changes the image pickup direction according to the detection of the moving direction by the detecting means. The image pickup direction of the second image pickup unit is changed by controlling the driving of the unit.

The editing apparatus of the present invention is a reproduction for synchronously reproducing a first image-capturing video signal and a second image-capturing video signal which are simultaneously image-captured and are temporally synchronized and recorded on a recording medium. Means, first display means, second display means, and the first image pickup video signal and the second image pickup video signal reproduced by the reproducing means are simultaneously displayed on the first display means. And a video signal selected by an editing operation among the first imaged video signal and the second imaged video signal reproduced by the reproduction device, by the second display device. Second display control means for displaying the information, and edit information recording means for recording the edit information as a result of the editing operation on the recording medium.

In the image pickup apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to simultaneously pick up two video scenes by the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means. Further, at least for the second image pickup means, it is possible to change the image pickup direction (so-called pan / tilt) by the image pickup direction changing means, so that different scenes can be picked up by the first and second image pickup means. It will be possible. Further, in this case, the image pickup direction of the second image pickup unit is made to coincide with the image pickup direction of the first image pickup unit according to a specific operation, so that the direction of the second image pickup unit is set to the original direction. The operation when returning to is greatly simplified. In the editing apparatus of the present invention, the first display means displays the images of the first captured image signal and the second captured image signal recorded on the recording medium in the state of being simultaneously captured and synchronized in time. Is displayed on the second display means, and the video corresponding to the editing operation is displayed on the second display means, so that the editing can be easily performed while viewing each captured video signal.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of an image pickup apparatus (video camera) and an editing apparatus of the present invention will be described below in the following order. 1. Example of appearance of video camera and disc 2. 2. Configuration example [1] and operation of video camera 3. 3. Configuration example [2] of video camera and operation 4. 4. Configuration example of video camera [3] and operation 5. Editing device 6. Modification

1. Example of Appearance of Video Camera and Disk FIG. 1A shows an example of the appearance of the video camera of the present embodiment. The video camera 1 is configured so that an imager can take an image while looking through the viewfinder 5 with the lower part of the pedestal portion 8 placed on a shoulder. Also handle 3
9 makes it possible to carry. Further, for example, a mounting mechanism is formed on the bottom surface when the pedestal portion 8 is removed, or on the bottom surface of the pedestal portion 8, so that it can be mounted on a camera stand such as a tripod to perform imaging.

The video camera 1 is provided with two camera sections, a main camera section 2 and a sub camera section 3. In addition, a microphone 4 is provided for collecting sound at the time of image pickup. It is assumed that the microphone 4 has directivity in the front, which is the imaging direction of the main camera unit 2, for example. Regarding the main camera unit 2, the direction of the subject to which the video camera person points the video camera 1 is the imaging direction. On the other hand, for the sub camera unit 3, the pan / tilt mechanism 12
Are formed. When the pan / tilt mechanism 12 is at the reference position, the imaging direction (optical axis direction) of the sub camera unit 3 matches the imaging direction (optical axis direction) of the main camera unit 2. The pan / tilt mechanism 12 is constructed so that the sub camera unit 3 can be pan-moved in the left-right direction and tilted in the vertical direction. The pan / tilt mechanism 12 performs pan movement and tilt movement according to the operation of the photographer. Although not visible in the perspective view of FIG. 1A, on the upper surface of the main body (below the handle 39) or the like, for example, as an operator with a cross key as shown in FIG. A pan / tilt operation key 32 for instructing the movement of the pan / tilt is formed.
By operating the tilt operation key 32, the imaging direction of the sub camera unit 3 can be variably operated while the imaging direction of the main camera unit 2 is fixed. Of course pan / tilt operation key 3
2 does not have to be in the form of a cross key.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1B, a one-touch image pickup direction control key 33 (hereinafter, referred to as an operation key as an operator for making the image pickup direction of the pan / tilt movable sub-camera unit 3 coincident with the main camera unit 2 by one-touch operation. "One-touch key 3
3 ”) is provided. The one-touch key 33 may be formed so that the center of the cross key as the pan / tilt operation key 32 can be pressed.

Further, the main camera section 2 and the sub camera section 3
One or both have a zoom function. Wide (wide angle: W) / tele (telephoto:
The image pickup state of T) can be switched or continuously variable. As an operation key for this zoom operation, a W / T operation key 31 including a wide key (W key) and a tele key (T key) is used, for example, as shown in FIG. It is provided in.

The viewfinder 5 simultaneously displays the images of the imaged image signals from the main camera section 2 and the sub camera section 3, so that the photographer can confirm the subject imaged by each camera section.

On the main body of the video camera 1, various operation keys 9, a liquid crystal panel 7, and a disc loading section 6 are shown as shown in the figure.
Is formed. The operation key 9 is provided with operation keys for necessary operations such as an imaging mode operation, various adjustment operations, imaging standby, an imaging operation such as image start and end, and an operation for monitoring an imaged image. The pan / tilt operation key, the one-touch key, the zoom operation key, the W / T operation key, and the keys for the operation of starting and ending the image pickup are used in the image pickup posture in which the photographer puts the video camera 1 on his shoulder. For easy operation, it is formed on the upper part of the main body or on the opposite surface side as shown in FIG.

The liquid crystal panel 7 displays the operation mode, the image pickup time, the battery capacity, and the like. The disc loading portion 6 is opened by the eject key 11 and the disc cartridge 90 is loaded. A recording / reproducing drive mechanism for the disc cartridge 90 is formed inside the disc loading portion 6. A battery pack 10 for obtaining an operating power supply voltage is mounted on the rear surface side of the main body housing.

FIG. 2 shows a disk cartridge 90 used as a recording medium for picked-up images in the video camera 1 of this example. 2A is a perspective view of the disc cartridge 90 seen from the upper surface side, and FIG. 2B is a perspective view of the disc cartridge 90 seen from the lower surface side.

The disc cartridge 90 is formed by rotatably storing a disc 91 inside a flat, substantially rectangular cartridge 92. The disc 91 itself is an optical disc that records data by, for example, a phase change method or a dye change method. It is also conceivable to use a magneto-optical disk or a magnetic disk that records data by the magnetic field modulation method. For example, a U-shaped window portion 94 is formed on the upper surface of the cartridge 92 so that the internal disk 91 can be visually recognized.

An IC chip 95 and a liquid crystal driver chip 96 are incorporated in the cartridge 92, and a liquid crystal panel 97 is arranged so as to be exposed on the upper surface of the cartridge 92. The terminal portion 93 is also arranged so as to be exposed on the upper surface of the cartridge 92, and the terminal portion 93 and the IC chip 95 are connected by a flexible substrate 99.
The IC chip 95 is formed with an interface circuit, an arithmetic circuit (CPU), a non-volatile storage unit such as a flash memory, and the like, and information can be written in the non-volatile storage unit. For example, edit data relating to the picked-up video signal recorded on the disc 91, management information of the data recorded on the disc 91, and the like are stored in the nonvolatile storage unit. Further, it is possible to display various information on the liquid crystal panel 97 by transferring the information stored in the non-volatile storage unit to the liquid crystal driver chip 96. Information stored in the non-volatile storage unit is obtained from a terminal unit 93 from a device loaded with the disc cartridge 90, for example, the video camera 1 or an editing device 70 described later.
Is supplied via. Further, the information stored in the non-volatile storage section can be output to the video camera 1 or the editing device 70 via the terminal section 93.

In this example, the IC chip 95 is the terminal portion 9
Data can be transferred by contacting the terminal 3 of the external device, but if the IC chip 95 is a non-contact type IC having a wireless interface, the terminal portion 93 and the flexible substrate 99 become unnecessary. In that case, the device side such as the video camera 1 may be provided with a wireless interface compatible with a non-contact type IC.

On the lower surface side of the disk cartridge 90, as shown in FIG. 2B, an opening 98 is formed from one end to the other end of the cartridge to expose the recording surface of the disk 91. Note that a shutter that blocks the opening 98 may be formed in a state where the shutter is not loaded in the video camera 1 or the like.

2. Video Camera Configuration Example [1] and Operation FIG. 3 shows an internal configuration example of the video camera 1. Note that FIG.
Shows only parts relating to the image signal image pickup operation, signal processing, and recording processing, and omits a processing system of an audio signal obtained by the microphone 4, an interface system with an external device, and other parts not directly related to the present invention. is doing.

In the video camera 1, the controller 2
0 controls the entire operation. Controller 20 is CP
It is formed by a microcomputer including U, RAM, ROM, flash ROM, and the like.

As described above, the video camera 1 is provided with the main camera section 2 and the sub camera section 3. The image pickup light from the main camera unit 2 is converted into an image pickup video signal by the CCD unit 21. Then, predetermined signal processing such as gain adjustment is performed and supplied to the video processing unit 23. Similarly, the image pickup light from the sub camera unit 3 is converted into an image pickup video signal by the CCD unit 22. Then, predetermined signal processing such as gain adjustment is performed and supplied to the video processing unit 24.

In the image processing units 23 and 24, the image pickup image signal from the main camera unit 2 and the image pickup image signal from the sub camera unit 3 are subjected to necessary signal processing such as frame processing and compression processing, respectively. The processed signal is supplied to the recording unit 25 as a video signal Vm from the main camera unit 2 and a video signal Vs from the sub camera unit 3.

The recording section 25 records the video signals Vm and Vs in the disk cartridge 90 in a synchronized state. The recording unit 25 is formed as a disc drive device unit that performs recording and reproduction with respect to the disc cartridge 90 loaded in the disc loading unit 6 of FIG. For example, the recording unit 25 is configured as shown in FIG. 4 or 5. 4 and 5, only the signal recording system is shown in the recording unit 25, and the reproducing system and the servo system are omitted.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the recording unit 25 has two optical pickups 45 and 46. The disk cartridge 9 loaded in the disk loading unit 6 of FIG.
0 is in a state of being rotationally driven by the spindle motor 47 in the recording unit 25. At this time, the lower surface of the disc cartridge 90 has openings 98 formed on both sides as shown in FIG. 2B, so that the two optical pickups 45 and 46 can face the recording surface of the disc 91. Become.

The video signal Vm from the video processing unit 23 is supplied to the encoder 41 in the recording unit 25 and is subjected to predetermined encoding such as error correction code processing, scrambling processing, data format processing for recording on the disk 91. . Similarly, the video signal V from the video processing unit 24
s is supplied to the encoder 42 in the recording unit 25,
Predetermined encoding such as error correction code processing for recording on the disc 91, addition of control data such as time code, scramble processing, and data format processing is performed.

The signals encoded as recording data by the encoders 41 and 42 are supplied to the laser driver 4 respectively.
3,44. The laser drivers 43 and 44 are
By performing laser output of the optical pickups 45 and 46 according to the supplied recording data, the recording surface of the disk 91 is irradiated with the laser light modulated by the recording data. As a result, a recording mark is formed on the disc 91 by, for example, the phase change recording method or the dye change recording method, and the video data from the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 is recorded.

When the disk 1 is a magneto-optical disk and the magnetic field modulation method is adopted, the magnetic head is provided so that the magnetic head is located on the upper surface side of the disk. In this case, the cartridge 92 is provided with an opening also on the upper surface side of the disk, and the magnetic head is connected to the disk
It is necessary to position it so as to face No. 1.

The drive controller 50 controls the recording / reproducing operation to / from the disk 91 in response to an instruction from the controller 20 shown in FIG. That is, in the recording unit 25, a servo system (not shown) is controlled to control rotation of the spindle motor 47, focus of each of the optical pickups 45 and 46, tracking, sled movement control, laser power control, and the like. Also, the encoder 4
It also controls signal processing 1 and 42. Further, it also controls a reproduction system (not shown) and reads addresses and control information from the disc 1.

In the case of the configuration of FIG. 4, the optical pickup 4
The video data from the main camera unit 2 and the video data from the sub camera unit 3 are discretely recorded on different orbit tracks by 5 and 46, respectively. The drive controller 50 also performs control for writing management information to the disc 91 so that each of these video data can be simultaneously recorded and simultaneously reproduced in an editing apparatus described later.

The disk cartridge 90 has an IC chip 95, and the controller 20 of the video camera 1 can access the IC chip 95. That is, the terminal portion 93 exposed in the cartridge 92 is
When loaded in the recording unit 25, the terminals 48 in the recording unit 25 are brought into contact with each other. In this state, the controller 20 can access the IC chip 95 via the signal conversion circuit 51. That is, information can be read from or written in the IC chip 95. The IC chip 95 records, for example, editing information and management information. For example, the management information that enables the data recorded as each video data from the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 to be synchronously reproduced is It may be written in the chip 95.

FIG. 5 shows another example of the recording section 25, which is an example provided with one optical pickup 45. The same parts as those in FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. in this case,
The video signal Vm from the video processing unit 23 is supplied to the encoder 41 in the recording unit 25, and is subjected to predetermined encoding such as error correction code processing, scrambling processing, and data format processing for recording on the disc 91.
Similarly, the video signal Vs from the video processing unit 24 is supplied to the encoder 42 in the recording unit 25, and the disc 91
Predetermined encoding such as an error correction code process for recording in, a time code and other control data, a scramble process, and a data format process is performed.

The signals encoded as recording data by the encoders 41 and 42 are supplied to a multiplexer 49, for example, alternately output selectively for every predetermined data unit and supplied to the laser driver 43. That is, the recording data is in a state in which the outputs of the encoders 41 and 42 are time-division multiplexed. Then, based on the time-division multiplexed recording data, the laser driver 43 causes the optical pickup 45 to
By performing the laser output of, the laser light modulated by the recording data is applied to the recording surface of the disc 91. As a result, a recording mark is formed on the disc 91 by, for example, the phase change recording method or the dye change recording method, and the video data from the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 is recorded.

In this case, at the time of reproduction, it is necessary to separate the time-division multiplexed video data so that they can be synchronously reproduced as reproduction video data for the main camera section 2 and the sub-camera section 3, but on the disc 91. Since it is not recorded discretely, it is not necessary to perform synchronous management for designating the simultaneous reproduction position as an address on the disc 91. Note that the time division multiplexing process is performed by the encoder (4
1, 42) may be performed at the stage of the data format process for recording.

As shown in FIG. 3, the video signal Vm from the video processing unit 23 and the video signal Vs from the video processing unit 24.
Are also supplied to the image composition unit 29. The image synthesizing unit performs the synthesizing process so that the video signals Vm and Vs are displayed in one screen (one frame) in a screen split state, for example. Then, the synthesized video signal is supplied to the LCD drive 30,
It is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 5a in the viewfinder 5. On the liquid crystal panel 5a, an image from the main camera unit 2 and an image from the sub camera unit 3 are displayed on one screen. For example, they are displayed side by side. Therefore, the photographer can confirm both the image pickup states (subject) by the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 during the image pickup.

Although not particularly shown, the video data recorded on the disk 91 by the recording unit 25 is recorded on the recording unit 2
It is also possible to reproduce by 5 and supply to the image synthesizing section 29 for display on the liquid crystal panel 5a of the viewfinder 5.

The controller 20 includes the video processing units 23 and 2
4, controlling the recording unit 25, the image synthesizing unit 29, etc. to execute various operations at the time of imaging. Also, necessary control is performed according to the operation of the user.

The operation section 9 is an operator provided on the housing of the video camera 1 as described with reference to FIG.
Operators other than the T operation key 31, the pan / tilt operation key 32, and the one-touch key 33 are comprehensively shown. For example, standby for imaging, start, end, pause, mode setting,
It is an operator for special effect processing and adjustment operation. The controller 20 executes necessary control according to the operation from the operation unit 9. For example, the image captured by the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 can be monitored by the viewfinder 5 in response to a standby operation, and recording can be performed in the recording unit 25 in response to an image capturing start operation.

The display section 7 performs various display operations under the control of the controller 20. That is, the display is executed in response to the display data such as the operating state, the mode state, the battery state, and the time information being supplied from the controller 20. The display unit 7 may be composed of a relatively large liquid crystal panel or the like so that the picked-up video signal and the video signal reproduced by the recording unit 25 can be monitored.

In response to the operation of the W / T operation key 31, the pan / tilt operation key 32, and the one-touch key 33, the controller 20 performs the processing shown in FIG. That is, the controller 20 monitors the operations of the W / T operation key 31, the pan / tilt operation key 32, and the one-touch key 33 in steps F101, F102, and F103, respectively.
In response to the operation of the W / T operation key 31 by the photographer, the process proceeds from step F101 to F104 to perform zoom drive processing on the main camera unit 2 in the W direction or the T direction.

The main camera section 2 is provided with a zoom mechanism 26 as shown in FIG. Zoom mechanism 2
Reference numeral 6 denotes a mechanism for performing zoom movement for moving the lens system in the main camera unit 2 in the optical axis direction, and is driven by a drive signal from the zoom drive 27. When the user operates the W / T operation key 31, the controller 20 instructs the zoom drive 27 to move the lens in the W direction (wide-angle direction) or the T direction (telephoto direction) as the process of step F104. The zoom drive 27 supplies a drive signal in the W direction or the T direction to the zoom mechanism 26 in response to an instruction from the controller 20 so that the zoom operation is performed. As the zoom function, an optical zoom realized by an optical system in this way and a digital zoom for obtaining a zoom state by processing an imaged video signal are known. When equipped with a digital zoom function,
The controller 20 may instruct the video processing section 23 to perform zoom processing so that the zoom state can be obtained by digital data processing.

When the photographer operates the pan / tilt operation key 32, the controller 20 proceeds from step F102 to step F105 to perform pan / tilt control for the sub camera unit 3. The pan / tilt mechanism 12 for the sub camera unit 3 is driven in the pan direction and the tilt direction by a drive signal from the pan / tilt drive 28. As the process of step F105 of the controller 20, in response to the panning operation in the left direction or the right direction performed by the photographer, the pan / tilt drive 28 is instructed to pan in that direction. Pan / tilt drive 28
Supplies a drive signal in the leftward or rightward direction to the pan / tilt mechanism 12 in response to an instruction from the controller 20 so that the pan operation is performed. Also, controller 2
As the processing of step F105 of 0, in response to the operator performing an upward or downward operation as an operation in the tilt direction, the pan / tilt drive 28 is instructed to perform tilt driving in that direction. Pan / tilt drive 28
Supplies an upward or downward drive signal to the pan / tilt mechanism 12 in response to an instruction from the controller 20 so that the tilt operation is performed.

When the photographer operates the one-touch key 33, the controller 20 performs steps F103 to F10.
In step 6, the pan / tilt mechanism 12 is controlled. That is, the controller 20 is in a state in which the image pickup direction of the sub camera unit 3 matches the image pickup direction of the main camera unit 2, that is, the image pickup optical axis direction of the sub camera unit 3 is parallel to the image pickup optical axis direction of the main camera unit 2. Then, the pan / tilt mechanism 12 is controlled. This is a process of giving an instruction to the pan / tilt drive 28 to drive the pan / tilt mechanism 12 so that the position of the pan / tilt mechanism 12 becomes the pan reference position and the tilt reference position. The pan / tilt drive 28 supplies a drive signal to the pan / tilt mechanism 12 so that the pan direction returns to the reference position and the tilt direction returns to the reference position in response to an instruction from the controller 20.

According to the video camera 1 having such a structure, the following images can be taken. In this example, the sub-camera unit 3 is not provided with a zoom function, but in this case, the sub-camera unit 3 may be fixedly designed in the telephoto state or the wide-angle state. It may be designed to be fixed to the state. First, an example of an imaging operation when the sub camera unit 3 is designed in the telephoto state will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 7 shows a state in which the scene of the lecture is being imaged. The solid line shows the subject imaged by the main camera unit 2, and the broken line shows the subject imaged by the sub camera unit 3. To do. For example, FIG. 7A shows a state in which the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 have the same imaging direction. That is, the position state of the pan / tilt mechanism 12 is set to the reference position. In the sub-camera section 3 which is a telephoto camera, the speaker on the stage is the subject. On the other hand, since the main camera unit 2 has a zoom function,
As in the sub camera unit 3, only the speaker can be the subject in the telephoto state, but here, the zoom function is set to the wide-angle state and the entire front of the lecture hall is imaged.

By the image pickup operation of FIG. 7A, it is possible to simultaneously pick up a video image of a lecture hall captured in a wide angle and two video scenes as a video image of a lecturer up. Further, the photographer can change the image pickup direction of the sub camera unit 3 by operating the pan / tilt operation key 32 without changing the image pickup direction of the main camera unit 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 7B, the subject by the sub camera unit 3 can be changed.

Further, if the one-touch key 33 is operated from the state where the sub camera unit 3 is panned / tilted as shown in FIG. 7B, the image pickup directions are automatically aligned as shown in FIG. 7A. Can be returned to.

In other words, in this example, while taking a desired subject with the main camera unit 2, it is possible to project various subjects up by the pan / tilt operation of the sub camera unit 3 which is a telephoto camera. Further, the operation of the photographer in this case is to perform the pan / tilt operation of the sub camera unit 3 while making the zoom operation with respect to the main camera unit 2 in an arbitrary state. Operation is not difficult. Furthermore, the pan / tilt state can be returned to the reference position with a one-touch key, which makes the operation easier. Note that the image pickup direction of the main camera unit 2 depends on the direction of the video camera 1 placed on the shoulder by the user, for example, and when changing the image pickup direction, the user changes the direction. Or, when it is attached to a tripod, etc., the attachment mechanism is
It is rotatable in the tilt direction, and the photographer changes the direction of the video camera 1. Therefore, the pan / tilt of the main camera unit 2 is performed by the operation of the photographer himself. Therefore, when the user wants to change the imaging direction of the main camera unit 2, it is confused with the pan / tilt operation of the sub camera unit 3. It does not happen and the operability does not deteriorate. Further, when changing the direction of the video camera 1 while continuing image pickup (that is, changing the image pickup direction of the main camera unit 2), it is often the case that the image pickup direction of the sub camera unit 3 that has been panned / tilted is desired to be temporarily returned. It is conceivable, but the function of the one-touch key becomes very useful in that case.

Next, an example of the image pickup operation when the sub camera unit 3 is designed in a wide angle state will be described with reference to FIG. Also in FIG.
It shows a state in which the scene of the lecture is being imaged. The solid line shows the subject imaged by the main camera unit 2, and the broken line shows the subject imaged by the sub camera unit 3.
In FIG. 8A, the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 are
This is a state in which the imaging directions are the same. Then, the sub-camera unit 3, which is a wide-angle camera, images the entire front surface of the lecture hall. With the zoom function, the main camera unit 2 can be arbitrarily set from wide-angle to telephoto. In this case, the zoom function is set to the telephoto state, and the lecturer is caught up.

By the image pickup operation of FIG. 8A, it is possible to simultaneously pick up a video image of a lecture hall captured in a wide angle and two video scenes as a video image of a lecturer up. Further, the photographer can change the image pickup direction of the sub camera unit 3 by operating the pan / tilt operation key 32 without changing the image pickup direction of the main camera unit 2 as shown in FIG. 8B. Furthermore, FIG.
If the one-touch key 33 is operated from the state where the sub camera unit 3 is panned / tilted as shown in FIG. 8B, it can be automatically returned to the state where the imaging directions are matched as shown in FIG. 8A.

In other words, in this case, while taking a desired subject with the main camera unit 2, it is possible to project various subjects with a wide angle by the pan / tilt operation of the sub camera unit 3 which is a wide angle camera. Also in this case, the operator can easily operate the zoom operation for the main camera unit 2 and the pan / tilt operation for the sub camera unit 3, and the pan / tilt state can be returned to the reference position by the one-touch key. Therefore, it is convenient.

3. Configuration Example [2] of Video Camera and Operation Next, a configuration example [2] of the video camera 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
The same parts as those in FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The configuration of FIG. 9 is different from that of FIG. 3 in that the movement direction detection unit 34 and the automatic tracking operation unit 35 are provided, and the operations for realizing the functions by these are performed.

The motion direction detecting section 34 includes a video processing section 24.
The video signal Vs from the sub camera unit 3, which is output from the. Then, the movement direction detection unit 34 determines that the video signal Vs
An image analysis process is performed on the detected target image to detect the movement direction of the set target image, and the movement direction information is output to the controller 20. Regarding the movement of the target image,
For example, it is possible to detect the frames of the sequentially input video signal Vs by performing comparison processing in the time series direction.

The automatic tracking operation section 35 is an operation key operated when the sub camera section 3 executes automatic tracking of an object. For example, in the normal state, the image capturer presses the automatic tracking operation unit 35 to enter the automatic tracking mode, and when the imager presses the automatic tracking operation unit 35 during the automatic tracking mode, the automatic tracking mode is turned off. The controller 20 causes the movement direction detection unit 34 to set the target image and execute the detection of the movement direction in response to an instruction to turn on the automatic tracking mode from the automatic tracking operation unit 35. Then, the controller 20 causes the sub-camera unit 3 to perform the pan / tilt operation based on the detected movement direction.

FIG. 10 shows the processing of the controller 20 corresponding to the operations of the W / T operation key 31, the pan / tilt operation key 32, the one-touch key 33, and the automatic tracking operation section 35. In addition, when the automatic tracking mode is off, W / T
The processing corresponding to the operation of the operation key 31, the pan / tilt operation key 32, and the one-touch key 33 is the same as in FIG.
The same step numbers F101 to F10 are used for these processes.
It is indicated by adding 6 to avoid redundant description here.

When the operation of the automatic tracking operation section 35 is detected in step F107 in the normal state in which the automatic tracking mode is off, the controller 20 determines that the image capturing person has been instructed to turn on the automatic tracking mode, and proceeds to step F108.
First, the movement direction detection unit 34 is caused to set a tracking target image (target image), and the detection operation of the movement direction of the target image is started. The target image is set by, for example, setting the image captured by the sub camera unit 3 when the automatic tracking operation unit 35 is operated, or the image captured in the central portion of the image frame, to the user. The operation can be simplified. That is, the user may operate the automatic tracking operation unit 35 while the moving subject is captured by the sub camera unit 3. Of course, the user may arbitrarily set the target in the automatic tracking mode.

After the target image is set and the motion detecting process of the motion direction detecting section 34 is started, the controller 2
In step F109, 0 outputs a direction instruction signal to the pan / tilt drive 28 in accordance with the movement direction supplied from the movement direction detection unit 34 to drive the pan / tilt mechanism 12. That is, the operation of the pan / tilt mechanism 12 causes the sub camera unit 3 to automatically track the target image.

When the automatic tracking mode is on, the operation of the W / T operation key 31, the one-touch key 33, and the operation of the automatic tracking operation unit 35 are monitored in each of steps F110, F112, and F114 while monitoring the operation of step F10.
Therefore, the sub-camera unit 3 is automatically panned or tilted according to the movement of the subject as the target image.

If a zoom operation by the W / T operation key 31 is detected in step F110, step F111
In the W direction (wide-angle direction) or T direction (telephoto direction)
The zoom drive 27 is instructed to move the lens. The zoom drive 27 supplies a drive signal in the W direction or the T direction to the zoom mechanism 26 in response to an instruction from the controller 20, whereby the zoom operation of the main camera unit 2 is performed.

When it is detected in step F112 that the photographer has operated the one-touch key 33, the controller 20 proceeds to step F113 and controls the pan / tilt mechanism 12 to return to the reference position. That is, controller 2
0 is a process of giving an instruction to the pan / tilt drive 28 so that the imaging direction of the sub camera unit 3 panned / tilted by the automatic tracking function is in a reference position state in which the imaging directions of the main camera unit 2 match. To do. The pan / tilt drive 28 supplies a drive signal to the pan / tilt mechanism 12 so that the pan direction returns to the reference position and the tilt direction returns to the reference position in response to an instruction from the controller 20. As a result, even during automatic tracking, it is possible to return to a state in which the imaging direction of the sub camera unit 3 matches the main camera unit 2 with one touch. At this time, the controller 20 proceeds to step F108 to control the start of target image setting and movement direction detection. That is, when the imaging direction of the sub camera unit 3 is returned in response to the operation of the one-touch key 33 during the automatic tracking mode, the image captured by the sub camera unit 3 at the time of the return is set as a new target image. Let's set
After that, in the process of step F109, automatic tracking is performed on a new target image.

When the operation of the automatic tracking operation section 35 is detected in step F114, the controller 20 recognizes it as an instruction to turn off the automatic tracking mode, and the step F1
In 15, the detection operation of the movement direction detection unit 34 is ended, and the process returns to step F101.

In the process of FIG. 10, the target image is changed and automatic tracking is performed by the operation of the one-touch key 33 in step F112, but when the one-touch key 33 is operated. Alternatively, the automatic tracking mode may be turned off, the process of step F113 may be performed, and then the process may return to step F101. Further, according to the processing of FIG. 10, during the automatic tracking mode,
Although the operation of the pan / tilt operation key 32 is invalid, the pan / tilt operation key 32 is not operated during the automatic tracking mode.
The pan / tilt operation of the sub camera unit 3 according to the above may be executable.

An example of the image pickup operation realized by the controller 20 performing the processing of FIG. 10 in the configuration of FIG. 9 is shown in FIG.
1, described with reference to FIG. Now, as shown in FIG. 11A, the imager is capturing an image of a cat and a bird with the main camera unit 2, and in this state, the sub camera unit 3 pans.
It is assumed that the image of the bird is captured by tilting. When the photographer operates the automatic tracking operation unit 35 in this state, the bird is set as the target image in the process of step F108, and the automatic tracking operation by the process of step F109 is started. For example, as shown in FIG. 11B, when a bird takes off, the sub camera unit 3 is panned and tilted following the bird.

After that, when the photographer operates the one-touch key 33 at the time when the bird flies away, FIG.
As shown in (a), the image pickup direction of the sub camera unit 3 matches the image pickup direction of the main camera unit 2. At this time, the sub camera unit 3 is capturing the image of the cat, but this time, the cat is set as the target image, and then,
The sub camera unit 3 is panned / tilted in accordance with the movement of the cat, for example, as shown in FIG. That is, the above steps F112 → F113 → F108 → F10
9 is the processing.

As described above, according to the configuration shown in FIG. 9, the sub-camera unit 3 can be automatically tracked to the target image, which allows the photographer to capture an arbitrary scene with the main camera unit 2 while The camera unit 3 can follow a moving subject, so that various subjects can be easily imaged. Even when the automatic tracking mode is off, when a subject whose movement is difficult to predict, such as an animal, is used, the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 use different views, for example, the whole view and a part, or The ability to image one animal and the other animal is effective for obtaining video data useful as a video source. In addition to that, by executing automatic tracking on the sub camera unit 3 side, the user only needs to pay attention to the image capturing on the main camera unit 2 side, while the sub camera unit 3 can perform useful image capturing. Becomes In other words, it is possible for the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 to capture a useful scene without any trouble for the photographer.

4. Configuration Example [3] of Video Camera and Operation Next, a configuration example [3] of the video camera 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The same parts as those in FIG. 3 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. In the configuration of FIG. 13, the sub camera unit 3 also has a zoom function.

That is, as shown in the figure, a zoom mechanism 37 and a zoom drive 36 are also formed in the sub camera section 3. The zoom mechanism 37 is, for example, a mechanism for zooming the lens system in the sub camera unit 3 in the optical axis direction, and is driven by a drive signal from the zoom drive 36. When the digital zoom function is provided, the controller 20 may instruct the video processing unit 24 to perform zoom processing so that the zoom state can be obtained by digital data processing.

In this case, the processing of the controller 20 corresponding to the operation of the W / T operation key 31, the pan / tilt operation key 32, and the one-touch key 33 is as shown in FIG. Note that, in FIG. 14, the processing of steps F203 and F209 corresponding to the operation of the pan / tilt operation key and the steps F204 and F210 corresponding to the operation of the one-touch key 33.
The process is similar to steps F102 and F105 and steps F103 and F106 in FIG.

When the W key is operated with the W / T operation key 31, the controller 20 proceeds from step F201 to F205, and the zoom mechanism 26 is driven so as to drive the main camera section 2 in the wide-angle state. The drive 27 is instructed. At this time, in step F206, the sub-camera unit 3 instructs the zoom drive 36 to drive the zoom mechanism 37 in the telephoto state. Therefore, when the user performs a zoom operation in the wide direction, the main camera unit 2 is changed in the wide direction, but the sub camera unit 3 is changed in the tele direction.

When the T key is operated with the W / T operation key 31, the controller 20 proceeds from step F202 to F207 and zooms so that the zoom mechanism 26 is driven in the direction in which the main camera section 2 is in the telephoto state. The drive 27 is instructed. At this time, in step F208, for the sub camera unit 3, the zoom drive 36 is instructed so that the zoom mechanism 37 is driven in the opposite direction. Therefore, when the user performs a zoom operation in the tele direction, the main camera unit 2 is changed in the tele direction, but the sub camera unit 3 is changed in the wide direction.

That is, in the case of this example, the photographer recognizes the zoom state of the main camera unit 2 and performs an arbitrary zoom operation. At that time, the sub camera unit 3
It automatically changes to the opposite zoom state. For example, as shown in FIG. 7A, when the user performs a zoom operation in the tele direction while the main camera unit 2 is capturing the wide angle and the sub camera unit 3 in the telephoto state, the main camera unit 2 is set to the telephoto state. The state shifts to the state, while the sub camera unit 3 shifts to the wide-angle state, for example, the state as shown in FIG.

According to the present example as described above, if the user is aware of the zoom state with respect to the image pickup of the main camera section 2, the sub camera section 3 is automatically set to the opposite zoom state, so It is possible to obtain captured images in various zoom states without paying attention to the zoom state of the camera unit 3. Of course, since it is not necessary to be aware of the zoom state of the sub camera unit 3, the operation by the photographer is easy.

It is also possible to add a configuration for automatic tracking as shown in FIG. 9 to the configuration example of FIG. In this case, the same reverse zoom operation as described above may be performed on the sub camera unit 3 even during automatic tracking, but the zoom function is turned off during automatic tracking. It is also possible to do it. In addition, the sub camera unit 3
The contradictory zoom movements may be performed only when is at the reference position in the pan / tilt direction.

5. According to the video camera 1 of the present embodiment as described above, the video data obtained by the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 are recorded in the disk cartridge 90 as a recording medium in a synchronized state. It will be one. The disk cartridge 90 on which such video recording is performed can be easily edited by the editing device 70 of the embodiment.

FIG. 15 shows an external appearance example of the editing device 70. In this editing apparatus 70, a lid 72 is openable / closable with respect to a main body 71, and the lid 72 is provided with two display portions 73 and 74 made of a liquid crystal panel, for example. Body 7
1, a disc loading portion 75 is provided, and the disc cartridge 90 can be loaded by opening the disc loading portion 75. Further, the main body 71 is provided with keys, a jog dial, etc., as the operation unit 76, for performing operations such as reproduction for editing operation, A / B selection, stop, pause, fast forward, rewind, and search. .

FIG. 16 shows the internal structure of the editing device 70.
The controller 71 controls the entire operation. The controller 71 is formed by a microcomputer including a CPU, RAM, ROM, flash ROM and the like. Then, according to the user's operation on the operation unit 76, the reproduction unit 86
Control of the reproduction operation and the processing of the image processing circuit 82.

The reproducing unit 86 performs the reproducing operation of the disc cartridge 90, and reproduces the video data captured by the main camera unit 2 and the video data captured by the sub camera unit 3 in the video camera 1 in synchronization with each other. As the reproducing unit 86, as an example corresponding to the recording unit 25 of FIG.
It is configured to have one optical pickup 101, 102. The disc cartridge 90 loaded in the disc loading unit 75 shown in FIG. 15 is in a state of being rotationally driven by the spindle motor 105 in the reproducing unit 86. At this time, the openings 9 formed on both sides of the lower surface of the disk cartridge 90 as shown in FIG. 2B.
Two optical pickups 10 for each
1, 102 are opposed to each other, and the recording surface of the disk 91 can be irradiated with laser light.

The optical pickup 101 disc 9
The information read from No. 1 is subjected to necessary decoding processing such as data decoding, error correction, descrambling, etc. in the decoding 103, and is supplied to the image processing circuit 82 as reproduction data. For example, it is supplied as reproduced video data PVm of a video captured by the main camera unit 2. The information read from the disc 91 by the optical pickup 102 is subjected to the necessary decoding processing in the same manner in the decoding 104, and is supplied to the image processing circuit 82 as reproduction data. For example, it is supplied as reproduced video data PVs of the video captured by the sub camera unit 3.

The drive controller 106 controls the reproduction operation from the disc 91 in response to an instruction from the controller 81. That is, the reproducing unit 86 controls the servo system (not shown), and the spindle motor 105
Rotation drive control, focus, tracking, sled movement control of each of the optical pickups 101 and 102,
Performs laser power control, etc. Also, the decoders 103 and 1
It also controls the signal processing 04. The drive controller 106 also controls the decoders 103 and 104 for operation control.
Read the address and management information extracted in.

In the video camera 1, when the recording unit 25 is configured as shown in FIG. 4, the video data from the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 are discretely recorded on different circulating tracks. It will be. The drive controller 106 sets the disc 1 when the disc is loaded.
By reading the management information recorded in, the recording position address of each video data by the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 is discriminated, and based on this, the optical pickups 101 and 102 are accessed, so that each video image is accessed. The data is read simultaneously.

The disk cartridge 90 is provided with an IC chip 95, but the controller 81 of the editing device 70 can access the IC chip 95.
That is, the terminal portion 93 exposed in the cartridge 92 is brought into contact with the terminal portion 98 in the reproducing portion 86 when loaded in the reproducing portion 86. In this state, the controller 81 can access the IC chip 95 via the signal conversion circuit 107. That is, information can be read from or written in the IC chip 95. In particular, the operation of writing the editing information in the IC chip 95 according to the editing operation of the user is performed.

The recording unit 25 in the video camera 1
5 is configured as shown in FIG. 5, the reproducing unit 86 of the editing apparatus 70 simultaneously reproduces the video data from the main camera unit 2 and the video data from the sub camera unit 3 by providing one optical pickup. It becomes possible. In that case, in the decoding process, a process for separating the time-division multiplexed video data is required.

The image processing circuit 82 performs image composition, image selection, enlargement / reduction, frame processing, and image effect processing for displaying the reproduced video data PVm and PVs simultaneously reproduced from the disk 91 on the display units 73 and 74. , And various other necessary image processing. The image memory 85 is used in the processing of the image processing circuit 82. The reproduced video data PVm and PVs are arranged and displayed on the display unit 73 at the same time. Therefore, the image processing circuit 82
Performs a reduction process and a synthesis process on the reproduced video data PVm and PVs to generate a video signal for display, and
Supply to the drive 83. For example, in the case of the image data captured as shown in FIG. 8A, the image A by the main camera unit 2 and the image B by the sub camera unit 3 are simultaneously displayed on the display unit 73 as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, on the display section 74, the image selected according to the editing operation by the user or the image subjected to the effect processing is displayed. For example, the user performs an A / B selection operation of selecting one of the images A and B on the display unit 73 as an image to be adopted while checking each image. For example, when the user selects the A image, the image processing circuit 82
Supplies a video signal based on the reproduced video data PVm to the LCD drive 84 and causes the display unit 74 to display the video signal. When the user performs an effect operation, an image effect process corresponding to the operation is performed so that the processed image is displayed on the display unit 74.

That is, according to the editing apparatus 70 of this example, the user who performs the editing is the main camera unit 2 of the video camera 1.
Also, it is possible to select images to be adopted while simultaneously monitoring each video data imaged by the sub camera unit 3. As a result, editing work from a plurality of videos can be performed very easily, and effective multiple scenes can be simultaneously shot with the video camera 1. At the same time, advanced or interesting video contents can be created. You will be able to continue.

The controller 81 writes the editing information determined by the user's editing operation in the IC chip 95 of the disk cartridge 90.
Then, when the disk cartridge 91 that has been edited is played back, the controller 81 reads the editing information and displays and outputs an image corresponding to the editing information on the display unit 74, or uses an external device interface (not shown). Can be transferred to an external device. Of course I
A plurality of edit information may be written in the C chip 95. Then, if the editing work is performed a plurality of times so that various editing information is written and the editing information can be selected and displayed and output at the time of reproduction, a plurality of different video contents can be generated.

6. Modifications The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but various modifications of the video camera 1 and the editing device 70 are possible. With respect to the video camera 1, not only the imaged data may be recorded, but also the imaged data may be transmitted or output to an external device by priority or wirelessly.

Although the sub camera unit 3 can be panned and tilted, the main camera unit 2 can be panned and tilted, or both can be panned and tilted.
To enable both pan and tilt, one touch key 3
The function of 3 is to return the pan / tilt state of both camera units 2 and 3 to the reference position. Alternatively, regardless of the reference position, the pan / tilt mechanism of the sub camera unit 3 may be controlled so that the image capturing direction of the sub camera unit 3 matches the image capturing direction of the main camera unit 2 at that time. Conceivable. Also, for example, pan on the sub camera unit 3 side
The tilt operation may always be automatically performed. Of course, only the pan function or the tilt function may be used.

Further, only the sub camera unit 3 may be provided with a zoom function. Alternatively, when both the main camera unit 2 and the sub camera unit 3 are provided with a zoom function, the zoom operation may be individually performed according to the operation of the photographer.

The recording medium is a disk cartridge, but it may be a recording medium using another type of disk medium, a memory card, a magnetic tape, or the like.

[0093]

As can be understood from the above description, in the image pickup apparatus of the present invention, two image scenes can be imaged simultaneously by the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means. In this case, at least with respect to the second image pickup means, the image pickup direction can be changed (pan / tilt) by the image pickup direction changing means, so that different scenes can be picked up by the first and second image pickup means. Becomes That is,
Since the same video is not simply captured as a plurality of video scenes, various video captures are possible.

Further, in this case, the image pickup direction of the second image pickup means is made to coincide with the image pickup direction of the first image pickup means in response to a specific operation (one-touch key operation), so that The operation for returning the direction of the second image pickup means to the original state is greatly simplified. As described above, since the second image pickup means can pan / tilt arbitrarily, it is possible to pick up various images by the first and second image pickup means. There is also a case where it is desired to match the image pickup directions (optical axes) of the image pickup means. At this time, it is of course possible to match the imaging directions by a pan / tilt operation as a normal manual operation, but accurate operation is difficult and often takes a long time. In the present invention, the image pickup directions can be matched with one touch as a specific operation, which is very convenient as an operation at the time of image pickup.

The image pickup video signal output from the first image pickup means and the image pickup video signal output from the second image pickup means are recorded on a recording medium in a time-synchronized state. This makes it suitable for later editing work.

By providing a zoom function in at least one of the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means, not only the image pickup direction but also the wide-angle / telephoto state can be varied. You will be able to capture video. Further, by providing a zoom function in both the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means, it is possible to pick up various images. In this case, the zoom function of one of the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means is zoomed in the perspective direction according to the zoom operation in response to the zoom operation. Then, with respect to the zoom function of the other imaging means, if the zooming in the perspective direction, which is contrary to the zoom function of the one imaging means, is performed, the first imaging means and the second imaging means The zoom states are automatically opposite to each other, which is suitable for capturing various images. Further, the zooming operation of the photographer may be performed by paying attention to only the first image pickup means, and the operation can be simplified.

Further, a detection means for detecting the moving direction of the target with respect to the picked-up image signal output from the second image pickup means is provided, and the image pickup direction changing means drives and controls according to the detection of the moving direction by the detecting means. By changing the image pickup direction of the second image pickup means,
The image pickup means can perform image pickup on the image pickup target by so-called automatic tracking. This is the second user
Appropriate imaging can be performed without being aware of the pan / tilt directions of the imaging means, and various and appropriate imaging can be realized, and the operation of the photographer can be simplified.

According to the editing apparatus of the present invention, the first image pickup video signal and the second image pickup video signal which are simultaneously imaged by the image pickup apparatus and are recorded on the recording medium in a state of being temporally synchronized are used. The video is displayed on the first display means and the video corresponding to the editing operation is displayed on the second display means, so that the editing can be easily performed while watching each captured video signal. That is, it is possible to very easily perform the editing work for selecting the first picked-up video signal and the second picked-up video signal, and there is an effect that a large-scale device configuration is not required.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of an external appearance of a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a disc cartridge used in the video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a configuration example [1] of the video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a recording unit in the video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a recording unit in the video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of processing in the case of the configuration example [1] of the video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of an image pickup state of the video camera according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of an image pickup state of the video camera according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of a configuration example [2] of the video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of processing in the case of the configuration example [2] of the video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of an image pickup state of the video camera according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of an image pickup state of the video camera according to the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a configuration example [3] of the video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of processing in the case of the configuration example [3] of the video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of an external appearance example of the editing apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram of an editing apparatus according to an embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 video camera, 2 main camera section, 3 sub camera section, 5 viewfinder, 6 disc loading section, 1
2 pan / tilt mechanism, 20 controllers 21, 21
2 CCD section, 23, 24 video processing section, 25 recording section, 26, 37 zoom mechanism, 28 pan / tilt drive, 31 W / T operation key, 32 pan / tilt operation key, 33 one-touch key, 34 movement direction detection section , 7
0 editing device, 73, 74 display unit, 81 controller, 82 image processing circuit, 90 disk cartridge,
91 discs, 92 cartridges

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ identification code FI theme code (reference) H04N 7/18 H04N 5/91 N L (72) Inventor Naoki Kagaya 6-7 Kitashinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo No. 35 Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Masataka Mukai 6-7 Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo F-terms at Sony Corporation (reference) 5C022 AB63 AB65 AB66 AC27 AC69 5C053 FA09 FA14 FA23 LA02 5C054 CA04 CF06 CH01 EA01 EA05 EC06 EC07 EF06 FC13 FE18 FF02 GB11 HA17

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A first image pickup means for picking up an image and outputting a picked up image signal, a second image pickup means for picking up an image and outputting a picked up image signal, and an image pickup direction of the second image pickup means is changed. And an image pickup direction changing means capable of changing the image pickup direction of the second image pickup means by driving and controlling the image pickup direction changing means, and according to a specific operation,
An image pickup apparatus comprising: a control unit that drives and controls the image pickup direction changing unit so that the image pickup direction of the second image pickup unit matches the image pickup direction of the first image pickup unit. 2. An image pickup video signal output from said first image pickup means and an image pickup video signal output from said second image pickup means are further provided with a recording means for performing recording on a recording medium. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording means records the information on the recording medium in a time-synchronized state. 3. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one of the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means has a zoom function. 4. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a zoom function is installed in both the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means. 5. The control means, in response to a zoom operation,
For the zoom function of one of the first image pickup means and the second image pickup means, zooming in the perspective direction according to the zoom operation is performed, and the zoom function of the other image pickup means is set. On the other hand, the image pickup apparatus according to claim 4, wherein control is performed to execute a zoom in a perspective direction, which is contrary to a zoom function of the one image pickup unit. 6. A detection means for detecting a moving direction of a target for an imaged video signal output from said second imaging means is further provided, and said control means is responsive to the detection of the moving direction by said detecting means. The second direction is controlled by driving the imaging direction varying means.
The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image pickup direction of the image pickup means is changed. 7. A first picked-up video signal and a second picked-up image signal recorded on a recording medium in a state where they are simultaneously picked up and time-synchronized.
And a first display means, a second display means, and a first image-capturing video signal and a second image-capturing video signal reproduced by the reproducing means. At the same time, the first display control means for displaying on the first display means, and the first picked-up video signal and the second picked-up video signal reproduced by the reproducing means are selected by an editing operation. Second display control means for causing the second video image signal to be displayed on the second display means, and edit information recording means for recording edit information as an edit result by the edit operation on the recording medium. An editing device characterized in that