JP2005005764A - Imaging apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging apparatus capable of simply and surely transferring related information of a still picture or the like related to a moving image when the moving image is transferred to an external device. <P>SOLUTION: A photographed moving image, a still image file related to the moving image, a moving image file, a sound clip, and a play list are recorded on a storage medium together with date and time information (photographing date and time or the like) and positional information (photographing place or the like) acquired from an internal circuit of a digital video camera, and when the imaging apparatus reproduces the moving image on the storage medium and transmits the moving image to the external device, the imaging apparatus also detects the still image file related to the moving image, the moving image file, the sound clip, and the play list on the basis of the photographing date and time and photographing place information of the moving image, which is reproduced and transmitted, and transmits them together with the moving image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus, and more particularly to an imaging apparatus having a function of transmitting a moving image or the like to an external device via an interface.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, digital video cameras have functions for recording and playing back still images and audio clips, functions for creating playlists, video, still images, and audio, in addition to the original functions for recording and playing back moving images. It has a function of transferring clips and playlists to external devices via a high-speed interface.
[0003]
This type of digital video camera is generally used to shoot events such as travel and athletic events. The photographer shoots still images in addition to moving images, and edits audio clips and playlists. And can be added. It is also possible to connect a digital video camera to an external device via an interface and transfer a series of moving images, still images, audio clips, and playlists related to the event to the external device.
[0004]
Such a video camera is described in Patent Document 1.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-202973 A
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in a conventional digital video camera, for example, when transferring a series of moving images, still images, audio clips, and playlists related to an event to an external device, the user can transfer the moving images, still images, audio clips, and playlists to be transferred. It was necessary to specify each individually, and usability was bad.
[0007]
In other words, if the user does not know the relevance of events, etc. for moving images, still images, audio clips, and playlists stored in the storage media of the digital video camera, they are played back one by one and the relevance of events, etc. And moving images, still images, audio clips, and playlists to be transferred must be individually specified on the basis of the recognition result, and a complicated operation is required to specify the transfer target.
[0008]
In addition, even if the user knows the relevance of events, etc. about moving images, still images, audio clips, playlists stored in the storage medium of the digital video camera, the moving images, still images, It is necessary to individually specify the audio clip and the playlist, and this specifying operation is troublesome.
[0009]
Furthermore, regardless of whether or not you know the relevance of events etc., it is necessary for the user to individually specify moving images, still images, audio clips, and playlists to be transferred. there were.
[0010]
The present invention has been made in view of such problems of the prior art, and the problem is that when transferring a moving image to an external device, related information such as a still image related to the moving image can be simply obtained. It is another object of the present invention to provide an imaging apparatus that can reliably transfer data.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a moving image recording unit that records a moving image together with a date and time and a predetermined storage medium in an imaging apparatus capable of transmitting a captured moving image to an external device, Related information recording means for recording related information related to an image together with a date and position in a predetermined storage medium, and when transmitting the moving image recorded by the moving image recording means to an external device, at least the transmission target Based on the date and position related to the moving image and the date and position related to the related information, search means for searching related information related to the moving image to be transmitted, and related information searched by the search means Transmission control means for transmitting to an external device together with a moving image to be transmitted.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an imaging apparatus (digital video camera) according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0014]
The imaging unit has a lens system 101 and a CCD imaging device 104. The lens system 101 includes a master lens, a focus adjustment lens, a variable power lens, and the like. The lens control unit 102 includes a drive unit that drives a focus adjustment lens, a variable power lens, and the like of the lens system 101, a control unit that controls the drive unit, and an AF control unit that controls autofocus.
[0015]
The video internal circuit 105 includes a clock unit 105a in addition to a signal processing unit that performs internal signal processing of the digital video camera. As a recording medium for captured images, a magnetic recording tape 110 and a memory card 111 are provided.
[0016]
In addition, the CPU 103 that controls various operations of the digital video camera, an external connection interface 108 for connecting to an external device such as a personal computer, a microphone 107 for capturing ambient sounds, various operation buttons (key switches), And an operation unit 109 having a key circuit for outputting operation signals of the operation buttons, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) 112 for acquiring position information of the digital camera.
[0017]
When the CCD image pickup device 104 is driven by the CPU 103 via a CCD driver (not shown), the optical image input through the lens system 101 is photoelectrically converted by the CCD image pickup device 104 to generate an analog image pickup signal. As a video internal circuit 105.
[0018]
The video internal circuit 105 performs processing such as A / D conversion processing, YC (luminance / color) separation processing, white balance processing, gamma correction processing, etc. on the input image pickup signal, and part of the luminance signal. It is sent to the lens control unit 102.
[0019]
The lens control unit 102 extracts a high-frequency component from the luminance signal, calculates a focus degree based on the extracted high-frequency component, and controls the focus adjustment lens to move to the focus position based on the focus degree. To do. During the in-focus operation process and in-focus, in-focus information indicating whether or not in-focus and information (focus information) indicating the lens position are sent from the lens control unit 102 to the CPU 103. In addition, when a zoom operation is performed, the lens control unit 102 drives the variable power lens to enlarge or reduce the subject image.
[0020]
In addition, the video internal circuit 105 performs recording processing of a captured image using the random access memory 106. That is, when the recording start button of the operation unit 109 is pressed, the video internal circuit 105 adds the time information from the clock unit 105a and the shooting position information acquired from the GPS 112 to the shot image on the random access memory 106, If a moving image is being captured, the magnetic recording tape 110 is written. If a still image is being captured, or if it is a moving image file such as motion JPEG or MPEG, it is written to the memory card 111. Whether to record on the magnetic recording tape 110 or on the memory card 111 depends on the recording mode set by the operation unit 109.
[0021]
Next, a case where a moving image recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110 is transmitted to an external device via the external connection interface 108 will be described. The moving image transmission request signal can be input from the operation unit 109 or input from an external device via the external connection interface 108.
[0022]
When the moving image transmission request signal is input, the CPU 103 reproduces the moving image and sound recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110 and transmits them to the video internal circuit 105 via the external connection interface 108. Command. The instructed video internal circuit 105 performs normal demodulation using the random access memory 106, and performs compression and encoding necessary for transmission if necessary.
[0023]
Further, the video internal circuit 105 reads the information related to the shooting date and time and the information related to the shooting location added to the moving image related to the demodulation of the transmission target, and based on the information related to the shooting date and time and the information related to the shooting location, The memory card 111 is searched for a still image file or a moving image file related to the moving image.
[0024]
At this time, the relationship between the moving image to be transmitted recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110 and the still image file and moving image file recorded on the memory card 111 is determined as follows (see FIG. 2). .
[0025]
That is, the relevance by the shooting date / time is based on the shooting date / time of the moving image recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110 as a reference, and the shooting date / time of the still image file or moving image file recorded on the memory card 111 has a certain threshold. If it is within the range, it is recognized as relevant. A threshold value used as a reference for determining the time range is a value registered in advance in a nonvolatile memory (not shown). If there is a threshold value input by the user from the operation unit 109, it is re-registered in the nonvolatile memory. (Steps S1 and S3 in FIG. 2).
[0026]
Similarly, the relevance by the shooting location is based on the shooting location of the moving image recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110, and the shooting location of the still image file or moving image file recorded on the memory card 111 has a certain threshold. If it is within the range, it is recognized as relevant. As a threshold value for determining the distance range, a value registered in advance in a nonvolatile memory (not shown) is used. If there is a threshold value input by the user from the operation unit 109, it is re-registered in the nonvolatile memory. (Steps S2 and S4 in FIG. 2).
[0027]
Of the still image files or moving image files recorded on the memory card 111, those that have been recognized as being related to both the shooting date and the shooting location of the moving image recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110. Then, it is transmitted together with the moving image recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110 (step S5). When there are a plurality of related still image files or moving image files in the memory card 111, they are sequentially added to the transmission target and transmitted.
[0028]
At this time, if only synchronous transmission can be used, all the moving images recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110 are transmitted, and then related still image files or moving image files recorded on the memory card 111 are sequentially transmitted. However, if it is possible to use both synchronous transmission and asynchronous transmission, synchronous transmission is used for transmission of moving images recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110, and the relationship recorded in the memory card 111 is checked. Asynchronous transmission is used for a certain still image file or moving image file.
[0029]
Next, creation and transmission of an audio clip will be described.
[0030]
When an audio clip transmission request signal is input from the operation unit 109 while a moving image recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110 is not reproduced, the CPU 103 creates an audio clip file for the video internal circuit 105. And instruct to send. Then, the video internal circuit 105 encodes the audio waveform input from the microphone 107 by using the random access memory 106 to make an audio clip format. When the audio clip creation starts, the video internal circuit 105 adds the time information acquired from the clock unit 105 a and the position information acquired from the GPS 112 to the audio clip on the random access memory 106, and writes it to the memory card 111.
[0031]
On the other hand, when an audio clip transmission request signal is input from the operation unit 109 during reproduction of a moving image recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110, the audio clip to be created is an audio clip related to the moving image being reproduced. Treat as a thing.
[0032]
In other words, when the creation of the audio clip is started, it is similarly encoded using the random access memory 106 to form the audio clip format, but the information regarding the shooting date / time and the shooting location to be recorded as additional information is that of the moving image being played back. . Specifically, the moving image being played back is demodulated or the like via the random access memory 106, and information on the shooting date / time and shooting location of the moving image related to playback is acquired from the random access memory 106. This is added to the audio clip and written to the memory card 111.
[0033]
When a moving image on the magnetic recording tape 110 is reproduced and transmitted via the external connection interface 108, an audio clip related to the moving image exists in the memory card 111 as shown in FIG. Whether or not there is a relevant audio clip, it is recorded on the magnetic recording tape 110. Send along with the moving image.
[0034]
Note that even when an audio clip creation request occurs during moving image playback transmission, an audio clip is created using the same method as that for creating an audio clip during moving image playback.
[0035]
Next, creation and transmission of a playlist will be described.
[0036]
The playlist creation process is performed by the CPU 103 using the random access memory 106 based on an operation signal from the operation unit 109. This playlist is stored in the memory card 111 in a file format. At that time, each file (file name) such as a moving image, a still image, a motion JPEG, or MPEG listed in the playlist is recorded in correspondence with the date / time information and location information thereof.
[0037]
When transmitting the playback moving image on the magnetic recording tape 110 via the external connection interface 108, the CPU 103 develops the playlist using the random access memory 106, and whether the moving image to be transmitted is included in the playlist. Check for no. If a moving image is included in the playlist, the playlist is transmitted together with the moving image.
[0038]
As described above, in the digital video camera according to the first embodiment, the captured moving image, the still image file, the moving image file, the audio clip, and the playlist that are related to the moving image are transferred from the internal circuit of the digital video camera. Recorded together with the acquired date / time information (shooting date / time, etc.) and position information (shooting location, etc.) in a storage medium, and when the moving image on the storage medium is played back / transmitted to an external device, Based on the shooting date and time and shooting location information, still image files, moving image files, audio clips, and playlists that are related to the moving image are automatically detected and transmitted together with moving images.
[0039]
Therefore, it is possible to easily and reliably transmit a still image file, a moving image file, an audio clip, and a playlist that are related to the moving image to be transmitted without performing complicated operations on both the transmitting side and the receiving side. It becomes possible.
[0040]
[Second Embodiment]
The digital video camera according to the second embodiment is configured to record a moving image, a still image, and a motion JPEG or MPEG image on a randomly accessible storage medium such as a magnetic disk. When such a randomly accessible storage medium such as a disk is used, captured moving images and still images can be arranged and managed in a hierarchical structure using a directory.
[0041]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a digital video camera according to the second embodiment.
[0042]
The imaging unit has a lens system 201 and a CCD imaging device 204. The lens system 201 includes a master lens, a focus adjustment lens, a variable power lens, and the like. The lens control unit 202 includes a drive unit that drives a focus adjustment lens, a variable power lens, and the like of the lens system 201, a control unit that controls the drive unit, and an AF control unit that controls autofocus.
[0043]
The video internal circuit 205 includes a clock unit 205a in addition to a signal processing unit that performs internal signal processing of the digital video camera. As a recording medium for captured images, a magnetic disk 210 is provided.
[0044]
The CPU 03 controls various operations of the digital video camera, an external connection interface 208 for connecting to an external device such as a personal computer, a microphone 207 for capturing ambient sounds, various operation buttons (key switches), And an operation unit 109 having a key circuit for outputting an operation signal of the operation button, and a GPS (Global Positioning System) 212 for acquiring position information of the digital camera.
[0045]
When the CCD image pickup device 204 is driven by the CPU 203 via a CCD driver (not shown), the optical image input through the lens system 201 is photoelectrically converted by the CCD image pickup device 204 to obtain an analog image pickup signal. As a video internal circuit 205.
[0046]
The video internal circuit 205 performs processing such as A / D conversion processing, YC (luminance / color) separation processing, white balance processing, and gamma correction processing on the input imaging signal, and part of the luminance signal. It is sent to the lens control unit 202.
[0047]
The lens control unit 202 extracts a high-frequency component from the luminance signal, calculates a focus level based on the extracted high-frequency component, and controls the focus adjustment lens to move to the focus position based on the focus level. To do. During the in-focus operation process and in-focus, in-focus information indicating whether or not in-focus and information indicating the lens position (focus information) are sent from the lens control unit 202 to the CPU 203. In addition, when a zoom operation is performed, the lens control unit 202 drives the variable power lens to enlarge or reduce the subject image.
[0048]
In addition, the video internal circuit 205 uses the random access memory 206 to perform recording processing of a captured image. That is, when the recording start button of the operation unit 209 is pressed, the video internal circuit 205 adds the time information from the clock unit 205a and the shooting position information acquired from the GPS 212 to the shot image on the random access memory 206. Write to the magnetic disk 210.
[0049]
When writing to the magnetic disk 210, a directory is configured based on a threshold of time and distance registered in a nonvolatile memory (not shown), and still images and moving images are stored in the related directories. For example, if the time and distance thresholds that are the directory creation criteria are “24 hours” and “10 km”, the directory A is created at the start of shooting, and the directory A is within 24 hours from the creation date of the directory A. In addition, a still image and a moving image captured in a range within 10 km from the position information acquired from the GPS 212 when the directory A is created are stored in a file format.
[0050]
In the case of starting shooting after 24 hours from the date and time of directory A creation or at a location 10 km or more away from the shooting location at the time of directory A creation, the video internal circuit 205 uses time and position from the clock unit 205a and GPS 212. Based on the information, it recognizes that the time and place are out of range, creates a new directory B, and stores the captured image.
[0051]
The threshold as a directory creation reference can be re-registered in a non-volatile memory (not shown) by the user by input from the operation unit 209.
[0052]
Next, a case where a moving image recorded on the magnetic disk 210 is transmitted to an external device via the external connection interface 208 will be described. The moving image transmission request signal can be input from the operation unit 209 or from an external device via the external connection interface 208.
[0053]
When the moving image transmission request signal is input, the CPU 203 instructs the video internal circuit 105 to reproduce the moving image and sound recorded on the magnetic disk 210 and transmit them via the external connection interface 208. To do. The instructed video internal circuit 205 performs normal demodulation using the random access memory 206, and performs compression and encoding necessary for transmission if necessary.
[0054]
In addition, the video internal circuit 205 searches whether there is another moving image file or a still image file in the same directory as the directory where the demodulated moving image is stored, and if it exists, in the same directory. The moving image file or the still image file is transmitted together with the moving image to be transmitted as a still image and a moving image related to the moving image to be transmitted. When there are a plurality of moving image files or still image files in the same directory, they are sequentially added to the transmission target and transmitted.
[0055]
At this time, if only synchronous transmission can be used, after transmitting all the moving images, the related still images are sequentially transmitted. If both synchronous transmission and asynchronous transmission can be used, moving images are transmitted. Use synchronous transmission and use asynchronous transmission for related still image files.
[0056]
Next, creation and transmission of an audio clip will be described. When an audio clip transmission request signal is input from the operation unit 209 in a state where a moving image is not being played back, the CPU 203 creates an audio clip file for the video internal circuit 205 as a normal audio clip creation operation. Instruct to send. Then, the video internal circuit 205 encodes the audio waveform input from the microphone 207 by using the random access memory 206 to make an audio clip format. When the audio clip creation starts, the video internal circuit 205 adds the time information acquired from the clock unit 205 a and the position information acquired from the GPS 212 to the audio clip on the random access memory 206 and stores them in a directory in the magnetic disk 210. To do. The directory to be stored is determined based on the creation time of the audio clip and the location information at the time of creation.
[0057]
On the other hand, when an audio clip transmission request signal is input from the operation unit 209 during playback of a moving image, it is determined that the audio clip to be created is an audio clip related to the moving image being played back. When an audio clip is created, it is encoded using the random access memory 206 into an audio clip format, but information regarding the shooting date and shooting location recorded as additional information is that of the moving image being played back.
[0058]
That is, for the moving image being played back, the operation such as demodulation is performed via the random access memory 206, and information on the shooting date and time and the shooting location of the moving image being played back is obtained from the random access memory 206, and the magnetic Write in the same directory as the moving image being played in the disc 210.
[0059]
Then, when reproducing and transmitting a moving image on the magnetic disk 210 via the external connection interface 208, a search is performed to determine whether an audio clip exists in the same directory as the moving image, and the audio clip exists in the same directory. For example, the audio clip is transmitted together with the moving image as information related to the moving image related to reproduction transmission.
[0060]
Note that even when an audio clip creation request occurs during moving image playback transmission, an audio clip is created using the same method as that for creating an audio clip during moving image playback.
[0061]
Next, creation and transmission of a playlist will be described. The playlist creation method is the same as in the first embodiment, but a directory dedicated to the playlist is used as the directory to be saved.
[0062]
When reproducing and transmitting a moving image via the external connection interface 208, the CPU 203 develops a playlist in a dedicated directory using the random access memory 206, and the playlist includes a moving image related to reproduction and transmission. Check whether there is any. If a moving image related to reproduction transmission is included in the playlist, the playlist is transmitted together with the moving image.
[0063]
As described above, in the digital video camera according to the second embodiment, the shooting date and time of a shot moving image, the date and time within a certain range from the shooting location, and a still image file having a distance attribute, a moving image file, an audio clip, When a playlist is stored in the same directory as the moving image, and the moving image is reproduced and transmitted to an external device, the still image file and the moving image stored in the same directory as the moving image being reproduced and transmitted Image files, audio clips, and playlists are automatically transmitted along with the moving images.
[0064]
Therefore, it is possible to easily and reliably transmit a still image file, a moving image file, an audio clip, and a playlist that are related to the moving image to be transmitted without performing complicated operations on both the transmitting side and the receiving side. It becomes possible.
[0065]
It is to be noted that an object of the present invention is to supply a storage medium (or recording medium) in which a program code of software for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is recorded to a system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus. Needless to say, this is also achieved by reading and executing the program code stored in the storage medium.
[0066]
In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention. Further, by executing the program code read by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also an operating system (OS) running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that a case where the function of the above-described embodiment is realized by performing part or all of the actual processing and the processing is included.
[0067]
Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written to a memory provided in a function expansion card inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the CPU or the like provided in the card or the function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing, and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing. When the present invention is applied to the above storage medium, the storage medium stores program codes corresponding to the flowchart described above (shown in FIG. 2).
[0068]
Hereinafter, the main points of the present invention will be summarized.
[0069]
[Embodiment 1] In an imaging apparatus capable of transmitting a captured moving image to an external device,
Moving image recording means for recording the moving image together with the date and time and a predetermined storage medium;
Related information recording means for recording at least related information related to the moving image together with a date and time and a predetermined storage medium;
When transmitting the moving image recorded by the moving image recording means to an external device, the transmission target is based on at least the date and position of the moving image to be transmitted and the date and position of the related information. Search means for searching related information related to the video of
Transmission control means for transmitting related information searched by the search means to an external device together with the moving image to be transmitted;
An imaging device comprising:
[0070]
[Embodiment 2] The search means has a date and time within a certain range from a date and time related to the moving image to be transmitted, and a position of the search information in the related information recorded by the related information recording means. The imaging apparatus according to the first embodiment, wherein related information within a certain range is searched from a position related to a moving image.
[0071]
[Embodiment 3] The moving image recording means records the moving image and date / time and position on a magnetic recording tape, and the related information recording means records the related information, date / time and position on a randomly accessible storage medium. The imaging apparatus according to Embodiment 1 or 2, wherein:
[0072]
[Embodiment 4] The imaging apparatus according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, wherein the related information recording unit records a still image as the related information.
[0073]
[Embodiment 5] The imaging apparatus according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, wherein the related information recording unit records an image according to motion JPEG as the related information.
[0074]
[Embodiment 6] The imaging apparatus according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, wherein the related information recording unit records an image according to MPEG as the related information.
[0075]
[Embodiment 7] The imaging apparatus according to any one of Embodiments 1 to 3, wherein the related information recording unit records an audio clip as the related information.
[0076]
[Embodiment 8] When recording the audio clip during reproduction of the moving image, the related information recording unit uses the date and position of the moving image being reproduced as the date and position of the audio clip. The imaging device according to Embodiment 7, which is characterized in that.
[0077]
[Embodiment 9] The imaging apparatus according to Embodiment 1 or 3, wherein the related information recording unit records a playlist as the related information.
[0078]
[Embodiment 10] The imaging apparatus according to Embodiment 9, wherein the search unit searches for a playlist including the transmission target moving image.
[0079]
[Embodiment 11] In a method for controlling an imaging apparatus capable of transmitting a captured moving image to an external device,
The moving image is recorded on a predetermined storage medium together with the date and position, at least related information related to the moving image is recorded on the predetermined storage medium together with the date and position, and the recorded moving image is transmitted to an external device. In this case, based on at least the date and position related to the moving image to be transmitted and the date and position related to the related information, the related information related to the moving image to be transmitted is searched, and the searched related information is A method for controlling an imaging apparatus, comprising: transmitting to an external device together with the moving image to be transmitted.
[0080]
[Twelfth Embodiment] A captured moving image is recorded on a predetermined storage medium together with a date and position, and at least related information related to the moving image is recorded on a predetermined storage medium together with a date and position, and the recorded moving image is recorded. , When searching for related information related to the moving image of the transmission target, based on at least the date and position related to the moving image of the transmission target and the date and position related to the related information, A control program having contents for transmitting the retrieved related information to an external device together with the moving image to be transmitted.
[0081]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when transferring a moving image to an external device, an imaging apparatus capable of easily and surely transferring related information such as a still image related to the moving image is provided. Is possible.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an imaging apparatus (digital video camera) according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a transmission operation according to the first embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an imaging apparatus (digital video camera) according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
103, 203 ... CPU
105, 205 ... video internal circuit
105a, 205a ... clock part
106, 206 ... random access memory
108, 208 ... external connection interface
109, 209 ... operation unit
110: Magnetic recording tape
111 ... Memory card
112, 212 ... GPS
210: Magnetic disk

Claims (1)

In an imaging device capable of transmitting captured video to an external device,
Moving image recording means for recording the moving image together with the date and time and a predetermined storage medium;
Related information recording means for recording at least related information related to the moving image together with a date and time and a predetermined storage medium;
When transmitting the moving image recorded by the moving image recording means to an external device, the transmission target is based on at least the date and position of the moving image to be transmitted and the date and position of the related information. Search means for searching related information related to the video of
Transmission control means for transmitting related information searched by the search means to an external device together with the moving image to be transmitted;
An imaging device comprising:

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