JP2005223795A - Imaging device, and system and method for image edition - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an imaging device capable of recording high quality image data or long-time motion picture data without preparing a large quantity of recording media, thereafter printing out desired image data, simply editing the long-time motion picture data, and further simply grouping a large quantity of image data; and to provide a method of image edition. <P>SOLUTION: High quality image data based on video signals of still images or motion pictures recorded by an image photographing device is recorded in an external recording means with large recording capacity. The high quality data are deleted from a recording means with small recording capacity of the image photographing device, and only the reduced data of the video signals is left. The high quality data recorded in the recording means with the large recording capacity are edited by edition information edited depending on the reduced data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an image capturing apparatus such as a digital camera and an image editing method capable of recording a video signal photoelectrically converted by an image sensor, and in particular, transmits high-quality data of a captured image through a network line. In addition, the image data can be easily edited.

  Conventionally, a silver halide camera that records a photographed image on a silver halide film has been used to take a picture. Recently, however, the rise of digital cameras has become remarkable in place of this silver halide camera.

  With a conventional silver salt camera, the photographed image can be confirmed only after the development processing is completed, and the development processing time has been shortened, but at least about 30 minutes have been waited. There must be. Furthermore, it is necessary to go to a DPE store for these development processes, and even if the developing machine is at home, it is impossible to carry out the development process without considerable expertise. Further, since a silver salt film is used as a recording medium for image data, it is impossible to reuse the film once photographed, which is economically uneconomical.

  In contrast, digital cameras that have emerged in recent years record captured images on an electronically rewritable recording medium, and the captured images can be checked immediately after shooting. Can be easily printed out by a printer, and image data can also be stored semipermanently by recording it on a recording medium of a personal computer or media such as a portable disk. The subtle adjustments can be made with a PC after shooting, making it extremely convenient and easy to use. In addition, image data that you do not like can be erased. There is an advantage that it can be used any number of times if it is moved to another recording medium.

  Furthermore, in recent years, in addition to the development of network communication functions such as the Internet and broadband and the spread of mobile phone devices, the proportion of models with camera functions added among these mobile phone devices has increased, and image data is transmitted by mobile phone devices. It is also possible to do.

  Under such circumstances, such digital cameras and mobile phone devices are used more frequently in daily life such as weddings, entrance ceremonies, and athletic meet, especially when handling image data.

For example, Patent Document 1 is known as prior art document information relating to the invention of this application.
JP 2001-61125 A

  When the above digital camera and mobile phone camera functions are used, if the image data with good image quality is to be handled, the file size of the data will increase, especially in the case of video data, the file size will increase further. It was unsuitable for time photography. On the other hand, commemorative events such as weddings and entrance ceremonies are once in a lifetime for the parties, and we do not want to miss the opportunity, so we took more pictures than necessary, and later on good images, scenes, In many cases, scenes were selected and edited, or printed out. However, this requires a large memory capacity. For example, it is expensive to purchase a large amount of portable non-volatile memory or the like, which is not economical and requires a great deal of editing work.

  In addition, since it is an environment where photographing can be performed regardless of location, the image data recorded on the recording medium is diverse and, for example, the work of grouping by type is troublesome.

  The present invention uses a communication device such as a digital camera or a mobile phone device with a camera function to record high-quality image data or long-time moving image data without preparing a large amount of recording media, and then a desired image. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image capturing apparatus and an image editing method capable of printing out data, easily editing long-time moving image data, and easily grouping a large amount of image data.

  The present invention provides high-quality data based on a video signal photographed by an image sensor and reduced data having a data amount smaller than the high-quality data created by the reduced-data creating means and a first editing associated with the reduced data A first recording unit for recording information; a transmission unit for transmitting the first editing information together with the high-quality data and recording the first editing information in an external second recording unit; a display unit and an operation unit; The second editing information created in association with the first editing information is recorded on the first recording means while displaying the video based on the reduced data recorded on the one recording means on the display unit, and the first recording means The image pickup apparatus enables editing of the high-quality data recorded in the second recording means by the second editing information recorded in the recording means.

  In the above, the third editing information indicating the grouping of the same type of reduced data video is recorded in the first recording unit based on the second editing information, and the high image quality recorded in the second recording unit is recorded. In the image pickup apparatus, data can be edited in correspondence with the third editing information.

  Furthermore, in the above, the image pickup apparatus is configured such that the high-quality data recorded in the first recording unit is erased when the transmission unit completes the transmission of the first editing information together with the high-quality data.

  In addition, the image pickup apparatus described above is provided, the video signal recorded in the second recording means is recorded on a recording medium on a device side such as a personal computer, and the video signal recorded on the recording medium of the device is edited. An image editing system characterized by

  A step of taking an image with an image pickup device of the image pickup device; a step of creating reduced data less than the amount of high-quality data based on a video signal from the image pickup device; the high-quality data and the reduced data; A step of recording the first editing information associated with the data in a first recording means; a second step of transmitting the high-quality data and the first editing information and providing the first editing information outside the image pickup device; Recording on the recording means; erasing the high quality data from the first recording means upon completion of transmission of the high quality data and the first editing information; and displaying the reduced data on a display unit; A step of creating second editing information associated with the first editing information based on the image displayed on the display unit; and a step of recording the second editing information on the second recording means based on the second editing information. High image quality An image editing method comprising the step of editing the data.

  Furthermore, a step of taking an image with an image pickup device of the image pickup device, a step of creating reduced data less than the amount of high-quality data based on a video signal from the image pickup device, the high-quality data and the reduced data, A step of recording the first editing information associated with the data in a first recording means; a second step of transmitting the high-quality data and the first editing information and providing the first editing information outside the image pickup device; Recording on the recording means; erasing the high quality data from the first recording means upon completion of transmission of the high quality data and the first editing information; and displaying the reduced data on a display unit; A step of creating second editing information associated with the first editing information based on the image displayed on the display unit; the high-quality data recorded in the second recording means; and the first editing information And recording on a recording medium apparatus such as chromatography coarsely braided computer, which is the image editing method comprising the step of the second editing information for editing a high-quality data recorded on the recording medium of the equipment group.

  According to the present invention, for example, by using editing information linked with image data recorded in a recording means incorporated in or attached to an image pickup apparatus, a high-quality image recorded in a location different from the apparatus main body can be easily obtained. Since the editing operation can be easily performed on the image pickup apparatus side even if the image is not only a still image but also a moving image, the apparatus and method are convenient for image editing.

  In the present invention, the reduced data is left in the recording means on the image pickup apparatus side, and the high-quality data is recorded on a recording means different from this apparatus. Therefore, the recording means on the image pickup apparatus side has a small recording capacity. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare a large amount of recording media.

(Embodiment)
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the system configuration of the present invention.

  Reference numeral 1 denotes an image pickup device (hereinafter referred to as a camera) capable of recording a video signal photoelectrically converted by the image pickup device, and reference numeral 2 denotes a first memory (recording medium) provided in the camera 1 so as to be built in or detachable. Non-volatile memories such as various memory cards are known. 3 is a server on the Internet, and 4 is a second memory (recording medium) provided in the server 3, which has a larger recording capacity than the first memory 2. Reference numeral 5 denotes a first network for connecting the camera 1 and the Internet by communication, and image data and the like can be transmitted from the camera 1 to the second memory 4 through the first network 5. Reference numeral 6 denotes a device having a recording medium such as a personal computer. The recording medium has a recording capacity larger than that of the first memory 2 and is configured to be able to transmit and receive image data and the like through the server 3 and the second network 7. Yes.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the system configuration as described above.

(Example 1)
For example, the operator sets the camera 1 in a state where communication with the server 3 is possible by the operation of the operation button 12 shown in FIG. In the case of still image shooting, the camera 1 has several hundreds to one megabytes of high-quality data (in the present invention, it refers to raw data that has not been compressed or full-size data that has been compressed using, for example, the JPEG method, and so on). By reducing the high-quality data, it is possible to create reduced data of about several kilobytes, which has a smaller data amount than that. Further, the high-quality data and the reduced data are automatically recorded in the first memory 2. At the same time, address information (first editing information) that changes with the progress of each shooting is also created, and this address information is also recorded in the first memory 2. The state of these recordings is shown in FIG.

  The address information is recorded in the first memory 2 as position information corresponding to high-quality data and reduced data. Therefore, if specific address information is known, high-quality data and reduced data corresponding to the address information can be called. .

  Of the image data captured by the camera 1, the high image quality data and the address information can be communicated by operating the operation button 12 via the first network 5 or whenever one image is captured. A transmission means (not shown) provided in the camera 1 is automatically transmitted to the server 3 and recorded in the second memory 4. When the transmission of the high-quality data and the address information to the server 3 is completed, the high-quality data recorded in the first memory 2 is automatically deleted, and only the reduced data and the address information are recorded in the first memory 2. Has been.

  Here, for transmission of the above-mentioned high-quality data having a large data capacity, when the communication speed is slow, for example, several high-quality data are temporarily stored in the first memory 2 and the operation is completed when shooting is completed. It can also be configured to transmit to the server 3 by the transmission means by operating the button 12 and record it in the second memory 4. In this case, normally, the communication state between the camera 1 and the server 3 is cut off, and the camera 1 Only when the high-quality data is transmitted to the server 3, the operation button 12 may be in a communicable state. Of course, this is not limited to the case where the communication speed is slow, and even during normal times, only when high-quality data is transmitted from the camera 1 to the server 3, the operation button 12 can communicate with the transmission means using the operation button 12, for example, several or tens High quality data may be transmitted.

  At the time when the photographing proceeds and ends as described above, the high-quality data and address information recorded in the second memory 4 and the reduced data and address information recorded in the first memory 2 are time-series as shown in FIG. They are recorded in the same order.

  As described above, the high-quality data of the captured video signal is recorded in the second memory 4 provided outside the camera 1, and the reduced data of the high-quality data is recorded in the first memory 2 on the camera 1 side. Therefore, the first memory 2 may have a recording capacity smaller than that of the second memory 4, and therefore, the camera 1 has a small recording capacity and can take many pictures without requiring a spare memory. Is possible.

  Here, it has been described that the camera 1 creates high-quality data and reduced data and records them in the first memory 2, but does not create reduced data in advance, but creates reduced data simultaneously with the transmission of high-quality data. However, this may be recorded in the first memory 2 in order to erase and replace the high-quality data.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the operator can check the shooting data using the display unit 11 provided in the camera 1, and at the same time, create second editing information by operating the camera 1. Can do. This will be described below.

  Image data can be reproduced and confirmed by operating an operation button 12 provided on the camera 1. The operation button 12 is also used for creating bookmark information described later.

  First, the reduced data recorded in the first memory 2 on the camera 1 side is a state in which reduced data for all image data is recorded in time series, and the editing operation of these data will be described.

  The operator uses the operation button 12 to sequentially display the reduced data of the captured image recorded in the first memory 2 on the display unit 11, and for each image data desired as the edited image data, the operation button 12 performs bookmark information. Enter (second edit information). This bookmark information can be input by operating the operation button 12 as a plurality of different bookmark data.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the bookmark information is inputted and recorded in the first memory 2, and arrows pointing to the address information recording positions in A to C indicate points at which different data bookmark information is inputted. .

  As described above, the extracted image data is grouped in the same type by storing the bookmark information A to C in the first memory 2 in the form of the address information included in the reduced data of the captured still images. It is possible to easily group into three groups A to C.

  For example, in an event such as a golf competition, it is possible to divide into groups for each person of the subject, and to efficiently organize images after the end of shooting. Of course, bookmark information should not be added to unnecessary images. In this way, a large number of still images taken are grouped.

  Note that the operator can replace, delete, or add these contents by further operating the operation button 12 after performing the editing operation. Then, the edited reduced data that has been edited is recorded in the first memory 2.

  In the editing operation, when rearranging the images, for example, a plurality of reduced images of the A group based on the respective reduced data are displayed as thumbnails on the display unit 11, and the reduced images are arranged by operating the operation buttons 12 in FIG. It can be edited by changing. For example, the operation buttons 12 include at least a button having an image selection function and a set button, and one of the operation buttons 12 having an image selection function is viewed while viewing a reduced image displayed in nine divisions on the display unit 11. Select an image, then select the selected image as the first image by operating the set button, then select the image again with the button with image selection function, and set the selected image by setting By selecting the second image and repeating this operation, the operator can rearrange the captured images in a desired order.

  Further, the group information (third editing information) for grouping the images into the same type, such as “Group A”, “Group B”, and “Group C”, is further manipulated with respect to the grouped images. This is input by the button 12 and added to the previously recorded address information. In this way, the first memory 2 is recorded with the edited reduced data together with the group information for the reduced data.

  Next, a specific operation on the camera 1 side will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the display unit 11 when the above operation is performed while displaying a multi-screen divided into nine on the display unit 11 of the camera 1.

  First, the operator displays the reduced image taken as a thumbnail on the display unit 11 as shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, an image to be edited is selected by the operation button 12. Here, the image indicated by “3” is selected and confirmed by operating the set button. For example, if a frame is displayed on the image selected by operating the operation button 12, the operator can easily know which image is selected. Then, by inputting group information, which is an index for classifying into “group A” in a state of being displayed in a frame on a desired image, from the operation button 12, this image is set as a type “group A” in FIG. As shown in FIG. As for the input of the group information here, keyboard input may be used as the operation unit of the camera 1, and character data is displayed on the display unit, and it is selected and selected. Can do.

  The operation button 12 may be an operation member such as a cross key. By repeating this operation, the operator can easily extract the selected images and group them while displaying thumbnails on the display unit 11. As for the selection of images, it is also possible to select a plurality of images and confirm them at once. In this case, the operation is shortened because it is not necessary to repeat the same operation for each screen. In this way, group information is recorded in the first memory 2 together with the editing work on the reduced data.

  Since the above-described editing work can be performed by operating only the camera 1, the operator can effectively use the moving time after the photographing is completed. In addition, the operator can display the above-described edited image on the display unit 11 of the camera 1 to check whether the editing is performed as desired.

  Next, the operator can edit the high-quality data recorded in the second memory 4 of the server 3 using the group information, that is, edit the high-quality image data.

  This editing operation will be described with reference to FIG. 6. The operator prepares a hard disk of the device 6 or a recording medium such as a CD-R / RW or a DVD-R / RW. Then, the camera 1 is connected to the device 6, and the group information of the reduced data edited by the editing operation described above is read from the first memory 2 of the camera 1 onto the recording medium of the device 6 by the editing information reading means 16.

  In this state, the device 6 such as a personal computer and the server 3 are connected by the second network 7 so that the second memory 4 of the server 3 can be accessed. The high-quality image data and the address information are read, and a search is made for a match between the address information included in the group information of the reduced data read by the editing information reading means 16 and the address information read by the high-quality data reading means 15. The high-quality data having the same address information and the combined data of the address information and the group information are recorded in the edited image recording means 18. The edited image recording means 18 is a hard disk of the device 6 or a recording medium such as a CD-R / RW or a DVD-R / RW.

  The group information read by the editing information reading unit 16 is read in the order of “group A”, “group B”, and “group C”, as described in the above example. Therefore, first, the high-quality data classified into the group A is extracted based on the address information and synthesized by the editing means 17, and then the high-quality data classified into the group B is synthesized, and the remaining groups are similarly grouped. C high-quality data is extracted and combined, and sequentially recorded in the edited image recording means 18. For recording and saving in the edited image recording means 18, for example, it is desirable to create a folder for each group and record high-quality data classified into each group in each folder.

  When the recording of the high-quality data in the edited image recording means 18 is completed, the connection between the device 6 and the server 3 is released, and then the device 6 prints, for example, as a high-quality image in group order or for storage. Or can be recorded on a separately prepared recording medium.

  In the above description, the high-quality data is sequentially recorded in the edited image recording means 18 based on the group information from the second memory 4 of the server 3 through the second network 7. The high-quality data is collectively recorded on the recording medium of the device 6, and then only the edited high-quality data extracted from the high-quality data based on the group information on the device 6 side is recorded in the edited image recording means 18. Alternatively, the group information may be transmitted from the camera 1 to the server 3 and the high-quality data may be grouped in the second memory 4, and in this case, a folder for each group in the second memory 4 may be used. The high-quality data classified into each group may be recorded in each folder. In this way, by classifying the high-quality data in the second memory 4 with the group information, not only the editor but also the photographed person accesses the server 3 to group the photographed person's images into his personal computer. Can be downloaded to other devices.

  In the above description, the group information of the reduced data is connected to the device 6 by the camera 1 and is read by the editing information reading means 16. This is a format in which the group information is recorded together with the reduced data on a memory card attached to the camera. If so, the memory card may be taken out from the camera 1 and mounted on the device 6, and the device 6 may read the group information directly from the memory card in that state.

(Example 2)
Next, not only a still image but also a case where a still image and a moving image are mixed will be described. The second embodiment will be described with respect to different parts based on the first embodiment.

  When the still image and the moving image are taken together, the high-quality data and the reduced data and the address information (first editing information) are stored in the first memory 2 on the camera 1 side for the still image, as in the first embodiment. ) Is recorded, and for a moving image, high-quality data of each frame constituting the moving image, its reduced data, and address information for each frame are recorded. The state of this recording is shown in FIG.

  For the reduced data of this moving image, a method of reducing the frame rate may be used. For example, if high-quality data reproduces 30 frames (frames) per second, the reduced data is 15 frames per second. The file size may be reduced.

  The address information corresponds to the high-quality data and the reduced data. If the address information is known, the high-quality data and reduced data at the position corresponding to the address information can be called.

  Similar to the first embodiment, at the time of shooting and synchronization or shooting, the high-quality data and address information of still images and moving images are transmitted from the camera 1 to the second memory 4 of the server 3. Each high-quality data is automatically deleted from the first memory 2 as in the first embodiment.

  The high-quality data and address information recorded in the second memory 4 and the reduced data and address information recorded in the first memory 2 are normally recorded in the same order in time series as shown in FIG. .

  Confirmation of shooting data and creation of editing information can also be performed by the operation button 12 of the camera 1 as in the first embodiment.

  Here, since the reduced data of all the frames is created for the moving image, the operation buttons 12 can be reproduced one frame at a time to perform highly accurate editing work.

  Next, input of bookmark information (second editing information) will be described. The operator uses the operation buttons 12 to display the captured image on the display unit 11 and extracts desired image data as edited data. That is, bookmark information is input to the necessary image data using the operation buttons 12.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the input of bookmark information for still image data is the same as in FIG. 4, and the input of bookmark information for moving image data is because each moving image is composed of a plurality of frame images. It is necessary to select the first and last frame images of the moving image portion to be selected.

  FIG. 8A shows a state in which thumbnails of still images and moving images taken as shown in FIG. 7 are displayed as thumbnails on the display unit 11 of the camera 1, where 1 is a still image, 2 is a moving image, 3 4 and 5 are still images, 6 is a moving image, 7 is a still image, 8 is a moving image, 9 is a still image, and each moving image is displayed with the first frame and “M” indicating that it is a moving image. ing.

  In the editing for adding bookmark information to the moving image, for example, when the first moving image “2” is selected, nine reduced images constituting the moving image are displayed on the display unit 11 as shown in FIG. In the state, for example, the first frame image 2-2 that is desired to be an edited moving image is selected and, for example, "S" is input here, then the frame image 2-5 that is to be ended is selected, and the end point, For example, “E” is input. By this operation, the first moving image portion is selected as “moving image A”. In this example, the end point of the movie A is in the middle of the first movie data, and if the start point S is entered in the middle of the remaining movie data, the movie B is selected, and the end point is not entered. Therefore, the last frame of the moving image portion automatically becomes the end point. The frame image may be a still image (captured image) generated from a moving image at regular intervals.

  FIG. 8C shows a state in which the moving image selected as described above is being played back for confirmation, and FIG. 8D shows the playback time.

  Similarly, for the second video, for example, the start point S and the end point E are input in the middle and the video C is selected, and the bookmark information is input to the first memory 2. Record.

  Note that the selection of a still image is the same as that described in the first embodiment, and is omitted here.

  When the bookmark information is input as described above, the extracted image data is selected as moving image A, moving image B, still image X, still image Y, moving image C, and still image Z.

  After the above-described editing operation, the operator can further replace, delete, or add these contents. For example, if you want to play a still image and a moving image first and then replay the moving image A, which is an impressive scene, the reduced data in the first memory 2 is rearranged. X, still image Y, still image Z, moving image A, moving image B, moving image C, moving image A ”can be set.

  When rearranging the images, for example, reduced data of each image data (in the case of moving image data, the first frame image of each data) is displayed on a multi-screen, and the operation of the operation button 12 of the camera 1 reduces the reduced data. You can edit by rearranging. For example, the operation button 12 includes at least a button having an image selection function and a set button. The reduced image divided into nine parts is displayed on the display unit 11, and an image is selected by the button having the image selection function among the operation buttons 12. Select and operate the set button to select the selected image as the first image, and then select the image with the button having the image selection function and set the selected image as the second image. By repeating this operation, the operator rearranges the selected images in a desired order.

  Similarly to the case of the first embodiment, by inputting the index of “Group A” to classify into the same type, the selected image group is linked to the address and the image data of “Group A”. The group information (third editing information) is added and recorded in the first memory 2. Group information that is a type classification is added to group B and group C by performing the same operation.

  Note that the bookmark information input method here is not limited to this input method. For example, when audio data is attached to a still image, the bookmark information is started as bookmark information. It is also possible to input the information at two places at the end and record it in the first memory 2.

  Note that when the reduced data of the moving image is not created for all frames, for example, the reduced data is created only for the first one frame image in the series of moving image data, or the reduced data is created for every predetermined number of frames. In such a case, the generated reduced image is displayed. Then, the operator selects a reduced image corresponding to the moving image to be selected. The selection method is the same as that for still images. By this operation, bookmark information is input to the moving image data represented by the displayed reduced image.

  Also, bookmark information for the moving image data can be input by the following operation. That is, when the operation button 12 of the camera 1 is operated, the selected moving image data is reproduced on the display unit 11 by the operation button 12, and the bookmark is designated by specifying the first and last frames to be extracted while reproducing. Enter and record information. This also allows bookmark information to be input.

  As described above, since the editing information can be created only by the camera 1, the operator can create and record the editing information while effectively using the moving time after shooting.

  Further, the operator can reproduce and display the edited image on the display unit 11 of the camera 1 to check whether the edited content is preferable.

  Also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, still image and moving image high-quality data and address information are transmitted from the camera 1 to the second memory 4 of the server 3 at the time of shooting and synchronization or shooting, and each transmission thereof Since the high-quality data is automatically deleted from the first memory 2 at the time when is completed, the first memory 2 of the camera 1 may have a small capacity.

  Further, if the high-quality data from the second memory 4 is read into the device 6 or the high-quality data in the second memory 4 is grouped, the photographed person accesses the server 3 and the photographed person's own still image or Similar to the first embodiment, the moving image can be read or downloaded to its own device.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a list that can be displayed on the display unit 11 of the camera 1 when editing information is input. A list of still images and moving images selected by the operator is displayed in the order of reproduction. For example, the file type, title, time, and comment are displayed as items from the left side. For example, in the case of data photographed at the time of a golf competition, a name that can identify the selected image can be given in the title field, such as “Mr. XX Shot” or “Mr. In the case of moving image data, it is possible to easily recognize which moving image data by displaying the first frame as a thumbnail image.

  In addition, if the file size of the basic high-quality data corresponding to each reduced data is displayed in this list, and the total is displayed in the bottom column, the total data size after editing is displayed. It is easy to know and in some cases it can be re-edited. For example, when recording the edited data on a CD-R with a capacity of 650 megabytes, if the total file size is displayed as “680 megabytes”, either the video file is re-edited or a still image is displayed. It is possible to easily select any one of the above, or record on a CD-R having a capacity of 700 megabytes.

  Next, the editing data recording operation to the device 6 can be performed in the same manner as the operation described in FIG. In other words, the group information that should be edited in the order of “moving image A, moving image B, still image X, still image Y, moving image C, still image Z” is read by the editing information reading means 16. Next, the group information is combined with the high-quality data by the editing means 17, and the moving picture A is stored in the hard disk of a device such as a personal computer or the designated edited image recording means 18 such as a CD-R / RW or DVD-R / RW. To high-quality data from the still image Z to the still image Z are sequentially recorded and stored.

(Example 3)
Next, Embodiment 3 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the first and second embodiments, editing of high-quality data has been described using editing information. For example, when recording high-quality data on a CD-R or the like, an editing group is selected and recorded, Sometimes you want to swap editing groups.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a list displayed on the display unit on the device 6 side in order to enable the above-described purpose. The display items are almost the same as those in FIG. 9, but the item “download” is provided as a different item. For example, if this download item is selected with “YES” for each image data, the selected image data is downloaded from the second memory 4 via the network. If the download item is selected as “NO”, the selected image data is not downloaded. For example, if you want to edit the original editing information at the time of final recording, or if you want to create multiple variations of editing data for the combination of image data, change the combination in this way to change the final editing data. Can record.

  The above operation is not necessarily performed from the second memory 4 of the server 3 connected via the network. For example, when high-quality data is separately recorded in a portable large-capacity HDD memory, the recording is performed. The media and personal computer are connected with a cable conforming to USB or IEEE 1394 or the like, or a wireless transmission method such as Bluetooth is used to send edited image data to an HDD on the device side or a CD-R mounted on a personal computer. It can be transferred to a recording medium such as a recordable disc and recorded.

  In addition, when multiple types of group information are created as described above, it is also possible to record the edited information with a name, such as when shooting an image such as the aforementioned golf competition However, it is also possible to easily edit individual participants' videos.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the first, second, and third editing information are created. However, for example, when the third editing information is not required, the first, second, and second editing information is generated. Editing information may be created, and when the second and third editing information is not required, the same may be applied to creating only the first editing information.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, it has been described that each edit information is input by a press-type operation button provided on the camera. However, this type of operation means is not limited to a press-type operation button. Instead, it may be a slide type operation means, a generally known cross key, or a joystick type operation means. When such operation means is used, when the image information is rearranged, the operator can easily rearrange the images as if a drag and paste operation is performed on the screen of the personal computer.

  The camera in the present invention is the same even if it is a camera provided in a mobile phone device or the like, and it is the same even if communication with a server is performed using a communication device such as the mobile phone device.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be widely used for business such as news gathering as a system using an image capturing apparatus having a display function and a communication function for displaying an image.

Schematic showing a system configuration in an embodiment of the present invention The figure which shows the imaging | photography data in Example 1 of this invention. The figure which shows the rear surface part of the camera in Example 1 of this invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a method for grouping extracted image data according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The figure which shows the display part of the camera at the time of still image editing in Example 1 of this invention. 1 is a block diagram showing an image data editing method in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The figure explaining the method of grouping the extraction image data in Example 2 of this invention The figure which shows the display part of the camera at the time of the moving image edit in Example 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the list display of the display part of the image composition state in Example 2 of this invention. The figure which shows the list display of the display part of the image composition state in Example 3 of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera 2 1st memory 3 Server 4 2nd memory 5 1st network 6 Apparatus 7 2nd network 11 Display part 12 Operation button

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High-quality data based on the video signal photographed by the image sensor, reduced data having a smaller data amount than the high-quality data created by the reduced data creation means, and first editing information associated with the reduced data are recorded. A first recording means, a transmission means for transmitting the first editing information together with the high-quality data and recording the first editing information in an external second recording means, a display section and an operation section, and the first recording means The second editing information created in association with the first editing information is recorded in the first recording means while displaying the video based on the reduced data recorded on the display unit, and the first recording means An image capturing apparatus characterized in that the high-quality data recorded in the second recording means can be edited by the recorded second editing information. Based on the second editing information, the third editing information indicating the grouping of the same type of reduced data video is recorded in the first recording means, and the high-quality data recorded in the second recording means is the third recording information. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing apparatus is configured to be editable corresponding to the editing information. 3. The high-quality data recorded in the first recording means is erased when the transmission means completes the transmission of the first editing information together with the high-quality data. The imaging apparatus described. A video signal recorded in the second recording means is recorded on a recording medium on a device such as a personal computer and recorded on the recording medium of the device. An image editing system characterized by editing a video signal. A step of taking an image with an image pickup device of an image pickup device, a step of creating reduced data less than the amount of high-quality data based on a video signal from the image pickup device, the high-quality data and the reduced data, and their A step of recording the first editing information associated with the data in the first recording means, and a second recording means for transmitting the high-quality data and the first editing information to be provided outside the image pickup device. Recording on the display, erasing the high quality data from the first recording means upon completion of transmission of the high quality data and the first editing information, displaying the reduced data on a display unit, and the display A step of creating second editing information associated with the first editing information based on the image displayed on the section, and a height recorded in the second recording means based on the second editing information. Image quality data Image editing method characterized by comprising a current to process. A step of taking an image with an image pickup device of an image pickup device, a step of creating reduced data less than the amount of high-quality data based on a video signal from the image pickup device, the high-quality data and the reduced data, and their A step of recording the first editing information associated with the data in the first recording means, and a second recording means for transmitting the high-quality data and the first editing information to be provided outside the image pickup device. Recording on the display, erasing the high quality data from the first recording means upon completion of transmission of the high quality data and the first editing information, displaying the reduced data on a display unit, and the display Generating second editing information associated with the first editing information based on the image displayed on the section, the high-quality data recorded in the second recording means, and the first editing information. Persona Image editing method characterized by comprising the step of editing and recording on the recording medium apparatus such as a computer, a high-quality data recorded on the recording medium of the device based on the second editing information.

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