JP2005252499A5 - - Google Patents

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In an electronic camera device having a moving image shooting function for sequentially recording image data constituting a moving image, which is captured at a predetermined frame period by an imaging unit, on a detachable recording medium,
Speed acquisition means for acquiring a data writing speed of the recording medium;
Based on the writing speed acquired by this speed acquisition means, the value of the recording parameter that determines the amount of image data to be written to the recording medium in a fixed time is adjusted, and the amount of image data that can be written to the recording medium in a fixed time An electronic camera apparatus comprising: an adjusting unit that suppresses the following.   The electronic camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the speed acquisition unit acquires the data writing speed in consideration of a time other than the image data writing process within a predetermined time.   A recording quality selection means for allowing a user to select a recording quality, and the adjustment means selects a recording quality that the recording quality selection means selects for the user, and a data writing speed required for recording the moving image on the recording medium The electronic camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording quality is limited to a recording quality that does not exceed a data writing speed acquired by the speed acquisition unit.   Parameter specifying means for allowing a user to specify a recording parameter is provided, and the adjusting means adjusts a value of the recording parameter specified by the user in advance by the parameter specifying means based on the writing speed acquired by the speed acquiring means. The electronic camera device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic camera device is an electronic camera device.   There are a plurality of recording parameters that can be adjusted by the adjusting unit, and a priority order specifying unit that allows the user to specify a priority order for the plurality of recording parameters is provided, and the adjusting unit adjusts the writing speed acquired by the speed acquiring unit. 5. The electronic camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of recording parameter values are sequentially determined based on a priority order previously designated by a user by the priority designation means.   The information acquisition means for acquiring the remaining capacity of the image data that can be recorded in the recording medium and / or the remaining battery capacity of the apparatus, and the adjustment means is based on the writing speed acquired by the speed acquisition means. 6. The electronic camera device according to claim 1, wherein the recording parameter value is determined in consideration of the remaining capacity and / or the remaining battery level acquired by an acquisition unit.   It comprises a shooting mode selection means for allowing the user to select one of a plurality of shooting modes prepared in advance corresponding to different shooting scenes, and the adjustment means is based on the writing speed acquired by the speed acquisition means, 7. The electronic camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a recording parameter value determined in accordance with a photographing mode previously selected by the user by the photographing mode selection unit is adjusted.   The electronic camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the speed acquisition unit acquires the data writing speed by performing a data writing process on the recording medium.   The speed acquisition means reads the data recorded in a predetermined recording area of the recording medium, and acquires the data writing speed by executing a process of writing the read data to a predetermined area of the recording medium. The electronic camera device according to claim 1.   9. The electronic camera according to claim 8, wherein the data used by the speed acquisition unit to write data to the recording medium is image data that has undergone image processing at a predetermined frame period during recording of a moving image. apparatus. 8. The speed acquisition unit reads speed information for specifying a data writing speed in the recording medium from the recording medium, and acquires the data writing speed based on the read speed information. Or an electronic camera device . 12. The speed acquisition unit acquires a data writing speed of the recording medium based on correction information unique to a device that corrects a data writing speed indicated by the speed information in addition to the speed information. The electronic camera device described. 13. The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising an informing unit that informs the user when a predetermined value of the recording parameter is changed with adjustment by the adjusting unit. Camera device . 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a second notifying unit for notifying that when the adjustment unit cannot adjust the value of the recording parameter based on the writing speed acquired by the speed acquiring unit. 14. An electronic camera device according to any one of 1 to 13. A computer having an electronic camera device having a moving image photographing function for sequentially recording image data constituting a moving image, which is imaged by an imaging means at a predetermined frame period, on a detachable recording medium;
Speed acquisition means for acquiring a data writing speed of the recording medium;
Based on the writing speed acquired by this speed acquisition means, the value of the recording parameter that determines the amount of image data to be written to the recording medium in a fixed time is adjusted, and the amount of image data that can be written to the recording medium in a fixed time A program for functioning as an adjustment means to suppress below.