JP2006217466A - Photographing device and photographing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photographing device and a photographing system for enabling a user to easily confirm an image acquired by photographing when performing photographing while looking at a display panel. <P>SOLUTION: An ID photo photographing device 2 is provided with a display panel 7. When photographing is started, a through image is displayed on the display panel 7. Image data formation is started on the basis of an image signal from an image sensor 22 in response to shutter release. A display control circuit 34 mutes the display panel 7 from the shutter release till the start of a first period. The display control circuit 34 mutes the display panel 7 for a fixed period and subsequently displays a preview image. After displaying the preview image for the first period, the display control circuit 34 mutes the display panel 7. After muting a second period, the display control circuit 34 displays a through image on the display panel 7 to prepare for the next photographing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus including a display panel, and more particularly to a photographing apparatus that displays an image acquired by photographing on a display panel.

  Currently, photographing apparatuses that process image signals from image sensors to acquire image data are widely used in various fields. For example, in the field of digital cameras that are compactly designed to be easily carried by the user and mobile phones with cameras that have a telephone function, various attempts have been made to improve convenience.

In order to enhance convenience, a photographing apparatus equipped with a display panel for displaying an image has been devised, and an image acquired by photographing is displayed on the display panel, so that a user can confirm the image quality. . For example, in the invention of Patent Document 1, there is shown a photographing apparatus that divides a display panel into a plurality of display areas according to the number of continuously photographed images and displays images obtained by continuous photographing in each display area. . By the way, a display device is also provided in a photographing apparatus that can take a self-certification photograph or the like. In such an imaging device, for example, an image sensor arranged to photograph itself, a signal processing circuit that processes an electrical signal from the image sensor to form image data, and image data formed by the signal processing circuit A printer that creates and prints a raster image based on the image is provided, so that the user can obtain on the spot printing paper on which the photographed image is printed.
JP 2000-287106 A

  By the way, when shooting is performed while looking at the display panel provided in the photographing apparatus, a frame image for one screen formed on the display panel based on the image signal from the image sensor is updated at regular intervals. A through image is displayed, and image data formation is started based on a signal from the image sensor in response to a shutter release operation performed during the display of the through image. After the start of image data formation, the display panel displays a freeze image in which the frame image at the time of the release operation is stopped and a single-color image composed of a single color for a certain period of time, which is then generated according to the release operation. A still image obtained by compressing the received image data is displayed on the display panel. When the second shooting is continuously performed, the display panel is switched from the still image to the through image again.

  However, on the display panel on which the through image is displayed, a freeze image or a single color image is displayed for a certain period according to the shutter release operation, and then a still image obtained by compressing the image data acquired in response to the shutter release operation is displayed. When displayed, for example, when the user is positioned almost without moving, the user may not be aware that the freeze image has switched to the still image. There was a case that I could not do it. In the case of continuous shooting, the display panel displays a still image for a certain period and then displays a through image in preparation for the next shooting. Therefore, when the user finishes the first shooting, the second shooting is completed. Sometimes it was difficult to identify what was started.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a photographing apparatus and a photographing system capable of easily confirming a still image obtained by photographing.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the photographing apparatus of the present invention, a through image that is updated every predetermined time based on an image signal from the image sensor is displayed on the display panel, and the image sensor outputs the image according to the shutter release. A photographing apparatus for starting the formation of image data based on an image signal, the time measuring means for measuring each of a first period after the end of image data formation and a second period following the first period; Display control means for displaying a still image based on the image data on the display panel in the first period in response to the count signal from the time measuring means and muting the display panel in the second period is provided. .

  Further, the display control means is characterized in that the display panel is muted from after the shutter release until before the start of the first period.

  The through image is an image in which a frame image for one screen is displayed at a predetermined frame rate, and the display control means displays the frame image at the shutter release from the shutter release to the start of the first period. It is characterized in that it is stopped and displayed.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that audio output control means for outputting audio during the second period is provided.

  In addition, there is provided a setting change means for changing the setting of at least one of the first period and the second period.

  Further, when an operation input by the user is detected while a still image is displayed or the display panel is muted, the display control unit displays a warning indicating that the operation is invalid on the display panel.

  An imaging device that displays a through image updated every predetermined time based on an image signal from an image sensor on a display panel and starts forming image data based on the image signal from the image sensor in accordance with a shutter release. In the first period after the completion of the image data formation and the second period following the first period, the time period is measured according to the count signal from the time period means. Display control means is provided for displaying a still image based on the image data on the display panel and displaying a single color image composed of a single color on the display panel in the second period.

  In addition, a display color setting unit for setting the color of the single color image is provided.

  Further, the photographing system of the present invention includes a camera device that starts forming image data in response to a shutter release, and an image display device that displays an image in accordance with image data input from the camera device. Based on the image data in the first period according to the count signal from the time measuring means for measuring the first period after the end of the data formation and the second period following the first period, respectively. Display control means is provided for displaying a still image on the image display device and displaying the image on the image display device in a second period following the first period.

  Further, the display control means is characterized in that the image display device is muted from the shutter release to before the start of the first period.

  According to the photographing apparatus of the present invention, the time measuring means for measuring the first period after the end of the image data formation and the second period following the first period, and the count signal from the time measuring means. By providing display control means for displaying a still image based on the image data on the display panel in the first period and muting the display panel in the second period, the display panel displays the image data in the first period. Since the still image is displayed and muted in the second period, the still image displayed in the first period is emphasized. Therefore, the user can easily confirm the still image and is highly convenient. An imaging device can be provided.

  Further, the display control means mutes the display panel from the shutter release until the start of the first period, so that the still image displayed in the first period is further emphasized, and the user can more easily confirm the still image. Become.

  The through image is an image in which a frame image for one screen is displayed at a predetermined frame rate, and the display control means displays the frame image at the shutter release from the shutter release to the start of the first period. By stopping the display, the still image displayed in the first period is emphasized, and the user can more easily confirm the still image.

  Further, by providing sound output control means for outputting sound during the second period, it is possible to emphasize the mute of the display panel. Further, it is possible to notify the user that a series of processes corresponding to the shutter release is completed, and convenience can be improved.

  Further, by providing setting change means for changing the setting of at least one of the first period and the second period, the administrator of the photographing apparatus can perform the first and second periods. Can be freely set to enhance a still image, and a more convenient photographing apparatus can be provided.

  In addition, when an operation input by the user is detected while a still image is being displayed or the display panel is muted, the display control unit displays a warning indicating that the operation is invalid on the display panel, thereby improving convenience. A high photographing device can be provided.

  In addition, a time measuring unit for measuring a first period after the end of image data formation and a second period following the first period, and the image data in the first period according to a count signal from the time measuring unit. The display panel is provided with display control means for displaying a still image based on the display panel and displaying a single color image composed of a single color on the display panel in the second period. Since the still image is displayed based on the monochrome image and the monochrome image is displayed in the second period, the still image displayed in the first period is emphasized. Therefore, the user can easily confirm the still image, which is convenient. An imaging device with high performance can be provided.

  Further, by providing display color setting means for setting the color of a single color image, it is possible to provide a more convenient photographing apparatus.

  According to the photographing system of the present invention, there is provided a camera device that starts forming image data according to a shutter release, and an image display device that displays an image according to image data input from the camera device. Based on the image data in the first period according to the count signal from the time measuring means for measuring the first period after the end of the data formation and the second period following the first period, respectively. By providing a display control means for displaying a still image on the image display device and causing the image display device to perform a mute display in a second period following the first period, the still image displayed in the first period is emphasized. Thus, the user can easily confirm the still image, and can provide a highly convenient photographing system.

  In addition, the display control unit causes the image display device to mute and display after the shutter release until before the start of the first period, so that the still image displayed in the first period is further emphasized, and the user confirms the still image more. It becomes easy to do.

  The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a partial perspective view of an ID photo photographing apparatus which is a photographing apparatus of the present invention. The ID photograph apparatus 2 is provided with a storage room 4 for storing a user, and a chair 5 is set for sitting so that the user does not move. A display panel 7 for displaying an image and a guide sentence is provided in the storage room 4 so as to face the user sitting on the chair 5, and a photographing lens 9 is exposed under the display panel 7. A cross operation button 12 and a shutter release button 13 are arranged below the photographing lens 9. A lower illumination unit 16 for illuminating the user is provided below each operation button, and an upper illumination unit 15 is provided above the display panel 7. A take-out port 17 for receiving the printed ID photo is provided outside the storage chamber 4.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram schematically showing the electrical configuration of the ID photograph apparatus 2. The digital camera 2 includes a lens barrel 20, a CCD image sensor 22, a signal processing circuit 24, an SDRAM 26, an illumination control circuit 28, an AF detection circuit 30, an image processing circuit 32, a display control circuit 34 that is a display control means, and a timing means. A certain timer circuit 35, an audio output control circuit 40, a compression / decompression engine 45, a print engine 47, an external interface (hereinafter referred to as an external I / F) 49, a setting change operation unit 50 that is a setting change unit, a ROM 51, and a CPU 53 Etc. are provided.

  The lens barrel 20 includes a photographic lens 9, and the photographic lens 9 forms an image of a light beam on the light receiving area of the CCD image sensor 22. The lens barrel 20 is provided with a motor for moving the lens in the optical axis direction and a motor controller for controlling the driving of the motor. The CCD image sensor 22 is, for example, an interlace type that reads a signal from one of two pixels arranged in the horizontal direction in each field, and the timing at which the signal is read is controlled by a timing generator (not shown). Yes. The electric signal extracted from each pixel in accordance with the driving pulse supplied from the timing generator is input to the signal processing circuit 24.

  The signal processing circuit 24 includes a correlated double sampling circuit, an amplification circuit, an A / D conversion circuit, and the like, and CCD-RAW data obtained by digitally processing the electrical signal input from the CCD image sensor 22 is formed here. Is done. The CCD-RAW data formed by the signal processing circuit 24 is sequentially input to the SDRAM 26 and the display control circuit 34. The SDRAM 26 temporarily stores CCD-RAW data.

  CCD-RAW data is sequentially input from the SDRAM 26 to the image processing circuit 32, and sharpness, white balance, color balance, brightness, and the like are corrected, and image data is formed in accordance with a predetermined data format. The formed image data is temporarily stored in the SDRAM 26.

  Although not shown, the display control circuit 34 includes a FIFO (First In First Out) memory and a video encoder, and the CCD-RAW data from the signal processing circuit 24 is sequentially input to the FIFO memory. In the video encoder, the CCD-RAW data stored in the FIFO memory is read to form frame image data for one screen, and the display panel 7 is driven based on this frame image data. Since the frame image data is configured at regular intervals, the display panel 7 shows a through image in which the frame images are newly switched and displayed at regular intervals.

  The AF detection circuit 30 determines the in-focus state according to an evaluation formula for evaluating the contrast of the subject. A determination signal corresponding to the determination of the in-focus state is input from the AF detection circuit 30 to the lens barrel 20, and a motor incorporated in the lens barrel 20 operates according to the determination signal to focus on the subject.

  The illumination control circuit 28 controls lighting of the upper illumination lamp 15 and the lower illumination lamp 16. For example, the illumination control circuit 28 detects the brightness distribution based on the image signal from the CCD image sensor 22 and controls the emission intensity of the upper illumination lamp 15 and the lower illumination lamp 16 from the detected brightness distribution. Thereby, a favorable subject image can be acquired.

  The audio output control circuit 40 controls the driving of the speaker 56. The audio data stored in the ROM 51 is read by the audio output control circuit 40, and the audio output control circuit 40 drives the speaker 56 based on the audio data. For example, when money is inserted, a voice guide for smoothly proceeding shooting is output from the speaker 56. In other cases, the voice output control circuit 40 controls the speaker 56 based on the voice data read from the ROM 51. Drive to make shooting progress smoothly.

  The external I / F 49 causes the CPU 53 to input an operation signal in accordance with the operation of the cross button 12 or the shutter release button 13. When the cross button 12 is operated, an operation signal corresponding to each of the upper, lower, left, and right operations is input to the CPU 53, and when the shutter release button 13 is pressed, a release signal is input to the CPU 53.

  The compression / decompression engine 45 compresses image data in order to print an image in a mode designated by the user. For example, the ID photo for passport has a predetermined size of 45 mm in length and 35 mm in width, and the image data corrected by the image processing circuit is compressed in order to print an image of 63 mm in length and 47 mm in width in accordance with this size. . In addition, when acquiring a proof photograph for pizza or a proof photograph for a license, the image data is compressed according to each.

  In the print engine 47, a raster image is constructed based on the image data processed by the compression / decompression engine 45, and an image is printed on a print sheet based on the raster image. For example, when printing a passport ID photo, five images are printed side by side. When a visa ID photo is printed, four images are printed side by side. The printing paper on which the image has been printed is dried for a certain period of time in the drying chamber and discharged to the takeout port 17.

  The display control circuit 34 mutes the display panel 7 in addition to displaying on the display panel 7 a preview image, which is a still image formed based on a through image or image data acquired by photographing. When the display panel 7 is muted, the display panel 7 is in a non-display state where nothing is displayed. As shown in the timing chart of FIG. 3, the display control circuit 34 mutes the display panel 7 in accordance with the shutter release. The display panel 7 is muted in a predetermined period T0 after the shutter release, and displays a preview image in a first period T1 following the predetermined period T0. Then, the mute control is performed in the second period T2 following the first period T1. Image data formation is started based on the image signal from the CCD image sensor 22 in accordance with the shutter release, and the image data formation is completed by the end of a predetermined period T0 after the shutter release. After the display panel 7 is muted in the second period T2, the through image is displayed again on the display panel 7 in preparation for the next shooting.

  The timer circuit 35 includes a first timer circuit 36 and a second timer circuit 38, and measures time based on a timing signal from a timing generator (not shown). Counting for a certain period T0 is started in response to the shutter release, and a count end signal is input to the CPU 53 in response to the end of the counting for the certain period T0. In response to this, a switching signal is input from the CPU 53 to the display control circuit 34, and in response to this, the display control circuit 34 displays a preview image on the display panel 7.

  In the first timer circuit 36, the counting of the first period T1 is started in response to the end of the counting of the certain period T0. In response to the end of counting in the first period T1, a count end signal is input from the first timer circuit 36 to the CPU 53, and in response thereto, a switching signal is input from the CPU 53 to the display control circuit 34. The display control circuit 34 switches from display control for displaying a preview image on the display panel 7 to mute control for muting the display panel 7 in response to the input of the switching signal.

  In the second timer circuit 38, counting in the second period T2 is started in response to the end of counting in the first period T1. In response to the end of counting in the second period T2, a count end signal is input from the second timer circuit 38 to the CPU 53, and in response thereto, a switching signal is input from the CPU 53 to the display control circuit 34. The display control circuit 34 switches from the mute control to the display control for displaying the through image on the display panel 7 in response to the input of the switching signal.

  The setting change operation unit 50 is operated when changing the setting of the time measurement time of the first timer circuit 36 and the second timer circuit 38. For example, the preview image can be more clearly confirmed by the user by lengthening the first period T1 and displaying the preview image for a longer time. The second period T2 timed by the second timer circuit 38 can be appropriately changed as in the first period T1. For example, the end of shooting can be strongly impressed to the user by lengthening the second period T2 and making the display panel 7 mute for a longer time. As described above, the administrator of the ID photo shooting apparatus 2 operates the setting change operation unit 50, whereby the convenience of the ID photo shooting apparatus 2 can be improved.

  The display control circuit 34 can read warning display data stored in advance in the ROM 51 and display a warning on the display panel 7. When the cross button 12 or the like is operated during a time period during which the operation is prohibited such as the first and second periods T1 and T2, an operation signal is input from the external I / F 49 to the CPU 53, and a warning display is displayed accordingly. Data is input from the ROM 53 to the display control circuit 34. The display control circuit 34 displays a warning on the display panel 7 based on the warning display data.

  The sound output control circuit 40 drives the speaker 56 in response to the start of counting in the second period T2, and outputs sound effects to the outside. As a result, a sound effect is output to the outside together with the mute of the display panel 7 to enhance the impression of mute, and it is possible to more strongly suggest the end of one shooting.

  The operation of the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the user inserts money into the ID photo shooting apparatus 2, voice guidance is output from the speaker 56. The display panel 7 displays a through image in which a frame image generated based on an image signal from the CCD image sensor 22 is updated at regular intervals. When the shutter release is executed by adjusting the arrangement or the like while viewing the through image displayed on the display panel 7, the display panel 7 is muted. When muted for a certain period T0, a preview image is displayed on the display panel 7. The preview image is displayed only during the first period T1, and when the first period T1 elapses, the display panel 7 is muted, and this muting is performed only during the second period T2. During mute, a sound effect is output from the speaker 56 and the mute is emphasized. After the elapse of the second period T2, the through image is displayed again on the display panel 7 to prepare for the next shooting. If the user operates the cross button 12 or the shutter release button 13 while the preview image is being displayed or the display panel 7 is muted, a warning indicating that the operation is invalid is displayed on the display panel 7.

  In this way, the display panel 7 switches to mute in accordance with the shutter release, and further switches from the mute state to the preview image after the lapse of a certain period, and switches from the preview image to the mute state after the lapse of the first period. The preview image is emphasized, and the user who sees the display panel 7 can recognize the preview image more clearly. As a result, it is possible to clearly identify an image acquired by photographing, and to provide a highly convenient ID photograph photographing device 2.

  In this embodiment, the display panel 7 is muted before displaying the preview image. However, the form of the display panel before displaying the preview image is not limited to this. For example, instead of muting the display panel, a frame image at the time of shutter release among through images composed of a plurality of frame images may be stopped and displayed on the display panel for a certain period. By stopping and displaying the frame image in front of the preview image, the preview image can be emphasized, and the user can easily understand the image taken.

  In the above embodiment, the ID photo photographing apparatus 2 is exemplified. However, the present invention is not limited to this and may be implemented in a portable photographing apparatus such as a digital camera or a mobile phone. For example, a digital camera has a photographing lens, a strobe light emitting unit, etc. exposed on the front surface, and a liquid crystal panel as a display panel for displaying images on the back surface. A menu image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel, and the screen is switched according to the mode designated by the user. When the digital camera is set to the shooting mode, a through image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel, and the liquid crystal panel is muted for a certain period according to the shutter release. After being muted, the preview image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel for the first period, and after the preview image is displayed, the liquid crystal panel is muted for the second period. After the liquid crystal panel is muted, a through image is displayed on the liquid crystal panel to prepare for the next shooting. Thus, by controlling the liquid crystal panel in the order of through image display, mute, preview image display, and mute in the shooting mode, the end of the process according to the shutter release can be recognized more reliably. Note that the same effect can be expected by stopping and displaying the frame image at the shutter release instead of the mute immediately after the shutter release.

  In the above embodiment, the display panel 7 is muted. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, instead of muting the display panel 7, a monochromatic image may be displayed on the display panel 7. As shown in FIG. 5, the ID photograph apparatus 2 is provided with a color setting circuit 68 which is a display color setting means for setting the color of a single color image. For example, the ID photo shooting apparatus 2 is switched to the setting change mode by the administrator, and the setting color of the single-color image is changed in response to the operation of the cross button 12. Blue, red, gray, white, etc. are prepared in advance as setting colors, and the administrator can change the color settings according to the installation environment of the ID photo shooting apparatus 2 to improve the convenience of the ID photo shooting apparatus 2. It can be expected to increase. By displaying a single color image in the second period T2, the preview image can be emphasized, and the user can easily confirm the preview image.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 6, the photographing system 70 includes a camera device 72, a control device 74 that is a display control means, an image display device 76, a printer device 78, and the like, and communication between the camera device 72 and the image display device 76. Is controlled by the control device 74. Although not shown, the camera device 72 includes a CCD image sensor, a signal processing circuit, and a storage memory. The image signal from the CCD image sensor is processed to form CCD-RAW data, and the CCD-RAW data is stored in the storage memory. Is remembered. The CCD-RAW data stored in the storage memory is transmitted from the communication I / F to the control device 74 side.

  The control device 74 includes a communication I / F, a storage memory, an operation device, a timer circuit that is a time measuring means, and the like, and activates the camera device 72, the image display device 76, and the printer device 78 in accordance with a user operation. The operation device is provided with a release button (not shown) and various operation buttons (not shown), and an operation signal is input to the control device 74 in accordance with the operation of the release button and various selection operation buttons. When the release button is pressed by the user, the camera device 72 starts generating image data accordingly. The image display device 76 switches the image on the display panel 80 in accordance with various commands input from the control device 74.

  The printer device 78 includes a compression processing circuit and a print engine, and prints an image on printing paper in accordance with a user's printing operation. When the user gives a print instruction, the image data is transmitted to the printer device 78. The image data input to the printer device 78 is compressed to a predetermined image quality by the compression processing circuit and converted into a raster image by the print engine. Based on this raster image, for example, a plurality of images are printed side by side on a release paper used as printing paper.

  The operation of the imaging system 70 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. When shooting is started in response to a user operation, a mute command is transmitted from the control device 74 to the image display device 76. In response to this, the image display device 76 mutes the display panel 80. In response to the mute start signal input from the image display device 76, the control device 74 transmits a shooting preparation command to the camera device 72. In response to this, the camera device 72 starts shooting preparation, and shooting is performed upon completion of shooting preparation. A preparation completion signal is transmitted to the control device 74. In addition to the shooting preparation completion signal, the camera device 72 transmits through image data to the control device 74. Upon receipt of the shooting preparation completion signal, the control device 74 sends a through image display command and through image data to the image display device 76. Send. The image display device 76 displays a through image on the display panel 80 and transmits a through image display start signal to the control device 74. In response to the through image display start signal, the control device 74 transmits a mute command to the image display device 76. In response to this, the image display device 76 mutes the display panel 80 only for the first period, and sends the mute start signal to the control device. 74.

  The control device 74 transmits a still image capturing command to the camera device 72 in response to receiving the mute start signal. In response to this, the camera device 72 starts photographing the subject, and temporarily stores the CCD-RAW data in a storage memory provided in the camera device 72. Upon receiving the still image capture completion signal from the camera device 72, the control device 74 transmits an image processing command to the camera device 72, and the camera device 72 corrects white balance, contour, tone, etc. based on the CCD-RAW data. Then, image data is generated and temporarily stored in the storage memory, and an image processing completion signal is transmitted to the control device 74. In response to the image processing completion signal, the control device 74 transmits an image data output command to the camera device 72, and in response to this, the camera device 72 transmits image data to the control device 74.

  Upon receiving the image data from the camera device 72, the control device 74 transmits a still image display command and image data to the image display device 76, and the image display device 76 responds to the display panel 80 based on the image data. Display data for displaying a still image is formed, and the still image is displayed on the display panel 80 only for the first period. Along with the display of the still image, a still image display start signal is transmitted from the image display device 76 to the control device 74, and in response thereto, the control device 74 transmits a mute command to the image display device 76. The image display device 76 mutes the display panel 80 for the second period in response to the mute command. In response to the start of mute, a mute start signal is transmitted from the image display device 80 to the control device 74, and in response to this, the control device 74 transmits a through image data output command to the camera device 72. In response to this, the camera device transmits through image data to the control device 74, and the control device 74 transmits the received through image data to the image display device 76 together with a through image display command. The image display device 76 displays a through image on the display panel 80 based on the through image data and transmits a through image display start signal to the control device 74.

In this way, the display panel 80 can be switched in the order of through image display, mute, still image display, mute, and through image display in this order to enhance the still image. It is possible to provide an imaging system that can be surely checked by the user. In the above description, the display panel 80 is muted after the through image. However, instead of muting the display panel 80, the frame image at the shutter release may be stopped and displayed. Even when the frame image is stopped and displayed, the same effect as when the display panel 80 is muted can be expected. Further, instead of muting the display panel 80, for example, a blue single color image may be displayed. Even when a monochromatic image is displayed, the same effect as when the display panel 80 is muted can be expected.

It is the partial explanatory view which observed the ID photograph photographing device which is a photographing device of the present invention from the diagonal. It is the block diagram which showed schematically the electric structure of the ID photograph photographing device. 6 is a timing chart showing images displayed on the display panel based on time series when shooting. It is a flowchart at the time of imaging | photography using an ID photo imaging device. It is a block diagram of the ID photograph photographing device that displays a monochromatic image on the display panel in a second period. 1 is an overall view schematically illustrating a configuration of an entire imaging system. It is the flowchart which showed the operation | movement order of the camera apparatus, the control apparatus, and the image display apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

2 ID Photo Shooting Device 7 Display Panel 20 Lens Barrel 22 CCD Image Sensor 24 Signal Processing Circuit 26 SDRAM
34 Display control circuit (display control means)
35 Timer circuit (time measuring means)
36 First timer circuit 38 Second timer circuit 40 Audio output control circuit (audio output control means)
43 color setting circuit 50 setting change operation section (setting change operation means)
51 ROM
53 CPU
68 color setting circuit (display color setting means)
70 Imaging System 72 Camera Device 74 Control Device (Display Control Unit)
76 Image display device 80 Display panel

Claims (10)

In a photographing apparatus that displays a through image updated every predetermined time based on an image signal from an image sensor on a display panel and starts forming image data based on an image signal from the image sensor according to a shutter release.
Clocking means for timing each of a first period after completion of the image data formation and a second period following the first period;
Display control means for displaying a still image based on the image data on the display panel in the first period and muting the display panel in the second period in response to a count signal from the time measuring means is provided. An imaging device characterized by the above.   2. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit mutes the display panel after the shutter release and before the start of the first period.   The through image is an image in which a frame image for one screen is displayed at a predetermined frame rate, and the display control means displays a frame image at the time of shutter release after the shutter release until before the start of the first period. The photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the photographing apparatus is stopped and displayed on the panel.   The photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising sound output control means for outputting sound during the second period.   The setting change means for changing the setting of at least one of said 1st period and said 2nd period was provided, The any one of Claim 1 thru | or 4 characterized by the above-mentioned. Shooting device.   When an operation input by a user is detected during display of the still image or mute of the display panel, the display control means displays a warning indicating that the operation is invalid on the display panel. The photographing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. In a photographing apparatus that displays a through image updated every predetermined time based on an image signal from an image sensor on a display panel and starts forming image data based on an image signal from the image sensor according to a shutter release.
Clocking means for timing each of a first period after completion of the image data formation and a second period following the first period;
A still image based on the image data is displayed on the display panel in the first period according to the count signal from the time measuring means, and a single color image composed of a single color is displayed on the display panel in the second period. An imaging apparatus comprising: a display control unit.   8. The photographing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising display color setting means for setting a color of the monochrome image. In a photographing system having a camera device that starts forming image data according to a shutter release and an image display device that displays an image according to image data input from the camera device,
Clocking means for timing each of a first period after completion of the image data formation and a second period following the first period;
A still image based on the image data is displayed on the image display device in the first period in response to a count signal from the time measuring means, and the image display apparatus is displayed in a second period following the first period. An imaging system comprising display control means for displaying a mute. The photographing system according to claim 9, wherein the image display device performs a mute display from after shutter release until before the start of the first period.

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