JP2010124143A - Image processing device, its control method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily confirm how many times of fixed time records can be performed by an existing battery, that is, whether snap movie photographing becomes possible or not, by displaying a remaining time of the battery with the number of recordable scenes in a fixation time recoding mode. <P>SOLUTION: In the fixed time recoding processing for starting to record a video photographed in an image-pickup section once an image-recoding button is operated, to stop the recoding automatically after a predetermined recording time is elapsed, and to record a video for the predetermined recoding time on a recoding medium as one scene, a remaining capacity of a battery is detected at first in a step S202. Next in a step S203, the possible recoding time of the video is calculated based on the detected remaining capacity of the battery. Subsequently, in a step S204, the number of scenes recordable in the fixed time recoding is calculated based on the calculated possible recoding time and the predetermined recoding time. Then in a step S205, the calculated number of recordable scenes is displayed on a display device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an image processing apparatus or the like that records video in a fixed time recording that records video for a predetermined time that is determined in advance during a recording operation.

  In recent years, a digital video camera (hereinafter referred to as DVC) using a randomly accessible recording medium such as a DVD, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), and a semiconductor memory in addition to a conventionally known magnetic tape as a moving image recording apparatus. Is popular. In addition, digital still cameras (hereinafter referred to as digital cameras) used for recording still images are increasingly equipped with a function of recording moving images.

  A feature of these devices is that they can randomly access a recording medium and have high compatibility with other digital devices such as a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a PC). Due to these features, DVC and digital cameras create short-time video files (hereinafter referred to as “snap movies”), send them attached to e-mails, upload them on a Web page, etc. Can be easily performed.

  In addition, as a moving image recording mode of a DVC or a digital camera, there are a so-called normal shooting mode (hereinafter referred to as a normal recording mode) and a fixed time shooting mode (hereinafter referred to as a fixed time recording mode), and devices capable of selecting these are known. (See Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2). The normal recording mode is a mode in which recording is continuously performed as long as the capacity of the recording medium permits, and a fixed time recording mode is a predetermined time (from the start of recording) for the purpose of creating a snap movie. In this mode, recording is automatically stopped after, for example, 5 seconds.

  On the other hand, for DVC and digital cameras driven by a battery, many techniques for displaying the remaining capacity of the power supplied from the battery have been proposed. For example, a technique for displaying the recordable time from the free capacity of the recording medium and displaying the power supply available time from the remaining capacity of the battery has been proposed (see Patent Document 3).

JP-A-6-153028 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-15893 JP-A-11-341411

  However, in a conventional DVC or digital camera, the remaining battery capacity is displayed as simple marks such as three or four divisions as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) to 9 (e). The thing that is presented was the mainstream. Or, at most, only a small amount of time is displayed for the time during which power can be supplied from the battery.

  Therefore, even when shooting in a fixed-time recording mode that records for a predetermined time such as a snap movie, the user who is the photographer does not instantly know how many scenes can be shot in the current battery state. It was. In this case, the user had to calculate and determine how many times fixed time recording, that is, snap movie shooting can be performed from the remaining battery time. One scene means one unit of video recorded in a fixed time recording mode and having a predetermined recording time.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention displays the remaining battery time display with the number of recordable scenes in the fixed time recording mode, so that the current battery can record a fixed number of times, that is, snap movie shooting. Make it easy to see if you can.

An image processing apparatus according to the present invention is an image processing apparatus that records a video imaged by an imaging unit in response to an operation of an operation unit, and records the video imaged by the imaging unit when the operation unit is operated. And a fixed time recording means for automatically stopping recording after the elapse of a predetermined recording time and recording the video of the predetermined recording time as one scene on a recording medium, and driving the image processing apparatus A battery for supplying power to the battery, a battery remaining capacity detecting means for detecting the remaining capacity of the battery, and a recordable time calculating means for calculating a recordable time of the video based on the detected remaining capacity of the battery; A recordable scene calculating means for calculating the number of scenes recordable by the fixed time recording means based on the calculated recordable time and the predetermined recording time determined in advance; and the recording Characterized by comprising a display control means for displaying the recordable number of scene calculated by the ability scene calculating means to the display device.
The image processing apparatus control method according to the present invention is an image processing apparatus that records a video imaged by an imaging unit in response to an operation of the operation unit, and is imaged by the imaging unit when the operation unit is operated. Fixed-time recording means for starting recording of the recorded video, automatically stopping recording after a predetermined recording time has elapsed, and recording the video of the predetermined recording time as one scene on a recording medium, and the image processing A battery that supplies power for driving the apparatus, a battery remaining capacity detecting means that detects the remaining capacity of the battery, and a recordable that calculates the recordable time of the video based on the detected remaining capacity of the battery A method for controlling an image processing apparatus comprising a time calculating means, wherein the fixed time recording means can record based on the calculated recordable time and the predetermined recording time determined in advance. And having a recordable scenes calculation step of calculating the number over emissions, and a display control step of displaying on said recordable scene display device the number of possible calculated recorded scene in calculation step.
The program according to the present invention is an image processing device that records video captured by the imaging unit in response to an operation of the operation unit, and records the video captured by the imaging unit when the operation unit is operated. In order to drive the image processing apparatus, and a fixed time recording unit that starts and automatically stops recording after a predetermined recording time has elapsed and records an image of the predetermined recording time as one scene on a recording medium. A battery for supplying the power of the battery, a battery remaining capacity detecting means for detecting the remaining capacity of the battery, and a recordable time calculating means for calculating a recordable time of the video based on the detected remaining capacity of the battery. A program for causing a computer to control the provided image processing apparatus, wherein the fixed recording time is based on the calculated recordable time and the predetermined recording time. To cause a computer to execute a recordable scene calculation step for calculating the number of scenes that can be recorded by the time recording means, and a display control step for displaying the number of recordable scenes calculated in the recordable scene calculation step on a display device It is a program.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily confirm how many times fixed time recording, that is, snap movie shooting can be performed according to the remaining capacity of the battery.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an imaging apparatus which is an image processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured as a device capable of selecting video recording in the normal recording mode and video recording in the fixed time recording mode.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 101 denotes a lens for taking an optical subject image into an imaging device, which includes a variable power lens group that performs zooming, a focus lens group that performs focus adjustment, a diaphragm that changes brightness, and the like. Reference numeral 102 denotes an image sensor such as a CCD or CMOS that converts an optical image of a subject into an electrical signal.

  Reference numeral 103 denotes a camera video signal generation circuit, which includes an analog signal processing circuit and a digital signal processing circuit. The analog signal processing circuit performs a predetermined process on the signal obtained by the image sensor 102 to generate an analog image signal. The analog signal processing circuit includes, for example, a CDS (co-related double sampling) circuit, an AGC (Automatic Gain Control) circuit, and the like. The digital signal processing circuit converts an analog imaging signal into a digital signal by an A / D converter, and generates a digital video signal subjected to predetermined signal processing such as gamma correction and white balance. Note that the configuration including the lens 101, the image sensor 102, and the camera video signal generation circuit 103 corresponds to one configuration example of the imaging unit in the present invention.

  A recording unit 104 is an encoding circuit that compresses and encodes the digital video signal processed by the camera video signal generation circuit 103 using an encoding method such as MPEG, and the encoded signal is a magnetic tape, DVD, HDD, or semiconductor. It consists of a recording circuit for recording on a recording medium such as a memory.

  Reference numeral 105 denotes a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer) that controls the entire system. Reference numeral 106 denotes a recording button corresponding to the operation unit in the present invention, which is operated by the user at the start of recording. The microcomputer 105 detects whether or not the recording button 106 is operated, and executes the recording operation in the fixed time recording mode when the operation is detected.

  The fixed time recording mode is a mode for performing so-called snap movie shooting, and is a mode for automatically stopping recording after a predetermined recording time (for example, 5 seconds) from the start of recording. In the fixed time recording mode, the recording button 106 sends a recording start command for causing the recording unit 104 to start recording to the microcomputer 105, and the microcomputer 105 records in the recording unit 104 after a predetermined recording time has elapsed from the start of recording. Send a recording stop command to stop the recording. The processing of the recording unit 104 here corresponds to an example of processing of the fixed time recording means in the present invention.

  The microcomputer 105 also detects the remaining capacity of the battery 111, calculates the recordable time, calculates the number of recordable scenes in the fixed time recording mode, and displays a display command for displaying the calculated number of recordable scenes. The data is sent to the display signal generation circuit 107. A detailed description of the control process executed by the microcomputer 105 will be described later. Here, a scene means one unit of video of a predetermined recording time recorded by fixed time recording, and the number of recordable scenes is how many times of fixed time recording is performed according to the remaining capacity of the battery 111. It is a number that indicates whether it can be done. The processing by the microcomputer 105 described here corresponds to one processing example of the remaining battery capacity detection means, recordable time calculation means, recordable scene calculation means, and display control means in the present invention.

  A display signal generation circuit 107 generates a character character signal of camera information such as a shooting state and a recording time in order to notify the user. The number of recordable scenes calculated by the microcomputer 105 is also converted into a character character signal by the display signal generation circuit 107.

  A mixing circuit 108 synthesizes the video signal generated by the camera video signal generation circuit 103 and the character character signal generated by the display signal generation circuit 107. Reference numeral 109 denotes a monitor output circuit that outputs the signal synthesized by the mix circuit 108. A display device 110 such as an electronic viewfinder (EVF) or a liquid crystal panel (LCD) displays an output signal from the monitor output circuit 109.

  A battery 111 serves as a power source, and supplies power to drive each circuit of the imaging apparatus. Information on the remaining capacity of the battery 111 is notified to the microcomputer 105 constantly or at a constant cycle.

  Next, the operation of the microcomputer 105 that controls the entire system in the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of calculating and displaying the number of recordable scenes in the fixed time recording mode, that is, the snap movie shooting mode.

  Step S201 indicates the start of this flow. This flow is repeatedly executed at a constant cycle timing, such as a video vertical synchronization signal.

  When the process is executed, the microcomputer 105 first detects the remaining capacity of the battery 111 in step S202.

  Next, in step S203, the microcomputer 105 calculates the recordable time from the remaining capacity of the battery 111 detected in step S202. A method for calculating the recordable time will be described later.

  Next, in step S204, the microcomputer 105 determines based on the predetermined recording time determined in advance for one scene in which the snap movie is shot when the recording button is operated once in the fixed time recording mode, and the recordable time calculated in step S203. Calculate the number of recordable scenes. A method for calculating the number of recordable scenes will be described later.

  In step S <b> 205, the microcomputer 105 sends a display command for the number of recordable scenes calculated in step S <b> 204 to the display signal generation circuit 107 and causes the display device 110 to display the display instruction via the monitor output circuit 109.

  Here, the calculation method of the recordable time processed in step S203 will be described. Here, it is assumed that the remaining capacity of the battery 111 detected in step S202 is 800 mAh, and the battery voltage at that time is 7.4V. In this case, the remaining power time (remaining power time) is 5.92 Wh from the following equation (1).

  Remaining power time (Wh) = Battery remaining capacity (mAh) × Battery voltage (V) (1)

  If the power consumption at this time is 3.8 W, the current recordable time by the battery 111 can be calculated from the following equation (2), which is 1.56 h (hours).

  Recordable time (h) = remaining power time (Wh) / power consumption (W) (2)

  The power consumption varies depending on the recording image quality mode during recording. Therefore, the recordable time calculated from the remaining capacity of the battery 111 using the equations (1) and (2) is calculated if the recording image quality mode set at the time of shooting is different.

  Next, a method for calculating the number of recordable scenes processed in step S204 will be described. Here, it is assumed that the recordable time calculated in step S203 is 1.5h, and the predetermined recording time of one scene of the snap movie recorded by one recording operation in the fixed time recording mode is 5 seconds. In this case, the number of recordable scenes can be calculated as 1080 scenes from the following equation (3).

  Number of recordable scenes (scenes) = recordable time (h) / 1 scene predetermined recording time (sec) (3)

  In calculating the number of recordable scenes, equation (3) shows a method of calculating by dividing the recordable time by the predetermined recording time of one scene. However, in consideration of the actual usage status of the imaging apparatus, there is a time during which recording is not performed and the recording standby state is maintained. Therefore, the number of recordable scenes can be calculated by using the following equation (4) in consideration of the standby time during fixed time recording.

  Number of recordable scenes (scene) = recordable time (h) / (1 scene predetermined recording time (sec) + standby time (sec)) (4)

  Regarding the setting of the waiting time, a value (fixed value) of about several seconds to several minutes may be arbitrarily set in advance, or may be arbitrarily determined later on the basis of the user's shooting situation. Here, as a method of setting later based on the shooting situation of the photographer, the microcomputer 105 measures the recording standby time when the recording is stopped when using the system, and the average value or the maximum value is calculated from the measured standby time. It can be obtained and set as the standby time of the above equation (4). It should be noted that, in equation (4), if the value of the standby time is 0, it is clear that it is equivalent to equation (3).

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a display image on the monitor display of the number of scenes that can be recorded in the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the number of scenes that can be recorded can be displayed at an appropriate place on the display device 110 by the processing described in FIG.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, in the fixed time recording mode in which recording is automatically stopped after a predetermined time, the remaining time display of the battery 111 is displayed with the number of recordable scenes. As a result, the user can easily confirm how many times the fixed time recording can be performed with the current battery 111, that is, the snap movie shooting.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment described above, recording is performed from the remaining capacity of the battery in a shooting operation in which recording is automatically stopped after a predetermined time after starting recording by operating the recording button in the fixed time recording mode. It has been described that the number of possible scenes is calculated and displayed. In the second embodiment, an imaging apparatus including a shooting mode changeover switch will be described.

  In this embodiment, a shooting mode changeover switch is provided so that the normal recording mode and the fixed time recording mode can be selectively switched, and the recordable time or the number of recordable scenes is set according to the selected shooting mode. Display it. The normal recording mode is a mode in which recording and recording stop are alternately switched every time the recording button is operated, that is, recording is started by operating the recording button, and recording is stopped when the recording button is operated again. It is a mode to do. The fixed time shooting mode is a mode in which recording is automatically stopped after elapse of a predetermined recording time after starting recording by operating a recording button.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment. The system configuration according to this embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that it has a photographing mode changeover switch 401, and the other configurations are basically the same as those in the first embodiment. In the following description, components similar to those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and a part of the description is omitted.

  In FIG. 4, reference numeral 401 denotes a photographing mode changeover switch, and the photographing mode can be set to a normal recording mode or a fixed time recording mode by a switching operation by a user. Note that there may be other modes other than these two modes in the shooting mode.

  In this embodiment, a microcomputer 105 that controls the entire system performs processing described below.

  The first processing performed by the microcomputer 105 is to determine the shooting mode selected by the shooting mode changeover switch 401 and to determine whether to record in the normal recording mode or the fixed time recording mode according to the determination result. .

  The second is to detect whether or not the recording button 106 has been operated. When the recording button 106 is operated, the recording operation in the normal recording mode or the fixed time recording mode is executed in accordance with the determination result of the shooting mode. That is, when the operation of the recording button 106 is detected, a recording start command is sent to the recording unit 104 to start recording, and in the normal recording mode, a recording stop command for stopping recording is not sent until the recording button 106 is operated again. Like that. In the fixed time recording mode, a recording stop command is sent after a predetermined time from the start of recording. Note that the processing in which the recording unit 104 records video in the normal recording mode corresponds to one processing example of normal recording means in the present invention.

  Third, the remaining capacity of the battery 111 is detected and the recordable time is calculated, and the display content is switched to the recordable time or the calculated number of recordable scenes according to the selected shooting mode. The command is sent to the display signal generation circuit 107. A detailed description of the control process executed by the microcomputer 105 will be described later.

  Next, the operation of the microcomputer 105 that controls the entire system in the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of calculating and displaying the recordable time or the number of recordable scenes according to the normal recording mode or the fixed time recording mode in the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  Step S501 indicates the start of this flow. This flow is repeatedly executed at a constant cycle timing, such as a video vertical synchronization signal.

  First, in step S502, the microcomputer 105 detects the remaining capacity of the battery 111.

  In step S503, the microcomputer 105 calculates a recordable time from the remaining battery capacity detected in step S502. A method for calculating the recordable time will be described later.

  In step S <b> 504, the microcomputer 105 determines whether the fixed time recording mode is selected with the shooting mode changeover switch 401. If the fixed time recording mode is selected, the process proceeds to step S505. If the fixed time recording mode is not selected, the process proceeds to step S507.

  In step 505, the microcomputer 105 determines based on the predetermined recording time determined in advance for one scene in which the snap movie is shot when the recording button is operated once in the fixed time recording mode, and the recordable time calculated in step S503. Calculate the number of recordable scenes. A method for calculating the number of recordable scenes will be described later.

  In step S <b> 506, the microcomputer 105 sends a display command for the number of recordable scenes calculated in step S <b> 505 to the display signal generation circuit 107 to display on the display device 110 via the monitor output circuit 109.

  On the other hand, in step S 507, the microcomputer 105 sends a display command for the recordable time calculated in step S 503 to the display signal generation circuit 107 and causes the display device 110 to display it via the monitor output circuit 109.

  Here, the calculation method of the recordable time processed in step S503 will be described. Here, the same method as that described in the first embodiment can be used. Here, the description will be made assuming that the remaining capacity of the battery detected in step S502 is 800 mAh and the battery voltage at that time is 7.4V. In this case, the remaining capacity of the power time is 5.92 Wh from the equation (1) shown above.

  If the power consumption at this time is 3.8 W, which is the same as in the first embodiment, the recordable time by the current battery can be calculated from the equation (2) shown above, and 1.56 h (time )

  The power consumption varies depending on the recording image quality mode during recording. Therefore, the recordable time calculated from the remaining battery capacity using the equations (1) and (2) is calculated if the recording image quality mode set at the time of shooting is different.

  Next, a method for calculating the number of recordable scenes processed in step S505 will be described. Here, similarly to the first embodiment, it is assumed that the recordable time calculated in step S503 is 1.5h, and one scene of a snap movie recorded by one recording operation in the fixed time recording mode is recorded. The predetermined recording time is 5 seconds. In this case, the number of recordable scenes can be calculated as 1080 scenes from Equation (3) shown above.

  In calculating the number of recordable scenes, Equation (3) shows a method of calculating based on a predetermined recording time of one scene. However, in consideration of the actual usage status of the imaging apparatus, there is a time during which recording is not performed and the recording standby state is maintained. Therefore, the number of recordable scenes can be calculated by using the equation (4) shown above in consideration of the standby time during fixed time recording. These matters are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  As for the setting of the waiting time, a value (fixed value) of about several seconds to several minutes may be arbitrarily set in advance, or may be arbitrarily determined later based on the shooting situation of the photographer. Also good. Here, as a method of setting later based on the user's shooting situation, the recording standby time when recording is stopped when the system is used is measured by the microcomputer 105, and an average value or a maximum value is obtained from the measured standby time. , It can be set as the standby time of the equation (4). It should be noted that, in equation (4), if the value of the standby time is 0, it is clear that it is equivalent to equation (3). These matters are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a display image displaying the recordable time in the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, when the fixed time recording mode is selected by the shooting mode changeover switch, the number of recordable scenes is displayed as in the display image of FIG. 3 shown in the first embodiment. On the other hand, when the normal recording mode is selected, the recordable time is displayed as in the display image of FIG.

  As described above, the present embodiment includes the shooting mode changeover switch 401 between the normal recording mode in which recording is started and stopped by the operation of the recording button 106 and the fixed time recording mode in which recording is automatically stopped after a predetermined time has elapsed. . Then, the remaining time display of the battery 111 is displayed in the recordable time or the number of recordable scenes according to the selected shooting mode. As a result, the user can easily check how many minutes can be recorded with the current battery 111 or how many times a snap movie can be shot.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the second embodiment described above, the normal recording mode in which recording and recording stop are alternately switched every time the recording button is operated, and automatically after a predetermined time after starting recording by the recording button operation. The fixed time shooting mode that stops recording can be switched with. An imaging apparatus has been described that displays the number of recordable scenes when the fixed time recording mode is selected, and the recordable time when the normal recording mode is selected. In the third embodiment, a method of displaying both the number of recordable scenes and the recordable time regardless of the selected shooting mode in the same system as in the second embodiment will be described. Note that the system configuration of the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the microcomputer 105 that controls the entire system in the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  Step 701 indicates the start of this flow. This flow is repeatedly executed at a constant cycle timing, such as a video vertical synchronization signal.

  When the process is executed, the microcomputer 105 first detects the remaining capacity of the battery 111 in step S702.

  In step S703, the microcomputer 105 calculates a recordable time from the remaining battery capacity detected in step 702. As a method for calculating the recordable time, the same method as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above can be used.

  Next, in step S704, the microcomputer 105 records in the fixed time recording mode based on the predetermined recording time of one scene shot in the snap movie when the recording button is operated once in the fixed time recording mode and the recordable time calculated in step S703. Calculate the number of possible scenes. As a method for calculating the number of recordable scenes, the same method as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above can be used.

  In step S <b> 705, the microcomputer 105 sends a display command for the number of recordable scenes calculated in step S <b> 704 and the recordable time calculated in step S <b> 703 to the display signal generation circuit 107, and displays the display device 110 via the monitor output circuit 109. To display.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display image in which the number of scenes that can be recorded and the recordable time are simultaneously displayed in the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  As described above, the present embodiment includes the photographing mode changeover switch 401 between the normal recording mode in which recording is started and stopped by operating the recording button 106 and the fixed time recording mode in which recording is automatically stopped after a predetermined time. Then, the remaining time display of the battery 111 is displayed together with the recordable time and the number of recordable scenes regardless of the selected shooting mode. As a result, the user can easily check simultaneously how many recordings can be performed with the current battery 111 and how many snap movie shootings can be performed simultaneously, regardless of the selected shooting mode. became.

  In order to realize the present invention, a storage medium in which a program code (computer program) of software that realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments may be used. In this case, the object of the present invention is achieved by supplying the storage medium to the system or apparatus, and the computer (or CPU or MPU) of the system or apparatus reads and executes the program code stored in the storage medium.

  In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the functions of the above-described embodiments, and the program code itself and the storage medium storing the program code constitute the present invention.

  As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a CD-ROM, a CD-R, a magnetic tape, a nonvolatile memory card, a ROM, or the like can be used.

  Needless to say, the OS (basic system or operating system) running on the computer performs part or all of the actual processing based on the instruction of the program code.

  Furthermore, the program code read from the storage medium may be written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. In this case, based on the instruction of the written program code, the CPU or the like provided in the function expansion board or function expansion unit may perform part or all of the actual processing.

1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of an imaging apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of calculating and displaying the number of recordable scenes in the fixed time recording mode, that is, the snap movie shooting mode, of the imaging apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the display image which monitor-displayed the number of scenes which can be recorded in the imaging device which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the system configuration | structure of the imaging device which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 12 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of calculating and displaying a recordable time or a recordable scene number in accordance with a normal recording mode or a fixed time recording mode in the imaging apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the display image which displayed recording possible time in the imaging device which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of the microcomputer 105 which controls the whole system in an imaging device in the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed an example of the display image which displayed simultaneously the number of recordable scenes and recordable time in the imaging device which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the example of the display of the conventional battery remaining capacity.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Lens 102 Image pick-up element 103 Camera image signal generation circuit 104 Recording part 105 Microcomputer (microcomputer)
106 Recording Button 107 Display Signal Generation Circuit 108 Mixing Circuit 109 Monitor Output Circuit 110 Display Device 111 Battery 401 Shooting Mode Switch

Claims (8)

An image processing apparatus that records video captured by an imaging unit in response to an operation of an operation unit,
When the operation unit is operated, recording of the video imaged by the imaging unit is started, recording is automatically stopped after a predetermined recording time has elapsed, and the video of the predetermined recording time is set as one scene. A fixed time recording means for recording on a recording medium;
A battery for supplying power for driving the image processing apparatus;
Battery remaining capacity detecting means for detecting the remaining capacity of the battery;
Recordable time calculating means for calculating the recordable time of the video based on the detected remaining battery capacity;
Recordable scene calculation means for calculating the number of scenes that can be recorded by the fixed time recording means based on the calculated recordable time and the predetermined recording time determined in advance;
An image processing apparatus comprising: display control means for displaying the number of recordable scenes calculated by the recordable scene calculation means on a display device. When the operation unit is operated, recording of the video imaged by the imaging unit is started, and when the operation unit is operated again, recording of the video is stopped and the video is recorded on a recording medium. Means,
A selection means for enabling selection of whether the fixed time recording means or the normal recording means records video;
The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the recordable time or the number of recordable scenes on the display device in accordance with the selection by the selection unit.   The display control means displays the recordable time when the normal recording means is selected by the selection means, and displays the recordable scene when the fixed time recording means is selected by the selection means. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a number is displayed.   The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display control unit displays the recordable time and the number of recordable scenes on the display device regardless of the selection by the selection unit.   The image processing according to claim 1, wherein the recordable scene calculating unit calculates the number of recordable scenes by dividing the recordable time by the predetermined recording time determined in advance. apparatus.   The recordable scene calculating means calculates the number of recordable scenes by dividing the recordable time by a time obtained by adding an arbitrary time to the predetermined recording time determined in advance. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1. An image processing apparatus for recording a video imaged by an imaging unit in response to an operation of an operation unit. When the operation unit is operated, recording of a video imaged by the imaging unit is started and predetermined recording is performed in advance. A fixed time recording means for automatically stopping recording after a lapse of time and recording a video of the predetermined recording time as a scene on a recording medium; a battery for supplying power for driving the image processing apparatus; A control method for an image processing apparatus, comprising: a remaining battery capacity detecting unit that detects a remaining battery capacity; and a recordable time calculating unit that calculates a recordable time of a video based on the detected remaining battery capacity. There,
A recordable scene calculating step of calculating the number of scenes that can be recorded by the fixed time recording means based on the calculated recordable time and the predetermined recording time determined in advance;
And a display control step of displaying the number of recordable scenes calculated in the recordable scene calculation step on a display device. An image processing apparatus for recording a video imaged by an imaging unit in response to an operation of an operation unit. When the operation unit is operated, recording of a video imaged by the imaging unit is started and predetermined recording is performed in advance. A fixed time recording means for automatically stopping recording after a lapse of time and recording a video of the predetermined recording time as a scene on a recording medium; a battery for supplying power for driving the image processing apparatus; A computer controls the image processing apparatus including battery remaining capacity detecting means for detecting the remaining battery capacity and recordable time calculating means for calculating the recordable time of the video based on the detected remaining battery capacity. A program for executing
A recordable scene calculating step of calculating the number of scenes that can be recorded by the fixed time recording means based on the calculated recordable time and the predetermined recording time determined in advance;
A program for causing a computer to execute a display control step of displaying on a display device the number of recordable scenes calculated in the recordable scene calculation step.

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