JP2647068B2 - camera - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the display of imprint information in a data imprinting apparatus for a camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional data imprinting apparatus for a camera has been invented as an apparatus for imprinting calendar or time information and recently any character information as imprinting information.

[0003]

However, in the case of character information, unlike the time information, it is necessary to set a character to be imprinted when the user takes a picture. When a further different character is imprinted, the character must be set again. And the operation of character setting is very troublesome. In addition, there is a method in which several types of words are set in advance and are sequentially read out at the time of photographing. However, this is also troublesome in character setting and requires an IC having a large storage capacity, which also increases costs.

The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem. It is an object of the present invention to eliminate the hassle of setting characters to be imprinted upon photographing.
An object of the present invention is to provide a character information imprinting device at a lower cost.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a camera comprising: storage means for storing character information and a code corresponding to the character information on a one-to-one basis; Selection switch means for selecting based on, display means for displaying the code selected by the selection switch means,
Recording means for recording, on the film surface, character information corresponding to the code displayed on the display means on a one-to-one basis.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a display state of a camera data imprinting apparatus according to the present invention, wherein time information is displayed on a 7-segment display section, and character information is displayed on a 2 dot display section. The character information number is displayed on the 3 7-segment display section. In the example shown here, the clock information of March 3, 1987, the character information of * Hinamatsuri *, and the character information number of N04 (not printed on the film) are displayed.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the present invention.

4 is an oscillation circuit using a crystal oscillator, and 5 is
A frequency dividing circuit, 6 is a time counter for counting hours, minutes, and seconds, and 7 is a calendar counter for counting years, months, days, and the like. Reference numeral 8 denotes an input circuit for inputting the input of an external switch in S1 to S5 and the imprinting signal linked to the shutter of the camera in S6.

S1 is an imprint information selection switch,
Select the imprint information. As the imprint information,
Calendar and text, time and text, text only, time and calendar, calendar only, time only, no display, etc. are conceivable. In S2, switching between the normal display state of the clock and the correction letter bear and selection of the normal display state of the character and the selectable state are performed. In step S3, the time set in step S2 and the digit to be corrected when the calendar is corrected are selected. S4 and S5 are for correcting the digit of the correction digit set in S3, and
2 is a switch for selecting a character in the character selectable state set by 2; S4 is correction in the forward direction; S5
Performs the correction in the opposite direction. Reference numeral 9 denotes a correction circuit for correcting the time and calendar, which is controlled by the input circuit and corrects the clock. Reference numeral 12 denotes an imprinting information selection circuit which selects imprinting information by the S1 switch and sends it to a decoder 13. Reference numeral 10 denotes a storage circuit in which character information corresponding to the character information number is stored. Numeral 11 denotes a character information number selection circuit for selecting characters by the input circuit. Reference numeral 13 denotes a decoder for decoding the imprint information, which is displayed on a display unit 15 by a display unit drive circuit 14. Reference numeral 16 denotes a lamp lighting circuit, which is driven by an input signal synchronized with the camera shutter in S6, and turns on the lamp 17 to copy the imprint information displayed on the display section 11 onto the film surface.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing character information corresponding to the character information number stored in the storage circuit of the present invention. As shown in the figure, 20 types of character information are stored in the storage circuit in advance, and are printed and displayed on the surface of the main body.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a selection state of character information corresponding to a character information number according to the present invention. Now, temporarily, 18 *
Assuming that the character "Hinamatsuri *" is displayed, it is assumed that it is April 3, 1987, as shown in FIG. Selection of character information from the ten storage circuits is performed by the S4 or S5 switch of FIG. 2 as described above. At this time, the user inputs the S4 switch four times to change the character information number N08 to * new *.
If the user accidentally presses the S4 switch five times as in
When * Kodomonohi * of 09 is displayed, the S5 switch is input once, and the display returns to * New * of N08. The method for selecting character information is as described above.

Next, when the camera shutter is pressed, an input signal synchronized with the shutter drives the lamp lighting circuit to turn on the lamp, and 874 displayed on the display unit is displayed.
The characters 3 * New * are printed on the film surface.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the character information is selected based on the order of the codes corresponding to the character information to be recorded on a one-to-one basis. Thus, not only can character information be easily recorded, but also the operation of selecting the code itself can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a display state of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing character information of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a selection state of character information according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Oscillation circuit 5 Frequency divider 6 Time counter 7 Calendar counter 8 Input circuit 9 Correction circuit 10 Storage circuit 11 Character number selection circuit 12 ..Printing information selection circuit 13.Decoder 14.Driving circuit display section 15.Display section 16.Lamp lighting circuit 17.Lamp

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage means for storing character information and a code corresponding to the character information on a one-to-one basis, and a selection switch means for selecting the character information stored in the storage means based on the order of the codes. Display means for displaying the code selected by the selection switch means; and recording means for recording the character information corresponding to the code displayed on the display means on a one-to-one basis on a film surface. A camera characterized in that: