JP2942174B2 - Imaging device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus.
It is. [0002] Conventionally, silver halide film cameras, video cameras
The optical finder is used for the finder device of La
Have been. The finder usually has an appointment of 20m
m, which is a long one called the high eye point.
At least about 70 mm. Therefore, from the observation position
If the viewfinder is too far from the eyepiece,
The finder image could not be observed. In recent years, solid-state imaging devices and display devices have
With the rapid progress of development, devices such as CCD were incorporated.
Very small TV camera and still camera available
Is a watch that has been announced or that incorporates TFT liquid crystal
Size or pocket sized TVs are on sale
You. This allows not only video movie cameras but also
Camera and optical viewfinder such as pentaprism
An alternative electronic finder has become possible. [0004] Such an electronic finder device is used as an optical finder.
If you use it instead of the finder, you can see from the observation position
Even when the distance to the eyepiece is large.
There is an advantage that the under image can be observed. In that case, when observing a viewfinder image,
Means that the viewfinder image can be observed only from the back of the camera
But that alone is an electronic finder device
There is a disadvantage that it cannot be said that the advantages of the above are fully utilized. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to use a simple configuration.
It is to provide an easy-to-use imaging device. Furthermore,
You can check your own image in self-photography etc. with a simple configuration
It is to obtain an imaging device. In addition, self-configuration with simple configuration
An object of the present invention is to eliminate a sense of incongruity in display at the time of shooting. [0007] To solve the above problems,
According to the first aspect of the present invention, based on the image of the subject,
Imaging means for forming an electric image signal, and the imaging means
A memory for storing an image signal formed by
A predetermined rotation of the image means through the rotation mechanism
Rotatably connected so that
By rotating the camera at least
The first state, which is in the opposite direction, and the same direction as the subject direction
Facing the second state and read from the memory
Display means for displaying an image signal; and
The second state is obtained by performing a predetermined rotation
Detecting means for outputting a signal in response to the
In the state, the top, bottom, left and right are the images corresponding to the top, bottom, left and right of the subject
Address direction of the memory to be reflected on the display means.
Control and the display means is in the second state.
Automatically responds to the signal of the detection means indicating that
The top and bottom correspond to the top and bottom of the subject, and the left and right are the left and right of the subject
The memo is displayed so that the opposite image is projected on the display means.
Control means for switching the address direction of the memory.
And features. According to the invention described in claim 2,
In the invention described in Item 1, the display means is the first,
In addition to the second state, the display surface is moved to one of the main body of the imaging device.
Having a third state parallel to the two planes
And features. According to the third aspect of the present invention,
In the invention described in claim 1, the rotating mechanism includes
Two different indicating means for the main body of the imaging device.
Characterized by being rotated about the axis of Claims
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect of the present invention,
The two axes are orthogonal to each other. In addition,
According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, the invention according to claim 3 is provided.
Wherein the two axes are parallel to each other.
You. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a view for explaining a child finder camera, and FIG.
It is a perspective view which shows an outline. In FIG. 1, 1 is a camera body,
2 is power switch, 3 is shooting lens, 4 is electronic viewfinder
5 and 5 are the camera body circuit and electronic view fine
Connector cord for connecting the
A grip that also has a remote control function that can be removed from the main body 1.
, 7 is a release button, 8 is an LED release
A signal light emitting unit 9 is a release signal light emitting unit composed of an SPC or the like.
It is. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG.
You. Reference numeral 10 denotes a film feeding, shutter, and aperture (not shown).
Battery, which is a power source for driving the like, 11 is a tripod
A tripod screw for fixing the shutter, 12 is a shutter, and 13 is
The film 14 is from the subject passing through the photographing lens 3.
Light is transmitted to the film 13 and a CCD area sensor 15 described later.
45 ° mirror consisting of half mirrors to be split, 15
CCD area sensor at the same position as film 13, 1
Reference numeral 6 denotes a circuit on which the solid-state imaging device 15 is driven.
An electric mounting part 17 is a display element made of a TFT liquid crystal or the like;
The driving circuit 18 is a lighting device for illuminating the display element 17.
It is. 4 'and 4 "are the electronic viewfinders 4 respectively.
Normal shooting conditions, self or remote control
This shows the state at the time of shooting. Figure 3 shows the electronic viewfinder 4
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing details of the first embodiment. 19 is a support plate,
The claw 19a engages with a latch lever 23 described later,
The viewfinder 4 is locked at the storage position. Also a hole
The open protrusion 19b and the protrusion 4b of the electronic finder 4
Rotatably engage. In the hole 4c of the electronic finder 4,
The Il spring 20 and the steel ball 21 are inserted,
Engage with the portion 19d at the storage position of the display device 4 and at the shooting position.
Engages with the elongated hole 19e to hold the photographing position. Also,
The supporting plate 19 is rotatable with the perforated projection 1a of the camera body.
There is a projection 19c that engages as possible. This includes torsion
The coil spring 22 is engaged, and the support plate is moved to the self-use position (FIG.
In the left rotation direction). 23 is Latchle
A bar, which slides with the projection 1b of the camera body with an elongated hole 23a.
Movably engaged with the claw 23b and the claw portion of the support plate 19 described above.
19a. The coil spring 24 is engaged with the projection 23c.
The coil spring 24 is attached to the semi-cylindrical spot facing portion 1c of the camera body.
In the claw portion locking direction (left direction in the figure). Protrusion
The portion 23d is engaged with the tensioning lever 25 and the electronic finder 4
Is in the self-use position, the claw portion 25a of the lever 25 is
And the claw portion 23d engage to hold the latch lever, and
The claw portion 19a is moved to the claw portion
Claw 25a and claw against the urging force of spring 26
23d is released, and the spring 24 causes the latch lever to move.
Slide to the left to lock claw 19a and claw 23b
You. 27 is a contact, 28 is a substrate, and the contact 27 is
It is fixed to the latch lever and moves with the movement of the latch lever.
A switch that slides on the plate 28 is configured to be in the self-use position.
Turns on. Latch cap 29 is an exterior member
A bar, which is fixed to the camera body 1 by screws 30
You. 23e is a finger for sliding the latch lever 23.
It is a latch knob where it is hanging. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the vicinity of the grip 6.
You. Reference numeral 31 denotes a power switch, which is the release signal described above.
A battery (shown in the drawing) in the grip is attached to the LED and the like of the light emitting unit 8.
) Is a switch for supplying power. Also,
8 'is also a release signal light emitting portion,
When mounted on the camera, it is relative to the release signal emitting section 9 'on the camera body.
Then, a release signal is exchanged. 32 is the grip
The locking hook engages with the locking plate 33 on the camera body side. Person in charge
The stop plate 33 slides the slide knob 34 (in the figure,
Is downward), so that the engagement position with the locking hook 32 is
It becomes a large round part, the grip locking hook comes off, the grip is
You can use it as a remote control. Next, the photographing operation will be described. First, when performing normal photographing, the power switch is used.
Move the switch 2 from L to A. In addition, grip 6
Is attached to the camera body. This
Drive circuit and illumination for the image sensor 15 and the display device 17
Power is supplied to the device 18. Passing through the imaging lens 3,
The subject image reflected by the 45 ° mirror 14 is a CCD area
An image is formed on the sensor 15, converted into an image signal, and displayed.
17 is displayed. Next, set the viewfinder to a position
To place a finger on the hook 4a for the position 4 'in FIG.
To In this case, the steel ball 21 moves against the spring 20.
The drop position is changed from the elongated hole portion 19d to 19e. continue
Release the power by turning on the power switch 31 on the grip side.
State. Next, focus on your favorite subject and release
By pressing the button 7, the release signal emitting units 8 and 8 'are activated.
It emits light, and this is received by the release signal receiving section 9 ', and is exposed
The shutter speed and aperture value are set to the desired
The film 13 is controlled by being controlled on a program line,
One frame is fed by a film feeding mechanism (not shown).
You. Next, when taking a picture with the self-timer,
After the child finder 4 is in the storage position, the knob 23e is
It slides against the spring 24. Of the claws of 23b and 19a
The lock is released, and the electronic viewfinder 4 moves in accordance with the force of the spring 22.
And the stopper 19e is rotated by the main body stopper 1d.
Hit. That is, the position is 4 "in FIG.
Then, the contact piece 27 slides on the substrate 28 and the contact piece 27
The self SW constituted by 28 is turned on. This position
23d and 25a are engaged and the latch lever 23 is locked.
You. Next, slide the slide knob 34 to release the grip.
Remove from the main body. And pre-compose and focus
Stand in front of the decided camera and look at the viewfinder
By setting the position in the indder and pressing the release button 7
The release signal light emitting units 8 and 8 'emit light, and release
Received by the noise signal receiving unit 9. After this, the camera body side
After a second, the release operation is performed. In the embodiment described above, the rear surface of the camera
Observe the electronic viewfinder from normal shooting and the camera
Self-timer to observe the electronic viewfinder from the front of the camera
When shooting shadows or remote shooting, the electronic viewfinder
The viewfinder device is pivoted so that
There is self-time shooting by rotating the viewfinder device to my heart
Normally, the viewfinder display is used during remote shooting
It was configured to be upside down. Therefore,
During self-time shooting or remote shooting, camera
The viewfinder display on the front of the camera
The direction of movement of the subject displayed in the viewfinder.
The moving direction in which the subject was actually moving matched.
However, the viewfinder can be removed for remote shooting.
The viewfinder image was visible at the time of the shadow
The viewfinder for normal shooting and remote shooting.
If the viewfinder rotates about an orthogonal axis
Do not process only the left and right sides of the image during normal shooting.
I have to. In this case, the figure numbers change,
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is an electronic viewfinder camera of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
Is equivalent to In the embodiment shown in FIG.
11 is a viewfinder 36 shown in FIG.
Is replaced by Here, during normal photographing, the finder 36 is
In order to make it easier to see from the back of the camera, the two-dot chain in FIG.
The mechanism for holding in the position shown as line 4 'is shown in FIG.
This is the same as the embodiment. However, in this embodiment,
Is the front of the camera during self-timer shooting or remote shooting.
Example shown in FIG. 3 so that a finder image can be observed from the camera.
Instead of providing an axis 19c 'parallel to axis 4b as in
A turntable 37 is provided for
You. Next, the turn shown in FIG. 10 using FIG.
The operation of the table 37 will be further described. FIG. 12 is an electronic viewfinder shown in FIG.
It is sectional drawing near the turntable 37 of a camera. FIG.
In FIG. 2, 19 is the axis shown in FIG. 3, 38 is the axis,
The spring 39 is urged upward in the figure. 40 is the axis
The switch switches the state in conjunction with the switch 38. 41
Is an operation knob fixed to the shaft 38,
It is located on the back. 37a and 37b are turntables
This is a hole provided in the cable.
I do. The depth of the holes 37a and 37b is such that the shaft 38 is 37b.
Switch 40 is turned off and the shaft 38 is
The switch 40 is set to be turned on when mating with
Have been. Here, the state shown in FIG. 11 is after the camera.
Shows the normal shooting time when observing the electronic viewfinder 4 from the surface
ing. In this case, the tip of the shaft 38 is a turntable 37b.
In the hole. In this case, as described in FIG.
If the finder 36 is turned around the shaft 19,
The viewfinder 36 can be easily observed from the back of the camera. Ma
In this case, the switch 49 is turned off. Next self-shooting
When shooting remotely, slide the knob 41 downward.
The fitting between the shaft 38 and the hole 37b is released, and the turntable 3
7 is rotated to fit the shaft 38 and the hole 37a. Again
In this case, the switch 40 is turned on. Then the finder
12 is opposite to the position shown in FIG.
When the camera 36 is rotated about the shaft 19, the front of the camera
It becomes easy to observe from. In this embodiment, the turntable 37
Because the viewfinder 36 is rotated by
Even in shadows, during self-shooting or remote shooting
It is not necessary to turn the viewfinder 36 upside down
No, but turn the turntable 37 and switch 40
The display of the viewfinder 36 is reversed left and right when turned on.
Is displayed on the camera and the viewfinder is viewed from the front of the camera.
Moving direction of the subject displayed in the viewfinder
And the moving direction of the subject that is actually moving matches
So that the photographer himself is displayed in the viewfinder
When shooting after moving, usability will improve.
This has the effect. Next, the electronic device of the present embodiment described above is explained.
The electric circuit of the viewfinder camera will be described. FIG. 5 is an electronic viewfinder camera of the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of FIG. In FIG. 5, 51 is
The switch constituted by the contact piece 27 and the substrate 28 shown in FIG.
Detects the switch status to allow the camera to self-time
Self-timer to detect if
-Operation detection circuit, 54 drives CCD area sensor 15
A driving circuit 56 for the CCD area sensor 15
The output is controlled according to a control signal of the processing circuit 53 by a frame described later.
An image transfer circuit for transferring data to the memory 57,
58 is the image information sent from the frame memory.
Electronic fine which drives electronic finder 4 based on
Der drive circuit. 59 is the release signal shown in FIG.
The release signal is processed in accordance with the signal from the light receiving section 9 by the processing circuit
3 is a release signal receiving circuit for sending to 3, and 60 is a release signal receiving circuit.
Of the processing circuit 53 in accordance with the release signal from the communication circuit 59.
Drives the shutter aperture (not shown) according to the output signal
Release control circuit. 53 is a self-timer
In response to the signals from the motion detection circuit 51 and the release signal receiving circuit 59.
Drive the image transfer circuit 56 and the release control circuit 60
Processing circuit. Next, the image transfer circuit 56 shown in FIG.
Details of the memory 57 and the processing circuit 53 and the image transfer circuit
56, the relationship with the frame memory 57 using FIG.
This will be described in detail. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 71 denotes a signal line L12
The analog input from the CCD area sensor 15
A / D conversion for converting pixel signals as quantities into digital values
, A digital signal 73 output from the A / D converter 71
Signal must be output to the data bus line L8
This is a bus buffer that transmits high-level signals to the C input terminal.
When a signal is applied, a signal is output to the data bus line.
The signal L3 is applied to the C input terminal of the bus buffer 73.
doing. Next, the components of the frame memory 57 will be described.
Will be explained. QSC is a pulse oscillator, 76 is a counter
Reset state when the L3 signal described later is high level
Is a counting state in which the level is inverted from high level to low level.
Becomes 77 and 79 are address decoders, and 78 and 80 are
It is an address bus buffer. Counter 76 is L3 signal
When the signal goes low, the signal is output from the pulse oscillator QSC.
The counter 76 constantly measures the number of pulses
With a count capacity corresponding to the number of memory
When the count-up state is reached,
It becomes a cut state. The address decoder 77 has a counter 7
The memory address corresponding to the count value of 6 is output.
The address is stored in the frame via the address bus buffer 78.
Each memory in the memory is accessed. Also address
The coder 79 is the address data input from the processing circuit 53.
Is input via the signal line L9, and the memo corresponding to this value is input.
Output a re-address, and via the address bus buffer 80.
Each memory M11 to Mmn in the frame memory M
Has been accessed for Address bus buffer 7
8 and the address bus buffer 80 are address data, respectively.
Output signals of coder 77 and 79 to address bus line
Address bus buffer to select whether to output
Yes, a high-level signal is applied to its C input terminal
Output signal to address bus line when
I do. A signal is input to the C input terminal of the address bus buffer 80.
L3 is applied and the signal L3 is applied to the address bus buffer 78.
Is applied via an inverter I73. M
Is a frame memory. RE input to frame memory M
When a high level signal is applied to the pin, the data
Performs a write operation of the bus signal and outputs a low-level signal.
When it is added, it outputs data. Also RE input
The signal line L3 is applied to the terminal. The processing circuit 53
Output terminals O1 are connected to a bus buffer 73, an address bus, respectively.
L3 for switching and driving buffers 78 and 80
A terminal for generating a signal.
High level, read data from memory M1
When it comes out, it becomes low level. Next, the image transfer circuit 5 configured as described above
6, operation of the frame memory 57 and the processing circuit 53
Will be described. First, referring to FIG.
L12 signal input to D converter 71, input to memory M
L22 signal of clock input CLK, processing circuit 53
The relationship with the L3 signal output from the output terminal O1 of FIG.
Will be explained. The period T during which the signal L3 is at the low level
1 is inverted to the C input terminal of the address bus buffer 78
The signal L3 is inverted to a high level via the
The address bus buffer 78 is
Outputs the output signal of the coder 77 to the address bus line.
You. On the other hand, the C input terminal of the address bus buffer 80 is
Since the L level signal L3 is applied as it is,
It becomes a high impedance state with respect to the bus line,
No data is output. Data bus buffer 7
3 also has a low-level signal applied to its C input terminal.
High impedance state for the data bus line
And no data is output. The RE input terminal of the frame memory M
When the low level L3 signal is applied, the address decoder 77
Is decoding the output data of the counter 76.
The memory corresponding to the decode address of
Output to the bus line. In this state, the oscillator OSC
Always outputs a repetitive pulse, and the counter 76
For example, the frame operation shown in FIG.
The memory M11 in the memory M is read and the memory M11 is read out.
If the address decoder outputs
M12 is specified, and the memory M12
Output to the switch L8. In this way, the address
As the dresses increase, the memories M11, M12,
Read operation from M13 ... to M21, M22, M23 ...
Is performed, and the reading of all the frame memories is completed.
However, the counter 76 is automatically reset and
Returning to M11, the reading is continued similarly. Each memory
The data read from the device passes through the data bus line L8
Then, it is transmitted to the electronic finder drive circuit 58. Ma
Address data passed through the address data bus line L7.
Transmitted to the electronic finder drive circuit 58,
The viewfinder driving circuit 58 converts the transmitted information
Therefore, the electronic finder 4 is driven and displayed. Next, signal storage in the CCD area sensor 15 is performed.
When the product is completed, the image signal is time-sequentially output from the signal line L1.
Is output during the period T2. In this case, the figure
7, the image signal is output and at the same time the signal L3 is output.
Switches from a low level to a high level. This result
As a result, a high level is applied to the C input terminal of the data bus buffer 73.
, The bus buffer 73 performs A / D conversion.
The digital conversion value output from the unit 71 to a data bus line.
Output to A signal is input to the C input terminal of the address buffer 80.
Since a high level signal is applied from signal L3,
Address decoder 79 via an address bus buffer 80.
Specifies the address of a specific memory in the frame memory.
Memory at the specified address is input to the CLK input terminal.
The data is synchronized with the rising edge of the L22 signal
The output value of the bus buffer 73 is written. Address decoding
79 is in accordance with the address data output from the processing circuit 53.
To specify a specific memory in the frame memory
The A / D conversion value is written to the. The method specified by the processing circuit
Mori is in the order of M11, M12, M13 ... M21, M22 ...
, And the A / D conversion value is written. This place
The image output from the CCD area sensor 15 is electronic
Depending on the state of the viewfinder 4, an erect image is always obtained from the photographer.
Written to the frame memory M so that it can be seen
become. When one frame of image information has been transmitted
Then, the signal L3 switches to the low level again, and
The operation ends, and until the next write operation starts,
Only reading is performed. Next, the address output from the processing circuit 53
Data writing performed according to the data
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 8 to 10 show the CCD area as (a).
The subject image (CCD area) performed by the sensor 15
Viewed from the camera side instead of the image formed on the sensor 15
Reading order of the image of the subject), and (b)
FIG.
is there. The signal is read from the CCD area sensor.
The order is always the same, but in this embodiment
In order to show a contrast with the order of writing to the frame memory M,
Is shown. FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b) show 4 'in FIG.
When the electronic finder 4 is flipped up to the position indicated by
Of the CCD area sensor 15
The reading of the image is performed by the processing circuit 53.
Indicates the order of transfer and write to the frame memory M
FIG. In such a case, the CCD area sensor
The reading of the output of the source 15 is performed in accordance with START1 in FIG.
END1 from the read start position
The processing is sequentially performed up to the reading end position. That is,
The pixels are sequentially output, and when the first line is completed, the second line is sequentially output.
Output in the horizontal direction. Output to END1 of the last line
Transfer of image information for one frame ends when
I do. The image information is written in the frame memory M in FIG.
(B) is the memory at the start position shown as START2
Starting from the horizontal memory,
When the line is completed, the second line is sequentially written in the horizontal direction.
To the memory at the end position indicated as END2 on the last line.
Is written. Also note that the frame memo
The reading of the image information from the memory M is performed by the counter shown in FIG.
M11 to M12 ... M1 according to the count value of the
n, M21 ... M2n, M31 ... M3n ... Mm1 ... Mmn
As a result, the electronic view file
The image displayed on the camera 4 is the subject image viewed from the camera side.
Up, down, left, and right. FIGS. 9A and 9B show 4 ″ in FIG.
The electronic viewfinder 4 at the position shown
When performing self-photographing or remote photography.
Of the subject image performed by the CCD area sensor 15
The reading order and the processing performed by the processing circuit 53
FIG. 9 is a plan view showing the order of transfer and write to the frame memory M;
is there. In such a case, the CCD area sensor 15
The force reading is performed in the same manner as in the case shown in FIG.
However, writing to the frame memory M is performed in START4.
The process is sequentially performed from the position shown to the position shown to END4. Previous
Read image information from frame memory M as described above
Is performed according to the count value of the counter 76,
Display on the electronic viewfinder 4 is upside down
Electronic viewing when viewed from the front of the camera.
The display of the under 4 is observed as an erect image. It takes again
In this case, the viewfinder display is reversed
The moving direction of the subject displayed on the
The moving direction of the subject matches,
It is very convenient when shooting time. FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b) show the present invention shown in FIG.
In another embodiment of Ming, the turntable 37 is rotated.
When viewing the electronic viewfinder 36 from the front of the camera,
Subject image performed by CCD area sensor 15
And the reading order of the
Plan view showing transfer and write order to frame memory M
It is. The CCD area sensor 1 in such a case
5 is read out in the same manner as described above,
Writing to the system memory M starts from the position indicated by START6.
The operations are sequentially performed up to the position indicated by END6. As before,
The reading of the signal from the frame memory M is performed by the counter 76.
Electronic viewfinder because it is performed according to the count value of
Although the display of 36 is reversed, the electronic
The moving direction of the subject displayed on the under 36 and the actual
The direction in which the subject moves in
It is very easy to use when shooting in a ruff time. According to the embodiment described above, the electronic file
Camera device from the front or rear of the camera.
Can be supported for observation. In this case, adopt the configuration shown in FIGS.
For example, at the time of normal shooting, the position shown as 4 'in FIG.
That is, the electronic viewfinder is at an angle of about 45 ° to the optical axis.
To make it very visible to the user.
During self-timer shooting or remote shooting.
Make the position very easy to see from the subject side in front of the camera
If you do not shoot,
Can be folded. Further, a processing circuit 53 is used in FIG.
And the CCD area sensor 1 as shown in FIGS.
5 is written into the frame memory M and the counter
-76 to read out according to the count value.
Supporting the child finder so that it can be observed from the subject side
When moving the subject, it is displayed on the viewfinder
The direction in which the subject moves can be matched.
In addition, when the configuration shown in FIGS.
Even if the electronic viewfinder is flipped to the position indicated by
When viewing the viewfinder from the subject side in front of the camera
Can observe an erect image. In this embodiment, the electronic viewfinder
Selectable from either the front or back of the camera
In the embodiment shown in FIGS.
The perforated protrusion 19b of the holding plate 19 and the
Shaft 4b of child finder 4, projection 19c, and camera body
And a hole projection 1a as shown in FIG. 11 to FIG.
In the example, the turntable 37 and the shaft 19 are fitted to the shaft.
It has a projection with holes, but other configurations may be used.
Of course. In addition, the electronic finder can be viewed from the front of the camera.
Electronic viewfinder display when supported for observation
When the camera is supported so that it can be observed from the back of the camera,
Is a control means for reversing the left and right, the embodiment shown in FIGS.
In the example, it is engaged with the claw portion 19a of the support plate 19 shown in FIG.
The state changes in conjunction with the sliding of the latch lever 23
Switch composed of a contact piece 27 and a substrate 28,
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 11 to FIG.
The image is stored in the frame memory M according to one of the switches.
The control circuit 53 changes the order in which information is written.
Output of CCD area sensor 15 without using frame memory
When transferring the transfer method according to the signal of the switch
You can directly change the display of the electronic viewfinder
The reverse is also possible. In the above-described embodiment, the CCD area
The sensor 15 is provided in the image capturing means of the present invention in the frame memory 5.
7 is the memory means of the present invention, and the electronic finder 4 is
The processing circuit 53 serves as the control means of the present invention.
Equivalent to each. As described above, the invention according to claim 1 is described.
According to the so-called self-capturing shooting
The imaging device can be realized with a simple configuration.
In such cases, it is necessary to make the display during
Poses in front of the imaging device
In this case, the effect of being able to check the pose without discomfort
You can get it. According to the second aspect of the present invention,
The display means displays the display surface in addition to the first and second states.
It is arranged in parallel with one surface of the main body of the imaging device.
3rd state, so portability can be improved
It also has the effect of

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic viewfinder camera according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the electronic viewfinder camera of the embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing details in the vicinity of an electronic viewfinder 4 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of a grip 6 shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electric circuit of the electronic viewfinder camera shown in FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing details of an image transfer circuit 56 and a frame memory 57 shown in FIG. 5 and a relationship between the circuit and a processing circuit 53; FIG. 7 is a time chart showing states of an L22 signal, an L12 signal, and an L3 signal shown in FIG. 6; FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of the electronic finder 4. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of the electronic finder 4. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a display state of the electronic finder 4; FIG. 11 is a perspective view of an electronic viewfinder camera according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view near the turntable 37 shown in FIG. [Description of Signs] 1 Camera body 4 Electronic finder 27 Contact piece 28 Substrate 53 Processing circuit 57 Frame memory

   ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page    (72) Inventor Toru Nagata               770 Shimonoge, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa               Inside the Tamagawa Plant of Canon Inc.                (56) References JP-A-59-101976 (JP, A)                 JP-A-59-71564 (JP, A)                 JP-A-57-4668 (JP, A)                 Actually open 1979-128100 (JP, U)                 Shokai 59-69560 (JP, U)                 Japanese Utility Model 1979-515771 (JP, U)                 60-112229 (JP, U)                 Jiko 55-1098 (JP, Y2)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] Imaging means for forming an electric image signal based on an image of a subject; a memory for storing an image signal formed by the imaging means; and a predetermined rotation of the imaging means via a rotation mechanism Are connected so as to be able to rotate only, and by performing the predetermined rotation, at least a first state facing in a direction opposite to the subject direction and a second state facing in the same direction as the subject direction. Display means for displaying an image signal read from the memory, which can be set to a state, and outputting a signal in response to the second state by the display means making the predetermined rotation. Detecting means for controlling the address direction of the memory so that an image corresponding to the top, bottom, left, and right of the subject in the first state corresponds to the top, bottom, left, and right of the subject, and the display means enters the second state. Automatically responding to the signal of the detection means indicating that the upper and lower sides correspond to the upper and lower sides of the subject, and the left and right directions of the memory are displayed on the display means so as to project an image opposite to the left and right sides of the subject. An imaging device, comprising: control means for switching. 2. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display means includes the first and second display units.
An imaging apparatus having a third state in which the display surface is arranged in parallel with one surface of the main body of the imaging apparatus in addition to the state described above. 3. 2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotation mechanism rotates the display means around two different axes with respect to a main body of the imaging apparatus. 4. The imaging device according to claim 3, wherein the two axes are orthogonal to each other. 5. The imaging device according to claim 3, wherein the two axes are parallel to each other.