JP3130951B2 - Panoramic camera - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera capable of panoramic photographing for photographing a wide range of subjects as wide photographs.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, a panoramic camera has been used to photograph a wide range of subjects such as landscapes, group photographs, and long objects, and the configuration of this type of camera is shown in FIG. Have been. FIG. 5A shows the inside of the camera with the back cover removed. The camera body 1 has a finder 2 and a photographing button 3, and a film storage unit 4 and a film winding unit 5 are provided inside the camera. Is provided. An aperture 6 is formed in the exposure section. In a camera capable of performing panoramic photography, masks 7a and 7b are provided to be able to move forward and backward so that the upper and lower portions of the aperture 6 are narrowed by a predetermined width. Therefore, when taking a panoramic image, the back cover is opened and the mask
A and 7b are set so as to protrude into the aperture 6, and a panoramic photograph can be obtained in an area formed by the masks 7a and 7b.

[0005] FIG. 5B shows the finder 2. The finder 2 of a camera capable of panoramic photography includes a panoramic frame 8 drawn by a chain line, for example, in addition to a normal photographing frame. When performing panoramic shooting, a wide range of subject images can be shot on film by aligning the subject within the panoramic frame 8.

[0004]

However, in the camera capable of panoramic photography, the mask 7 is used as described above.
Since a and 7b need to be set in the aperture 6, panoramic shooting can be set only when the film is opened to open the back cover, and there is an inconvenience that normal shooting and panoramic shooting cannot be appropriately selected. Was. That is, in the related art, the mask 7 can be set only when the back cover of the camera is opened, and a normal photographing or a panoramic photographing is selected at the time of changing the film. Until the film was shot, it was not possible to switch to another shooting method.

The movement of the masks 7a and 7b into and out of the aperture 6 is performed by a mechanical structure.
For this reason, the structure of the camera becomes complicated, and there is a problem that it is easily linked to a failure or the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to switch between normal photographing and panoramic photographing freely and to perform panoramic photographing without relying on a mechanical structure. It is to provide a camera capable of shooting.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a camera capable of selectively photographing a wide range of photographs, comprising: a switching means for switching to panoramic photography; A mark imprinting means for imprinting a panorama mark directly indicating a panoramic photographing area on the film in conjunction with the switching means, and providing a panoramic mark by the mark imprinting means between photographing frames of the film photographed in a normal area. It is characterized by having attached.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a camera capable of panoramic photographing for selectively photographing a wide range of photographs,
Switching means for switching to panoramic shooting, and mark imprinting means for imprinting a panoramic mark directly indicating a panoramic shooting area on a film in conjunction with the switching means ;
Activating the mark imprinting means when winding the film
Thus, a panorama mark is provided in a normal film shooting area .

[0009]

SUMMARY OF According to configuration of the above, it is possible to use an LED as a mark imprinting means, when the panoramic photographing off the shutter by operating the switching means, predetermined by simultaneously or shooting the LED immediately after the shooting The panorama mark is imprinted on the film. Therefore, it is possible to directly determine whether or not the photograph of the frame photographed on the film is a panoramic photograph by the presence of the panoramic mark.

[0010]

[0011]

FIG. 1A shows a configuration of a camera capable of panoramic photography according to an embodiment with a back cover removed. In FIG. A photographing button 13 is provided, and a film storage unit 14 is provided on the left side of the figure, and a film winding unit 15 is provided on the right side. An aperture 16 for guiding a subject image to a film from a photographing lens disposed on the front side is provided at the center of the camera body 11, and a sprocket 17 for controlling the film feed is disposed above the aperture 16. Is established.

In such a camera, a panorama button 18 is used as switching means for switching to panoramic photography.
Is provided on the upper surface (or may be the front surface) of the camera body 11, and two light emitting diodes (LEDs) 20a and 20b are used as mark imprinting means for imprinting a panorama mark in conjunction with the panorama button 18. 1
6 is provided on the film take-up section 15 side in the vicinity. This LE
D20a and 20b can emit infrared light or the like, and operate the panorama button 18 and emit light when the shooting button 13 is pressed. Further, the LED 20 may have a circular shape of a predetermined size,
Further, it may have a rod shape of a predetermined length, and is arranged at a position indicating a panoramic photographing area (boundary).

FIG. 1B shows the configuration of the viewfinder 12. The viewfinder 12 of the embodiment has liquid crystal sections 21a and 21b at the upper and lower portions to indicate a panoramic photographing area 200.
The liquid crystal unit 21 is provided with a liquid crystal
It is mounted by overlapping and bonding on the upper and lower parts of 2, for example. The liquid crystal units 21a and 21b are used for the panorama button 1
When the panorama button 18 is pressed, the liquid crystal unit 2 is operated.
1a and 21b are supplied with electricity, whereby the liquid crystal units 21a and 2b are turned on.
1b becomes dark, and the panoramic photographing area 200 can be displayed in the viewfinder 12.

FIG. 2 shows a panorama mark projected by the LED 20. FIG. 2A shows an example in which a panorama mark 100 is provided between frames of the film 22. FIG. In this case, the LED 20 of the embodiment is set to the shooting button 1
The light is emitted only for a short time before the film 3 is pressed and the film 22 is wound up.
0 is imprinted.

FIG. 1B shows a bar-shaped panoramic mark 101.
The panorama mark 101 indicates an area other than the panorama photographing area 200. FIG. (C) is an example in which a panorama mark 102 indicating a panoramic photographing area 200 is attached, contrary to FIG. (B), and FIGS.
In both cases, the above-mentioned LED is set to the panorama mark 101, 10
It will match the shape of 2. Figures (a) and (b) above
In any case, the panorama marks 100 to 102 indicate the panorama photographing area 200. Therefore, when printing on photographic paper, the panorama marks 100 to 102 are used.
The image of the area 200 may be printed by relying on
Panoramic photos can be easily obtained.

The panorama marks 100 to 102
According to the above, a mark is attached between the frames and images other than the panorama area are also captured on the frame of the normal size on the film 22, so if the upper and lower portions of the panorama photograph are cut off, the panorama print is performed. There is an advantage that can be canceled. In other words, if a panoramic photograph is taken in the state of FIG. 2C and the person's head is cut off in the panoramic photograph and the photograph becomes hard to see as shown in FIG. 3A, the print is returned to the normal print. As a result, FIG.
You can print good photos like

FIG. 4 shows another example of a panorama mark. FIG. 4A shows a panorama mark 1 over a frame.
In this case, the LED 20 is caused to emit light even when the photographing button 13 is pressed and the film 22 is wound. Then, two lines indicating the boundary of the panoramic photographing area 200 are imprinted as the panoramic mark 103 as illustrated.

FIG. 2B shows an example in which a panorama mark 104 is attached so as to cover the area other than the panorama shooting area. In this case, a stick button 20 is used and a shooting button is displayed in the same manner as in FIG. Light is emitted while the film 13 is being pressed and the film 22 is being wound. Then, as shown in the figure, the panorama mark 104 is imprinted on the entire area excluding the panorama imaging area 200. In the case of FIG. 4 as well, the panorama imaging area 200 is indicated by the panorama marks 103 and 104.

When actually taking a panoramic photograph with the camera of the embodiment, if the user looks into the finder 12 while pressing the panoramic button 18, the liquid crystal sections 21a and 21b become dark and the panoramic photographing area becomes clear. A wide subject can be easily positioned in an area set by the liquid crystal units 21a and 21b. After the positioning is completed, when the photographing button 13 is pressed while the panorama button 18 is pressed, the photographing shutter is opened and the subject is exposed on the film 22, and the panorama marks 100 to 100 shown in FIG. 102 is imprinted on the film 22 at the same time as or immediately after shooting.

In the above embodiment, the LED 20 is used as the mark imprinting means. However, other light emitting means can be used, and as shown in FIG.
In the case where the LED 102 is attached, a circular slit or a rod-shaped slit may be provided in the vicinity of the aperture 16 to which the LED 20 is attached, and the aperture 16 itself may be changed to a structure for guiding light from a photographing lens to the slit.

The panorama marks 100 to 10 shown in FIG.
2, the LED 20 and the slit can be provided on the film storage unit 14 side near the aperture 16 in FIG.

[0022]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a switching means for switching to panoramic photographing, and a mark for imprinting a panoramic mark directly indicating a panoramic photographing area on a film in conjunction with the switching means. Imprinting means is provided between film shooting frames or in a normal film shooting area.
A panorama mark is attached inside the camera, so that normal shooting and panoramic shooting can be switched freely even when the film is not changed, and panoramic shooting is possible with a simple electrical configuration regardless of the mechanical structure. Become.

[0023]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1A and 1B are diagrams showing a configuration of a camera capable of panoramic photographing according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A shows a state in which a back cover of the camera is removed, and FIG. FIG.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating various examples of a panorama mark in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of switching from printing of a panoramic photo to printing of a normal photo.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of a panorama mark.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional camera capable of panoramic photography.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,11: camera body, 2,12: finder, 6,16: aperture, 7a, 7b: mask, 18: panorama button as switching means,
20a, 20b ... LE as mark imprinting means
D, 21a, 21b ... liquid crystal part, 22 ... film.

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G03B 37/00 G02F 1/13 505 G03B 17/20 G03B 17/24

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A panoramic photographing camera for selectively photographing a wide range of photographs, a switching means for switching to panoramic photographing, and a mark photographing means for photographing a panoramic mark directly indicating a panoramic photographing area on a film in conjunction with the switching means. And a panoramic mark provided between the photographed frames of the film photographed in the normal area by the mark imprinting means. 2. A panoramic photographing camera for selectively photographing a wide range of photographs, a switch means for switching to panoramic photographing, and a mark photographing means for photographing a panoramic mark directly indicating a panoramic photographing area on a film in conjunction with the switching means. And the mark imprinting means
Operation when rewinding
A panoramic camera with a panoramic mark in the shadow area .