JP3588239B2 - Digital camera - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a digital camera, and more particularly, to a digital camera provided with means for displaying the last recorded image during reproduction.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when a large number of still images recorded by a digital camera are reproduced, a recorded image can be reproduced and viewed one by one by performing a reproduced image forwarding operation. However, when the reproduction image feed is repeated in the recording order, the first image recorded first is reproduced as the next image after the last recorded image. That is, when the user checks the image recorded on the recording medium, he cannot confirm which image is the last recorded image. In particular, it was difficult to confirm when similar images continued.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-mentioned conventional method, there was a problem that the last recorded image could not be recognized, and the first recorded image that was recorded first without being ended with the last recorded image was reproduced by mistake.
In addition, when a reproduced image is shown in a presentation, the recorded first image may be reproduced again without knowing the final image, despite the fact that the final image appears and the explanation is over.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a one-image reproduction method for continuously reproducing a still image recorded on a recording medium one image at a time so that the last image recorded on the recording medium is displayed so as to be recognized as the last recorded image. The present invention provides a digital camera as described above.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention relates to a digital camera that continuously reproduces a still image recorded on a recording medium for each screen, reads a final recording image from image data recorded on the recording medium, and reads the read final recording image and the first recording image. A digital camera characterized in that a blank image is inserted one frame in between, and the inserted blank image is continuously reproduced after the last recorded image, and the first recorded image is continuously reproduced after the blank image. About.
[0006]
Further, in a digital camera that reproduces a large number of still images recorded on a recording medium on one screen and displays a multi-image, a recording final image is read from the image data recorded on the recording medium, and the read recording final image and the recorded image are recorded. One blank image is inserted between the first image and the first image, and the inserted blank image is displayed continuously after the last image to be recorded, and the first recorded image is continuously displayed after the blank image. Related to digital cameras.
[0007]
In the digital camera, the last recorded image identifying means inserts and displays a blank image that does not reproduce the recorded image between the last recorded image and the first recorded image.
[0008]
According to the above configuration, when a digital camera that reproduces a single image or a multi-image of a still image recorded on a recording medium is reproduced, the last image recorded on the recording medium can be recognized and confirmed, so that the first recorded image is inadvertently recorded. Will not be played.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a digital camera according to the present invention. In the figure, a camera 1 is provided with a liquid crystal monitor 2 for displaying a reproduced image, a reproduction feed button 3a, and a multi-screen reproduction button 3b. In addition, although not shown, the camera also has functions necessary for a camera.
[0010]
FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a digital camera according to the present invention. An image pickup system is constituted by a lens 4 and an aperture 5. The CCD 6 performs photoelectric conversion, and a CDS 7 inserts a synchronization signal or the like into a signal from the CCD 6 to obtain a predetermined image. After the signal is created, the signal is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 8, the band is compressed by the compression unit 9, and then supplied to the memory control 10. The memory control 10 receives a predetermined signal from the CPU 12 Write to the memory 11.
[0011]
To reproduce one screen, a predetermined signal is sent from the CPU 12 to the memory control 10, and the memory control 10 reads the determined image data from the memory 11 and sends it to the reproduction circuit 14. At the time of photographing, the reading order of image data is performed in the order of photographing time based on information recorded in the image data. In one-frame reproduction, the reproduction circuit 14 processes a predetermined liquid crystal reproduction signal, and the reproduced image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 15.
[0012]
When the last recorded image is read from the memory 11, the CPU 12 reads from the image data that it is the last recorded image, and the CPU 12 sets a blank image as the next reproduced image. When the reproduction feed button 3a is pressed after the reproduction of the last recorded image, the CPU 12 reproduces a blank image.
[0013]
Next, when the reproduction feed button 3a is pressed again, the image recorded first is reproduced. In the multi-image reproduction for collectively reproducing many images, by pressing the multi-screen reproduction button 3b, the CPU 12 sends a predetermined signal to the memory control 10, and the memory control 10 reads a large number of predetermined image data from the memory 11 and reproduces the data. The multi-playback image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 15 after being sent to the circuit 14. In this case as well, in the same manner as in the single-screen reproduction, the image data is read from the image data to indicate that it is the last recorded image, a blank image is displayed between the last recorded image and the first recorded image, and the reproduced image immediately before the blank image is recorded at the final The picture and the user can be confirmed.
[0014]
FIG. 3 shows an example of displaying the last recorded image during one-image reproduction. FIG. 3A shows that the last recorded image of the image A is being reproduced, and the display shifts to FIG. 3B by pressing the reproduction feed button. FIG. 3B shows the display of the last recorded image of FIG. 3B, which is a blank image in which the recorded image is not reproduced. Here, the previously reproduced image A in FIG. 3A can be confirmed as the final image. Pressing the playback feed button again moves to FIG. 3 (c). In FIG. 3C, the first recorded image of the image C is reproduced.
[0015]
FIG. 4 shows a display of the last recorded image during multi-image reproduction. In this case, nine frames of recorded images are reproduced collectively. The image D in the seventh frame is the last image to be recorded, the image E in the eighth frame is a blank image, and the user has the image D as the last image to be recorded, and the image F reproduced after the blank image is the first image. It can be confirmed that it is a recorded image. In these examples, the image to be reproduced next is displayed by setting the image to be reproduced next to the blank image as a blank image. However, the image to be recorded and reproduced may be displayed on the final recording image.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the configuration and the method of the present invention, in the one-image reproduction method for continuously reproducing the still images recorded on the recording medium one by one, the last image recorded on the recording medium By providing a display and confirming the final image, problems such as inadvertent reproduction of the initial image can be solved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view of a digital camera according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of the camera of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a last recorded image during one-screen reproduction.
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a last recorded image during multi-screen reproduction.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Camera 2 LCD monitor 3a Play forward button 3b Multi-screen play button 4 Lens 5 Aperture 6 CCD
7 CDS circuit 8 A / D converter 9 Compressor 10 Memory control 11 Memory 12 CPU
13 operation buttons 14 playback circuit 15 LCD monitor

Claims (2)

In a digital camera that continuously reproduces a still image recorded on a recording medium one screen at a time,
The last recorded image is read from the image data recorded on the recording medium, a blank image is inserted between the read last recorded image and the first recorded image, and the inserted blank image is inserted next to the last recorded image. A digital camera that continuously reproduces the first recorded image after the blank image . In a digital camera that reproduces still images recorded on a recording medium as many images on one screen and displays multiple images,
The last recorded image is read from the image data recorded on the recording medium, a blank image is inserted between the read last recorded image and the first recorded image, and the inserted blank image is inserted next to the last recorded image. A digital camera which continuously displays a recorded image first after the blank image .

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