JPH02103025A - Digital recording type camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform an arbitrary recording operation with an arbitrary property on a photographic paper by exposing such a bar code as date-and-time information on a part outside the photographing frame of a photographic film by means of a specific recording part simultaneously at the time of photographing. CONSTITUTION:On a recording part 4, a code converter 5 which codes photographing date and time and other information sent from a digital timer 2, a liquid crystal code pattern unit 6 which turns the obtained code into an optical pattern and an emitting unit 7 are provided. Then simultaneously when the photographic film 10 is photographed, a code pattern obtained in the recording part 4 described above is exposed on a part outside the photographing frame. Besides, in response to the bar code of the photographic film 10, various characters are printed on the photographic paper by a printing device in which pattern constitution is possible. Then, arbitrary recording is performed on a part of an image not only in numerals, but also in such arbitrary properties as alphabetical characters, KANJI (Chinese characters) and KANA (Japanese syllabary).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a camera that records information such as photographing date and time as digital information.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a camera capable of recording shooting date and time, etc. is equipped with a timer, a numerical display, and its exposure device as a part of the camera, and when the user selects, the number on the numerical display displayed by the timer is This system simultaneously exposes a portion of the film being photographed and records it optically.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the conventional camera described above, it is necessary to select whether or not to record the date and time at the time of imaging, and it is impossible to add or delete records after shooting. be.

In particular, inadvertent recording tends to damage the image at the recorded location, making it impossible to obtain the desired image.

In addition, with conventional cameras of this type, the number of displayed characters is limited due to the structure of the exposure device, etc., so only numbers and some English characters can be recorded, and characters such as kanji and kana can be recorded. It is impossible to do so. In order to record these characters, the structure of the exposure device becomes extremely complicated, leading to an increase in the size and cost of the camera.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a digital recording type camera that can perform recording as desired according to the user's needs and can record using various display characters.

[Means to solve the problem]

The digital recording camera of the present invention includes a code converter that encodes information such as the date and time of photography, a code pattern device that configures this code as an optical pattern, and a light emitter that exposes the code pattern to photographic film. The camera is provided with a recording section configured to include a recording section configured to expose the code pattern to a part outside the shooting frame at the same time as a photograph is taken within the shooting frame of the photographic film.

[Function] With the above-mentioned configuration, information such as the shooting date and time can be recorded digitally at the same time as shooting, and when printing from photographic film to photographic paper, arbitrary recording can be performed with arbitrary properties based on this digitally recorded information. becomes possible.

〔Example〕

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a basic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a mm-sized camera body, which is equipped with a lens, a shank, a film winding mechanism, etc., and exposes an arbitrary image within a photographing frame 11 of a photographic film 10.

A digital timer 2 constituted by a so-called digital clock is provided inside the camera body 1, and constantly keeps track of the date and time. Further, a display 3 made of, for example, a liquid crystal display is provided on the outside of the camera body 1, and displays the date and time of the digital timer 2. Furthermore, a recording section 4 is provided within the camera body 1, into which a portion of the output of the digital timer 2 is input.

As shown in FIG. 2, this recording section 4 includes a code converter 5 that converts the date and time information from the digital timer 2 into a digital code such as a bar code, and a bar code pattern based on the output of the code converter 5. A light emitter 7 is provided for exposing the coat pattern formed by the liquid crystal code patterner 6 to a location outside the photographing frame 11 of the photographic film 10.

According to this configuration, when a photograph is taken on the photographic film 10 using the camera body 1, a part of the date and time information outputted from the digital timer 2 is manually inputted to the recording section 4, and the date and time information is converted by the code converter 5. converted to barcode. Then, a barcode pattern is formed by the liquid crystal code patterner 6, and the barcode pattern is exposed to a portion outside the photographing frame 11 of the photographic film 10 by the light emitter 7.

It goes without saying that the operation of the light emitter 7 is performed in conjunction with the shutter of the camera body 1 and the like.

Therefore, when a photograph is taken using this camera, the date and time information is always exposed as a barcode on a part of the photographic film 10, and the photographic film after development includes the barcode image 12 together with the photographed image within the photographing frame 11. is recorded. Then, by printing this photographic film onto photographic paper using a printing device that can configure patterns of various characters in accordance with the barcode, part of the image is recorded with arbitrary properties such as numbers, alphabetic characters, kanji kana, etc. can do. Of course, it is also possible to eliminate the need for recording on photographic paper.

Therefore, there is no need to decide whether or not to record at the time of shooting.
Recording can be performed at any time later.

Further, the recording properties are not limited to the properties of the display device provided in the camera, but can be made using a variety of other properties. Note that since the barcode uses the outside of the shooting frame, it goes without saying that it does not damage the shot image.

Here, the coat information recorded on the photographic film is not limited to barcodes, and various digital recording methods such as slot dots can be used.

Further, it is also possible to use figures, symbols, etc. as recording properties to be recorded on photographic paper or the like.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention is equipped with a recording section that encodes information such as the shooting date and time and exposes the photographic film to light. can be digitally recorded, and when printing from photographic film to photographic paper, it is possible to perform arbitrary recording with arbitrary properties based on this digitally recorded information. Furthermore, since the digital information is recorded outside the photographic frame, the photographed image will not be damaged.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of a recording section. 1... Camera body, 2... Digital timer, 3...
・Display device, 4... Recording section, 5... Code converter, 6
...Liquid crystal code pattern device, 7...Light emitter, 10.
... Photographic film, 11... Shooting frame, 12... Barcode image. 2nd bow - Bokuhiko each

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A code converter that encodes information such as shooting date and time;
It is equipped with a recording section composed of a code pattern device that configures this code as an optical pattern, and a light emitting device that exposes this code pattern to a photographic film. A digital recording type camera, characterized in that the code pattern is configured to expose a portion outside the photographing frame.