JPH02183674A - Video camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate video recording button pressing at low angle photographing or the like by providing a rotary member rotated in a horizontal or vertical plane to a corner at rear upper outside of a grip and arranging the video recording button to apply start and stop of video recording to the rotary member. CONSTITUTION:A rotary member rotated in a horizontal or vertical plate, that is, a switch box 7 is provided to a corner at rear upper outside of a grip 2 and a video recording button 3 to apply start and stop of the video recording by depression in arranged. When a video camera 10 is carried by both hands to support near the foot at low angle photographing, the switch box 7 is located by rotating it so that the video recording button 3 comes to the upper face of the grip 2 and the video recording button 3 on the upper face of the grip 2 is pressed by a loop of the thumb to start and stop the video recording. Thus, the video recording button 3 is easily depressed even at low angle photographing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a video camera, and particularly relates to an improvement of a recording operation switch thereof.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional video camera. In the figure, 10 is a video camera, which includes a video camera body 1 for photographing a subject, and a video camera body 1 attached to the top of the video camera body 1 for capturing a subject. a finder 6, and a grip part 2 in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with a built-in push-button recording switch attached to the side of the video camera body l.
It is composed of. Here, the video camera 10 starts recording when the push button 4 (hereinafter referred to as the record button) 3 of the push button type recording switch is pressed, and stops recording when the recording button 3 is pressed during recording. It has become. *The record button 3 is located on the upper part of the grip part 2 on the rear side of the camera, that is, when the photographer holds the grip part 2 as if carrying a video camera, the thumb 4
It is located on the ventral side or on the opposite side of the body.

Next, the operation will be explained.

First, in the case of normal angle shooting, that is, when you hold the video camera with one hand as shown in Figure 3 so that the finder 6 is located at the eye level of the photographer, and shoot while following the subject with the finder 6. To start or stop recording, press the recording button 3 with the pad of the thumb 4, as shown in the figure.

On the other hand, when shooting from a low angle, that is, when holding the video camera 10 in a low position near the photographer's feet with both hands wrapped around it, and shooting by following the subject with a rough guide without using the viewfinder 6, the recording To start or stop, press the fingernail side of the thumb 4 as shown in Figure 4, as in the case of normal angle photography, or change your grip and press the ventral side of the thumb 4. Become.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

Conventional video cameras are configured as described above, so when shooting from a low angle, you have to use the nail of your thumb 4 to press the record button, and you also have to use the pad of your thumb 4 to press the record button. In this case, the video camera 10 needs to be held in a different position, resulting in a problem of poor operability.

This invention was made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a video camera in which the recording button can be easily pressed even when shooting from a low angle.

[Means to solve the problem]

The video camera according to the present invention includes a rotating member that is rotatable in a horizontal plane or a vertical plane on the outer rear upper part of the grip portion of the video camera, and a rotating member that can be rotated in a horizontal plane or in a vertical plane to start and stop recording by a pressing operation. A button is arranged on the rotating member.

[Effect]

In this invention, a rotating member capable of rotating in a horizontal plane or a vertical plane is provided on the rear upper outer side of the grip portion of the video camera, and a recording button for starting and stopping recording by pressing the button is provided. Because it is placed on the rotating member,
By rotating the rotating member, the position of the recording button can be changed as appropriate between when shooting at a normal angle and when shooting at a low angle. For example, the pad of the thumb faces the back of the grip. At a normal angle, the record button is on the back side of the grip, while at a low angle, the pad of the thumb is facing the top of the grip.
By directing the grip toward the upper surface side, it becomes possible to always press the grip with the pad of the thumb, and as a result, the operability of the recording button can be greatly improved.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 are perspective views for explaining a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and in the figures 1 to 4.
6. Reference numeral 10 indicates the same as the conventional example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and reference numeral 5 indicates a component mounting portion formed by cutting off the rear upper outer corner of the grip portion 2; This is a shaft installed in the center of a plane parallel to the side surface of the grip part 2 and perpendicular to this plane.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a switch box which is disposed in the above-mentioned component mounting part and is pivotally supported on the shaft 5, and has an outer shape in which the lower half is a rectangular parallelepiped shape and the upper half is a cylindrical upper half shape. ,
In addition, a push-button switch body is housed inside, and a recording button 3 is disposed on the bottom.Furthermore, this switch box 7 has the recording button arrangement surface (bottom surface) connected to the back surface of the grip section 2 and its top surface. It is possible to rotate between the two.

Next, the operation will be explained.

When shooting in a normal posture (angle), the video camera 1
When holding the 0 with one hand by the grip part 2, the thumb 4
1, so that the switch box 7 is rotated and positioned so that its record button 3 is located on the back side of the grip section 2, as shown in FIG. Then, press the recording button 3 on the back of the grip section 2 with the pad of the thumb 4 to start and stop recording.

On the other hand, when shooting from a low angle, when the video camera 10 is held near the feet with both hands, the pad of the thumb 4 is in a position facing the top surface of the grip section 2, so the switch box 7 and the record button 3 are Rotate and position it so that it is on the top surface of the grip part 2, and press the recording button 3 on the top surface of the grip part 2 with the pad of your thumb 4 to start and stop recording, as shown in FIG.

In this way, in the video camera of this embodiment, the switch box 7 with the recording button 3 arranged on the bottom is rotatably attached to the rear upper outer corner of the grip section 2 of the video camera 10, so that the normal angle can be changed. When shooting, the switch box 7 is rotated and positioned so that the recording button 3 faces the pad of the thumb 4 behind the grip section 2. On the other hand, when shooting from a low angle, the switch box 7 By rotating the box 7 and positioning the record button 3 so that it faces the pad of the thumb 4 above the grip section 2, the record button 3 can always be operated with the pad of the thumb 4, so that when shooting from a low angle Furthermore, since the record button 3 is operated with the claw side of the thumb 4 or the ventral side of the thumb 4, there is no need to change the grip of the video camera 10, and as a result, the operability of the video camera can be greatly improved. can.

Although a video camera has been described in the above embodiment, it may also be a camera-integrated video tape recorder, and in this case, the same effects as in the above embodiment can be achieved.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, according to the present invention, a rotating member capable of rotating in a horizontal plane or a vertical plane is provided at the outer corner of the rear upper part of the grip portion of the video camera, and recording can be started and stopped by a pressing operation. Since the recording button for recording is arranged on the rotary member, the position of the recording button can be changed as appropriate between when shooting at a normal angle and when shooting at a low angle. It is possible to obtain a highly operable video camera in which the position can be adjusted to a position that is easy to operate from each angle, and the recording button can be easily pressed even when shooting from a low angle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views for explaining the structure and operation of a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views for explaining the structure and operation of a conventional video camera, respectively. FIG. In the figure, 1 is the video camera body, 2 is the grip part,
3 is a recording button, 4 is a thumb, 5 is an axis, 6 is a viewfinder, 7 is a switch box, and 10 is a video camera. Note that the same reference numerals in the figures indicate the same or equivalent parts.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A video camera comprising a video camera body and a grip portion attached to the body and having a push button for a recording switch, and configured to start and stop recording by pressing the push button, A video camera characterized in that a rotating member capable of rotating in a horizontal plane or a vertical plane is provided at a rear upper outer portion of the unit, and the push button is disposed on the rotating member.