JPH02226970A - Electronic image pickup device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the operability by arranging a trigger operating means separately to plural prescribed positions to be matched with the attitude of handling a camera main body and left or right hand for operation and correcting the direction of a recorded or reproduced picture depending on which of trigger operating means is used for the relevant pickup operation. CONSTITUTION:Shutter buttons 40a, 40b are located on upper and lower faces of a camera main body 40, and when either of the shutter buttons 40a, 40b is depressed, triggering is applied, a control circuit 47 detects it and generates command information such as erected, reversed or longitudinal lateral conversion at the reproduction of the recorded image is generated depending on which of them is depressed. A section 48 modulates the command information and outputs the result to a recording section 43. The recording section 43 consists of a process signal processing circuit 43a adding a process signal to a video signal from the pickup section 42, an FM modulation section 43b FM-modulating the video signal after process of the processing signal and a multiplex section 43c receiving the FM-modulated signal and the data modulation signal from the data modulation section 48 and multiplexing the data and an output of the data multiplex section 43c is an output of the recording section 43.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an electronic camera system, and more particularly to an electronic imaging device that can reproduce an erect image regardless of the posture of the camera when taking pictures.

[Prior Art] In recent years, still video camera systems (hereinafter referred to as electronic camera systems) have appeared that use a still video floppy disk, which has the same structure as a floppy disk, as a recording medium instead of a silver halide film.

This electronic camera system has a configuration in which the camera body and the image reproduction processor are electrically and mechanically detachable.
Images taken while carrying the camera body are recorded on the still video floppy built into the camera, and the camera is connected to an image playback processor to play back the recorded images on the still video floppy and display them or as hard copies. It is designed so that you can obtain and view the images. In such electronic camera systems, in order to improve the portability of the camera body, the camera body incorporates the minimum number of functional units necessary for recording, including the photographing function unit and magnetic recording/playback unit. , ws# with large capacity and functional parts necessary for playback! All components are placed near the image reproduction processor, which does not require portability, in order to make the camera smaller and lighter.

To explain in more detail, the camera body has an optical system, an imaging system, and a recording system, and the image captured by the optical system is formed on a solid-state image sensor, which is converted into an electrical signal. Magnetically records on a still video floppy (magnetic recording medium). For example, 5G magnetic tracks can be formed concentrically on a still video floppy disk, and image signals are recorded using a different track each time a photograph is taken.

Then, the camera is connected to an image reproduction processor to reproduce recorded images on a still video floppy, and the images are displayed on a monitor device, or the images are obtained as a hard copy using a video printer and viewed.

On the other hand, the housing structure of such an electronic camera includes a lid type, a video camera type, a box type, and the like.

By the way, a box-type camera has a configuration as shown in FIG. 7, for example. That is, the camera body 1 includes a photographing lens 13, a viewfinder 5, a recording medium drive unit 2, a recording medium insertion/ejection opening 2a of the recording medium drive unit 2, a hand grip belt 16 provided on the side of the camera body 1, and a power supply. switch (power switch)
21, the release switch 22, which is the shutter button for shooting, the tele (T)/wide (W) (telephoto/wide-angle) operation switch 23, 24 for zooming on cameras with a zoom mechanism, and the forced flash and automatic flash lights. A strobe mode setting switch 25 for setting modes such as light emission and strobe off, a self-timer switch 2B for operating a self-timer, a buzzer setting switch 271 for setting on/off of an alarm buzzer (sounding body), and a recording medium attachment/detachment operation. Switches for various operations, such as an eject switch 28, are provided.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, electronic cameras are provided with switches for various operations. These switches are provided in limited areas of the camera body based on operability. especially,
Due to layout limitations, these are aimed at right-handed people, who make up the majority of the population, and are designed for right-handed users.

However, there are some left-handed people in this world, and cameras that are all designed for right-handed users are difficult for left-handed people to use. Manufacturing two types, one for right-handed and one for left-handed, is the same as developing a completely different electronic camera that packs various necessary elements into a small housing with limited space. Industrially, this is extremely wasteful and leads to increased costs.

By the way, since the box type camera is a book type camera, various operation buttons such as a release button are concentrated on the right hand side. It is designed to be operated with the fingers of the right hand.

On the other hand, a box-type camera can be used by holding it upright, but it can also be used by flipping it 180" and holding it in the opposite direction. In this case, you can operate it with the fingers of your left hand. However, the button is located at the bottom of the camera and must be operated with the thumb of the left hand.However, electronic cameras are different from cameras that use silver halide film. This method obtains an image electronically, records it on a recording medium such as a still floppy disk, plays it back, converts it into a video signal, and displays it on a monitor, etc. to view the image, so it is used in the normal orientation. Since the reproduction system is configured so that the image is erect when the camera is
0" If it is used inverted and held in the reverse direction, the reproduced image will be an inverted image, which is a drawback.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable the camera body to be used in an upright position or in an upright position, so that it can be used in an orientation that is convenient for both right-handed and left-handed users. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic imaging device with good operability, which can reproduce a reproduced image as an erect image even when a camera is used.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, the present invention takes the following measures. In other words, trigger operating means are arranged at a plurality of predetermined positions to suit the direction in which the camera body is held and whether the operating hand is left or right. The configuration is such that signal processing for correcting the orientation of recorded or reproduced images can be performed depending on the direction of the recorded or reproduced image.

[Effects] By taking such measures, the following effects will be exhibited. In other words, in order to adapt to the orientation in which the camera body is held and whether the left or right hand is used, the camera body is equipped with trigger operating means at multiple predetermined positions, such as on the upper and lower sides of the camera body. The user can hold the camera body in any direction he or she likes and use it to take pictures, whether in a standing position or upside down.

When the user operates the trigger operating means at an easily accessible position while holding the camera, the recording or playback image will be changed depending on which of the trigger operating means the above-mentioned photographing operation was performed. Signal processing is performed to correct the orientation.

Therefore, no matter how you hold the camera body, the captured image will be recorded and played back in a state determined by the position of the trigger operating means operated, making it possible to use the camera body in an upside-down position. Since the reproduced image can now be viewed as an upright image, it is now possible to hold the image with not only the right hand but also with the left hand and operate the shutter, and the image can be played back without being inverted. It becomes like this.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 6 shows an external view of the camera according to the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the box-shaped camera body 40 has a release button 40a on the top side and a bottom side in the figure, respectively.
40b is provided. The camera body 40 is provided with a photographing lens 40c on one side of the front, and a strobe 40d on the opposite side of the front from the lens 40c. Further, although not shown, a finder is provided on the back side of the camera body 40. One side of the camera body 40, that is, the photographing 1
The side of the lens 40c is the holding side when holding the camera, so grab it as if you were holding it with your hand.
The release button can be used by flipping the release button with the index finger and moving the hold side from the right side to the left side. Therefore, when the camera is held on the right and left sides respectively, the release buttons 40a and 40b can be used on each side. Place it in a position where you can press it with your index finger. This allows the camera to be used with either left or right hand by holding it upside down.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the block indicated by A is a photographing system, and the block indicated by B is a reproduction system. The photographing system A is a component built into the camera body 40.

Reference numeral 41 in the camera body 40 in the photographing system A is an optical system such as a lens, which forms an image of the object to be photographed on the imaging section 42 and also incorporates an exposure control mechanism and the like.

The imaging section 42 has an imaging device such as a solid-state imaging device, and converts an image formed through the optical system 41 into a video signal and outputs the video signal to the recording section 43.

The recording unit 43 stores this video signal on a still video floppy 4B.
The signal is modulated into a signal format suitable for recording and output to the still video floppy recording magnetic head 45. The magnetic head 45 is given an amplified signal via the recording amplification section 44. The magnetic head 45 is sought by a head access controller (not shown) and its track position with respect to the still video floppy 4B is controlled. Further, the drive that rotationally drives the still video floppy 4B is provided with a rotation detector (not shown) that outputs a rotation pulse PC every time the floppy 4B rotates once, and the drive outputs an output of the rotation detector. It is driven by a rotation control unit that performs rotation control in synchronization with the rotation pulse PC and a vertical synchronization signal (or a readout synchronization signal of the imaging unit may also be used) provided from the imaging system.

Therefore, the rotation control section and the rotation pulse PC output from the rotation detector are in a synchronous relationship, and with this synchronous relationship, the signal of the photographed image can be recorded on one track of the still floppy disk 4B every time a photograph is taken. It is now possible to do so.

When the exposure control system in the optical system receives an exposure control start signal from a microcomputer (not shown) that controls recording timing, it generates a shutter signal until the detection output from a photometric sensor (not shown) reaches the set exposure. The exposure control mechanism is controlled so that the optical system passes the object image while the shutter signal is present. The shutter signal is output by a trigger generated by operating the release buttons 40a, 40b.

The camera body 40 has a power-on switch (not shown), and when this switch is turned on, battery power of the camera is supplied to each part, and the camera becomes operational.

This camera body 40 has shirt buttons 4Qa on the top and bottom surfaces.

40b, when either of these shutter buttons 40a or 40b is pressed, a trigger is activated, and the control circuit 47 detects this and, depending on which button is pressed, issues commands for normal/reversal and vertical/horizontal conversion when reproducing the recorded image. It is something that generates information. 48 data-modulates this command information and sends it to the recording section 4.
3. The recording section 43 is the imaging section 42
a process signal processing circuit 43a that adds a process signal to a video signal from the process signal, an FM modulator 43b that modulates the video signal after the process signal processing, and a FM modulator 43b that modulates the FM modulated signal and data from the data modulator 48. The data multiplexing section 43e receives signals and multiplexes these signals, and the output of the data multiplexing section 43c becomes the output of the recording section 43.

The reproducing system B includes a reproducing head 50 for reading recorded information from the still video floppy 46, a reproducing amplifying section 51 for amplifying the read signal from the reproducing head 50, and a data demodulating section for this amplified signal to obtain the correct signal when reproducing the recorded image.・Reversal,
Data recovery that separates vertical/horizontal conversion command information and playback video signal 3! J section 52, FM demodulates the reproduced video signal demodulated by this data demodulation section 52 to obtain a video signal.
f13! j unit 53, an image recording direction determining unit 54 that obtains command information for normal/reverse and vertical/horizontal conversion and determines which direction should be used for playback control, and an A/J unit 54 that converts the output of the FMtSl adjustment unit 53 into digital data. According to the write/read address of the D converter 5B and the recording/reproducing unit 57, the A/
A memory section 58 having a capacity for one frame, for example, which has a function of temporarily storing the digital data of the video signal outputted by the D converting section 58 at the specified write address and reading the stored data from the specified read address. A D/A converter 59 that converts the digital data read out from the unit 58 into an analog signal, and a display circuit B that displays the video signal converted into an analog signal as an image.
Consists of O. It also includes a control section 55 that receives outputs from the FM demodulation section 52 and image recording direction determination section 54 and controls the A/D conversion section 5G and the recording/reproducing section 57. This control section 5
5 receives the outputs of the FM demodulation section 52 and the image recording direction determination section 54 and controls the conversion operation of the A/D conversion section 56 while adjusting the timing of both, and responds to the determination output of the image recording direction determination section 54. This outputs an update control command for the write/read address of the recording/reproducing section 57.
In accordance with this command, sequentially updates the address specified for writing the conversion output of the A/D converter 5B to the memory unit 58, and
It has an IK function that sequentially generates read addresses and provides them to the memory section 58 so that the image data stored in the memory section 58 is read out in a royal state when the reproduction operation starts.

Next, the operation of this device having the above configuration will be explained. - Of the configuration shown in FIG. 1 above, only the photographing system A is located inside the camera body 40.
The playback system B is installed in the playback processor, but if possible, the two should be integrated into the camera body 40.
There is no problem even if the configuration is built into the system. Here, as an example, a method in which only the photographing system A is built into the camera body 40 will be described.

One side of the camera body 40, that is, the side on which the photographing lens 40c is arranged, is the hold side when holding the camera, and the camera body 40 is gripped with the hand, and the release button 40a or the side with the index finger is held. By pressing 40b,
It is now possible to perform shooting operations. and,
The camera body 4o can be used by inverting and moving the hold side from the right side to the left side. Therefore, the release buttons 40a and 40b are placed on each side when the camera is held in the right and left hands respectively. Place it in a position where you can press it with your index finger. This allows the camera to be used with either left or right hand by holding it upside down. Because most of the other buttons do not need to be used at the stage of shutter operation due to their functions, only the release buttons 40a and 40b can be operated in the left-hand/right-hand mode here, without using the dual buttons. When the camera body 40 is held with a desired hand and the release button 40a or 401 is pressed, a trigger for photographing is activated and a photographing operation begins. Then, the subject image passes through the optical system 41 and is formed on the imaging section 42, and exposure is continued until a predetermined exposure time is reached. The imaging unit 42 is composed of an imaging device such as a solid-state imaging device, and includes an optical system 4! The image formed through the converter converts the image into a video signal and outputs it to the recording section 43. Recording section 4
3 modulates this video signal into a signal format suitable for recording on the still video floppy 4B and outputs it to the still video floppy recording magnetic head 45. That is, after the process signal is added and FM modulated by the FM modulation section 43b,
After being multiplexed with other information by the data multiplexing section 43c and amplified by the recording amplifying section 44, the amplified signal is given to the magnetic head 45. The magnetic head 45 is sought by a head access controller (not shown) and its track position with respect to the still video floppy 48 is controlled. Then, a video signal in which data is multiplexed is recorded in one track at this track position.

On the other hand, the control circuit 47 detects whether the release button 40a or 40b is pressed, and determines that the former is for upright position, and the latter for inverted position. Then, the determination signal is outputted and given to the data modulation section 48.

The data modulator 48 modulates this signal and provides it to the data multiplexer 43c, so the signal output from the data multiplexer 43e becomes a multiplexed signal of the video signal component and the upright/inverted determination information. . In this way, each time a photograph is taken, the video signal is recorded on a floppy disk along with information about the orientation of the camera body (upright/inverted).

During playback, the photographed floppy disk 46 is loaded into the image playback processor, the playback track number is designated, and the desired video is played back. When this designation is made, the playback head 50 seeks to the designated position and displays the still image. The information recorded on the video floppy 46 is read out. The read signal from the reproduction head 50 is amplified by a reproduction amplification section 51, then demodulated by a data demodulation section 52, and sent to an image recording direction determination section 54 and an FM demodulation section 53.

The data demodulation unit 52 separates the playback video signal from the command information for normal/inversion and vertical/horizontal conversion during recorded image playback, and the playback video signal demodulated by the data demodulation unit 52 is sent to the FM demodulation unit 53. FM demodulation is performed to convert it into a video signal, and the command information for normal/inversion and vertical/horizontal conversion is given to an image recording direction determining section 54, which determines from which direction playback control is to be performed. Further, the output of the FMt1m unit 53 is converted into digital data via the A/D converter 5B, and then converted into digital data according to the write/read address of the recording/reproducing unit 57.
The digital data of the video signal outputted by is temporarily stored in the write designated address. Further, the FM demodulation section 53
In response to the output of the image recording direction determining section 54, the control circuit 55
controls the timing of the /D converter 58, controls the conversion operation by the A/D converter 56 of the output of the FM demodulator 52, and also controls the recording/reproducing unit according to the determination output of the image recording direction determining unit 54. 57 write/read address update control command is output. In accordance with this command, the recording/reproducing section 57
The designated address for writing the conversion output of the /D converter 56 into the memory unit 58 is updated sequentially, and when the playback operation starts, the read address is set so that the image data stored in the memory unit 58 is read out with the image erect. are generated sequentially and stored in the memory section 58.
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Since the capacity of the memory section 58 is one frame, if the video is in an inverted state, if it is stored in the memory in sequence, if the data is read from the reverse direction, the data read from the memory will be in an upright state. If the inverted image is stored in the memory in reverse order starting from the end of the address, the data read from the memory can be reproduced as a royal image if the data is read from the forward direction.

For an image in an upright state, writing and reading may be performed while updating the address in the normal forward state.

In this way, according to the write/read address of the recording/reproducing section 57, the digital data of the video signal output from the A/D converter section 5B is temporarily stored at the specified write address, and the stored data is read from the specified read address. The digital data for one frame in the upright state read out from the memory section 58 by the D/A
The video signal converted into an analog signal by the converter 59 is displayed as an image by the display circuit 60.

In this way, depending on the position of the release button pressed during shooting,
The image recording direction is determined, the determination output is multiplexed with the video signal obtained by shooting, and recorded on the image signal recording medium, and the multiplexed determination information is separated when the recorded image is reproduced from the recording medium. This judgment information is obtained, and based on this judgment information, a control command for updating the write/read address of the video signal to the memory is output.The recording/playback unit that outputs the write/read address to the memory updates the playback video according to this command. It sequentially updates the address specified for writing the output to the memory section, and also sequentially generates read addresses and provides them to the memory section so that the image data stored in the memory section is read out with the image erected when the playback operation starts. In addition, even if the camera body is used upside down, the reproduced image can be automatically displayed as an upright image.

In the above embodiment, the video signal is temporarily stored in the frame memory during playback, and when read out, the video signal is reversed forward and backward to be played back into an erect image. However, as shown in FIG. This reversal may be performed when recording.

That is, FIG. 2 shows the top surface of the camera body 40 that is pressed when photographing with the camera body upright when reading out the video signal of the subject image formed by the optical system on the CCD image sensor. The signal is sent to the recording unit 43^ through the signal transmission path La formed by the release button 40a, and also by the release button 40b on the top surface of the camera body 40, which is pressed when shooting with the camera body upside down. An inversion processing circuit 71 reads out the beginning of the video signal provided on this path in reverse order from the end through the formed signal transmission path Lb (same configuration as the forward/reverse inversion processing system according to 55.57.58 in the previous reproduction system) The configuration is such that the information is supplied to the recording unit 43^ through the recording section 43^. In this case, since the image is converted into an erect image during recording, a conventional reproduction processor can be used as is during reproduction. still,
In FIG. 2, the recording section 43A has a configuration in which the data multiplexing section 43c is removed from the configuration of the recording section 43 in FIG. 1. In addition, the input signal of the recording section 43A is transmitted to the electronic viewfinder (EVP) 72 (or liquid crystal display element LC) using the electronic scanning image display element of the electronic camera body 40.
By displaying the image on an image display element (an image display element using D is also acceptable), the viewfinder display image can also be displayed as an erect image.

In addition, as shown in Figure 3, the CCD imaged by the optical system
It is also possible to adopt a system in which an erect image is obtained by performing forward/inverse conversion on the image sensor 42a by controlling the readout of the video signal of the subject image on the image sensor 42a.

That is, the release button 40a on the top of the camera body is pressed when shooting with the camera body upright, and the release button 40b on the top of the camera body is pressed when shooting with the camera body upside down. , a control circuit 81 which detects which one is pressed and generates a control output to perform inverted readout processing to read out the beginning of the video signal in reverse order from the end and readout processing in forward order based on the detection result, and a control circuit 81 which generates a control output to perform readout processing in forward order, and a readout address based on this command. a readout circuit 82 that outputs an address signal while controlling the update of the
By sequentially controlling the readout of the 1408 type image sensor 42a according to the output abyss of the readout circuit 82, forward/reverse inversion processing is realized. Then, the configuration is such that this read video signal is given to the recording section 43^.

Although the configuration shown in FIG. 3 is a configuration in which forward and reverse conversion is performed on the MO8 type image sensor, it is also possible to use a system in which conversion is performed on a field memory (or frame memory). As shown in FIG. 4, the CCD image sensor 42m performs normal readout control, and the output is digitally converted by the A/D converter 90, and the necessary process signals are added as a video signal. , are sequentially stored on the field memory (or frame memory) 92. And release button 4
A control circuit 81 detects which one of 0a and 40b is pressed, and generates a control output to perform reverse readout processing to read out the beginning of the video signal in reverse order from the end and readout processing in forward order based on the detection result; A write/read circuit 82a is provided which outputs an address signal while controlling update of the write address and read address based on a command, and controls reading of stored data on the field memory 92 sequentially according to the output address of the write/read circuit 82a. This realizes forward and reverse reversal processing. Then, the read video signal is converted into an analog signal by the D/A converter 93 and then supplied to the FM modulator 43b.

Furthermore, as a method for displaying the image in the electronic viewfinder of the camera body 40 as an erect image, it is also possible to implement the method shown in FIG. That is, as shown in the figure, C
The CD image pickup device 42a performs normal read control, and after processing the output as a video signal and adding necessary process signals, the output is applied as a video signal to the display circuit 95 in the EVF finder. Then, it detects which of the release buttons 40a and 40b has been pressed, and based on the detection result, reverse display deflection scanning displays the beginning of the video signal in reverse order from the end of the display screen, and forward display deflection scans displays the video signal in forward order. In order to control the scanning process, a control circuit 81 determines whether to change the electronic scanning direction of the display circuit 95 to forward or reverse; A deflection system 9B that deflects in that direction is provided, and this deflection system 9B
The display circuit is sequentially scanned according to the deflection output of the display circuit. This allows the display image in the finder to be displayed as an erect image.

The device of the present invention described in detail above has release buttons arranged on multiple surfaces so that the camera body can be used in an upright position or in an upside-down position, and depending on which release button is operated, it can be used in forward or reverse positions. It detects whether the camera is held up and controls the image so that it becomes an erect image if the image is reversed when recording or reproducing on a recording medium. Therefore, it is now possible to use the camera body both in an upright position and in an upright position.Therefore, it can be used in an orientation that is convenient for both right-handed and left-handed users, and it can also be played back even when the camera is used in an upright position. The statue can now be reproduced as an upright statue.

In this way, this device has trigger operating means (releases) arranged at a plurality of predetermined positions on the camera body to suit the direction in which the camera body is held and whether the operating hand is left or right. The device is configured so that signal processing can be performed to correct the direction of the recorded or reproduced image depending on which of the trigger operation means is used, and the direction in which the camera body is held and the operation are performed. The camera body has separate trigger operating means in multiple predetermined positions, such as the top and bottom sides, so that it can be used in both upright and upside-down positions. , the user can hold the camera body in any direction he/she likes and use it for photographing.Then, when the user holds the camera and operates the trigger operation means at an easy-to-operate position, the photographing operation will be performed by the above-mentioned trigger operation. Signal processing is performed to correct the orientation of the recorded or reproduced image depending on which of the means was used.Therefore, no matter how the camera body is held, the trigger operation means operated The captured image will be recorded and played back in a state determined by the position of Not only can you hold the camera with your left hand, you can also operate the release.
During reproduction, the image can be reproduced without being reversed.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, but can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the gist thereof.For example, in the above embodiments, an electronic still camera may be used. As an example, in addition to being usable for movies, there are also switches that can detect the direction of gravity, such as the release button, mercury switch, etc., in order to reliably detect the direction in which the camera is held. It is also possible to provide a camera attitude detection device using a camera and use the output to detect the attitude, and the attitude switch may be used to determine which release button is to be activated. Also,
In addition to forward/reverse conversion, it is also possible to detect whether the camera body is in the vertical or horizontal direction and perform vertical/horizontal conversion so that an erect image can be viewed regardless of the camera body's orientation.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the camera body can be used in an upright position or in an inverted tilted position, so that it can be used by both right-handed and left-handed people. It is possible to provide an electronic imaging device with good operability, which can be used in an orientation that is easy to hold, and can reproduce a reproduced image as an erect image even when the camera is used in an inverted and upright position.

4. Brief explanation of the drawings Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention, Figs. 2 to 5 are block diagrams showing other embodiments of the present invention, and Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.

40...Camera body, 40a, 40b...Release button, 40c...Photographing lens, 41...Optical system, 42
...Imaging section, 43A...Recording section, 43b...FM
Modulation unit, 43c...Data multiplexing unit, 4B...Still video floppy, 45...Magnetic head for recording, 4B
. . . still video floppy, 48 . . . data modulation unit, 50 .
...Data demodulation section, 53...FM demodulation section, 54...
Image recording direction determination section, 56...A/D conversion section, 57.
... Recording/reproducing section, 58... Memory section, 81... Control circuit, 82... Reading circuit, 82a... Writing φ
Readout circuit, 90...^/D conversion section, 92... Field (frame) memory, 9G... Deflection system.

Applicant's agent: Patent attorney Atsushi Tsuboi

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) Trigger operating means are arranged separately at a plurality of predetermined positions to suit the direction in which the camera body is held and whether the operating hand is left or right, and the shooting operation is performed by any one of the above trigger operating means. 1. An electronic imaging device characterized in that it is configured to perform signal processing for correcting the orientation of a recorded or reproduced image depending on whether the image is recorded or reproduced. (2) An electronic imaging device characterized by having a configuration in which position information of a trigger operating means at the time of photographing is recorded together with video information, and during playback, this information is simultaneously read out and correction is applied to the video information.