JPH03234200A - Video and audio signal recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To record an audio signal clearly by supporting a sound collection microphone with a rotary shaft so as to direct the microphone toward an object when an audio signal of the object is recorded and to direct the microphone toward a photographer when the audio signal of the photographer is recorded. CONSTITUTION:A notch in parallel with an optical axis of an image pickup lens 1 is provided to the upper part of the left side face of a video and audio signal recorder and a microphone 11 is fitted around the middle of the location. The microphone 11 is fitted to the tip of an arm 12, the arm 12 is fitted freely turnably with the rotary shaft perpendicular to the image pickup element 1 to turn the microphone 11 toward an object and a photographer. When an audio signal of the object is recorded, the microphone 11 is directed toward the object and when an audio signal of the photographer is recorded, the microphone 11 is directed toward the photographer by turning the arm 12. Thus, the audio signal of the object and that of the photographer are selectively recorded with simple configuration employing the single set of the microphone 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a video and audio recording device for recording information on information recording media such as video floppy disks, video tapes, and IC memories.

[Conventional technology]

In recent years, small and inexpensive video and audio recording devices such as electronic still cameras that record not only video information but also audio information on information recording media such as video floppy disks have been attracting attention. A conventional video and audio recording device, for example, as shown in FIG.
It has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an imaging lens 1 is provided at a predetermined position on the subject side. The imaging lens 1 forms an image of a subject on a focal plane, and a finder 2 is arranged nearby. The finder 2 determines the position of the camera relative to the subject from the finder eyepiece 3 provided on the eyepiece side, and also determines the attitude of the camera. A mode changeover switch 4 is provided near the center on the eyepiece side. The mode changeover switch 4 switches between video information and audio information. For example, in mode 1, only video information is recorded, in mode 2, video information and audio information are recorded, and in mode 3, audio information used for after-recording etc. There are three options for recording only. A micro-on 5 and a counter display 6 are provided near the mode changeover switch 4. A microphone 5 is used to pick up the voices of the photographer and the subject, and a counter display 6 displays the number of recorded images and the like. Further, a release button 7 and a video floppy disk insertion slot 8 are provided at predetermined positions on the top side. The release button 7 is used to record video information and audio information.

First, when the mode changeover switch 4 is in mode 1, by pressing the release button 7, an image that enters the imaging lens 1 is recorded on a video floppy disk. When switching to mode 2, by pressing the release button 7, the image incident on the imaging lens l is recorded on the video floppy disk, and the audio information picked up from the microphone 5 is also recorded. In mode 3, by pressing the release button 8, only the audio information picked up from the microphone 5 is recorded on the video floppy disk.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In such a conventional video and audio recording device, the microphone 5 is housed toward the eyepiece side.

However, even when recording video information and the subject's audio, the microphone 5 records from the sound collection part on the eyepiece side, so the subject's audio is not picked up much, and the camera is shot while looking into the viewfinder eyepiece. There was a problem in that only the voice of the person was recorded.

The present invention has been made in view of the problems of conventional video and audio recording devices, and is capable of selectively recording the subject's voice and the photographer's voice using a simple configuration using a single microphone. The technical challenge is to make it possible to make sounds.

[Means to solve the problem]

The invention of claim 1 of the present application is a video and audio recording device that records video information and audio information on an information recording medium, in which a microphone for collecting audio is housed at one end, and the other end is rotatable by a rotating shaft. The camera is characterized by comprising a microphone support part that is held in the main body and rotates the sound collection direction of the microphone toward the subject side and the photographer side.

The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is characterized in that the rotation shaft of the microphone support section is rotatably held at a predetermined position of the main body near the subject side.

[Effect]

According to the present invention having such features, the sound of the subject is collected by tilting and rotating the microphone of the microphone support section so that the sound collecting direction of the microphone is toward the subject. Also, by tilting it toward the photographer and rotating it, the photographer's voice can be collected.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the video and audio recording device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1(a) and 1(b) are perspective views showing a video and audio recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the same parts as those in the conventional example described above are given the same reference numerals and detailed explanations will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 1(a), a finder 2 is arranged near the imaging lens 1, and the object is captured through the finder eyepiece 3 provided on the eyepiece side.

A mode changeover switch 4 and a counter display 6 are provided near the center on the eyepiece side. Further, a release button 7 and a video floppy disk insertion slot 8 are provided at respective predetermined positions on the top side.

The release button 7 is a push button switch that is operated when recording video and audio. In this embodiment, as shown in the drawing, a notch parallel to the optical axis of the imaging lens 1 is provided in the upper part of the left side surface, and a microphone 11 is attached near the center of the notch. The microphone II is fixed to the tip of the arm 2, and the arm 12 is rotatably attached to the imaging lens 1 by a rotating shaft perpendicular to the imaging lens 1.
can be rotated toward the subject and the photographer.

Here, the microphone 11, the arm 12, and the rotating shaft constitute a microphone support section 13.

When collecting the sound of the subject, the microphone 11 is directed toward the subject and the mode selector switch 4 is switched to mode 2, as shown in FIG. 1(a). Then, the user presses the release button 7 to photograph the subject, and the microphone L1 collects and records the sound from the subject before and after the photographing. At this time, since the microphone 11 is directed toward the subject, the voice of the subject can be clearly recorded.

In the case of mode 2, which records the photographer's voice, as shown in Figure 1 (
By rotating the arm 12 and directing the microphone 11 toward the photographer as shown in b), the voice of the photographer is clearly recorded as in the conventional example.

Next, FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment embodying the invention of claim 2 of the present invention.
It is a perspective view showing the whole composition of an example.

In this embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, a rotatable arm 14 having a rotary shaft is provided at a predetermined position close to the subject in the notch on the left side surface, and a microphone 15 is fixed to the tip thereof. The microphone 15 is rotatably mounted on a rotating shaft perpendicular to the imaging lens 1, so that a microphone support 16 composed of the arm 14 and the microphone 15 can be rotated toward the subject and the photographer. .

In this example, an electronic still camera using a video floppy disk was used, but an I
Needless to say, the present invention may also be used in cameras using C memory cards, video tapes, etc., and video-integrated cameras.

Also, number 1. In the second embodiment, the microphone support section was attached to the side surface of the main body, but it may also be attached to the top or bottom surface of the main body, and the direction of rotation thereof is also in the lateral direction perpendicular to the optical axis of the imaging lens. Needless to say, it may be rotated.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained in detail above, according to the invention of claim 1, the microphone for sound collection is held by the rotating shaft, so that when recording the sound of the subject, the microphone is directed toward the subject, and the voice of the photographer is When recording, for example, by pointing the camera at the photographer, each voice can be recorded clearly.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the microphone is not only directed toward the subject and the photographer, but also at a distance from the photographer when recording the subject's voice, so that the microphone can be moved away from the photographer. You can record more clearly. Furthermore, since the microphones are located farther apart than in the first embodiment, it is also possible to obtain the effect that shutter sounds, motor sounds, strobe charging sounds, etc. emitted by the video/audio recording device are less likely to be recorded.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1(a) and 1(b) are perspective views showing a video and audio recording device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a video and audio recording device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. 3 are perspective views showing a conventional video and audio recording device. 1--Imaging lens 2--------Finder 3-Finder eyepiece 4--Mode selection switch 6--Counter display
7--------・Release button 8・-----Insertion slot 11.15...Microphone 12
．． 14-・-1---Arm 13°16~...-Microphone support part.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A video and audio recording device that records video and audio information on an information recording medium, in which a microphone for collecting audio is housed at one end, and the other end is rotatably held in the main body by a rotating shaft. 1. A video and audio recording device comprising: a microphone supporting section that rotates the direction of sound collection of the microphone toward a subject side and a photographer side. (2) The video and audio recording device according to claim 1, wherein the rotational shaft of the microphone support section is rotatably held at a predetermined position on the main body near the subject.