JPH05304623A - Image pickup device and state display device for video signal recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the visual recognition of an alarm display, and to allow a video camera user to speedily recognize it by exactly identifying a normal display and the alarm display, in a state display device for an image pickup device, and a video recording and reproducing device. CONSTITUTION:A CCD 11 as the image pickup device is provided at a VTR device having a color view finder, a video signal 110 obtained by picking up an object is outputted and inputted to a state detecting means 1, and then each kind of state such as the normal state, alarm state, and battery residual state is detected. Then, an obtained state detection signal 101 and the video signal 110 are inputted to a state display signal preparing means 2, an obtained state display signal 102 and the signal 110 are inputted to a controller means 3, and a color display signal 103 generated by an integral processing is inputted to a color display means 4. In this case the means 4 is constituted of an electronic color view finder and a monitor device, the state of the VTR device is color- displayed at the video finder, and the signal 110 is displayed at the monitor device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video signal recording / reproducing device such as a video camera, and more particularly to a status display device of a monitor integrated video signal recording / reproducing (VTR) device having a viewfinder (EVF). Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the viewfinder of a video camera is mainly a monochrome CRT type, and the character display and the warning display of the viewfinder where the camera photographing information is concentrated are displayed in white. For example, in a video camera or a monitor-integrated VTR device, the warning display such as tape end, condensation, battery end, etc. is displayed with a white blinking display in order to distinguish it from normal character display. Was calling attention to.

[0003]

However, in the conventional video camera of this type, since the normal character display and warning display in the viewfinder in which the camera photographing information is concentrated are also white, the recognition degree increases when the number of display items increases. May decrease, and it may be difficult for the user to distinguish between the normal character display and the warning display. Especially, in the warning display, the white blinking display, etc., as described above, only calls attention to the user of the video camera.Therefore, there is an individual difference between the user who is alert and the user who is not. As a result, there is a problem in that it is difficult for a user who has low attention to visually recognize it. Some viewfinders of video cameras are capable of displaying the amount of remaining battery power, and conventionally, for example, E (empty) and F (full) are scale-displayed as in the fuel display of a fuel gauge of an automobile. However, in such a display method, there is a problem that the display area in the viewfinder becomes large and it becomes difficult to visually recognize the subject in the viewfinder.

It is an object of the present invention to display a status display of a status display device of an image pickup apparatus such as a video camera or a video signal recording / reproducing apparatus, a warning display, or a "battery level display" on a man-machine. An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging device and a status display device for a video signal recording / reproducing device, which can be easily and effectively performed from the viewpoint of communication.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, in the present invention, the status display, warning display, battery remaining capacity display, etc. of the image pickup apparatus or the status display apparatus of the video signal recording / reproducing apparatus are colored. A color viewfinder method that uses (color) for discrimination is adopted. Further, in the present invention, in addition to the "normal display" of the tape counter display, the date, the time, etc., at the time of shooting, the "warning display" of the tape end, condensation, battery end, etc. More preferably, "displaying the remaining battery level" and the like are performed easily and effectively from the viewpoint of man-machine communication.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the state of the image pickup apparatus for picking up an image using the image pickup element is
There is provided an imaging device characterized by adding a color to a character or a figure according to the state and displaying the color on a color display means. Preferably, the color display means,
The captured image of the image sensor and the status display of the status display excluding the warning status display are integrally displayed. Also,
Preferably, the status display processing is performed in the color display means, or the status display processing is performed in the preceding stage of the color display means. Preferably, the color display means has a color viewfinder.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the state detecting means for detecting the state of the means for picking up an image, the character information and the color indicating the state in response to the state detecting signal from the state detecting means. Information selecting means for generating and selectively outputting information, display control means for performing display control according to a signal output from the information selecting means, and the above-mentioned means based on a control signal from the display control means. There is provided an imaging device having color display means for displaying information selected and output by the information selection means.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, it has a state detecting means for detecting the state of a means for picking up an image and a color electronic viewfinder (or an electronic color viewfinder). And a color character display section and a circuit for selectively displaying, on the character display section, character information indicating the state and color information in response to a state detection signal from the state detection means. An imaging device is provided.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the display means for displaying the state of the video signal recording / reproducing apparatus, the state detecting means for detecting the state of the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the state detecting means detect the state. And a control means for controlling the color of the display indicating the abnormal state on the display means when the determination means determines that the state is abnormal. A characteristic display device for a video signal recording / reproducing device is provided. Preferably,
The display displayed on the display means blinks.

Further preferably, according to the present invention, there is provided a video camera characterized in that the recording / reproducing apparatus is a video camera and the display apparatus is a color viewfinder. Alternatively, according to the present invention, there is provided a monitor-integrated video signal recording / reproducing device, characterized in that the display device is used as a monitor, and the monitor is provided integrally with the recording / reproducing device.

According to the present invention, in a video signal recording / reproducing apparatus driven by a battery and capable of displaying the remaining amount of the battery, a detecting means for detecting the remaining amount of the battery, and a remaining amount detected by the detecting means. And a control unit for controlling the color of the battery remaining amount display displayed on the display unit according to the above. According to the present invention, there is provided a video camera in which the recording / reproducing apparatus is a video camera and the display means is a color viewfinder, or the recording / reproducing apparatus is a recording / reproducing apparatus, Provided is a monitor-integrated video signal recording / reproducing device, characterized in that the display means is a monitor.

[0012]

The state detecting means detects the state in the image pickup device such as the VTR device, that is, the normal state, the warning state, or the remaining battery state. Then, these detected states are displayed on a color display unit having a color viewfinder as information in which a character / graphic designed in advance according to the state is combined with a color. For these figures and characters, intuitively recognizable figures that indicate the state of the character and, if necessary, the state are displayed together with the difference in color, so that the user can easily recognize the state of the imaging device. it can. Normal status display, battery level display, etc.
It is desirable to be displayed together with the image data of the image sensor. On the other hand, it is desirable that the warning state is displayed entirely on the color viewfinder.

In the same manner as the above-mentioned image pickup apparatus, also in the status display apparatus of the video signal recording / reproducing apparatus, the status of the recording and / or reproducing apparatus is detected by the status detecting means, and in response to the detection output from the status detecting means. The character information indicating the state and the color information are output from the information selection means, and the information is selected as necessary. The controller means controls the display according to the character information and the color information from the information selecting means, and displays the character according to the color information from the liquid crystal display means based on the output from the controller means.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A VTR device having a color viewfinder as a first embodiment of an image pickup device as a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the first embodiment of the present invention among VTR devices having a color viewfinder.
It is a basic block diagram of the part related to a form. V shown in FIG.
The TR device has a CCD 11 as an imaging device,
The CCD 11 outputs a video signal (video signal) 110 that images a subject. The VTR device further has a state detecting means 1, which detects various states of the VTR device such as "normal state", "warning state", and "remaining battery state". As a normal state, for example,
There are states such as tape counter state, date, time (time), and VTR mode. The warning state includes, for example, tape end, condensation, empty tape, and head clogging. The state detecting means 1 outputs a state detection signal 101 for detecting the above state and a video signal 110 from the CCD 11.

The VTR device inputs the state detection signal 101 and the video signal 110, and performs a predetermined signal processing for displaying the state according to the content of the state detection signal 101 to generate the state display signal 102. State display signal generation means 2
Have. The status display signal generating means 2 outputs the video signal 110 from the CCD 11 as it is. The VTR device further has a display controller means 3 and a color display means 4 at a stage subsequent to the state display signal generating means 2. The color display means 4 is an electronic color viewfinder (EV
When F) and the monitor device are integrally configured,
The display control means 3 inputs the video signal 110 and the status display signal 102, and performs an integration (combining) process for displaying on the color display means 4 and the color display signal 10 is displayed.
3 is generated and the display control of the color display means 4 is performed. When the color display means 4 is separated into an electronic color viewfinder (EVF) for displaying the color display signal 103 and a monitor device for displaying the video signal 110, the display controller means 3 displays the color display signal 103. The video signal 110 is output to the EVF and the video signal 110 is output to the monitor device. With this basic configuration, the state of the VTR device is color-displayed on the color EVF and the video signal 110 is displayed.
Is displayed on the monitor device.

FIG. 2 is a partial block diagram of the VTR device further specifically illustrating the configuration of the VTR device shown in FIG.
This embodiment is an example in which an R / G / B character circuit 2a whose details will be described later is provided in a state display signal generation section 2A corresponding to the state display signal generation means 2. The state detecting means 1 shown in FIG. 1 is shown as a state detecting section 1A in FIG. 2, and the processing content thereof is similar to that of the state detecting means 1 described above, and detects various states of the VTR device. The state display signal generation means 2 shown in FIG. 1 includes an R / G / B character (character) circuit 2a and a signal addition (composition or superposition) circuit 2
b. The display controller means 3 in FIG. 1 corresponds to the display control unit 3A in FIG. Display control unit 3A
The processing contents of the display control means 3 are basically
Is the same as the processing content of. The color display means 4 shown in FIG. 1 is embodied by a color EVF 4A having a character display portion 4a in FIG. 2 and a monitor device 6.

The R / G / B character circuit 2a in the status display signal generation section 2A inputs the status detection signal 101, and a status display character (character) signal 102a indicating the status.
And the video signal 110 is generated in the signal addition circuit 2b.
The character display signal 102a is added (combined or superimposed) to the state display character signal 102. The state display character signal 102 includes a normal state display of the VTR device, a warning state display of the VTR device, a battery remaining amount display, and the like. The normal state display includes a tape counter display, date / time display, VTR mode display and the like. As the warning status display, tape end display,
There are dew condensation status cover, battery end display, etc. The battery remaining amount display is to display the remaining amount of the battery as a power source for driving the VTR device at that time. Color EV
Since they are displayed on the character display portion 4a in the F4A, these state displays have color information in addition to the characters. That is, the character display signal 102a includes color information in addition to the character, and the state display character signal 10
2 also includes color information. As the color information, for example, the normal state display is white, the warning state display is a color other than the color, for example, red, and the battery remaining amount is sequentially green, yellow, orange, and red according to the remaining amount state.

Various state displays generated by the state display signal generating section 2A are displayed on the color EVF 4A by adding colors to figures and characters as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, and the state of the VTR device is shown to the user. Make it easy to understand visually. 3 to 5 are diagrams showing specific examples of color character display. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of the normal state display of the VTR device, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of the warning state display of the VTR device, and FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of the battery remaining amount display.

FIGS. 3A to 3D show a normal state display of the VTR device, which is a white color E shown in FIG.
An example in which the normal state of the VTR device is displayed in white on the character display portion 4a in the VF 4A is shown. Here, the screen of the color EVF 4A is shown as the character display unit 10. The character display in the normal state is displayed at a predetermined position on the character display unit 10. In FIG. 3 (A), a color display portion 10a for displaying the value of the tape counter of the VTR device is defined in the upper right portion of the character display portion 10, and the running position of the video tape is displayed here in white and numerically as the counter value. To be done. This counter value is
It will be updated. As a result, the user can recognize the running state of the tape. In FIG. 3 (B), a date / time display portion 10b is defined below the character display portion 10, and the date at the time of shooting: 1991.12.24 and the time: AM1
2:00 is displayed in white. These dates and times are updated at any time. As a result, the user can recognize the date and time at the time of shooting. In FIG. 3C, a portion 10c for displaying an operation mode for displaying one of the operation modes of the VTR device, LP (Long play) in white, is defined at the upper right of the character display unit 10. By looking at this display, the user can recognize that he is currently shooting in the LP mode. In FIG. 3D, a shooting condition display portion 10d is defined in the upper left corner of the character display portion 10, in which the sun and white balance graphic indicating that the sun is shining and the shutter speed 100 are white. Is displayed. The user can recognize the shooting conditions by looking at this display. As described above, the normal state display of the VTR device is displayed in white in the corner of the screen, and the video signal 110 is displayed in the other parts. Therefore, it does not affect the visual recognition of the video signal 110 in the image,
The user can easily recognize the normal state of the VTR device.

FIGS. 4A to 4C show a warning state display of the VTR device. In FIGS. 4A to 4C, a warning is displayed by blinking red to visually appeal to the user. In addition, these warning states are displayed in the center of the character display unit 10 as figures that are intuitively easy to recognize. Figure 4 (A)
In FIG. 3, a tape end display 10e is defined in the center of the character display unit 10 and is shown by a figure that allows intuitive recognition of the end of the video tape. In FIG. 4B, a drum condensation display portion 10f is defined at the center of the character display portion 10, and a graphic indicates that the drum is condensed to raise the video cassette. Figure 4
In (C), a battery end display portion 10g is defined in the central portion of the character display portion 10, and a graphic indicates that the battery is exhausted and needs to be charged or replaced. In the above warning status display, it is possible to respond promptly by visually appealing each information by blinking red.

FIGS. 5A to 5D show the character display section 1
At the bottom of 0, the remaining amount of the battery is displayed along with the image of the video signal 110. However, the shape of the battery is not changed and the state is displayed in different colors. That is, FULL indicating that the remaining battery level is sufficient is shown in green (FIGS. 5A and 10h), and thereafter, as the remaining battery level decreases, yellow (FIGS. 5B and 10h), Orange (FIGS. 5 (C) and 10j) and blinking EMPTY in red indicating that the battery is almost empty (FIG. 5 (C), 1)
0k). Such a color display appropriately combines the three primary colors in the R / G / B character circuit 2a in the state display signal generation unit 2A shown in FIG. 2, as is normally done.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the image pickup apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention. In this embodiment, R shown in FIG.
/ G / B character circuit 2a to state display signal generation unit 2A
The color EVF 4B is transferred to the color EVF 4B, and the entire processing contents are the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, the portion 2B corresponding to the state display signal generator 2A shown in FIG.
Does virtually nothing, so this part 2B can be deleted. The display control unit 3B corresponds to the display control unit 3A,
The video signal 110 and the state detection signal 101 are input, that is, the state display character signal 102 is not input, and the input state detection signal 101 and the video signal 110 are the color EVF 4B corresponding to the color EVF 4A, and the video signal 110 is a monitor device. Output to 6. The color EVF 4B includes, in addition to the character display unit 4a described above, an R / G / B character circuit 4b and a signal addition circuit corresponding to the R / G / B character circuit 2a and the signal addition circuit 2b in the state display signal generation unit 2A. 4c is provided. The R / G / B character circuit 4b inputs the state detection signal 101 and outputs the character display signal 1 corresponding to the character display signal 102a.
04a is output, and the signal addition circuit 4c outputs the video signal 110
The character display signal 104a is added to. Also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the state display shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is displayed on the character display portion 4a (character display portion 10).

Comparing the second embodiment and the first embodiment,
Although the processing contents and results are substantially the same, there is an advantage that the circuit configuration of the second embodiment is simpler than that of the first embodiment. That is, the second embodiment has a configuration suitable for downsizing. Further, in the second embodiment, since the processing contents of the display control unit 3B are simplified, the display control unit 3B
The circuit configuration is also simplified, the display control processing time in the display control unit 3B can be shortened, and the display responsiveness is improved.

As is apparent from the first and second embodiments, by adopting the color viewfinder system, the normal display and the warning display of the VTR device can be clearly distinguished, and in particular, the visual recognition property of the warning display. Can be improved. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the remaining battery level can be discriminated by intuitive color display, so that it is possible to improve the recognizability thereof even though the display area is reduced.

As described above, the first and second embodiments of the image pickup apparatus have been described as the first embodiment of the present invention. However, in carrying out the present invention, in addition to the above-described image pickup apparatus, different forms of image pickup are performed. It can also be applied to status display devices such as devices and video signal recording / reproducing devices. In the following, as a second mode of the present invention, a state display device of a video signal recording / reproducing apparatus, etc. will be described in addition to a mode different from the above-mentioned image pickup apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram corresponding to FIG. 1, showing a second embodiment of the present invention. As a third and a fourth embodiment in which the apparatus shown in FIG. 7 is embodied as a video camera, those configurations are shown in FIGS. 8 and 9. In these figures, reference numeral 1 is a state detecting means for detecting the state of the recording / reproducing apparatus, and in FIG. 8 it comprises a state detecting section 10a for detecting the state of the video camera. Reference numeral 20 is a state judging means for judging whether or not the state is normal in response to the detection output of the state detecting means 1, and comprises a state judging section 20a in FIG.
The state in which the detected state is judged to be normal is, for example, tape count, date, time, operation mode, or the like. On the other hand, the state in which the detected state is judged to be abnormal is, for example, tape end,
There are condensation, battery end, etc.

Reference numeral 30 is a control means for controlling the display of the color display means 40 according to the state judged by the state judgment means 20, and comprises a control section 30a in FIG. Here, when the above-mentioned status judging means 20 judges that the status is normal, that is, the tape count,
When the date, time, operation mode, etc. are detected, the color display means 40 is controlled by the controller means 30 so that white characters or marks are displayed as usual. On the other hand, when the state determination means 20 determines that the state is not normal, that is, when a state such as tape end, condensation, or battery end is detected, it is easy to visually confirm, for example, red. The controller means 30 controls the color display means 40 to display the message or mark in a conspicuous color. Further, the controller means 30 may control the color display means 40 to display such a message or mark in color and blink. Reference numeral 40 denotes a color display means for displaying the state of the recording / reproducing apparatus, which comprises a color viewfinder 40A in FIG.

The configuration of the second embodiment of the present invention has been described above. A case in which the present invention is applied to a video camera will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. The state detecting unit 10a and the state determining unit 20a are as described above, and thus the description thereof is omitted. The RGB character circuit 8a is a circuit that generates a character that displays the state determined by the state determination unit 2a. The character generated from this RGB character circuit 8a is CC in the adder 24.
The video signal is fetched from D11 and is combined with the video signal through the signal processing unit 22. The combined signal is displayed as a character on the color viewfinder 40A. Further, the output signal of the signal processing unit 22 is connected to the external monitor 6 or the like as a video output so that a video can be viewed. Further, the display method such as the color and blinking of the character displayed on the color viewfinder 40A is controlled by the control unit 30a.
In the video camera, the states detected by the state detecting means 1 and the state determining means 20 are discriminated by colors as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 in the same manner as in the first embodiment of the present invention. It becomes possible to easily confirm the tape end, the condensation, the battery end, and the battery remaining amount.

Similar to the above, FIGS. 3 to 5 are views showing a specific example of character display, as in the above. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of normal display, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of warning display,
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of the battery remaining amount display. Figure 3
(A) to (D) show normal displays, and show the case where characters are displayed in white on the character display portion 40A of FIG. In FIG. 3, it is assumed that each display is performed at a predetermined position on the character display unit 10. Figure 3
(A) is a counter display 10a of the character display unit 10.
Shows the state where the tape position of the video tape is being counted. FIG. 3B shows a date / time display 10b of the character display unit 10 for specifying the time of shooting with a video camera. FIG. 4C shows the character display unit 1.
The LP display 10c is shown in the VTR mode display of 0. Figure 3
(D) shows the camera mode of the character display unit 10, in which the sun mark is white balance, and 100 is the shutter speed 10d. Since the normal display is displayed in white as described above, it is possible to reliably obtain the information by accurately identifying the information.

Similar to the above, FIGS. 4A to 4C and FIG.
(A) to (D) show a warning display and a battery remaining amount display of the character display. In FIGS. 4A to 4C, it is possible to visually appeal that the display is a warning by blinking red. FIG. 4A shows a tape end display 10e in the character display portion 10 and shows that the video tape is the end or the video tape is not inserted. FIG. 4 (B) shows that the drum is exposed on the display of the character display unit 10 and it is necessary to eject the video cassette 10f. FIG. 4C shows that the battery of the character display portion is the end 10 g. In the above warning display, it is possible to quickly respond by visually appealing each information by blinking red.

Similarly to the above, FIGS. 5 (A) to 5 (D) show the display of the remaining amount of the battery. FIG. 5 (A) shows green in the FULL state. 5 (B) showing 10 yellows 10i,
FIG. 5C shows the orange color 10j of the character display unit 10, and the character display unit 10 in the EMPTY state is shown in FIG.
In (C), the blinking red is 10k. In the remaining battery level display described above, the RGB character circuit 8a changes the respective color levels of red, green, and blue and outputs them at the same time so that the character display section 10 displays them in four different colors. It is possible to quickly and accurately recognize the remaining amount of the battery by seeing the color.

FIG. 9 shows a fourth embodiment different from the third embodiment shown in FIG. Although FIG. 8 shows the case where the RGB character circuit 8a and the adder 24 are provided in the camera unit, FIG. 9 shows the RGB character circuit 8a and the adder 2.
4 is provided in the color viewfinder 40B. With such a configuration, the circuit configuration of the camera unit is simplified, so that the camera unit can be downsized. In the fourth embodiment, not only the normal display and the warning display can be accurately distinguished, but also the visual recognition of the warning display is improved, so that the video camera user can be promptly and accurately responded to the warning. Can be recognized. Further, in the fourth embodiment, since the level display of the remaining battery level and the like can be discriminated by four colors, it is possible to improve the recognizability although the display area is narrowed.

The display of characters and warnings on the color viewfinder of the video camera has been described so far, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it can be implemented in a portable recording / reproducing apparatus as shown in FIG. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 13 denotes a portable video tape recorder to which a battery 14 is detachably attached. The state of this video tape recorder may be detected and an external monitor may be alerted at all times.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram when the present invention is applied to the recording / reproducing apparatus as shown in FIG. 11
8 is that the input from the recording / reproducing head 11A to the video signal processing unit 36 is input and that the signal from the RGB character circuit 8c is combined with the video signal to display characters on the monitor 12. Different from the example. The monitor 12 may be externally connected as in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 9, or may be one in which the video tape recorder and the monitor are integrally formed as shown in FIG. In FIG. 12, reference numeral 15 indicates that the video tape recorder and the monitor are integrally provided. In this case, the battery is mounted on the back surface (not shown). A character display 17 can be displayed on the monitor unit 16. As described above, the character display can be the tape end display, drum condensation, or battery end display as shown in FIG. Further, the confirmation of the battery remaining amount can be displayed as shown in FIG.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the image display device and the status display device of the video signal recording / reproducing device, it is possible to accurately distinguish between the normal display and the warning display. By improving the visual recognition of the warning display, the video camera user can quickly and accurately recognize the warning, and the level display such as the remaining battery level is distinguished by four colors and displayed. Even though the area is reduced, it is possible to obtain an excellent effect such that the recognizability can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a normal display of the video camera of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a warning display of the video camera of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of a battery remaining amount display of the video camera of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration of a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a third exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a configuration of a fourth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an image pickup apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of a fifth exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view of another imaging device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Status detection means 2, 20 ... Status display signal generation means 3, 30 ... Display controller means 4, 40A, 40B ... Color display means 6 ... Monitor device 4a ... Character display section 4b ... R / G / B character circuit 4c ··· Signal addition circuit 8a, 8c ··· Character display unit 4A, 4B · · Color EVF 10a, 10b · · State detection unit 11 · · CCD 22, 26, 36 · · Signal processing unit 24 · -Signal adding circuit 30a, 30b-Display control unit 101-Status detection signal 102-Status character signal 103-Color display signal 110-Video signal

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. An image pickup apparatus for displaying the state of an image pickup apparatus for picking up an image using an image pickup device on a color display means by adding colors to characters and figures according to the state. 2. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the color display means integrally displays a picked-up image of the image pickup element and a status display of the status display excluding a warning status display. 3. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the status display processing is performed in the color display means. 4. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the state display process is performed before the color display means. 5. The image pickup apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the color display means has a color viewfinder. 6. A state detecting means for detecting a state of a means for picking up an image, and in response to a state detecting signal from the state detecting means, character information and color information indicating the state are generated and selectively selected. Means for selecting information to be output, display control means for performing display control according to a signal output from the information selection means, and information selected and output by the information selection means based on a control signal from the display control means An image pickup apparatus having a color display means for displaying. 7. A state detection means for detecting a state of a means for picking up an image, and a color electronic viewfinder, wherein the viewfinder has a color character display section and a state detection signal from the state detection means. An image pickup apparatus comprising a circuit which responds to selectively display character information and color information indicating the state on the character display section. 8. A display means for displaying the state of the video signal recording / reproducing apparatus, a state detecting means for detecting the state of the recording / reproducing apparatus, and determining whether or not the state detected by the state detecting means is an abnormal state. Of the video signal recording / reproducing apparatus, and a control means for controlling the color of the display indicating the abnormal state on the display means when it is determined that the abnormal state is present. Status display device. 9. The status display device of a video signal recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the display displayed on said display means blinks. 10. The video camera according to claim 8, wherein the recording / reproducing device is a video camera, and the display device is a color viewfinder. 11. A monitor-integrated video signal recording / reproducing device according to claim 8, wherein the display device is a monitor, and the monitor is provided integrally with the recording / reproducing device. 12. A video signal recording / reproducing apparatus which is driven by a battery and is capable of displaying the remaining amount of the battery, detecting means for detecting the remaining amount of the battery, and display means according to the remaining amount detected by the detecting means. A battery remaining amount display device comprising: a control unit that controls the color of the battery remaining amount display displayed above. 13. The video camera according to claim 12, wherein the recording / reproducing device is a video camera, and the display means is a color viewfinder. 14. The monitor-integrated video signal recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the recording / reproducing apparatus is a recording / reproducing apparatus, and the display means is a monitor.