JPH0662356A - Video recorder and reproducer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable photographing an object and simultaneously recording it by superimposing a counted value counted by means of a counting circuit on a video signal. CONSTITUTION:When a switch 11 at the tip of a cable 10 extended from a recording/reproducing device is operated so as to start or stop counting, a judging means 12 judges whether counting is started or stopped and sends a command to the counting circuit 2. The counting circuit 2 which receives the command starts or stops counting based on the command. The counted value counted by the counting circuit 2 is superimposed on the video signal by a superimposing circuit 3. The video signal where the counted value is superimposed on is recorded by a recording circuit 4. Thus, the switch can be operated by one hand while operating VTR by the other hand.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording a required time at the same time as a video (subject) being reproduced.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, video recording / reproducing devices, particularly video tape recorders (hereinafter abbreviated as VTRs), have been reduced in size and weight, and are often used outdoors for watching sports. The VTR for outdoor shooting can record (time date) information such as year, month, day, hour, minute, second, etc. in the video signal together.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned configuration, when a sports practice or the like is selected as the subject, when it is desired to record the time trial landscape and the required time of the athlete who is practicing at the same time, the time date information is recorded. There was a problem that the required time could not be measured only by itself.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a video recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording a required time together with a subject while recording a video.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, a video recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention counts time by a counting control unit for starting and stopping counting and a command from the counting control unit. A counting circuit, a video signal, a superimposing circuit for superimposing the count value output from the counting circuit on the video signal, and a recording circuit for recording the output signal of the superimposing circuit. is there.

[0006]

By the above means, the count value counted by the counting circuit is superposed on the video signal and the superposed video signal is recorded. Therefore, the required time can be recorded at the same time when the subject is photographed. it can.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a video recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a counting control unit that starts and stops counting, 10 is a cable extended from the apparatus, 11 is a switch provided at the tip of the cable, and 12 is whether to start or stop counting. Judging means for judging, 2 is a counting circuit that counts time according to a command from the counting control unit, 3 is a video signal, and a superimposition circuit that superimposes the count value output from the counting circuit on the video signal, and 4 is an output signal of the superposition circuit Is a recording circuit for recording.

The operation of the video recording / reproducing apparatus configured as described above will be described below.

To start or stop counting,
Switch 11 at the end of cable 10 extended from the device
When is operated, the determination means 12 determines whether to start or stop counting, and sends a command to the counting circuit 2. The counting circuit 2 that has received the command starts or stops counting based on the command. The count value counted by the counting circuit 2 is superimposed on the video signal by the superimposing circuit 3.
The video signal on which the count value is superimposed is recorded by the recording circuit 4.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the counting control section is provided with the cable extended from the apparatus and the switch at the tip thereof, so that the VTR is operated by one hand while the switch is operated by the other hand. Can be operated, and the subject and required time can be easily recorded.

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
Will be described with reference to. It should be noted that components having the same functions as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a video recording / reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 20 is a signal emitted from the outside of the device, and 21 is 20.
Is a receiving unit for receiving.

The operation of the video recording / reproducing apparatus configured as described above will be described below.

To start or stop counting,
When a signal is emitted from the outside of the device such as a start point or a goal point, the reception unit 21 receives the signal.
Based on the data received by the receiving unit 21, the judging means 12 judges whether to start or stop counting, and sends a command to the counting circuit 2. The counting circuit 2 that has received the command starts or stops counting based on the command.
The count value counted by the counting circuit 2 is superimposed on the video signal by the superimposing circuit 3. The video signal on which the count value is superimposed is recorded by the recording circuit 4.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by providing the counting control unit with the receiving unit for receiving the signal generated from the outside of the apparatus, it becomes possible to receive the instruction to start or stop the counting from a distance. , It is possible to record the required time with a higher system at the same time as the subject.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, a counting control unit for starting and stopping counting, a counting circuit for counting time according to a command from the counting control unit, a video signal, and the video signal. By providing a superimposing circuit that superimposes the count value output from the counting circuit and a recording circuit that records the output signal of the superimposing circuit, excellent video recording capable of recording both the subject and the required time with a simple device. The playback device can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Counting controller 2 Counting circuit 3 Superimposing circuit 4 Recording circuit 10 Cable 11 Switch 12 Judgment means 20 External device generation signal 21 Receiver

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A counting control unit for starting and stopping counting, a counting circuit for counting time according to a command from the counting control unit, a video signal, and a meter output from the counting circuit for the video signal. A video recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a superimposing circuit for superimposing a numerical value and a recording circuit for recording an output signal of the superimposing circuit. 2. A counting control section comprises a cable extended from the apparatus, a switch provided at the tip of the cable, and a judging means for judging whether to start or stop counting when the switch is operated. The video recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 3. A counting control section comprises a receiving section for receiving a signal emitted from the outside of the apparatus, and a judging section for judging whether to start or stop counting based on the received data received by the receiving section. The video recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein