JPH07184104A - Information processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate out of focusing at the time of interval pickup by inhibiting zooming during the interval pickup so as to prevent fluctuation of a pickup field angle. CONSTITUTION:Just after image pickup of 1st frame is executed by confirming image pickup start command in the interval pickup, a system controller 19 transists a camera into standby state and inhibits zoom drive of an optical system 1. Then after the lapse of a predetermined time less than an interval time set in a setting memory 17 in advance, power is supplied and strobo scope battery charge and white balance processing is implemented and after the lapse of the interval time, the image pickup is started. Thus, out of focusing due to the change in the image pickup angle is prevented by inhibiting zooming during the interval pickup.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information handling apparatus, and more particularly to an information handling apparatus capable of recording or reproducing information on an information recording medium having a main information area and a management information area. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art DOS (DISK OPERATION
An IC memory card, which is an information recording medium applied to an image information recording / reproducing apparatus which is an information handling apparatus to which SYSTEM is applied, has a memory area configuration as shown in FIG.

The above memory card is composed of an attribute memory and a common memory, and the common memory is composed of an attribute information area, a memory management area 100, and a data area 104 which is a main information area. Fixed data that is not changed for each device is written in the attribute information area. The memory management area 100 includes a boot sector 101 that is a first management information area, a FAT information area 102 that is a second management information area, and a directory entry area 103 that is also a second management information area. Has been done. Data such as an image is recorded in the data area 104.

In the boot sector 101, the logical sector length of the memory card, the number of tracks, the number of sectors per track, etc. are recorded. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the contents of the format of the boot sector 101. Also,
In the FAT information area 102, the memory area information of the data area 104 is recorded in a chain format, and in the directory entry area 103, how the data is recorded in the data area 104 or the attribute of the data file. Information etc. is written.

As an initialization process for making an unused memory card or a used memory card in which data has been written into a data recordable state, one is to erase all data in the memory card, A memory check is performed, and further, an initialization format process in which boot sectors and the like are written, and the other one is directory entry and F
There is an all-frame erasing process that erases only the AT. And
The initialization format process requires a long processing time, for example, about one minute since the data in all memory areas are initialized, but the all-frame erasing process requires only rewriting the management information. For a short time, for example, about 1
Initialization is completed in 5 seconds.

A method shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10 is conceivable as a method capable of shortening the processing time in the above initialization processing in the information recording / reproducing apparatus or the like. In this process, first, the boot sector is read (step S10).
1) It is checked whether the boot sector information is suitable for the device (step S102). If the boot sector information is incompatible, the initialization format process is executed (step S105). If the boot sector information matches, the directory entry is erased and the FAT is initialized (steps S103 and S104), and the initialization is completed. In this way, in the initialization for the boot sector information of the memory card that is suitable for the device, it is possible to eliminate a long waiting time due to formatting.

[0007]

By the way, conventionally, the interval photographing by the electronic still camera system is a known photographing method, but the zoom function is effective during the interval photographing. Therefore, if zooming is performed during interval shooting, there is a problem in that the shooting angle of view changes and the focusing shifts, and it is necessary to start shooting again.

According to the present invention, in consideration of such problems of the conventional interval shooting, by prohibiting zooming during the interval shooting, it is possible to prevent the focusing angle from deviating due to the change of the shooting angle of view during the interval shooting. It is intended to provide a handling device.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an image recording / reproducing apparatus having an interval photographing function for photographing at a set time interval, and a zoom function of the image recording / reproducing apparatus during the interval photographing. This is an information handling device provided with a zoom function prohibiting means for prohibiting the.

[0010]

According to the present invention, the zoom function prohibiting means prohibits the zoom function of the image recording / reproducing apparatus during the interval photographing.

[0011]

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

1 to 3 are a block diagram and an external view of an electronic still camera of an information handling apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention.

The electronic still camera of the present embodiment is I
The C memory card is applied as an information recording medium, and its configuration will be described along the flow of signals with reference to the block configuration diagram of FIG.

In the recording mode, the optical image of the subject that has entered through the optical system 1 is CC imaged on its image plane.
It is converted into an analog electric signal by the imaging system 2 composed of D and the like. The image pickup signal output from the image pickup system 2 is converted into a digital signal by an analog / digital conversion circuit (hereinafter abbreviated as A / D conversion circuit) 4 after a DC level is kept constant by a clamp circuit 3. Are written in the frame memory 6 and temporarily stored.

When the writing to the frame memory 6 is completed, the data is read from the frame memory 6 under the control of the memory controller 5, and the discrete cosine transform circuit (hereinafter referred to as DCT / IDCT) 7 is read. Data conversion necessary for data compression is performed and output to the coder / decoder 8. In the coder / decoder 8 of the coder / decoder 8, an auxiliary memory 9 in which various data and tables necessary for performing compression processing are written.
With reference to, the video data is compressed. Then, the compressed data is written through the data bus 20 to the IC memory card 10 which is an information recording medium detachably attached to the electronic still camera.

In the recording mode, the image pickup system 2
The output signal gain when adjusting the white balance of
Controlled via the system controller 19,
The diaphragm of the optical system 1 is also controlled via the system controller 19. The system controller 19 includes a management information discriminating means, a management information initializing means, a management information restoring means, etc., which will be described later.

Next, the description of the electronic still camera will be continued along the flow of signals when reproducing the video data recorded as described above.

The data read from the IC memory card 10 is input to the coder / decoder 8 through the data bus 20 and expanded to restore the compressed data in the decoder section of the coder / decoder 8. Processing is performed. The expanded data is subjected to inverse DCT processing in the DCT / IDCT circuit 7 and written in the frame memory 6. When the expansion processing of all the data is completed, the data is read from the frame memory 6 under the control of the memory controller 5, and the output is converted by the digital process 11 into, for example, an NTSC-compliant video signal. Then, after being converted into an analog signal by the D / A (digital / analog) conversion circuit 12 and impedance matching of, for example, 75Ω is performed by the buffer 13, the electronic viewfinder (hereinafter abbreviated as EVF) 14 is provided to the photographer. The image is reproduced so that it can be observed. At the same time, the video signal is output to the external image output terminal 15.

The electronic still camera includes a character generator 16 for generating character information such as date and time and performing on-screen display on the screen, an LCD display unit 17 for displaying various operation modes and the like, and various types. It has the operation part 18 which operates. Then, the above-mentioned components are controlled by the system controller 19. In addition, although various manual operations are possible in this camera, the same operation is reproduced by storing the set value at that time in the setting memory 21 and recalling the set value in the subsequent operation. be able to.

When recording on the recording medium such as the IC memory card 10 described above, for example, it is converted into a format recognizable on a personal computer, specifically, converted into a DOS format described later and recorded.

Next, the arrangement of the operation section 18 and the like will be described in detail.

The external views of the electronic still camera of this embodiment shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 show the arrangement of the operating section 18 and the like. Note that FIG. 2 is a plan view of the camera, and FIG. 3 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2, as viewed from the eyepiece of the camera.

As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned LCD display unit 48 is arranged at the center of the upper surface of the camera body, and displays various operations to be described later. On one side of the LCD display unit 48, zoom switches (hereinafter referred to as ZOOM switches) T31 and W32 for selecting a tele mode and a wide mode are provided.

Further, the ZOOM switches T31, W3
2, an up switch (hereinafter, referred to as UP switch) 33 and a down switch (hereinafter, DOWN)
A switch) 34 is provided. When the camera is in the recording mode, these switches 33 and 34 are used for mode adjustment, for example, fine adjustment of white balance, change of shutter speed, change of exposure correction value, focusing of power focus, etc.
In the playback mode, it is also used for frame advance and frame return.

Next, referring to FIG. 2, the LCD display unit 4
The function of the operation switch group that constitutes the operation unit 18 disposed below 8 will be described.

In the figure, a white balance switch (hereinafter,
A WB switch 35 is used for changing the white balance mode in the recording mode.

Hereinafter, the view erase switch (hereinafter, V
The image erasing switch or the ERASE switch) 36 is used as a frame erasing switch in the recording mode, in which the image recorded immediately before is reproduced only while it is pressed.

The +/- switch 37 is used to change the exposure mode in the recording mode. The focus switch (hereinafter, referred to as FOCUS switch) 38 is
Used for changing the focus mode of auto focus or power focus in the recording mode.

A strobe switch (hereinafter referred to as ST switch) 39 is used to change the strobe mode in the recording mode. Picture switch (hereinafter PIC
(TURE switch) 40 is a color tone,
It is used to change the color depth. In the playback mode, it is used to set the image data of the memory card. The drive switch (hereinafter referred to as DRIVE switch) 41 is
In the recording mode, it is used to change the recording speed mode, and in the reproduction mode, it is used to change the reproduction speed.

A mode switch (hereinafter referred to as a MODE switch) 42 is used to change the compression mode and the non-compression mode in the recording mode. In the reproduction mode, it is used for instructing the on-screen mode for superimposing the character display signal on the video signal output from the external terminal. Time switch (hereinafter referred to as TIME switch) 4
3 is used for setting the time and turning the buzzer on and off. A power switch (hereinafter, referred to as POWER switch) 44 is used for powering on / off the camera of this embodiment. The trigger switch 45 is used to instruct a shooting operation.

A CAMERA / PLAY switch used to switch between a recording mode and a playback mode or to switch between a transmission mode and a reception mode at the time of image transmission is provided on the edge of the camera body further below the operation switches. 46, and an AUTO / MANUA for switching between the full-auto shooting mode and the manual shooting mode in the recording mode, or setting the camera in the transmission mode.
An L changeover switch 47 is provided. The EVF 14 of the camera is attached to the front side surface of the camera body.
Is provided for the eyepiece 49.

Next, interval shooting by the camera of this embodiment will be described.

Interval shooting by the conventional electronic still camera system is a known shooting method, but in this interval shooting, the zoom function is not particularly prohibited. Therefore, if the angle of view is changed by zooming during the interval shooting, the shooting must be redone. Also, the power supply was kept on during the shooting period. In a system in which the power source is a battery, it is difficult to perform long time interval shooting because of the large amount of power consumption.

In the camera of this embodiment, zooming is prohibited during the interval shooting to prevent the focusing angle from deviating due to a change in the shooting angle of view. Further, during the interval shooting, it is not always necessary to keep the on state at all times, so during the waiting time of shooting, the standby state close to power off is set to suppress power consumption. And, power on several tens of seconds before every shooting,
Prepare for shooting. Strobe charge during this shooting preparation time,
Processing such as auto WB will be performed.

In many cases, the interval time was conventionally fixed, but in the present embodiment, a certain interval time is held as a preset value,
The value can be finely changed and rewritten by the UP / DOWN switches 33, 34 and the like. The set value is stored in the setting memory 21 via the system controller 19. When performing the same interval shooting, the interval time can be easily set by reading the value stored in the setting memory 21 without any troublesome operation. The set value data is retained even in the power off state.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the interval photographing subroutine.

In the main photographing process, the photographing start instruction is confirmed in step S31, and the first frame is photographed in step S32. Immediately after that, the camera shifts to the standby state, and at the same time, the zoom drive is prohibited (step S33 as a zoom function prohibiting means). Step S3
In step 4, wait for a predetermined time, which is less than tens of seconds less than the interval setting time, to elapse, and after that time elapses, step S3
At 5, the power is turned on. Then, in step S36, the strobe charge and the automatic WB process are performed, and the process proceeds to step S37 to wait for the interval time to elapse,
Shooting is started in step S38. In step S39, the shooting of a predetermined number of frames is completed or the elapsed shooting time is checked, and the process returns to step S33 until the shooting is completed.

The processing of the interval photographing can be similarly applied to the interval reproduction. That is, the selector switch 46 is switched to the reproduction mode. DRI
The VE switch 41 designates interval reproduction.
In addition, the zoom switches 31 and 32 are operated to set the interval time in seconds. The set time is stored in the setting memory 21, and the set value is held even in the power off state. Then, it will be referred to when the interval reproduction is executed again.

In the above interval reproduction, the interval time itself, which is usually several seconds, is variable, but in order to temporarily execute high-speed search frame advance,
If the interval time can be shortened with one touch without changing the set interval time, the camera can be made more convenient. The above one-touch operation can be performed by, for example, UP / DOWN.
By performing the operation of the switches 33 and 34 and pressing the switches 33 and 34, the frame advance speed can be temporarily increased. In the conventional initialization process of FIG. 10 described above, if the memory card is pulled out or the power of the device is turned off during the erase operation, the boot sector is written in a normal state, and
Although the directory entry has also been erased, it is possible that the memory card may be taken out before the FAT has been erased.

Normally, in the memory card, the free capacity is determined by the size of the range in which each FAT data is "0". Therefore, if the FAT has not been erased as described above, it is determined that the capacity is small.

The file currently being searched for is FA
By tracking the T data chain, it is possible to distinguish between a normal FAT and an abnormal FAT, so it is possible to correct it. For example, a check process up to that point with an image recording / reproducing device such as a camera. Is not appropriate to execute every time the memory card is inserted. Such a check process is
Even in a personal computer or the like, the process is executed only by a single check command and is not performed during normal operation.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, a quick initialization process of the information recording medium is possible, and even if the normal initialization process of the information recording medium is not executed, the above recording is performed thereafter. This makes it possible to perform normal initialization without causing any inconvenience in handling the medium.

The initialization process of the memory card 10 in the camera of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of the subroutine of FIG.

ERASE switch 36 and UP switch 3
3 is pressed to set the camera in the initialization mode, and when the trigger switch 45 is pressed, the memory card 10 is pressed.
The above initialization process is started.

First, the boot sector of the first management information area is read (step S1), and the management information discriminating means
It is checked whether the boot sector information is suitable for the device (step S2). If the boot sector information is incorrect, the management area below the boot sector, that is, the first management area of the boot sector and the FA
T and the second management area of the directory entry and the formatting process for initializing all the data in the data area which is the main information storage area (step S).
7).

If the boot sector information is suitable for the device, the management information initializing means temporarily changes the boot sector to make the boot sector information improper (step S3), and The entry is erased and the FAT is initialized (step S).
4, S5). After that, the management information restoring means restores the boot sector to the original boot sector to make it a suitable boot sector (step S6), and finishes the initialization.

As described above, in the case of the initialization process of the conventional memory card shown in FIG. 10, if the card is pulled out during the erasure, the boot sector is normal, but the directory entry and the FAT are not properly connected. It becomes a consistent state. When such a card was inserted into the camera, it was used with the recordable data area being extremely narrowed, or it became impossible to record.

However, in the camera of this embodiment, by performing the above initialization processing, the memory card 10 removed during the processing is not the data whose boot sector is compatible with the corresponding apparatus. Even if it is inserted in the camera, it is in a state where it cannot be used, and problems such as recording will not occur. Further, when the card is initialized again, the boot sector is not a proper one, so the initialization is always performed in the format of step S7 in FIG.

In the camera of this embodiment, it is possible to forcibly execute the format of step S7, in addition to the initialization by the automatic discrimination. In this process, the forced initialization mode is set by pressing the ERASE switch 36 and the DOWN switch 34, and when the trigger switch 45 is pressed there, the management area and the data area of the memory card 10 are forcibly changed. Both format processes are started.

In the initialization processing of the memory card 10, if it is found necessary to save the data recorded during the initialization processing, the above-mentioned conventional method is used even if the initialization operation is interrupted. The data could not be replayed. Even in such a case, it is possible to propose a modification in which the directory entry and the FAT corresponding to the corresponding data can be reproduced if they have not been deleted yet.

In the initialization processing in this modified example, FIG.
In the boot sector shown in (1), a check flag is written in an area that is not directly related to data processing, for example, a manufacturer name and a version number area. In that case, other boot sectors are not changed. Then, if the initialization is interrupted for the above reason, pull out the memory card and insert it into the personal computer.
Data can be reproduced. That is, the flag can be checked on the personal computer to set the reproduction mode of the data being erased, and the range of the data not yet erased can be restored.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the information recording medium is initialized to the unrecorded state of the main information or the state equivalent to the unrecorded state, the management information of the first management information area is determined, When the management information in the first management information area is suitable for the corresponding information handling device, the management information that does not match the first management information area is once recorded, and the second management information area is initialized. After that, the original management information suitable for the first management information area is written, so that if the normal initialization processing of the information recording medium is not executed, the information recording medium becomes unusable, which is inconvenient. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of the error and at the same time, perform the normal initialization process of the recording medium.

Next, the data erasing process in the camera of this embodiment will be described.

As the data files recorded in the data area of the conventional image recording / reproducing apparatus such as a camera, three kinds of files shown in the formats of FIGS. 11, 12, and 13 are created. The data file in the format shown in FIG. 11 is an image data file of one frame,
It is composed of header information such as recording date and time, fields / frames and the like, and image data which is compressed image data. 12
Indicates the format of an audio data file of one frame which is a file generated in a camera capable of audio recording, and is composed of header information and audio data which is compressed audio data. Further, FIG. 13 shows a format of a relation data file showing a relation of a combination of an image file and an audio file corresponding to one directory entry, in which header information in which standard information is recorded and related information between files are recorded. Relation information.

In the data erasing process of this embodiment, it is possible to erase one frame of the image file and one frame of the audio file. Further, the image file and the image file can be erased based on the relation file data. It is possible to delete the audio files corresponding to the image files all at once.

Of course, deleting all frames of the image file,
It is also possible to erase all frames of an audio file.

In the camera of this embodiment, as a key operation for erasing one frame at the time of reproduction, the changeover switch 46 is changed over to the "PLAY" side and the VIE
While pressing the ERASE switch 36 that also serves as the W switch, the release switch 45 is operated to execute the erasing.

On the other hand, there is a so-called REC review reproduction function of reproducing the recorded image data immediately before recording, and this reproduction function has the changeover switch 46 left at the CAMERA side and also serves as a VIEW switch.
While the E switch 36 is being pressed, the REC review reproduction function works. Therefore, when erasing the image data of the rec review reproduction, the release switch 4 is directly used.
5 should be pressed.

As described above, in the camera of this embodiment, since the VIEW switch and the ERASE switch are also used as described above, the single frame erasing operation at the time of the normal reproduction and the REC review reproduction data The erasing operation can be executed by the same operation, and the user does not feel uncomfortable.

In the camera of the present embodiment, as described above, files such as voice data, relation data, personal computer data, etc. are recorded as data to be recorded in the data area in addition to the image data file. During normal reproduction, data of files other than those image data files and the unrecorded data portion are reproduced as a black mute screen. Therefore, in the present embodiment, in order to inform that the data other than the image data file is being reproduced, the on-screen display and the frame No. corresponding to the LCD display unit 17 are displayed. Blinks.

Also, voice data, relation data,
It is also possible to change the blinking speed depending on the difference in the data of the unrecorded portion and the like. Alternatively, the color of the mute screen can be made different depending on the difference in the above data. For example, the user can be identified at a glance by setting the unrecorded part to black mute, the audio file to blue mute, and the personal computer file to red mute.

Further, at the time of reproduction, it is also possible to skip and reproduce a file other than an image file such as an unrecorded file or a sound file. According to such reproduction, the user does not need to see the meaningless mute screen of unrecorded frames, etc., and can search efficiently.

That is, as the reproduction processing at a predetermined interval, there are continuous reproduction for searching the image data at high speed and interval reproduction for sending a reproduced image at a constant time. It is a function used at the time of demonstration, and it is not necessary to reproduce anything other than image data. Therefore, when these functions are working, the audio file, the unrecorded file, etc. are skipped and only the image file is reproduced, which can be very convenient.

Next, various recording processes in the camera of this embodiment will be described.

As described above, the header information is added to the image data file of one frame in order to record the data format of the image data. In the camera of this embodiment, shooting information of the camera, for example, shutter speed, exposure information, WB (white balance) information, color adjustment information, focus step number information, strobe exposure information, etc. are recorded in this header. Therefore, even when shooting is performed in full auto, it is possible to know the various shooting information by referring to the header information after shooting.

Further, it is possible to set the photographing conditions based on the photographing information recorded in the header to perform the photographing. The photographing process will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

In the flowchart of FIG. 5, in step S11, the changeover switch 46 is set to "PLAY".
Switch to the side and set to playback mode. And UP /
Operate the DOWN switches 33 and 34 to display the playback frame of the image for which the shooting conditions are to be referred to, and to display the PICTU.
With the RE switch 40, the frame No. Is specified. In step S12, the subroutine "set of shooting mode"
The process is called and executed.

In the subroutine "set of shooting mode", shooting information such as shutter speed and exposure information is read out from the header information of the image file of the corresponding frame as shown in FIG. 6 (step S21), and the shooting information is read. Based on this, the shooting conditions are set (step S22).

Then, in step S13 of FIG.
The selector switch 46 is switched to the "CAMERA" side, and the camera is set to the shooting mode. In step S14, shooting is performed under the shooting conditions that have already been set.

In this way, the shooting conditions on the past shooting screen can be reproduced without complicated setting operations, and if there is a memory card already taken by another shooter, the shooting conditions on that shooting screen will remain unchanged. It is also possible to apply.

Next, WB (white balance) adjustment in the camera of this embodiment will be described.

Generally, it is necessary to adjust WB in a video camera, but in a conventional camera, adjustment of auto WB, one-touch WB, preset WB was possible.

The automatic WB adjustment is an adjustment for automatically setting the position of the WB correction center on the color vector plane shown in FIG. 14 so that an appropriate WB can be obtained based on the input image signal. The drawback of this adjustment is that when the color in the entire screen is offset to a certain color, the color is corrected so that it becomes white, so that it is not always possible to record with a good color tone.

In the one-touch WB adjustment, the image signal of a white object is taken in and the signal is adjusted to be recognized as white. In this adjustment, it is necessary to carry a pure white object, which is inconvenient.

In the preset WB adjustment, a plurality of typical color temperature values are stored in the system as the WB correction center value data, and the color temperature values are adjusted according to the condition of the subject such as fine and cloudy. Select. For example, on the I-axis indicating the blackbody locus on the color vector plane of FIG. 14, WB correction is performed on either point P0 when it is sunny, point P1 when it is cloudy, or point P2 when it is sunset. Set to the center and adjust WB. However, with this adjustment, the delicate WB adjustment desired by the user cannot always be performed.

In order to solve the above problems, conventionally, R (red) -Y (luminance) on the color vector plane of FIG. 14 is conventionally used.
A method of manually performing fine adjustment of WB by setting variables of two axes of the axis and B (blue) -Y axis to determine the WB correction center has been adopted. However, in such a method, it is difficult to perform adjustment because it is necessary to set two values.

Therefore, in the camera of this embodiment, as the WB fine adjustment processing, it is possible to set the WB correction point on one axis to enable easier manual fine adjustment processing of WB. .

That is, according to this manual WB fine adjustment method, along the I axis, which is one inclined axis of the color vector plane of FIG. 14, the components of (RY) and (BY) are separated. The value is set as the WB correction center. It should be noted that the I axis is a line showing a black body locus along the change in color temperature of the black body, and if the WB correction center is moved along the I axis, proper WB adjustment can be made. it can.

In the present embodiment, when performing WB fine adjustment, the inclination data of the I-axis is stored in the memory, and first, as a correction adjustment point, a point P when the weather is fine in FIG.
Either 0 or a point P1 when cloudy or a point P2 when sunset is selected. Further, at each point, the UP / DOWN switches 33, 34 are operated to move the WB correction center along the inclination of the I-axis,
Fine-tune B.

Thus, the WB in the camera of this embodiment
Fine adjustment can be performed by a simple operation, and by performing this adjustment, it is possible to perform shooting with a delicate color tone desired by the user.

[0081]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention is provided with the zoom function prohibiting means for prohibiting the zoom function of the image recording / reproducing apparatus during the interval photographing. It has the advantage of being able to prevent the focusing angle from shifting due to changes in the shooting angle of view.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block configuration diagram of an electronic still camera showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an appearance of the camera shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view on arrow A of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of “memory card initialization” processing in the camera of FIG. 1;

5 is a flowchart of a "shooting process based on stored data" in the camera of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a subroutine “set of shooting data” processing called in “shooting processing based on stored data” of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of “interval shooting” processing in the camera of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a configuration of a memory area of a memory card applied to a conventional information handling device.

9 is a diagram showing a format of a boot sector of the memory card of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a “memory card initialization” process in a conventional information handling device.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a configuration of image data in a data area of a memory card applied to a conventional information handling device.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a structure of audio data in a data area of a memory card applied to a conventional information handling device.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a structure of relation data in a data area of a memory card applied to a conventional information handling device.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing I-axis characteristics on a color vector plane applied to the WB adjustment processing of the conventional video camera.

[Explanation of Codes] 19 System Controller (Management Information Discriminating Means, Management Information Initializing Means, Management Information Restoring Means) 101 Boot Sector (First Management Information Area) 102 FAT Area (Second Management Information Area) 103 Directory Area (second management information area) 104 Data area (main information area) Step S2 Management information determination means Steps S3, 4, 5 Management information initialization means Step S6 Management information restoration means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An image recording / reproducing apparatus having an interval photographing function for photographing at a set time interval, and a zoom function prohibition for prohibiting the zoom function of the image recording / reproducing apparatus during the interval photographing. An information handling device comprising means.