JPH0748813B2 - Still video camera device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a still video camera device including a combination of a still video camera and a reproducing adapter.

[Background of the Invention]

A still video camera device in which a still video camera having a signal reproducing function of recorded information and a reproducing adapter for demodulating a signal from the camera at the time of reproduction are combined has already been commercialized. The camera device can also shoot even when the camera is connected to the adapter, in which case the combined playback state is unstable and tends to fall,
It is confusing whether it is the shooting state or the playback state.

On the other hand, also in a video camera, a camera in which a viewfinder is projected at the time of shooting is known from Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-96626.

Since the present inventor does not need to pick up the video camera at the time of reproduction, if the reproduction adapter is also used as the mounting base of the video camera, the reproduction state can be easily made and the reproduction state becomes stable. The configuration of the adapter will be a simple structure that does not overlap with the video camera as a mounting base for the video camera, and for a video camera with a protruding viewfinder, it is not necessary to project the viewfinder during playback, and Since the adapter is required for playback and it is preferable to put it in the playback state when it is connected in order to eliminate the above-mentioned confusingness when it is connected to the video camera. Use the viewfinder to connect the camera and adapter, and switch between shooting and playback states Coupling and switching Te is conceived to be as reliably performed.

[Object of the Invention]

The present invention has been made based on the above idea of the present inventor, and the structure of the reproducing adapter is relatively simple, and a stable reproducing state is achieved by mounting the video camera on the reproducing adapter. And the viewfinder ensures that the camera and playback adapter are securely connected,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a still video camera device in which the shooting state and the playback state are reliably switched, and therefore there is no ambiguity between the shooting state and the playback state in the combined state.

[Structure of Invention]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is provided with a signal reproduction function of recorded information, and is displaced to an operation portion for setting and starting a mode and the like, a display portion for the set mode and the like, and a protruding position at the time of shooting and a storage position at the time of reproducing A combination of a still video camera having a viewfinder and a reproduction adapter for demodulating a signal from the still video camera at the time of reproduction, the adapter having the viewfinder displaced to the storage position is mounted on the upper portion of the camera. It also serves as a mounting table of a still video camera that is combined with the camera and serves as both an operating unit and a display unit of the camera, and interferes with the viewfinder at the protruding position to combine the above-mentioned mounting and combination of the camera. A still video camera device is characterized in that an interfering portion is formed so as to achieve the above object.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to illustrated examples.

1 and 2 are perspective views showing examples of a still video camera and a reproducing adapter of the device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view of the camera of FIG. 1 in a photographing state, and FIG. 4 is of FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where the camera and the adapter shown in FIG. 2 are connected, FIG. 5 is a side view showing that the camera cannot be connected in a shooting state, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are side views showing another example of the still video camera. And FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of the reproduction adapter.
FIG. 9 and FIG. 9 are side views showing that the camera shown in FIG. 6 and the adapter shown in FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a still video camera having a function of reproducing signals such as video, audio, and data recorded during shooting, 11 is a shooting lens of the camera 1, 12 is a frame feed and shooting and playback for shooting and playback. Is a start button for starting the frame feed, which is not performed, 13 is a floppy eject button for inserting / removing a video floppy, 14 is a mode for shooting or reproducing, a frame advance mode for which no shooting or reproducing is performed, auto date, etc. Setting button group, 15 is a display section for displaying the frame number for shooting and reproduction, the set mode, the date, etc. 16 is shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 1, and is also shown in FIGS. 3, 5, 6, 9 And the protruding position shown in
A viewfinder 2 shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 and displaced to the storage position shown in FIGS. 4 and 8 is a reproduction for outputting an image obtained by demodulating the signal from the camera 1 or a signal such as voice or data. Adapter, 21 is the eyepiece cup part where the finder 16 in the storage position of the camera 1 projects
A recess into which 16a is inserted, 22 is a pressing protrusion that presses the upper surface of the finder 16 that is also in the storage position, and 23 is an end surface of the camera 1 opposite to the end surface on which the taking lens 11 is provided. It is an adapter-side connector that is connected to a non-camera-side connector.

When the viewfinder 16 is projected, the camera 1 displays the setting button group 14
Unless a frame-advancing mode is set in which no image-taking or reproduction is performed, the start-up button 12 is pressed to enter an image-taking state in which image-taking and feeding of one frame of the video floppy are performed. In this state, the camera-side connector connected to the adapter-side connector 23 is disabled, and the display unit 15 displays the frame number to be photographed and the photographing mode and date set by the setting button group 14. When the finder 16 is stowed from this state, the start button
Even if you press 12, the camera will be ready for playback without shooting or feeding one frame of the video floppy. In this state, the disabled camera-side connector is enabled, and the camera 1
Can be connected to the adapter 2 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7. The display unit 15 displays the frame number to be reproduced when the camera 1 is connected to the adapter 2 and the reproduction mode set by the setting button group 14.

The connection shown in FIG. 4 is made by dropping the camera 1 into the adapter 2 so that the protruding eyepiece cup portion 16a of the stored finder 16 fits into the recess 21 of the adapter 2, and the connection shown in FIG. 7 is stored. This is done by dropping the camera 1 into the adapter 2 so that the upper surface of the finder 16 fits under the pressing protrusion 22 of the adapter 2. On the other hand, in the shooting state in which the finder 16 is projected, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 9, the front surface of the eyepiece cup portion 16a contacts the wall surface of the adapter 2, or the front surface of the finder 16 is changed to the adapter. The camera 1 and the adapter 2 cannot be connected to each other by hitting the pressing projection 22 of 2. That is, the upper eave wall portion of the depression 21 of the adapter 2 or the pressing protrusion 22 forms an interference portion with the finder 16 at the protruding position.

The camera 1 is replaced with the adapter 2 as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
When combined with, the camera side connector and adapter side connector
By connecting 23, the camera 1 inputs signals such as video, audio and data from the floppy to the adapter 2,
The adapter 2 is in a reproduction state where it demodulates those signals.
Then, when the start button 12 of the camera 1 is pressed down, the video floppy is fed by one frame and the reproduction is performed.

When the frame feed mode in which shooting and playback are not performed by the setting button group 14 is set, the start button 12 is pressed once regardless of whether the viewfinder 16 is projected or stored and the camera 1 and the adapter 2 are connected. By pushing down, shooting or playback is not performed, and the video floppy is fed by one frame, and it is in the idling state.

The state switching in the still video camera device of the present invention as described above is performed by the camera 1 using a microcomputer or the like.
The control circuit described above is used based on the displacement information of the finder 16, the connector connection information, the setting information of the setting button group 14, and the like.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described example, and a reproduction start button, a reproduction mode setting button, a display unit, etc. may be provided on the adder side. However, as shown in the illustrated example, since the start button and the like on the camera side are also used, the entire apparatus is inexpensive,
Not only can the structure be made compact, but also an effect that erroneous operation can be prevented can be obtained. The reason why the camera-side connector is disabled in the shooting state with the viewfinder projected is to prevent the occurrence of troubles related to the connector such as noise and short circuit in shooting, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is not something that can be done. The connector on the camera side and the connector on the adapter side may be used not only for exchanging signals but also for supplying power to the adapter side. Also, power can be supplied from the adapter side to the camera side.

[Effects of the Invention] The still video camera device of the present invention has a relatively simple structure only when the camera houses the viewfinder, and is mounted and coupled in a stable state to the playback adapter that also serves as a mounting table. Since the state is playback, the viewfinder does not get in the way when it is combined and it does not project, and there is no ambiguity as to whether it is the shooting state or the playback state. There is also an effect that the operating member and the display member can also be used for reproduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 are perspective views showing examples of a still video camera and a reproducing adapter of the device of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a side view of the camera of FIG. 1 in a photographing state, and FIG. 4 is of FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state where the camera and the adapter shown in FIG. 2 are connected, FIG. 5 is a side view showing that the camera cannot be connected in a shooting state, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are side views showing another example of the still video camera. And a perspective view showing another example of the reproducing adapter, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are side views showing that the camera shown in FIG. 6 and the adapter shown in FIG. . 1 ... Still video camera, 11 ... Shooting lens, 12 ... Start button, 13 ... Floppy eject button, 14 ... Setting button group, 15 ... Display section, 16 ... Viewfinder, 16a ... Eyepiece cup section , 2 …… Playback adapter, 21 …… Dimple, 22 …… Pressing protrusion, 23 …… Adapter side connector.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A signal reproducing function of recorded information, an operating section for setting and starting a mode, a display section for the set mode, and a projecting position at the time of shooting and a storage position at the time of reproduction. A still video camera having a viewfinder and a reproduction adapter for demodulating a signal from the still video camera at the time of reproduction, the adapter having the viewfinder displaced to the storage position and mounted on the top. And also serves as a mounting table for a still video camera that is combined with the camera to serve as both an operation unit and a display unit of the camera, and interferes with the viewfinder at the protruding position to be combined with the mounting unit of the camera. A still video camera device, characterized in that an interference portion for hindering the movement is formed.