JPH0818841A - Video recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a video recording device in which video recording for KARAOKE and conference is especially suitable, an object is picked up at an optional angle without the need for an installation position and no excess manual aid is required for image pickup. CONSTITUTION:A television camera 3, a microphone 5, a recorder, a lighting device 7 and a monitor display device are provided onto a movable truck provided with casters 9, 12. The vertical angle and horizontal angle of the television camera 3 and the lighting device 7 are adjusted by loosening knobs 14, 23. Furthermore, the height of the television camera 3 and the lighting device 7 is adjusted by turning handles 20, 25. Since the devices required for video recording are installed entirely on the truck and the truck 2 is provided with the casters 9, 12, the carrying is facilitated and the video recording device is used as required only.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording device for recording video. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The recording device of the present invention is particularly suitable for recording karaoke play in the recreation field and recording conference proceedings in the business field.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, so-called karaoke play has become very popular in the field of recreation, and most bar and banquet halls are equipped with karaoke equipment. Karaoke play involves playing only the accompaniment sound and singing along with it, and you can feel as if you were a singer. In the early days of karaoke, I was supposed to be a singer and I simply enjoyed singing.

In recent years, however, in order to enhance the karaoke play and enhance the realism of becoming a singer, there is a demand to record the appearance of oneself singing on a videotape and watch it later. For this reason, in bar shops selling karaoke, TV cameras and lighting equipment are installed on the stage, and a service is available to capture a video of the customers singing. In banquet halls such as wedding halls, there is a service that allows a professional photographer to photograph the customers singing. In a simpler banquet, those who participate in the banquet are shooting video in sequence.

Further, in the field of business, there is a demand for recording or recording the state of a meeting in order to alleviate the trouble of creating the meeting record. At that time, the person who works as the secretary of the meeting records the state of the meeting with a television camera.

[0005]

In the former case of karaoke play, when shooting with a television camera installed on the stage, the shooting is done only from a fixed direction such as the front or right side of the singing person. I have a complaint that I cannot do it. In addition, a considerable space is required for the installation location of the TV camera and the lighting device, and there is a problem in that the space is effectively used. That is, there are quite a few people or groups who do not want to be photographed among singers of karaoke, and the stationary TV camera is only an obstacle to such customers.

[0006] In the case of photographing by a cameraman, although the demand for photographing at an arbitrary angle and the demand for effective use of space are achieved, there is a problem that considerable labor costs are required. Also, when a banquet participant shoots, there is a complaint that the shooter cannot participate in play during the shooting. The same can be said in the field of business, and there is a problem in that it takes manpower to shoot a meeting. Therefore, the present invention focuses on the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and provides a recording device that does not require an installation place and can photograph a subject from an arbitrary angle, and further does not require human labor for photographing. To aim.

[0007]

The features of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object are that a television camera, a recording device, an illuminator and a monitor display are provided on a movable carriage equipped with casters. This is a recording device.

Further, an invention obtained by further improving the above invention is a recording apparatus in which at least one of a photographing angle and a height of the television camera can be changed. Similarly, the invention improved from the above invention is a recording apparatus in which at least one of the irradiation angle and the height of the illuminator can be changed.

Another aspect of the invention for achieving the same object as above is to provide a television camera, a microphone, a recording device, an illuminator and a monitor display on a movable carriage equipped with casters. The television camera and the illuminator are recording devices characterized in that the horizontal angle, the vertical angle, and the height can be changed.

[0010]

The recording apparatus of the present invention comprises a television camera, a recording apparatus, an illuminator and a monitor display, which are integrated and arranged on a movable carriage. When shooting a karaoke play or the like using the recording device of the present invention, the carriage is moved to an arbitrary position, and the carriage is stopped at that location for shooting. If shooting is not required, it can be moved to a position that does not interfere.

In the recording apparatus according to the second, third, and fourth aspects, since the angles and heights of the television camera and the illuminator can be changed, it is possible to adopt the photographing angle and the illuminator angle according to the subject.

[0012]

EXAMPLES Specific examples of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a recording apparatus according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the recording device of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the recording apparatus of FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 shows a recording apparatus according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. The recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has a dolly 2, and a TV camera 3, a microphone 5, a recording device 32, an illuminator 7, a monitor display 8 and the like are attached to the dolly 2. The trolley 2 used in this embodiment is
Four casters 9 and 12 are attached to the bottom surface so that they can be easily moved. Of the four casters,
The two casters 9 on the front side are mounted such that a roller 10 is rotatable about a horizontal axis and a fork 11 is rotatable about a vertical axis. On the other hand, the fork 13 of the rear caster 12 is integrally attached to the main body of the carriage 2.

The front and rear casters 9 and 12 each have a brake, and the rotation of the rollers can be stopped by locking the brake. The main body of the trolley 2 is made of a housing 15 made of a thin steel plate or resin. The TV camera 3 has a zoom function, is located above the housing 15 of the carriage 2, and is fixed to the carriage 2 via a slide shaft 16. The attachment structure of the television camera 3 to the slide shaft 16 is substantially the same as the attachment structure of a known camera tripod and a television camera, and by loosening the knob 14, the television camera 3
Can be rotated horizontally and vertically. Therefore, the knob 14 can be loosened to change the angle of the television camera 3, and the knob 14 can be tightened again to fix the angle.

A rack 17 is provided on one surface of the slide shaft 16. And the rack 17 of the slide shaft 16
It is fitted with a gear (not shown) in the housing 15. Further, this gear is interlocked with a handle 20 provided on the side surface of the housing 15. Therefore, the handle 20 provided on the housing 15
When is rotated, the slide shaft 16 moves up and down, and the TV camera 3 moves up and down.

In this embodiment, two illuminators 7 are provided, and both are attached to the slide shaft 22 like the television camera 3 described above. Then, by loosening the knob 23, the angle of the illuminator 7 can be changed,
The height can be changed by rotating the handle 25. In the recording device 1 of the present embodiment, two microphones 5 are provided so that stereo recording is possible, and both of them are attached to the front surface of the chassis 15 of the truck.

Inside the housing 15, the main body of the monitor display 8 and the control unit 2 of the television camera are provided.
8, a zoom control device 30, a coin switch box 31, a recording device 32, etc. are built-in. Here, the control unit 28 converts the signal of the television camera into a signal that can be input to the recording device 32. The zoom control device 30 remotely controls the zoom device of the television camera 3 described above.

The coin switch box 31 has, for example, one
The contact of the switch is connected by inserting a 00-yen coin, and the contact of the switch is opened after a predetermined time has elapsed. The recording device 32 is specifically a video deck having a recording function, and has a function of converting video and audio into magnetism or the like. As the recording device 32, a device using a video tape or a device using an optical disk can be adopted, but in the present embodiment, a device using a video tape is adopted.

All the operation surfaces of the components built in the above-mentioned housing 15 are concentrated on the back surface of the housing 15. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the screen of the monitor display 8 is fitted on the back surface of the housing 15. Further, a control switch group 33 of the zoom control device 30, a coin insertion slot 35 of the coin switch box 31, a video tape insertion slot 36, and an adjustment knob group 37 of the recording device 32 are attached to the back surface of the housing 15. The power switch 38 of the recording apparatus 1 and the display lamp 39 indicating that recording is in progress are also attached to the back surface of the housing 15. Four
0 is a connector. The connector 40 is the recording device 3
2 is connected to the audio signal input section.

The connection structure of the recording apparatus 1 of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
It is as follows. In FIG. 3, the power supply wiring is represented by a double line and the signal line is represented by a single line. Explaining from the power supply wiring, the external power supply 43 is connected to the input side of the power switch 38, and from the output side of the power switch 38, the television camera 3,
Illuminator 7, monitor display 8, control unit 28, zoom control device 30, recording device 32
And the display lamp 39 is supplied with power. The signal of the television camera 3 is input to the recording device 32 via the control unit 28, and the signal of the microphone 5 is directly input to the recording device 32.
Is input to The connector 40 is directly connected to the recording device 32. When a signal is input from the connector 40, the signal is stored in the recording device 32 prior to the signal from the microphone 5. The video output of the recording device 32 is input to the monitor display 8.

Next, the operation of the recording apparatus 1 of this embodiment will be described along with usage examples. When the recording device 1 of the present embodiment is used for karaoke play, the mixing output of the karaoke device 45 is connected to the connector 40 of the recording device 1. The recording apparatus 1 moves with the carriage 2 using the casters 9 and 12, and moves to a position where a subject, that is, a person who sings karaoke can be photographed. Then, the casters 9 and 12 are braked and fixed so that the carriage 2 does not move. In this state, a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 35 and the power switch 38 is turned on.

Then, the illuminator 7 is turned on, and the television camera 3 projects the subject. Then, while looking at the monitor display 8, rotate the handle 20 and turn the knob 14
Is operated to adjust the television camera 3 so that the subject can be projected at an appropriate angle. Also, at that time, the adjustment knob group 37 of the zoom control device 30 is operated to adjust so that the subject is displayed in an appropriate size. Similarly, the handle 25 and the knob 23 are operated to adjust the angle of the light hitting the subject by the illuminator. In this state,
Shoot the subject according to the karaoke play. In this embodiment, the video signal is input from the television camera 3 to the recording device 32 and recorded. Also, the audio signal is a karaoke machine 45.
Is directly input to the recording device 32 and recorded. Therefore, no noise is included in the audio signal, and only the karaoke music and the voice of the person who sings the karaoke are recorded.

When the recording apparatus 1 of this embodiment is used for karaoke play, the angle and height of the TV camera 3 and the illuminator 7 need only be adjusted once at the beginning, and normally during karaoke play. There is no need to readjust them. That is, in karaoke play, generally the movement of the subject, more specifically the movement of the singer, is small, and the television camera 3 and the illuminator 7
Can be photographed in a fixed state. Therefore, when the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is used for karaoke play, it is possible to automatically shoot in an unmanned state.

When the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is used for creating minutes of a conference, the recording apparatus 1 is moved to a position where the entire view of the conference can be photographed, and the photographing is performed through the same adjustment as above. When a microphone is used for the conference, the microphone output or the amplifier output is connected to the connector 40. If the microphone is not used for proceeding the conference, the built-in microphone 5 is used. Even during the shooting of the conference, the movement of the conference participants is generally small, so that readjustment of the video camera 3 or the like is unnecessary, and the automatic shooting can be performed in an unmanned state.

The recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment has casters 9 and 1 when it is not necessary to take a picture at a karaoke play or a meeting.
2 can be used to move with the trolley 2, and can be stored in a position where it does not get in the way. The recording device 1 of the present embodiment is
It is desirable to equip a karaoke play specialty store called a "karaoke box" or a hotel with a conference room. That is, at a hotel or the like, if the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is lent to a customer who wants to shoot for karaoke play or the like, the customer who wants to shoot can be satisfied. In addition, a sufficient number of seats can be provided to customers who do not want to shoot for karaoke play or the like.

In the above embodiments, the recording apparatus 1 has been disclosed as having the coin switch box 31 so as to be suitable for commercial use, but the coin switch box 31 may be attached arbitrarily. Further, in the recording apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the microphone 5 is built in the housing 15. However, when a directional microphone is adopted, the microphone can be taken out of the housing 15 and the angle of the microphone can be changed. Is desirable. Furthermore, it is also recommended to use a wireless microphone in addition to or instead of the built-in microphone 5 adopted in this embodiment. When a wireless microphone is used in the recording device of the present invention, a receiving device is mounted on the carriage 2 in addition to the above-described devices. Alternatively, the wireless microphone can be used by adding a receiving function to the recording device 32.

[0027]

In the recording apparatus of the present invention, the equipment necessary for photographing, such as a television camera and an illuminator, is arranged on a movable carriage so that a subject can be photographed from a desired position. Further, since the recording apparatus of the present invention can be moved to a predetermined position and used only when shooting is necessary,
There is an effect that the space can be effectively used.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a recording apparatus according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a rear view of the recording device of FIG. 1. FIG.

3 is a block diagram of the recording device of FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Recording device 2 Car 3 TV camera 5 Microphone 7 Illuminator 9 Caster 12 Caster 31 Coin switch box 32 Recording device

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A recording apparatus, comprising a television camera, a recording apparatus, an illuminator and a monitor display provided on a movable carriage equipped with casters. 2. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein at least one of a photographing angle and a height of the television camera can be changed. 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of an irradiation angle and a height of the illuminator can be changed. 4. A TV camera, a microphone, a recording device, an illuminator and a monitor display are provided on a movable carriage equipped with casters, and the TV camera and the illuminator have a horizontal angle and a vertical direction. A recording device characterized in that the angle and height of the can be changed.