JPH085463Y2 - Camera data display device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to an image data display device for a camera, and more particularly to a display device for image information on a film, which is arbitrarily written by a photographer.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, photographing information such as date is photographed on a film by a camera, and in recent years, not only the date and the date and time but also "Merry X'mas" and "New Year" It is designed so that a pre-stored fixed caption such as “” can be imprinted. Therefore, it is possible to record various kinds of information on photographing in a photograph without the trouble of writing by the photographer himself.

However, in the conventional ready-made caption imprinting mode, there is a limitation that only several, for example, five fixed words set in the camera can be imprinted.

So conventionally, the photographer himself made an arbitrary character string,
It has been proposed that this be imprinted on a film, whereby a character string of arbitrary information can be selected to some extent.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the conventional operation of imprinting an arbitrary character string, since the characters to be changed (candidates) are displayed one by one, it takes time to set the character string. There was a problem.

That is, as shown in FIG. 7, in the character string "Ensoku", the second display portion 1b from the left of the display 1 is displayed.
When the character "n" is to be set in, the selection candidate characters are sequentially displayed on the display portion 1b one by one. For example, kana characters are cyclically displayed one by one in the order of "Aioka Okikukeko ..." on the display portion 1b, and the character "n" at the end of the character string is selected.

Therefore, for example, when setting all 10 characters, it is necessary to repeat the above operation for each display portion 1a to 1j in order until a desired character is displayed. It will take a considerable amount of time.

Further, conventionally, the type of characters that can be printed is limited in consideration of the complexity of the operation as described above or, for example, katakana or numbers, and there is a problem that there is no flexibility in creating a printed character string.

Therefore, the applicant has proposed a free imprinting mode in which a plurality of candidate characters are displayed as one character group at a time when an arbitrary character string is created.

However, due to the relationship with the date / month imprint mode and caption imprint mode, etc., there are more imprint modes,
There is a problem that the setting of the display mode becomes complicated. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the current display state on the display 1.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a photographed data display device for a camera that makes clear the display state displayed on a display.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a photographed data display device for a camera, which can simplify the structure of the above-mentioned clarifying means.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to the first aspect of the present invention is a camera for displaying selected character information on a display in order to copy the shooting information on a film. In the embedded data display device, as a means for displaying character information on the display, at least a ready-made caption imprinting mode for imprinting pre-registered character information on the film, and arbitrarily set character information on the film. Having a free imprint mode for imprinting, with a mode mark for various modes including a mark for distinguishing the ready-made caption imprint mode and the free imprint mode,
The present invention is characterized in that an indicator is lit on the display unit at a position indicating the mode mark, and the lit display of the indicator identifies the current setting mode.

According to the second aspect of the invention, one of the marks is attached as a mode mark for the ready-made caption imprinting mode and the free imprinting mode, and the mode mark is pointed to by a lighting-controlled indicator. It is characterized in that the both modes are identified by whether or not there is.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3, in the free copy mode, when the setting of all the character positions of the display is in a blank state or when the setting of the changed position of the display is in a blank state when changing each character. In this case, the indicator is turned off.

[Operation] According to the configuration of the first claim, since the indicator such as the triangular symbol is lit and displayed, and the mark of the mode currently set is pointed to by this indicator, the current mode becomes clear. The ready-made caption mode or the like and the free copy mode can be well distinguished.

In the above case, for example, only the caption imprint mode mark is attached, and in the caption imprint mode, the mark can be indicated by a triangular symbol, etc., and in the free imprint mode, the mark can be turned off so that this mark is not indicated. According to this, it is easy to distinguish the two by the simplified display.

Further, according to the configuration of the third aspect, when all the digits or one character is blank, the indicator is turned off, so that the state where nothing is present becomes clear.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a photographed data display device of a camera of an embodiment, in which a back cover 3 of a camera body 2 is provided with a display 1 having an indicator 4. This display 1 can display 10 characters in the embodiment and is provided with an indicator 4 as shown in the figure.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, kana (Katakana), English (English letters), numbers (numerals), marks (symbols), CA
Indications of P (caption mode) and PRI (imaging standby state) are provided on the back cover 3, and an indicator 4 for illuminating a triangular symbol corresponding to the above indication is provided above the display 1. Therefore, it is possible to determine the currently displayed character (including the symbol) or the type of the input candidate character to be displayed. Also,
In the embodiment, in the free imprint mode, the indicator display for "CAP" is turned off, and the free imprint mode is displayed while only "PRI" is illuminated.

Various operation keys are arranged on the back cover 3, and first, a mode switching for switching the year / month / day imprint mode, the date / time minute imprint mode, the ready-made caption imprint mode, the free imprint mode, and the off mode. A key (M key) 6, a selection key (S key) 7, an input setting key (L key) 8 for shifting from the imprint standby state to the input standby state (change target display mode) in the free imprint mode,
An UP key 9a and a DOWN key 9b, a left shift key 10a and a right shift key 10b, and a confirmation key (E key) 11 for confirming characters are provided. The keys used in the free copy mode from the L key 8 to the E key 11 are protected by the cover 12.

In the above, S key 7 is various character strings (imprint data) such as "MerrX'mas", "'90 New Year", "'90 Undokai", "BIRTHDAY" in caption imprint mode.
Is also provided as a character type transition key in free copy mode, and UP key 9a and DOWN key
9b is a group transition key that sequentially transitions character groups in the same character type.

FIG. 3 shows a circuit block of the display device shown in FIG. 1, and the switch group 20 including the keys 6 to 11 is connected to a display circuit 22 having a memory 21. The display circuit 22 performs display processing of character strings in various modes including a caption imprint mode and a free imprint mode, and the memory 21 is set in various caption character strings and free imprint mode. Store an arbitrary character string or the like.

Further, the display circuit 22 is performing the display processing of the indicator 4, and the "CAP",
When displaying a candidate character while turning on the triangular signal in "PRI", an indicator display process of the character type is performed.

The display circuit 22 includes a lamp 23 for displaying a character string on the film and a CPU for controlling the operation of the entire camera.
(Central processing unit) 24 is connected, and these circuits are activated by inserting the battery 25 shown in the figure into a predetermined position of the camera and turning on the switch 26.

Next, the display operation of the imprint data and the indicator display in the free imprint mode will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 4 shows a display state on the display 1, and FIG. 5 shows an operation procedure for displaying the imprinted data.
For example, the character string "□ FUJI □ FILM" (□ is a blank character)
The case of setting will be described.

In FIG. 4, the display 30 shows “Merry X'mas” in the ready-made caption imprinting mode, and the indicators 4 in this case are “CAP (C)” and “PRI (P)”.
Point to.

In this display 30, if the M key 6 is pressed while nothing is set in the free copy mode, the input standby state 20
The display shifts to the change target display mode 200a of 0, and the leftmost one character blinks like the display 31. This blinking display is provided to show the place where a new character is set, and can be moved to any position by the left and right shift keys 10a and 10b. In the embodiment, since one blank character is provided, the blinking position is moved to the second position with the right shift key 10a.

Next, when the S key 7 is pressed and operated, the mode shifts to the input candidate display mode 200b, and as shown in the display 32, 10 characters of the input candidate characters, for example, "Iueokukikukuko" are displayed on the display 1 as a group. .

In the present invention, the input candidate characters are basically displayed for every predetermined number of character groups, and in the embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of candidate characters are classified into 11 groups. That is, six groups of katakana each having 10 characters are classified into the first character group to the sixth character group in FIG.
The groups are sorted from the seventh character group to the ninth character group, numbers are classified into the tenth character group in FIG. 7C, and marks are classified into the eleventh character group in FIG.

Then, the key operation for displaying the candidate character is the fifth operation.
As shown in the figure. That is, in the present invention, the character groups shown in FIG. 6 are not sequentially displayed, but are transitioned (jumped) for each character type, and as shown in the figure, the S key 7 which is a character type transition key Lets you jump from letters to letters, from letters to numbers, from numbers to marks, and from marks to katakana.

Therefore, in the case of the display 32, since katakana is displayed, the indicator is also displayed so as to indicate “”.

Then, after selecting the type of candidate character, UP, DOWN
Using the keys 9a and 9b, a required character group in the same character type is selected. For example, if the katakana of the first character group in FIG. 6 is displayed, pressing the UP key 9a causes the katakana of the second character group to be displayed, and pressing the DOWN key 9b causes the katakana of the sixth character group to be displayed. Katakana will be displayed. When selecting one character from the character group after the above character group is displayed, the left and right shift keys 10a and 10b may be pressed to operate. For example, in the case of the first character group, the "IUEOKAKIKUKEKO" You can select any character from the 10 characters.

In addition, the above-mentioned selected character is determined by an enter key (E key).
It is confirmed by pressing 11, and when one character is confirmed, it is possible to return to the change target display mode 200a.

In the case of Fig. 4, we want to set the English letter "F" first, so
From the katakana display state shown in the display 32, the S key is pressed to jump to the English character of the seventh character group shown in the display 33. At this time, the indicator 4 indicates "English". After this, press the right shift key 10b five times to display 3
As shown in 4, the blinking display moves to the “F” position, so if you press the E key 11 here, the second character will be confirmed and the next third display will blink as shown in Display 35. .

Here, in the change target mode 200a, if katakana or English characters are displayed in the blinking display portion, the second
As shown in FIG. 6B, the corresponding character type is displayed as an indicator.

Then, if the S key 7 is pressed to set the next character, "□ FUJI □ FILM" on the display 36 can be finally displayed, and the free copy standby state 100 can be entered. become. This free copy standby state 100 is
It is in a standby state in which the above-mentioned character string can be imaged on the film in conjunction with the operation of pressing the shutter, and the indicator 4 indicates only "P". In other words, the state in which "C", which is the display of the caption imprint mode, is off is specified as the free imprint mode, whereby the display unique to the free imprint mode is omitted and the structure of the indicator is simplified. it can. In addition to these modes, there are a year / month / day imprinting mode, a date / time minute imprinting mode, and the like, and these modes can be identified from the display of the year / month / day etc.

Further, when the L key 8 is pressed in the display 31 described above in FIG. 4, as shown in display 37, the state shifts to the free imprinting standby state with all digits blank. In display 31, M key 6
After pressing the key to switch to another mode, even if the M key 6 is pressed to switch to the free copy mode, the display 37 is displayed.
In this case, since no character string is set, no indicator is displayed. As a result, the processing for displaying is unnecessary and the software can be simplified.

Then, in the embodiment, a blank character can be set. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, a blank character 90 is set in the fourth character group in the katakana and in the ninth character group in the case of English characters, and the blank character is set in the same manner as the setting of the candidate character. Can be set.

Also, in the change target display mode 200a, as shown in FIG. 5, by pressing the UP and DOWN keys 9a and 9b at the same time,
You can erase the character at the blinking position to leave it blank. Further, in the embodiment, by pressing the UP and DOWN keys 9a and 9b for 1.5 seconds, it is possible to erase all characters and leave all digits blank.

Therefore, the all-digit blank state shown in the display 31 of FIG. 4 is set not only at the initial stage but also at the latter stage, and the indicator 4 is set even in these blank states.
Is not displayed.

Further, even when the blank state is partially set and the blank position blinks for changing in the change target display mode 200a, the indicator display is not performed. That is, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), when there is a previously set character at the blinking position of the change target display mode 200a, the character type is displayed as an indicator, but in the blank state no character is displayed. Since it is not set, the indicator is not displayed to clarify that.

In the above embodiment, the mark "CAP" indicating the caption imprinting mode is attached, and the state in which this mark is not indicated is the free imprinting mode. Conversely, the mark indicating the free imprinting mode is attached, and the caption It is also possible to set the imprint mode to a state in which the mark of the free imprint mode is not indicated.

[Advantage of Device] As described above, according to the device of the first aspect, at least a mark for distinguishing the ready-made caption imprinting mode and the free imprinting mode is attached, which corresponds to the current setting mode. Since the indicator indicating the mark is lit on the display, the current setting mode is clarified, and the ready-made caption mode and the free copy mode can be easily distinguished.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since both the caption imprinting mode and the free imprinting mode are used to indicate the two, the indicator display structure can be simplified.

Further, according to the structure of the third claim, since the indicator is turned off when all the digits or one character is blank, it is possible to clarify the state where nothing is present, and the program for displaying the indicator is provided. There is an advantage that the software can be simplified by omitting.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a photographed data display device of a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of an indicator on a display, and FIG. 3 is a circuit configuration of the embodiment device. FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a display example when setting a character string in the embodiment, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an operation procedure for displaying characters on the embodiment device, and FIG. 6 is an input candidate character. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the arrangement state of FIG. 7, and FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the setting state of imprint data on a conventional display device. 1 ... indicator, 3 ... back cover, 4 ... indicator, 6 ...
... Mode change key (M key), 7 ... S key (character type transition key), 8 ... Input setting key (L key), 9 ... U
P, DOWN key, 10 …… Left and right key, 11 …… Enter key (E key), 12 …… Cover, 13 …… Magnet, 14 …… Concave,
21 …… Memory, 22 …… Display circuit, 23 …… Lamp, 24 ……
CPU, 90 ... Blank character, 100 ... Free print standby,
200 …… Input standby status, 200a …… Change target display mode, 2
00b …… Input candidate display mode.

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Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A camera data display device for displaying selected character information on a display in order to image information on a film, at least as a means for displaying the character information on the display in advance. It has a ready-made caption imprint mode for imprinting registered character information on a film and a free imprint mode for imprinting arbitrarily set character information on the film. A mode mark of various modes including a mark for identifying the free copy mode is attached, and an indicator is lit on the above display unit at the position indicating this mode mark, and the current setting mode is indicated by this indicator lit. A photographed data display device for a camera characterized by being identified. 2. One of the marks is provided as a mode mark for the ready-made caption imprinting mode and the free imprinting mode, and it is determined whether or not the mode mark is indicated by a lighting-controlled indicator. The image data display device for a camera according to claim 1, wherein the mode is identified. 3. In the free copy mode, when the setting of all the character positions of the display is blank or when the setting of the changed position of the display is blank when changing each character, The imprint data display device for a camera according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the indicator is turned off.