JPH09135417A - Digital still video camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily find a desired image out of photographed and recorded images and to make the photographed images convenient for reference and filling, etc. SOLUTION: An image is inputted by an image input means 102, an image- added voice is inputted before photographing for fixed time by a voice input means 107, parallelly with this photographing, after this photographing for fixed time or at the time of reproducing display and converted/compressed by a converting means 103 and a compressing means 103, and digital image and audio data are stored in a storage means 106 later. When retrieval information is inputted from a retrieval information input means 105 or 107, digital audio data are retrieved by a retrieving means 101 while including digital audio data coincident with or similar to the retrieval information as well, and digital image data stored in relation with the digital audio data of the retrieved result are successively displayed on a display means 104.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital still video camera which inputs a still image, a moving image, a sound, etc., converts it into digital data and records it in a storage medium such as a memory card, and more particularly, to a shooting storage medium. The present invention relates to a digital still video camera in which a desired image can be easily found from among the images recorded in, and which is convenient for viewing and organizing captured images.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a digital still video camera, a captured image is often stored in an attached memory card or the like after being converted into digital image data and compressed. In recent years, the number of images that can be recorded on one memory card has increased due to the increase in the capacity of the memory card and the progress of compression technology. For example, some memory cards can store about 500 images. Therefore, it is easy to predict that the capacity of memory cards will further increase in the future.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional digital still video camera in which photographed images are stored and used in such a memory card, a desired image is extracted from the images recorded in the memory card. There is a problem that the user must find out the images recorded on the memory card one by one, if desired.

There is no problem if the number of images recorded on the memory card is small, but as the number of recorded images increases, the work of checking the images becomes a heavy burden on the user. Further, as described above, the number of images that can be recorded on the memory card tends to further increase in the future, so that it is easily expected that the user will find it more difficult to find a desired image.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to easily find an image of a desired image from images recorded in a storage medium such as a memory card, and to browse the image. The purpose is to provide a digital still video camera that is convenient for organizing.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a digital still video camera according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises an image input means for photographing a subject image and inputting it as an image, and the image input means. A voice input unit for inputting a voice to be added to the image before a fixed time of shooting, in parallel with the shooting, after a fixed time of the shooting, or at the time of reproduction display, the image input unit and the sound input unit. Conversion means for converting the image and sound input from the device into digital image data and digital sound data, compression means for compressing the digital image data and digital sound data, and digital image data and digital sound compressed by the compression means Storage means for storing data in association with each other; display means for displaying the digital image data stored in the storage means; Search information input means for inputting search information for searching the digital image data and digital audio data stored in the storage means, and the digital audio data stored in the storage means, which is the same as or similar to the search information. And a search means for sequentially displaying, by the display means, digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital voice data which is the search result. is there.

The digital still video camera according to a second aspect is the digital still video camera according to the first aspect, wherein the digital still video camera includes a second storage means different from the storage means. The storage means stores the digital image data compressed by the compression means, and the second storage means stores the digital audio data compressed by the compression means in the storage means. Stored in association with each other,
The search means searches the digital voice data stored in the second storage means for digital voice data that matches or is similar to the search information and is associated with the digital voice data that is the search result. The digital image data stored in the storage means is sequentially displayed by the display means.

The digital still video camera according to a third aspect of the present invention is the digital still video camera according to the first or second aspect, wherein the search information input means inputs the search information by voice.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a digital still video camera according to the first or second aspect, wherein the digital still video camera is stored in the storage means or the second storage means. A voice recognition means for recognizing digital voice data as phonetic character data; the search information input means inputs the search information as phonetic character data; and the search means uses the phonetic character data by the voice recognition means. Of the digital audio data recognized as, the digital audio data containing the digital audio data that matches the search information is searched, and the digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital audio data that is the search result, The display means sequentially displays.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a digital still video camera according to the first or second aspect, wherein the digital still video camera is stored in the storage means or the second storage means. A voice recognition means for recognizing digital voice data as character data; the search information input means inputs the search information as character data; and the search means is a digital voice recognized as character data by the voice recognition means. With respect to the data, a search is made for data including digital audio data that matches the search information, and the digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital audio data that is the search result is displayed by the display means.
It is displayed one after another.

A digital still video camera according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the digital still video camera according to the first or second aspect, wherein the converting means converts the voice input from the voice inputting means into digital phonetic character data. Then
The compression means compresses the digital phonetic character data, and the storage means or the second storage means stores a digital image in which the digital phonetic character data compressed by the compression means is stored in the storage means. The search information input means stores the search information as phonetic character data in association with data, and the search means stores digital phonetic characters stored in the storage means or the second storage means. The data is searched for data including digital phonetic character data that matches the search information, and the digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital phonetic character data which is the search result is displayed. It is sequentially displayed by means.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a digital still video camera according to the first or second aspect, wherein the conversion means converts the voice input from the voice input means into digital character data, The compression means compresses the digital character data, and the storage means or the second storage means associates the digital character data compressed by the compression means with the digital image data stored in the storage means. The search information input unit stores the search information as character data, and the search unit matches the digital character data stored in the storage unit or the second storage unit with the search information. That includes the digital character data that corresponds to the search result and is associated with the digital character data that is the search result. The digital image data stored in the serial storage means, by said display means, in which sequentially displayed.

Furthermore, the digital still video camera according to claim 8 is the digital still video camera according to claim 5 or 7, wherein the digital still video camera recognizes the digital audio data as character data by the audio recognition means. A result, or a character image generated based on the digital character data stored in the storage means or the second storage means, and stored in the storage means in association with the digital voice data or the digital character data. An image synthesizing unit for synthesizing the digital image data stored therein and displaying it on the display unit is provided.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An outline of a digital still video camera of the present invention and an embodiment of a digital still video camera of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Outline of Digital Still Video Camera of the Present Invention] In the digital still video camera according to claim 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIG. Input means 10
By 7 a certain time before the photographing by the image input means 102,
In parallel with the shooting, a sound to be added to the image is input after a fixed time of the shooting or at the time of playback display. The image and sound input from the image input unit 102 and the sound input unit 107 are converted into digital image data and digital sound data by the conversion unit 103, and the compression unit 10
After being compressed by 3, the both are stored in the storage means 106 in association with each other. The digital image data stored in the storage means 106 is displayed on the display means 104, but search information for searching the digital image data and digital audio data stored in the storage means 106 from the search information input means 105 or 107. When "" is input, the search means 101 searches the digital voice data stored in the storage means 106 for digital voice data that matches or is similar to the search information, and outputs the digital voice that is the search result. The digital image data stored in the storage unit 106 in association with the voice data is sequentially displayed on the display unit 104.

This makes it possible to add voice data to the photographed image data, which is convenient, for example, when adding a comment or the like to the photographed image as information. Further, since the image data and the audio data are stored in a compressed form, they can be recorded without increasing the required memory amount.

Further, since the digital image data and the digital voice data are stored in association with each other, when a predetermined image is desired to be retrieved, the retrieval information input means 105 or 107 retrieves the character data, the phonetic character data or the voice. By inputting information, digital audio data containing information that matches or is similar to the search information is found,
The digital image data stored in association with the digital audio data can be sequentially displayed on the display unit 104, and even when the number of images stored in the storage unit 106 is large, a desired image can be easily searched for. You can take it out.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the second aspect, as shown in FIG.
The digital image data compressed by the compression means 103 is stored, and the second storage means 106 (in FIG. 1, the storage means 1 is stored).
In another area 06), the digital audio data compressed by the compression means 103 is stored in association with the digital image data. The search means 101 searches the digital voice data stored in the second storage means 106 for digital voice data that matches or is similar to the search information and is associated with the digital voice data that is the search result. The digital image data stored in the storage means 106 is sequentially displayed on the display means 104.

Thus, the digital image data and the digital audio data can be compressed and stored independently of each other, so that if only the digital image data or the digital audio data is to be modified later, it can be easily modified.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the third aspect, as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 7 is adapted to input search information by voice. That is, when a predetermined image is to be searched, if the search information is input by voice from the search information input means 107, digital voice data including information matching or similar to the search information is found and the digital voice is searched. The display means 1 displays the digital image data stored in association with the data.
04 can be sequentially displayed, and even when the number of images stored in the storage unit 106 is large, a desired image can be retrieved and retrieved more easily.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the fourth aspect, as shown in FIG. 1, the digital voice data stored in the storage means or the second storage means 106 is converted into phonetic character data by the voice recognition means 103. The search means 101 recognizes the digital voice data recognized as the phonetic character data by the voice recognition means 103, and the digital voice data matching the search information input as the phonetic character data by the search information input means 105. Are searched for, and the digital image data stored in the storage means 106 in association with the digital voice data as the search result are sequentially displayed by the display means 104.

As described above, when it is desired to search for a predetermined image, if the search information is input from the search information input means 105 using phonetic character data, the digital voice data including the information matching the search information is input. Can be found and the digital image data stored in association with the digital audio data can be sequentially displayed on the display means 104. Therefore, even when the number of images stored in the storage means 106 is large, it can be performed easily and reliably. A desired image can be retrieved by searching.

In the digital still video camera according to the fifth aspect, as shown in FIG. 1, the digital voice data stored in the storage means or the second storage means 106 is recognized as character data by the voice recognition means 103. In this way, the search means 101 searches the digital voice data recognized as the character data by the voice recognition means 103 for the digital voice data including the digital voice data that matches the search information input as the character data by the search information input means 105. The display means 104 sequentially displays the digital image data stored in the storage means 106 in association with the digital voice data as the search result.

As described above, when it is desired to search for a predetermined image, if the search information is input from the search information input means 105 in the form of character data, the digital voice data including the information matching the search information is found. Since the digital image data stored in association with the digital audio data can be sequentially displayed on the display unit 104, even when the number of images stored in the storage unit 106 is large, the search can be performed easily and surely. Then, a desired image can be taken out.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the sixth aspect, as shown in FIG. 1, the voice input from the voice input means 107 is converted into digital phonetic character data by the conversion means 103, and the compression means 103 is used. After the compression, the storage means or the second storage means 106 is stored in association with the digital image data.
Reference numeral 01 includes digital phonetic character data that matches the search information input as phonetic character data from the search information input unit 105 for the digital phonetic character data stored in the storage unit or the second storage unit 106. The object is searched for, and the digital image data stored in the storage means 106 in association with the digital phonetic character data as the search result is sequentially displayed by the display means 104.

As described above, when it is desired to search for a predetermined image, if the search information is input from the search information input means 105 using phonetic character data, the digital phonetic sound that includes information matching the search information is input. Since the character image data can be found and the digital image data stored in association with the digital phonetic character data can be sequentially displayed on the display unit 104, even when the number of images stored in the storage unit 106 is large, It is possible to retrieve a desired image simply, reliably and at high speed.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the seventh aspect, as shown in FIG. 1, the voice input from the voice input means 107 is converted into digital character data by the conversion means 103 and compressed by the compression means 103. After that, the image data is stored in the storage unit or the second storage unit 106 in association with the digital image data.
Reference numeral 1 searches the digital character data stored in the storage means or the second storage means 106 for the digital character data containing the digital character data that matches the search information input as the character data from the search information input means 105. The display means 104 sequentially displays the digital image data stored in the storage means 106 in association with the digital character data as the search result.

As described above, when it is desired to search for a predetermined image, if the search information is input from the search information input means 105 as character data, the digital character data including the information matching the search information is found. Since the digital image data stored in association with the digital character data can be sequentially displayed on the display unit 104, even when the number of images stored in the storage unit 106 is large, it is simple, reliable, and high speed. The desired image can be retrieved by searching for.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the result obtained by recognizing the digital voice data as the character data by the voice synthesizing means 103 by the image synthesizing means 103, the storing means or The character image generated based on the digital character data stored in the second storage means 106 is combined with the digital image data stored in the storage means 106 in association with the digital voice data or the digital character data. The information is displayed on the display means 104.

This makes it possible to add the information of the voice input to the photographed image as characters, which is convenient, for example, when adding a comment or the like to the photographed image.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital still video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, the digital still video camera of this embodiment comprises a control unit 101, an image input unit 102, a data processing unit 103, a display unit 104, and an operation unit 105 having a function of inputting phonetic characters or characters. , Data storage unit 1
06 and a voice input / output unit 107. In the figure, 131 is a bus line including digital image data, digital audio data, and control signal lines that connect the respective constituent elements.

As shown in the figure, the control unit 101 stores an operation program for the entire digital still video camera, a ROM 112 in which various data used by the program are stored, and an operation program in the ROM 112, according to the digital still image. A CPU 111 for sending a command to other components of the video camera and a RAM 113 used by the CPU 111 for temporarily writing and reading data are configured to control the operation of other components of the digital still video camera. Controls the search process.

The image input section 102 includes a lens unit 121 having an image pickup lens and a diaphragm, and a lens unit 12.
CCD (charge-coupled device) 122 for converting a video signal (analog image data) passing through 1 into an electric signal, and CCD
An analog / digital converter 123 for converting analog image data input from 122 into digital image data is provided, and video data of a subject is input.

The audio input / output unit 107 inputs an external audio and converts it into digital audio data, and also converts the digital audio data processed inside the digital still video camera into analog audio data and outputs the audio to the outside. Output.

The data processing unit 103 includes an image input unit 102.
The digital image data input from is converted into a luminance signal Y and color difference signals (RY) and (BY) for compression, or the compressed data is expanded. It also compresses digital audio data input from the audio input / output unit 107 and expands the compressed data. Also, a voice recognition function for digital voice data input from the voice input / output unit 107 or digital voice data stored in the data storage unit 106, and a character conversion function for converting the voice-recognized information into ideographic character information Further, it also has a function of generating a character image based on the character information and performing image composition with the associated digital image data.

The display unit 104 displays the input digital image data from the image input unit 102, the image data expanded by the data processing unit 103, the state of the digital still video camera, etc. on the screen.

The operation unit 105 is provided with buttons for externally performing function selection, photographing instruction, and other various settings, and is also provided with keys for inputting Roman characters or kana characters.

Further, the data storage unit 106 stores the digital image data and the digital audio data compressed by the data processing unit 103, reads the digital image data at the time of reproducing and displaying, and further the digital audio data in the search process. Is a memory for searching. Here, the data storage unit 106 is a storage medium such as a card memory, and more specifically, is connected to the bus line 131 via a predetermined interface circuit.
The data storage unit 106 corresponding to the storage unit and the second storage unit of the present invention is not limited to the card memory, but may be an IC memory, a disk device, etc. built in or attached to the digital still camera. Is also applicable.

Next, the recording operation of the digital still video camera of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. Incidentally, here, the image input unit 10
The voice input / output unit 107 is provided in parallel with the photographing of the subject image by
Voice input by the data processing unit 1
It is assumed that the digital image data and the digital audio data compressed in 03 are stored in the data storage unit 106.

First, when the shutter button of the operation unit 106 is pressed, the control unit 101 recognizes it and starts the photographing operation. The subject image that has passed through the lens unit 121 of the image input unit 102 (step S201) is the CCD 12
After being converted into an electric signal in step 2 (step S202),
The digital image data is converted by the A / D converter 123 (step S203).

The image data converted into digital data is processed by the data processing unit 103 to obtain a luminance signal Y and a color difference signal (R-
Y) and (B-Y) (step S204)
After that, it is displayed on the display unit 104 (step S205).
The data processing unit 103 compresses the image data by a predetermined compression method (step S206), and then the data storage unit 1
It is sent to 06 and recorded (step S207).

On the other hand, in parallel with the image input (step S201), the voice input from the voice input / output unit 107 (step S211) is converted into an electric signal (step S).
212) and then converted into digital audio data by the built-in A / D converter (step S213), and compressed by the data processing unit 103 by a predetermined compression method (step S21).
6) After that, it is sent to the data storage unit 106 and recorded (step S207).

In the flow chart of FIG. 2, the voice is input from the voice input / output unit 107 in parallel with the photographing of the subject image by the image input unit 102. The sound to be added to the image may be input after a lapse of time or when the image is reproduced and displayed. In other words, it is a method in which a fixed time is set at each time and the voice input to the voice input / output unit 107 within that time is taken in as voice data.

Further, the digital image data and the digital audio data may be stored in the data storage unit 106 continuously as a set of these data. As shown in FIG. 3, a method of recording in different areas is effective.

That is, in the memory map of the data storage unit 106 shown in FIG. 3, the area of the audio memory 301 is provided separately from the area of the image memory 302, and the captured image is stored in the area of the audio memory 301. Additional audio information such as a comment added to is stored in association with the captured image in the image memory 302 (for example, with a pointer or the like).

The addition of voice information to such a photographed image is, for example, when a certain image is photographed, it is desired to add something as a comment, or to add a keyword indicating a photographing place. It is convenient for cases.

Next, the operation during image reproduction will be described. First, when a reproduction instruction is issued from the operation unit 105, the control unit 101 recognizes it and starts the reproduction operation. The digital image data is stored in the image memory 3 of the data storage unit 106.
The image data is read from the area 02, the read digital image data is expanded by the data processing unit 103, and then sent to the display unit 104 to reproduce and display the image. At the same time, the digital audio data recorded in the area of the audio memory 301 in association with the image is also read out, and the data processing unit 1
After being decompressed in 03, it is sent to the voice input / output unit 107 and outputted as voice.

Next, the operation for retrieving an image from the data storage unit 106 will be described. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of a search process by voice input or word reading input. First, when a word such as a comment or a keyword is input by voice from the voice input / output unit 107 (step S401), the data processing unit 103 performs voice recognition of the voice data (step S402), and uses this as search information in the control unit 101. Notice.

Next, the control unit 101 controls the data storage unit 10
The digital voice data recorded in the voice memory 301 of No. 6 is read in order and expanded by the data processing unit 103 to be recognized by the voice. If the data that is the result of the voice recognition includes information that matches or is similar to the search information (step S404), the image associated with the digital voice data is read from the image memory 302 of the data storage unit 106. The data is read out and displayed on the display unit 104 (step S405). In addition, when there are a plurality of digital audio data including information matching or similar to the search information,
The corresponding images are sequentially displayed on the display unit 104 (step S406). At this time, it is also possible to perform audio output based on digital audio data, as in the case of image reproduction.

When the operation unit 105 is provided with a roman character or kana character input function as in this embodiment, the retrieval information may be input by reading the words.
In this case, a word such as a comment or a keyword is input in Roman letters or kana from the operation unit 105 (step S41).
1) The control unit 101 is notified of this as search information.
The control unit 101 sequentially reads the digital voice data recorded in the voice memory 301 of the data storage unit 106, expands it in the data processing unit 103, and causes the data processing unit 103 to recognize the voice. When the data that is the result of the voice recognition includes information that matches or is similar to the search information (step S40).
In 4), the images associated with the digital audio data are sequentially read from the image memory 302 of the data storage unit 106 and displayed on the display unit 104 (step S).
405).

Further, although not shown in FIG.
If you have a function to convert to ideographs after inputting in romaji or kana, you may input the search information by using the same character input as word processing. In this case, a word such as a comment or a keyword is character-input from the operation unit 105, and this character data is notified to the control unit 101 as search information. In the control unit 101, the data storage unit 1
The digital voice data recorded in the voice memory 301 of No. 06 is read out in order, expanded by the data processing unit 103 to cause voice recognition, and further converted into ideographic characters. When the converted character data includes information matching or similar to the search information (step S404), the images associated with the digital audio data are sequentially read from the image memory 302 of the data storage unit 106. It is read out and displayed on the display unit 104 (step S405).

In this case, as a method of displaying an image on the display unit 104, a character image is generated based on character information obtained by voice recognition of digital voice data in the data processing unit 103 and conversion into ideographic character information. However, the image may be combined with the digital image data to be displayed and then displayed.

[Modification] In the embodiment described above, the digital image data and the digital audio data compressed by the data processing unit 103 are stored in the data storage unit 106. The generated voice is converted into digital phonetic character data by the voice recognition function of the data processing unit 103, compressed, and then stored in the voice memory 301 of the data storage unit 106 in association with the digital image data. Good.

In this case, the retrieval process is as follows.
That is, the control unit 101, with respect to the digital phonetic character data stored in the area of the voice memory 301 of the data storage unit 106, the digital phonetic character that matches the search information input from the operation unit 105 in the Roman or Kana character. The data containing data is searched, and the digital image data stored in the area of the image memory 302 in association with the digital phonetic character data as the search result are sequentially displayed on the display unit 104. Therefore, in the search process,
The voice recognition process for the digital voice data stored in the region of the voice memory 301, which is required in the embodiment, is unnecessary, and the search process can be performed at a higher speed.

In another modification, the voice input / output unit 10
The voice input from 7 is converted into digital character data by the voice recognition and character conversion function of the data processing unit 103, compressed, and then stored in the voice memory 301 of the data storage unit 106 in association with the digital image data. You may do it.

In this case, the search process is as follows.
That is, the control unit 101 searches the digital character data stored in the voice memory 301 area of the data storage unit 106 for data including digital character data that matches the search information input as characters from the operation unit 105, The digital image data stored in the area of the image memory 302 in association with the digital character data that is the search result is sequentially displayed on the display unit 104. Therefore,
In the search processing, the voice recognition and character conversion processing for the digital voice data stored in the area of the voice memory 301, which is necessary in the embodiment, are not required, and the search processing can be performed at a higher speed.

[0058]

As described above, according to the digital still video camera of the first feature of the present invention, the image of the object is photographed by the image inputting means and inputted as an image, and the image is photographed by the image inputting means by the voice inputting means. A certain time before, in parallel with the photographing, after a certain time after the photographing, or at the time of reproduction display, input a sound to be added to the image, and convert it into digital image data and digital sound data by a converting means, When the search information for storing the digital image data and the digital audio data stored in the storage means is input from the search information input means after being compressed by the compression means and stored in association with each other in the storage means. , Including digital voice data that matches or is similar to the search information, with respect to the digital voice data stored in the storage unit by the search unit And the digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital audio data as the search result are sequentially displayed on the display means. Therefore, information such as comments is added to the captured image data. Provide a digital still video camera that can be added, and can easily retrieve desired images even when the number of images stored in the storage means is large, and is convenient for viewing and organizing captured images. can do.

According to the digital still video camera of the present invention, the storage means stores the digital image data compressed by the compression means, and the second storage means stores the digital image data.
The digital voice data compressed by the compression means is stored in association with the digital image data, and the search means includes digital voice data matching or similar to the search information for the digital voice data stored in the second storage means. The digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital voice data that is the search result is sequentially displayed on the display means. Therefore, the digital image data and the digital voice data are independent. Then, it can be compressed and stored, and when it is desired to correct only the digital image data or digital audio data later, it can be easily corrected.

According to the digital still video camera of the third aspect, the search information is inputted by voice from the search information input means, and the digital voice data containing the information matching or similar to the search information is recorded. Find out,
Since the digital image data stored in association with the digital audio data is sequentially displayed on the display means, even when the number of images stored in the storage means is large, it is possible to retrieve it more easily. A digital still video camera capable of taking out a desired image can be provided.

According to the digital still video camera of the fourth aspect, when it is desired to retrieve a predetermined image,
When search information is input as phonetic character data from the search information input means, digital audio data containing information matching the search information is found, and digital image data stored in association with the digital audio data is stored. Since it is decided to sequentially display on the display means, it is possible to provide a digital still video camera which can easily and surely retrieve and retrieve a desired image even when the number of images stored in the storage means is large. You can

According to the digital still video camera of the fifth aspect, when it is desired to retrieve a predetermined image,
When the search information is input as character data from the search information input means, digital audio data containing information matching the search information is found, and digital image data stored in association with the digital audio data is displayed. Since the images are sequentially displayed on the means 104, it is possible to provide a digital still video camera capable of easily and surely searching and extracting a desired image even when the number of images stored in the storage means is large. it can.

According to the digital still video camera of the sixth aspect, when it is desired to retrieve a predetermined image,
When search information is input as phonetic character data from the search information input means, digital phonetic character data including information matching the search information is found and stored in association with the digital phonetic character data. Since the digital image data is sequentially displayed on the display means, even if the number of images stored in the storage means is large, it is possible to retrieve the desired image easily and reliably at high speed. A still video camera can be provided.

According to the digital still video camera of the present invention, when it is desired to retrieve a predetermined image,
If search information is input as character data from the search information input means, digital character data including information matching the search information is found, and digital image data stored in association with the digital character data is displayed. Since the images are sequentially displayed on the means, a digital still video camera capable of easily and reliably searching for desired images even when the number of images stored in the storage means is large is provided. be able to.

Further, according to the digital still video camera of the present invention, the result of recognizing the digital voice data as the character data by the voice recognizing means by the image synthesizing means, or the storage means or the second storage means stores the result. The character image generated based on the stored digital character data and the digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital voice data or the digital character data are combined and displayed on the display means. Therefore, it is possible to add voice input information as characters to the photographed image, so that it is possible to provide a convenient digital still video camera when, for example, adding a comment or the like to the photographed image.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a digital still video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation during recording in the digital still video camera according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a memory map of a data storage unit in the digital still video camera of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of search processing by voice input or word reading input in the digital still video camera of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 101 control unit (search unit) 102 image input unit (image input unit) 103 data processing unit (conversion unit, compression unit) 104 display unit (display unit) 105 operation unit (search information input unit) 106 data storage unit (storage) Means) 107 audio input / output unit (audio input means) 111 CPU 112 ROM 113 RAM 121 lens unit 122 CCD (charge coupled device) 123 A / D converter 131 bus line 301 line drawing memory 302 image memory

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An image input means for photographing a subject image and inputting it as an image, and a predetermined time before the photographing by the image input means, in parallel with the photographing, after a constant time after the photographing, or
Audio input means for inputting audio to be added to the image during reproduction display, and conversion means for converting the image and audio input from the image input means and the audio input means into digital image data and digital audio data A compression unit for compressing the digital image data and the digital audio data, a storage unit for storing the digital image data and the digital audio data compressed by the compression unit in association with each other, and the digital image data stored in the storage unit are displayed. Display information, search information input means for inputting search information for searching the digital image data and digital voice data stored in the storage means, and the search information for the digital voice data stored in the storage means Search for data containing digital audio data that matches or is similar to The digital image data results in a associated with the digital audio data stored in the storage means, by the display means, sequentially, a digital still video camera and having a search means for displaying. 2. The digital still video camera has a second storage means different from the storage means, and the storage means stores digital image data compressed by the compression means, The second storage means stores the digital audio data compressed by the compression means in association with the digital image data stored in the storage means, and the search means is stored in the second storage means. The digital audio data including digital audio data that matches or is similar to the search information is searched, and the digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital audio data that is the search result is displayed. The digital still video camera according to claim 1, wherein the digital still video cameras are sequentially displayed by means. 3. The digital still video camera according to claim 1, wherein the search information input means inputs the search information by voice. 4. The digital still video camera has voice recognition means for recognizing digital voice data stored in the storage means or the second storage means as phonetic character data, and the search information input means is The search information is input as phonetic character data, and the search means searches for digital voice data recognized as phonetic character data by the voice recognition means, including digital voice data that matches the search information. 3. The digital still according to claim 1, wherein the display means sequentially displays the digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital audio data which is the search result. Video camera. 5. The digital still video camera has voice recognition means for recognizing digital voice data stored in the storage means or the second storage means as character data, and the search information input means is provided with the search information input means. The search information is input as character data, and the search means searches the digital voice data recognized as the character data by the voice recognition means for data including digital voice data that matches the search information. Digital image data stored in the storage means in association with certain digital audio data is sequentially displayed by the display means.
The digital still video camera according to claim 1 or 2, which is displayed. 6. The conversion means converts the voice input from the voice input means into digital phonetic character data, the compression means compresses the digital phonetic character data, and the storage means or the second phonetic character data. In the storage means, the digital phonetic character data compressed by the compression means is stored in association with the digital image data stored in the storage means, and the search information input means stores the search information in the phonetic character data. And the search means searches the digital phonetic character data stored in the storage means or the second storage means for data containing digital phonetic character data matching the search information. The display means sequentially displays the digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital phonetic character data as the search result. The digital still video camera according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 7. The converting means converts the voice inputted from the voice inputting means into digital character data, and the compressing means compresses the digital character data to be stored in the storing means or the second storing means. Is stored in association with digital image data stored in the storage means, the digital character data compressed by the compression means, the search information input means inputs the search information as character data, and the search means , With respect to the digital character data stored in the storage means or the second storage means,
A search is made for data including digital character data that matches the search information, and the digital image data stored in the storage means in association with the digital character data that is the search result is sequentially displayed by the display means. The digital still video camera according to claim 1, wherein the digital still video camera according to claim 1 or 2. 8. The digital still video camera is based on a result of recognizing digital voice data as character data by the voice recognition means, or based on digital character data stored in the storage means or the second storage means. And a digital image data stored in the storage unit in association with the digital voice data or the digital character data generated by the above, and displaying the result on the display unit. The digital still video camera according to claim 5 or 7.