JPH09200601A - Image pickup recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image pickup recording device with which video and audio signals suitable for a photographing mode can be recorded by simple input work. SOLUTION: The selected photographing mode is inputted through a mode inputter 7 to an MPU 6. The MPU 6 decides exposure detection conditions based on a photographing mode instructing signal (b) and generates an AE control signal (c) satisfying these exposure detection conditions based on photographing information (a). Through this AE control signal (c), the stop quantity of a diaphragm 2 is controlled into value suitable for the selected photographing mode. Besides, an audio mode corresponding to the photographing mode is read out of a table, and an audio mode instructing signal (d) showing that read audio mode is outputted through a selecting switch 16 to a directivity varying means 15. Through this audio mode instruct signal (d), a mixture ratio at the directivity varying means 15 is controlled into value suitable for the audio mode correspondent to the selected photographing mode.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image pickup recording apparatus for picking up a subject image and recording an image pickup signal indicating the subject image on a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an image pickup / recording / reproducing apparatus, a so-called camera-integrated VTR, picks up an image of a subject, an image pickup system for generating an image pickup signal indicating the image of the subject, a voice is taken in, and the voice is converted into a voice signal. An audio processing system, a recording processing system for recording an image pickup signal as a video signal of a predetermined standard on a recording medium and a recording process for recording an audio signal on the recording medium, and a video signal and audio recorded on the recording medium. It is composed of a reproduction processing system for performing reproduction processing for reproducing a signal.

The structure of this camera-integrated VTR will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of a conventional camera-integrated VTR.

As shown in FIG. 9, the camera-integrated VTR is provided with an optical lens 801 for catching a subject image as a member constituting an image pickup system. The subject image captured by the optical lens 801 passes through the aperture 802 and is then passed through the solid-state image sensor (CC
D) Guided by the light receiving surface of 803, the CCD 803 converts the subject image into an image pickup signal by photoelectric conversion and outputs it.

The image pickup signal output from the CCD 803 is
It is given to the captured image signal processing means 804. The picked-up image signal processing means 804 performs predetermined processing on the picked-up image signal and extracts picked-up image information a including exposure information, focus information and the like from the picked-up image signal. The image pickup signal subjected to the predetermined processing is given to the recording processing means 805, and the image pickup information a is MPU.
806.

The recording processing means 805 converts the image pickup signal into a video signal of a predetermined standard for recording on the magnetic tape 812, and outputs the video signal to the mixer 809.

The MPU 806 controls the entire apparatus and controls the automatic exposure photographing mode (so-called program AE mode) set as the photographing function. In this program AE mode, a plurality of shooting modes are preset, the exposure detection condition including the exposure measurement level and range is determined for each shooting mode, and the aperture amount of the diaphragm 802 is controlled so as to satisfy this exposure detection condition. The AE control signal c for performing the operation is generated based on the photographing information a.
The shooting modes in the program AE mode include various modes such as portrait mode and spot mode. The shooting mode selected from these shooting modes is the shooting mode instruction signal b output from the mode input device 807. Then, the MPU 806 is instructed.

The AE control signal c is the diaphragm driving device 808.
Is output to The diaphragm driving device 808 drives the diaphragm 802 based on the AE control signal c output from the MPU 806, and the driving thereof controls the diaphragm amount of the diaphragm 802 to a predetermined value.

On the other hand, two microphones 813 and 814, which cooperate with each other to form a stereo microphone, are provided as components constituting an audio processing system. One microphone 813 constitutes a sum signal input microphone, and the other microphone 814 constitutes a difference signal input microphone.

An (L + R) audio signal is output from the microphone 813, and an (LR) audio signal is output from the microphone 814, and each audio signal is input to the directivity varying means 815.

The directivity changing means 815 is a mode input device 8
The audio signal of the macrophone 813 and the audio signal of the microphone 814 are mixed at a corresponding mixing ratio based on the audio mode instruction signal output from 16 and the mixed audio signal is output. An audio signal in which the directivity of each of the microphones 813 and 814 is changed according to the instructed mixing ratio is obtained.

The audio mode signal output from the mode input device 816 is an audio mode associated with the selected shooting mode, and this audio mode sets the directivity of the macrophone suitable for the selected shooting mode. It is a signal to do.

The audio signal output from the directivity changing means 815 is given to the audio recording means 817, and the audio recording means 8 is supplied.
Reference numeral 17 modulates the audio signal into an audio signal of a predetermined standard for storage on the magnetic tape 812. The modulated audio signal is provided to mixer 809.

The mixer 809 mixes the input video signal and audio signal, and the mixed signal is amplified by the amplifier 810 and then the magnetic recording head 811 uses the magnetic tape 81.
It is recorded in 2.

Next, an example of using the mode input device 807 and the mode input device 816 will be described.

First, the photographing mode selected in the program AE mode is input to the mode input device 807 by the photographer, and the photographing mode instruction signal b is output from the mode input device 807 to the MPU 806. The MPU 806 determines the exposure detection condition based on the shooting mode instruction signal b, and generates the AE control signal c that satisfies the exposure detection condition based on the shooting information a. In this way, by changing the exposure detection condition according to the shooting mode, the program AE
It becomes possible to correspond to each shooting mode in the mode. Further, by instructing the sound mode from the mode input device 816, it is possible to obtain a sound signal having a directional characteristic suitable for the shooting mode, that is, a sound effect suitable for the shooting mode. Therefore, the directivity of the macrophone is adjusted according to the shooting mode, and the video signal and the audio signal suitable for the shooting mode can be recorded.

[0017]

However, it is necessary for the photographer to input the photographing mode and the corresponding voice mode by operating the respective mode input devices 807 and 816, which is troublesome for the input work. It is troublesome and troublesome.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an image pickup recording apparatus capable of recording a video signal and an audio signal suitable for a photographing mode by a simple input work.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
An image pickup means for generating an image pickup signal indicating a subject image by an image pickup operation, and an image pickup signal for fetching the image pickup signal, subjecting the fetched image pickup signal to predetermined processing, and extracting photographing information by the image pickup means from the image pickup signal A processing means; a voice capturing means for capturing a voice and converting the voice into a voice signal; a voice signal processing means for capturing the voice signal and performing a processing operation for varying a characteristic relating to the voice signal; Recording processing means for recording the image pickup signal output from the signal processing means as a video signal of a predetermined standard on a recording medium and performing recording processing for recording the audio signal output from the audio signal processing means on the recording medium. And a shooting mode that defines shooting conditions for the subject image is input, Control means for controlling the processing operation of the audio signal processing means to control the imaging operation of the imaging means to conform to the input imaging mode based on the photographing information, characterized in that is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the image pickup recording apparatus according to the first aspect, the audio signal processing means changes the directional characteristic of the audio signal output from the audio capturing means. It is controlled by.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the image pickup recording apparatus according to the first aspect, the audio signal processing means changes the frequency characteristic of the audio signal output from the audio capturing means. It is controlled by.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claims 1 to 3.
In the image-capturing recording device according to any one of items 1 to 5, the control unit controls the audio signal processing unit by referring to a table that describes a variable step of characteristics related to the audio signal associated with the shooting mode. It is characterized by performing.

The invention according to claim 5 is the same as claims 1 to 4.
In the imaging recording apparatus according to any one of 1 to 3, the audio signal processing control means for controlling the audio signal processing means independently of the control means, and the audio signal processing control as means for controlling the audio signal processing means. Means and selection means for selecting any one of the control means are provided.

The invention according to claim 6 is the same as claims 1 to 5.
The image pickup recording apparatus according to any one of the above 1 to 5 is characterized in that it is provided with reproduction processing means for performing reproduction processing for reproducing the video signal and the audio signal recorded in the recording medium.

[0025]

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

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a camera-integrated VTR which constitutes a first embodiment of an image pickup and recording apparatus of the present invention.
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of FIG. In the present embodiment, an imaging recording / reproducing apparatus (hereinafter referred to as a camera-integrated VTR) including an imaging system, an audio processing system, a recording processing system, and a reproduction processing system will be described as an example.

The camera-integrated VTR captures a subject image and generates an image pickup signal indicating the subject image.
An audio processing system that captures audio and converts the audio into an audio signal, and a recording processing system that records an image pickup signal as a video signal of a predetermined standard on a recording medium and a recording process for recording the audio signal on the recording medium. And a reproduction processing system for performing reproduction processing for reproducing the video signal and the audio signal recorded on the recording medium.

The structure of this camera-integrated VTR will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, the camera-integrated VTR is provided with a group of optical lenses 1 with a zoom mechanism for capturing a subject image as a member constituting an image pickup system. The subject image captured by the optical lens group 1 is guided to a light receiving surface of a solid-state image sensor (CCD) 3 via a diaphragm 2, and the CCD 3 photoelectrically converts the subject image into an image pickup signal and outputs it.

The image pickup signal output from the CCD 3 is given to the camera process means 4. Camera process means 4
Performs a predetermined process on the image pickup signal and extracts shooting information a including exposure information, focus information and the like from the image pickup signal. The image pickup signal subjected to the predetermined processing is given to the recording process means 5, and the image pickup information a is given to the MPU 6.

The recording process means 5 converts the image pickup signal into a video signal of a predetermined standard for recording on the magnetic tape 12 which is a recording medium, and outputs the video signal to the mixer 9.

The MPU 6 controls the entire apparatus, and also executes control for the program AE mode set as a photographing function and voice mode instruction control for the directivity changing means 15.

In the program AE mode, a plurality of photographing modes are set in advance, the exposure detection condition including the exposure measurement level and range is determined for each photographing mode, and the aperture of the diaphragm 2 is satisfied so as to satisfy the exposure detection condition. An AE control signal c for controlling the amount is generated based on the photographing information a. Specifically, as the shooting modes in the program AE mode, there are various modes such as portrait mode and spot mode as will be described later, and the shooting mode selected from these shooting modes is the mode input device 7 The MPU 6 is instructed by the shooting mode instruction signal b output from
The MPU 6 determines an exposure detection condition corresponding to the shooting mode instructed by the shooting mode instruction signal b, and generates an AE control signal c that satisfies this exposure detection condition.

On the other hand, in the voice mode instruction control for the directivity changing means 15, the voice mode corresponding to the photographing mode instructed by the photographing mode instruction signal b is read from the table described later, and the voice indicating the read voice mode is read. The mode instruction signal d is output to the directivity changing means 15 via the selection switch 16.

The AE control signal c is output to the diaphragm driving device 8. The diaphragm drive device 8 outputs the AE output from the MPU 6.
The diaphragm 2 is driven based on the control signal c, and the diaphragm amount of the diaphragm 2 is controlled to a predetermined value by the driving.

On the other hand, two microphones 13 and 14 which cooperate with each other to form a stereo microphone are provided as components constituting the voice processing system.
One microphone 13 constitutes a sum signal input microphone, and the other microphone 14 constitutes a difference signal input microphone.

The (L + R) voice signal is output from the microphone 13, and the (LR) voice signal is output from the microphone 14, and each voice signal is input to the directivity varying means 15.

The directivity changing means 5 uses the audio mode instruction signal d from the MPU 6 selected by the selection switch 16 or the audio mode instruction signal from the mode input device 17 based on the audio signal of the macrophone 13 at a corresponding mixing ratio. The audio signal of the microphone 14 is mixed, and the mixed audio signal (audio signal separated into R and L signals) is output. By mixing the audio signals of the microphones 13 and 14 in accordance with the mixing ratio, the audio signal with the changed directivity can be obtained.

The selection switch 16 is operated by the photographer. When the selection switch 16 is operated to select the input terminal 16a, the voice mode instruction signal d output from the MPU 6 is given to the directivity varying means 15. . When the selection switch 16 is operated to select the input terminal 16b, the voice mode instruction signal output from the mode input device 17 is given to the directivity varying means 15.

The audio signal output from the directivity varying means 15 is given to the audio recording process means 18, and the audio recording process means 18 modulates the audio signal into an audio signal of a predetermined standard for storing on the magnetic tape 12. . The modulated audio signal is given to the mixer 9.

The mixer 9 mixes the input video signal and audio signal, and the mixed signal is amplified by the amplifier 10 and then recorded on the magnetic tape 12 by the magnetic recording head 11.

Next, an example of the correspondence relationship between the photographing mode and the voice mode will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is a diagram showing a table in which the correspondence relationship between the shooting mode and the audio mode in the camera-integrated VTR of FIG. 1 is described, FIG. 3 is a view showing a shooting example in the shooting mode of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the directional characteristics of a microphone defined by a voice mode corresponding to the shooting mode of FIG.

The correspondence between the shooting mode and the voice mode is as follows.
As shown in FIG. 2, it is described in a table, and this table is held in the internal memory of the MPU 6. As can be seen from this table, the shooting modes are A, B,
There are four modes, C and D, and a voice mode is associated with each mode.

For example, the portrait mode (FIG. 3A)
As shown in FIG. 4, a narrow directivity (indicated by an arrow A in the figure) that narrows the directivity to a person positioned toward the front, that is, in the center of the shooting range, is associated with. ing. The spotlight (shown in FIG. 3B) is associated with a directivity (indicated by an arrow B in the drawing) in which the directivity is moderately narrowed with respect to a person located in the center of the shooting range. The landscape mode (shown in FIG. 3C) is associated with wide directivity (indicated by arrow C in the figure) in which the directivity spreads in the left-right direction. Further, in the auto mode, the directivity proportional to the zoom is set.

A voice mode corresponding to the selected photography mode is read out using the table in which the correspondence between the photography mode and the voice mode is described, and the read voice mode is the above-mentioned voice mode. It is output as an instruction signal d.

Next, the structure of the directivity changing means 15 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the directivity varying means provided in the camera-integrated VTR shown in FIG.

The directivity changing means 15 has two multipliers 403 and 404 as shown in FIG. Multiplier 40
3 to the input terminal 401 of the microphone 13 (L
The + R) audio signal (sum signal) is input. Multiplier 40
3 multiplies the input voice signal by a multiplication coefficient k (0 ≦ k ≦ 1), and the result of the multiplication is the subtracter 406 and the adder 40.
7 is output. The multiplication coefficient k is the control signal d input from the MPU 6 to the input terminal 406 or the mode input device 1
7 is controlled to a corresponding value based on the mode instruction signal input to the input terminal 406.

On the other hand, the input terminal 40 of the multiplier 404
An audio signal (difference signal) of (LR) from the microphone 14 is input to 2. The multiplier 404 multiplies the input audio signal by the multiplication coefficient (1-k), and the result of the multiplication is output to the subtractor 406 and the adder 407. The coefficient k included in this multiplication coefficient is the same as the coefficient k of the multiplier 403.

The subtractor 406 subtracts the audio signal output from the multiplier 404 from the audio signal output from the multiplier 403, and the result of the subtraction is output from the output terminal 408 as a right audio signal (R signal). It

The adder 407 adds the audio signal output from the multiplier 403 and the audio signal output from the multiplier 404, and the result of the addition is output from the output terminal 409 as a left audio signal (L signal). To be done.

Next, the operation of the program AE mode in this camera-integrated VTR will be described.

First, the photographing mode selected in the program AE mode is selected by the photographer, and
The selection switch 16 is operated to select the input terminal 16a.

Next, the selected photographing mode is input to the mode input device 7, and the mode input device 7 outputs the photographing mode instruction signal b to the MPU 6. The MPU 6 determines the exposure detection condition based on the shooting mode instruction signal b, and outputs the AE control signal c that satisfies the exposure detection condition to the shooting information a.
Based on. This AE control signal c causes the diaphragm 2
Since the aperture amount of is controlled to a value suitable for the selected shooting mode, shooting corresponding to the selected shooting mode is possible, that is, to obtain a video signal according to the selected shooting mode in the program AE mode. You can

The voice mode corresponding to the photographing mode is read from the above table, and the voice mode instruction signal d indicating the read voice mode is the selection switch 16
Is output to the directivity changing means 15 via. The audio mode instruction signal d controls the mixing ratio in the directivity varying means 15 to a value corresponding to the audio mode corresponding to the selected shooting mode. Therefore, an audio signal having a directional characteristic suitable for the selected shooting mode, that is, A sound effect suitable for the shooting mode can be obtained.

As described above, only by inputting the selected photographing mode into the mode input device 7, a video signal corresponding to the selected photographing mode and an audio signal having a directivity characteristic suitable for the photographing mode, that is, a sound suitable for the photographing mode are obtained. The effect can be obtained. Therefore, a video signal and an audio signal suitable for the shooting mode can be recorded by a simple input operation.

The selection switch 16 is connected to the input terminal 16b.
By operating so as to select, the voice mode can be instructed from the mode input device 17, as in the conventional case.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration around the directivity varying means in the camera-integrated VTR that constitutes the second embodiment of the image recording apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the frequency varying means in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing frequency characteristics of the BPF provided in the frequency varying means of FIG. 7.

As shown in FIG. 6, the camera-integrated VTR of this embodiment is provided with a frequency changing means 504 on the downstream side of the directivity changing means 503.

The directivity changing means 503 has the same structure as the directivity changing means 15 shown in FIG.
In 3, the MPU fetched via the input terminal 502
Voice mode instruction signal d from 6 or mode input device 17
The voice signal (L + R) of the macrophone 13 and the voice signal (LR) of the microphone 14 are mixed at a corresponding mixing ratio based on the voice mode instruction signal from the mixed voice signal (R, L). The audio signal separated into the signal) is output to the frequency changing unit 504.

The frequency varying means 504 sets the frequency band based on the voice mode instruction signal d from the MPU 6 or the voice mode instruction signal from the mode input device 17, and selects the frequency component of the voice signal from the directivity varying means 503. Passes only the component in the frequency band set in. The audio signal having the set frequency band component is output to the audio recording process means 18 via the output terminal 505.

Next, the structure of the frequency changing means 504 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

The frequency varying means 504 has an input terminal 601 for taking in a voice signal (voice signal separated into R and L signals) from the directivity varying means 503, and a voice mode instruction signal d or mode input from the MPU 6. It has an input terminal 603 for receiving a voice mode instruction signal from the device 17.

The audio signal (audio signal separated into R and L signals) input to the input terminal 601 is input to the selection switch 602. The selection switch 602 is provided with two output terminals, and the selection switch 602 performs a switching operation so as to output the input audio signal to one or the other of the output terminals. The switching operation of the selection switch 602 is controlled based on the audio mode instruction signal d from the MPU 6 or the audio mode instruction signal from the mode input device 17.

The voice signal output from one of the output terminals is taken into a band pass filter (BPF) 604 and
The audio signal having the frequency band component that has passed through F604 is output from the terminal 606. The audio signal output from the other output terminal is captured by the band pass filter (BPF) 605, and the audio signal having the frequency band component that has passed through the BPF 605 is output from the terminal 606.

The frequency band through which the BPF 604 can pass is
As shown in FIG. 8, the passable main part of the BPF 605 is set narrower than the absorption band.

For example, when the photographing mode is the portrait mode, since a person is mainly photographed, the sound so-called noise generated behind the person is removed and the person's voice is taken out. Switching control of the selection switch 602 is performed so that the audio signal is taken into the BPF 604 whose frequency band is set to be narrow. On the other hand, when the shooting mode is the landscape mode, since the angle of view is set to a wide angle, the BPF 605 having a wider band is used.
The changeover control of the selection switch 602 is performed so that the audio signal is taken in.

In this way, by capturing the voice signal having the directivity changed according to the photographing mode into the BPF selected according to the photographing mode, the frequency component of the voice signal is further changed to the frequency corresponding to the photographing mode. Since it becomes a component, it is possible to obtain an audio signal having a directional characteristic suitable for the shooting mode, that is, a sound effect suitable for the shooting mode.

The frequency varying means 504 is not limited to this, and it may be so arranged that the audio signals are processed by the BPFs provided in parallel according to the photographing mode. Further, by using a filter of a type in which the coefficient can be changed, it is possible to perform voice processing that obtains a voice signal more suitable for the shooting mode.

In each of the embodiments, an example of stereo recording has been described, but the same effect can be obtained with monaural input.

[0070]

As described above, according to the image pickup recording apparatus of the first aspect, when the control unit inputs the photographing mode which defines the photographing condition for the subject image, the extracted photographing information is displayed. The image pickup operation of the image pickup means and the processing operation of the audio signal processing means are controlled so as to conform to the input shooting mode based on the image pickup mode. Therefore, a video signal and an audio signal suitable for the shooting mode are recorded by a simple input operation. be able to.

According to the second aspect of the image recording apparatus, the audio signal processing means is controlled by the control means so as to change the directional characteristic of the audio signal output from the audio capturing means, which is suitable for the photographing mode. It is possible to obtain an audio signal having a directional characteristic, that is, a sound effect suitable for the shooting mode.

According to the third aspect of the image recording apparatus, the audio signal processing means is controlled by the control means so as to change the frequency characteristic of the audio signal output from the audio capturing means, which is suitable for the photographing mode. It is possible to obtain a sound signal having a frequency characteristic, that is, a sound effect suitable for the shooting mode.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the control means controls the audio signal processing means by referring to the table in which the variable level of the characteristic relating to the audio signal associated with the photographing mode is described. Therefore, the control of the audio signal processing means can be accurately executed according to the photographing mode.

According to the image pickup recording apparatus of the fifth aspect, the audio signal processing control means for controlling the audio signal processing means independently of the control means, and the audio signal processing control as means for controlling the audio signal processing means. Since the selection means for selecting one of the means and the control means is provided, it is possible to select the means for controlling the audio signal processing means according to the intention of the photographer.

According to the sixth aspect of the image pickup recording apparatus, since the reproduction processing means for performing the reproduction processing for reproducing the video signal and the audio signal recorded on the recording medium is provided, another reproducing apparatus can be used. The video signal and the audio signal recorded in the recording medium can be reproduced without preparation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of a camera-incorporated VTR which constitutes a first embodiment of an image pickup recording apparatus of the present invention.

2 is a diagram showing a table in which a correspondence relationship between a shooting mode and a sound mode in the camera-integrated VTR of FIG. 1 is described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a shooting example in a shooting mode of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a directional characteristic of a microphone defined by a voice mode corresponding to the shooting mode of FIG.

5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of directivity varying means provided in the camera-integrated VTR of FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration around a directivity varying means in a camera-integrated VTR that constitutes a second embodiment of the image pickup recording apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a configuration of frequency changing means of FIG.

8 is each BP provided in the frequency varying means of FIG.
It is a figure which shows the frequency characteristic of F.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of a conventional camera-integrated VTR.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Optical lens group 2 Aperture 3 CCD 4 Camera process means 5 Recording process means 6 MPU 7 Mode input device 8 Aperture drive device 9 Mixer 11 Magnetic recording head 12 Magnetic tape 13,14 Microphone 15,503 Directionality changing means 16,602 Selection switch 17 Mode input device 18 Audio recording process means 403, 404 Multiplier 406 Subtractor 407 Adder 504 Frequency changing means 604, 605 BPF

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An image pickup device for generating an image pickup signal indicating a subject image by an image pickup operation, and taking in the image pickup signal, subjecting the taken image pickup signal to predetermined processing, and taking image pickup information by the image pickup device from the image pickup signal. Image signal processing means for extracting the voice signal, a voice capturing means for capturing the voice and converting the voice into a voice signal, and a voice signal processing for capturing the voice signal and performing a processing operation for varying the characteristic relating to the voice signal. And a recording process for recording the image pickup signal output from the image pickup signal processing unit on a recording medium as a video signal of a predetermined standard and recording the audio signal output from the audio signal processing unit on the recording medium. In the imaging recording apparatus including a recording processing unit that performs, when a shooting mode that defines shooting conditions for the subject image is input, A control means is provided for controlling the image pickup operation of the image pickup means and the processing operation of the audio signal processing means so as to match the input photographing mode based on the extracted photographing information. The imaging recording device. 2. The audio signal processing means is controlled by the control means so as to change the directional characteristic of the audio signal output from the audio capturing means.
The imaging recording device described. 3. The image pickup record according to claim 1, wherein the audio signal processing means is controlled by the control means so as to vary the frequency characteristic of the audio signal output from the audio capturing means. apparatus. 4. The control means controls the audio signal processing means with reference to a table in which variable stages of characteristics relating to the audio signal associated with the photographing mode are described. The image-capturing recording device according to claim 1. 5. A voice signal processing control means for controlling the voice signal processing means independently of the control means, and the voice signal processing control means and the control means as means for controlling the voice signal processing means. The image pickup recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a selection unit that selects one of the two. 6. A reproduction processing means for performing reproduction processing for reproducing a video signal and an audio signal recorded on the recording medium is provided.
The imaging recording device according to any one of 1.