JPH09275516A - Video camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video camera whose tally lamp is easily observed even when a grip of a portable video tape recorder(VTR) is removed by using a grip of a portable camera. SOLUTION: A small sized portable video camera 1 is composed of a portable camera 10 to which a grip 14 is removably fitted and a portable VTR 20 to which a grip 30 is removably fitted. The portable VTR 20 is removably fitted to a rear side of the portable camera 10. Furthermore, the grip 30 of the portable VTR 20 is composed of a handle base 31 fixed to an upper side of a VTR main body 21 and a handle main body 32 fitted removably to an upper side of the VTR main body 21 via a tightening means such as a screw. A tally tamp 34 as an image pickup state display means is provided to a rear side of the handle base 31.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a portable camera which can be carried and a portable VTR which can be carried.
(Video tape recorder) and detachable,
Portable camera and portable VTR with detachable handles
It relates to video cameras equipped with both.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a portable camera and a portable VT
A small video camera in which R and R can be separated and combined is known. This will be specifically described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9. The video camera 100 shown in FIGS. 6 to 9 is a portable type having excellent portability, and the portable camera 1
10 and a portable VTR 120 detachably attached to the back side of the portable camera 110. On the upper surface side of this portable camera 110,
A substantially inverted U-shaped handle 111 is detachably attached, and a substantially inverted U-shaped handle 121 is detachably attached to the upper surface side of the portable VTR 120. In addition, a so-called tally lamp (a light emitting diode or the like lights up during shooting and blinks to notify the user when trouble occurs) 122 is arranged on the upper rear side of one side of the portable VTR 120. With the portable V
A battery 130 is detachably attached to the back surface of the TR 120. In addition, portable V
On the other side of the TR 120, a door-shaped lid 123 for a cassette holder holding a tape cassette (not shown) is provided so as to be openable and closable.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7 or 8, a portable VTR 120 is provided on the rear side of the portable camera 110.
When carrying and using the docked one, either one of the handles 111 or 121 is removed and only one of the handles 121 or 111 is used, and as shown in FIG. 6, it is carried and used in a separated state. Each handle 111, 121
The portable camera 110 and the portable VTR 120 can be carried and used in a state where they are attached.

FIG. 10 shows a camera-integrated VTR 200 as a video camera. This camera integrated V
The TR200 has a camera unit 201 and a VTR unit 2 in its main body.
02 is integrally provided, and a substantially inverted U-shaped handle 203 is fixed to the upper surface side of the main body. A tally lamp 204 is arranged at a position of the handle 203 on the battery 210 side.

[0005]

In the conventional video camera 100, as shown in FIG. 8, the portable camera 1 is used.
Since only the handle 111 on the 10 side may be used,
Since the tally lamp cannot be installed on the handle 121 side of the portable VTR 120 as in the case of the camera-integrated VTR 200 shown in FIG.
Although the tally lamp 122 is provided on one side surface of the 120, when the tally lamp 122 at this position is attached with a battery or an adapter 130 on the back side of the portable VTR 120 as shown in FIGS. The tally lamp 122 is hard to see, and the camera integrated VT
The visibility was worse than that of the model having the tally lamp 204 on the rear side of the handle 203 as in the case of the R200. Also,
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9A, the portable VTR 1
When the video camera 100 is used with the handle 121 attached to the 20 side, the lid 123 can be closed by hooking a finger on the handle 121, but FIG. 8 and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9C, when the video camera 100 is used with the handle 111 attached to the portable camera 110 side, as shown in FIG. 9B, the width of the video camera 100 is wide and the fingers are open. 9C, the operability is poor because there is no part to catch a finger when the lid 123 is closed, and in some cases, the entire video camera 100 falls down. There was a risk of it getting lost.

Therefore, the present invention provides a video camera which makes it easy to see the photographing state display means even when the handle on the recording / reproducing apparatus side is removed and used.

[0007]

A video camera comprising a camera with a detachably attached handle and a recording / reproducing device with an attachable detachable handle, wherein the recording / reproducing device is detachably attached to the camera. In the above, the first grip fixed to the recording / reproducing device is the handle on the recording / reproducing device side
And a second handle part detachably attached to the first handle part, and the first handle part is provided with a photographing state display means.

When the handle on the camera side is used, the second handle portion of the handle on the recording / reproducing apparatus side is removed. In this case, the first handle part of the handle on the recording / reproducing device side remains on the recording / reproducing device side, so that good visibility of the photographing state display means provided on the first handle part is ensured in any situation. , Very easy to use.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 and 3 to 5 show a video camera 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This video camera 1
Is a portable type having excellent portability, and includes a portable camera 10 and a portable VTR (recording / reproducing device) 20 detachably attached to the back side of the portable camera 10.

A lens barrel 1 having a built-in image pickup lens 12 on the front surface of a casing type camera body 11 of a portable camera 10.
3, a viewfinder and a microphone (not shown) are attached to the front side of the upper surface of the camera body 11. A substantially inverted U-shaped handle 14 is detachably attached between the front and rear portions of the upper surface of the camera body 11 via fastening means such as screws (not shown). This handle 1
On the front upper part of one side surface of 4, a suspending member (hanging member) 15 for suspending the belt is attached. Further, a female connector 16 for VTR connection is embedded in the rear surface of the camera body 11.

The casing-type VTR body 21 of the portable VTR 20 has a recording / reproducing mechanism including a rotary head drum or the like for recording / reproducing an image taken by the portable camera 10 on a magnetic tape (recording medium) of a tape cassette (not shown). Is also omitted). Also, in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, a door-shaped lid 22 for a cassette holder holding the tape cassette is provided on the other side of the VTR main body 21 so as to be openable and closable. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a male connector 23 connected to the connector 16 is provided on the front surface of the VTR body 21 at a position facing the female connector 16 of the camera body 11. In addition, a battery 24 is detachably attached to the back side of the VTR main body 21.

A substantially inverted U-shaped handle 30 is detachably attached between the front and rear portions of the upper surface of the VTR main body 21. As shown in FIG. 2, the handle 30 is used for the VTR main body 2
A substantially trapezoidal columnar handle base (first handle portion) 31 fixed to the rear portion of the upper surface of 1 through a predetermined means such as an adhesive.
And the screw holes 31a formed in the upper surface of the handle base 31 and the screw holes 21a formed in the front portion of the upper surface of the VTR main body 21 are fastened, fixed and separated by screws (fastening means) 33. And a substantially C-shaped handle body (second handle portion) 32. On the inclined back surface of the handle base 31 of the handle 30, a so-called tally lamp (a light emitting diode or the like lights up during shooting and blinks when trouble occurs to notify the user during shooting). (Also serving as means) 34 is arranged. Also, this handle base 3
On one side face of FIG. 1, a hanging metal fitting (hanging tool) 35 for hanging the belt is attached.

According to the video camera 1 of the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the portable VTR 20 is docked on the back side of the portable camera 10 and is carried or used, one of them is used. Handle 14 or 3
When 0 is removed and only one of the handles 14 or 30 is used, and as shown in FIG. 1, when carrying or using the handles in a separated state, the portable camera 10 is attached with the handles 14 and 30 respectively. And portable VTR 20 can be carried and used. In any of these cases, in particular FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 4, the VTR of the portable VTR 20
Even when the battery 24 is attached to the back surface of the main body 21, the tally lamp 34 is arranged on the back surface of the handle base 31 of the handle 30 fixed on the VTR main body 21 at a position with good visibility. The shooting state of the portable camera 10 and the recording state of the portable VTR 20 can be easily confirmed by the tally lamp 34 even when (crowded, etc.).

As described above, the handle 30 of the portable VTR 20 has a two-part structure of the handle base 31 fixed on the VTR main body 21 and the handle main body 32 detachably attached to the handle base 31. Even when the handle base 31 and the VTR main body 21 are detached and used, the tally lamp 34 as the photographing state display means is provided on the back surface of the handle base 31 which is always left on the VTR main body 21, as shown in FIG. In addition, even when only the handle 14 on the portable camera 10 side is used, the tally lamp 34 has sufficient visibility and is very easy to use. Also, FIG.
As shown in, even when only the handle 14 on the portable camera 10 side is used, the V of the portable VTR 20 is
Since the handle base 31 of the handle 30 that is a portion for hooking a finger fixed on the TR main body 21 remains, as shown in FIG. 5, by hooking a finger on the handle base 31, the lid 22 for the cassette holder can be easily attached. It can be closed, and the operability when closing the lid 22 is very good. Further, when only the handle 14 on the side of the portable camera 10 shown in FIG. 4 is used, between the hanging metal fitting 15 of the handle 14 of the portable camera 10 side and the hanging metal fitting 35 of the handle base 31 on the portable VTR side. A belt (not shown) can be hung on, and the entire video camera 1 can be carried while being carried by the belt.

Although the portable VTR is used as the recording / reproducing apparatus detachably attached to the portable camera according to the embodiment, the recording / reproducing apparatus is not limited to the portable VTR, and a magneto-optical disk is used as the recording medium. The disc drive device may be a recording / reproducing device. Further, the handle base of the handle is fixed to the rear side of the VTR main body of the portable VTR, but the handle base may be fixed to the front side of the VTR main body and the tally lamp may be provided on the front side of the handle base. Further, although the tally lamp is used as the photographing state display means, a photographing state / warning display means combining a tally lamp and a buzzer may be provided on the handle base side.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, the recording / reproducing apparatus comprises the camera having the handle detachably attached and the recording / reproducing apparatus having the handle detachably attached. In a detachably attached video camera, a handle on the side of the recording / reproducing device is fixed to the recording / reproducing device, and a second handle is detachably attached to the first handle. By providing the photographing state display means on the first handle portion, when only the handle on the camera side is used, the first handle portion on the handle on the recording / reproducing apparatus is the recording device. Since it remains on the reproducing device side, good visibility of the photographing state display means can be secured in any situation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a video camera according to an embodiment of the present invention in a state where a portable camera and a portable VTR are separated.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the portable VTR.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the video camera with the handle on the portable camera side removed.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the video camera with the handle on the portable VTR side removed.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an operation of closing a cassette holder lid in the video camera with the handle on the portable VTR side removed.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which a portable camera and a portable VTR of a conventional video camera are separated.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which a handle on the portable camera side of the conventional video camera is removed.

FIG. 8 is a portable VTR of the conventional video camera.
The side view which shows the state which removed the handle of the side.

FIG. 9A is a front view of a state in which a lid for a cassette holder is closed with a handle on the portable VTR side of the conventional example, and FIGS. 9B and 9C show a portable VTR side of the conventional example. The front view of the state which closes the lid for cassette holders in the state without a handle.

FIG. 10 is a side view of another conventional camera non-separation integrated VTR.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Video camera, 10 ... Portable camera (camera), 14 ... Handle, 20 ... Portable VTR (recording / reproducing apparatus), 30 ... Handle, 31 ... Handle base (1st handle part), 32 ... Handle body (2nd) Handle part), 34 ... Tally lamp (imaging state display means), 35
… Hanging metal fittings.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A camera having a handle detachably attached,
A recording / reproducing device having a handle detachably attached, and a video camera having the recording / reproducing device detachably attached to the camera, wherein the handle on the recording / reproducing device side is fixed to the recording / reproducing device. A video comprising a first handle part and a second handle part detachably attached to the first handle part, wherein the first handle part is provided with a photographing state display means. camera. 2. The video camera according to claim 1, wherein the first handle portion is provided with a hanging device for suspending a belt.