JPH10200844A - Camera integrated type vtr - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the camera integrated type VTR which can prevent video recording by a VTR part from being interrupted undesirably even if a photographer who tries to operate a zoom button presses a nearby video recording start/stop button by mistake. SOLUTION: This camera integrated type VTR is equipped with the zoom button 6 for driving operation for varying the photographic field angle of a camera part 3 to a wide-angle side or telephoto side and the video recording start/stop button 7 for driving operation for recording or stopping a photographic image by the VTR part 2, and further equipped with a lock means 8 for setting the operation of the video recording start/stop button 7 ineffective. Further, the setting state of the lock means 8 is displayed on a monitor.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a zoom button for driving a photographing angle of view by a camera unit to a wide angle side or a telephoto side, and a recording start for driving a recording / stop of a photographed image by a VTR unit. The present invention relates to a camera-integrated VTR having a / stop button.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional camera-integrated VTR of this type will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 3 is an external explanatory view showing a conventional camera-integrated VTR, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged explanatory view of main parts showing a conventional camera-integrated VTR.

As shown in FIG. 3, in a conventional camera-integrated VTR, a camera unit 3 is rotatably provided on a main body unit in which a liquid crystal monitor unit 1 and a VTR unit 2 are integrated. A hand strap 4 is attached to the camera unit 3, and a user holds the camera unit 3 while holding the right hand with the hand strap 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, a power switch 5 for selecting and turning on / off the power supply of each section of the camera section 3 and a driving angle of a photographing angle of view of the camera section 3 to a wide angle side or a telephoto side. A recording start / stop button 7 for driving the recording / stop of the photographed image by the VTR unit 2 is provided.

The power switch 5, the zoom button 6, and the recording start / stop button 7 are provided in a space-saving manner so that they can be easily operated by the right thumb holding the camera unit 3. I have.

[0006]

However, in the case of the above-mentioned conventional camera-integrated VTR, the power switch 5,
Since the zoom button 6 and the recording start / stop button 7 are provided close to each other, the recording start / stop button 7 may be pressed by mistake while operating the zoom button 6 during imaging to change the angle of view. VT
There is a problem that the recording state of the R unit 2 is canceled.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is intended to operate the zoom button 6.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a camera-integrated VTR that can prevent the recording of the VTR unit 2 from being undesirably interrupted even when the recording start / stop button 7 that is close to the recording unit is pressed by mistake.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a camera-integrated VTR comprising: a zoom button for driving a photographing angle of view of a camera unit to a wide angle side or a telephoto side; and recording / stopping of a photographed image by the VTR unit. In a camera-integrated VTR provided with a recording start / stop button for driving operation of a video recorder, a lock means for disabling the operation of the recording start / stop button is provided.

With this arrangement, the operation of the recording start / stop button can be set to be invalidated by the lock means. In this state, an attempt is made to operate the zoom button, and the recording start / stop button that is approached by mistake is pressed. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent the recording of the VTR unit from being undesirably interrupted.

Also, a camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the camera-integrated VTR according to the first aspect, the setting status of the lock unit is displayed on a monitor. As a result, the user can easily confirm whether or not the operation of the recording start / stop button is set to be invalid, and the usability can be improved.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The same parts as those in the conventional example are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. . Here, FIG. 1 shows a camera-integrated VT of the present embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of the camera-integrated VTR of this embodiment.

The camera-integrated VTR of the present embodiment is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 1, a lock button 8 for disabling the operation of the recording start / stop button 7 is provided on the liquid crystal monitor 1 held by the left hand. By pressing the lock button 8, it is possible to set so that the operation of the recording start / stop button 7 is invalidated.

The setting status of the lock button 8 is as follows.
Since the image is displayed on the liquid crystal monitor 1, the user can easily confirm whether or not the operation of the recording start / stop button 7 is set to be invalid.

Next, the operation of the camera-integrated VTR of this embodiment will be described. Camera-integrated VT of the present embodiment
As shown in FIG. 2, R first determines whether the power switch 5 is set to the camera side and the VTR unit 2 is in a recording operation (shooting mode) (step 1). It is detected whether or not the recording start / stop button 7 has been pressed (step 2). In a mode other than the photographing mode, and when the recording start / stop button 7 is not pressed, the process returns to the start.

When the recording start / stop button 7 is pressed, it is determined whether or not the lock button 8 has been set to an invalid state (step 3). If the state is not set, the video recording operation of the VTR unit 2 is stopped (step 4), and the processing ends.

[0016]

Since the camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention has the above-described structure, the zoom button can be operated by setting the lock means to disable the operation of the recording start / stop button. As a result, it is possible to prevent the recording of the VTR unit from being undesirably interrupted even when the adjacent recording start / stop button is pressed by mistake.

Also, a camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention.
Displays the setting status by the lock means on the monitor, so that the user can easily confirm whether or not the operation of the recording start / stop button is set to invalid, thereby improving the usability. be able to.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view illustrating an embodiment of a camera-integrated VTR according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation in one embodiment of the camera-integrated VTR of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view illustrating a conventional camera-integrated VTR.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged explanatory view of a main part showing a conventional camera-integrated VTR.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 LCD monitor section 2 VTR section 3 Camera section 4 Hand strap 5 Power switch 6 Zoom button 7 Recording start / stop button 8 Lock button

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A zoom button for driving an angle of view taken by a camera unit to a wide angle side or a telephoto side, and a recording start / stop button for operating a recording / stop of a taken image by a VTR unit. A video camera with a built-in VTR, further comprising a lock unit for invalidating the operation of the recording start / stop button. 2. A camera-integrated VT according to claim 1.
R. A camera-integrated VTR, wherein the setting status of the lock means is displayed on a monitor.