JPH11331545A - Electronic image pickup device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic image pickup device with which a source pickup image recorded in a semiconductor memory is reproduced and displayed, a trimming edited picked-up image and the source image are recorded in the semiconductor memory and the trimming edited picked-up image data can be printed by an image printer. SOLUTION: An electric image signal picked up through an optical image pickup system is recorded on a recording medium and while superimposing a trimming designated area on an image reproduced and displayed based on the electric image signal, a variable power input switch is used for expanding/ reducing the trimming designated area, and the trimming area is set while using an operation menu selection input switch 20 for moving the position of the designated area. Further, when reproducing and displaying the image to which the trimming area is set, trimming information is simultaneously displayed, and the trimming area setting image signal and the trimming information can be recorded in the area different from the electric image signal inside the recording medium by this electronic image pickup device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic imaging device such as a digital still camera, and more particularly to reproducing an image taken by the electronic imaging device and editing the reproduced image to a desired image. It relates to a trimming operation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, digital still cameras, which convert an image of a subject into an electric image signal using an individual image pickup device, convert the electric image signal into digital data and record the digital data in a semiconductor memory, have become widespread. Depending on the purpose of use of the subject image taken with this digital still camera,
The amount of digital image data recorded in the semiconductor memory can be changed. That is, when converting the subject image formed on the solid-state imaging device into an electric image signal,
There are cases where the high-quality subject image is converted into data, and cases where the quality is slightly reduced and converted into data.In this case, the amount of digital data is changed by the thinning-out amount of the electric signal for each pixel of the solid-state imaging device. It is possible. On the other hand, in some cases, the recording capacity of the semiconductor memory is increased due to the development of semiconductor manufacturing technology, and the semiconductor memory is made detachable from the digital still camera using a card-type semiconductor memory.

However, the recording capacity of one semiconductor memory is limited. In particular, when recording is performed without changing the digital data amount of a subject image photographed using a semiconductor memory built in a digital still camera,
The recording capacity of the built-in semiconductor memory may be exceeded.

[0004] Regarding such a case where the captured image data at the time of shooting exceeds the recording capacity of the semiconductor memory,
It is described in JP-A-8-9312.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 8-9312 discloses a digital still camera capable of trimming a captured image. When a captured image is recorded in the semiconductor memory, data compression of the image is performed. A method is described in which the recording capacity of the semiconductor memory is effectively used by performing processing or trimming processing.

[0006]

The effective use of the recording capacity of the semiconductor memory of the conventional digital still camera is achieved by compressing or trimming the captured image when the recording capacity of the semiconductor memory decreases. However, it is not possible to trim the captured and recorded image and edit it into an image desired by the photographer.

The present invention reproduces and displays the captured image recorded in the semiconductor memory, trims and edits the reproduced and displayed image, records the trimmed image again in the semiconductor memory, and stores the trimmed and edited image data in the semiconductor memory. An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic imaging device capable of obtaining a print image by outputting to an image printer.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided an electronic image pickup apparatus for converting an optical image of a subject formed through an image pickup optical system into an electric image signal, compressing the electric image signal, and recording the electric image signal on a recording medium. Image display means for reproducing and displaying a photographed image by expanding the electric image signal recorded on a medium, and a trimming mode for specifying an operation mode for setting a trimming operation and a trimming designated area of the image reproduced and displayed on the image display means Setting means, first operation means for controlling the enlargement / reduction of the size of the trimming designated area set in the image reproduced and displayed on the image display means, and setting of the image reproduced and displayed on the image display means An electronic imaging device comprising: a second operation unit configured to move and control a position of a trimming designated area.

[0009] The electronic image pickup apparatus may further include a variable-power driving unit for driving and controlling a variable-power operation of the image-capturing optical system, and a reproduction image of an electric image signal recorded on the recording medium by the image display unit. A menu selection means for displaying a condition setting menu for a photographing recording mode and a reproduction mode of the electronic imaging apparatus, and selecting this menu by up, down, left and right keys; and a trimming designation area set for the image reproduced and displayed on the image display means. Electronic imaging using the scaling drive means as the first operation means for controlling the enlargement / reduction of the size of the image, and using the menu selection means as the second operation means for moving and controlling the position of the trimming designated area. Device.

[0010] The electronic image pickup apparatus includes a recording medium means for converting an optical image of a subject formed through the image pickup optical system into an electric image signal, compressing the electric image signal, and recording the electric image signal on a recording medium; Is stored in the recording medium unit.

An image printer output means connected to an image printer for printing an optical image of the subject based on the electric image signal recorded on the recording medium means; and an image printer connected to the image printer output means. Output the electric image signal in which the trimming designated area is set from the image printer output means, and the image printer is not connected to the printer output means or the image printer is in an inactive state. In this case, the electronic image pickup apparatus includes an image printer output determination unit that stores the electric image signal in which the trimming designation area is set and the trimming information in the recording medium.

In the trimming operation and trimming designated area setting operation mode by the trimming mode setting means, a trimming start designated area setting means for setting a trimming designated area and a trimming start position set by the trimming designated area means are set. It is set at an intermediate position on the image reproduction surface of the image reproduction display means.

The storage data selection means for selectively setting the data amount of the electric image signal to be stored in the recording medium means, and the trimming start position set by the trimming start designation area setting means are selected by the storage data selection means. Set to the data amount of the set electric image signal.

Further, a print data output control means for transmitting the electric image signal corresponding to a print data amount of the image printer connected to the image printer output means, and a trimming start position set by the trimming start designation area means. The print data output unit sets the print data amount to be sent.

Alternatively, at the time of forming an optical image of a subject photographed by the photographing optical system, or at the time of reproducing and displaying an electric image signal recorded on the recording medium means, the focus determination range of the photographed image is expanded and enlarged. A focus determination mode means for reproducing and displaying on the image display means; and a trimming start position set by the trimming start designation area setting means are set to a focus determination range set by the focus determination mode means.

[0016] The trimming designation area changes the enlargement / reduction step by step at a predetermined aspect ratio in accordance with the operation control of the first operation means or the magnification driving means, and
The aspect ratio of the trimming designated area whose size is gradually increased or reduced is defined as the aspect ratio of the image printer or the aspect ratio of the image data of the electric image signal stored in the recording medium.

Using the trimming mode setting means,
After setting a trimming designated area of a captured image reproduced and displayed on the image display means, when the trimming designated area is enlarged or reduced by using the first operating means or the scaling drive means, the trimming designated area is In units of one block consisting of multiples of 8 pixels each in the vertical and horizontal directions,
The trimming designated area is changed.

Recording medium means for converting an optical image of a subject formed through the imaging optical system into an electric image signal and compressing the same, and recording the image data on a recording medium; image data of the captured image; Image attribute information generating means for generating predetermined image attribute information including a file name for identifying each image of the image data in which the trimming designation area is set by the setting means, and controlling recording on the recording medium means; The predetermined image attribute information generated by the image attribute information generating means may be such that a different file name is generated from the image attribute information between the captured image data and the image data in which the trimming designated area is set, and the recording is performed. Record on medium means.

Further, predetermined image attribute information including a page name and a file name for identifying each image of the image data in which the trimming designated area has been set by the trimming mode setting means is generated, and the image data is transmitted to the recording medium means. Image attribute information generating means for performing recording control, wherein the predetermined image attribute information generated by the image attribute information generating means is one of the image attribute information in the captured image data and the image data in which a trimming designated area is set. An electronic imaging device for generating a different page name and recording the same on the recording medium means.

The trimming mode setting means and the first
The image data in which the trimming designated area is set by using the operating means and the second operating means, and only the image data in which the trimming designated area is set in the image display means is reproduced and enlarged, or the image display is performed. Means for displaying and enlarging only the image data in which the trimming designated area has been set, and a display mark indicating the reproduction display set in the trimming mode; and at least one or more trimmed image display marks such as an image magnification display mark by the trimming. Are displayed simultaneously.

[0021]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an electronic imaging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In a digital still camera (hereinafter referred to as an electronic image pickup device), an optical image from an object (not shown) is taken in by an image pickup optical system 11 composed of various lens groups, and the image pickup optical system 11 takes in the image. An individual imaging device (hereinafter, referred to as a CCD device) 12 for forming an optical image is arranged. This CCD element 12
The optical image focused on is converted into an electric image signal and output to the imaging unit 13. The imaging unit 13 performs various signal processing on the electric image signal, converts the analog image signal into a digital signal, and outputs the digital signal to the recording unit 14. The recording unit 14 performs data compression and information data conversion, and records the data as digital data on a memory card 16 composed of a semiconductor memory via a memory access 15. A lens controller 1 for driving and moving various lenses constituting the imaging optical system 11 along an optical axis to zoom a subject, focus and focus, and adjust a lens exposure.
7, the CCD element 12, the imaging unit 13,
The operation of the recording unit 14, the memory access 15, and the lens control unit 17 is controlled by a system control unit 18 including a microcomputer. The memory access 15 reads out captured image data recorded on the memory card 16 according to a control signal from the system control unit 18 and outputs the data to a reproduction unit 19. The reproducing unit 19 decodes the captured image data recorded on the memory card 16 and switches
The image data is output to an image display unit (hereinafter, referred to as a monitor) 23 via a reproduction trimming unit 21 and an on-screen display unit (hereinafter, referred to as an OSD unit) 22. One fixed piece of the switch 20 is connected to the reproducing unit 19,
The other fixed piece is connected to the output of the imaging unit 13, and the movable piece is operated under the control of the system control unit 18.
The reproduction trimming unit 21 is used to perform trimming at the time of decoding and reproducing the captured image data. The OSD unit 22 is used to display a trimming designated area at the time of decoding and reproducing the captured image data and to perform various operations after trimming. It is for generating symbols such as graphic characters and numbers for displaying information data on the monitor 23 and controlling display on the monitor 23. A connection point between the OSD unit 22 and the monitor 23 is connected to a display / printer output unit 24 such as an image printer externally connected to the electronic imaging device, a monitor of a computer device, or a television receiver. . Further, the system control unit 18 is connected to an input switch 25 for setting an operation condition of the electronic imaging apparatus which is input by a user. This input switch 25
The imaging optical system 11 is driven and moved via the lens control unit 17, for example, a lens mode input such as a zoom drive input, a focus drive input, and an exposure adjustment input, and switching between photographing and reproduction of the electronic imaging apparatus. Mode, a recording mode input for controlling the amount of captured image data to be recorded on the memory card 16, a control mode for outputting a reproduced image to the monitor 23, a trimming mode for the reproduced image, and various types of information displayed on the monitor 23. Various operation modes such as an operation mode selection display are input.

Next, the operation of the electronic imaging apparatus relating to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. A plurality of captured image data is recorded on the memory card 16, and the memory card 16 is input from the input switch 25.
Read and decode the captured image data recorded in
A reproduction mode for reproducing and displaying is input to the monitor 23, and the plurality of captured image data is input through the memory access 15, the switch 20, the reproduction trimming 21, and the OSD unit 22 according to a control signal from the system control unit 18. The image of the specific captured image data is displayed on the monitor 2
It is assumed that the image is reproduced and displayed in No. 3. At this time, it is assumed that an image 26 as shown in FIG. Note that the numbers “1-0” in FIG.
"01" indicates an address when recorded on the memory card, "1" indicates a page number, and "001" indicates a frame number. By this address display, it becomes possible to use the recorded address of the reproduced captured image as the discrimination between the recording address of the memory card 16 and the reproduced captured image. Thus, when the captured image 26 is reproduced and displayed on the monitor 23, and then the trimming mode is input from the input switch 25,
The system control unit 18 controls the operation of the reproduction trimming 21 to display a trimming designation area frame 27 as shown in FIG. 2B on the reproduced and displayed captured image.
The center of the trimming designated area frame 27 is the monitor 2
3 and the center of the captured image being reproduced. Next, from among the input modes constituting the input switch 25, the imaging optical system 11 is driven by the lens control unit 17 by using a variable power mode input means for changing the magnification of the imaging optical system 11 by driving control. FIG. 2
The trimming designated area frame 27 displayed in (b) is enlarged or reduced to change the size of the desired trimming designated area 27 'as shown in FIG. 2 (c). FIG. 2C shows a state in which the trimming designation area frame 27 in FIG. 2B is reduced to a trimming designation area frame 27 '.

Next, when selecting and setting each operation mode of the electronic image pickup apparatus, various operation modes are displayed on the monitor 23 by a control signal from the system control unit 18 and the cursor is displayed by a cursor display. A method of selecting an operation mode is used, and a menu selection key (not shown) for moving the cursor display vertically and horizontally is arranged. Using the menu selection key arranged on the input switch 25, the trimming designation area frame 27 'is moved up and down, left and right on the screen of the monitor 23 as shown in FIG. In this manner, the size of the trimming designated area 27 is set to a desired size with respect to the captured image 26 by the zoom mode input means for scaling the imaging optical system 11. The trimmed image can be determined by moving the trimming position to a desired imaging position using the menu selection key. When the trimmed image is determined to have the position shown in FIG. 2D, the trimming mode input switch of the input switch 25 is input again, and the image in which the trimming region is determined is shown in FIG. 2E. To play back. As shown in FIG. 2E, when an image whose trimming area is determined is enlarged and displayed, a trimmed image display 28 such as a symbol or a mark indicating a trimmed image, and a reproduction symbol or a mark indicating a reproduction mode of a captured image. And the like, and a trimming magnification display 30 such as a magnification symbol or a mark indicating the magnification of the trimming area is displayed on the monitor 23 by using the data from the OSD unit 22 under the control of the system control unit 18. I do.

The captured image data for which the trimming area has been determined is input to the print output mode arranged on the input switch 25, and the data of the trimmed area determined captured image is output to the display / printer output unit 24. To print an image or display it on a magnified monitor.

After setting the trimming designated area frame 27 to the size of the trimming designated area frame 27 'by the scaling mode input means, the trimming designated area frame 27' is moved to the position moved by the menu selection key. It is also possible to change the size of the trimming designated area frame 27 'by the scaling mode input means. Further, when the trimming designated area is changed again as a result of the enlarged display after the trimming area is determined. The trimming area can be changed by repeating the trimming mode again.

FIG. 3 shows the operation of the electronic imaging apparatus according to the present invention.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0028] Of the images picked up by the electronic image pickup device,
After a specific image is reproduced and displayed on the monitor 23 in the reproduction display mode, when a trimming mode is input from the input switch 25, a trimming designation area 27 is generated and displayed in step S1. In the example of this figure, the pixels on the display surface of the monitor 23 are 2560 × 2048,
The trimming start designation area is initially set to 1280 × 1024 with its size. This trimming designation area 2
Reference numeral 7 denotes a reference designation area at the start of trimming, and enlarges or reduces the trimming area based on the trimming start designation area.

The display position of the trimming start designation area on the screen of the monitor 23 can be set to various positions. The first method of setting the trimming start designation area is such that the area is displayed at the center of the screen of the monitor 23 around the physical center point of the monitor 23 without changing the aspect ratio of the monitor 23. Set to. The second method of setting the trimming start designation area is set according to the amount of captured image data when the captured electric image signal is compression-converted and recorded on the memory card 16. For example, a captured image is converted into a standard image number of 640 × 48.
0 pixels (hereinafter referred to as SQ = Standard) and 1024 × 768 pixels (hereinafter referred to as H
Q = High Quality) and the maximum number of pixels 1024
The recording amount of the captured image data to the memory card 16 can be selected from three types of recording pixel modes of × 1280 pixels (hereinafter, referred to as SHQ = Super High Quality). The trimming start designation area is set in accordance with the recording amount on the memory card 16. The third method of setting the trimming start designation area is set according to the number of printable pixels of the image printer connected to the display / printer output unit 24 of the electronic imaging apparatus. For example, when the printable pixel of the image printer has the SHQ recording pixel mode, a trimming start designation area corresponding to the SHQ recording pixel mode is displayed. The method of setting the fourth trimming start designation area is set according to the focus determination range set for confirming the focus of the imaging optical system 11. In the focusing of the imaging optical system 11 of the electronic imaging apparatus, a focusing confirmation range is generally set in a predetermined range from the center of the subject projected on the finder. The entire area of the optical image of the subject projected on the finder is small, and it may be difficult to confirm the focus of the imaging optical system 11 only with the projected image of the finder. For this reason, a focus confirmation input is made from the input switch 25, and under the control of the system control unit 18, the switch 20 is switched so that the image signal being captured is displayed on the monitor 2.
3 is reproduced and displayed. At this time, the system control unit 18 controls the reproduction trimming unit 21 so that the focus confirmation range set in the viewfinder is enlarged and reproduced and displayed, and the image signal output to the monitor 23 is By setting the focus confirmation range, it is possible to confirm the focus on the reproduced image in the focus confirmation range displayed on the monitor 23 in an enlarged reproduction. The trimming start designation area is set using the focus confirmation range on the monitor 23.

When the trimming start designation area is set in step S1 by any of the first to fourth trimming start designation areas setting methods, the image pickup optical system 11 is moved from the input switch 25 in step S2. Using the input of the variable-power driving mode for changing the magnification, it is determined whether or not the input of the variable-power tele mode for reducing the area to be trimmed from the trimming start designation area is performed. Is set as one block, the trimming area is reduced from the trimming start designation area in units of one block, and when the desired trimming area is reached, the input of the telephoto mode is stopped. If there is no input of the variable magnification telemode in the step S2 and the image is reduced to a desired trimming area in the step S3, the process proceeds to a step S4. In step S4, the reverse operation of step S2 is performed, and it is determined whether or not the zooming wide mode is input. When the zooming wide mode is input, the trimming area is set in units of one block in step S5. When the image is enlarged and reaches a desired trimming area, the input of the variable magnification wide mode is stopped. Step S
If there is no input in the variable magnification wide mode in step S4 and the image is enlarged to a desired trimming area in step S5, the process proceeds to step S6. After step S6, the position of the reproduced captured image to be trimmed is set using the size of the trimming area set in steps S3 to S5. That is, step S6
Moves the trimming area of the imaging screen reproduced and displayed on the screen of the monitor 23 in an upward direction on the screen, and displays various operation mode menus of the electronic imaging apparatus on the monitor 23, and displays the menu. Up / Down / Left / Right keys for selecting the selected operation mode menu are provided. This operation mode menu selection key is also used as an operation input key for moving the position of the trimming area. In step S6, the presence or absence of an upward movement input using the up key among the operation mode menu selection keys is determined, and when an upward movement is input, the trimming area is moved upward by one block in step S7. Then, the input of the upward movement by the up key is stopped at the point moved to the desired position. If there is no upward movement input by the up key in step S6 and the trimming area is moved to a desired position in step S7, the process proceeds to step S8.
Step S8 determines whether there is a downward movement input by the down key among the operation mode menu selection keys, and step S10 determines whether the operation mode menu selection key includes:
The presence or absence of a leftward movement input by the left key is determined. In step S12, the presence / absence of a rightward movement input by the right key among the operation mode menu selection keys is determined. As a result of the determinations in steps S8, S10, and S12, if each movement input has been made, the trimming area is moved downward in step S9, left in step S11, and right in step S13, and Each movement input is stopped at the position moved to the position. When the size and position of the captured image reproduced on the monitor 23 are determined as shown in FIG. 2D through the processes of steps S2 to S13 in this manner, the determined trimming area is confirmed. For this purpose, a trimming mode is input from the input switch 25. The presence or absence of a trimming mode input for confirming the trimming area is determined in step S14. If there is no trimming mode input, the process returns to step S2, and the processes of steps S2 to S13 are performed again. If the input of the trimming mode is confirmed in the step S14, the process proceeds to a step S15, and the monitor 23 of the electronic imaging apparatus displays the step S13.
2 shows the image of the trimming area determined by the processing up to FIG.
As shown in (e), an enlarged reproduction is displayed on the monitor 23. In step S16, the trimmed image display 28, the reproduced image display 29, and the trimming magnification display 30 indicating that the image is the trimmed image are displayed on the monitor 23 in step S15.
And the like are generated by the OSD unit 22 based on a control signal from the system control unit 18 and the monitor 2
3 is displayed together with the reproduced image of the trimming area. The image of the trimming area reproduced and displayed on the monitor in step S16 is recorded on the memory guard 16 in step S17. In step S18, the display / printer output 2 is input from the input switch 25.
When a device input for outputting an image signal of the trimming area to the image printer is performed from 4, the image signal is supplied to the image printer.

After such processing steps, it is possible to generate a desired trimmed image by setting a trimming designated area for each specific reproduced image on the monitor 23 from the captured electric image signal. In the trimming processing of the captured image, a variable-magnification drive input and an operation mode menu selection input, which do not need to be operated, can be used also as an operation input of the trimming designation area.

Next, the processing of the steps S17 and S18 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4 from the state where the trimming designated area of the image picked up by the electronic image pickup apparatus is determined.

When the designation of the trimming area of the captured and reproduced image is completed, a print mode is input from the input switch 25, and in step S21, it is determined whether or not a printer is connected to the display / printer output 24. When the connection of the printer is confirmed in step S21, it is determined in step S22 whether there is an error in the connected printer. In the case of the sublimation type printer, the printer error detects an abnormal state on the printer side, such as an abnormal head temperature, a paper jam or a paper shortage, or an ink sheet shortage. If no printer error is detected in step S22, the process proceeds to step S23.
The image signal of the trimming area determined in step 4 is output to the printer and printed, and the process ends. If it is determined in step S21 that the printer is not connected, the process proceeds to step S21.
Then, the process proceeds to step 25, where a message indicating that the printer is not connected is displayed on the monitor 23 of the electronic image pickup apparatus. If it is determined in step S22 that an error has occurred in the printer, the process proceeds to step S25, and a message indicating that the error has occurred in the printer is displayed on the monitor 23 of the electronic imaging apparatus. After the message is displayed in step S25, the image signal whose trimming area has been designated is transmitted in step S26 to the memory card 1 of the electronic imaging apparatus.
6 and the processing ends.

In other words, if the user has an image printer connected to the electronic image pickup apparatus, the image can be printed by the image printer. Bring it to a shop and print it at a photoshop.

In step S25, the memory card 1
6, when recording an image signal specifying a trimming area, captured image data before specifying a trimming area;
The data is recorded separately from the captured image data after the trimming area is specified, and the size data of the trimming area, the coordinate data indicating the position of the trimming area, etc., which are the trimming information of the image data after the trimming area is specified, are set in the trimming area specification. The inclusion and recording in the later image data is effective in searching for a trimmed image to be printed from the memory card 16 at a photo shop or printed later by an image printer owned by the user. For this purpose, the captured image data before trimming (hereinafter referred to as original image data) is stored in the memory card 16.
The address at the time of recording is, for example, “PIC0001”
And the captured image data after trimming (hereinafter, referred to as
“Trimmed image data” is “TRI0001”
Set as The compressed data processing of the image data recorded on the memory card 16 is based on the JPEG standard, and it is clear that the setting of the file name is set according to the JPEG standard. Further, by making the pages of the original image data and the trimmed image data recorded on the memory card 16 different, the search for the original image data and the trimmed image data is facilitated.
For example, original image data is recorded on odd pages, and trimmed image data is recorded on even pages.

As a result, when the captured image is printed by the image printer or when the captured image is reproduced and displayed on a large display connected to the electronic imaging device, a desired image is selected from the original image data and the trimmed image data. Data search becomes easy.

In the above description of the embodiment of the present invention, the trimming designated area to be superimposed and displayed on the reproduced image from the original image data on the monitor 23 of the electronic image pickup apparatus has been described as a rectangular display. It is also possible to use "" parentheses to display the four corners of the region of ".", And to display the reproduced image on the inner surface of the trimming region or the outer surface of the trimming region with the brightness inverted or the color tone inverted.

[0038]

As described above, according to the present invention, when reproducing and displaying captured original image data for trimming,
A trimming start designated area, which is a reference for starting trimming, is superimposed on a reproduced image and displayed. An operation input function of the electronic imaging apparatus is provided by using an operation mode menu selection input used as a selection input of various operation mode menus of the electronic imaging apparatus in combination with a position movement operation input of a trimming area. Has the effect of enabling simplification.

Also, the original image data and the trimmed image data are recorded on a memory card with different file names or page names, and the trimming information is also recorded on the trimmed image data at the same time. This has an effect that the search for the specific image data can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an embodiment of an electronic imaging apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a reproduction image trimming designation area displayed on a monitor of the electronic imaging apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the electronic imaging apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of the electronic imaging apparatus according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Imaging optical system 12 ... Individual imaging element 13 ... Imaging part 14 ... Compression / information conversion part 15 ... Memory access 16 ... Memory card 17 ... Lens control part 18 ... System control part 19 ... Reproduction part 20 ... Switch 21 ... Reproduction trimming Part 22: On-screen display 23: Monitor 24: Display / printer output 25: Input switch

Claims (16)

[Claims] 1. An electronic image pickup apparatus for converting an optical image of a subject formed through an image pickup optical system into an electric image signal, compressing the electric image signal, and recording the electric image signal on a recording medium, wherein the electric image signal recorded on the recording medium is provided. Image display means for reproducing and displaying a captured image by expanding the image, trimming mode setting means for designating an operation mode for setting a trimming operation and a trimming designation area of the image reproduced and displayed on the image display means, and the image display means Operating means for scaling up and down the size of the trimming designated area set in the image reproduced and displayed on the display, and moving control of the position of the trimming designated area set in the image reproduced and displayed on the image display means An electronic imaging apparatus, comprising: 2. A variable power driving means for driving and controlling a variable power operation of the image pickup optical system, and a reproduction image of an electric image signal recorded on the recording medium by the image display means. A menu for setting a condition of a photographing recording mode and a reproduction mode is displayed, and the menu is selected by an up, down, left and right key, and a size of a trimming designation area set in the image reproduced and displayed on the image display is enlarged. The first to control the reduction
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said variable drive means is used as said operation means, and said menu selection means is used as said second operation means for controlling movement of a position of said trimming designated area.
An electronic imaging device as described. 3. A recording medium means for converting an optical image of a subject formed through the imaging optical system into an electric image signal, compressing the electric image signal, and recording the electric image signal on a recording medium; The electronic imaging device according to claim 1, further comprising: a storage unit configured to store the data in the electronic imaging device. 4. An image printer output means connected to an image printer for printing an optical image of the subject based on an electric image signal recorded on the recording medium means, and the image printer connected to the image printer output means. When it has been, output the electric image signal in which the trimming designated area is set from the image printer output means,
When the image printer is not connected to the printer output means or when the image printer is in an inactive state, an image for storing the electric image signal in which the trimming designation area is set and the trimming information on the recording medium. 3. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a printer output determination unit. 5. In a trimming operation and a setting operation mode of a trimming designated area by said trimming mode setting means,
A trimming start designation area setting means for setting a trimming start designation area, and a trimming start position set by the trimming start designation area means is set to an intermediate position on an image reproduction surface of the image reproduction display means. 3. The electronic imaging device according to claim 1. 6. A storage data selection unit for selectively setting a data amount of the electric image signal to be stored in the recording medium unit, and a trimming start position set by the trimming start designation area setting unit is selected by the storage data selection unit. 3. The electronic image pickup apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data amount is set to the set data amount of the electric image signal. 7. A print data output control means for transmitting said electric image signal according to a print data amount of an image printer connected to said image printer output means, and a trimming start position set by said trimming start designation area means. 3. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print data output unit selects a print data amount to be transmitted. 8. A focusing determination range of the photographed image is expanded and formed when an optical image of a subject photographed by the photographing optical system is formed or when an electric image signal recorded on the recording medium is reproduced and displayed. A focus determination mode unit that reproduces and displays the image on the image display unit; and a trimming start position set by the trimming start designation area setting unit is set to a focus determination range set by the focus determination mode unit. The electronic imaging device according to claim 1, wherein: 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the trimming designation area changes the enlargement / reduction stepwise at a predetermined aspect ratio in accordance with operation control of the first operation means or the magnification driving means. 3. The electronic imaging device according to claim 1. 10. The aspect ratio of the designated trimming area for increasing or decreasing the size in a stepwise manner in accordance with the operation control of the first operating means or the scaling driving means is an aspect ratio of the image printer. The electronic imaging device according to claim 9, wherein: 11. The aspect ratio of the trimming designated area for increasing or decreasing the size in a stepwise manner according to the operation control of the first operating means or the scaling driving means is stored in the recording medium means. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the aspect ratio is an aspect ratio of image data of the image signal. 12. A trimming designation area of a picked-up image reproduced and displayed on the image display means is set by using the trimming mode setting means, and then the trimming designation is made by using the first operation means or the scaling drive means. 3. The trimming designated area is changed in a unit of one block consisting of a multiple of 8 pixels in each of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction of the trimming designated area when the area is scaled or moved. An electronic imaging device as described. 13. A recording medium means for converting and compressing an optical image of a subject formed through the imaging optical system into an electric image signal and recording the same as image data on a recording medium; Image attribute information generating means for generating predetermined image attribute information including a file name for identifying each image of the image data for which the trimming designation area has been set by the trimming mode setting means, and controlling recording on the recording medium means; The predetermined image attribute information generated by the image attribute information generating means is configured to generate a different file name from the image attribute information between the captured image data and the image data in which the trimming designated area is set. 5. The electronic imaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the electronic image is recorded on the recording medium. 14. A recording medium means for converting and compressing an optical image of a subject formed through the imaging optical system into an electric image signal and recording the same as image data on a recording medium; Image attribute information for generating predetermined image attribute information including a page name and a file name for identifying each image of the image data for which the trimming designation area has been set by the trimming mode setting means, and controlling recording on the recording medium means Generating means, wherein the predetermined image attribute information generated by the image attribute information generating means includes a different page name of the image attribute information between the captured image data and the image data in which the trimming designated area is set. 5. The electronic imaging device according to claim 3, wherein the electronic imaging device is generated and recorded on the recording medium. 15. An image in which the trimming designated area is set using the trimming mode setting means, the first operating means and the second operating means, and the trimming designated area is set in the image display means. 3. A reproduction and enlarged display of only data.
The potential imaging device according to any one of the preceding claims. 16. An image in which the trimming designated area has been set using the trimming mode setting means, the first operating means and the second operating means, and the trimming designated area has been set in the image display means. The display apparatus displays enlarged display of only data, and simultaneously displays a display mark indicating a reproduction display set in the trimming mode and at least one or more trimmed image display marks such as an image magnification display mark by the trimming. Item 16. The electronic imaging device according to Item 15.