JPH1146344A - Image recorder and image-pickup device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image recorder and the image-pickup device of a small size at low cost by which a display image is recorded on a photoreceptive recording medium. SOLUTION: This image recorder is provided with display means 2, 3 that electrically display a image, an optical recording means 1 that optically records the image on a photoreceptive recording medium 4a, and a control means that controls a display operation of the display means that is placed at a position, on which a display image is formed on the recording medium for recording the display image on the recording medium.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an image recording apparatus for recording a display image on a photosensitive recording medium such as a photographic film.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some video cameras are provided with a display for electrically displaying a captured image. Then, when printing the display image, a printer different from the video camera may be connected.

There is also a device, such as a CRT camera, which can arrange an image so that the camera focus coincides with the surface of the CRT and can take an image on the CRT.

[0004]

However, when a display image is printed by connecting a video camera and a printer, it is necessary to prepare an optical member for the display and an optical member for the recording separately. .

A CRT camera is simply a camera and a CR.
Since only T has an optical imaging relationship, it is necessary to determine an appropriate exposure on the camera side and press a shutter, and both are systemically independent. For this reason, a plurality of devices are required in a system, which not only increases the size and cost of the devices but also complicates the operation.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a small and inexpensive image recording apparatus and photographing apparatus capable of recording a display image on a photosensitive recording medium.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a display means for displaying an image electrically and an optical recording means for optically recording an image on a photosensitive recording medium are provided. Control means for controlling a display operation of a display means arranged at a position where the display image is formed on the recording medium (for example, a position where the display surface faces the recording medium) to record the display image on the recording medium; And an image recording apparatus having the same.

More specifically, the display time and the brightness of the display on the display means are set with the display means movable between the observation position for observing the display image and the recording position for recording on the recording medium being set at the recording position. By controlling the display device, a small and low-priced image recording apparatus that uses the display means for image observation and image recording, and which can automatically record the display image on the recording medium with appropriate exposure is also provided. Has been realized.

In this image recording apparatus, when a display image is recorded on a recording medium, an image inverted from the display image for observation is displayed on the display, and the display image for observation and the image are recorded on the recording medium. It is desirable to match the orientation of the images.

In addition, an image to be recorded on a recording medium is divided into a plurality of parts, and each divided part is sequentially displayed on a display means, and the recording medium is moved every time recording of each divided part is performed, so that the entire image is recorded on the recording medium. , An image having an area larger than the display area of the display means may be recorded on the recording medium.

In addition, a plurality of display images having different intermediate processing methods are multiplex-recorded on a recording medium.
A multi-value display image recording may be performed by a display unit having pixels for performing value display.

Further, while moving the display means and the recording medium relatively by an amount smaller than the pixel size of the display means (for example, half of the pixel size), the display image is recorded on the recording medium. The image recording on the recording medium may be performed with an accuracy higher than the number of pixels of the display means.

A plurality of recording media are accommodated in the optical recording means, and a means for conveying an unrecorded recording medium to a recording position each time recording of a display image on one recording medium is completed is provided. Alternatively, a plurality of display images may be recorded.

When recording a display image on a recording medium, a cover moving means for moving a cover for covering the display surface of the display means from a position for covering the display surface, and a light shielding cover for blocking external light from entering the recording medium. The light shielding member moving means for moving the light shielding member from the position where the light is blocked may be provided so that the display image can be recorded without the user having to remove the cover and the light shielding member each time.

The above-described image recording apparatus may be attached to a photographing apparatus such as a video camera having a photographing means for photographing an image to be displayed on the display means, so that the function of the photographing apparatus can be increased.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 3 show an image recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a device in which the display unit and the optical recording unit are removable is shown.

In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes an optical recording section, and the optical recording section 1 is provided with a medium accommodating section 4. A plurality of photosensitive recording media 4a such as an instant camera film are accommodated in the medium accommodation unit 4 in a state where the photosensitive recording media 4a is shielded from external light.

Reference numeral 7 designates a recording medium 4a from the medium storage section 4.
A transport roller that transports the optical recording unit 1 one sheet at a time to the upper surface (image recording position). The recording medium 4a conveyed to the upper surface of the optical recording unit 1 is covered with the light shielding cover 8 until an image is recorded on the recording medium 4a.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a display unit, and reference numeral 3 denotes a display panel such as an LCD provided with a backlight 3a.
As shown in FIG. 3, a memory 1 is provided in the display unit 2.
The display panel 3 has a memory 17.
Can display an image corresponding to the image data stored in the. The display panel 3 includes an LED, a P
DP, EL, etc. may be used. Reference numeral 13 denotes a cover for protecting the display panel.

Reference numeral 15 denotes display-side control means for controlling an image display operation of the display panel 3 and a lighting operation of the backlight 3a in the display unit. Reference numeral 16 denotes a movement of the light-shielding cover 8 in the optical recording unit 1 and a conveyance roller. 7
Is a recording unit-side control means for controlling the driving of.

In the image recording apparatus configured as described above, when the memory image is displayed on the display unit 2 for observation, the display unit 2 is detached from the optical recording unit 1 and the display panel 3 is controlled through the display-side control unit 15. To display the memory image on the backlight 3a
Lights up. At this time, the display-side control means 15
Alternatively, the light amount of the backlight 3a may be adjusted according to the surrounding brightness.

On the other hand, when recording the image displayed on the display unit 2 on the recording medium 4a, first, the optical recording unit 1
And guides 5-1 and 5 provided on the display unit 2
As shown in FIG. 2B, the recording medium 4a on the upper surface of the optical recording unit 1 and the display panel 3 are accurately aligned and opposed to each other. 2 are brought into close contact with each other. At this time, the light shielding cover 8 covering the recording medium 4 a on the upper surface of the optical recording unit 1 is
The recording medium 4a is removed from the position where the recording medium 4a is covered by the cover moving mechanism 19 that operates according to the instruction of Step 6. Further, the protective cover 13 covering the display panel 3 is removed from a position covering the display panel 3 by a cover driving mechanism 18 that operates according to an instruction of the display-side control unit 15. This allows
An image displayed later on the display panel 3 can be optically formed on the surface of the recording medium 4a.

When the two parts 1 and 2 are combined, FIG.
As shown in (b), the electrical contacts 12a and 12b provided on both parts 1 and 2 are connected, and the control means 15,
16 can exchange electric signals with each other.
Therefore, the above-described detaching operation of the covers 8 and 13 at the time of combining can be electrically or mechanically linked.

After the two parts 1 and 2 are combined in this way, the display-side control means 15 stores the recording medium 4a on the display panel 3.
An image (display image) to be recorded is displayed for a predetermined time, and the backlight 3a is turned on. Here, the predetermined time is a time required for giving a proper exposure to the recording medium 4a according to the brightness of the display image. Thereby, the display image formed on the recording medium 4a is recorded on the recording medium 4a with proper exposure. That is, by controlling the display time of the display panel 3 as described above, this can be used as a shutter.

At the time of image recording, the display image at the time of image observation is electrically inverted and displayed on the display panel 3. Thereby, the orientation of the display image at the time of observation and the image recorded on the recording medium 4a can be matched.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the display unit 2 can be used also as an optical member for observing an image and for recording an image. And cost reduction can be achieved.

When the display of the display image for a predetermined time on the display panel 3 is completed, a signal indicating the end of the display is transmitted from the display-side control means 15 to the recording-side control means 16 through the electric contacts 12a and 12b. Can be After a predetermined developing operation, the recording unit-side control unit 16
In response to this signal, the sending mechanism 20 is driven to discharge the recorded recording medium 4a to the outside of the optical recording unit 1, and the transport roller 7 is driven to drive the next recording medium (unrecorded recording medium) 4a. To the upper surface of the optical recording unit 1.

After that, when the display unit 2 is used for image observation, after covering the unrecorded recording medium 4a with the light shielding cover 8 of the optical recording unit 1, the display unit 2 is optically recorded. What is necessary is just to separate from the part 1.

Further, in the present embodiment, a case has been described in which, when a display image is recorded on the recording medium 4a, the image display time of the display panel 3 is controlled to perform recording with an appropriate exposure. Is low and the exposure is insufficient due to only the light amount from the display panel 3 which receives the normal backlight, the light amount of the backlight 3a is adjusted to be increased, or the recording light source is provided on the optical recording unit 1 side. The light from this light source may be used as a backlight of the display unit during image recording.

In this embodiment, the case where the display unit is brought into close contact with the optical recording unit to form a display image on the recording medium has been described. A display image may be formed on a recording medium using a lens or the like.

In this embodiment, the display unit 2
Has been described in which the shutter function is provided at the time of recording an image on the recording medium by the display control described above, but the image recording may be performed by using the cover 13 as a shutter while the display unit is constantly displayed. .

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
1 illustrates an image recording apparatus according to an embodiment. In the first embodiment, the image recording apparatus of the type that can completely separate the display section and the optical recording section has been described. However, in the image recording apparatus of the present embodiment, the display section 21 is connected to the optical recording section 21. It is mounted so that it can be opened and closed.

In this apparatus, the display unit 22 is opened with respect to the optical recording unit 21 when the display image is observed, and the display unit 22 is opened when the display image is recorded.
Is closed with respect to the optical recording unit 21 so that the display surface of the display is opposed to a recording medium (not shown) on the optical recording unit 21. At this time, it is desirable that the light shielding cover covering the recording medium is automatically removed.

(Third Embodiment) FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment of the present invention.
1 illustrates a digital camera (including a still image compatible device and an analog / digital camcorder) according to an embodiment. In this figure, reference numeral 41 denotes a camera body;
Denotes a photographing lens system. Reference numeral 42 denotes a display unit rotatable with respect to the camera body 41.

The camera body 41 is provided with a medium storage section 44, in which a plurality of recording media (not shown) are stored. Also, the medium storage unit 44
Is provided with a transport mechanism (not shown) that transports the recording media accommodated therein one by one to the front side of the media accommodation unit 44. The recording medium conveyed to the front side of the medium storage unit 44 is covered with the light shielding cover 48 until an image is recorded on the recording medium.

A display panel 43 is attached to the display section 42.

In the camera configured as described above, an image observed through the photographing lens 41 is displayed on the display panel 43, and the user can use the display panel 43 as a finder. At this time, the user may observe the image on the display panel 43 with the display unit 42 opened with respect to the camera body 41 as shown in FIG. The image on the display panel 43 may be observed with the camera body 41 closed so as to be on the outside. And the camera body 41
Is stored in a memory (not shown) in the camera body 41.

When recording this memory image on a recording medium, first, the display section 42 is turned down from the state shown in FIG. 5A so that the display panel 43 is located inside as shown in FIG. 5B. , The guide rail 45 of the display unit 42 is slid with respect to the guide 46 of the camera body 41,
As shown in FIG. 5C, the display unit 42 is moved to a position where the display panel 43 faces the recording medium on the medium storage unit 44. At this time, the light shielding cover 48 is housed in the camera body 41 in conjunction with the movement of the display unit 2.

Then, similarly to the first embodiment, the image displayed on the display panel 43 is recorded on a recording medium.

When a negative film is used as a recording medium, an image can be electrically recorded using a CCD or the like with a digital camera, and an image can be recorded on the negative film using a display.

Further, if the display color is set so as to emit a complementary color, a positive image and a negative image can be obtained freely.

(Fourth Embodiment) FIG. 6 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
1 illustrates an image display device according to an embodiment. In this image display device, a display that displays an image in a binary manner, such as an FLCD, is used to perform halftone image recording on a recording medium.

An FLCD generally uses an error diffusion method to express halftones. Therefore, when a single image is recorded with the display unit and the recording medium of the optical recording unit facing each other, as shown in FIG. Are multiply recorded on a recording medium to perform halftone expression, so that multivalued expression can be performed for each pixel on a time average basis.

(Fifth Embodiment) FIG. 7 shows a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
1 illustrates an image display device according to an embodiment. In the first to third embodiments, the case where the entire display image is recorded on the recording medium at one time has been described. However, in the present embodiment, the entire image G to be recorded on the recording medium is divided into two parts, and first, one of the divided parts is divided. After displaying the image G1 of the portion on the entire display for a predetermined time and performing recording on half of the recording medium, the recording medium is moved by て image to display the image G2 of the other divided portion on the entire display. To perform recording on the other half of the recording medium. As a result, an image having an area twice as large as the display surface of the display can be recorded on the recording medium, and the display can be made smaller with respect to the recording medium, so that the apparatus can be downsized.

In this embodiment, the case where the entire image to be recorded on the recording medium is divided into two parts and recorded is described. However, the image may be divided into three or more parts and recorded sequentially on the recording medium.

Further, the whole image to be recorded on the recording medium may be divided into many parts in a line, and the whole image may be recorded on the recording medium by scrolling the recording medium.

(Sixth Embodiment) FIG. 8 shows a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
1 illustrates an image recording apparatus according to an embodiment. In the first to fifth embodiments, the case where the display image is recorded on the recording medium in a state where the display unit and the optical recording unit are stationary and fixed has been described. By performing recording a plurality of times while moving, for example, a half pixel using the above, an image can be recorded on a recording medium with an accuracy equal to or greater than the number of pixels of the display.

[0048]

As described above, according to the present invention,
The display operation is controlled by the display means arranged at a position where the display image is formed on the recording medium (for example, a position where the display surface faces the recording medium), and the display image is recorded on the recording medium. Therefore, it is possible to realize an image recording apparatus which is compact and inexpensive and uses the display means for both image observation and image recording, and which can automatically record display images on a recording medium with proper exposure. .

In this image recording apparatus, when a display image is recorded on a recording medium, an image inverted from the display image for observation is displayed on the display. The directions of the images can be matched.

Further, the image to be recorded on the recording medium is divided into a plurality of parts, each divided part is sequentially displayed on the display means, and the recording medium is moved every time each divided part is recorded so that the entire image is recorded on the recording medium. In this case, an image having an area larger than the display area of the display means can be recorded on the recording medium, so that even if the display means is smaller than the recording medium, an image having a size corresponding to the recording medium can be recorded. Since recording can be performed, the size of the apparatus can be reduced.

If a plurality of display images having different intermediate processing methods are multiplex-recorded on a recording medium,
Multi-value display image recording can be performed by display means having pixels for performing binary display.

Further, if the display image is recorded on the recording medium while the display means and the recording medium are relatively moved by an amount smaller than the pixel size of the display means (for example, half of the pixel size), An image can be recorded on a recording medium with an accuracy equal to or greater than the number of pixels of the display means.

Further, when a display image is recorded on a recording medium, means for moving a cover for covering the display surface of the display means from a position for covering the display surface, and a light-shielding cover for blocking external light from entering the recording medium block external light from entering. If a means for moving from the position is provided, the display image can be recorded without the user having to remove the cover and the light shielding member each time.

If the above-described image recording apparatus is mounted on a photographing apparatus such as a video camera having a photographing means for photographing an image to be displayed on the display means, the function of the photographing apparatus can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an image recording apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the image recording apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the image recording apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an image recording apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a camera according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a recording method of an image recording apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a recording method of an image recording apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a recording method of an image recording apparatus according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 21 Optical recording section 2, 22, 42, 72 Display section 3, 43 Display panel 4 Medium storage section 4a Photosensitive recording medium 5-1, 5-2 Guide 7 Transport roller 8, 48 Light shielding cover 12a, 12b Electricity Contact 13 Protective cover 41 Camera body

Claims (14)

[Claims] A display means for electrically displaying an image; an optical recording means for optically recording the image on a photosensitive recording medium; and a display means for disposing the display image on the recording medium. 3. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for controlling a display operation of the display means to record a display image on the recording medium. 2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls a display time of the display unit. 3. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit controls brightness of a display on the display unit. 4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display means is movable between an observation position at which a display image is observed and a recording position at which the display image is recorded on the recording medium. The image recording apparatus as described in the above. 5. The image according to claim 4, wherein the control unit displays an image inverted from a display image for observation on the display unit when the display image is recorded on the recording medium. Recording device. 6. The control unit divides an image to be recorded on the recording medium into a plurality of parts and sequentially displays each divided part on the display unit, and the optical recording unit records each of the divided parts. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is moved every time, and the entire image is recorded on the recording medium. 7. The image display device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit multiplex-records a plurality of display images having different intermediate processing methods on the recording medium. 8. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a small displacement unit configured to relatively move the display unit and the recording medium by a minute amount when a display image is recorded on the recording medium. The image display device as described in the above. 9. The image display apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the minute amount is smaller than a size of a pixel of the display unit. 10. The optical recording means is capable of accommodating a plurality of recording media, and switches the unrecorded recording medium to the image each time recording of a display image on a recording medium arranged at an image recording position is completed. The image recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a conveyance unit configured to convey to a recording position. 11. The display means has a cover covering a display surface of the display means, and a cover moving means for moving the cover from a position covering the display surface when a display image is recorded on the recording medium. The image recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising: 12. The optical recording means has a light-blocking member that blocks external light from entering the recording medium. When recording a display image on the recording medium, the optical recording unit moves the light-blocking member out of the recording medium. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a light-blocking member moving unit configured to move the light-blocking member from a position where light is blocked. 13. An image capturing apparatus, comprising: the image recording apparatus according to claim 1; and image capturing means for capturing an image to be displayed on the display means. 14. A photographing means, a display means for electrically displaying an image photographed by the photographing means, and an image displayed on the display means being formed on a photosensitive recording medium to be recorded on the recording medium. An imaging device comprising: an optical recording unit for recording.