JPH1152478A - Remote control device for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To utilize a prepared label for putting an album in order after printing by inputting information of a title character and mark related to photographing by a camera and printing the information in a recording medium. SOLUTION: A key input switch group 2 of a remote control device 1 is constituted of a title input key 2a operated at the time of inputting a title related to photographing, a key for self-mode photographing 2b, a key for changing a mode 2c, a key for releasing 2d, a key for a memory 2e, a ten key to which characters are allotted, other control keys, etc. Then, the device is provided with a light emitting diode(LED) 12 for transmission and an element (SPC) 13 for reception to perform communication between the cameras through a light emission signal. Then, the device is equipped with a printing device for printing the inputted information of the title character and mark on a tape- like recording medium 4 (label) and an electric circuit in a main body case. The label 4 is a seal and is stuck to an album or a frame by peeling peeling paper.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a remote controller for a camera which is provided separately from a camera and remotely controls a release operation of the camera and the like. The present invention relates to a device capable of recording information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a camera is provided separately from a camera.
2. Description of the Related Art There is a remote control device for a camera that remotely controls a release operation of the camera. Further, when the user selects information such as a title character relating to shooting prepared in advance, the information is recorded on a magnetic recording part of the film by a magnetic recording head provided in the camera, and based on the magnetic recording, the title character is determined. There is a camera system capable of printing a print on the back of a print when printing. As a remote control device of a camera system having such a title printing function, an operation key for selecting information such as the title character and an LCD (liquid crystal display) for display are provided, and a title character selected by a user is provided. And the like can be transmitted to the camera side.

[0003]

However, in the above-described camera remote control device, the former has only a remote release function, and the latter has a function of easily providing information such as title characters within a predetermined range. However, the user cannot input information such as arbitrary characters. Further, information such as title characters is simply printed on the back of the print when printing, and the prints (photos) are arranged in an album or the like. In some cases, the title could not be seen, and in order to see the title, the user had to remove the print from the album.

[0004] The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and enables a user to input any title character / symbol or the like relating to photographing.
A camera capable of producing a label on which symbols and the like are printed, and further improving the title printing function of the camera system as described above by using this label for organizing albums after printing. An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a camera is provided separately from a camera and communicates with the camera to remotely control a release operation of the camera. In a remote control device of a camera to be operated, input means for inputting information such as title characters / symbols related to shooting by the camera, and printing means for printing information such as title characters / symbols input by the input means on a recording medium are provided. It is provided. In this configuration, information such as title characters / symbols relating to shooting input by the camera and transmitted to the remote control device, or input by the remote control device itself can be printed out on a recording medium, and the displayed label such as the title can be printed. Is obtained.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first aspect, the recording medium is in a tape shape. In this configuration, the recording medium can be effectively used for organizing albums.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first or second aspect, the input means is various key switches for inputting information such as title characters and symbols. A display unit for displaying the input photographing information is further provided. In this configuration, various key switches can be operated while looking at the content displayed on the display means of the remote control device itself to input information such as arbitrary title characters and symbols.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of the first to third aspects, there is provided communication means for performing two-way communication with the camera. Is used to receive information such as title characters and symbols input on the camera side, and print this by the printing means. In this configuration, information such as title characters and symbols input on the camera side is received on the remote control device side by two-way communication, so that the information can be used for printing on a recording medium. Conversely, information input on the remote control device side can be transmitted to the camera side and magnetically recorded on the film.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, there is provided a reading means for reading magnetic information of the film, and the magnetic information of the film is read using the reading means. The information is read and printed by the printing means. In this configuration, information such as title characters and symbols can be printed out on a tape-shaped recording medium by causing the reading means of the remote control device to read the magnetic information of the film after development after photographing.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of a camera remote control device (hereinafter, referred to as a remote control device) according to an embodiment. The remote control device 1 has a group of various key input switches 2 and a liquid crystal display device (hereinafter, referred to as LCD) 3 for confirming input contents arranged on the outer surface of the main body case. Key input switch group 2
A title input key 2a operated when inputting a title related to shooting, a key 2b for self mode shooting, a key 2c for mode change, a key 2d for release, a key 2e for memory, a numeric keypad to which characters are assigned, and the like. It consists of control keys. Also, a transmission light emitting diode (LED) for communicating with a camera by a light emission signal
12 and a receiving optical element (SPC) 13 are provided. The main body case is provided with a printing device and an electric circuit for printing the input information such as title characters and symbols on a tape-shaped recording medium 4 (hereinafter referred to as a label).
The label 4 is a sticker, and can be attached to an album or a frame by peeling off the release paper.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the remote control device 1. Control circuit (hereinafter referred to as control IC) 1
1 is a display control of the LCD 3, a key input switch group key 2
Signal input processing, LED12 light emission control, SPC1
3. Light receiving signal processing and printed circuit 1 constituting a printing device
4, the print head 15, and the label feed circuit 16 are controlled. Print circuit 14 and print head 1
5 is input by the user with the remote control device 1 itself,
Alternatively, information such as title characters and symbols relating to the photographing input by the camera and transmitted to the remote controller 1 is printed out on the label 4. The label feed circuit 16 drives and controls a motor M for feeding the label when printing on the label. Power is supplied from the battery 17 to the control IC 11 and other circuits. Information such as title characters and symbols input to the remote control device 1 can be transmitted to a camera, and the information is recorded in a magnetic recording unit of a film in the camera.

FIG. 3 shows the remote control device 1 and a camera 20 paired with the remote control device 1. Both have a function of performing two-way communication between the two by an optical signal, and the remote control device 1 has functions of a normal remote control such as release, continuous shooting, and self, as well as characters created or selected by a user. -Has the function of sending and receiving information such as symbols. Camera 20
On the front side, a photographing lens 21, a transmission LED 22, a reception SPC 23 (communication means), a finder window 24 and the like are arranged. Since the two-way communication function is made to wait, the label 4 can be printed out by the remote control device 1 by transmitting information such as titles and characters input on the camera 20 side to the remote control device 1 side.

FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the back of the body of the camera 20. On the back side of the body, LCD 25, operation / control switch group 26, viewfinder window 27, lens
A wide changeover switch 28 and the like are arranged. L
On the CD 25, the title input by the remote control device 1 is stored.
The information such as characters can be received by the camera 20 and displayed, and the input information can be displayed by operating the operation / control switch group 26 of the camera 20.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the camera 20. The camera 20 is an APS (Advanced Photo Sys
control circuit (hereinafter referred to as a control IC) 3 comprising a microcomputer or the like for controlling the entire camera.
The control IC 31 includes the operation / control switch group 26, a display IC 32 for driving the LCD 25, a finder LCD 33, a transmission LED 22, and a reception SP.
A remote control IC 34 for driving C23 is connected, and further, a sensor group 35, a shutter unit 36, an AF circuit 37, an AE circuit 38, and a memory I for storing various data.
C39, a driver IC 41 for driving a motor M for feeding and rewinding the film, a flash circuit 42 and a flash light emitting section 43, a head driver IC 44 for performing magnetic recording on a magnetic recording section of the film, and a magnetic head 45.
Etc. are connected.

In the camera 20 having the APS function, when the user operates the operation / control switch group 26 to input information such as titles and characters relating to photographing, the information is transmitted to the magnetic recording section of the film by the magnetic head 45. Magnetically recorded. The same magnetic recording as described above can also be performed by receiving information such as titles and characters input by the remote control device 1 on the camera 20 side. Also,
The above information can be stored in the memory IC 39. Develop the film taken by this camera 20,
Upon printing, information such as a title is printed on the back surface of the print based on information such as a title magnetically recorded on the film. By transmitting information such as titles and characters stored in the memory IC 39 from the camera 20 to the remote control device 1, the label 4 can be printed out by the remote control device 1 as described above.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a remote control device 1 according to the present embodiment.
5 shows an example of use in a case where a label obtained by using is arranged in an album. Print (photo) 52 on album mount 51
, And a label 53 on which a comment, title, and the like about the photograph are recorded immediately below. This makes the album easy to see and understand. If there is no space around the print, a label 53 may be directly attached to the print 52 as shown in FIG. Usually, the main subject is rarely located at the lower part of the print.

According to the remote control device 1 according to the present embodiment, information such as title characters and symbols related to shooting, which is input by the user through the camera 20 and transmitted to the remote control device 1 or input by the remote control device 1 itself, is displayed on a tape. The label 4 can be created by printing on a recording medium. Information such as title characters and symbols can be entered by the user arbitrarily.
The title printing function can be improved. The label 4 can be created at any time. For example, data may be stored in the remote controller 1 and printed out after printing. A
Information such as titles and characters are printed on the back of the print when shooting with a camera that has a PS function. When organizing albums, check the print on the back of the print with the print on the created label. Thus, the set of the print and the label can be easily determined, and the organizing work becomes easy. In addition, the label can be attached together with the print when the print is put on an album or placed in a frame and decorated. In this way, the APS title printing function can be further improved.

The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, the remote control device 1
Is loaded with a film having a magnetic information recording section, a reading device for reading the magnetic information is arranged, the magnetic information of the film read by the reading device is taken into the control IC 11, and this is read by the print head 15 of the printing device. It may be printed on the label 4. According to this configuration, a label can be created from information such as title characters and symbols recorded on the developed film after shooting. The communication between the camera 20 and the remote control device 1 can use ultrasonic waves, radio waves, or the like in addition to using optical signals.

[0019]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
By using the remote control device of the camera, information such as title characters and symbols relating to the input photographing can be printed out on a recording medium, and a displayed label such as a title can be obtained. At the same time, by cooperating with a title printing function on the back of the print of a camera system capable of recording magnetic information on a film, the function can be more effectively utilized. In addition, the user can input arbitrary characters and symbols, and obtain a label printed with a title including the characters and symbols, so that the label can be attached together with the print when organizing the album, or put in a frame. You can decorate.

Further, according to the invention of claim 2, the tape-shaped recording medium becomes a label, and this label can be effectively used for organizing albums.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above effects, it is possible to input information such as arbitrary title characters and symbols using various key switches and display means of the remote control device itself. , Operation becomes easy.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above effects, information such as title characters and symbols input on the camera side can be directly used on the remote control device side, and vice versa. In addition, the input operation of information becomes easy.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the above effects, the remote control device reads magnetic information of the film after development, so that title characters and symbols can be arbitrarily printed even after printing. The label can be obtained by printing out the information.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a camera remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the remote control device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a remote control device and a camera to be paired with the remote control device.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a rear surface of a body of the camera.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an electric circuit of the camera.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a situation of album organization.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which a label is attached to a print.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 remote control device 2 key input switch group (input means) 3 LCD (display means) 4 label (tape recording medium) 11 control IC 12 LED (communication means) 13 SPC (communication means) 15 print head (print means) 20 Camera 22 LED for transmission (communication means) 23 SPC for reception (communication means)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A remote control device for a camera which is provided separately from a camera and which remotely controls a release operation of the camera by communicating with the camera. A remote control device for a camera, comprising: input means for inputting the information of the above, and printing means for printing information such as title characters and symbols input by the input means on a recording medium. 2. The camera remote control device according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is in a tape shape. 3. The input means is a variety of key switches for inputting information such as title characters and symbols, and further comprises a display means for displaying the photographing information input thereby. The remote control device for a camera according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. A communication means for performing bidirectional communication with a camera, receiving information such as title characters and symbols input on the camera side using the two-way communication means, and printing the information. 4. A remote control device for a camera according to claim 1, wherein printing is performed by means. 5. A reading device for reading magnetic information of a film, wherein the reading device reads the magnetic information of the film and prints the magnetic information on the film by the printing device. A remote control device for a camera according to any one of the above.