JPH1169212A - Camera with disk-shaped record medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To photograph an object in an arbitrary direction without changing the direction of a camera main body, as well as to ensure the safety of a loaded recording disk medium. SOLUTION: A display screen 2 is provided to a case rear side 1a of a camera main body 1, and a video camera 3 is provided turnably to a left side with respect to a horizontal axis, a loading port of a recording disk medium is provided to a right side and a cover 6 that is open/closed is provided to the loading port. In the case of photographing, a right hand grips the right side of the camera main body in figure (a). Thus, the cover 6 is covered by the palm of the right hand, the cover 6 will not opened during photographing, and the disk- shaped recording medium will not jump out from the loading port by mistake. Furthermore, when the camera main body 1 is gripped by the right hand, the video camera 3 is turned around the horizontal axis so as to change the photographing direction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera with a built-in disk-shaped recording medium such as a digital video disk and capable of recording and reproducing a captured image.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, miniaturization of video cameras has been progressing, and even those which can be operated with one hand while being held with one hand have been developed. Further, such a video camera and a disc-shaped recording medium such as a digital video disk are provided in the main body, and an image taken by the video camera can be recorded or reproduced, and the reproduced image is also provided in the main body. There has been proposed a camera with a disk-shaped recording medium that can be monitored on a monitor screen.

In order to be able to record and reproduce such a photographed image, the camera body is provided with not only operation buttons of the camera but also operation buttons for operating a recording and reproduction system such as a recording button and a reproduction button. Have been.

In such a camera with a disk-shaped recording medium, when the power is turned on, the video camera starts photographing, and the photographed image is displayed on a monitor screen. The captured image at that time is recorded on the disk-shaped recording medium. Then, when a play button is operated, an image is reproduced from the disc-shaped recording medium and displayed on the monitor screen. In addition, by connecting such a camera with a disk-shaped recording medium to a personal computer,
Images on the disk-shaped recording medium can be reproduced and displayed on a personal computer screen.

[0005]

By the way, in the conventional camera with a disk-shaped recording medium, the camera body is
The built-in video camera was fixed and attached, and the shooting direction was fixed with respect to the camera body. For this reason,
Depending on the shooting location, the user may be forced to shoot in a posture that is impossible.

In a conventional camera with a disk-shaped recording medium, a means for inserting the disk-shaped recording medium is provided on the side of the camera body on which the camera lens is mounted (ie, the front side). The insertion means operates the eject button to open the lid obliquely forward, attaches a disk recording medium to the lid and closes the lid, thereby closing the disk recording medium. Is attached to the camera body. However, such an insertion means becomes very large because the structure is complicated and the area must be larger than the area of the disk jacket accommodating the disk-shaped recording medium. The eject button may be operated by mistake, and in such a case, the disc jacket will pop out. To prevent this,
It is necessary to provide further malfunction prevention means.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem, to make it possible to arbitrarily change the photographing direction, to simplify the means for inserting a disk-shaped recording medium, and to eliminate the malfunction of the inserting means. To provide a camera with a disk-shaped recording medium.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above,
According to the present invention, a video camera is variably provided on one side of a camera body, and a disc-shaped recording medium insertion port is provided on the other side of the camera body.

With this configuration, it is possible to arbitrarily change the photographing direction while fixing the direction of the camera body, that is, without changing the posture of the user. Further, the side surface of the camera body provided with the insertion opening for the disc-shaped recording medium serves as a grip when the user holds the camera body, and the insertion opening is closed by a palm holding the camera body. Therefore, a malfunction such as ejection of the disc-shaped recording medium from the insertion slot does not occur during use.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a structural view showing an embodiment of a camera with a disk-shaped recording medium according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) is a front view, FIG. 1 (b) is a right side view, and FIG. c) is a left side view, and FIG. 4 (d) is a top view, where 1 is a camera body, 1a is a case back, 1b is a case right side, 1
c is the top of the case, 2 is the display screen, 3 is the video camera, 4
Is a camera lens, 5 is a recording button, 6 is a lid, 7 is a recording mode switching button, 8 is a playback operation button, 9 is a zoom button, 10 is a power / shooting / playback button, 11 is a battery storage unit, 12 is a speaker, 13 is a depression, 14 is a menu button, and 15 is a microphone.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the camera body 1 is provided with a display screen 2 such as a liquid crystal on the upper part of a case back 1a, and a recording mode switching button 7 and a reproducing operation on the lower part. Button 8 is provided. here,
In the recording mode switching button 7, the moving image + audio recording mode,
A still image recording mode, an audio recording mode, a still image + audio recording mode, and the like can be selected, and the recording mode set each time the recording mode switching button 9 is operated can be switched.

A recess 13 is formed on the left side of the camera body 1, and the video camera 3 is attached to the recess 13 so as to be rotatable about a horizontal axis A. The video camera 3 has an image sensor and a camera lens 4 built in a cylindrical case. By rotating the case, the photographing direction can be arbitrarily determined. The speaker 12 and the battery housing 11 are provided below the recess 13.

FIG. 2 shows a case in which the video camera 3 is oriented horizontally and the camera lens 4 is directed toward the case front 1d opposite to the case back 1a. Can be taken. The subject image is displayed on the display screen 2.

Further, on the right side 1b of the camera body 1,
As shown in FIG. 1B, a lid 6 is provided so as to be openable and closable in a door type, and the inside of the lid 6 forms a mounting portion for a disk-shaped recording medium such as a digital video disk. When the disk-shaped recording medium is mounted on the mounting portion, when the lid 6 is opened, a disk jacket insertion port 14 is provided as shown in FIG. It is inserted vertically into the mounting portion (not shown) from the insertion opening 16. When the cover 6 is closed, the cover 6 is prevented from being naturally opened by being locked by locking means (not shown). When the lid 6 is opened, as shown in FIG.
The disc jacket is ejected by operating the eject button 17.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the case back 1a
A zoom button 9 is provided in the vicinity of the right end, and a power / shooting / playback button 10 is provided in the center of the case upper surface 1c, and a record button 5 is provided in the right corner thereof.

The playback button 10 is a slide button, and has a power OFF position in the center and a power OFF button.
The position of the reproduction (displayed as "PLAY" in the figure) is on the right side of F, and the image is taken on the left side of the power supply OFF ("C" in the figure).
AM ") is provided.

The play button 10 is connected to the case upper surface 1c.
, The finger of the right hand is difficult to reach when holding the camera body 1 with the right hand, so that the play button 10 is not accidentally operated during shooting and the power is turned off during shooting. It is possible to prevent erroneous operations such as switching to playback and switching to playback.

When using the embodiment having such a configuration, first, the cover is opened, the disc jacket is mounted in the camera body 1, and the power supply is turned on by operating the power / shooting / playback button 10 to the shooting side. And the video camera 3 starts a shooting operation, and the shot image is displayed on the display screen 2.
Will be displayed. Then, a desired recording mode is selected by operating the recording mode switching button 7.

After the above preparation, the video camera 3 is rotated with the camera body 1 held by the right hand and the camera lens 4 is pointed at a desired subject, so that the subject can be photographed. In this case, this right hand is
1A, the right side of the camera body 1 is held. In this state, the thumb is pressed to the vicinity of the right side of the case back 1a, the index finger touches the case upper surface 1c, and the other fingers are shown in FIG. It is pressed against the case front surface 1d (FIG. 2) opposite to the case back surface shown in FIG. The palm of the right hand is applied to the lid 6 on the right side surface 1b of the case. Thus, FIG. 1A of the camera body 1
The right side shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the grip portion is formed as a fan shape which opens outward from a substantially end position on the side of the display screen 2, and holds the camera body 1 with the right hand and the right hand. When the camera body 1 is held, it becomes familiar with the bulge formed by the palm of the right hand, and the camera body 1 can be firmly held.

Further, since the grip portion is formed in a sector shape opened outward, when the camera body 1 is placed on a table or the like with the display 2 facing down, the surface of the display screen 2 directly touches the table or the like. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the surface of the display screen 2 from being scratched or soiled.

When taking a picture while holding the camera body 1, the lid 6 is always closed by the palm, so that the lid 6 does not accidentally open. Therefore, a malfunction such as ejection of the disc-shaped recording medium during photographing does not occur.

Further, as means for inserting the disc-shaped recording medium into the camera body 1, only the lid 6 is provided on the side surface 1b of the camera body 1, the structure is very simple. The eject button 17 is also provided on the lid 6.
(FIG. 3), the erroneous operation of the eject button 17 can be prevented.

In this embodiment, the lid 6 is provided with the insertion slot 16 of the disc jacket and the ejection button 17.
Although not limited to this, the cover 6 may be configured to cover at least the eject button 17, and the same effect as described above can be obtained in this case as well.

In this manner, the camera body 1 is held by the right hand. At this time, the recording button 5 on the upper surface 1c of the case can be freely operated by the right index finger.

If the user wants to record the photographed subject image on the disc-shaped recording medium while the camera body 1 is being photographed while holding the camera body 1 with his right hand, the case upper surface 1c
The recording button 5 provided in the is operated.

By operating the zoom button 9, zooming of the video camera 3 can be performed. Further, the operation of the zoom button 9 can be performed with the right hand finger while holding the camera body 1 with the palm of the right hand even during shooting.

The recording mode switching button 7 is arranged at a position where the thumb of the left hand can reach when the camera body 1 is held with the left hand, so that the operation can be performed while holding the camera body 1.

As described above, the recording button 5 and the zoom button 9 required for photographing are arranged within a range where the finger of the right hand can reach, the operation for photographing is performed with the right hand, and the camera body 1 is set after setting the recording mode. The left hand is the one that holds the role of the left and right hands with certainty.

Therefore, there is no need to use nerves for the photographing operation, so that it is possible to provide an easy-to-use camera with a disk-shaped recording medium that can maintain the camera body 1 in a stable state and concentrate on the subject. it can.

Here, when the moving image + audio mode or the audio mode is set by the recording mode switching button 7, by operating the recording button 5, the image captured by the video camera 3 and the sound from the microphone 15 are disc-shaped. When the recording button 5 is operated again, the recording is completed. When the still image mode is set, the recording button 5 functions as a shutter, and a still image is recorded on the disk-shaped recording medium every time the recording button 5 is operated. When the still image + audio mode is set, a still image is recorded each time the record button 5 is operated, as in the still image mode.
Sound for a predetermined time is simultaneously recorded.

When reproducing recorded information from a disk-shaped recording medium, the reproduction operation button 8 is operated. The reproduced moving image or still image is displayed on the display screen 2, and the reproduced sound is output from the speaker 12.

Normally, when playing back recorded information, the left and right sides of the camera body 1 are held by the left and right hands, respectively. The playback operation buttons 8 are arranged at positions where the thumbs of the left and right hands held can reach. Since the thumbs other than the left and right thumbs are not greatly moved, it is possible to prevent the camera with the disk-shaped recording medium from being accidentally dropped during the operation.

The menu button 14 shown in FIG. 1A is used to adjust the image quality of the display screen 2 and the date. When the menu button 14 is operated, a menu for image quality adjustment and date adjustment is displayed on the display screen 2,
By operating the playback operation button 8 to move the cursor, a desired menu can be selected.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the video camera 3 can be detached from the camera body 1, and the video camera 3 can be detached from the video camera mounting portion 18 of the camera body 1. Are connected by a cable 19 so that the video camera 3 can be used separately from the camera body 1.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the direction of the video camera can be changed with respect to the camera body, the user can arbitrarily change the shooting direction with the same posture, so that the user is not forced to take an unreasonable posture, improving usability, Further, during shooting, the palm of the user's palm blocks the insertion opening of the disc-shaped recording medium, so that malfunction such as accidental ejection of the disc-shaped recording medium can be prevented, and
The means for inserting the disk-shaped recording medium can be simplified and downsized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a camera with a disk-shaped recording medium according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where a shooting direction of the video camera of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is changed.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which a lid is opened on a right side surface of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the video camera in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is used after being detached from the camera body.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Camera main body 1a Case back 1b Case right side 1c Case left side 1d Case top 2 Display screen 3 Video camera 4 Camera lens 5 Recording button 6 Disc-shaped recording medium insertion slot lid 7 Recording mode switching button 8 Playback operation button 9 Zoom button DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Power / shooting / playback button 11 Battery storage part 12 Speaker 13 Depressed part 14 Menu button 15 Microphone 16 Disc-shaped recording medium insertion slot 17 Eject button 18 Video camera mounting part 19 Cable

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A camera equipped with a disk-shaped recording medium in which a disk-shaped recording medium is housed in a camera body, and photographic information is recorded on the desk-shaped recording medium and can be reproduced. A camera with a disk-shaped recording medium, wherein the camera is provided with a variable shooting direction, and an insertion port for the disk-shaped recording medium is provided on the other side of the camera body. 2. The camera according to claim 1, wherein a display screen is provided on one surface of the camera body, and a zoom button is provided near an insertion slot of the disc-shaped recording medium on the surface on which the display screen is provided. A camera with a disk-shaped recording medium. 3. The camera with a disk-shaped recording medium according to claim 1, wherein a recording button is provided near an insertion slot of the disk-shaped recording medium on an upper surface of the camera body.