JPS62272237A - Multi-function display device for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a camera with multi-function to be easily read out by judging whether the number of digits for information to be displayed on the right side is one or two digits and whether the number of digits for information to be displayed on the left side is one or two digits and changing or no changing respective digit positions. CONSTITUTION:A CPU1 executes control procedure and displays various information set up by a photographing speed selection switch 11, a white balance selection switch 12, an exposure selection switch 13, and an ID switch for setting up time, date, the number of photographed frames, etc., on an LCD display device 5. When the number of digits of daily information is one digit, monthly information is displayed on a display area 2 of the display device 5 and the daily information is displayed on a display area 4. When the daily information is not one digit, the monthly information is displayed on an area 1 and the daily information is displayed on the display area 3, 4. Namely, whether the read daily information is one digit or not is decided, and when the daily information is one digit, the monthly information is displayed in the areas 1, 2 and the daily information is displayed on the area 4. When the daily information is not one digit, the monthly information is displayed on the areas 1, 2 and the daily information is displayed on the areas 3, 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a multifunctional display device that displays time, date, etc., and particularly relates to a multifunctional display device that is mounted on a camera or the like.

[Prior Art] Generally, in a display device in a camera, the number of films,
It is designed to display a lot of information such as F value and shutter speed (TV). In particular, in the display device of an electronic still camera, in addition to the above-mentioned information, time, date, white balance, and other numerical display items (ID
) etc. require more display. Here, for example, the time (hour 1 minute, second) as shown in Fig. 4 can be displayed using a liquid crystal display device with multiple segments as shown in Fig. 3, and the Date as shown (month 1st 1st
year) display, ID shown in FIG. 6, and TV shown in FIG. 7.

However, in such a conventional display device, the seven segments (8) of the left four digits for ID and TV must be spaced at equal intervals, so there is a possibility that other displays may be read incorrectly. For this reason, a colon is displayed between the hours and minutes, but in the case of the date shown in Figure 348, for example, January 23, 1986 may be mistaken for December 3, 1986. There was a problem.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve these problems and provide a multifunctional display device for a camera in which display information is easy to see.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a multi-function display device for a camera that displays multiple types of information including month information and date information. A means for determining whether the number of digits of information is one or two digits, a means for determining whether the number of digits of information to be displayed on the right side is one or two digits, and a means for determining whether the number of digits of information to be displayed on the right side is one or two digits; When it is determined that the number of digits of the information displayed on the left side is 1 digit, there is a means for displaying the information displayed on the left side as is without changing the digit position, and a means for determining that the number of digits of the information displayed on the right side is 2 digits. If the information to be displayed on the left side is 1 digit, the information to be displayed to the left of the 1 digit is displayed in the upper digit position, and if the information to be displayed on the left side is 2 digits, it is displayed in the upper digit position.
The present invention is characterized by comprising means for displaying the information displayed on the left side of the digit as it is without changing the digit position.

[Function] The present invention sets the display position according to when the number of months and days of the date is one digit, when the number of days is one digit and the number of days is two digits, and at other times, so the display is easy to see. It can be configured as follows.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows one configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is an arithmetic processing bag ffiC[:PU) that executes the control procedure shown in FIG. 2(A), and a photographing speed selection switch 11, white. Balance selection switch 12) Various information set by the exposure selection switch 13 and the ID switch 14 for setting time, date, number of shots, etc.
It is displayed on the CD display 5.

IA is a crystal oscillator that sends a clock signal to CPU 1, and 1B is a power supply for CPU t.

2 is a read-only memory (ROM) that stores the control procedure shown in FIG. 2 (8), and 3 is a read-only memory (ROM) that stores the control procedure shown in FIG.
) This is a random access memory (RAM) that stores variables used in the control procedure shown in the following.

4 is an LCD driver that converts display information sent from the CPU 1 into a drive signal for the LCD display 5; 5 is an LC
LC that performs display based on the drive signal from D driver 4
It is a D display.

A main CPU 6 controls the photographing speed setting mechanism 7, the white balance setting mechanism 8, and the exposure compensation mechanism 9 according to the setting mode set by the selection switches 11 to 13, respectively. 15 is a setting switch that changes the setting conditions of the mode selected by the selection switches 11 to 14 in ascending order, and 16 is a setting switch that changes the setting conditions of the mode in descending order.

FIG. 2(A) shows an example of a control procedure in an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2(A), when the date display mode is set by the selection switch 14, the CPU t reads the date information, that is, the information of January 1, 2017 from the RAM 3, and in step S1, the date display mode is set by the selection switch 14. The year is displayed in display areas 5 and 6 as shown in FIG.

In step S2"?, it is determined whether the read month information is one digit or not. If not, the process proceeds to step S6. If the read month is one digit, the day information read in step S3 is a digit. Determine whether the number is a one-digit line or not.

If the number of digits of the day information is one digit, the month information is displayed in the display area 2 of the display 5 and the day information is displayed in the display area 4 of the display 5, as shown in FIG. 2(C) (step S4). If the day information is not a single digit, display the month information in display area 1 as shown in Figure 2 (B).
and day information is displayed in display areas 3 and 4 (step S5).

In step S6, it is determined whether the read day information is one digit or not. If the day information is one digit, month information is displayed in display areas 1 and 2, and day information is displayed in display area 4 (step S6). S7).

When the day information is not a single digit, the month information is displayed in display areas 1 and 2, and the day information is displayed in display areas 3 and 4 (step Sa).

From now on, by performing this control procedure every time January 1, 2018 is displayed, the year, month, and day can be displayed in an easy-to-read manner.

FIG. 2(D) shows the second control procedure in the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2(D), when the date display mode is set by the selection switch 14, CPU i reads the date information, that is, the information of January 1, 2017 from the RAM 3, and in step St, the date display mode is set by the selection switch 14. The year is displayed in display areas 5 and 6 as shown in FIG.

In step S2, it is determined whether the read date information is one digit or not, and if not, the process advances to step S6. If the read date is one digit, it is determined in step S3 whether the number of digits of the read month information is one digit.

If the number of digits of the day information is one digit, the day information is displayed in the display area 2 of the display 5, and the month information is displayed in the display area 4 of the display 5, as shown in FIG. 2(F) (step S4). If the month information is not a single digit, the day information is displayed in display area 1 and the month information is displayed in display areas 3 and 4, as shown in FIG. 342 (E) (step S5).

In step S6, it is determined whether the read month information is one digit or not. If the month information is one digit, day information is displayed in display areas 1 and 2, and month information is displayed in display area 4 (step S6). S7).

When the month information is not one digit, the day information is displayed in display areas 1 and 2, and the month information is displayed in display areas 3 and 4 (step Sa).

Thereafter, by performing this control procedure every time January 3, 2015 is displayed, it is possible to display the year, month, and day in an easy-to-read manner.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, since the display position of a display that is easily misrecognized can be changed, it is possible to obtain the effect that the display is easy to see when the display space is limited, such as with a camera.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration in an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 (^) is a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure in an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 (B) and (C) are a flowchart showing an example of a control procedure in an embodiment of the present invention. An explanatory diagram showing an example of the display of the embodiment, FIG. 2(D) is a flowchart showing the second control procedure in the embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. FIGS. 3 to 8 are explanatory diagrams showing examples of conventional displays. Wooden eFI * Sales example flow 1, 7th Figure 1 / T-light θth depth 1st htj 4th row flowch 7th card 2nd
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) In a multi-function display device for a camera that displays multiple types of information including month information and date information, it is possible to determine whether the number of digits of the information displayed on the left side is one or two digits. a means for determining whether the number of digits of the information displayed on the right side is one digit or two digits; and a means for determining whether the number of digits of the information displayed on the right side is one digit; means for displaying the information to be displayed on the left side as it is without changing the digit position; If the information is 1 digit, the information to be displayed to the left of the 1 digit is displayed in the upper digit position, and if the information to be displayed to the left is 2 digits, the information to be displayed to the left of the 2 digits is changed to the digit position. A multifunctional display device for a camera, characterized in that it comprises means for displaying without changing. 2) The multi-functional display device for a camera according to claim 1, wherein the information displayed on the left side is month information, and the information displayed on the right side is date information. . 3) The multi-functional display device for a camera according to claim 1, wherein the information displayed on the left side is date information, and the information displayed on the right side is month information. .