JPS63148773A - Video camera with still camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute simultaneous photographing of both video and still camera by a simple operation, by providing a photographing operating part for executing a photographing operation of video and still camera parts, and a photographing instruction transmission means for transmitting an instruction of the operating part. CONSTITUTION:When an operator pushes a button 27, a magnetic tape 22 is rotated by an instruction of a system controller 26. Subsequently, a video signal of a CCD 6 becomes a recording signal by an FM modulator 10 and inputted to a mixer 12. On the other hand, a sound signal from a microphone 13 becomes a recording signal by an FM modulator 18, and is mixed with the video signal by the mixer 12 to be recorded in the tape 22. Next, at the time of executing still photographing, when a button 42 is pushed a shutter 30 is opened and closed by an instruction of a system controller 41. Thereafter, by a film winding drive circuit 39, winding of a film and its stop are executed. In such a way, photographing of both video and still cameras can be executed simultaneously by a simple operation.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a video camera equipped with a still camera, and more specifically, to a video camera equipped with a still camera using, for example, silver halide photographic film.

While the mutual IL team was filming with a television camera, ie, a video camera, equipped with a videotape recording function, there was a request to record a specific scene as a still photograph. In the past, for example, people carried both a silver halide still camera and a video camera.
If there was a scene that I wanted to shoot with a still camera while shooting with a video camera, I would stop shooting with the video camera and shoot with the still camera. In such a situation, you would have to carry two devices around, and you would have to stop shooting with a video camera when shooting with a still camera, which could lead to you missing out on important photo opportunities. There were various problems such as:

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, a still camera and a video camera are combined into one device, and the still camera can be operated to take still pictures without interrupting the video camera. A video camera is required.

Such a video camera with a still camera needs to have still and movie functions at the same time. Therefore, it must be easy to operate, and must embody the so-called ``baccheon operation''.

Therefore, for example, a still camera has an automatic winding means for automatically winding the film each time a photograph is taken, a focusing means in a wide sense including a fixed focus, an exposure adjusting means in a wide sense including a fixed focus, etc. It is desirable that an operation button for still photography of the still camera is also arranged near the button, and that operations for still photography can also be performed by simply operating the operation button arranged on the video camera housing.

Purpose: In view of these demands, an object of the present invention is to provide a video camera with a still camera that can simultaneously shoot video and stills and is easy to operate even when shooting video and stills at the same time. purpose.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, there is provided an imaging optical system for imaging a field;
A video camera unit that images a subject using an imaging optical system and records the moving image on a magnetic tape, a still camera unit that images the subject and records a still image thereof, and a video camera unit and a still camera unit. The camera has a shooting operation section that performs shooting operations, and a shooting instruction transmission means that transmits instructions from the shooting operation section to the video camera section and the still camera section. It controls the photographing by the video camera section and the still camera section through the controller.

In addition, in this specification, the term "video camera with still camera" means a still camera part and a video camera part in one.
The still camera section and the video camera section are each built into an independent casing, or if the two casings are built into separate casings, the two casings can be separated. or 1 separate cylinder, regardless of whether each can be used as a single unit.
It shall be interpreted in a broad sense to include photographic devices having both still camera function and video camera function.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of a video camera with still camera according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of a video camera with still camera according to the present invention.

In the figure, both a video camera section 3 and a still camera section 4 are provided in a main body 2 of a video camera 1 with a still camera.

The video camera section 3 uses an 8 mm videotape as a video recording medium, and has a movie shooting function of imaging a scene and recording the moving image on the videotape in the form of a video signal.

In this embodiment, the still camera section 4 has a 135-inch silver halide still camera function that uses a so-called 135-inch silver halide film as a video recording medium. The still camera section 4 may have a 110-inch silver halide still camera function that uses a 110-inch cartridge film as a video recording medium.

The imaging optical system A of the video camera section 3 has a master lens 5 attached to the front surface of the main body 2.
A CODC charge-coupled device (CODC) 6 that converts an optical image of a subject captured by the master lens 5 from an optical signal to a video signal is disposed behind the camera. The video signal obtained by ccoe is sent to a luminance signal system circuit.

As shown in the figure, the luminance signal system circuit includes an amplifier 7 that amplifies the luminance signal in the video signal from the CCD 6, and a pre-emphasis circuit 8 that emphasizes the high frequency components of the signal sent from the amplifier 7. A clamp circuit 9 that fixes the waveform of the signal sent from the pre-emphasis circuit 8 to a constant level, and an FM modulator 10 that converts the luminance signal output from the clamp circuit 9 into a recording signal to be recorded on the magnetic tape 22.
and an HPF (high pass filter) 11 that removes a low frequency conversion color signal (not shown) and a frequency band of an audio signal, which will be described later, from the output signal of the FM modulator 10.
The mixer 12 multiplexes the audio signal with the output signal from F. In addition, the pre-emphasis circuit 8,
As the clamp circuit 9, one used in a recording circuit of a well-known video tape recorder may be used.

Further, a microphone 13 is attached to the outside of the main body 2, and the sound captured by the microphone 13 is converted into an audio signal by a microcapsule 14.

The audio signal from the microcapsule 14 is sent to an audio signal recording circuit.

As shown in the figure, the audio signal recording circuit includes an amplifier 15 that amplifies the audio signal from the microcapsule 14. The output from the amplifier 15 is input to an AGC (auto gain control) circuit 17. AGC circuit 1
7 automatically adjusts the input level of the audio signal when it does not reach a predetermined value. AGC circuit 17
The output from the FM modulator 18 is input to the FM modulator 18.

The FM modulator 18 converts the audio signal from the AGC circuit 17 into a recording signal to be recorded on the magnetic tape 22. BPF(
The bandpass filter 18 passes only signals between the frequency bands of the frequency modulated luminance signal and the low-pass converted color signal from the FM converter 18.

These video and audio recording signals are mixed in a mixer 12, sent via a recording amplifier 20 to magnetic heads 21a and 21b having different azimuth angles, and recorded on a magnetic tape 22 by the magnetic heads 21a and 21b. be done. The magnetic tape 22 is held between a capstan driven by a tape drive circuit 23 and a pinch roller 25, and is run in a predetermined direction.

The video camera system controller 2B sends a predetermined control command signal to the tape drive circuit 23, and has a REC (record) button 2 attached to the rear surface of the main body 2.
It is issued based on the command signal from 7.

The optical system B of the still camera section 4 has a master lens 2B attached to the front surface of the main body 2. master lens 2
A half mirror 29 that bisects the optical path of the subject entering from the master lens 28 is arranged behind the mirror 8 .

One optical path system (
A focal plane shutter 3 is used for the straight optical path system).
A roll film 31 is placed through the film. Further, a viewfinder 35 is disposed in the other optical path system divided into two by the half mirror 29 via a total reflection mirror 32, a lens 33, and a reticle plate 34.

Further, an iris 3B is arranged between the master lens 28 and the half mirror 29 in the optical path system of the subject.

In this embodiment, the roll film 31 is a 35-inch silver halide film, and the spool 37 and sprocket 38 on the winding side that are wound around one end of the roll film 31 are as follows:
Rotated in a predetermined direction by a drive motor and gears (none of which are shown) of the film winding drive circuit 39,
A roll film 31 is automatically wound up by a certain amount.

These spool 37, sprocket 38, and film winding drive circuit 39 constitute a film winding means. Further, the focal plane shutter 30 and the iris 3B are connected to the shutter drive circuit 4.
Driven by 0.

The still camera system controller 41c sends a predetermined control command signal to the film winding drive circuit 38 and shutter drive circuit 40, and this control command signal is transmitted from the shutter button 42 provided on the rear surface of the main body 2. It is generated by inputting a command signal to the still camera system controller 41.

Further, the still camera section 4 is provided with a winding detection circuit 44 that detects when the roll film 31 is wound up by one frame due to the rotation of the sprocket 38.

This winding detection circuit 44 has, for example, a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and the light generated from one light emitting element is transmitted to the sprocket 38.
The light-receiving element detects that the film has passed through the opening provided in the film, and detects that the film has been wound up by one frame. The still camera system controller 41 outputs a signal for stopping film winding to the film winding drive circuit 33 in response to a winding completion signal outputted from the winding detection circuit 44 .

The operation of the video camera with still camera as described above will be explained.

When the operator presses the REC button 27, the video camera system controller 2B sends a predetermined control command signal to the tape drive circuit 23, the tape drive circuit 23 drives the capstan 24 and the pinch roller 25, and the magnetic tape 22 run. As a result, the video signal captured by the can e is converted into a recording signal by the FM modulator 10 via the amplifier 7, pre-emphasis circuit 8, and clamp circuit 9.

It is input to the mixer 12 through the HPF 11. on the other hand,
The audio signal obtained by the microcapsule 14 of the microphone 13 is transmitted to the amplifier 15. It is input to the FM modulator 18 via the AGO circuit 17, converted into a recording signal by the Full modulator 18, passed through the BPF 19, and then sent to the mixer 1.
2 is input. After the video signal and the audio signal are mixed in the mixer 12, they are passed through the recording amplifier 20 to the magnetic head 21a.
, 21b, and recorded on the magnetic tape 22.

During the shooting of such a movie, the operator presses the shutter button 42 to take still photos.

In response to a signal from the shutter button 42, the still camera system controller 41 first outputs a predetermined control command signal to the shutter drive circuit 40.

This causes the shutter drive circuit 40 to
is set to an appropriate opening amount, and the shutter 30 is opened and closed.

After the shutter 30 is opened and closed, a control command signal is output from the still camera system controller 41 to the film winding drive circuit 39, and the film winding drive circuit 3θ is controlled by the spool 37 and the sprocket 3.
8 to wind up the roll film 31.

After that, when the winding of one frame of the roll film 31 is completed, the winding detection circuit 44 detects this and sends a winding completion signal to the still camera system controller 4.
1 and the still camera system controller 41
outputs a control command signal to the film winding drive circuit 39 to stop winding the film, and as a result, the film winding drive circuit 39 stops the rotation of the spool 37 and the sprocket 38, and the roll film 3
1 winding is canceled.

According to this embodiment, as described above, the video camera section 3 and the still camera section 4 are integrally arranged in one main body 2, so that one device can shoot movies and stills. You can do both. Moreover, the REC button 27 and shutter button 42 provided on the main body 2
Since the REC button 27 and shutter button 42 are located close to each other, the operator can easily perform operations for shooting both movies and stills. 0 that can be done
Since this device has an automatic film winding means, the operator can shoot movies and stills by simply pressing the REC button and the shutter button, and there is no need to wind the film.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the video camera and still camera are integrated, and both can be used to take pictures with a simple operation.

FIG. 2 shows a general view of another embodiment of the video camera with still camera according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, this device includes a video camera section 3 and a still camera section 4.
and are removably attached.

The video camera section 3 is a movie video camera that uses an 8 mm videotape as a video recording medium to image a scene and record the moving image on the videotape in the form of a video signal. The video camera section 3 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole as shown, and the still camera section 4 is mounted in front of the upper surface 302.

In this embodiment, the still camera section 4 is a so-called 135-inch silver halide still camera, and uses 135-inch film as a video recording medium. In this embodiment, the still camera section 4 may be a 110-inch silver halide still camera that uses a 110-inch silver halide film as the video recording medium.

The video camera section 3 has an imaging optical system A disposed on its front surface 310. Further, on the side thereof, a microphone 13 for collecting sound from the object scene and a /1 hand grip 324 for supporting the device by the operator are arranged. The video camera 3 also has a storage section 304 on its top surface 302 and one side 330, into which an 8 mm videotape cassette is removably attached. Furthermore, as shown in FIG.
A shutter button 42 for still photography is provided close to the shutter button 7 . These REC buttons 27
Although the shutter button 42 is shown in the position shown in FIG. 5 for convenience of explanation, it is preferable that the grip 110
It is placed near the position of your fingers when gripping the camera.

When shooting a movie, a video signal shot by the imaging optical system A and an audio signal collected from the microphone 13 are recorded on a videotape in the storage section 304.

The still camera section 4 also has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and is attached to the video camera section 3 with its flat front surface 410 aligned with the front surface 310 of the video camera section 3, as shown.

An imaging optical system B is disposed on the front surface 410 of the still camera section 4. As a result, the photographed subject image is recorded on the cartridge film. The imaging lens may have a fixed focus, or may have an automatic focusing mechanism that obtains a distance measurement signal from the video camera section 3 and focuses.The aperture and optical shutter of the still camera section 4 are Again, an automatic exposure adjustment function that obtains a photometric signal from the video camera section 3 and adjusts the exposure to an appropriate level is advantageously applied.

The still camera unit 4, as shown in the figure,
The rectangular parallelepiped is arranged so that its longitudinal direction is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the video camera section 3, and a viewfinder 35 is disposed at an end of the video camera section 3 that projects in either direction.

This viewfinder 35 is used for shooting stills by the still camera section 4 as well as for movie shooting by the video camera section 3.
By looking through the viewfinder 35 as shown in the figure, the operator can simultaneously view the scene being photographed by the video camera section 3 and the still camera section 4.

FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of an apparatus in which the still camera section 4 and video camera section 3 shown in FIG. 4 are installed.

The still camera section 4 and the video camera section 3 are physically connected by a connection means (not shown) and electrically connected by a connection section 100 as shown in FIG. The control signal is sent to the still camera system controller 41 of the still camera unit 4.
is input to the still camera system controller 41.
A control signal from the video camera section 3 is input to the switch S of the video camera section 3.

In the still camera section 4, the shutter opens and closes by pressing a shutter button 42 provided on the side surface of the video camera section 3, and still photography is performed. Thereafter, the film winding mechanism is operated by a control signal sent from the still camera system controller 41, and the film is wound.

Note that such a still camera section 4 may be used as a video camera section 3.
If the still camera section 4 is detachable from the video camera section 3, a shutter button is provided on the still camera section 4 so that the still camera section 4 can be separated from the video camera section 3 and used separately. Preferably, a viewfinder is provided.

The still camera section 4 may also be provided with a strobe light emitting means.

The video camera section 3 has an optical aperture of an imaging optical system A, that is, a lens, opened on the front surface 104 of the main body 102, that is, one side surface substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the rectangular parallelepiped. It has a storage section 108,
An 8mm video cassette is removably attached to this.

A video signal captured by the imaging optical system A is recorded on a videotape in the storage section 108. Main body 10 of video camera section 3
A grip 110 is attached to the lower side of the camera 2 for the operator to grip it during photographing. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a REC button 27 for shooting a movie is provided on one side 112 of the main body 102 of the video camera section 3, and when approaching the REC button 27, the still camera section 4 can take still pictures. A shutter button 42 is provided for this purpose.

The still camera unit 4 also has a main body 202 that has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and has a flat front surface 202 as shown in the figure.
04 is attached to the front surface 104 of the body 102 in an orientation consistent with the front surface 104 of the body 102. As is clear from the state shown in FIG. 4 in which the still camera section 4 is separated from the video camera section 3, the front surface 1 of the main body 102 of the video camera section 3 is
04 has two slots 118 formed therein. These throwers) 11B have a circular opening 12 at the bottom.
0, which is complementarily arranged on the back surface 20B of the main body 202 of the still camera section 4 as shown in FIG.
A book protrusion 208 is removably engaged. The protrusion 208 has a widened shape so that its tip can pass through the opening 120, and is configured to prevent the still camera section 4 from separating from the video camera section 3 by engaging with the slot 11B. This realizes the ability to attach and detach the still camera section 4 to the video camera section 3.

A click means (not shown) is provided at the top of the slot 118 to move the protrusion 208 between the two upper and center portions of the slot 118.
It can be fixedly held in place.

As a result, the state shown in FIG. 2, that is, the state in which the video camera is not used, and the state shown in FIG. 3, that is, the state in which the video camera can be used, are selectively maintained.

In the non-use state shown in FIG. 2, the protrusion 208 of the main body 202 of the still camera section 4 is at the top of the thrower 118,
A small protrusion 210 provided at the lower part of the protrusion 208 is fitted into an opening 120 of the thrower 118. As a result, the still camera section 4 is firmly held on the video camera section 3. In this state, the main body 202 of the still camera section 4 completely covers the front surface 104 of the main body 102 of the video camera section 3, protecting the imaging optical system 10B including the imaging lens from the outside.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 2, when the single-mounted device is not used, the main body 202 of the still camera section 4 is attached to the video camera section 3.
It can be summarized into a smooth state included in the shape of the main body 102.

As shown in FIG. 6, - the main body 202 of the still camera section 4;
A 135-inch film is loaded inside. As shown in FIG. 4, the front surface 204 of the main body 202 has an imaging optical system B.
is provided, and the photographed subject image is recorded on the film housed in the cartridge 212. When the imaging optical system B of the still camera section 4 is attached to the video camera section 3, the subject to be imaged is
The camera is oriented in the same direction as the field being imaged.

As shown, a protrusion 21G protrudes from the side surface of the main body 202 of the still camera section 4, and a strobe mechanism for flash photography is housed in this, and an opening 218 for strobe light emission is provided in the front surface of the protrusion 21G.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a drive gear 122 is provided in an opening 124 on the front surface 104 of the main body 102 of the video camera section 3.
The still camera section 3 shown in FIG.
It is meshed with a driven gear 220 for film winding provided in the usable state shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the drive gear 122 is driven by the output from the film winding drive circuit 38 by a motor 144 provided within the main body 102 of the video camera section 3.

The driven gear 220 protrudes from the opening 22B of the back surface 20B of the still camera unit 4, is driven by the drive gear 122, and rotates a gear 224 fixed to the other end of the rotating shaft 222 to which the driven gear 220 is fixed. let

Gear 228 meshes with gear 224 and is driven by gear 224. The gear 232 is fixed to a rotating shaft 230 to which the gear 228 is fixed, and is rotated by rotation of the gear 22. A gear 234 fixed to a film winding sprocket shaft 23B is engaged with the gear 232, and the rotation of the gear 232 rotates the sprocket shaft 238 and the sprocket 238, and the film 31 is wound up.

In this way, the driven gear 220' is rotated by the drive gear 122 rotated by the motor 144 provided on the main body 102 of the video camera section 3, and thereby the film 31 is automatically wound. tin rocket 238
includes a disc-shaped member 240, and the disc-shaped member 240 is provided with an opening 242. A light-emitting element 244 and a light-receiving element 24B are provided to sandwich the disc-shaped member 240, and the light emitted from the light-emitting element 244 is The light passing through the opening 242 is detected by the light receiving element 248, and the amount of rotation of the sprocket 238 is detected, thereby detecting the winding of the film. As will be described later, the motor 144 connected to the film winding drive circuit 39 of the main body 102 of the video camera unit 3 starts driving in response to a signal output from the still camera system controller 41 when the shutter button 42 is pressed, and receives light. Driving is stopped by a winding detection signal from a winding detection circuit 44 including element 24B.

On the front surface 104 of the video camera unit 3, the images shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, an electrical connection connector 12B is provided, and on the other hand, an electrical connection connector 250 is also provided on the back surface 20B of the still camera section 4, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. These electrical connection connectors 12B and 250
are connecting devices which are arranged in corresponding positions so as to engage with each other in the usable state shown in FIG. Signals are exchanged between the camera section 3 and the still camera section 4.

The still camera section 4 also has an automatic focusing function in this embodiment, and a distance measuring sensor mechanism 252 for this purpose is disposed on the front surface 204 of the main body 202. This distance measurement sensor mechanism 25
2 is also advantageously used for the autofocus function of the video camera section 3. The still camera section 4 also has an upper surface 2 of the still camera section, which may have an automatic exposure adjustment function.
54 is provided with a shutter button 25B. This shutter button 256 is used to take a still photograph using the still camera section 4 when the still camera section 4 is used separately from the video camera section 3 as shown in FIG.

As shown in the figure, an optical viewfinder 13G is provided on the main body 1G2 of the video camera section 3 so as to protrude from the side thereof. In the usable state shown in FIG. 3, the operator can view the scene photographed by the video camera section 3 and still camera section 4 through the viewfinder 130.

A schematic electrical configuration diagram of the video camera with still camera shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 is shown in FIG.

In the video camera unit 3, the shutter button 42 for still photography is connected to the still camera system controller 4.
1 and is connected to the still camera system controller 4.
1 generates a shutter release signal to the shutter drive circuit 40 when the shutter button 42 is pressed. The output of the shutter drive circuit 40 is connected to the shutter 30 of the still camera section 4 and also to one input of the film winding drive circuit 38. For example, a flip-flop circuit is used as the film winding drive circuit 38, and the output of a winding detection circuit 44, which will be described later, is connected to the other input. The film winding drive circuit 39 maintains one of two states according to inputs from the still camera system controller 41 and the film winding detection circuit 44, namely, a state in which it instructs to drive the motor 144 and a state in which it does not instruct to drive the motor 144. A signal indicating the state is output to the motor 144.

The motor 144 is controlled by a drive control signal from the film winding drive circuit 39 to start or stop rotation. The motor 144 is connected to the gear 122 by rotation transmission means, and the gear 122 is meshed with the gear 220 of the still camera section 4. The gear 220 is connected to the film winding sprocket 23B as described above. Therefore, the rotation of the motor 144 causes the gear 1 to
Winding sprocket 238 via 22 and 220
rotates, and the film is wound.

The winding detection circuit 44 consists of a light emitting element 244 and a light receiving element 24B shown in FIG. 5, and detects that the film has been wound by one frame by detecting a predetermined amount of rotation of the winding sprocket 23B, and generates a one winding completion signal. is output to the film winding drive circuit 38.

The transmission of the release signal from the shutter drive circuit 40 to the shutter 30 and the transmission of the winding completion signal from the winding detection circuit 44 to the film winding drive circuit 38 are carried out by the electrical connection connector 12 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
8 and 25G.

Next, referring to FIG. 7, the operations of opening and closing the shutter 30 of the still camera section 4 and winding the film from the video camera section 3 will be explained.

The operator presses the REC button 2 provided on the video camera section 3.
By pressing 7 (Fig. 5), movie shooting is started. When a scene for still photography appears during movie shooting, the operator presses the shutter button 42 located near the REC button 27.

When the shutter button 42 is pressed, a release signal is output from the still camera system controller 41 to the shutter drive circuit 4G, and a drive signal from the shutter drive circuit 40 is transmitted to the electrical connection connectors 12B and 25.
0 to the shutter 30 of the still camera section 4, and the shutter 30 of the still camera section 4 opens and closes. Thereafter, a control command signal from the still camera system controller 41 is output to the film winding drive circuit 39.

The film winding drive circuit 39 thereby generates a control signal to start driving the motor 144, and the motor 144 starts rotating in response to this control signal. monitor 1
44 rotates the gear 122, which rotates the engaged gear 22G, and the rotation of the gear 220 is transmitted to the winding sprocket 238, which rotates the winding sprocket 238. The film is wound.

When one frame of film is wound up, the winding detection circuit port detects the completion of winding the film and outputs a winding completion signal to the film winding drive circuit 38. When the film winding drive circuit 38 receives the winding completion signal, it outputs a control signal to the motor 144 to stop driving the motor 144 . As a result, the motor 144 stops rotating, the winding sprocket 238 also stops rotating, and the film winding operation stops.

As described above, according to the present device, the video camera section 3 is provided with the REC button 27 for movie shooting as well as the shutter button 42 for still shooting, and the operator can operate these to shoot movies and Both still photography can be done at the same time. That is, the still camera M@ is activated by the shutter button 42 provided on the video camera section 3
4 shutters 30 can be opened and closed.

Further, after the shutter button 42 is pressed, the film of the still camera section 4 is automatically wound as described above.
When winding of one frame is completed, the film winding is stopped based on a signal detected.

Therefore, when performing still photography, the operator only has to press the shutter button 42 for still photography provided on the video camera section 3, which opens and closes the shutter 30 of the still camera section 4 and releases the film. Winding is done. Therefore, by using this device, it is possible to simultaneously shoot movies and stills, and the operation is easy.

FIG. 8 shows a still camera section 4 of another embodiment. In this embodiment, a film winding motor 270 is housed inside the still camera section 4. Therefore, the still camera section 4 and the video camera section 3 are not provided with gears 122 and 220 for transmitting rotational driving force, and the film winding of the video camera section 3 is
f drive circuit 39 to electrical connection connector 12Q,
A signal for controlling the drive of the motor 270 sent to the motor 270 via the 25G controls the drive of the motor 270 in the still camera 4, and winds the film.

The rotation of the motor 270 is controlled by the gear 22 through a gear group 272.
4, the sprocket 238 rotates from the gear 224 through the gears 228 and 232 degrees 234, and the film is wound up.

Further, in this embodiment, a suppression button 272 is provided on the back surface 20B of the still camera section 4, and the pressing force applied to the shutter button 42 of the video camera section 3 is transmitted to the still camera section 4 by this press button 272. . When the shutter button 42 of the video camera section 3 is pressed, the pressing force is applied to the suppression button 272 by a pressing member (not shown) protruding from the video camera section 3. When the press button 272 is pressed, the pressing force is transmitted to the shutter 30 of the still camera section 4 by a mechanical transmission mechanism, and the shutter 3G is mechanically opened and closed.

Therefore, in this embodiment, transmission of a release signal from the shutter drive circuit 4G as shown in FIG. 7 is not required.

In addition to the above embodiments, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6,
The film winding motor 144 is connected to the video camera section 3.
motor 14 by gears 122 and 220.
4 to the still camera section 4,
The shutter 30 may be opened and closed by mechanical transmission as shown in FIG. 8, or the shutter 30 may be opened and closed by mechanical transmission as shown in FIG. 30 may be opened and closed electrically.

In the above video camera with still camera, the still camera section 4 is movably attached to the front surface 10.4 of the video camera section 3. Therefore, when the still camera section 4 is not in use, the still camera section 4 is mounted on the front surface 10.4 of the video camera section 3. It can be stored in a small size and is convenient to carry.

In the above embodiment, the still camera section 4 uses silver halide film, but it may also be of an instant photography type or an electronic still camera type that records video signals on a time disc.

Effects As described above, according to the present invention, the opening/closing of the shutter of the still camera unit and the winding of the film are controlled as well as the shooting of a movie by the video camera unit. Therefore, the operator can control the video camera unit and the still camera unit by simple operations. This allows you to easily take both video and still shots at the same time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of a video camera with a still camera according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an overview of another embodiment of the video camera with a still camera according to the present invention when not in use; Figure 3 is a perspective view of the video camera with still camera shown in Figure 2 in use, and Figure 4 is an exploded view of the still camera and video camera parts of the video camera with still camera shown in Figure 2. FIG. 5 is a perspective view from the opposite side of the video camera section shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the still camera section of FIG. 4 from the back side. FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of the video camera with still camera shown in FIGS. 2 to 6, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view from the back side of the still camera section in another embodiment of the video camera with still camera according to the present invention. It is a diagram. Explanation of symbols of important parts 3 , Video camera section 4-, Still camera section 10.18, FM modulator 22, +, Magnetic tape 2B, System controller for video camera 27, . , REC button 30 , Local brain shutter 39 , Film winding drive 41 , Still camera system controller 42 , Shutter button 44 , Winding detection circuit 122 , Gear 12B , , Electrical connection connector 144 , , Motor 212 , , Cartridge 220 , , Gear 224.228 , Gear 232.234 , Gear 238 , , Sprocket 242 , , Opening 244 , , Light emitting element 24B , , , Light receiving element 250 , , Electrical connection connector 270 , , Motor 272 , , Press button Patent applicant Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Sony Corporation Agent Takao Katori Maruyama Takao Figure 2 Figure 3 218 Zl+:1 No. Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 8

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[Scope of Claims] 1. A video camera unit having an imaging optical system for imaging a subject, and for capturing an image of the subject with the imaging optical system and recording the moving image on a magnetic tape; a still camera section that captures an image of the surrounding area and records a still image thereof; a shooting operation section that performs shooting operations on the video camera section and the still camera section; and a shooting operation section that performs shooting operations on the video camera section and the still camera section; a still camera, comprising: a photographing instruction transmitting means for transmitting a photographic instruction to a user; and by operating the photographing operation section, photographing by the video camera section and the still camera section is controlled via the photographing instruction transmitting means. video camera. 2. In the video camera with a still camera according to claim 1, the video camera section has the photographing operation section, and the photographing instruction transmitting means transmits instructions necessary for photographing the still camera section. A video camera with a still camera, characterized in that photographing by the still camera section is controlled by operating the photographing operation section of the video camera section. 3. In the video camera with a still camera according to claim 2, the video camera section and the still camera section are each housed in a housing, and the housing housing the still camera section houses the video camera section. A video camera with a still camera characterized by being removably attached to a housing for storage. 4. A video camera with a still camera according to claim 3, wherein the photographing instruction transmitting means includes a release signal transmitting means for transmitting a release signal for opening and closing a shutter of the still camera section. video camera. 5. The video camera with a still camera according to claim 3, wherein the transmission means includes a shutter opening/closing driving force transmission mechanism that transmits a driving force for opening and closing the shutter of the still camera section. Video camera with still camera. 6. A video camera with a still camera according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein the still camera section has an automatic film winding means, and the photographing instruction transmission means is an automatic film winding means. A video camera with a still camera, characterized in that a winding instruction is also transmitted from the video camera section to the still camera section. 7. A video camera with a still camera according to claim 6, wherein the video camera section has a winding drive means for driving the automatic winding means, and the photographing instruction transmission means has a winding drive means for driving the automatic winding means. A video camera with a still camera, comprising a driving force transmission mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the means to the automatic winding means of the still camera. 8. In the video camera with a still camera as set forth in claim 6, the photographing instruction transmitting means transmits a winding completion transmitting signal to the video camera section to the effect that winding of the film by the automatic winding means has been completed. A video camera with a still camera, characterized in that it includes means.