JPS63257741A - Video camera equipped with still camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a portable camera which is excellent in operability by forming the edge of the aperture of a casing in a shape by which the take-up displacement of a film is corrected. CONSTITUTION:Pickup lenses 14 and 16 open areas on the front surface 12 of the casing 10 and a still camera function part is arranged in the vicinity of the lens 16 and a circuit and a mechanism for a video camera is arranged in the rear part of the lens 14. And the loading/unloading action of a video tape cassette 46 and the drop-in loading action of the film 102 are executed from the upper surface 32 of the casing 10. The edge 222 of an enclosure 28 forming a gap 44 for loading is formed on a slope toward an optical system 16. At the time of loading the film 102, a part of the lower edge of the leader part 102a of the film 102 abuts on the edge part 222 to be smoothly introduced into the gap 44 with the lower edge of the film 102 by the operation of inserting a cartridge 36 into a room 37 owing to the shape of the edge 222. And the leader part 102a is introduced so that the taking-up is corrected by utilizing the take-up displacement.

Description

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

``There was a request to record a specific scene as a still photo when shooting with a television camera with a videotape recording function, that is, a video camera.'' Conventionally, for example, a silver halide still camera and a video camera were used. I carried both cameras with me, and if I wanted to shoot a still scene while shooting with a video camera, I would stop shooting with the video camera and shoot with the still camera.In such a situation, I would have to carry two devices. There have been various problems, such as having to stop shooting with a video camera and risking missing an important photo opportunity.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, a still camera and a video camera are combined into one device, and a still camera is installed that allows you to operate the still camera and take still pictures without interrupting the video camera. A video camera will be required.

Such a video camera with a still camera needs to have both still and movie functions at the same time. Therefore, its operability is improved. 〈Must be,
It must be able to implement the so-called "bacchon operation."

In particular, in consideration of portability, the still camera section should be arranged in a shape that is not too uneven compared to the overall shape of the video camera, and both the still camera section and the video camera section should be able to be operated properly with both hands or one hand. is required.

OBJECTS In view of these demands, it is an object of the present invention to provide a video camera with a still camera that is convenient to carry and has good operability.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION A video camera with a still camera according to the present invention includes a casing having an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and an imaging optical system for a still camera and an imaging system for a video camera that are located in the front of the casing and have openings facing the same field of view. optical system and
Inside the casing, there is a still camera section disposed near the imaging optical system for a still camera, which images the subject and records the still image on film, and inside the casing, there is a still camera section located behind the imaging optical system for a video camera. a video circuit unit disposed in the casing for capturing an image of the subject and forming a video signal representing a moving image; and a video circuit unit disposed inside the casing behind the still camera unit for recording the video signal on a videotape. The upper surface of the casing has a first opening for loading film into the still camera section and a second opening for loading a videotape cassette into the videotape recording section. The first opening of the casing has a shape that allows the cartridge having the film to be inserted only from a predetermined longitudinal axis direction of the cartridge with the leader portion of the film pulled out. The edge forming the film has a shape that corrects curling of the film when the film is loaded.

In this specification, the term "video camera with still camera" refers to whether the still camera section is integrated into the video camera section, whether the two are separable, or if they are separable, each can be used as a single unit. It shall be interpreted in a broad sense to include photographic devices having both a still camera function and a video camera function, regardless of whether or not the term is a 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.

Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a so-called 8 mm video camera, which basically consists of a casing 10 having an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole.
It has a video camera function and a still camera function. The video camera uses a video tape 100 (FIG. 4) with a tape width of 8+ am as a video recording medium, and is a movie camera that images a scene and records the moving image in the form of a video signal together with sound on the video tape 100. It's a video camera. In this embodiment, the still camera is a so-called 135-inch silver halide still camera, which uses a 35 mm film 102 (FIG. 4) as a video recording medium, and prints the still image as a latent image on the silver halide film 102. It is a still camera that records images.

Two imaging lenses 14 and 1B are arranged on the generally rectangular front surface 12 of the casing 10. The imaging lens 14 constitutes an imaging optical system of a video camera, and the imaging lens 16 constitutes an imaging optical system of a still camera. Near the imaging lens 14 of the video camera, there is a strobe light emitter 18 for still photography and a light emitting element 20 for automatic ranging (AF).
, and the objective lens 2 of the optical finder 22 (FIG. 3).
4 are arranged as shown. Optical finder 22
An eyepiece or eyecup 42 is disposed on the rear surface of the casing 10. These two imaging lenses 14 and 18 are arranged so that they face the same field of view, and the objective lens 24 of the optical finder 22 also faces the same field of view. As a result, the still camera function section and the video camera function section within this device can photograph the same scene. It should be noted that an electronic viewfinder may be used instead of the optical viewfinder.On one side of the casing 10, that is, on the left side in FIG. 58
is installed. This is advantageously used with unidirectional sensitivity.

As shown in the figure, a light receiving sensor 26 for automatic distance measurement is disposed near the imaging lens 16 of the still camera. A portion 28 of the casing lO, including its front face 12, is hinged 30.
As shown in FIG. 2, it is opened forward by a slight angle with the axis as a pivot point, and inside this part of the body 28 are the still camera's imaging lens 16, aperture 104, and optical shutter 1.
Imaging optical system consisting of 06 (Fig. 4), etc., AF sensor 2
6. Film feeding mechanism 108. and exposure control circuit 1
10 and a part of the focusing mechanism 112 (FIG. 4), various mechanisms necessary for imaging with a still camera are provided. As a result, the captured subject image is recorded on the film 102.

As can be seen from FIG. 2, the extent to which the brush body 28 can be opened forward is limited to a predetermined angle by the movable arm 38, thereby forming an opening for drop-in loading of the film 102. In other words, the film 1-02 can be dropped into the loading section with the housing 28 opened to this position.

For drop-in loading, for example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-68731, the protrusion 32 of the upper surface 32 of the casing 10 is
While pulling out the leader 102a of the 135-inch film 102 from the cartridge or magazine 38 by a certain length into the vertical gap 44 formed between the arrow 4 and the
This can be easily done by inserting the cartridge 3B downward as shown at 0 to house the cartridge 3B in the cartridge chamber 37, and then securely closing the housing 28 to its original closed position.

As shown in the figure, a cassette storage section 34 is opened in a part of the upper surface 32 of the casing 10, which is rectangular as a whole. The cassette storage section 34 is connected to the operation display section 114 of the device.
By operating the switch button for attaching and detaching the 8 mm videotape cassette 46 (FIG. 4), that is, the eject button for instructing the automatic loading operation of the cassette 46, the cassette 46 is raised and lowered by motor drive.
Form an opening for loading 6. As shown in FIG. 2, when the storage section 34 is raised, an 8 mm videotape cassette 48 can be inserted into and removed from the storage section 34. The cassette 46 is inserted from the direction of the arrow 48, and the cassette 46 is removably loaded by lowering the storage section 34 to its original position.

As shown in the figure, a shirt release button 50 for a still camera is also provided on the top surface 32 of the casing 10, and a record button 52 for a video camera is provided on the bottom surface of the casing 10 at a corresponding position. There is. The operator is
The device is held by holding the upper surface 32 and lower surface of the casing 10 between the fingers of both hands, and the shirt release button 50 can be operated with the index finger of the right hand, and the recording button 52 can be operated with the thumb.

In FIG. 1, a secondary battery, for example, is removably installed in the casing 10 at a position indicated by a dotted line 54 as a power source for the device. The battery 54 can be removed by opening the cover of the battery compartment on the side of the casing lO and following the arrow 5B shown in FIG.
It can be loaded from any direction.

Referring to FIG. 4, an example of the internal configuration of the video camera with still camera according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is shown. The imaging optical system of the video camera has an imaging lens 14, and behind the imaging lens 14, an optical shutter 11B and an optical image of the subject captured by the imaging lens 14 are placed on an optical path 140 from the subject incident from the imaging lens 14. A solid-state imaging device 118 such as a CCD (charge coupled device) that converts a signal into a video signal is arranged.

The imaging lens 14 may have a fixed focus, but in this embodiment, the focal position is controlled by the automatic focusing (AF) mechanism 112 based on a distance measurement signal from the system control circuit 144. An automatic exposure adjustment (EE) function is advantageously applied to the iris 11B, in which the exposure is adjusted to a proper exposure by the exposure control circuit 110 according to the photometric signal obtained from the system control circuit 144. The imaging device 118 is driven by an imaging circuit 120, and a video signal obtained by the imaging device 120 is sent to the video circuit 122 through the imaging circuit 120.

The imaging circuit 120 clock-drives the imaging device 120, amplifies the video signal outputted from it, performs necessary corrections such as self-balance adjustment, and outputs a standard color TV signal including a luminance signal, a color difference signal, and a synchronization signal. A composite video signal is formed. The composite video signal is input to the video circuit 122, which performs pre-emphasis to emphasize high frequency components, clamping to fix it at a predetermined level, and FM modulation to convert it into a recording signal suitable for recording on the videotape 100. It is input to mixer 12B.

On the other hand, the audio captured by the microphone 5B is transmitted to the audio circuit 12.
The audio circuit 124 performs amplification, automatic gain adjustment, and FM modulation to convert the signal into a recording signal suitable for recording on the video tape 100.
It is input to 2B.

These composite video and audio recording signals are mixed in a mixer 126, amplified in a recording circuit 128, and supplied to a pair of magnetic heads 130a and 130b. The magnetic heads 130a and 130b are carried by a head cylinder 200 (FIG. 3) so that their azimuth angles are different from each other, and are steadily rotated at a predetermined rotational speed by a head cylinder drive mechanism 132. The video tape 100 is held between a capstan 13B driven by a tape feeding circuit 134 and a pinch roller 138, and runs in a predetermined direction. In this way, magnetic heads 130a and 130b
The composite video signal and audio signal supplied to the video tape 100 are recorded on the videotape 100.

The optical system of the still camera has an imaging lens 16, behind which a film 102 is placed on an optical path 142 from a subject entering from the imaging lens 16 via an aperture 104 and an optical shutter 10fi. The imaging lens 18 is
Although the focus may be fixed, in this embodiment, the focusing mechanism 11
2 controls the focal position. The automatic exposure adjustment function by the exposure control circuit 110 is also advantageously applied to the aperture 104 and the optical shutter 10B.

Loading, rewinding, and winding of the film 102 are automatically performed by the film feeding mechanism 108 in response to instruction signals from the system control circuit 144.

The system control circuit 144 is a control circuit that controls each part of the apparatus, and controls the tape feeding circuit 134 in response to the operation of the recording button 52 on the operation display section 114, for example.
Controls the feeding of the videotape 100. For example, in response to the operation of the shirt release button 5o, the exposure control circuit 1101, the focusing mechanism 112, and the strobe light emitting circuit 1 are
48.

The apparatus is provided with an automatic exposure (EE) sensor 148,
This measures the brightness of the scene and provides data indicative of the measured value to the system control circuit 144. The system control circuit 144 controls the exposure control circuit 110 and the strobe light emitting circuit 148 in accordance with the brightness data of the object field input from the EE sensor 14B.

In response to this, the exposure control circuit 110 adjusts the aperture of the iris 11B of the video camera, and also controls the aperture of the aperture 104 and the opening time of the shutter 108 of the still camera. Further, the strobe light emitting circuit 14B controls the light emission time of the strobe light emitter 18.

Autofocus (AF) light emitting element 20 is connected to system control circuit 144 via AF light emitting circuit 150 . The AF light emitting circuit 15 responds to instructions from the system control circuit 144.
0 drives the AF light emitting element 20 to emit, for example, infrared light toward the subject, and the AF sensor 26 detects a portion of the infrared light reflected from the subject, thereby determining the distance between the device and the subject. Automatic distance measurement is performed.

The distance measurement data is sent from the AF sensor 26 to the system control circuit 14.
4.

This distance measurement is based on the principle of triangulation, but in this device, as can be seen from FIG. Accurate distance measurement can be performed. The system control circuit 144 controls the focusing mechanism 112 in accordance with data on the distance between the device constituted by the AF sensor 28 and the subject, thereby adjusting the focus of the two imaging lenses 14 and 16.

This device also includes: A white balance sensor 152 is provided. This detects the color components of the incident light from the subject and provides the data to the system control circuit 144. The system control circuit 144 sets the white balance adjuster and path parameters of the imaging circuit 120 based on this data.

The operation display unit 114 is a functional unit that gives manual instructions to the device and visually or audibly displays the status of the device to the operator. and automatic/manual switching such as white balance adjustment, video camera fader,
Setting buttons for wiper and title insertion, operation buttons for recording, rewinding, reviewing, etc. for the video tape recording mechanism 74 (Fig. 3), strobe operation buttons for the still camera, operation mode display, tape counter, tape end warning display, It has various operation buttons and display elements such as a film counter and a power consumption warning display.

Referring now to FIG. 3, there is shown a schematic pattern inside the wooden awn with the casing 10 removed in the state shown in FIG. Inside the housing 28 of the casing 10,
It is mainly equipped with a still camera function section 78.

For example, an imaging optical system including an imaging lens 1B of a still camera, a lens 22) 60 in which an AF sensor 2θ is integrated, an exposure control circuit 1101 and a focusing mechanism 11.
2. Automatic photometry and distance measurement circuit, AF light emission circuit 150. Electronic circuit boards 62 and 84 on which parts related to still camera functions such as a strobe light emitting circuit 148 are mounted are arranged as shown.

Behind the imaging optical system unit 68 including the imaging lens 14 of the video camera, a solid-state imaging device 118 is mounted on an electronic circuit board 68 and arranged as shown in the figure. Parts related to video camera functions such as a mechanism 112, automatic photometry and distance measurement circuits are also implemented. Further behind it, a video circuit 120
Electronic circuit boards 70 and 72 each having an audio circuit 124 mounted thereon are disposed, and a battery 54 is housed therebelow.

As shown, a video tape cassette storage section 34, a magnetic head cylinder 200. Videotape #i mechanism 74 including capstan 13B, pinch roller 138, etc.
is arranged behind the still camera section 76, and below it,
Head cylinder drive mechanism 13 including cylinder motor etc.
2, and an electronic circuit board 7B on which a mixer 12G, a recording circuit 128, a tape feeding circuit 134, a system control circuit 144, and the like are mounted. Optical viewfinder 22 is located between electronic circuit board 70 and videotape Q mechanism 74 as shown.

In this embodiment of the present invention, the imaging lenses 14 and 16 are opened at the front surface 12 of the casing 10, and the still camera fffi is located near the imaging lens 1B of the still camera.
Circuits and mechanisms necessary for photographing the video camera are arranged behind the imaging lens 14 of the video camera.
A videotape recording mechanism and related circuits are arranged behind the still camera section 7B. Both the attachment and detachment of the videotape cassette 46 and the drop-in loading of the film 102 can be performed from the top surface 32 of the casing 10.

Therefore, the entire device is compact, and it is possible to simultaneously capture moving images using a video camera and capture still images using a still camera without interfering with each other.

Here, with reference to FIGS. 5 to 1o, we will explain the drop-in loading (
OIL) @ Add a little more detailed explanation about the structure. Fifth
The figure shows a state in which the casing 28, which is a part of the casing 32, is slightly opened from the casing 32. As you can see, a generally elongated gap 44 extends from the opening containing the cartridge chamber 37 toward the hinge 33. It's growing. This gap 44 has a width and length sufficient to easily receive the leader portion 102a of the film 102 pulled out from the cartridge or magazine. A roughly V-shaped or V-shaped spring is engaged with the hinge 30, as shown by the dotted line 200. One end of the image is locked to a bin 202 of the casing 32, and the other end is locked to a bin 204 of the casing 28. The spring 200 connects the housing 28 to the casing 32
It is biased in the direction of release. When the housing 28 is completely closed to the casing 32, the cartridge chamber 37
The gap 44 is completely closed by the lid or protrusion 32a.

Movable arm 3 provided near patrone chamber 37
8 consists of two arms as shown in FIG. 1, one end of which is rotatably engaged with the bin 206 of the casing 32, and the other end of which is rotatably engaged with the bin 208 of the casing 28. The free ends of the two bolts are engaged with each other at a long opening 212 with a bin 210 as shown. The movable arm 38 thus defines an elongated gap 44 formed by the release of the housing 28 from the casing 32 in its fully engaged state. As a result, the leader section 10 of the film 102 is transferred from the cartridge 36 or the magazine.
An opening is formed for drop-in loading to receive 2a while it is being pulled out. When the housing 28 is completely closed with respect to the casing 32, the movable arm 38 is folded and the cartridge chamber 37 and the gap 4 are closed.
4 is completely closed by the lid part 32a.

The cartridge chamber 37 has a generally cylindrical space capable of receiving a cartridge 38, and the cartridge holding member 2
26 are provided as shown to define this space. The cartridge chamber 37 has a cross-sectional shape substantially equal to that of the cartridge 36, and the gap 44 has a width and length sufficient to easily receive the leader portion 102a of the film 102 pulled out from the cartridge or magazine.

Due to this shape of the opening, the cartridge 3B can be received in the cartridge chamber 37 only from one direction. In other words, the protruding end of the winding shaft 214 of the cartridge 3B faces upward, and the notch 102 of the leader portion 102a of the film 102
Reception of the cartridge 36 into the opening is permitted only in a posture such that b faces the depth direction of the gap 44. by this,
In the cartridge 36 loaded in the cartridge chamber 37, the protruding end of the winding shaft 214 is located on the opening side. Therefore, even when the cartridge 3B is completely loaded into the cartridge chamber 37, the cartridge 36 can be easily taken out by pinching the protruding end of the winding shaft 214 with fingers.

A rewinding shaft 21B protrudes from the bottom of the cartridge chamber 37 and is capable of engaging with the tip of the winding shaft 214 (FIG. 9) of the cartridge 36 or magazine. It is mechanically coupled to film transport mechanism 108.

Figure m6 shows a state in which the two arms of the movable arm 38 are released and the housing 28 is fully released from the casing 32. On the opposite side, there is a film feeding mechanism 10.
A film winding shaft 218 is provided which is mechanically connected to the film winding shaft 8 . An optical system 16 is provided on the side of the casing 32.
A film pressure plate 220 is fixedly installed at a position facing the. Further, sprocket drive wheels 2 are provided on both sides of the optical system 18.
28 and a film counter drive wheel 230 are provided.

As can be clearly seen from FIG. 9, the edge 222 of the housing 28 forming the gap 44 for drop-in loading is formed into an inclined surface in the direction of the optical system 16 in this embodiment. has been done. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 1O, it may be formed into a round shape with a certain curvature in the same direction. Furthermore, this can be clearly seen from FIG. 7 or FIG. , part or all of it is transferred from the cartridge chamber 37 to the winding shaft
It slopes slightly downward in the direction of.

These bevels, curvatures, and slopes of edge 222 allow film 102 to be placed in gap 44 with housing 28 open as shown in FIG.
When loading drop-in in the direction of arrow 40 from
As the film 102 is lowered by inserting the cartridge 3B into the cartridge chamber 37, the lower edge of the leader portion 102a partially contacts the edge 222, slides thereon, and enters the gap 44. It forms a mechanism for smooth introduction (Fig. 8).

The leader portion 102a of the film 102 usually has a curl. This shape of the edge 222 serves to smoothly receive the leader portion 102a therein so as to correct the curl by utilizing the curl.

Furthermore, at the tip of the edge 222 on the patrone chamber 37 side,
For example, a protrusion 224 having a shape as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10 is formed. As shown in FIG. 9, just before the cartridge 36 is inserted into the cartridge chamber 37, the projection 224 is inserted into the rounded notch 102b of the leader portion 102a as the film 102 is lowered by the insertion operation. comes into contact with the protrusion 224 and passes through the gap 4
It has a role of guiding the leader part 102a so that it is guided to the side of 4.

By which mechanism, when the case 28 is opened to the state shown in FIG. 5 and the film 102 is drop-in loaded from the gap 44 in the direction of the arrow 4°, the cartridge 3B is moved from the state shown in FIG. 7 to the cartridge chamber. As the film 102 is inserted into the gap 37, the film 102 descends together with the leader portion 102b, and is smoothly introduced into the gap 44 in the state shown in FIG. Eventually, the cartridge 36 descends until the bottom end of the winding shaft 214 of the cartridge 38 engages with the unwinding shaft 216. The leader portion 102b of the film 102 introduced into the gap 44 in this state is fed in the winding direction 230 by the sprocket drive wheel 228 engaging with the sprocket hole of the film 102, and therefore the film 102 is fed. Ru.

In the above-described embodiments, the still camera function section uses silver halide film, but it may also be of an instant photography type or an electronic still camera type in which video signals are recorded on a magnetic disk.

As described above, in the video camera with still camera according to the present invention, a pair of imaging optical systems for a still camera and a video camera are opened in the front of the casing, and a pair of imaging optical systems for a still camera and a video camera are opened in the front surface of the casing, and a pair of imaging optical systems for a still camera and a video camera are opened in the vicinity of the imaging optical system for the still camera. The functional parts of the camera are located behind the imaging optical system for the video camera, and the circuits and mechanisms necessary for video camera shooting are located behind the functional parts of the still camera. ing. Also, the video tape cassette (/) and film are both attached and detached from the top of the casing. Therefore, a video camera with a still camera that is convenient to carry and has good operability is provided.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a so-called 8 mm video camera; FIG. 2 is an external perspective view for explaining the usage state of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1; The figure is a perspective view schematically showing the internal structure of the same embodiment. FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the embodiment, and FIGS. 5 to 10 are diagrams showing a drop-in loading mechanism of the still camera function section in the embodiment. Fig. 5 is a partial plan view showing the case of the still camera function section opened so that film can be loaded, and Fig. 6 shows the case fully released from the casing with the movable arm disengaged. A perspective view of the still camera function section. Figures 7 and 8 are side views of the housing as seen from the direction of the casing. Figure 7 shows the state immediately before loading film, and Figure 8 indicates that the film is being loaded. 9 and 10 are partially cutaway perspective views showing examples of protrusions formed on the film guide portion. Explanation of symbols for end portions 1G, Casing 12, Front 14.1B, Imaging lens 18, Strobe light emitter 20, AF light emitting element 22, Optical viewfinder 213, AF Sensor 28, Housing 30, Hinge 32, Top surface 32a, Projection 34, Cassette storage 37, Patrone chamber 38, Movable arm 44, Gap 50. , Shirt release button 52, Image button 54, Battery 58, Microphone 74, Videotape recording mechanism 7G, Still camera function section 204, Spring 222, , Edge 224,... Protrusion Patent applicant Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Agent Number Takao Maruyama Takao Tame 5 concave tail q concave La figure

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A casing having an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole; an imaging optical system for a still camera and an imaging optical system for a video camera that are located in the front of the casing and have openings facing the same field of view; a still camera unit disposed inside the casing near the imaging optical system for the still camera and configured to image the object scene and record the still image on film; and an imaging unit for the video camera located inside the casing. a video circuit unit disposed behind the optical system to image the object scene and form a video signal representing a moving image; and a video circuit unit disposed inside the casing behind the still camera unit to generate a video signal representing the moving image a videotape recording section for recording signals on videotape; the top surface of the casing has a first opening for loading film into the still camera section; and a videotape cassette to load the videotape cassette into the videotape recording section. a second opening for loading, and the first opening allows the cartridge having the film to be inserted only from a predetermined longitudinal axis direction of the cartridge with the leader portion of the film pulled out. A still camera equipped with a still camera, characterized in that the edge forming the first opening of the casing has a shape that corrects curling of the film when the film is loaded. Video camera. 2. In the video camera with still camera according to claim 1, the edge forming the first opening of the casing extends from the portion of the first opening that receives the cartridge in the winding direction of the film. A video camera with a still camera characterized by a shape that slopes toward the viewer. 3. In the video camera with still camera according to claim 1, the edge forming the first opening of the casing has a sloped or rounded surface with respect to the direction in which the film is inserted. A video camera with a still camera. 4. In the video camera with a still camera as set forth in claim 1, a portion of the edge forming the first opening of the casing near the portion that receives the cartridge is provided with a film containing the film just before the film is inserted. A video camera with a still camera, characterized in that a protrusion is formed that comes into contact with a leader section of the film and guides the leader section into the first opening. 5. In the video camera with a still camera according to claim 1, the casing includes a casing that houses the still camera imaging optical system and a still camera section, and the casing is a part of the casing. a first position defining a first aperture thereto;
and a holding means for movably holding the casing to the casing so as to selectively take a second position that closes the first opening. 6. The video camera with a still camera according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined longitudinal axis direction is a direction in which the notch in the leader portion of the film faces in the depth direction of the first opening. A video camera with a still camera.