KR100207666B1 - Video movie camera unified with still camera - Google Patents

Abstract

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a still camera integrated video movie camera integrating a still camera and a video movie camera. More particularly, the present invention relates to a still camera integrated video movie camera having a simplified structure by using an outlet of a film and a video cassette. The still-camera integrated video movie camera of the present invention includes a video movie camera 3 and a still camera 5 each including a video movie camera VTR deck unit body 1 and a video movie camera camera unit body 2. The still camera 5 is mounted to the rotatable lid 6 covering the video movie camera VTR deck portion main body 1. As described above, according to the present invention, since the outlet of the film and the video cassette can be provided in one place, the film cassette of the still camera 5 and the video cassette of the video movie camera 3 can be simultaneously mounted and taken out by only opening the lid 6. There is an advantage.

Description

Still Camera All-in-one Video Movie Camera

1 is a front view in normal use of a still camera integrated video movie camera according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing a state when the cassette lid is opened during video cassette and film exchange.

3 is a rear view of the still camera integrated video movie camera.

* Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings

1: Video movie camera VTR deck unit body

2: video movie camera camera body

3: video movie camera 4: video movie camera LCD image monitor

5: still camera portion 6: lid body

11: Video Movie Camera VTR Deck Control Button

12: Video Movie Camera VTR Mechanism

13: rotating dream 21: video movie camera lens

22: start / stop (record / standby) button

23: some buttons 41: still camera lens

42: optical finder entrance window 42a: optical finder eyepiece

43 flash 44 Infrared light emitting element for distance measurement

45: distance measuring light receiving element 46: exposure measurement Cds element

47: Red-eye removal LED 48: Shutter button

49: still camera power button 51: cassette lid (steel camera) opening and closing button

52: LCD for still camera 53: Mode setting button for still camera

54: back cover for still cameras 55: film press

56: Date recording device 57: Still camera rear lid opening and closing knob

58: film winding bobbin 59: Patrone fixed shaft

60: film sensitivity (ISO) detection element

The present invention relates to a still camera-integrated video movie camera having a movie camera having a cassette magnetic tape as a recording medium, and a still camera having a silver salt film as a recording medium as a recording medium. will be.

This product allows simultaneous recording of video movie cameras and still cameras so that the same subject can be recorded on magnetic tape and photographic film, giving added value to both products.

Conventionally, since a video movie camera mainly for shooting a moving image and a still camera for recording still images on a film were separate devices, if there is an opportunity for the same shooting at the same place, it is necessary to use one after the other and simultaneously shoot the same. It was difficult. For example, US Patent No. 4,829,383 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-261242) has a structure for integrating these devices to solve the above problem.

In US Pat. No. 4,829,383, a video camera and a still camera are housed in one casing, and an independent optical body, which forms part of the front surface, is attached to the front of the casing, and the optical system and the film are wound on the optical body. A mechanism required for still cameras, such as a mechanism, is provided, and the photoreceptor is attached to the casing so as to be rotatable, so that the film can be loaded and taken out, and an opening for loading a cassette for a video camera is formed on the casing. In this integrated camera, the shooting lens of the video camera and the still camera and the objective lens of the optical finder are installed on the front of the casing, and the distance between the objective lens of the finder and the two shooting lenses is different. will be.

The U.S. patent has a structure in which the video tape is moved in and out from the upper portion of the housing. When the liquid crystal TV monitor is mounted on the integrated camera, it is difficult to install a separate lid structurally because the surface of the liquid crystal monitor and the surface of the still camera are parallel. . In addition, having two opening and closing lids at the housing exterior part is not preferable because the operation is complicated and structurally complicated.

In addition, in the above-described conventional example, since the optical path of the optical finder becomes long in structure, the optical parts increase and occupy unnecessary volume. In addition, there was a problem that parallax of the optical finder occurred in both the longitudinal and the lateral directions with respect to the camera lens, respectively.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, in the still-camera integrated video movie camera with a video movie camera and a still camera, the lid portion for the cassette mounting and take-out of the video movie camera with a still camera It is an object of the present invention to provide a still camera-integrated video movie camera having a simple structure and a small parallax between the optical finder and the two cameras, while facilitating mounting and taking out of a tape cassette and a film.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a still-camera integrated video movie having a video movie camera for converting a moving image of a subject into an image electrical signal and recording the same on a magnetic tape cassette and a still camera for exposing a still image of the same subject on a photographic film. The camera is characterized in that the still camera is attached to a lid portion for inserting and discharging the magnetic tape cassette.

Moreover, in this invention, it is preferable that the back cover for attaching and exchanging the film of the said still camera is located inside the said cover body.

Further, in the present invention, it is preferable that a flat panel monitor for monitoring the image electric signal is provided on the opposite side of the still camera.

Further, in the present invention, the intersection of the incident window of the optical finder with the horizontal straight line passing through the center of one lens of the imaging lens of the video movie camera and the longitudinal lens passing through the center of the other lens and the vertical straight line passing through the center of the other lens It is desirable to be excreted at the location.

In addition, the present invention provides a still camera integrated video movie camera having a video movie camera for converting a moving image of a subject into an image electrical signal and recording it on a magnetic tape cassette and a still camera for exposing a still image of the subject to a photographic film. The entrance window of the finder is disposed at an intersection point of a horizontal straight line passing through the center of one lens of the imaging lens of the video movie camera and a vertical straight line passing through the center of the other lens; It is done.

According to the present invention, the cassette of the film and the video movie camera of the still camera can be exchanged at the same time by only opening the lid body on which the still camera is mounted. In addition, since the rear cover of the still camera is accommodated inside the integrated movie, the rear cover does not need to be opened and closed.

Further, according to the present invention, since the positions of the image pickup lenses of the still camera and the video movie camera and the positions of the optical finder are only shifted in the horizontal direction or the vertical direction, each parallax is limited to the horizontal direction or the vertical direction only so that the angle of view is different. little.

Further, according to the present invention, since the attachment portion of the still camera is a lid, it is possible to attach a flat monitor of an image signal to the opposite side of the still camera, and can be effectively used as a monitor of both the still camera and the video movie camera.

Next, a still camera integrated video movie camera (hereinafter, simply referred to as an integrated video camera) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

1 to 2, the integrated video camera according to the embodiment of the present invention is a video movie camera 3 consisting of a video movie camera VTR deck unit body 1 and a video movie camera camera unit body 2 and It consists of the still cameras 5. The video movie camera VTR deck unit main body 1 is a rotating drum 13 for recording and reproducing video sound signals obtained by the video movie camera camera unit main body 2 accommodated therein and on the tape. It consists of a video movie camera VTR mechanism 12 comprising a. This video movie camera VTR mechanism 12 is equipped with a magnetic tape cassette (not shown), and is made of a mechanism having the same function as that of a conventional video movie camera.

The main body 2 of the video movie camera camera unit has an imaging lens 21 on its front surface, and a zooming mechanism or focusing mechanism of a known optical system, image pickup device, signal processing circuit, or lens for acquiring an image electric signal therein. And control mechanisms.

The video movie camera VTR mechanism 12 is covered by a lid body 6 positioned in front of the video movie camera VTR deck unit body 1, and the lid body 6 is disposed on a rotating shaft (not shown) at the bottom thereof. It is attached to the video movie camera VTR deck part main body 1 so that rotation is possible.

As shown in FIG. 2, the still body 5 is accommodated in the lid 6 so that the front surface including the still camera lens 41 faces forward, and thus the lid 6 is closed. By rotating forward from the position, the rear surface of the still camera 5 is exposed.

In the present embodiment, when the lid 6 is opened, the cassette tape mounting portion 12a of the video movie camera VTR mechanism 12 moves forward to jump in conjunction with this.

As described above, in the present invention, the still camera 5 is a lid of the video movie camera VTR mechanism 12.

On the front of the still camera 5, like a normal still camera, a flash (strobo, 43), an infrared light emitting device 44 for distance measurement, a light receiving device 45 for distance measurement, a Cds device 46 for exposure measurement, and a red eye The correction LED 47 is mounted. Further, a shutter button 48 and a still camera power button 49 are provided below the imaging lens 21 on the front of the video movie camera camera unit main body 2. An optical finder entrance window 42 is provided in the upper part of the front part of the video movie camera VTR deck part body 1, and the still camera is viewed through the optical finder eyepiece 42a from the rear of the video movie camera VTR deck part main body 1. This is used to set the angle of view during shooting.

The optical finder incidence window 42 is located at the intersection of the horizontal straight line passing through the center of one lens of the video movie camera lens 21 and the still camera lens 41 and the vertical straight line passing through the center of the other lens. It is installed to be located.

A video movie camera LCD image monitor 4 is provided on the back of the main body of the video movie camera VTR deck unit 1 as shown in FIG. 3, and this image is captured by the video movie camera camera at the time of movie shooting. (4) It is possible to monitor.

The video movie camera VTR deck unit operation button 11 is provided on the upper portion of the main body 1 to perform various operations such as playing, rewinding, and fast forwarding a recording cassette tape (not shown). have.

The upper part of the video movie camera VTR deck unit main body 1 also has a cassette lid opening / closing button 51 for opening and closing the lid 6 for accommodating the still camera 5, various shooting modes of the still camera 5, and the like. A still camera LCD 52 for displaying and a still camera mode setting button 53 for setting those shooting modes are provided.

In Fig. 3, reference numeral 14 denotes a video movie power switch, reference numeral 22 denotes a start / stop (record / standby) button for performing a recording start or stop operation, reference numeral 23 denotes a zoom button, and reference numeral 42a denotes an optical finder. The eyepiece.

As shown in FIG. 2, the still camera 5 is attached to the still camera rear lid 54 so that the still camera 5 can be opened and closed by the still camera rear lid opening and closing knob 57.

The back cover 54 for still cameras is provided with a film presser 55, and the film presser 55 has a date recording element 56 attached thereto.

The still camera 5 has a film winding bobbin 58, Patrone (originally a brand name, a round metal barrel which can be inserted into the camera even in a bright place by putting a raw film). A sensitivity (ISO) detection element 60 is provided.

Next, a method of using the integrated video camera according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described.

In the state as shown in FIG. 1, first, by operating the cassette lid opening and closing button 51, the lock of the lid 6 provided with the still camera 5 is released to open the lid 6 as if to fall forward. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the video movie camera VTR mechanism 12 of the main body 1 of the video movie camera VTR deck unit 1 is accessible. The video movie camera VTR mechanism works in conjunction with the opening of the lid 6. By operating the loading mechanism (not shown) of 12, the cassette holder 12a can be mounted and moved to the take-out position.

Meanwhile, the rear lid 54 of the still camera 5 is opened by operating the rear lid opening and closing knob 57, and the rear lid 54 is closed by attaching a film to the Patrone fixing shaft 59. Then, when the lid 6 is closed, the cassette holder 12a on which the video tape cassette is mounted is pressed against the outer surface of the rear lid 54 of the still camera incorporated in the lid 6, and pressed into the operation position, and again the first holder. In this state, both the video movie camera and the still camera can be photographed.

When recording with a video movie camera, the subject image signal captured by the video movie camera camera unit main body 2 is recorded in a magnetic tape cassette in the video movie camera VTR deck unit main body 1.

The subject captured by the video movie camera lens 21 at the time of shooting of the video movie camera is displayed on the video movie camera liquid crystal image monitor 4, and the photographing can be performed while continuously determining the angle of view while viewing the image of the monitor.

In addition, when the power switch 49 of the still camera 5 is turned on, the photograph can be taken on the film of the still camera by pressing the shutter button 48. When shooting with the still camera 5, the angle of view is determined by looking at the optical finder eyepiece 42a. The shutter button 48 may be pressed while viewing the image projected by the video movie camera LCD monitor 4.

When the video movie camera is photographed while looking at the optical finder eyepiece 42a, a displacement (parallax) occurs in both of them due to the misalignment of the optical axis between the optical finder entrance window 42 and the video movie camera lens 21. Since both optical axes are at the same level in the transverse direction (X direction), the angle of view shift is small.

In addition, when photographing with the still camera 5 by looking at the optical finder eyepiece 42a, the displacement is only in the vertical direction (Y direction) because the optical finder objective part 42 is directly above the still camera lens 41. There is little misalignment of angle of view even in this case.

In addition, in the above embodiment, when the lid 6 with the still camera 5 is opened, the loading mechanism (not shown) of the video movie camera VTR mechanism 12 is activated to move the cassette hole diagram 12a. Alternatively, a separate eject key may be provided instead and a cassette (not shown) may be taken out by this key operation.

As described above, the integrated video camera according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a video movie camera and a still camera, and enables simultaneous recording of the video movie camera and the still camera, and simultaneously records on the magnetic tape and the photographic film. Can be.

In addition, since the lid body incorporating the still camera is used as the lid portion of the cassette mounting portion of the video movie camera, the lid portion to be installed in the integrated video camera may be compact, so that it is compact. You can exchange the cassette and still camera film at the same time. In addition, the rear lid of the still camera is accommodated inside the integrated video camera, and the cassette lid is locked in a closed state, so that the rear lid is unnecessarily opened according to the double opening and closing structure so as not to expose the film.

Further, the optical finder entrance window installed in the integrated video camera is positioned at the intersection of the horizontal straight line passing through the center of one lens of the video movie camera lens and the still camera lens and the vertical straight line passing through the center of the other lens. Since it is provided, the optical finder and each camera displacement are limited to either the longitudinal direction or the lateral direction, and the deviation of the angle of view is reduced.

As described above, the present invention integrates a video movie camera and a still camera, enables simultaneous shooting of a video movie camera and a still camera, simultaneously records on a magnetic tape and a photographic film, and incorporates a still camera. Since the lid is made of the cassette mounting portion of the body of the video movie camera VTR deck, the lid to be mounted on the integrated video camera may have only one place, and the compact structure can be provided. There is an advantage that the film of the and still cameras can be exchanged at the same time.

In addition, the present invention is the rear lid of the still camera is accommodated inside the integrated video camera, and the cassette lid is locked in a closed state, so according to the double-opening structure, the rear lid is unnecessary, so as not to expose the film, integrated video Since the optical finder entrance window installed in the camera is positioned at the intersection of the horizontal straight line passing through the center of one lens of the video movie camera lens and the still camera lens and the vertical straight line passing through the center of the other lens, The displacement of the camera is limited to either the transverse direction or the longitudinal direction, so that the deviation of the angle of view is reduced.

In addition, since the present invention has a structure in which a still camera is attached to a lid for inserting and discharging the magnetic cassette tape, it is not necessary to install a lid for the magnetic cassette exclusively, thereby securing a space for mounting a flat panel monitor. It is advantageous to obtain an integrated video camera with a monitor excellent in operability since it can be installed on the opposite side of the still camera, which is preferable as an excretion position of the integrated video camera.

Claims (5)

In a still-camera integrated video movie camera having a video movie camera for converting a moving image of a subject into an image electrical signal and recording the same on a magnetic tape cassette, and a still camera for exposing a still image of the same subject to a photographic film. The still camera integrated video movie camera, characterized in that the still camera is attached to the lid portion for insertion and discharge. 2. The still camera integrated video movie camera according to claim 1, wherein a rear lid for mounting and replacing the film of the still camera is located inside the lid. The still-camera integrated video movie camera according to claim 1, wherein a flat-panel monitor for monitoring an image electric signal is provided on the opposite side of the still camera. 2. The incident window of the optical finder according to claim 1, wherein the incidence window of the optical finder is a straight line in the transverse direction passing through the center of one lens of the imaging lens of the video movie camera and a longitudinal straight line passing in the center of the other lens. Still movie integrated video movie camera, characterized in that disposed in the intersection position. A still-camera integrated video movie camera having a video movie camera for converting a moving image of a subject into an image electrical signal and recording it on a magnetic cassette tape and a still camera for exposing a still image of the subject to a photographic film, wherein the incident window of the optical finder is A still camera integrated type provided at an intersection position of a horizontal straight line passing through the center of one lens of the still lens of the video movie camera and a vertical straight line passing through the center of the other lens Video movie camera.