KR20030032288A - Digital shooting system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A digital image pickup system is provided to inquire an image for pickup using an additional remote controller, so as to easily control a pickup operation to obtain a desired image. CONSTITUTION: An image pickup system body(100) includes an image transmitter(8) transmitting picked-up image data to outside, and a signal receiver(9) receiving a control command for controlling image pickup operations from outside. A remote controller(200) includes an image receiver(21) receiving the image data from the image transmitter(8), an LCD(Liquid Crystal Display) display unit(23) displaying the received image data, an input part inputting the control command, and a signal transmitter(25) transmitting the control command to the signal receiver. A support supports the image pickup system body. An adjusting unit adjusts an angle of the image pickup system body supported by the support. And a controller controls the adjusting unit to adjust the angle of the image pickup system body correspondingly to the control command, as the control command for changing the angle is transmitted from the signal transmitter to the signal receiver.

Description

Digital shooting system {Digital shooting system}

According to the present invention, an imaging apparatus such as a digital camera capable of controlling an imaging operation with a remote controller, a tripod capable of fixedly mounting such an imaging apparatus, and an imaging apparatus having a remote controller used for controlling the operation of the imaging apparatus and the tripod It's about the system.

In order to capture a subject using an imaging device such as a digital camera or a camcorder, the operator places the imaging device toward the subject and then adjusts the focus and presses the shutter to obtain an optimal image. Typically, since one person operates the imaging device and the other person's still or moving picture is taken with the background, there must be a separate person who operates the imaging device to photograph the model person.

In order to allow a holder of an image capturing apparatus to photograph an image containing itself by itself, an image capturing apparatus capable of capturing by using a remote control apparatus such as a remote control has been proposed. An imaging apparatus using such a remote controller typically includes a shutter drive button for inputting a command for performing an imaging operation of the imaging apparatus.

In addition, in the case of an imaging device having a zoom function, a separate zoom button for controlling the zoom function is provided on the remote control. The operator first selects a background to be photographed, fixes the image pickup device toward the location, and then moves to the background to operate the remote controller to photograph an image of himself or herself included. However, when an operator wants to take a picture of himself / herself by using an imaging device using such a remote controller, the operator cannot look up an image in which he / she is included. There is a disadvantage that it is not possible to know whether the image is composed with.

In other words, when the operator takes a poison photo, it is very difficult to compose how much position he or she should stand in the desired background. Accordingly, a problem may occur that the focus is obtained with a very blurry image, a part of the body is not included in the captured image, and the person comes out too small or too large for the background.

In order to overcome this disadvantage, an image pickup device equipped with an auto focusing function may be used. By using an image pickup apparatus having an automatic focusing function, the image pickup apparatus calculates the distance of a subject to be captured and automatically adjusts the focus accordingly, so that an image focused to some extent can be obtained when taking a solo photograph alone. For automatic focusing, the imaging device includes an infrared generator for irradiating infrared rays toward the subject. The distance from the subject is calculated using the time when the infrared rays emitted by the infrared generator are reflected by the subject and returned, and the focal length is adjusted so that the subject placed at the calculated distance is captured with the clearest image. Therefore, in the case of taking a solo photograph alone, the automatic focusing function enables to obtain a relatively clear image quality even when accurate focusing is not performed.

However, this method involves a very cumbersome change of composition and adjustment of the focus, and it is difficult for a general user who does not learn professional operation techniques to obtain a clear image.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides an image capturing system that makes it possible to easily control an image capturing operation to obtain a desired image by allowing an image to be captured to be retrieved using a separate remote controller. It is.

1 is a block diagram of an imaging system according to the present invention;

2A is a front view of the remote control of FIG. 1,

FIG. 2B is a rear view of FIG. 2A;

2C is a coupling diagram of the image capture device and the remote control according to FIG. 1;

3 is an external view of the tripod according to FIG.

4A is an operation diagram of the first motor rotatable in the horizontal direction of FIG.

FIG. 4B is an operation diagram of the second motor rotatable in the vertical direction of FIG. 3.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: lens 2: imaging unit

3: video signal processor 4: audio signal processor

5: memory 7: image transfer unit

9: image transmission unit 11: camera microcomputer

21: image receiving unit 22: video signal processing unit

23 LCD display 24 Operation panel

26: microphone 28: remote control

31: first motor 32: second motor

100: digital video camera 200: remote control

300: tripod 310: support

330: base 331: fixed terminal

340: rotating hemisphere 350: receiving member

An imaging system according to the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: an imaging device main body having an image transmission section for transmitting data of a captured image to the outside, and a signal receiving section for receiving a control command for controlling an imaging operation from the outside; An image receiving unit for receiving data of the image transmitted by the image transmitting unit, a display unit for displaying data of the image received by the image receiving unit, an input unit for inputting the control command, and the inputted control command A remote controller having a signal transmission unit for transmitting to the signal reception unit; A support for supporting the imaging device main body; Adjusting means for adjusting an angle of the imaging device body supported by the support; And a controller configured to control the adjustment means such that the angle of the imaging device main body is adjusted in response to the control command as the control command for changing the angle is transmitted from the signal transmitter to the signal receiver. It is characterized by.

Preferably, the adjustment means, attached to any one of the support and the image pickup device body, the rotating member having a hemispherical shape; An accommodating member attached to the other of the support and the imaging device main body, the accommodating member having an accommodating part accommodating the rotating member; And rotating means for rotating the rotating member within a predetermined angle range in a horizontal and vertical direction in a state where the rotating member is accommodated in the receiving member, wherein the rotating means includes the rotating member with respect to the receiving member. A first motor rotating in a horizontal direction; And a second motor for rotating the rotating member in a vertical direction with respect to the receiving member.

The remote controller may further include a sound receiving unit for receiving sound, and the signal transmitting unit transmits the received sound to the signal receiving unit so that the image pickup apparatus main body can record.

On the other hand, the imaging apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the image pickup apparatus main body having an image transmission unit for transmitting the data of the captured image to the remote control, and a signal receiving unit for receiving the imaging operation control command transmitted from the remote control ; A support for supporting the imaging device main body; Adjusting means for adjusting an angle of the imaging device body supported by the support; And a controller configured to control the adjustment means so that the angle of the imaging device main body is adjusted in response to the control command as the control command for changing the angle is transmitted from the remote controller to the signal receiver. It is done.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

1 is a block diagram illustrating an imaging system according to the present invention. In particular, as an example, a tripod 300 on which a digital video camera 100 and a digital video camera 100 are fixed and mounted, and a digital video camera 100 are illustrated. And the remote control 200 for controlling the tripod 300 remotely.

The imaging system according to the present invention includes a digital video camera 100 for capturing an image of a subject, a tripod 300 for holding the digital video camera 100 fixed, a digital video camera 100, and a tripod 300. The remote control 200 is configured to remotely control the imaging operation of the digital video camera 100 to be fixed.

The digital video camera 100 enlarges and reduces the subject while moving forward and backward in the optical axis direction, and captures an image of the subject incident through the lens group 1 and the lens group 1 that receive an image of the subject. An image pickup unit 2 having a solid state image pickup device (CCD) for converting the image signals into vertical and horizontal synchronization pulses generated by a timing generator (not shown), and an image signal processing unit for converting the captured image data into digital data ( 3), an audio signal processing unit 4 for signal processing the audio signal transmitted from the remote controller, a memory 5 for storing the image data of the captured image and the acoustic data transmitted from the remote controller, and an image captured through the lens. Focus generator 6 for adding a predetermined focus display, viewfinder 7 for displaying the focus externally by the focus generator, image transfer unit 8 for transferring data of the captured image to the outside, and imaging operation from a remote controller. To perform the imaging operation according to the control command received through the signal receiving unit 9 for receiving a control command for controlling the control, the operation panel 10 for inputting various control commands related to the imaging operation, and the signal receiving unit 9. The camera microcomputer 11 controls the overall image capturing operation.

The remote controller 200 is an image receiving unit 21 for receiving image data transmitted by the image transmitting unit 8 in the digital video camera 100, and an image for processing the image data received by the image receiving unit 21. A signal processor 22, an LCD display 23 for displaying image data processed by the video signal processor 22, and an operation panel 24 for a user to input a control command of the digital video camera 100; , A signal transmitter 25 for transmitting the control command input through the operation panel 24 to the digital video camera 100, a microphone 26 for receiving a user's voice signal and an audio signal, and a microphone 26. A sound signal processing unit 27 for signal processing the sound signal received by the control unit and a remote control microcom 27 for controlling the overall operation thereof.

The remote control 200 has an LCD display 23 for displaying image data received from the digital video camera 100, as shown in FIG. 2A, a microphone 26 for receiving voice and sound, and And an operation panel 24 for inputting a user's control command. The operation panel 24 has various buttons for controlling an image capturing button for inputting an image capturing start command, a position / rotation control button for setting a desired position of a subject, a button for editing and playing back captured image data, and other general camera operations. Consists of a button.

The rear side has a coupling portion 20 that detachably couples with the digital video camera 100 as shown in FIG. 2B. The configuration of the coupling unit 20 may be coupled by a groove (not shown) and a protrusion (not shown), or coupled by a predetermined magnetic force, or the configuration may be variously applied. That is, in the area where the digital video camera 100 and the remote controller 200 can transmit data to each other, the LCD display 23 provided in the remote controller 200 when editing and playing back image data photographed by the digital video camera 100. Editing and playback can be performed by the editing and playback operation buttons 24 while viewing the image data displayed on the back panel.

Tripod 300, as shown in Figure 3, the support 310 and the control unit 320 for adjusting the rotation angle by the control command transmitted from the signal transmission unit 25 of the remote control 200 Doing.

The support 310 is composed of a plurality of legs (311, 312, 313) to support the control unit 320, is connected to the control unit 320 by a hinge member (not shown) that can be folded.

The adjusting unit 320 fixes the digital video camera and has a pedestal 330 having a fixed terminal 331 for the interface of the digital video camera 100 and the tripod 300, and the hemispherical rotatable rotating hemisphere 340. It has a rotating member (not shown), the receiving member 350 for receiving the rotating hemisphere 340, horizontally the pedestal 330 and the rotating hemisphere 340 in a state in which the receiving hemisphere 340 is accommodated in the receiving member 350 And first and second motors 31 and 32 which rotate in a predetermined angle range in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the first motor 31 is installed in the rotating hemisphere 340 to rotate the pedestal 330 in the horizontal direction, and the pinion is mounted on the first rotation shaft 31c of the first motor 31. The rack 31b is attached to the pinion 31a, and the rack 31b which rotates in the horizontal direction is comprised in the lower end part of the pedestal 330.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the second motor 32 is installed in the receiving member 350 to rotate the rotating hemisphere 340 in the vertical direction. The second motor 32 is disposed on the second rotation shaft 32c of the second motor 32. The friction roller 32a is mounted, and the rotating hemisphere 340 rotates in the vertical direction by the predetermined friction force by the driving of the second motor 32. That is, in order to have a predetermined friction force between the rotating hemisphere 340 and the friction roller 32a, at least a part of the outer surface of the friction roller 32a is formed of a resin such as rubber or the like.

The rotation angle adjustment method driven by the motor may be adjusted by various methods other than gears and friction rollers. In addition, in the above, the rotating hemisphere 340 of the rotating member for rotating in the horizontal and vertical directions may be a digital video camera. 100 is attached to the seated and fixed portion, the support member 310 is provided with a receiving member 350 for receiving the rotating hemisphere 340, but on the contrary, the rotating hemisphere of the rotating member is attached to the support portion, An accommodating member accommodating the rotating hemisphere may be installed in a portion where the digital video camera is fixedly seated, and may be rotatably adjusted in the horizontal and vertical directions as in the present invention.

Therefore, the digital video camera 100 is fixed to the fixed terminal 331 of the pedestal 330 is fixed to the control command of the remote control 200, that is, the operation control command to rotate in the horizontal, vertical direction of the digital video camera 100 When received by the digital video camera 100, the camera controller 11 drives each of the first and second motors 31 and 32 so that a predetermined operator can take a picture in a desired composition.

Hereinafter, an operation process for an operator to photograph themselves at the same time as the operation using the imaging system as described above.

First, the operator fixes and positions the digital video camera 100 on the tripod 300 toward the background to be photographed, and then starts driving of the digital video camera 100 and then setstles in the background. The subject, i.e., the background and the image of the operator, input through the lens group 1 are signal-processed by the image signal processing unit 3 and converted into digital data. The digital data is converted into a predetermined format, and then the image transmission unit It is transmitted to the remote control 200 by (8). On the other hand, the image data is also transmitted to the viewfinder 7 of the digital video camera 100. Therefore, the image to be picked up is also displayed in the viewfinder 7 attached to the outside of the digital video camera 100.

The image receiving unit 21 in the remote control 200 receives the image data transmitted by the image transmitting unit 8 of the camera 100, and the remote control microcomputer 28 displays the image data which has undergone predetermined signal processing on the LCD display ( The LCD display 23 is controlled to be displayed on the screen 23). If the operator is not positioned at the center of the image, but is positioned to the right side to take a picture focused on the background, the operator may instruct a command to move the focus display to the right by operating the position adjusting button 24 of the remote controller 200. Enter it. This command is transmitted to the digital video camera 100 by the signal transmission unit 25 of the remote controller 200, and the signal receiver 9 in the digital video camera 100 receives the command and sends it to the camera microcomputer 11. send. The camera microcomputer 11 controls the focus display generator 6 according to this command to move the focus display to the right, and the image whose focus display is moved to the right is transmitted to the remote controller 200 by the image transmitting unit 8. do. Accordingly, the image is displayed on the LCD display 23.

At this time, when the composition of the image displayed on the LCD display 23 is not the desired composition, the button 24 for adjusting the rotation of the rotating hemisphere 340 of the tripod 300 of the operation button 24 of the remote control 200 To operate. That is, for example, when a predetermined rotation is desired left and right, the first motor 31 is driven by the left and right rotation operation buttons 24. The command is transmitted to the signal receiver 9 of the digital video camera 100 by the signal transmitter 25 of the remote controller 200, and the camera microcomputer 11 transmits the motor driver of the tripod 300 according to the command. 33) to drive the first motor 31. The pinion 31a and the rack 31b between the rotating hemisphere 340 and the pedestal 330 are engaged by the driving of the first motor 31 installed in the rotating hemisphere 340, and thus, the predetermined direction of the first rotating shaft 31 c is determined. By rotating the pedestal 330 in the horizontal direction of the digital video camera 100 fixed on the pedestal 330 is rotated in a predetermined horizontal direction.

In addition, when a predetermined rotation is desired in the up and down directions, the second motor 32 is driven by operating the up and down rotation operation buttons 24. This command is transmitted to the signal receiver 9 of the digital video camera 200 by the signal transmitter 25 of the remote controller 200, and the camera microcomputer 11 controls the motor driver 33 according to this command. The second motor 32 is driven. The friction roller 32a mounted in the direction of the second rotating shaft 32c by the driving of the second motor 32 installed in the receiving member 350 contacts one surface of the hemispherical rotating hemisphere 340 by a predetermined frictional force. The operator rotates in a desired up and down direction.

In this way, the operator displays an image to be photographed on the digital video camera 100 fixed to the pedestal 330 on the tripod 300 on the LDC display 23 of the remote controller 200, and the operator desires the composition through the displayed image. The rotary operation button 24 is operated to be. As a result, the composition of the image is adjusted by driving the first and second motors 31 and 32, and the adjusted image can be confirmed by the operator through the LCD display 23 of the remote controller 200. While viewing the adjusted image displayed on the LCD display 23, the composition operation is possible until the desired image is composed by the operator.

In addition, the operator can record the desired sound while shooting through the remote control (200). That is, after the desired sound signal is formatted into a predetermined sound signal through the microphone 26 of the remote controller 200, the remote controller microcomputer 28 transmits the processed sound signal through the signal transmission unit 25 to the digital video camera ( 100 is transmitted to the signal receiving unit 9 of 100. The camera micom 11 processes the transmitted sound signal by a predetermined signal (4) and stores it in the memory (5). Therefore, the desired sound can be recorded accurately and vividly by the microphone 26 installed in the remote controller 200.

By displaying the image data taken from the digital video camera 100 through the LCD display 23 of the remote controller 200 as described above, the operator can adjust the composition of the desired image, the digital on the tripod 300 The video camera 100 can adjust the composition of the image more accurately by adjusting the angle of rotation of the fixed part of the horizontal and vertical direction, and by installing the microphone 26 on the remote control 200, the desired sound You can record lively.

According to the present invention, an image to be captured is inquired through a display unit of a separate remote controller, and the operator adjusts the desired composition of the image to be queried by the remote controller and the tripod on which the image pickup apparatus is fixed. An image can be picked up with a desired composition. In addition, by installing a microphone on the remote control can record the desired sound signal vividly.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention as claimed in the claims. Anyone skilled in the art can make various modifications, as well as such modifications are within the scope of the claims.

Claims (9)

An imaging device main body having an image transmission section for transmitting data of the captured image to the outside, and a signal receiving section for receiving a control command for controlling the imaging operation from the outside; An image receiving unit for receiving data of the image transmitted by the image transmitting unit, a display unit for displaying data of the image received by the image receiving unit, an input unit for inputting the control command, and the inputted control command A remote controller having a signal transmission unit for transmitting to the signal reception unit; A support for supporting the imaging device main body; Adjusting means for adjusting an angle of the imaging device body supported by the support; And And a control unit for controlling the adjusting means such that the angle of the image capturing apparatus is adjusted in response to the control command as the control command for changing the angle is transmitted from the signal transmitting unit to the signal receiving unit. An imaging system characterized by the above. The method of claim 1, The adjusting means, A rotating member attached to any one of the support and the imaging device main body and having a hemispherical shape; An accommodating member attached to the other of the support and the imaging device main body, the accommodating member having an accommodating part accommodating the rotating member; And And rotating means for rotating the rotating member within a predetermined angle range in a horizontal and vertical direction while the rotating member is accommodated in the receiving member. The method of claim 2, The rotating means, A first motor for rotating the rotating member in a horizontal direction with respect to the receiving member; And And a second motor which rotates the rotating member in a vertical direction with respect to the receiving member. The method of claim 1, And a coupling unit for detachably coupling the remote controller to the image capturing apparatus main body. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The remote control further includes a sound receiving unit for receiving sound, And the signal transmitting unit transmits the received sound to the signal receiving unit so that the image pickup apparatus main body can record. An imaging device main body having an image transmission unit for transmitting data of the captured image to a remote control unit, and a signal receiving unit for receiving an imaging operation control command transmitted from the remote control unit; A support for supporting the imaging device main body; Adjusting means for adjusting an angle of the imaging device body supported by the support; And And a control unit for controlling the adjusting means such that the angle of the imaging device main body is adjusted in response to the control command as the control command for changing the angle is transmitted from the remote controller to the signal receiving unit. An imaging device. The method of claim 6, The adjusting means, A rotating member attached to any one of the support and the imaging device main body and having a hemispherical shape; An accommodating member attached to the other of the support and the imaging device main body, the accommodating member having an accommodating part accommodating the rotating member; And And rotating means for rotating the rotating member within a predetermined angle range in a horizontal and vertical direction in a state where the rotating member is accommodated in the accommodating member. The method of claim 7, wherein The rotating means, A first motor for rotating the rotating member in a horizontal direction with respect to the receiving member; And And a second motor for rotating the rotating member in a vertical direction with respect to the receiving member. The method of claim 6, And a coupling unit for detachably coupling the remote controller to the image pickup apparatus main body.