KR20200031349A - LED strobe and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses an LED strobe and a control method thereof. That is, the present invention controls a voltage or a current, the amount of light, the irradiation time of light, and the like provided from a battery unit equipped with a high-discharge lithium-ion battery in response to a specific function selected from a plurality of functions, so that the light optimized for a corresponding specific function is provided, so that various photographing environments are provided through high-speed synchronization, precise duration time is provided, additional functions such as a rotary meter, time-lapse, modeling color temperature adjustment or the like are supported to increase utilization, a red eye phenomenon is provided, and the LED strobe can be applied to a general camera, a mirrorless camera, a DSLR camera, and a smartphone camera.

Description

LED strobe and control method thereof

The present invention relates to an LED strobe and a control method thereof, in particular, a voltage or current, light amount, light irradiation time, etc. provided from a battery unit equipped with a high-discharge lithium-ion battery corresponding to a specific function selected from a plurality of functions. It relates to an LED strobe that controls and provides light optimized for a specific function, and a control method thereof.

Strobe is a device that generates a flash of light and illuminates the surroundings. It is used to prevent flickering of the screen when shooting an object in high-speed operation and to obtain good image quality. Represents lighting equipment.

In general, the strobe is used to light up the surroundings momentarily at low light, but is also generally used to light relative dark areas within a certain distance.

In addition, the strobe has a short luminous duration, the color temperature is close to 5500K, which is the sunlight color temperature during the day, and the light amount and light quality are uniform, and can be repeatedly used.

When such a strobe is formed as a discharge tube, depending on the use of a high-voltage capacitor, a high voltage of 3KV ~ 10KV is required during initial oscillation (or trigger voltage), and a certain delay time is required for recharging each time it is emitted, and the use is limited. It cannot be used in the back.

Korean Registered Patent No. 10-1178430 [Title: Camera Strobe Device]

The object of the present invention is to control the voltage or current, the amount of light, and the irradiation time of light provided from a battery unit equipped with a high-discharge lithium-ion battery in response to a specific function selected from a plurality of functions, and optimized light for the specific function. It is to provide an LED strobe providing a control method.

The LED strobe according to an embodiment of the present invention operates with a light emission voltage of DC 5V to 48V, and includes a battery unit including a high-discharge lithium-ion battery that discharges during a discharge time within a preset range; A light emitting unit that is an LED module providing the same light source for performing a flash function and a modeling function; And a control unit controlling the operation of the battery unit and the light emitting unit to output a light source required by the camera in synchronization with a camera connected to the LED strobe including the battery unit.

As an example related to the present invention, further comprising a display unit for displaying a result screen for setting attribute information of a plurality of functions included in the LED strobe, wherein the control unit is selected from among a plurality of menus in a result screen displayed on the display unit When any one specific menu is selected, a setting screen corresponding to the selected specific menu is displayed on the display unit, and a user is selected for a plurality of sub-menus included in the setting screen corresponding to the specific menu displayed on the display unit Property information for the specific menu may be set based on at least one input value according to.

As an example related to the present invention, the control unit outputs a light source required by the camera by synchronizing with the camera based on the attribute information set for each menu and the operation of the camera in conjunction with a camera connected to the LED strobe. You can.

The control method of the LED strobe according to the embodiment of the present invention is a result corresponding to the selected menu by the control unit when a preset button provided on one side of the LED strobe or a preset menu displayed on one side of the display is selected Controlling the display unit to display a screen; Controlling, by the control unit, the display unit to display a setting screen corresponding to the selected specific menu when any one specific menu is selected from a plurality of menus in a result screen displayed on the display unit; Setting, by the control unit, attribute information for the specific menu based on at least one input value according to a user selection for a plurality of sub-menus included in a setting screen corresponding to the specific menu displayed on the display unit ; And by the controller, outputting a light source required by the device in synchronization with the device based on attribute information set for each menu and operation of the device, in association with a device connected to the LED strobe. have.

As an example related to the present invention, the result screen includes a flash general tuning menu, a sound adjustment menu, a duration time menu, a stroboscope menu, a run / stop menu, a fast tuning menu, a time-lapse menu, a repeat menu, an automatic tuning menu and modeling. It may include a light quantity menu.

As an example related to the present invention, the setting screen corresponding to the specific menu may include a plurality of sub-menus for adjusting attribute information for the specific menu.

The present invention provides a light optimized for a specific function by controlling voltage or current, light amount, and irradiation time of light provided from a battery unit equipped with a high-discharge lithium-ion battery in response to a specific function selected from a plurality of functions By doing so, it provides various shooting environments through high-speed synchronization, provides accurate duration time, supports additional functions such as tachometer, time-lapse, and modeling color temperature adjustment to increase utilization, prevent red-eye, and prevent general cameras and mirrors. It has an effect that can be applied to lease cameras, DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras, and smartphone cameras.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an LED strobe according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing an example of a light emission graph according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an LED strobe according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 to 12 is a view showing an example of a screen for setting the function of the LED strobe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that the technical terms used in the present invention are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, technical terms used in the present invention should be interpreted as meanings generally understood by a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs, unless defined otherwise. It should not be interpreted as a meaning, or an excessively reduced meaning. In addition, when the technical term used in the present invention is an incorrect technical term that does not accurately represent the spirit of the present invention, it should be understood as being replaced by a technical term that can be correctly understood by those skilled in the art. In addition, the general terms used in the present invention should be interpreted as defined in the dictionary or in context before and after, and should not be interpreted as an excessively reduced meaning.

In addition, the singular expression used in the present invention includes a plural expression unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the present invention, terms such as “consisting of” or “comprising” should not be construed to include all of the various components or steps described in the invention, and some of the components or some steps may not be included. It may be, or should be construed to further include additional components or steps.

Further, terms including ordinal numbers such as first and second used in the present invention may be used to describe elements, but the elements should not be limited by terms. The terms are used only to distinguish one component from another component. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the second component may be referred to as a first component.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the same or similar elements will be given the same reference numbers regardless of the reference numerals, and redundant descriptions thereof will be omitted.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, when it is determined that detailed descriptions of related known technologies may obscure the subject matter of the present invention, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the accompanying drawings are only for easy understanding of the spirit of the present invention and should not be interpreted as limiting the spirit of the present invention by the accompanying drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the LED strobe 100 is composed of a battery unit 110, a storage unit 120, a display unit 130, an audio output unit 140, a light emitting unit 150 and a control unit 160 do. All of the components of the LED strobe 100 shown in FIG. 1 are not essential components, and the LED strobe 100 may be implemented by more components than the components shown in FIG. 1, or fewer components The LED strobe 100 may also be implemented.

The type of strobe is mainly called a hot-shoe strobe, because it has a built-in strobe built into a small digital camera, and a mounting bracket that is pushed and fixed to a hot-shoe on the camera. There are clip on type strobe, handle-mount strobe with handle with built-in battery pack, and studio strobe for connecting to a separate power pack or power source.

The LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be applied to all such strobes.

The battery unit 110 includes an AC / DC converter 111 for converting an external power input (or received) from the outside (not shown) (for example, 100V to 240V AC) from AC to DC, and the DC It is composed of a battery charging unit 112 that charges (or stores) the converted power, a high-discharge lithium-ion battery 113, and a high-discharge output unit 114.

The high-discharge lithium-ion battery 113 may be charged by the power converted into DC.

In addition, the high-discharge lithium-ion battery 113 is operated by a light emission voltage of DC 5V ~ 48V under the control of the control unit 160, and performs discharge only for several msec, so that continuous discharge is possible for thousands of times. Flash charging standby time can be eliminated, and no initial oscillation (or trigger voltage) is required.

The voltage charged (or stored) in the battery charging unit 112 and / or the high-discharge lithium-ion battery 113 is provided to various components in the LED strobe 100 under the control of the control unit 160 (or Delivery).

The storage unit 120 stores various user interfaces (UIs), graphic user interfaces (GUIs), and the like.

In addition, the storage unit 120 stores data and programs required for the LED strobe 100 to operate.

That is, the storage unit 120 may store a number of application programs or applications driven by the LED strobe 100 and data and instructions for the operation of the LED strobe 100. At least some of these applications can be downloaded from external servers via wireless communication. In addition, at least some of these application programs may exist on the LED strobe 100 from the time of shipment for the basic function of the LED strobe 100. On the other hand, the application program is stored in the storage unit 120, is installed in the LED strobe 100, may be driven to perform the operation (or function) of the LED strobe 100 by the control unit 160.

In addition, the storage unit 120 includes a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a multimedia card micro type, and a card type memory (for example, SD or XD) Memory, etc.), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), read-only memory (ROM), electronically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory) may include at least one storage medium. In addition, the LED strobe 100 may operate a web storage that performs a storage function of the storage unit 120 on the Internet, or operate in connection with the web storage.

The display unit (or display unit) 300 may display various contents such as various menu screens using a user interface and / or a graphic user interface stored in the storage unit 120 under the control of the control unit 160. have. Here, the content displayed on the display unit 130 includes various text or image data (including various information data) and a menu screen including data such as icons, list menus, and combo boxes. Further, the display unit 130 may be a touch screen.

In addition, the display unit 130 is a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display: LCD), a thin film transistor liquid crystal display (Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display: TFT LCD), an organic light emitting diode (Organic Light-Emitting Diode: OLED), flexible display It may include at least one of a (Flexible Display), a 3D display, an e-ink display, and a light emitting diode (LED).

In addition, the display unit 130 displays a screen for controlling the operation of the LED strobe 100 under the control of the control unit 160.

The voice output unit 140 outputs voice information included in a signal processed by a predetermined signal by the control unit 160. Here, the voice output unit 140 may include a receiver, a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

In addition, the voice output unit 140 outputs a guide voice generated by the control unit 160.

In addition, the voice output unit 140 outputs a guide voice corresponding to a screen for controlling the operation of the LED strobe 100 by the control unit 160.

The light emitting unit (or lighting unit / LED module) 500 is provided (or disposed / installed / installed) on one side of the LED strobe 100. Here, the light emitting unit 150 may be a NON-Xenon Lamp or the like.

In addition, the light emitting unit 150 supports an auto flash function for preventing red-eye.

In addition, the light emitting unit 150 has the same flash and modeling light source, so that modeling variations can be eliminated.

In addition, the light emitting unit 150 can be configured as an LED module to reduce the cost of replacing the flash tube, which was a consumable, and to capture a high-speed continuous shooting and a clear image without an afterimage because there is no afterglow effect, which is a weak point of the light emitting tube.

In addition, the light emitting unit 150 may use a modeling function and a flash function simultaneously with one LED module (or LED light source).

In addition, the light emitting unit 150 is a flash function (for example, 400W ~ 800W, about PWM 1MHz ~ 2MHz) and continuous light function (for example, 100W ~ 200W, about PWM 300kHz), there is no color temperature deviation, the lamp It has a long service life, so it can maintain uniform light quantity and quality for a long time.

The controller (controller, or microcontroller unit (MCU) / microcomputer) 600 executes the overall control function of the LED strobe 100.

In addition, the control unit 160 executes the overall control function of the LED strobe 100 using programs and data stored in the storage unit 120. The control unit 160 may include a RAM, ROM, CPU, GPU, bus, and RAM, ROM, CPU, GPU, etc. may be connected to each other through a bus. The CPU may access the storage unit 120 to boot using O / S stored in the storage unit 120, and use various programs, contents, data, etc. stored in the storage unit 120. To perform various operations.

In addition, when a preset button provided on one side of the LED strobe 100 or a preset menu (or item / button) displayed on one side of the display unit 130 is selected (or touched), the control unit 160 Displays a result screen corresponding to the selected menu (or item / button) on the display unit 130. Here, the result screen is a flash general synchronization menu (or item / button), sound adjustment menu, duration time menu, stroboscope menu, run / stop menu, high-speed synchronization menu, time-lapse menu, repeat menu, automatic synchronization Menu, a modeling light quantity menu, a charging status menu indicating a flash charging status, and the like.

That is, the control unit 160 displays the result screen for setting attribute information for a plurality of functions included in the LED strobe 100 on the display unit 130. Here, the plurality of functions include a flash general synchronization function, a sound adjustment function, a duration time adjustment function, a stroboscope adjustment function, a run / stop function, a high-speed synchronization adjustment function, a time-lapse adjustment function, a repeat adjustment function, an automatic synchronization adjustment function, Includes a modeling light quantity adjustment function, a flash charge state adjustment function, and the like.

In addition, the control unit 160 controls the output voltage / output current (eg, control voltage, control current, etc.).

In addition, the control unit 160 may control the light irradiation time by controlling a flash control FET (not shown) included in the LED strobe 100.

The sound adjustment menu includes a plurality of sub-menus for adjusting the type and volume of button sounds and the type and volume of sounds during flash operation.

In addition, the duration time menu includes a plurality of sub-menus for adjusting the amount of flash light, the amount of modeling light, the current function mode, and the like. Here, the duration time indicates the duration of the light emission, and by utilizing this, it is possible to obtain a neat picture without an afterimage when photographing a subject that moves momentarily, such as sports or dance.

In the case of a strobe using a discharge tube, after the shutter operation, the afterglow of the light that does not diverge because of the characteristics of the xenon lamp exists, and the fast duration may appear dark due to insufficient amount of light. Can be seen.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the LED strobe 100 to which the high-discharge lithium-ion battery 130 according to the present invention is applied operates accurately until the time when the camera shutter film is opened and closed, and is always uniform By providing one light amount, it is possible to obtain a clear image desired by the user in any situation.

In addition, the duration time setting can freely adjust the amount of flash light and the amount of modeling light, and can be adjusted from a maximum of 1 second to 1 / 8,000 seconds supported by a camera (not shown).

In addition, the amount of modeling light can be adjusted between 0 (or off state) to 100% at 100W.

In addition, the stroboscope menu includes a plurality of sub-menus for setting flash light quantity, modeling light quantity, flash frequency, and the like, and displaying the measured number of rotations. Here, the stroboscope is a device that blinks strong and delicate light at regular intervals, and when the flashing light of the strobe is illuminated, such as rotating at a constant speed (for example, a FAN in a computer), the moving FAN is stopped. Seems like.

In this way, the fact that the FAN rotating at high speed appears to be temporarily stopped by the use of the stroboscope is due to the afterimage effect of the human, and when the number of flashes of the stroboscope and the rotation speed of the FAN are matched, the number of FANs is the same. It looks like a still image.

In addition, if the number of revolutions of the motor (not shown) is not known, a line is drawn with magic or the like on the shaft (not shown), and the shaft of the motor is displayed as magic while lowering the number of times the strobe light is emitted from low to low. One part is shown as a stationary image, and the point at which this line first appears as one becomes the number of revolutions of the motor, and thus the number of revolutions can be measured.

In addition, regardless of the type of printing paper, the state of the high-speed moving body can be observed in a wide range of fields from film to packaging box.

In addition, in the stroboscope menu, the amount of flash light and the flashing period of light can be easily adjusted to 12,000rpm and 12,000Hz in 1 unit, and it is used for a long time with a single charge with a low power design according to the use of the LED module of the light emitting unit 150. It may be possible.

Also, the run / stop menu may be a menu for providing a test function for each menu.

In addition, the high-speed synchronization menu includes a plurality of sub-menus for adjusting the amount of flash light, the amount of modeling light, and the like.

Here, High Speed Sync (HSS) is a function that allows the camera to use the correct shutter speed when an external flash is connected, and the camera is limited in the flash sync speed.

The LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may use a maximum shutter speed (1 / 8,000 sec) as required when a high-speed synchronization function and an external flash are used.

In addition, the LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides an instantaneous charging speed of about 0.004 seconds and a speed of 1 / 12,000 seconds, which is higher than the speed supported by the camera, with a super fast discharge technology of 1 / 12,000 seconds, thereby providing a constant amount of light. can do.

In addition, the time-lapse menu includes a plurality of sub-menus for adjusting the number of shots per shot, the shooting interval, camera options (for example, manual, auto, etc.), flash options, restart, and the like.

Time-lapse photography is a technique that takes the film frame's capture period much lower than the continuous frame's period, and displays it as a continuous image by shooting at regular time intervals.

The LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention sends collected information according to a time-lapse function to a camera as a release signal without the need for an interval shutter release, and the camera uses the LED strobe 100 based on the release signal ( Alternatively, time-lapse photography may be performed according to an instruction of the controller 160, and the time-lapse function may be used simultaneously with lighting even without using a special function.

In addition, the repeat menu includes a plurality of sub-menus for adjusting the amount of flash light, the amount of modeling light, the speed of light emission, and the number of light emission.

In the Repeat (RTP) mode, the image of a moving or moving subject forms a trajectory as if a composite of several people was captured in a single picture while the flash fired repeatedly several times while the shutter was open for a certain period of time. Indicates that.

The LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a lift performance (or 1,000 Hz / 1,000 times) of 999 Times and 999 Hz, and the first scene by a digital control and an LED light source constituting the light emitting part 300 From the last scene, uniform light can be emitted to obtain high-quality images.

In addition, the auto-tuning menu includes a plurality of sub-menus for flash light amount, modeling light amount, flash light amount correction, and the like.

The LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention applies a built-in auto flash function to the lighting as it is, and it is simpler and simpler, and is a complete auto defined as AAL (Auto Aperture Light) differentiated from TTL (Through The Lens). The function can be used with all cameras (including ordinary cameras, mirrorless cameras, DSLR cameras, smartphone cameras, etc.).

That is, the LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention automatically changes the aperture value, is fixed like F 5.6 or F8 in lighting, and is firstly emitted at a lower F2 to F2.5 step of the set value, and the adjusted aperture It emits light secondaryly by value.

In addition, the LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention uses two or three lights to adjust the output value for each light, such as F9.0 for the main light and F5 for the auxiliary light. You can.

In addition, the modeling light quantity menu includes a plurality of sub-menus for adjusting light quantity, color temperature, and the like.

LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention can adjust the color temperature of the modeling lamp from 3,000K to 6,500K, can adjust the amount of light from 0 to 100%, and can be used in a continuous light mode of up to 100W / 200W It can also be used as production lighting.

In addition, the LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention uses a flash light source and a modeling light source at the same time, so it can be accurately and easily used because it maintains the same color temperature and angle.

In addition, the LED strobe 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may be compatible (or applied) to all accessories of the Bowens type.

In addition, the control unit 160 may input at least one input value according to user selection (or user touch / control) for a plurality of sub-menus included in a setting screen corresponding to the selected menu displayed on the display unit 130. As a basis, attribute information for a corresponding menu including the plurality of sub-menus is set. At this time, if an input value according to a user selection is not received among the plurality of sub-menus, the control unit 160 may set a preset default value (or default value) and the received at least one input corresponding to the unreceived sub-menu. Based on the value, attribute information for a corresponding menu including the plurality of sub-menus may be set.

As such, the control unit 160 may set attribute information (or attribute information for each menu) for the plurality of menus based on at least one input value according to a user selection for a plurality of sub-menus according to each menu. have.

In addition, the control unit 160, by interlocking with the LED strobe 100 and the connected device (not shown), the attribute information set for each menu (or the set attribute information for each menu) and the operation (or driving) of the device On the basis of the tune to the corresponding device to output (or provide) the light (or light source) required by the device. Here, the device may be a camera including a general camera, a mirrorless camera, a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera, a smartphone camera, and the like. At this time, the light required by the device may be LED continuous light illumination, flash, and the like.

That is, the control unit 160 controls the operation of the battery unit 110 and the light emitting unit 150 to output a light source required by the device in synchronization with the device.

As described above, in response to a specific function selected from a plurality of functions, voltage or current, light amount, and light irradiation time provided from a battery unit equipped with a high-discharge lithium-ion battery are controlled to provide light optimized for the specific function. can do.

Hereinafter, a method for controlling an LED strobe according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 12.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling an LED strobe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when a preset button (or item / button) displayed on one side of the display unit 130 or a preset button provided on one side of the LED strobe 100 is selected (or touched), the control unit 160 displays the The result screen corresponding to the selected menu (or item / button) is displayed on the display unit 130. Here, the result screen is a flash general synchronization menu (or item / button), sound adjustment menu, duration time menu, stroboscope menu, run / stop menu, high-speed synchronization menu, time-lapse menu, repeat menu, automatic synchronization Menu, modeling light quantity menu, and the like.

For example, when a specific button provided on one side of the LED strobe 100 is touched, as shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 160 displays a first result screen 400 corresponding to the selected specific button. Display. Here, the first result screen 400 includes a flash general synchronization menu 410, a sound adjustment menu 420, a duration time menu 430, a stroboscope menu 440, a run / stop menu 450, and high-speed synchronization. It includes a menu 460, a time-lapse menu 470, a repeat menu 480, an automatic tuning menu 490, a modeling light quantity menu 500, and the like (S310).

Thereafter, when any one of a plurality of menus in the result screen displayed on the display unit 130 is selected, the controller 160 displays a setting screen corresponding to the selected menu on the display unit 130. Here, the setting screen corresponding to the menu includes a plurality of sub-menus for setting (or adjusting) attribute information for the corresponding menu.

For example, when a flash general tuning menu 410 is selected from a plurality of menus in the first result screen 400 illustrated in FIG. 4, the control unit 160 corresponds to the selected flash general tuning menu 410 The flash general tuning setting screen is displayed on the display unit 130.

As another example, when a sound adjustment menu 420 is selected from a plurality of menus in the first result screen 400 shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 5, the control unit 160 displays the selected sound The sound adjustment setting screen 510 corresponding to the adjustment menu 420 is displayed on the display unit 130. Here, the sound adjustment setting screen 510 includes a run / stop sub-item (or menu / button) 511 for testing an operation sound, a sound sub-item 512 for displaying a button sound type setting state, and a button sound Click sound control sub-item (513) for adjusting (or setting / controlling) the type, click volume control sub-item (514) for adjusting the button volume, and optical sound control sub-item for adjusting the sound type during flash operation ( 515), an optical volume adjustment sub-item 516 for adjusting the flash operation volume, and the like.

As another example, when the duration time menu 430 is selected from a plurality of menus in the first result screen 400 illustrated in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 6, the controller 160 may select the selected The duration time setting screen 600 corresponding to the duration time menu 430 is displayed on the display unit 130. Here, the duration time setting screen 600 is a flash power sub-item 610 for displaying flash power, a modeling light amount sub-item 620 for displaying modeling light quantity, a flash test (or run / stop) for flash test ) Sub-item 630, recharge-state sub-item 640 for displaying the recharging status, duration sub-item 650 for displaying the duration (or light emission speed), flash-light-adjustment sub-item for adjusting the flash light quantity ( 660), a modeling light amount adjustment sub-item 670 for adjusting the modeling light amount, a current function mode sub-item 680 for adjusting the current function mode (or duration), and the like.

As another example, when the stroboscopic menu 440 is selected from a plurality of menus in the first result screen 400 shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 160 may select the selected The stroboscopic setting screen 700 corresponding to the selected stroboscopic menu 440 is displayed on the display unit 130. Here, the stroboscope setting screen 700 includes a flash power sub item 710 for displaying flash power, a modeling light amount sub item 720 for displaying modeling light quantity, and a flash test sub item 730 for flash test. , The number of revolutions sub-item 740 for displaying the measured number of revolutions, the emission speed sub-item 750 for displaying the emission speed, the flash light amount adjustment sub-item 760 for adjusting the flash light amount, and the modeling light amount adjustment And a modeling light amount adjustment sub-item 770 for setting, and a flash frequency adjustment sub-item 780 for setting a flash frequency.

As another example, when a fast tuning menu 460 is selected from a plurality of menus in the first result screen 400 shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 8, the controller 160 may select the selected The high-speed tuning setting screen 800 corresponding to the high-speed tuning menu 460 is displayed on the display unit 130. Here, the fast tuning setting screen 800 includes a flash power sub-item 810 for displaying flash power, a modeling light amount sub-item 820 for displaying modeling light quantity, and a flash test sub-item 830 for flash test. , A flash light amount adjustment sub item 840 for adjusting the flash light amount, a modeling light amount adjustment sub item 850 for adjusting the modeling light amount, and the like.

As another example, when the time-lapse menu 470 is selected from a plurality of menus in the first result screen 400 illustrated in FIG. 4, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the controller 160 may select the selected The time-lapse setting screen 900 corresponding to the time-lapse menu 470 is displayed on the display unit 130. Here, the time-lapse setting screen 900 includes a setting sub-item 910 for displaying a setting state for time-lapse shooting, a current progress sub-item 920 for displaying a current progress, and a flash for flash testing. Test sub-item 930, the number of shots per once to adjust the number of shots per time sub-item 940, the shooting interval to adjust the shooting interval sub-item 950, the camera option to adjust the camera options sub-item ( 960), a flash option sub-item 970 for adjusting flash options, a restart sub-item 980 for restart setting, and the like.

As another example, when the repeat menu 480 is selected from a plurality of menus in the first result screen 400 shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 10, the controller 160 may select the repeat The repeat setting screen 1000 corresponding to the menu 480 is displayed on the display unit 130. Here, the repeat setting screen 1000 includes a flash power sub-item 1010 for displaying flash power, a modeling light amount sub-item 1020 for displaying modeling light quantity, and a flash test sub-item 1030 for flash test, Flash speed sub-item 1040 for displaying the flash emission speed, flash count sub-item 1050 for displaying the flash emission count, flash light quantity adjustment sub-item 1060 for adjusting the flash light quantity, and adjusting the modeling light quantity Modeling light quantity adjustment sub-item 1070 for adjusting, a light emission speed adjustment sub-item 1080 for adjusting the flash emission speed, a light emission number adjustment sub-item 1090 for adjusting the number of flash emission, and the like.

As another example, when an auto-tuning menu 490 is selected from a plurality of menus in the first result screen 400 illustrated in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 11, the controller 160 may select the selected The automatic tuning setting screen 1100 corresponding to the automatic tuning menu 490 is displayed on the display unit 130. Here, the automatic tuning setting screen 1100 includes a flash power sub-item 1110 for displaying flash power, a modeling light amount sub-item 1120 for displaying modeling light quantity, and a flash test sub-item 1130 for flash test. , Flash intensity correction sub-item 1140 for displaying flash light quantity correction, Flash light intensity adjustment sub-item 1150 for adjusting flash light quantity, Modeling light quantity adjustment sub-item 1160 for adjusting modeling light quantity, correcting flash light quantity And a flash light amount correction sub-item 1170 for (or setting).

As another example, when the modeling light quantity menu 500 is selected from a plurality of menus in the first result screen 400 shown in FIG. 4, as shown in FIG. 12, the controller 160 may select the selected The modeling light amount setting screen 1200 corresponding to the modeling light amount menu 500 is displayed on the display unit 130. Here, the modeling light amount setting screen 1200 includes an LED light amount sub-item 1210 for displaying an LED (or modeling) light amount, a color temperature sub-item 1220 for displaying a color temperature, and a flash test sub-item for flash test ( 1230), a light amount adjustment sub-item 1240 for adjusting the light amount, a color temperature adjustment sub-item 1250 for adjusting the color temperature, and the like (S320).

Thereafter, the control unit 160 receives at least one input value according to user selection (or user touch / control) for a plurality of sub-menus included in a setting screen corresponding to the selected menu displayed on the display unit 130. As a basis, attribute information for a corresponding menu including the plurality of sub-menus is set. At this time, if an input value according to a user selection is not received among the plurality of sub-menus, the control unit 160 may set a preset default value (or default value) and the received at least one input corresponding to the unreceived sub-menu. Based on the value, attribute information for a corresponding menu including the plurality of sub-menus may be set.

As such, the control unit 160 may set attribute information (or attribute information for each menu) for the plurality of menus based on at least one input value according to a user selection for a plurality of sub-menus according to each menu. have.

For example, a click sound adjustment sub-item 513 for adjusting (or setting / controlling) a button sound type included in the sound adjustment setting screen 510 shown in FIG. 5, a click volume adjustment for adjusting the button volume Sub-item 514, the optical sound adjustment sub-item 515 for adjusting the sound type during flash operation, the optical volume adjustment sub-item 516 for adjusting the flash operation volume, etc. When a plurality of input values corresponding to the volume, the sound type during flash operation, the volume during flash operation, etc. are received, the controller 160 receives the received button sound type, button volume, flash operation sound type, and flash operation volume. Attribute information for the sound adjustment menu is set based on a plurality of input values corresponding to the back (S330).

Then, the control unit 160, by interlocking with the device (not shown) connected to the LED strobe 100, the attribute information set for each menu (or the set menu specific attribute information) and the operation (or driving) of the device On the basis of the tune to the corresponding device to output (or provide) the light (or light source) required by the device. Here, the device may be a camera including a general camera, a mirrorless camera, a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera, a smartphone camera, and the like. At this time, the light required by the device may be LED continuous light illumination, flash, and the like.

For example, the control unit 160 is synchronized with the smartphone camera connected to the LED strobe 100, and is synchronized with the smartphone camera according to the property information on the set sound adjustment menu, and is necessary in the smartphone camera. The light to be output is output (S340).

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention controls the voltage or current, the amount of light, and the irradiation time of light provided from a battery unit equipped with a high-discharge lithium-ion battery in response to a specific function selected from a plurality of functions. Provides optimized light for the specific function, provides various shooting environments through high-speed synchronization, provides accurate duration time, supports additional functions such as tachometer, time-lapse, and modeling color temperature adjustment to increase utilization and red-eye It prevents the phenomenon and can be applied to general cameras, mirrorless cameras, DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) cameras, and smartphone cameras.

The above-described contents may be modified and modified without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, but to explain, and the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the claims below, and all technical spirits within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: LED strobe 110: battery unit
120: storage unit 130: display unit
140: audio output unit 150: light emitting unit
160: control unit 111: AC / DC converter
112: battery charging unit 113: high-discharge lithium-ion battery
114: high discharge output

Claims (6)

A battery unit including a high-discharge lithium-ion battery operating at a light emission voltage of DC 5V to 48V and performing discharge during a discharge time within a preset range;
A light emitting unit that is an LED module providing the same light source for performing a flash function and a modeling function; And
LED strobe including a control unit controlling the operation of the battery unit and the light emitting unit to output a light source required by the camera in synchronization with a camera connected to the LED strobe including the battery unit. According to claim 1,
Further comprising a display unit for displaying a result screen for setting the attribute information of a plurality of functions included in the LED strobe,
The control unit,
When a specific menu is selected from a plurality of menus in a result screen displayed on the display unit, a setting screen corresponding to the selected specific menu is displayed on the display unit, and settings corresponding to the specific menu displayed on the display unit An LED strobe characterized by setting attribute information for the specific menu based on at least one input value according to a user selection for a plurality of sub-menus included in the screen. According to claim 2,
The control unit,
The LED strobe, in association with the camera connected to the LED strobe, outputs a light source required by the camera in synchronization with the camera based on attribute information set for each menu and the operation of the camera. Controlling a display unit to display a result screen corresponding to the selected menu by the control unit when a preset button provided on one side of the LED strobe or a preset menu displayed on one side of the display unit is selected;
Controlling, by the control unit, the display unit to display a setting screen corresponding to the selected specific menu when any one specific menu is selected from a plurality of menus in a result screen displayed on the display unit;
Setting, by the control unit, attribute information for the specific menu based on at least one input value according to a user selection for a plurality of sub-menus included in a setting screen corresponding to the specific menu displayed on the display unit; ; And
An LED strobe including, by the control unit, outputting a light source required by the device in synchronization with the device based on attribute information set for each menu and operation of the device in association with a device connected to the LED strobe. Control method. The method of claim 4,
The result screen,
Flash Strobe Menu, Sound Control Menu, Duration Time Menu, Stroboscope Menu, Run / Stop Menu, High Speed Sync Menu, Time Lapse Menu, Repeat Menu, Auto Sync Menu and Modeling Flash Menu Control method. The method of claim 4,
The setting screen corresponding to the specific menu,
And a plurality of sub-menus for adjusting attribute information for the specific menu.

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