TWM631773U - Digital photographing device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is related to a digital photographing device, which provides at least two different and commonly used focusing focal lengths, from which the user can select a suitable manual focus mode for photographing. When the user would like to take a selfie or online live broadcasts and take pictures in the way of facing the digital photographing device, a focus mode indicating module can have the user instantly know which manual focus mode the digital photographing device is currently in.

Description

digital camera

This case is about a digital photographing device, especially a digital photographing device that allows users to receive and confirm the manual focus mode.

Many people have the experience of using digital photography devices (such as digital cameras, mobile phones, hand-held tablets and notebook computers, etc.) The need to switch the focus mode to the manual focus mode, and in the process of operating the manual focus mode, the user usually uses the manual knob or button provided by the general digital photographing device, in the past, the way of far or near is constantly different. Fine adjustment of the focal length.

However, there are also some problems in using the manual focus mode provided by the conventional digital photographing device. That is, although the above-mentioned operation method of the existing manual focus mode can more accurately meet the user's requirements for continuous and subtle changes in the focus distance However, since most users are not professional photographers, in the process of practical application of this operation method, users who are generally not good at operating the manual focus mode often have to constantly adjust the focus back and forth. The result is not In the end, giving up the manual focus mode and changing back to the AF mode is to mistakenly choose a focal length that is worse than the AF mode for the shooting action.

Another common usage problem is that when the user wants to control the conventional digital camera by taking a selfie or online live broadcast and taking pictures for the conventional digital camera, the conventional digital camera can only provide the conventional digital camera. Auto focus mode, the reason is that when taking selfies or online live broadcasting and taking pictures, the user will be facing a conventional digital camera and there is a distance between them, so that the manual focus mode cannot be performed using the aforementioned manual knobs or buttons. operation.

Based on this, how to propose a manual focus mode that can be easily operated by the user, and can satisfy the operation situation of using Selfie or online live broadcast and photographing, and still allow the user to execute the manual focus mode. The digital photographing device is the The technical focus of this case is to be resolved.

The main purpose of this case is to provide a digital photographing device that can provide at least two different and commonly used focusing focal lengths, from which the user can select a suitable manual focusing mode for shooting.

Another purpose of the present case is to provide a method that allows the user to instantly know the current state of the digital camera through a focus mode indicating module when the user wants to take a selfie or live online and take pictures in a manner oriented to a conventional digital camera. in what focus mode.

The present case is a digital photographing device, comprising: a digital photographing structure body having a lens element; and a focus mode indicating module disposed in the digital photographing structure body adjacent to a front side housing surface of the lens element; wherein, The digital photographing structure body receives a focus switching control signal output by a switching control module controlled by a user, so that the focus mode indicating module is used to indicate that it is in at least two different manual focus modes according to the output. A focus mode indication signal of one is for the user to receive and confirm the focus mode indication signal when facing the front side housing surface.

Preferably, the focusing mode indicating module is an optical focusing mode indicating module.

Preferably, the optical focusing mode indicating module can be a plurality of LED display lights or a digital display screen, which is used to generate an optical focusing mode indicating signal, thereby indicating that the digital photographing structure body is in the manual focusing one of the modes.

Preferably, the optical focusing mode indication signal can be used to indicate that the digital photographing structure body is in an automatic focusing mode.

Preferably, the manual focus modes include at least a close-range manual focus mode, a medium-distance manual focus mode, and a long-distance manual focus mode.

Preferably, the switching control module is a wireless switching control module, so that when the user faces the surface of the front side shell, the wireless switching control module can generate and output a wireless focus switching control signal to the wireless focus switching control module. Digital photography structure body.

Preferably, the wireless switching control module is a portable handheld device including at least any one of a wireless remote controller, a mobile phone or a tablet computer.

Preferably, both the digital photographing structure body and the wireless remote controller are included in the digital photographing device.

On the other hand, the present case is also a digital photographing device, comprising: a digital photographing structure body having a lens element; and a focus mode indicating module disposed in the digital photographing structure body; wherein the digital photographing structure body receives A focus switching control signal is output by a switching control module controlled by a user, so that the focusing mode indicating module outputs a focusing mode indicating signal in response to indicating that it is in one of at least two different manual focusing modes By.

Preferably, the focusing mode indicating module is at least one of an optical focusing mode indicating module and an audio focusing mode indicating module.

Preferably, the optical focus mode indicating module is disposed in the digital photographing structure body adjacent to a front side housing surface of the lens element for the user to receive and confirm the front side housing surface when facing the front side housing surface. The focusing mode indication signal, or the sound-based focusing mode indicating module is disposed on the front side casing surface or at least one of the left/right side casing surfaces.

Preferably, the optical focusing mode indicating module may be a plurality of LED display lights or a digital display screen to generate an optical focusing mode indicating signal, thereby indicating that the digital photographing structure body is in the manual focusing modes One of them, or the sound-based focusing mode indicating module can be a sound-effect output element for generating an audio-based focusing mode indicating signal to indicate the digital photographing structure The body is in one of these manual focus modes.

Preferably, any one of the optical focus mode indication signal and the audio focus mode indication signal can be further used to indicate that the digital photographing structure body is in an auto focus mode. The manual focus modes include at least a close-range manual focus mode, a middle-distance manual focus mode, and a long-distance manual focus mode.

Preferably, the switching control module is a wireless switching control module, so that the user can make the wireless switching when facing a front side housing surface of the digital photographing structure body adjacent to the lens element The control module generates and outputs a wireless focus switching control signal to the digital photographing structure body.

Preferably, the wireless switching control module is a portable handheld device including at least any one of a wireless remote controller, a mobile phone or a tablet computer.

Preferably, both the digital photographing structure body and the wireless remote controller are included in the digital photographing device.

In order to have a better understanding of the above-mentioned and other aspects of the present case, the following examples are given and described in detail with the accompanying drawings.

1, 4, 5: digital camera

11, 41, 51: digital photography structure body

111, 411, 511: Shell surface

1111, 4111, 5111: Front side shell surface

112, 412, 512: lens cover

113, 413, 513: Lens elements

12, 52: (optical) focus mode indicator module

42: Focus mode indicator module

121, 421: a plurality of LED display lights

422: sound effect output element

521: digital display screen

2: (wireless) switching control module

21: Wireless Remote Control

W: (wireless) focus switching control signal

I1: (optical) focus mode indicator signal

I11: The first optical focus mode indication signal

I12: The second optical focus mode indication signal

I13: The third optical focus mode indication signal

I2: sound effect focus mode indication signal

I3: Another optical focus mode indication signal

3: User

[FIG. 1A] is a schematic diagram of a three-dimensional implementation concept of a first preferred embodiment of the present application in conjunction with a user's operation.

[FIG. 1B] is the structure body of the digital photography in the first preferred embodiment of one of the cases A schematic diagram of a forward-looking implementation concept.

[FIG. 1C] is a schematic diagram of an implementation concept of the focusing mode indicating module for displaying different focusing modes in a first preferred embodiment of the present application.

[FIG. 2] is a schematic diagram of a front-view implementation concept of the digital photographing structure body in a second preferred embodiment of the present application.

[FIG. 3] is a schematic diagram of a front-view implementation concept of the digital photographing structure body in a third preferred embodiment of the present application.

The following examples are provided for detailed description, and the examples are only used as examples to illustrate, and do not limit the scope of protection of the present case. In addition, the drawings in the embodiments omit unnecessary elements or elements that can be completed with ordinary techniques, so as to clearly show the technical features of the present application.

Now, a first preferred embodiment will be used to describe the novel or creative concept of the present application, and please refer to those shown in FIGS. 1A to 1C , which are respectively a first preferred embodiment of the present application to be operated by the user. The schematic diagram of the three-dimensional implementation concept, the front-view implementation concept diagram of the digital photographing structure body in the first preferred embodiment of the present case, and the focus mode indicating module in the first preferred embodiment of the present case is used to display different focusing A schematic diagram of the implementation concept of one of the patterns.

In other words, in FIGS. 1A and 1B , the digital photographing device 1 according to the first preferred embodiment of the present application includes: a digital photographing structure body 11 and a focus mode indicating module 12 , which are arranged in the digital photographing structure body 11 ; wherein, the digital photographing structure body 11 receives an input generated by a user 3 controlling a switching control module 2 A focus switching control signal W is outputted, so that the focus mode indicating module 12 outputs a focusing mode indicating signal I1 in response to indicate that it is in one of at least two different manual focusing modes.

The digital photographing structure body 11 has a casing surface 111 , a lens cover 112 , and a lens element 113 ; and the casing surface 111 at least has a front side casing surface 1111 and a left/right side casing surface (symbols not shown in the figure).

Furthermore, in the first preferred embodiment, the switching control module 2 is a wireless switching control module, so the focus switching control signal W is a wireless focus switching control signal. When the camera 3 faces the front casing surface 1111 , the wireless switching control module 2 can generate and output the wireless focus switching control signal W to the digital photographing structure body 11 .

Of course, the specific implementation of the wireless switching control module 2 is a portable handheld device including at least any one of a wireless remote control 21 , a mobile phone or a tablet computer; The preferred embodiment and the following other preferred embodiments will be described with the wireless remote controller 21 as the specific implementation means of the wireless switching control module 2, and in this way, the wireless switching control module 2 is the same as the wireless switching control module 2. The digital photographing structure body 11 is all included in the digital photographing device 1 .

Of course, in this case, a portable handheld device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer (not shown in the figure) can be modified to implement the wireless switching control module 2, and the wireless switching control module 2 can be communicated with wireless communication means such as Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. The main body 11 of the digital photographing structure is used for communication and control, and the design of the related equal changes is not limited to this case.

In addition, in the first preferred embodiment of the present application, the focusing mode indicating module 12 is an optical focusing mode indicating module, which is arranged on the digital photographing structure The front casing surface 1111 of the main body 11 adjacent to the lens element 113; wherein, the specific embodiment of the optical focusing mode indicating module 12 is a plurality of LED display lights 121 for generating an optical focusing mode indicating signal I1, to indicate that the digital photographing structure body 11 is in one of the manual focus modes.

Preferably, the manual focus modes at least include several fixed focus modes frequently used by the user 3 to facilitate the operation and judgment of the user 3. For example, the manual focus modes may include at least a Distance (for example, 20 cm ~ 45 cm) manual focus mode, a medium distance (for example, 45 cm ~ 100 cm) manual focus mode and a long distance (for example, 100 cm ~ infinity) manual focus mode, and this case does not use this limit.

1C again, when the LED display lights 121 in the optical focusing mode indicating module 12 do not emit light, it can be used to indicate that the digital photographing structure body 11 is in an automatic focusing mode; The LED display light 121 lights up one LED to generate a first optical focus mode indication signal I11, which can be used to indicate that the user 3 uses the wireless focus switch control signal W to switch the focus mode of the digital photographing structure body 11. to the aforementioned close-range manual focus mode; similarly, when the LED display lights 121 light up two and three LEDs at the same time, respectively, a second optical focus mode indication signal I12 and a first When the three-optical focus mode indication signal I13 is used, it can be used to indicate that the user 3 uses the wireless focus switching control signal W to switch the focus mode of the digital photographing structure body 11 to the aforementioned intermediate-distance manual focus mode and the aforementioned Long range manual focus mode.

In this way, when user 3 wants to take a selfie or live online and shoot When the camera needs to face the front side housing surface 1111, it is easy to generate the wireless focus switching control signal W by operating the wireless remote controller 21 to control the digital photographing structure body 11, and receive and confirm the digital photographing structure body 11. The focusing mode indication signal I1 is generated and output accordingly, so that the user 3 can easily identify the automatic or manual focusing mode that the digital photographing structure body 11 is currently in; of course, because the digital photographing structure body in this case is The aforementioned types of manual focus modes provided by 11 are not too complicated, and these design methods can also greatly reduce the trouble for the user 3 to select the manual mode.

Please refer to FIG. 2 again, which is a schematic diagram of a front-view implementation concept of the digital photographing structure body in a second preferred embodiment of the present application; wherein, the digital photographing device 4 of the second preferred embodiment of the present application includes: a digital photographing structure The structural body 41 and a focusing mode indicating module 42 are disposed in the digital photographing structural body 41; wherein, the digital photographing structural body 41 has a casing surface 411, a lens cover 412, and a lens element 413; and, The housing surface 411 at least has a front side housing surface 4111 and a left/right side housing surface (not shown in the figure).

Furthermore, please refer to that shown in FIG. 1A , the digital photographing structure body 41 in the second preferred embodiment of the present application is also used for receiving a focus switching output generated by a switching control module 2 controlled by a user 3 . The control signal W enables the focusing mode indicating module 42 to output a focusing mode indicating signal correspondingly to indicate that it is in one of at least two different manual focusing modes.

However, the difference between the second preferred embodiment of the present application and the first preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1A is that the focusing mode indicating module 42 includes both an optical focusing mode indicating module and an audio focusing mode indicating module ; where the optical The specific implementation of the focusing mode indicating module is a plurality of LED display lights 421 for generating the optical focusing mode indicating signal I1 as shown in FIG. 1A , and the specific implementation of the audio focusing mode indicating module is: An audio output element 422 (eg, a speaker element) is used to generate an audio focus mode indication signal I2.

Of course, the aforementioned LED display lights 421 can be disposed on the front casing surface 4111 of the digital photographing structure body 41 adjacent to the lens element 413 , and the sound effect output element 422 can be disposed on the front casing surface 4111 Or disposed on at least one of the left/right side shell surfaces.

Based on this, the second preferred embodiment of the present application can provide more diverse focus mode indication signals for the user 3 to simultaneously receive and confirm the optical focus mode indication signal I1 when facing the front side housing surface 4111 . In conjunction with the sound effect focus mode indication signal I2, the accuracy of the focus mode switching operation is increased.

Please refer to FIG. 3 again, which is a schematic diagram of a front-view implementation concept of the digital photographing structure body in a third preferred embodiment of the present application; wherein, the digital photographing device 5 of the third preferred embodiment of the present application includes: a digital photographing The structural body 51 and a focusing mode indicating module 52 are disposed in the digital photographing structural body 51; wherein, the digital photographing structural body 51 has a casing surface 511, a lens cover 512, and a lens element 513; and, The casing surface 511 at least has a front side casing surface 5111 and a left/right side casing surface (not shown in the figure).

Furthermore, please refer to that shown in FIG. 1A , the digital photographing structure body 51 in the third preferred embodiment of the present application is also used for receiving a focus switching output generated by a switching control module 2 controlled by a user 3 . control signal W to enable the pair The focus mode indicating module 52 outputs a focusing mode indicating signal in response to indicate that it is in one of at least two different manual focusing modes.

However, the difference between the third preferred embodiment of the present application and the first preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 1A is that although the focusing mode indicating module 52 can also be an optical focusing mode indicating module, its specific implementation can be A digital display screen 521 is changed to generate another optical focusing mode indicating signal I3, and the other optical focusing mode indicating signal I3 is imaged to increase the accuracy of the focusing mode switching operation.

To sum up, the improved method proposed in this case will provide at least two different and commonly used focusing focal lengths for the user to select a suitable manual focusing mode for shooting from a digital photographing device. When the user wants to take a selfie or live online and take pictures in the way of facing the digital photographing device, a focusing mode indicating module can be used to let the user instantly know which focusing mode the digital photographing device is currently in; therefore, this case is an extremely A work of industrial value.

Although the present case has been disclosed above with examples, it is not intended to limit the present case. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which this case belongs can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this case. Therefore, the scope of protection in this case should be determined by the scope of the appended patent application.

1: Digital camera

11: Digital photography structure body

111: Shell surface

1111: Front side shell surface

112: Lens cover

113: Lens Components

12: (optical) focus mode indicator module

121: Multiple LED display lights

2: (wireless) switching control module

21: Wireless Remote Control

W: (wireless) focus switching control signal

I1: (optical) focus mode indicator signal

3: User

Claims (17)

A digital photographing device, comprising: a digital photographing structure body with a lens element; and a focus mode indicating module disposed in the digital photographing structure body adjacent to a front side shell surface of the lens element; wherein the digital photographing structure The main body of the photographing structure receives a focus switching control signal outputted by a switching control module controlled by a user, so that the focus mode indicating module is used to indicate that it is in one of at least two different manual focus modes in response to the output A focus mode indication signal is provided for the user to receive and confirm the focus mode indication signal when facing the front side housing surface. The digital photographing device of claim 1, wherein the focusing mode indicating module is an optical focusing mode indicating module. The digital photographing device according to claim 2, wherein the optical focus mode indicating module can be a plurality of LED display lights or a digital display screen for generating an optical focus mode indicating signal to indicate the digital photographing The structural body is in one of the manual focus modes. The digital photographing device according to claim 3, wherein the optical focus mode indication signal can further be used to indicate that the digital photographing structure body is in an automatic focus mode. The digital photographing device of claim 1, wherein the manual focus modes at least include a close-range manual focus mode, a medium-distance manual focus mode, and a long-distance manual focus mode. The digital photographing device according to claim 1, wherein the switching control module is a wireless switching control module, so that when the user faces the surface of the front casing, the wireless switching control module can output an output The wireless focus switching control signal is sent to the digital photographing structure body. The digital photographing device of claim 6, wherein the wireless switching control module is a portable handheld device including at least any one of a wireless remote controller, a mobile phone or a tablet computer. The digital photographing device according to claim 7, wherein the digital photographing structure body and the wireless remote controller are both included in the digital photographing device. A digital photographing device, comprising: a digital photographing structure body with a lens element; and a focus mode indicating module disposed in the digital photographing structure body; wherein, the digital photographing structure body receives a switch controlled by a user The control module outputs a focus switching control signal, so that the focus mode indicating module outputs a focusing mode indicating signal in response to indicate that the focus is in one of at least two different manual focusing modes. The digital photographing device of claim 9, wherein the focusing mode indicating module is at least one of an optical focusing mode indicating module and an audio focusing mode indicating module. The digital photographing device of claim 10, wherein the optical focus mode indicating module is disposed in the digital photographing structure body adjacent to a front side housing surface of the lens element, so that the user faces the front side housing Receive and confirm the focus mode indication signal when the body surface, or the sound effect focus mode indication mode The assembly is arranged on the front side casing surface or at least one of the left/right side casing surfaces. The digital photographing device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the optical focusing mode indicating module can be a plurality of LED display lights or a digital display screen to generate an optical focusing mode indicating signal to indicate the digital photographing structure The main body is in one of the manual focusing modes, or the audio-based focusing mode indicating module can be an audio output element for generating an audio-based focusing mode indicating signal, thereby indicating that the digital photographing structure body is in these One of the manual focus modes. The digital photographing device of claim 12, wherein any one of the optical focus mode indication signal and the sound effect focus mode indication signal can further be used to indicate that the digital photographing structure body is in an auto focus mode. The digital photographing device of claim 9, wherein the manual focus modes at least include a close-range manual focus mode, a middle-distance manual focus mode, and a long-distance manual focus mode. The digital photographing device of claim 9, wherein the switching control module is a wireless switching control module for the user to face a front side housing surface of the digital photographing structure body adjacent to the lens element At the time, the wireless switching control module can generate and output a wireless focus switching control signal to the digital photographing structure body. The digital photographing device of claim 15, wherein the wireless switching control module is a portable handheld device including at least any one of a wireless remote controller, a mobile phone or a tablet computer. The digital photographing device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the digital photographing structure body and the wireless remote controller are both included in the digital photographing device.

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