JPH0228629A - Data imprinting device for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To read out the optional data from the data previously inputted to a ROM and to imprint it to a photograph by a simple switch operation by providing a circuit for displaying the data previously stored to the ROM on a liquid crystal panel and imprinting the data displayed on the liquid crystal panel on a film. CONSTITUTION:After the signal from an oscillating circuit 1 is frequency-divided by a frequency dividing circuit 2, time counting is carried out by a time counter 3, and the counted time is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 7 by a display driver 6. When a signal is inputted to a memory read out circuit 8, the memory data is read out from the ROM 9, and the data is sent to the display driver 6, and the display on the liquid crystal panel 7 is switched. When the signal is input from another input switch 4 to a lamp driver 10, the light projected from a lamp 11 passes through the liquid crystal panel 7, and the data corresponding to the display on the liquid crystal panel 7 is imprinted on the film. Thus, practical character imprinting of good operability is realized.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application 1] The present invention relates to a data imprinting device for a camera that imprints data onto the film of a camera.

[Prior Art] Most conventional data imprinting devices for cameras are capable of imprinting the year, month, date, and time, and in rare cases, there are also devices that can imprint characters arbitrarily set by the user.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] A data imprinting device for a camera was created for the purpose of imprinting a manipulated photograph onto film so that the date of shooting can be known whenever the photograph is viewed. However, these days, when low-cost automatic cameras have become widespread, there has been a demand for inputting more characters such as letters and numbers, and devices have been developed to meet this demand. However, with conventional devices, the user has to select each character character by character, which takes time, and it is extremely time-consuming to select characters on the spot just before shooting. It was a nuisance. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve these problems and provide a data imprinting device for a camera that is easy to operate and is capable of practical character imprinting.

[Means for Solving the Problems 1] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a light source, a liquid crystal panel, a ROM, and a device for displaying data stored in the ROM in advance on the liquid crystal panel. and a circuit for imprinting the data displayed on the liquid crystal panel onto a film.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
The figure is a block diagram of the circuit configuration of the data imprinting device of this embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes an oscillation circuit, which is a reference signal oscillation circuit using a crystal resonator, a ceramic resonator, or the like. After the signal is frequency-divided by the frequency dividing circuit 2, the time is counted by the clock counter 3, and the counted time is displayed on the liquid crystal panel 7 by the display driver 6. 4 is a plurality of input switches, and the switch input is taken into the input circuit 5. When a signal enters the memory read circuit 8, the memory read circuit 8 reads memory data from the ROM 9, sends the data to the display driver 6, and displays the liquid crystal display. The display on panel 7 changes.

Of course, memory data can be selected using the input switch 4. When a signal is input to the lamp driver 10 by another input switch 4, the lamp 11 is turned on for a predetermined period of time. At this time, the light emitted from the lamp 11 passes through the liquid crystal panel 7, and data corresponding to the display on the liquid crystal panel 7 is imprinted on the film. Furthermore, the time can also be corrected using another input switch. The ROM9 is a mask ROM, PROM, CDROM, etc., as necessary.
It is possible to choose. LCD panel 7 l/4.1/8
With the multi-duty dot display, it is possible to imprint not only numeric data but also characters and comments in alphabets, katakana, hiragana, kanji, etc., and the data stored in ROM 9 in advance can also be used to imprint place names, events, etc. Various comments can be made such as. 2 and 3 show examples of photographs in which data has been imprinted using the apparatus of this embodiment. FIG. is date 13 and another data read from ROM9 [
This is a photo showing Enoshima J14 at the same time. The position and size of the image to be imprinted can be freely set depending on the size and arrangement of the liquid crystal panel 7.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the data imprinting device for cameras according to the present invention can read out arbitrary data from the data stored in the ROM by a simple switch operation, and
It is possible to imprint it on a photo. Depending on the memory capacity of the ROM, quite a few people can be included as comments, and the degree of freedom of selection is quite large. Select the comments that you think will be used most frequently. Also, as shown in the example, some of these comments include kanji, so if the user has to select one character at a time, as in the past,
It would take a considerable amount of time to select from a considerable number of kanji, but if the kanji are stored in the ROM in advance as in the present invention, all one has to do is select the comment. Also, R
OM is converted into cards, with place names for each region, events for each target,
If you create ROM cards for different purposes such as comments, the scope of use will be further expanded and the number of comments that can be imprinted will be dramatically increased.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are photographic explanations of the embodiment of the present invention.・Oscillator circuit ・Frequency dividing circuit ・Clock counter ・Input switch ・Input circuit ・Display driver ・LCD panel ・Memory reading circuit ・ROM ・Lamp driver ・Lamp ・Comment ・Date ・More than comments

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a light source, a liquid crystal panel, a ROM, and a circuit for displaying data stored in advance in the ROM on the liquid crystal panel, and the data displayed on the liquid crystal panel is imprinted onto a film. A data imprinting device for a camera, which is characterized by the following.