JPH0423574A - Recording and camera equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow the operator to easily seek a desired operation button with keeping his eyes onto a view finder by discriminating the kind of an operation button depressed by the operator and energizing only a display section corresponding to the operation button in the inside of the view finder. CONSTITUTION:The recorder 1 consists of a camera section 3 comprising a lens system 2, a view finder 4 and a recorder section 5 recording picture information obtained by the camera section 3. Then display sections corresponding to plural operation buttons 6 are provided in the inside of the view finder 4, a pressed force of the operation button 6 is sensed and when the force is weak, only the display section corresponding to the depressed operation button is displayed and when the button is a desired operation button, the button is depressed further strongly to operate the recorder 1 as desired. Thus, the operator easily seeks the desired operation button and operates it while watching the view finder 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a camera-integrated videotape recorder (hereinafter referred to as
It's called a movie. ), etc., in which a camera section and a recording device section are integrally constructed.

Conventional technology In conventional movies, there are operation buttons for operating the camera, such as zooming buttons and autofocus/
A manual switching button, a recording button for switching the recording device section between recording and -time stop, and the like were provided on the recording device itself.

When an operator records using a recording device, it is common for the operator to look through the viewfinder installed in the recording device, check the image obtained by the camera section, and then record the image in the recording device section. This is the shooting method.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in conventional recording apparatuses, an operator cannot take his eyes off the viewfinder at all times while recording an image. By the way, 1. There are many cases where it is desired to zoom during image recording or to switch from an autofocus state to a manual state. If you want to switch between these states,
Since the operator cannot take his eyes off the viewfinder, he has no choice but to find the desired button by feeling or take his eyes off the viewfinder and find the desired button. In the former case, there is a possibility that another button may be operated by mistake, and there is a risk that the operation will be different from the desired operation. In addition, in the latter case, if you take your eyes off the viewfinder, you will not be able to check the image being recorded, and there is a risk that the recording device will be shaken, resulting in a distorted image being recorded, or not being able to record the desired image. was there.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a recording device that allows an operator to easily find a desired operation button without taking his eyes off the viewfinder when he wants to switch operations while recording an image. It is something to do.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a recording device integrally configured with a camera section, which is provided in the main body of the recording device and which controls the operation of the recording device. an image display means provided with a plurality of operation buttons for controlling the display, a detection member for detecting the strength of the pressing force of the operation buttons, and an image display section for displaying image information obtained through the camera section; A button type discrimination display member provided near the image display unit and corresponding to each of the operation buttons, and when the operator presses the operation button, if the detection member detects a weak pressing force, the operation button is activated. A button type identification display member corresponding to the operation button being pressed by the operator is displayed, and if the detection member detects a strong pressing force when the operator presses the operation button, the operator presses the button. and a control means for controlling the recording apparatus main body to perform an operation corresponding to the operation button being pressed.

Function The present invention provides a display section corresponding to each operation button inside the viewfinder, detects the pressing force of the operation button,
Depending on the strength of the pressing force, if it is weak, only the display corresponding to the operation button being pressed will be displayed.
Even if the operator does not take his eyes off the viewfinder, he can easily determine which operation button the operator is currently pressing by looking at the display section in the viewfinder.

Then, when the desired operation button is pressed, the recording device can be operated as desired by pressing the button even more firmly.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a camera device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a recording device that is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the detection member, FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the discrimination lamp in the viewfinder provided in the recording apparatus which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating the operation of a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a recording device 1 includes a camera section 3 consisting of a lens system 2 for obtaining image information, a viewfinder 4 for viewing the image information, and a recording device section for recording the image information obtained by the camera section 3. It consists of 5.

The camera section 3 and the recording device section 5 are electrically connected, and by pressing the operation button 6 provided on the recording device 1, as shown in FIG.
The operation of the recording device section 5 can be controlled.

As shown in FIG. 2, the basic configuration of the operation button 6 is a button 7, a leaf spring 8 with a weak repulsive force, and a leaf spring 9 with a strong repulsive force.
A stopper 10 that prevents the button 7 from being removed, and a stopper 10 that prevents the button 7 from being removed.
The sliding bearing is made up of the exterior main body 11 of the recording bag W1, and the button 7 can be slid from the position shown in FIG. 2 to the position shown in FIG. Further, a conductive movable terminal 12 is fixed to a part of the button 7. Further, fixed terminals 13, 14.15 are installed on the exterior main body 11, and when the button 7 slides in the direction of arrow B, the movable terminal 12 and the fixed terminals 13, 14.15 come into contact with each other. , becomes electrically conductive. In the state shown in Figure 2,
The button 7 is biased in the direction of arrow A by a leaf spring 8, and is maintained in the state shown in FIG. 2 by a stopper 10, with the movable terminal 12 and fixed terminal 13 in contact with each other.

Between the position of the button 7 shown in FIG. 2 and the position shown in FIG. Since it is thin and the spring constant is set low, the reaction force itself is small.

When the button 7 comes to the position shown in FIG. 3, the movable terminal 12 and the fixed terminal 13.degree. 14 come into contact, and the fixed terminal 13 and the fixed terminal 14 become electrically connected.

Between the position of the button 7 shown in FIG. 3 and the position shown in FIG. Since the leaf spring 9 has a thick plate and a high spring constant, the reaction force itself becomes large. When the button 7 comes to the position shown in FIG. 4, the movable terminal 12 and the fixed terminal 13.15 come into contact, and the fixed terminal 13 and the fixed terminal IS become electrically connected.

Also, inside the viewfinder 4, image information obtained through the lens system 2 and a recording device 4 are provided, as shown in FIG.
A liquid crystal display 16 capable of displaying reproduced images and a plurality of discrimination lamps 17 are provided.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the control circuit 18 provided in the recording device 1 controls the type of operation button 6 pressed by the operator by electrically connecting the fixed terminal 13 and the fixed terminal 14. The discrimination lamp 17 corresponding to the operation button 6 is turned on. The control circuit 18 also includes fixed terminals 13.15.
As a result, the type of operation button 6 being pressed by the operator is determined, and a control signal corresponding to the operation button 6 is output to the recording device section 5 to cause the operation button 6 to perform an operation corresponding to the operation button 6.

Note that the series of operations is performed by making the control circuit 18 constituted by a microcomputer.

The operation will be explained below using FIGS. 1 and 7.

First, in the state shown in FIG. 1, the operator looks at the liquid crystal display 16 in the viewfinder 4, puts the recording device 1 in the autofocus state, and records the image information obtained from the camera section 3 with the recording device section 5. , when the operator wants to switch the thumbnail state to manual, first press the operation button 6 of the recording device 1 while looking through the viewfinder 4.
Lightly press any one of the operation buttons 6. Pressed operation button 6 is autofocus and manual A
In the case of the F switching button 6a, the pressed button 7 is the second
It moves from the position shown in the figure to the position shown in FIG. 3, but because the pressing force is weak, it does not move beyond the position shown in FIG. 3 in the direction of arrow B. At this time, the movable terminal 12 and the fixed terminals 13 and 14 come into contact, so that the fixed terminals 13 and 14 are in a conductive state, and the operation button 6 on which the control circuit 18 is pressed is the AF switching button 6a. AF discrimination lamp 17a corresponding to the AF switching button 6a
lights up.

When the AF discrimination lamp 17a lights up, the operator can
While looking into the viewfinder 4, it can be confirmed that the operation button 6 currently being pressed is the AF switching button 6a.

Here, if the operation button 6 that the operator is pressing is not the AF switching button 6a, the discrimination lamps 17 other than the AF discrimination lamp 17a are lit, so the desired operation button 6
It is easy to see that it is not pressed. In this way, the user can search for the desired operation button 6 while looking into the viewfinder 4.

After finding the AF switching button 6a, which is the desired operation button 6, the user presses the AF switching button 6a even more firmly. The button 7 then moves from the position shown in FIG. 3 to the position shown in FIG. At this time, since the movable terminal 12 and the fixed terminal 13.15 come into contact, the fixed terminal 13 and the fixed terminal 15 are in a conductive state, and the operation button 6 on which the control circuit 18 is pressed is the AF switching button 6a. is determined, and the camera unit 3 is switched from the autofocus state to the manual state.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view of a camera section and a recording device showing another embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a camera device 1 is provided with a camera section 3 for obtaining image information and a viewfinder 4 for viewing image information. The camera device 1 and the recording device 5 that records image information are electrically connected by a connection cord 20, and by pressing the operation button 6 provided on the camera device 1, a control circuit is activated as shown in FIG. 18, control signals for driving the camera device 1 and controlling the image information obtained from the camera device 1 and the operation of the recording device 5 are transmitted to the recording device 5 via the connection cord 20, Record information on the recording device 5,
The operation of the recording device 5 can be operated.

In this example, the camera device and the recording device are electrically coupled using a connection cord, but they can also be interconnected using radio waves.

As explained above, the operator uses the viewfinder 4
You can easily find and operate the desired operation button while looking into the screen.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the AF switching button has been explained as an example, but other examples of operation buttons include AF zone display, electronic zoom 5, auto date 9, fade in/out 2,
It is obvious that the same effects as in this embodiment can be obtained even if the present invention is applied to a switch button for the camera section such as zoom in/out, or a record/stop switch button for the recording device section 5.

Furthermore, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the operation button 6 is strongly pressed, only the movable terminal 12 and the fixed terminals 13 and 15 come into contact with each other. is configured so that it is turned off. However, when the operation button 6 is pressed strongly,
By changing the shapes of the movable terminal 12 and the fixed terminals 13, 14, 15, the fixed terminals 14 and 15 can be electrically connected, and by devising the control circuit, the discrimination lamp 17 can be kept lit. can be easily done.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the recording device of the present invention includes a display section corresponding to a plurality of operation buttons inside the viewfinder, detects the pressing force of the operation button, and when the pressing force is weak, By displaying only the display corresponding to the operation button being pressed, and pressing the desired operation button even more forcefully to operate the recording device as desired, the operator can You can easily find and activate the desired operation button while looking through the viewfinder, so there is no need to accidentally press the wrong operation button while recording an image or take your eyes off the viewfinder. This eliminates the possibility of image distortion and allows you to always record the complete image you desire.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a recording device that is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a discrimination lamp in a viewfinder provided in a recording device which is an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a principal part of a detection member. FIG. 7 is an operational explanatory diagram of a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 1... Recording device, 3... Camera section, 4...
・Viewfinder, 5...Recording device section, 6
...Operation button, 6a...AF switching button,
7...Button, 12...Movable terminal, 13.
14.15...Fixed terminal, 16...Liquid crystal display, 17...Discrimination lamp, 17a...AF discrimination lamp, 18...Control circuit. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and 1 other person

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A recording device that is integrally configured with a camera unit, and includes a plurality of operation buttons provided on the main body of the recording device for operating the recording device, and the strength of the pressing force of the operation buttons. an image display means provided with an image display section that displays image information obtained through the camera section; and buttons provided near the image display section and corresponding to each of the operation buttons; A type identification display member,
If the detection member detects a weak pressing force when the operator presses the operation button, a button type discrimination display member corresponding to the operation button being pressed by the operator is displayed, and the operator presses the button. a control means for controlling the recording device main body to perform an operation corresponding to the operation button being pressed by the operator, if the detection member detects a strong pressing force when the operation button is pressed; A recording device comprising: (2) A camera device that is connectable by electricity or radio waves to a recording device that records image signals, has a lens system, and can record image information obtained through the lens system on the recording device, , a plurality of operation buttons provided on the camera device main body and for operating the camera device main body or the recording device, a detection member that detects the strength of the pressing force of the operation button, and the camera device main body an image display means provided with an image display section for displaying image information obtained through the lens system; a button type discrimination display member provided near the image display section and corresponding to each of the operation buttons; If the detection member detects a weak pressing force when the operator presses the operation button, a button type discrimination display member corresponding to the operation button being pressed by the operator is displayed, and the operator presses the operation button. control for controlling the camera device or the recording device to perform an operation corresponding to the operation button being pressed by the operator, if the detection member detects a strong pressing force when pressing the operation button; A camera device characterized by comprising means.