JPH0775009A - Photographing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm the position of a photographed picture and the finishing of a photograph by displaying the picture of an object at a monitor and to obtain picture quality same as daytime photographing. CONSTITUTION:This photographing device is provided with an electronic camera 22 for photographing the object, the monitor 23 for displaying the picture of the object to be photographed, a flash part 12 for emitting flash at the time of photographing, a lens part 24 capable of the diaphragm control of the electronic camera 22, a diaphragm value storage part 25 for storing a diaphragm value at the time of displaying the picture of the object at the monitor beforehand and the diaphragm value at the time of emitting the flash, a diaphragm control part 26 for switching the diaphragm value at the time of performing monitor display beforehand and the diaphragm value at the time of emitting the flash, a camera control part 50 for switching to the diaphragm value at the time of emitting the flash and emitting the flash in synchronism with the photographing, a write part 27 for storing the photographed picture in a picture storage part 28 and a recording part 29 for recording the photographed picture recorded in the picture storage part 28 in a recording body.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographic device for recording an image of a subject photographed by an electronic camera on a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Such a photographic device is used, for example, for taking an identification photograph, which is flashed to photograph an image of a subject on a photosensitive material, and the photographed photosensitive material is processed by a processing section. A predetermined photographic print is obtained by processing with the processing liquid.

[0003]

As described above, a certification photograph or the like is photographed by flash light emission indoors. However, since the photographed light-sensitive material is processed by the processing liquid in the processing section, it takes a long time to dry it. . Further, although the replenishment of the processing liquid, the temperature, etc. affect the finishing performance of the photographic print, in particular, since the photographic device is often installed outdoors, the management of the processing liquid is costly. Further, since the treatment liquid contains a harmful substance, it costs to collect and dispose of the waste liquid.

For this reason, it is conceivable to photograph a subject with an electronic camera and record the photographed image on recording paper by thermal transfer without using a photosensitive material or a processing liquid. By using the electronic camera in this way, it is possible to display the subject image at the time of photographing in advance on the monitor and confirm the position of the photographed image and the finish of the photograph.

By the way, a subject is photographed by an electronic camera,
Since a photographic device that records a photographic image on recording paper by thermal transfer captures an object indoors, there is a problem that the same image quality as daytime photography cannot be obtained. Therefore, it is conceivable that the electronic flash will be used for flash photography even when an electronic camera is used. However, adjusting the aperture of the lens when displaying the subject image on the monitor at the instant of this photography to the aperture of the flash It is difficult because the control amount of the diaphragm is large, and there is a problem that the same image quality as daytime shooting cannot be obtained.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is possible to display a subject image on a monitor to check the position of the photographed image and the finish of the photograph, and obtain the same image quality as that of daytime photographing. It is intended to provide a photography device.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a photographing apparatus of the present invention is an electronic camera for photographing a subject, a monitor for displaying a subject image to be photographed in advance, and a flash for flashing at the time of photographing. Section, a lens section that can control the aperture of the electronic camera, an aperture value storage section that stores the aperture value when the image of the subject is displayed on the monitor in advance and the aperture value when the flash fires, and the monitor display in advance. Aperture control unit that switches between the aperture value when the flash is fired and the aperture value when the flash is fired, a camera control unit that switches the aperture value when the flash is fired to fire the flash in synchronization with shooting, and the captured image And a recording unit for recording the photographed image recorded in the image storage unit on a recording body.

[0008]

According to the present invention, when the subject image when the electronic camera is used for photographing is displayed on the monitor in advance, the lens portion of the electronic camera is used as the aperture value when the subject image is displayed on the monitor. Display and check the position of the captured image and the finish of the photo.

When the photographed image is recorded on the recording medium, the lens portion of the electronic camera is switched to the aperture value at the time of flash light emission, and then the flash light is emitted in synchronization with the photographing to photograph the object. The photographed image stored in the image storage unit and recorded in the image storage unit is recorded in the recording body.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a side view of the photographic device, FIG.
Is a plan view of the photography device, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the photography device.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 is a main body of the photographic apparatus, and the main body 1 is provided with a front door 2, a photographing room 3 and a photographing section 4.
And are divided.

A person to be photographed 5 can enter and leave the photographing room 3 by, for example, a light-shielding curtain 100, and a chair 6 and a back support portion 7 are arranged in the photographing room 3. The chair 6 can be moved up and down and its height can be freely adjusted. In addition, a back flash 8 is arranged on the back support portion 7 so that the back flash 8 prevents the shadow of the person to be photographed 5 from entering the photograph.

An indoor illumination lamp 9 is provided above the front door 2, and a front glass 10 is provided at the center of the front door 2.
Front flashes 11 are provided above and on the left and right of the front glass 10. The front flash 11 and the back flash 8 are driven by a flash unit 12, and the flash unit 12 is controlled by the camera control unit 50.

An operation unit 13 is provided below the front glass 10 of the front door 2, and below the operation unit 13 is a maintenance opening / closing panel 14 that opens and closes when the imaging unit 4 is maintained. Further, on the right side of the operation section 13 of the front door 2, a coin insertion slot 16 of the coin insertion device 15 and an amount display portion 17, and a bill insertion slot 19 of the bill insertion device 18 are provided. The coin insertion device 15 and the bill insertion device 18 are inserted with the amount of money used, and the change is calculated and returned. A speaker 20 is provided on the left side of the operation unit 13 of the front door 2, and the operation procedure is interactively explained to the customer by the speaker 20.

Inside the photographing section 4, a mirror 21 is arranged at a position facing the front glass 10, and an electronic camera 22 and a monitor 23 are provided above the mirror 21. A CCD camera, for example, is used as the electronic camera 22, and the subject is photographed by the electronic camera 22. The monitor 23 is, for example, a color CRT, and displays a subject image captured by the electronic camera 22 on the monitor 23 in advance.

The electronic camera 22 is provided with a lens section 24 capable of controlling the diaphragm, and the lens section 24 controls the iris for opening and closing the diaphragm blades. The aperture value at which the image of the subject for which the iris control is to be performed is previously displayed on the monitor and the aperture value at the time of flash emission are stored in the aperture value storage unit 25, and are stored in the aperture value storage unit 25 by the aperture control unit 26. The aperture value at the time of monitor display is switched to the aperture value at the time of flash emission.

That is, the camera control unit 50 instructs the aperture control unit 26 to display the subject image on the monitor, and sets the lens unit 24 of the electronic camera 22 to the aperture value for displaying the subject image on the monitor in advance. By displaying the subject image at the time of shooting on the monitor 23 in advance, the position of the shot image and the finish of the photograph can be confirmed.

Then, the camera control unit 50 commands the aperture control unit 26 to switch the lens unit 24 of the electronic camera 22 to the aperture value at the time of flash emission, and then drives the flash unit 12 in synchronism with the photographing to move to the front. Flash 1
1 and the back flash 8 are emitted to photograph a subject, the photographed image is stored in the image storage unit 28 by the writing unit 27, and the photographed image recorded in the image storage unit 28 is recorded on the recording medium by the recording unit 29. Record.

The recording unit 29 is arranged below the mirror 21, and the recording unit 29 has a structure in which the color printer 30 is arranged in three stages. When the recording medium is sequentially consumed, the auxiliary color is automatically recorded. Switch to the printer 30. As the color printer 30, for example, a sublimation type thermal transfer system is used, and a sublimation type thermal transfer paper is used as a recording medium.

The recording body on which the photographed image has been recorded in the recording unit 29 is conveyed by the conveying mechanism 31 and taken out of the main body 1 through the photographic outlet 32.

In this way, the subject image can be displayed on the monitor 23 in advance to check the position of the photographed image and the finish of the photograph, and by photographing with the electronic camera 22, the image quality similar to daytime photographing can be obtained. Can be obtained.

The adjustment in this photographic device was first corrected by the correction filter of the electronic camera 22, and the image was taken only with the strobe light of the front flash 11 and the back flash 8. The result is that the color print has a color balance. Although improved, the color saturation and contrast are low and cannot be corrected only by light source correction using a correction filter.

Further, although the image quality is improved by adjusting the color printer 30, if the color printer 30 is adjusted, the image quality of the monitor 23 also changes and the print result of the color printer 30 does not match.

Therefore, by adjusting the photographing light source of the electronic camera 22 and the color printer 30, a print of good image quality was obtained. That is, the electronic light source of the electronic camera 22 shoots only the strobe light of the front flash 11 and the back flash 8, and no correction filter is arranged in front of the electronic camera 22. Further, by performing the color adjustment of the color printer 30, the image quality of the print is improved in both the color tone and the gradation. Moreover, in this photographic device, when the light-shielding curtain 100 is closed, there is light leaking from the lower gap, but this has little effect on shooting.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, when a subject image taken by an electronic camera is displayed on a monitor in advance, the lens portion of the electronic camera is set to an aperture value for displaying the subject image on the monitor. To display the subject image on the monitor and to record the captured image on the recording medium, switch the lens part of the electronic camera to the aperture value at the time of flash firing, and then shoot the subject by flash firing in synchronization with shooting, Since the photographed image is recorded on the recording medium, the position of the photographed image and the finish of the photograph can be confirmed by displaying the subject image on the monitor, and the image quality similar to that of daytime photographing can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a photographic device.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a photographic device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a photographic device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 Flash Section 22 Electronic Camera 23 Monitor 24 Lens Section 25 Aperture Value Storage Section 26 Aperture Control Section 28 Image Storage Section 29 Recording Section 50 Camera Control Section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electronic camera for photographing a subject, a monitor for displaying a subject image to be photographed in advance, a flash unit for flashing at the time of photographing, a lens unit capable of controlling the aperture of the electronic camera, and an image of the subject. And an aperture value storage unit that stores the aperture value when the monitor is displayed in advance and the aperture value when the flash is emitted, and an aperture control unit that switches the aperture value when the monitor is displayed in advance and the aperture value when the flash is emitted, A camera control unit that switches to the aperture value at the time of flash emission and emits flash light in synchronization with shooting,
A photographic device, comprising: a writing unit that stores the captured image in an image storage unit; and a recording unit that records the captured image recorded in the image storage unit in a recording body.