JPH09200594A - Camera integrated magnetic recording / reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Problem] Since the user has to perform the start operation of the lap time counter by himself, the operation is complicated,
I can't concentrate on shooting. SOLUTION: When it is desired to superimpose and record a lap time on an image captured by a camera 6, a count operation of a lap time counter 3 is automatically started by a sound.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera-integrated VTR.
The present invention relates to a camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus such as a (video tape recorder).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a camera-integrated VTR in which a lap time counter is arbitrarily superposed on an image and recorded at the time of photographing at a sports event or the like.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, since the user has to perform the start operation of the lap time counter by himself, the operation is complicated,
There was a problem that I could not concentrate on shooting.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. The object of the present invention is to provide a camera that can eliminate the complexity of operation and concentrate on photographing. An object is to provide a body type magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, a magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus with a built-in camera according to claim 1 of the present invention is a magnetic recording apparatus with a built-in camera in which the camera and the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus are integrated. In the reproducing device, a lap time counter for counting lap time, a display means for displaying lap time information, a control signal output means for outputting a control signal for a sound having a certain level or more, the lamp time information and the output from the camera. A video signal output from the camera and a lap time information signal displayed on the display means for starting the operation of the lap time counter triggered by the output of the control signal output means. The signal and the signal are combined by the combining means and recorded on a recording medium.

In order to achieve the above object, the camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is the same as the camera-integrating magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first aspect.
It is characterized in that the threshold value of the control signal output means can be arbitrarily set.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) First, the first embodiment of the present invention
An embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a main part of the camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a microphone for inputting voice, 2 is a comparator for outputting a control signal for a sound above a certain level, 3 is a lap time counter for counting lap time, 4 is a character signal generation for generating a character signal. A device, 5 is an audio signal processing circuit for processing an audio signal output from the microphone 1, 6 is a camera, and 7 is a character signal generated from the character signal generating device 4 and a video signal output from the camera 6. A synthesizer, 8 is a video signal processing circuit for processing a video signal.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a display example of a monitor screen in the camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment. In the figure, 10 is a display item indicating the lap time, 11 is an image taken by the camera 6, and 12 is an EVF.
It is a monitor screen of (electric viewfinder), TV (television), or the like.

In the above structure, the sound collected by the microphone 1 is supplied to the sound signal processing circuit 5 and subjected to the recording signal processing and at the same time supplied to the comparator 2. In the comparator 2,
The voice signal input from the microphone 1 is compared with a unique threshold value, and when the voice signal is larger than the threshold value, a control signal is output. The comparator 2 outputs a control signal for the sound of the starter pistol of the athletic meet, for example. The lap time counter 3 receives the control signal from the comparator 2 and starts the lap time counting operation. The character signal generator 4 generates a character signal as a lap time signal corresponding to the counting operation of the lap time counter 3 and supplies it to the synthesizer 7. The synthesizer 7 superimposes the character signal supplied from the character signal generator 4 on the video signal 11 supplied from the camera 6, and supplies the signal to the video signal processing circuit 8. The video signal processing circuit 8 processes a recording signal of the video signal and supplies it to a recording medium (not shown) such as a magnetic tape. The video signal is subjected to recording / reproduction signal processing, and as shown in FIG.
And the display item 10 indicating the lap time are simultaneously displayed on the monitor screen 12.

As described in detail above, according to the camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present embodiment, the comparator 2 outputs a control signal for a sound above a certain level, for example, the sound of a starter pistol at an athletic meet. Is output. The lap time counter 3 receives the control signal and starts the operation of the counter, and causes the character signal generator to generate a lap time counter character. An output signal of the character signal generator and a video signal output from the camera are mixed in a synthesizer and recorded on a recording medium. As described above, since the lap time counter is automatically inserted into the video signal, the user can be freed from complicated operations and can concentrate on shooting.

(Second Embodiment) Next, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the same parts as those in FIG. 1 in the above-described first embodiment are shown. Are denoted by the same reference numerals. 3 is different from FIG. 1 in that
A variable voltage device 9 such as a volume is added to the configuration of FIG.

In the above structure, the threshold value of the comparator 2 is determined by the output voltage of the variable voltage device 9. The comparator 2 compares the audio signal supplied from the microphone 1 with the determined threshold value, and outputs a control signal when the audio signal is larger than the determined threshold value. The control signal output from the comparator 2 is supplied to the lap time counter 3. The subsequent signal processing is the same as that in the first embodiment described above.

As described in detail above, according to the camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment, the threshold value of the comparator 2 can be arbitrarily set by the user, so that the desired sound level can be obtained. The counting operation of the lap time counter 3 can be started, and the lap time counter 3 is unnecessary.
It is possible to reliably prevent a malfunction such as the start of movement.

[0015]

As described in detail above, claim 1 of the present invention
According to the magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus with a built-in camera described above, when the lap time is desired to be superimposed and recorded on the image captured by the camera, the sound automatically starts the counting operation of the lap time counter. The effect of being free from complexity and being able to concentrate on shooting and improving operability is achieved.

According to the camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus of the second aspect of the present invention, the user can arbitrarily set the level of the sound at which the lap time counter starts the counting operation. There is an effect that the counting operation of the lap time counter is performed without error.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a lap time in the camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Microphone 2 Comparator 3 Lap time counter 4 Character signal generator 5 Audio signal processing circuit 6 Camera 7 Synthesizer 8 Video signal processing circuit 9 Variable voltage device 10 Display item 11 Display item 12 Monitor screen

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a camera-integrated magnetic recording / reproducing device in which a camera and a magnetic recording / reproducing device are integrated, a lap time counter for counting lap time, a display means for displaying lap time information, and a sound above a certain level. Control signal output means for outputting a control signal, and a synthesizing means for synthesizing the lap time information and the video signal output from the camera, and the operation of the lap time counter triggered by the output of the control signal output means. Is started and the lap time information signal displayed on the display means and the video signal output from the camera are combined by the combining means and recorded on a recording medium. 2. The magnetic recording / reproducing apparatus with a built-in camera according to claim 1, wherein the threshold value of the control signal output means can be set arbitrarily.