JPH095869A - Image photographic device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily judge a mode used for photographing, out of plural photographing operation modes, in an image photographic device having both functions of a still camera and a video camera. CONSTITUTION: The image photographic device is provided with a silver salt photographic image pickup part, a video signal recording part and an EVF part C27. At the time of switching to one of a sliver salt photographing mode, a video photographing mode, a still video photographing mode and a simultaneous photographing mode for picking up a silver salt photographic image, while recording a video signal, the color of an edge provided on the outer periphery of the display screen of the EVF part C27 is changed so that a user can immediately judge the present mode.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image capturing apparatus represented by a handy type camera having both functions of a still camera and a video camera.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a still camera or a video camera, an operation section as mode setting means is
An operation mode switch is provided, and by operating this switch, the aperture priority mode, shutter speed priority mode, which is necessary for shooting with a still camera,
It is configured to be able to display a manual mode or the like, or a recording mode or a reproduction mode or the like necessary for shooting with a video camera.

Further, as a display means for displaying to the user that these modes have been set, a so-called in-finder shooting mode display conventionally displayed in the viewfinder, or a portion visible from the outside of the camera body In some cases, an external pictogram shooting mode display is used in which pictures and letters are displayed.

[0004]

However, in the case of the image photographing apparatus having both the functions of the still camera and the video camera, which is the object of the present invention, the operation mode is the silver salt photographing mode P _H , which can photograph the silver salt. video movie can capture video shooting mode M _V, video movies and silver halide photography requires a simultaneous shooting mode P _M, still video shooting mode SV, such as video still images can be taken that can be taken at the same time, selected by the operating mode selector switch The operating mode itself is fundamentally different from the conventional one. Further, in such a camera having both the functions of a still camera and a video camera, there are a plurality of photographing operation modes, so it is very confusing which mode is used for photographing.

Therefore, considering a case where the operation mode switching function provided in the conventional still camera or video camera is applied to the image photographing apparatus to which the present invention is applied, the user can be shown only by the picture or the character. Since the current operation mode is notified, not only is it time-consuming to confirm, but there is also a risk of frequent misidentification.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and in an image photographing apparatus having both functions of a still camera and a video camera, photographing is performed in any of a plurality of photographing operation modes. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image capturing device that can easily determine whether or not the image capturing device has excellent usability.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a silver salt photographic image pickup section, a video signal recording section,
A display unit having an electric display element, a silver salt photography mode for operating the silver salt photography imaging unit to take a silver salt photograph, a movie photography mode for operating the video signal recording unit to record a video signal, and an image A mode setting means capable of setting a simultaneous photographing mode for recording a signal while recording a signal in parallel during the recording, and the silver salt photograph capturing section and the video signal based on the mode set by the mode setting means. A mode executor for controlling the recording unit and the display unit, and the mode executor provides an edge on a part of the outer periphery of the display screen of the electric display element, and the edge portion for each mode. It has a function of changing the color of.

In addition to the above configuration, the movie shooting mode has two shooting modes: a video shooting mode for shooting a moving image by operating the video signal recording section and a still video shooting mode for shooting a still image. The mode executing means may be configured to change the color of the edge portion for each of the video shooting mode and the still video shooting mode.

[0009]

With the above arrangement, each time the photographing mode is switched, the color of the edge provided on the outer periphery of the display screen of the electric display element changes to the color specified for each mode. Is maintained. Therefore, during shooting while looking at the screen of the electric display element, the color of the edge is always captured in the user's visual field, and therefore, in any of the silver salt shooting mode, the movie shooting mode, and the simultaneous shooting mode. It is very easy to determine whether you are shooting. Similarly, when switching between the video shooting mode and the still video shooting mode, it is possible to immediately determine the shooting mode by changing the edge color.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the image capturing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a camera body C, a main lens L, and an illumination / flash generation device (hereinafter, referred to as flash and light) F. In addition, a video imaging optical system and a silver halide imaging optical system, which will be described later, are configured by common components.

In the description of the present embodiment, the reference numerals in the drawings showing the respective components are prefixed with C on the camera body C side, L on the main lens L side, and F on the flash and light F side.
The configuration of the operation unit COP provided on the camera body C side is C
Each OP is added to facilitate the comparison between the drawing and the description.

In this embodiment, the camera body C and the main lens L, and the camera body C and the flash and light F are shown as separate bodies, but in the present invention, the camera body C and the main lens L are shown. , A camera body C and a flash and light F, or a combination of the three. In addition, the video imaging optical system and the silver halide imaging optical system may be configured to be independent from each other.

FIG. 2 schematically shows the structure of the optical system of this embodiment. In FIG. 2, light from a subject passes through a main lens L, the amount of light is controlled by a main lens aperture L11, and a pellicle mirror C04 functioning as an optical path dividing unit has a first optical path reaching a film C08 via a shutter C07 and a pellicle. The light is split from the first optical path by the mirror C04, and is split into a condenser lens C10, a reflection mirror C11, and a second optical path from the ND filter C13 to the relay lens C14. AX is an optical axis directed from the subject to the main lens L.

The amount of light from the subject that has passed through the second optical path and reached the relay lens C14 is controlled by a relay aperture C18, passes through an optical low-pass filter C16 and an IR cut filter C17, and functions as a photoelectric conversion unit.
The light reaches the CD image sensor C21. Although the CCD image sensor C21 is shown as a single plate in FIG. 2, a multi-plate type may be used.

The first optical path is an optical path for still photography using a silver salt film, and the second optical path is an optical path for movie photography using a recording medium for video, as shown in FIG. On the camera body C side, the silver salt photographing section C06-
C09 and video signal photographing units C21 to C27 are configured.

In FIG. 1, first, the structure on the side of the main lens L will be described. L01 and L03 are operation rings rotated by the user's hand, L01 is a focus operation ring for operating focus, and L03 is a zoom. It is a zoom operation ring to be operated. L13 is a fixed cylinder, L02 and L04 are operation ring state detection units for detecting rotation of the operation rings L01 and L03, respectively, and are usually constituted by encoders.

L05 is a focus detection unit for detecting the focal length of the main lens L, L06 is a lens microcomputer which is an operation control unit on the main lens L side, and L07 is a zoom microcomputer for performing a zoom operation of the main lens L. The motor L08 is a zoom motor monitor for detecting the rotation state of the zoom motor L07, and is composed of, for example, a photo interrupter.

L09 is a focus motor for performing a focus operation of the main lens L, L10 is an AF / MF switch button for switching between auto focus and manual focus, L11 is a main lens aperture, L1
Reference numeral 2 denotes a main lens aperture control unit. Main lens aperture control unit L
Reference numeral 12 includes a stepping motor for operating the aperture and an aperture state detection unit.

Focus and zoom operation rings L01, L0
Numeral 3 is rotatably fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the fixed barrel L13, so that it can rotate around the optical axis of the main lens L. Then, a power focus operation can be performed by rotating the focus operation ring L01, and a power zoom operation can be performed by rotating the focus operation ring L03.

Next, the configuration of the camera body C will be described. Reference numeral C01 denotes a camera microcomputer which is an arithmetic control unit of the camera body C, and communicates with the main lens L via a communication / power supply contact C30. To exchange information,
The flash operation control unit F is connected to the flash and write F via a hot shoe C20 as a flash contact.
01 and communicating information. FIG. 3 shows the appearance of a hot shoe C20 for mounting an external flash and a light.

Reference numeral C05 denotes an AF auxiliary mirror provided behind the pellicle mirror C04, and the main lens L
The light of the subject that has passed through is split by the pellicle mirror C04, passes through the first optical path, is further split by the AF auxiliary mirror C05, and is guided to the focus detection unit C02. The focus detecting section C02 transmits the focus information to the camera microcomputer C01, and the focus information processed by the camera microcomputer C01 is transmitted to the lens microcomputer L06. Motor L09
Is driven to perform focusing.

A shutter driving unit C06 controls opening and closing of the shutter C07 according to a command from the camera microcomputer C01. In other words, the camera microcomputer C01 uses the shutter drive unit C06 based on information from the operation unit COP, the luminance detection unit C12, and the like.
To the command signal. Reference numeral C08 denotes a film, and a subject image is exposed on the film surface by the light obtained by opening and closing the shutter C07 through the first optical path to form a latent image. C09 denotes a film feed control unit that performs film feed and rewind by driving a built-in motor.

The light split by the pellicle mirror C04 and passing through the second optical path passes through the condenser lens C10, the reflection mirror C11, the ND filter C13, and the relay lens C14.
Optical system including the optical low-pass filter C16, I
CCD image sensor C via R cut filter C17
It is led to 21. The reflection mirror C11 is partially a semi-transmissive mirror, from which a part of the light is guided to the brightness detection unit C12 to detect the brightness of the subject.

Reference numeral C15 denotes an ND filter control unit, which is a film C08 and a CCD mounted in the camera body C.
The sensitivity difference between the image sensors C21 and the brightness detection unit C12
The ND filter C13 is controlled based on the ND density information set on the camera microcomputer C01 side based on the brightness of the subject detected in step. A relay diaphragm C18 is provided in the relay optical system, and the amount of light guided to the CCD image sensor C21 is controlled by a relay diaphragm controller C19.

The CCD image sensor C21 receives a command from the camera microcomputer C01.
The light from the subject is photoelectrically converted by the drive pulse from the drive pulse generator C23. The photoelectrically converted electric signal is sent to the image pickup processing unit C22, subjected to analog processing such as sub-sampling, and then A / D converted to the image processing unit C.
24.

The image processing unit C24 includes a processing unit for converting γ, white balance (WB), and luminance / color difference (Y / C) signals, a memory unit for recording image data from the processing unit, and a camera unit. Microcomputer C01
An arithmetic control unit for performing image processing according to a command from
A memory unit for recording an image signal from the arithmetic control unit,
The image signal processed by the image processing unit C24 includes an EVF unit C27, a recording / reproducing conversion unit C25, and a superimposition unit for performing a superimposition.
And to the external output port C32 also shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, the image processing unit C24 and the external output port C32
The transmission line between a and aa is omitted for convenience of display.

The EVF section C27 is a liquid crystal finder or C
An image is displayed by a finder unit including an RT and the like, and a conversion unit that converts an image signal from the image processing unit C24 for driving the display unit. C35 is an operation display unit, which includes a large liquid crystal display panel C35A shown in FIGS. 3 and 7 and a lamp C35B shown in FIG. 5, and displays information on the operation of the operation unit COP.

The recording / reproducing conversion unit C25 encodes the image signal from the image processing unit C24, the audio signal from the audio processing unit C31, and various signals from the camera microcomputer C01 into a recording format. send. C28 is a recording medium, which can use a magnetic tape, a magneto-optical disk, a solid-state memory (RAM), or the like. In this embodiment, a cassette tape loaded with a magnetic tape is shown as a representative.

A recording medium drive unit C36 is a recording medium C2.
8 is driven. The signal sent to the head section C26 is recorded on the recording medium C28 driven by the recording medium driving section C36. Similarly, data recorded on the recording medium C28 is read out by the head unit C26, decoded by the recording / reproducing conversion unit C25 to reproduce image signals, audio signals, and various signals, and transmitted to the image processing unit C24 and the audio processing unit C31. Send out.

Audio is picked up by a stereo microphone C34 provided at an appropriate position in front of the camera body C as shown in FIG. 5, and is processed by an audio processing unit C31. The audio signal processed by the audio processing unit C31 is transferred to the recording / reproducing conversion unit C2.
5, the speaker C33, and the output port C32.
In FIG. 1, the audio processing unit C31 and the microphone C3
The transmission line between 4 and bb is omitted for convenience of display. C29 is a battery provided on the camera body C side, and supplies power to the camera body C and the main lens L.

Reference numeral C03 denotes a camera shake detection unit which detects a camera shake of the entire camera on which the main lens L is mounted, and transmits a detection signal to the camera microcomputer C01. The camera shake correction in the video signal photographing unit controls the read area of the CCD image sensor C21 based on this detection signal.

Next, the operation section COP will be described with reference to the external views of the apparatus of this embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 to 6. In FIGS. 3 to 6, COP09 is an operation mode changeover switch which also serves as a main switch. By operating this switch COP09, OFF, P _M , P _H ,
It is possible to select six operation modes of M _V , V, SV and E.

That is, when the changeover switch COP09 is turned off, the entire apparatus can be turned off, and when it is set to P _M , a simultaneous shooting mode in which a video movie and a silver halide photograph can be taken at the same time to, a silver salt shooting mode that can P _H in silver halide photography, M _V
Then, in the video shooting mode that can shoot video movies,
In V, it is in the video playback mode to play the recorded video.
The SV can be switched to a still video shooting mode in which a video still image can be shot, and the E can be switched to an edit mode in which information recorded in a shooting information recording unit on a silver salt film C08, which will be described later, is rewritten.

COP01 is a release button for silver salt photography. COP02 is a switching dial for switching between AV and TV and for switching modes during shooting of silver salt and video, and a shooting scene is selected by turning this switching dial COP02 while pressing a mode button COP07 described later. This can be done while pressing the program button COP12 which will be described later.
By turning 2, the A (aperture priority) mode, S (shutter speed priority) mode, and M (manual) mode can be selected.

COP03 is a deck open button for taking out the cassette tape C28 as a recording medium. By operating this button COP03, the grip portion is opened and the cassette tape C28 can be attached and detached. C
OP04 video shooting mode (M _V), simultaneous shooting mode (P
_M) sometimes functions as a fade button to start the fade-out, a silver salt photographing mode (P _H), is an operation button for still video shooting mode (SV) sometimes serves as trigger button of the still image preview.

COP05 is a lens exchange button for removing the main lens L from the camera body C. COP06 silver salt photographing mode (P _H), red-eye reduction button for setting the effect of reducing the red eye of the flash used when still video shooting mode (SV), COP07 is a mode button, the aforementioned mode switching dial Simultaneous shooting mode (P _M ) and silver salt shooting mode when used with COP02
(P _H), video shooting mode (M _V), in a still video shooting mode (SV), is used to set the scene select modes such as portrait or sports mode.

COP08 is a film cartridge loaded,
Film cartridge exchange button for attachment / detachment, COP
10 is a screen size changeover switch for shooting silver halide, COP
Reference numeral 11 denotes a video movie screen changeover switch. CO
P12 is a program button, which sets the shooting mode to program when used alone. Further, the above-described mode switching dial COP02 simultaneously using simultaneous imaging mode by (P _M), a silver salt photographing mode (P _H), the video capturing mode (M _V), in a still video shooting mode (SV) A (aperture You can select the priority mode, S (shutter speed priority) mode, and M (manual) mode.

The COP 13 is a zoom button for changing the focal length of the main lens L similarly to the zoom ring of the main lens L. The COP 14 is a recording ON / OFF button for controlling the start and stop of recording on the recording medium C28 in the simultaneous recording mode (P _M ) and the video recording mode (M _V ). The silver salt recording mode (P _H ) and still video In the shooting mode (SV), by pressing the operation button COP04 while pressing the button COP14, the image in the aperture open state can be displayed in the EVF, and in the M (manual) mode, the button COP14 is pressed. The AV can be switched by switching the aforementioned switching dial COP02 while pressing.

The COP 15 is a camera shake correction control ON / OF in the simultaneous photographing mode (P _M ) and the video photographing mode (M _V ).
The F button, silver salt photographing mode (P _H), when still video shooting mode (SV) is switch the mode switching dial COP02 while pressing the button COP15, it is exposure correction.

COP16 is a first liquid crystal unit pop-up button. By operating this button COP16, the liquid crystal unit forming the EVF section C27 pops out, and the grip is unlocked, so that the EVF section C27 is released.
Can rotate around the camera body C together with the grip so that not only the eye level but also the waist level can be photographed.

[0041] COP17 silver salt shooting mode (P _H), a flash Forced flash button of in the still video shooting mode (SV). The COP 18 is an ON / OFF button for displaying a message on the EVF unit C27. The COP 19 is a button for adjusting the volume in the V mode and the image on the EVF unit C27 (brightness, color tone, etc.).

The COP 20 is the second liquid crystal unit pop-up. By operating this button, the EVF section C2
The liquid crystal unit constituting 7 is raised in the vertical direction so as to support waist level photography in the vertical position in the silver salt photography mode (PH) and still video photography mode (SV).

COP21 is an auto rewind button,
This button COP21 allows rewinding even during the film. COP22 silver salt photographing mode (P _H), still video shooting mode (SV) at Tan'utsushi a single shooting, continuous shooting, self timer button for switching the continuous shooting and self timer. In FIGS. 5 and 6, C40 is a lid of the battery housing portion, and C41 is a tripod hole.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a large liquid crystal display panel C35A of the operation display section C35. As shown in the figure, the large liquid crystal display plate C35A has a camera operation mode display, a tape running counter, a date display, a shutter speed display, an exposure correction display, a red-eye reduction display, an aperture value / exposure correction value display, a mode display, and a battery capacity. A display, a self-timer mark, a film counter, a patrone mark, a wireless flash display, a winding mode display, a shooting scene selection display, a manual focus display and the like are provided.

The photographing scene select display is provided with switching buttons for arbitrarily selecting conditions such as portrait, commemorative photographing / scenery, close-up, sports, night view portrait / night view, and the like. Further, a lamp C35B shown in FIG. 5 emits light when a self-timer or red-eye reduction is performed.

Next, the configuration of the pellicle mirror C04 and the relay optical system to the video signal photographing section in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 27. FIG. 27 shows how to guide a light beam to the finder 102 by the pellicle mirror 101 in the conventional image capturing apparatus. Point A is the center of the pupil of the main lens L, and surface B is the film exposure surface.
When the area of the film exposure surface B was 100, the light flux from the pellicle mirror 101 to the focal plane 103 leading to the finder was 90 to 100.

FIG. 8 shows the construction of a relay optical system including a pellicle mirror C04 and a relay lens C14 for guiding the light of the subject incident from the main lens L to the CCD image sensor C21 in this embodiment. The image circle of the main lens L is larger than the light flux to the film exposure surface B by one or more. Therefore, as compared with the conventional example shown in FIG. 27, 100 or more lights are emitted from the main lens L in this embodiment.

In order to utilize this margin of light, in the present embodiment, the pellicle mirror C04 is enlarged, the condenser lens C10 on the primary image forming surface is enlarged, and the relay optical system also has a margin. Therefore, the CCD image sensor C21
Light of a larger area than 100 will come to. This extra light can be used as an electronic image stabilization area or a wide viewfinder, as will be described later.

FIG. 9 shows the exposure area of the 135 film. As shown in this figure, the exposed area of the 135 film is 36.0 × 24.0 in the normal state, whereas it is 36.0 × 15.0 in the panoramic state. Although not shown, as is well known, the brownie film (120,
220) has a plurality of formats such as 6 × 4.5, 6 × 6, 6 × 7, and 6 × 9.

FIG. 10 shows a film of a silver salt film system (hereinafter referred to as another standard film system) having three formats of 16: 9, 2: 3, and 1: 3 proposed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-84309. The exposure area and the print size (C, H, P) on the film are shown. In the silver halide film system shown in this figure, the print size H is slightly smaller than the exposed area, the print size C is shorter than the print size H only in the horizontal dimension in the figure, and the print size P is the vertical dimension in the figure only. It has a short standard.

11 to 13 show examples of the arrangement of the CCD image sensor C21, the image format, and the silver salt film format in the above-mentioned standard film system. In particular, it is assumed that an electronic image stabilization system is adopted. The electronic image stabilization system requires an area about 1.5 times the screen size, which is about 1.2 times the linear ratio.

In the example shown in FIG. 11, the CCD image sensor C21 has a wide size (16: 9), and the film exposure area and the image area of the CCD are substantially equal. The screen size for movies requires the image stabilization area to be secured, so the print area of the same standard (H)
In contrast, it is slightly smaller. The print area (H) is 90% smaller than the film exposure area.

In the example shown in FIG. 12, the CCD image sensor C21 is of a wide size, and a camera shake correction area is sufficiently arranged in the film exposure area. The screen size at the time of movie is the same as the silver salt format of the same standard. Therefore, the camera shake correction switch (camera shake correction control ON / OFF button COP15) is turned off.
The screen size does not change regardless of N / OFF.

In FIG. 13, the CCD image sensor C21 is of a normal size (4: 3), and the upper and lower areas of the CCD image sensor C21 are used only for camera shake correction. Note that FIG. 14 shows an example of arrangement of the CCD image sensor C21, the video format, and the silver salt film format in the 135 film, and FIG. 15 also shows an example of the brownie film.

Next, the EV in the arrangement mode of the CCD image sensor, the video format, and the silver salt film format in the film system of the different standard shown in FIG.
The F display will be described.

First, in the silver salt photographing mode, the operation mode selector switch COP09 is set to the position of the silver salt photographing mode (P _H ). As a result, each operation button is operated in the silver salt shooting mode in response to a command from the camera microcomputer C01.
When set so as to correspond to (P _H ), the video signal photographing section is activated, the subject image passing through the main lens L is formed on the CCD image sensor C21 through the relay lens C14, and further the image pickup processing section C22. Is processed by the image processing unit C24 and displayed on the EVF unit C27.

The display contents in this case are shown in FIGS. FIG. 16 shows a case where the EVF section C27 is a screen corresponding to a normal 4: 3 TV, and FIG. 17 shows a case where the EVF section C27 is 1
The case of a screen corresponding to a wide size (high definition size) of 6: 9 is shown. At this time, the changeover switch COP1
The display content can be changed by operating 0. That is, when the changeover switch COP10 is set to the H position, the image formed in the print area (H) of FIG. 12 is taken out and displayed on the EVF section C27.

As shown in FIG. 16 (A), the 4: 3 EVF portion has a portion that is not used for display. Therefore, the photographing data D is displayed there. Examples of the shooting data D include a flash shooting display, a focus mark, a shutter speed, an aperture, an exposure correction value, and the like, as illustrated. The portions that are not used for display are displayed in a color (for example, blue) that indicates silver salt photography during silver salt photography, to make it easier for the photographer to understand in which mode the shooting is performed. In addition,
In these figures, the shaded portion indicates the portion colored with a color indicative of silver salt photography.

As shown in FIG. 17 (A), an EVF of wide size or the like is displayed almost completely in the display area of the EVF section C27, so that the photographed data D is superimposed on the video screen. The edge portion of the screen is displayed in a color indicating silver halide photography.

When the changeover switch COP10 is set to the position C, the image formed in the print area (C) of FIG. 12 is taken out and displayed on the EVF section C27. With an ordinary EVF, as shown in FIG.
Since the display area of the section C27 is displayed almost completely, the photographing data D is superimposed on the video screen. The edge portion of the screen is displayed in a color indicating silver halide photography.

As shown in FIG. 17 (B), an EVF of a wide size or the like has a portion that is not used for display, so that the photographing data D is displayed there. Portions that are not used for display are displayed in a color that indicates silver halide photography.

When the changeover switch COP10 is set to the P position, the image formed on the print area (P) in FIG. 12 is taken out and displayed on the EVF. As shown in FIGS. 16 (C) and 17 (C), a normal EVF and a wide-size EVF have a portion that is not used for display, so that the shooting data D is displayed there. Portions that are not used for display are displayed in a color that indicates silver halide photography. Note that electronic image stabilization does not work during silver halide photography.

FIG. 18 shows a display screen in the wide viewfinder display. When a wide viewfinder changeover switch (not shown) is turned on, for example, when the changeover switch COP10 is in the H position, an image is formed on the CCD image area of FIG. 12 as shown in FIGS. 18 (A) and 18 (B). All the formed images are displayed on the EVF unit C27, and the area corresponding to the print area (H) is displayed so as to be surrounded by an image frame.

Next, the video shooting mode, to set the operating mode selector switch COP09 to the position of the video shooting mode (M _V). When this microcomputer C01 camera is set to correspond to the video shooting mode (M _V) of each operation button, the video signal capturing unit is activated, the object image is a relay lens through the main lens L C14
The image is formed on the CCD image sensor C21 through the image processing unit C22, the image processing unit C24, and the EVF unit C27.

The display contents are shown in FIGS. 19 and 20. FIG.
9 shows the case where the EVF section C27 is a screen corresponding to a normal TV of 4: 3, and FIG. 20 shows the case where the EVF section C27 is a screen corresponding to a wide size of 16: 9.

In this case, the video screen changeover switch COP
When 11 is switched to H (wide size), the screen size for movie H size in FIG. 12, that is, the print area
The image formed in the (H) portion is taken out and displayed on the EVF portion C27. In an ordinary EVF, as shown in FIG.
Since there is a portion that is not used for display, the shooting data D is displayed there. Portions that are not used for display are colored and displayed in a color (for example, orange) that indicates video shooting to make it easier for the photographer to understand in which mode shooting is performed.

As shown in FIG. 20 (A), the wide-sized EVF is displayed almost completely in the display area of the EVF section C27, so that the photographed data D is superimposed on the video screen. The edge portion of the screen is displayed in a color that indicates video recording.

When the changeover switch COP10 is set to the N position, the image formed on the screen size portion of the movie N size in FIG.
Display above. In a normal EVF, as shown in FIG. 19 (B), since the display area of the EVF section C27 is displayed almost completely, the photographed data D is superimposed on the video screen. The edge portion of the screen is displayed in a color that indicates video recording.

Since the wide size EVF has a portion which is not used for display as shown in FIG. 20, the photographing data D is displayed there. The part that is not used for display is displayed in a color that indicates video recording.

In the video shooting mode (M _V ), an anti-shake switch, that is, a camera shake correction control ON / OFF button COP1
When 5 is operated, camera shake is detected by the output of the camera shake detection unit, the image cutout position of the CCD image sensor C21 is changed, and camera shake correction is performed.

Finally, in the simultaneous photographing mode, the operation mode changeover switch COP09 is set to the position of the simultaneous photographing mode (P _M ). As a result, when the camera microcomputer C01 sets each operation button so as to correspond to the simultaneous photographing mode (P _M ), the video signal photographing unit is activated, and the subject image passing through the main lens L passes through the relay lens C14 to the CCD image. An image is formed on the sensor C21, processed by the imaging processing unit C22 and the image processing unit C24, and the EVF unit C27.
Is displayed in.

The display contents are shown in FIGS. FIG.
22 and FIG. 22 show a case where the EVF unit C27 is a screen corresponding to a normal TV of 4: 3, and FIGS. 23 and 24 show a case where the EVF unit C27 is a screen corresponding to a wide size of 16: 9.

At this time, the video screen changeover switch COP1
When 1 is set to H (wide size) and the changeover switch COP10 is set to H, the screen size at the time of movie H size in FIG. 12, that is, the image formed in the print area (H) part is taken out and displayed on the EVF part C27. . In the ordinary EVF, as shown in FIG. 21 (A), since there is a portion that is not used for display, the photographing data D is displayed there. Portions that are not used for display are colored and displayed in a color indicating simultaneous shooting (for example, green) to make it easier for the photographer to understand which mode is used for shooting.

As shown in FIG. 23 (A), the wide size EVF is displayed almost completely in the display area of the EVF section C27, so that the photographed data D is superimposed on the video screen. The edge portion of the screen is colored and displayed in a color indicating simultaneous shooting.

The video screen changeover switch COP11 is set to H.
When the silver salt photographing screen size changeover switch COP10 is set to the position C, the image formed on the screen size portion of the movie H size in FIG.
It is displayed on the VF part C27. Figure 21 for a normal EVF
As shown in (B), since the silver salt shooting screen comes inside the video shooting screen, the image frame of the silver salt shooting screen is displayed on the video shooting screen. The color of the image frame is blue, which indicates silver halide photography. In this case, the same applies to the wide-sized EVF shown in FIG.

The video screen changeover switch COP11 is set to H.
When the silver salt photographing screen size change-over switch COP10 is set to the position P, the image formed on the screen size portion of the movie H size in FIG.
It is displayed on the VF part C27. Figure 21 for a normal EVF
As shown in (C), since the silver salt shooting screen is inside the video shooting screen, the frame of the silver salt shooting screen is displayed on the video shooting screen. The color of the image frame is blue, which indicates silver halide photography. In this case, the same applies to the wide-sized EVF shown in FIG.

The video screen changeover switch COP11 is set to N.
When the silver halide photographing screen size changeover switch COP10 is set to the position C, the image formed on the screen size portion of the movie N size in FIG.
It is displayed on the VF part C27. Figure 22 for a normal EVF
As shown in (A), since the display area of the EVF unit C27 is displayed almost completely, the shooting data D is superimposed on the video screen. The edge portion of the screen is colored and displayed in a color indicating simultaneous shooting.

In the wide size EVF, as shown in FIG. 24 (A), there is a portion that is not used for display. Therefore, the photographing data D is displayed there. Portions that are not used for display are colored with a color that indicates simultaneous shooting, so that the photographer can easily understand which mode is used for shooting.

The video screen changeover switch COP11 is set to N.
When the silver halide photographing screen size changeover switch COP10 is set to the H position, the image formed on the screen size portion of the movie H size in FIG.
It is displayed on the VF part C27. Figure 22 for a normal EVF
As shown in (B), since the video shooting screen comes inside the silver salt shooting screen, the image frame of the video shooting screen is displayed on the silver salt shooting screen.

Since it is a video that is normally photographed, in order to avoid the ambiguity of the image frame, the silver salt photographing area is displayed as if the brightness is reduced or monochrome. The color of the image frame is orange, which indicates video shooting. In this state, the release button COP01 is pressed halfway (S1 ON) to change the silver halide photography screen area to the normal screen (see FIG. 21).
(The date of (B) is inside), the silver salt photography screen may be made easy to understand. The same applies to the wide-sized EVF shown in FIG.

The video screen changeover switch COP11 is set to N.
When the silver salt photography screen size change-over switch COP10 is set to the P position, the images formed on the screen size portion and the print area (P) portion of the movie N size in FIG. It is taken out and displayed on the EVF section C27. In a normal EVF, as shown in FIG. 22 (C), since the video shooting screen comes inside a part of the silver salt shooting screen, the image frame of the video shooting screen is displayed on the silver salt shooting screen.

Since it is a video that is usually photographed, in order to avoid the ambiguity of the image frame, the silver salt photographing area is displayed in such a manner that the brightness is reduced or monochrome is used. The color of the image frame is orange, which indicates video shooting. In this state, the release button COP01 is pressed halfway (S1 ON) to change the silver halide photography screen area to the normal screen, and
The silver-salt shooting screen may be made easier to understand by displaying the brightness of the video-only shooting part such as dimming the brightness or monochrome. The same applies to the wide-sized EVF shown in FIG.

FIG. 25 and FIG. 26 are display examples when the electronic zoom at the time of simultaneous photographing is used. FIG. 25A shows a display before the electronic zoom is performed. When the electronic zoom is performed from this state, one of the displays is as shown in FIG. 25 (B).
That is, only the video shooting screen is in the normal state, and the video is normally shot. Therefore, in order to avoid the ambiguity of the image frame, the silver salt shooting area is displayed in such a manner that the brightness is reduced or the area is changed to monochrome. The color of the image frame is orange, which indicates video shooting.

On the other hand, a display as shown in FIG. That is, only the video shooting screen is enlarged and displayed to indicate that the digital zoom is in use. In this state, press the release button COP01 halfway (S1
ON) and, as shown in FIG. 26, change the silver halide photography screen area from the state of FIG. 25 (B) to the normal screen, or cancel the enlargement from the state of FIG. 25 (C) in which the video screen is enlarged. To turn the image frame display orange on the video shooting screen only.
Although not shown, the color of a part of the edge on the outer periphery of the image frame may be changed and the mode name or the like may be displayed.

As described above, E in the arrangement mode shown in FIG.
Although the display of the VF section C27 has been described, the same applies to the arrangement mode shown in FIG. 11 or 13. Also, 1
The same applies to the 35 film and Brownie film systems.

[0086]

As described above, according to claim 1 of the present invention, an edge is provided on a part of the outer periphery of the display screen of the electric display element, and the silver salt photographing mode, the movie photographing mode and the simultaneous photographing mode are provided. Since the color of the edge portion is changed for each mode, the edge color provided on the outer periphery of the display screen of the electric display element is the color specified for each mode each time the shooting mode is switched. The color of the edge is maintained during shooting. Therefore, during shooting while looking at the screen of the electric display element, the color of the edge is always captured in the user's visual field, and therefore, in any of the silver salt shooting mode, the movie shooting mode, and the simultaneous shooting mode. It is very easy to determine whether you are shooting.

Also, according to the second aspect, similarly, when switching between the video shooting mode and the still video shooting mode, it is possible to immediately determine the shooting mode by changing the edge color. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of the optical system.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the appearance of the apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view showing an operation display unit.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a pellicle mirror and a relay optical system.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view showing an exposure area of 135 film.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged view showing a film exposure area of another standard film system and a print size on the film.

FIG. 11 is an enlarged view showing a layout example of a CCD image sensor, a video format, and a silver salt film format in another standard film system.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged view showing another example of arrangement.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged view showing still another arrangement example.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged view showing an arrangement example of a CCD image sensor, a video format, and a silver salt film format on 135 film.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged view showing an arrangement example of a CCD image sensor, a video format, and a silver salt film format in a brownie film.

FIG. 16: Normal T when shooting in silver salt shooting mode
The figure which shows the screen of the EVF part corresponding to V.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a screen corresponding to a wide size.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a screen when the wide viewfinder is displayed.

FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a screen of an EVF unit compatible with a normal TV when shooting in a video mode.

FIG. 20 is a view showing a screen corresponding to a wide size.

FIG. 21: Normal T when shooting in simultaneous shooting mode
The figure which shows the screen of the EVF part corresponding to V.

FIG. 22 is a continuation of FIG. 21.

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing a screen corresponding to a wide size.

FIG. 24 is a continuation of FIG. 23.

FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a display example when electronic zoom is also used.

FIG. 26 is a continuation of FIG. 25.

FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a mirror and a relay optical system in a conventional image capturing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

L Main lens L01 Focus operation ring L02 Focus operation ring State detection unit L03 Zoom operation ring L04 Zoom operation ring State detection unit L05 Focus detection unit L06 Lens microcomputer L07 Zoom motor L08 Zoom motor monitor L09 Focus motor L10 Voice processing Part L11 Main lens aperture L12 Main lens aperture control unit L13 Fixed barrel C Camera body C01 Camera microcomputer C02 Focus detection unit C03 Camera shake detection unit C04 Pellicle mirror C05 AF auxiliary mirror C06 Shutter drive unit C07 Shutter C08 Film C09 Film feed Control unit C10 Condenser lens C11 Reflection mirror C12 Luminance detection unit C13 ND filter C14 Relay lens C15 ND filter control unit C16 Optical low Pass filter C17 IR cut filter C18 Second diaphragm, relay diaphragm C19 Relay diaphragm control unit C20 Hot shoe C21 CCD image sensor C22 Imaging processing unit C23 CCD drive pulse generation unit C24 Image processing unit C25 Recording / re-conversion unit C26 Head unit C27 EVF unit C28 recording medium C29 battery C30 communication / power supply contact C31 audio processing unit C32 external output port C33 speaker C34 stereo microphone C35 operation display unit C35A
Large liquid crystal display panel C35B Light-emitting lamp C36 Recording medium drive C40 Battery cover C41 Tripod hole COP Operation unit COP01
Release button COP02 Mode switching dial COP03
Open button COP04 Still image preview and fade button COP05 Lens exchange button COP06
Red eye reduction button COP07 Scene select mode button COP08
Film change button COP09 Operation mode changeover switch COP10 Silver halide shooting screen size changeover switch COP11 Video screen changeover switch COP12 Program button COP13
Zoom button COP14 Aperture open button COP15 Image stabilization control ON / OFF and exposure correction button COP16 First liquid crystal unit pop-up button COP17 Flash forced emission button COP18 Message display ON / OFF button COP19 Volume / video adjustment button COP20 Second liquid crystal unit pop-up button COP21 Auto rewind button COP22 Self-timer button F Flash and write F01 Flash operation control section

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Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A silver salt photographic imaging section, a video signal recording section,
A display unit having an electric display element, a silver salt photography mode for operating the silver salt photography imaging unit to take a silver salt photograph, a movie photography mode for operating the video signal recording unit to record a video signal, and an image A mode setting means capable of setting a simultaneous photographing mode for recording a signal while recording a signal in parallel during the recording, and the silver salt photograph capturing section and the video signal based on the mode set by the mode setting means. A mode executor for controlling the recording unit and the display unit, and the mode executor provides an edge on a part of the outer periphery of the display screen of the electric display element, and the edge portion for each mode. An image capturing apparatus having a function of changing the color of the image. 2. A movie shooting mode includes a video shooting mode in which the video signal recording unit is operated to shoot a moving image and a still video shooting mode in which a still image is shot, and the mode executing means includes the video shooting mode. The image capturing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing apparatus is configured to change the color of the edge portion for each mode and still video capturing mode.