JP2000322389A - Electronic camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a picture processing system by which a picture photographed by an electronic still camera is easily viewed by an electronic notebook. SOLUTION: In this electronic camera, when an IC card 18 is inserted into an electronic still camera, and photographing is operated, the photographed picture is all or selectively stored in the IC card 18. Afterwards, when the IC card is taken out of the electronic still camera, and set in a separate electronic notebook 60, the stored picture of the IC card is displayed on a display panel 62 of the electronic notebook. Thus, a photographed picture can be reproduced so as to be viewed anytime only by carrying the electronic notebook and the IC card in which the photographed picture is recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an image processing system comprising an electronic still camera and an electronic organizer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic still cameras have been put to practical use. This electronic still camera can be immediately reproduced and displayed on a monitor, a TV screen, or the like without performing development processing even immediately after shooting. This electronic still camera is often used not as a substitute for a film camera but as educational material, sales information of cars, houses, and the like.

[0003]

However, in order to view an image taken by the electronic still camera, a camera without a monitor must be connected to a TV receiver, and a camera with a monitor is required. In such a case, there is a problem that the camera body is large and heavy, and all of them lack portability.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide an image processing system in which an image taken by an electronic still camera can be easily viewed in an electronic organizer.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an electronic still camera is equipped with an IC card so that a photographed image can be stored, and after photographing, the IC card is set in a separate electronic organizer. Thus, the stored image can be viewed. Here, the electronic organizer refers to a calculator-type small portable electronic device that can store information electronically instead of a notebook.

[0006] When an IC card is mounted on an electronic still camera and photographing is performed, all or selectively of the photographed images can be obtained by the above-described I.
It is stored on the C card. Thereafter, if the IC card is removed from the electronic still camera and set in a separate electronic organizer, the stored image of the IC card is displayed on the display panel of the electronic organizer. Therefore, the photographed image can be easily reproduced and viewed at any time simply by carrying the IC card storing the photographed image together with the electronic notebook.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The image processing system according to the present invention includes:
It is composed of an electronic still camera and an electronic organizer. First, the configuration of the electronic still camera will be described. FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an electronic still camera 10 to which the present invention is applied. The external shape of the electronic still camera 10 is formed substantially in the same manner as a conventional single-lens reflex camera, and includes an external appearance including a rectangular parallelepiped camera body 11 and a cylindrical lens portion 12 protruding to the front side. ing. On the camera body 11, a release switch 13 provided on the top surface and functioning as a shutter, a finder 14 provided on the back surface for printing a subject, a key input unit 15 for specifying an operation mode and the like, LCD panel 16 for displaying captured images, etc.
And a jacket housing FD17 provided with a magnetic sheet (floppy (registered trademark) disk) as a magnetic recording medium provided on the side thereof and magnetically recording, for example, 50 photographed still image information, and the photographed still image I provided with a semiconductor memory in which information is stored, for example, 10 sheets
Magnetic recording unit 19 for storing C cards 18
Are provided. As can be seen from the drawings, the FD
17 and the IC card 18 are configured as a single unit that can be attached to and detached from the camera.
Two covers 20, 21 which are opened when the D17 and the IC card 18 are attached and detached are provided on the front and rear. These covers 2
When 0 and 21 are opened, the insertion opening 19a of the FD and the insertion opening 19b of the IC card are exposed on the upper side.

FIG. 2 shows the overall circuit configuration of the electronic still camera 10 shown in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes an optical system, which includes a lens unit 12, a shutter 32, and a CCD (Charge Coupler).
ed Device), and the focus, exposure, and the like are automatically adjusted by an autofocus mechanism and an EE mechanism. Reference numeral 34 denotes a shutter control circuit, which controls the shutter 32 according to the operation of the release switch 13. Release switch 13 above
The shutter control circuit 34 is controlled by the signal lines 36a and 36b.
When the release switch 13 is touched (lightly pressed) by a person's finger, a touch signal is sent to the shutter control circuit 34 via a signal line 36a, and when the release switch 13 is pressed, the signal is sent via a signal line 36b. An ON signal is output to the shutter control circuit 34. This shutter control circuit 34
When a touch signal is sent from the release switch 13, the standby mode is set, the focus and exposure are determined by the auto focus and the EE mechanism, and the shutter 32 is operated, for example, at 1/60 second intervals.

With the operation of the shutter 32,
A subject image is formed on the surface of the image sensor 33 via the lens unit 12 and the shutter 32, and a signal for the subject image, that is, an image signal, is sent from the image sensor 33 to the signal processing circuit 37.
The imaging element 33 is configured by, for example, arranging a large number of photoelectric conversion semiconductor cells, and the signal processing circuit 37 sequentially scans these cells to generate a video signal according to a general television signal, that is, a luminance signal Y. And the color difference signals RY,
BY has been obtained. The image signal output from the signal processing circuit 37 is sent to a display control circuit 38 via a signal line a, sent to a modulation circuit 39 via a switch SW1, and A / D converted via a switch SW2. Sent to the circuit 41. The switches SW1 and SW2 are connected to the control circuit 44.
ON / OFF control is performed by switch signals S1 and S2. The A / D conversion circuit 41 converts the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals RY and BY sent from the signal processing circuit 37 into digital data, respectively, and outputs the digital data to the IC card 18. Image data sent from the A / D conversion circuit 41 is sequentially stored in the IC card 18 under the control of the memory control circuit 43. The memory control circuit 43 receives a control signal from the control circuit 44 and a shutter signal from the shutter control circuit 34. The memory control circuit 43 controls writing of image data to the IC card 18 when an ON signal of the release switch 13 is given from the shutter control circuit 34 in the photographing mode.

On the other hand, the memory control circuit 43 reads the image stored in the IC card 18 in response to a control command from the control circuit 44 and inputs the read image to the D / A conversion circuit 45. The image read from the IC card 18 is converted into an analog signal by a D / A conversion circuit 45, and is converted to a display control circuit 48 via a signal line b.
Sent to

The modulation circuit 39 includes a signal processing circuit 37.
, Modulates a signal given through the switch SW1 and outputs the modulated signal to the recording circuit 46. This recording circuit 46 includes a modulation circuit 39
The recording head 47a is driven based on the signal sent from the FD 17 to record image information so as to form an annular track on the magnetic sheet housed in the FD 17.

The image information recorded on the FD 17 is supplied to a reproducing head 47b (generally, a recording head 47) in a reproducing mode.
(shared with a) and sent to the demodulation circuit 52 via the reproduction circuit 51. The demodulation circuit 52 demodulates the reproduced signal, inputs the demodulated signal to the encoder 53, returns the original luminance signal Y and the color difference signals RY and BY to the display control circuit 38. The display control circuit 88 selects three types of image signals input through the signal lines a, b, and c in accordance with an instruction from the control circuit 44, and outputs them to the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16 for display.

The control circuit 44 receives a shutter signal from the shutter control circuit 34 and is connected to the key input unit 15. The key input unit 15 includes an operation mode designation key for designating an operation mode such as a photographing mode, a reproduction mode, and an IC card read / write mode, and a forward key for moving the read address of the IC card 18 or the FD 17 forward or backward according to the operation mode. And various operation keys such as a back key. The control circuit 44 controls ON / OFF of the switches SW1 and SW2 in accordance with a key input signal from the key input section 15 and a shutter signal from the shutter control circuit 34, and also includes a memory control circuit 43 and a display control circuit 38. And control commands to other circuits.

When a photograph is taken by the electronic still camera configured as described above, the photographing mode is designated by operating the keys of the key input unit 15. When the captured image is stored in the IC card 18, a writing mode for the IC card 18 is designated. The operation when the IC card write mode is designated will be described below. The control circuit 44 outputs a control signal to the memory control circuit 43 and turns off the switches SW1 and SW2 according to the mode designation such as the photographing mode and the IC card writing mode.
Further, the control circuit 44 instructs the display control circuit 88 to select the signal line a and output it to the finder 14.
In this state, when the photographer touches the release switch 13 with his finger lightly, a touch signal is sent to the shutter control circuit 34 via the signal line 36a. When the touch signal is sent, the shutter control circuit 34 enters the standby mode, determines the focus and exposure by the auto focus mechanism and the EE mechanism, and operates the shutter 32 every 1/60 second. As a result, the subject image is shifted to the lens unit 12 and the shutter 32.
And a luminance signal Y and color difference signals RY and BY corresponding to the projected image are output from the image sensor 33 to the display control circuit 38 via the signal line a. Sent. The display control circuit 38 selects a signal transmitted through the signal line a in accordance with an instruction from the control circuit 44, and displays the selected signal on the finder 14. The display on the finder 14 allows the photographer to confirm the state of the subject, and allows the shutter operation.

When the photographer presses the release switch 13, an ON signal is sent to the shutter control circuit 34 via the signal line 36b. Upon receiving the ON signal, the shutter control circuit 34 outputs the ON signal to the memory control circuit 43 and the control circuit 44.

When the shutter is turned on, the control circuit 44 turns on the switches SW1 and SW2 for a predetermined time, for example, 1/60 second. This switch SW1,
When the switch SW2 is turned on, the release switch 13 is turned on.
The output signal of the signal processing circuit 37 at the time of turning on, that is, the luminance signal Y and the color difference signals RY and BY are modulated by the modulation circuit.
39 and an A / D conversion circuit 41. Modulation circuit 39
Modulates the image signal sent from the signal processing circuit 37 and outputs it to the recording circuit 46. This recording circuit 46 is a modulation circuit
The recording head 47a is driven based on the signal from
The image information is recorded on the magnetic sheet stored in 17 so as to form an annular track. On the other hand, the A / D conversion circuit 41 converts the image signal sent from the signal processing circuit 37 into digital data and inputs the digital data to the IC card 18. At this time, the memory control circuit 43 controls the writing of the IC card 18 according to the shutter ON signal from the shutter control circuit 34, and stores the image information output from the A / D conversion circuit 41 in the IC card 18.

Thereafter, when the release switch 13 is pressed in the same manner, the image information taken at that time is recorded in the FD 17 and also stored in the IC card 18.

If the write mode to the IC card 18 is not specified, only the switch SW1 is turned on when the release switch 13 is pressed, and the captured image information is
The image is recorded only in D17, and the image is not stored in the IC card 18.

When it is desired to check the image stored in the IC card 18 as described above, the read mode of the IC card 18 is designated by operating the keys of the key input unit 15. This IC
When the read mode of the card 18 is specified, the control circuit 44 instructs the memory control circuit 43 to read the IC card 18, and selects the signal line b to the display control circuit 38 to send the signal line b to the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16. Instruct to output. The memory control circuit 43 reads out the image information stored at the head address of the IC card 18 based on the instruction from the control circuit 44, and outputs it to the display control circuit 38 via the D / A conversion circuit 45 and the signal line b. Are displayed on the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16. By operating the forward key of the key input unit 15 in this state, the captured images stored in the IC card 18 are sequentially read out under the control of the memory control circuit 43, and the viewfinder 14 and the liquid crystal display are displayed via the display control circuit 38. Displayed on panel 16. Thereby, the image stored in the IC card 18 can be confirmed.

When the user wants to play back the image recorded on the FD 17, a playback mode is designated. When the reproduction mode is designated, the control circuit 44 instructs the display control circuit 38 to select the signal line c and output the signal line c to the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16, and to display the first image recorded on the FD 17 Is read by the reproducing head 47b, amplified by the reproducing circuit 51, and then input to the demodulating circuit 52 to perform a demodulating operation. The signal demodulated by the demodulation circuit 52 is input to an encoder 53, and the original luminance signal Y and color difference signal R-
The signal is returned to Y, BY and sent to the display control circuit 38 via the signal line c. This display control circuit 38 includes an encoder 58
Is selected according to the instruction of the control circuit 44 and displayed on the finder 14 and the liquid crystal display panel 16. By operating the forward key in this state, the images recorded on the FD 17 are sequentially read out, and the
And is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16.

Next, the configuration of an electronic organizer for setting the IC card 18 read from the electronic still camera 10 and displaying the stored image will be described. This electronic organizer has a color liquid crystal television function and a data bank function, and is configured as shown in FIGS.

FIGS. 3A and 3B show the external structure of an electronic organizer 60 to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 3A is a view showing a state where the notebook is opened, and FIG. 3B is a view seen from the bottom side. is there. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 61 denotes a case, which has a notebook format, and includes a cover 62 and a case body 63. This case body 63 has a cover
It is provided inside 62, and is located on the left page when you open the notebook. Further, a hinge portion 64 is formed on the cover 62 in the vertical direction at the center so as to be able to open and close left and right.

On the front of the case body 63, a color liquid crystal panel 65 is arranged in an upper part, below which a television power switch 66, tuning up keys 67a and down keys 67b are arranged, and speakers 68 are arranged. Is provided. The television power switch 66 turns on / off the main power of the television and switches the VHF / UHF reception mode of the television when the power is on. Further, on the lower side of the case body 63, FIG.
The IC card insertion opening 70 is provided as shown in FIG.
By inserting the IC card 18 into the C card insertion opening 70, the stored information can be read by an internal circuit described later.

On the other hand, a keyboard 69 is provided on the right page inside the cover 62, and is connected to an electronic circuit in the case body 63. The keyboard 69 is provided with various input keys for data processing, a mode key for switching between a data processing mode and a television mode, and the like.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an electronic circuit provided in the case main body 63. In the figure, reference numeral 71 denotes an antenna, which is connected to the tuner 72. The tuner 72 selects a radio wave of a specified channel from the radio waves received by the antenna 71, performs amplification and conversion to an intermediate frequency, and outputs the result to the television linear circuit 73. The television linear circuit 73 amplifies the intermediate frequency signal from the tuner 72, performs video detection and color processing, and outputs the intermediate frequency signal IF and the color signals R, G, B to the control circuit 74. The control circuit 74 controls the display of the television image signal and the data processing unit (data bank),
It controls information reading of the IC card 18 inserted into the IC card insertion opening 70, and details thereof will be described later. Further, the television linear circuit 73 outputs a composite video signal including a synchronization signal to the synchronization separation circuit 75 and outputs an audio signal to the audio circuit 76. The audio circuit 76 detects and amplifies the audio signal from the television linear circuit 73, and drives the speaker 68.

On the other hand, the synchronization separating circuit 75 separates the vertical synchronizing signal φ _V and the horizontal synchronizing signal φ _H from the composite video signal and outputs them to the control circuit 74. The key input section 77 and the power supply circuit 78 are further connected to the control circuit 74. Key input section 77
Comprises a television power switch 66, an up key 67a, a down key 67b, and a keyboard 69. When the up key 67a and the down key 67b of the key input unit 77 are operated, the control circuit 74 outputs a tuning voltage _VT to the tuner 72 with reference to the intermediate frequency signal IF, and performs tuning for selecting an adjacent channel. Perform control. The control circuit 74 also controls the television ON / OFF signal a and the audio ON / OFF in accordance with the mode signal specified by the key input unit 77.
An OFF signal b and a data bank ON / OFF signal c are supplied to the power supply circuit 78. The power supply circuit 78 supplies an operating voltage to the control circuit 74 and other circuits.
The operating voltage to each circuit section is turned on / off according to the ON / OFF signals a, b, c from 74.

Further, the magazine control circuit 74 converts the color signals R, G and B from the television linear circuit 73 into 4-bit digital data D1 to D4 by an A / D conversion circuit provided therein. Output to the shift register 79, and various timing signals φ1, φ2
Outputs .phi.c, phi _F, .phi.n, generates a SR to each circuit unit. The shift register 79 is provided in three systems for each color, and is provided with a clock pulse φ1 output from the control circuit 74.
, Φ2, the data (D1 to D4) × 3 are sequentially read and shifted for each color, and the read data is output to the latch circuit 80. The latch circuit 80 latches data from the shift register 79 in synchronization with the timing signal φn, and outputs the data to the driver 81. This driver 81, together with a liquid crystal driving voltage is supplied from the power supply circuit 78, the gradation signal generation clock φc and frame signal phi _F is inputted from the control circuit 74. The driver 81 includes a latch circuit 80
A gradation signal is generated in accordance with the data latched in the color LCD panel 65, and the segment electrodes Y1 to Y408 of the color liquid crystal panel 65 are set to R,
Display driving is performed for each of G and B colors. In this case, the drive signal output from the driver 81 is inverted in synchronism with the frame phi _F. The color liquid crystal panel 65 has a size of, for example, 2.7 inches, and has 136 dots (408 dots in total) of signal electrodes for R, G, and B colors and 119 lines of scanning electrodes. The data display from the data bank on the color liquid crystal panel 65 is, for example, 17 × 17.
(× 3) 16 × 16 (×
3) A dot character is displayed. Therefore, the color liquid crystal panel 65 displays eight characters horizontally and seven characters vertically.

The shift data SR and the shift clock φn are supplied from the control circuit 74 to the common side shift register.
Sent to 82. The shift register 82 reads the shift data SR by the shift clock φn, sequentially shifts the shift data SR, and outputs the shifted data to the driver 83. The driver 83 further together with the frame signal phi _F is supplied from the control circuit 74, the liquid crystal drive voltage is supplied from the power supply circuit 78. The driver 83 sequentially and selectively drives the scanning electrodes X1 to X119 of the color liquid crystal panel 65 according to the shift data from the shift register 82.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing details of the control circuit 74. In the figure, reference numeral 91 denotes a CPU to which the key input unit 77 is connected and to which a clock pulse is supplied from a timing generation circuit 92. This timing generation circuit 92
Is a horizontal synchronizing signal C supplied from the synchronizing separation circuit 75.
_H , a clock pulse to the CPU 91 based on the vertical synchronizing signal φ _V , and the timing signal S
R, φn, φc, φ1, φ2, to generate φ _F.

The CPU 91 generates the ON / OFF signals a, b, and c according to the operation setting mode from the key input unit 77, and outputs the signals to the power supply circuit 78. Also, the CPU 91
Are the up key 67a and the down key in the key input unit 77
Up / down control command UP / DO according to operation of 67b
WN is output to the television control circuit 93. The television control circuit 93 receives an up / down control command UP / D from the CPU 91.
When OWN is given, a tuning voltage _VT is generated with reference to the intermediate frequency signal IF from the television linear circuit 73 and output to the tuner 72.

A data memory 95, a dictionary ROM 96, a calculation register 97, and a display memory 98 are connected to the CPU 91 via a bus line 94.
The IC card 18 to be inserted is connected. The display memory 98 is configured to store display data for one screen for each of R, G, and B colors. CPU 91, data memory 95, dictionary ROM 96, calculation register 97, display memory 98
The part of constitutes a data processing unit (data bank), and the data held in the display memory 98 is sent to the display port 99. Also, this display port 99 has a TV linear circuit
The color signals R, G, B sent from 73 are A / D conversion circuits
Entered via 100. The A / D conversion circuit 100 converts the analog color signals R, G, and B into 4-bit digital data D1 to D4 based on the upper reference voltage _VH and the lower reference voltage _VL provided from the power supply circuit 78, respectively. Output to display port 99. The display port 99 further includes a CPU
From 91, a display switching signal corresponding to the operation mode at that time is supplied via the control bus 101. The display port 99 selects data held in the display memory 98 or output data of the A / D conversion circuit 100 in accordance with a display switching signal from the CPU 91 and outputs the data to the shift register 79. In the control circuit 74, the radio wave voltage is always supplied to the CPU 91 and the data memory 95.

In the electronic organizer configured as described above, when the TV mode is designated, the power is turned on by the television power switch 66 and the VHF or UHF reception mode is designated. When switching from the TV mode to the data bank mode and when returning from the data bank mode to the TV mode, the mode keys on the keyboard 69 are operated. Also, the recorded image of the IC card 18 inserted into the IC card insertion opening 70 is read out, and a color liquid crystal panel is read out.
In the case of displaying at 65, the IC card reading mode is designated in the data bank mode.

When the data bank mode is designated by operating the mode key on the magazine keyboard 69, the CPU 91 sets the television ON / OFF signal a output to the radio circuit 78 to a low level, and sets the data bank ON / OFF signal c to a high level. To turn off the power of the TV video circuit and turn on the power of the data bank. Next, the CPU 91 outputs a display switching command to the display port 99, and the display port 99
Is switched to the display memory 98 side. This allows the display memory 98
Of the color liquid crystal panel 65 is switched to the data bank side. Therefore,
When data is input from the keyboard 69 in this state, the function of the data bank operates, and input data, processing data, and the like are displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65. In the data bank mode, for example, data processing such as registration, search, correction, and calculation of a telephone number can be performed.

When the IC card read mode is designated in the data bank mode, the CPU 91 reads the image information of the head address from the IC card 18 by the CPU 91, and
It is written to the display memory 98. The image information stored in the display memory 98 is sequentially read out by the display port 99, sent to the shift register 79, and displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65. When the forward key on the keyboard 69 is operated in this state, the CPU 91 reads out the image information stored at the next address from the IC card 18 and writes it in the display memory 98. Therefore, the next image stored in the display memory 98 is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65. Less than,
Similarly, by operating the forward key, the IC
The image information stored in the card 18 is sequentially read out to the display memory 98 and displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65. Also,
At this time, by operating the back key provided on the keyboard 69, the display image on the color liquid crystal panel 65 can be returned to the front. Further, it is also possible to directly specify the storage address of the IC card 18 by operating the numerical keys, and to display an arbitrary image on the color liquid crystal panel 65.

As described above, the image stored in the IC card 18 can be displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65 of the electronic organizer.

Then, from the data bank mode, T
When switching to the V mode, the "TV" mode is designated by the mode key on the keyboard 69. When the “TV” mode is designated, the CPU 91 sends the television O to the power supply circuit 78.
The N / OFF signal a is set to a high level to turn on the power of the TV video circuit, and the data bank ON / OFF signal c is set to a low level to turn off the power of the data bank. Further, the CPU 91 sends a display switching signal to the display port 99 to switch the display port 99 to the A / D conversion circuit 100 side.
As a result, the TV mode is set and the TV image is
The selection is made by the button 99, and the image is displayed on the color liquid crystal panel 65.

In the electronic still camera according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the photographed image at the time of the shutter operation is selectively stored in the IC card. May be displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 for confirmation, an arbitrary image may be selected and stored in the IC card 18. In this case, it can be easily implemented by inputting the output signal of the encoder 53 to the A / D conversion circuit 41 via a switch that is turned on / off by a selection operation.

In the electronic still camera, an image obtained by shutter control when the finger is touched on the release switch 13 is displayed only on the finder 14, but is also displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 16 at the same time. Is also good.

Further, in the above-mentioned electronic still camera, an image having the same information amount as the image to be recorded on the FD 17 is stored in the IC card 18, but the information amount of the image is reduced and a larger number of images are stored in the IC card 18. You may make it memorize | store. For example, the amount of image information can be reduced by means such as making the image information monochrome, reducing the gradation, or making the pixels coarser.

[0040]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, an IC card is mounted on an electronic still camera so that a photographed image can be stored, and the IC card is mounted on an electronic notebook to store the stored image. Can be displayed on the display panel, so that the user can easily view the stored image of the IC card when he is away from home by carrying the electronic notebook with the IC card storing the captured image. Therefore, the photographed image can be viewed without carrying the camera itself, which is very convenient. In addition, data to be registered in the electronic organizer can be collected by an electronic still camera.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of an electronic still camera.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an overall circuit configuration of the electronic still camera.

FIG. 3A is a front view showing an external configuration of an electronic organizer;
FIG. 2B is a bottom view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the overall circuit configuration of the electronic organizer.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing details of a control circuit in FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

10 electronic still camera, 11 camera body, 12 lens unit, 13 release switch, 14 finder, 15 key input unit, 16 liquid crystal display panel, 17 FD, 18 IC card, 19 magnetic recording Device part, 20, 21, cover, 31 optical system, 32 shutter, 33 image sensor, 34 shutter control circuit, 36a, 36b signal line, 37 signal processing circuit,
38: display control circuit, 39: modulation circuit, 41: A / D conversion circuit, 43: memory control circuit, 44: control circuit, 45: D / A conversion circuit, 46: recording circuit, 47a: recording head, 47b ... Reproduction head, 51: Reproduction circuit, 52: Demodulation circuit, 53: Encoder, SW1, SW2: Switch, 61: Case, 62: Cover, 63: Case body, 64: Hinge, 65: Color liquid crystal panel, 66: TV Power switch, 67a ... Up key, 67
b… Down key, 68… Speaker, 69… Keyboard, 72…
Tuner, 73… TV linear circuit, 74… Control circuit, 75…
Synchronization separation circuit, 76 audio circuit, 77 key input section, 78 power supply circuit, 79 shift register, 80 latch circuit, 81 driver, 82 shift register, 83 driver, 91 CP
U, 92: timing generation circuit, 93: television control circuit, 94
... bus line, 95 ... data memory, 96 ... dictionary ROM, 97
... Operation register, 98 ... Display memory, 99 ... Display port, 10
0: A / D conversion circuit, 101: Control bus.

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission Date] March 14, 2000 (200.3.1)
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[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Name of invention

[Correction method] Change

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[Title of the Invention] Electronic camera

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Claims

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[Claims]

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0001

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[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is, save Symbol a captured image
Electronic camera to record .

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[Correction target item name] 0002

[Correction method] Change

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[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, floppy disks and semiconductor memos
2. Description of the Related Art An electronic camera that stores image data of a photographed image has been put to practical use. This electronic camera reproduces the image immediately after shooting without developing processing and displays it on a monitor or a TV screen to check the shot image, or to check an external image.
Insert a floppy disk into the image playback device and
The raw image can be displayed to confirm the captured image .

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[Correction target item name] 0003

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[0003]

THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved However, the above-mentioned power
The child camera always identifies the image data
Storage media (eg, floppy disk or semi-conductor)
The image data is stored and recorded in the body memory).
This is a restriction when data is stored and recorded.

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[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0004

[Correction method] Change

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The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has been made in consideration of the image data recorded on different types of image data recording media.
Data storage records by enabling data storage records.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic camera with improved usability at the time of use.

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[Correction target item name] 0005

[Correction method] Change

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[0005]

According to the present invention, a captured image is stored.
An electronic camera that captures and records an image of a subject
Imaging means for outputting data; and
Image data stored in the first image data recording medium
First storage recording means for recording, and output from the imaging means
The obtained image data is stored in the first image data recording medium.
Stored on a second image data recording medium of a different type
And a second storage recording means for storing and recording.
Electronic camera. In addition, the first and second images
Reads image data stored and recorded on image data recording media.
And display control means for displaying on the display means.
You may do it.

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[Correction target item name] 0006

[Correction method] Change

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In addition, the first image data recording medium
May be a magnetic recording medium, and the second image data recording medium
The media may be a semiconductor memory. In addition, the first and the second
Is the second image data recording medium to the camera body
It may be a removable recording medium. In addition, the first
The image data recording medium can be a floppy disk.
And the second image data recording medium is an IC card.
Is also good.

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[Correction target item name] 0040

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[0040]

According to the present invention as described above in detail, according to the present invention, shooting
In electronic cameras that store and record image images,
Imaging means for imaging and outputting image data, and this imaging means
Image data output from the first image data recording medium
First storage and recording means for storing and recording data in a recording medium;
Converting the image data output from the stage into the first image data
A second image data recording medium of a type different from the recording medium
Media storage means for storing and recording in the media.
Configuration for saving and recording image data.
Increased freedom and consequently improved usability
Can be.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An electronic still camera having an IC card mounting mechanism captures an image of a subject and stores the image in an IC card. The IC card is mounted on an electronic organizer having an image display function and an IC card reading function. An image processing system configured to display a stored image on the image display function.