JP2001358934A - Imaging device and additional image combining method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To change the display state of an additional image to be synthesized and displayed in a captured image. SOLUTION: An additional image 10 on a captured image 10a is provided.
b. An OSD image 10c for managing and displaying control data for changing the display state of b and an additional image 10b are displayed on the captured image 10a on the display means 5, and a predetermined operation on the display content of the OSD image 10c is performed. An input signal is input by the operation input unit 6, and the image output control unit 7 displays the display state of the additional image 10 b generated by the additional image generation unit 2 based on the operation input signal and the OSD.
The output of the OSD image 10c generated by the image generating means 3 is controlled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus for recording and displaying a captured image, and more particularly to an image recording capable of recording an image obtained by combining an additional image such as a date display on the captured image and displaying the image on the screen. The present invention relates to a reproducing apparatus and an additional image synthesizing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, among digital still cameras that take an image and digitally record the image on a removable recording medium,
In particular, digital still cameras equipped with a small liquid crystal display and capable of displaying captured images and reproducing and displaying image data recorded on a recording medium have been widely used. In addition, many removable recording media for recording image data use relatively large-capacity semiconductor memories,
In such a digital still camera, when storing image data, JPEG (Joint Photographic Coding Expert) is used.
In general, more data can be recorded on the recording medium by performing data compression by the s Group) method or the like. More recently, digital still cameras having a function of recording not only still images but also moving images in a short time have appeared.

[0003]

By the way, digital still cameras that are currently in widespread use generally have a function of adding a date to a photographed image and recording it, and further, for example, a company logo. There is also a device that has a function of synthesizing and displaying various additional images other than the date such as a background image and a pattern, and recording the images. However, the display position and size of such an additional image are set in advance,
Since it is impossible to change, if an important image for the user appears in the display position of the additional image in the captured image, this disappears, the image cannot be created as desired, and the effective function is I could not say.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and has as its object to provide an imaging apparatus capable of changing the display state of an additional image to be synthesized and displayed in a captured image.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an additional image synthesizing method in which the display state of an additional image to be synthesized and displayed in a captured image can be changed.

[0006]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a captured image is recorded and displayed, and an image obtained by combining an additional image such as a date display on the captured image can be recorded and displayed. Image generating means for generating the additional image, and OSD image generating means for generating an OSD image for managing and displaying control data for changing a display state of the additional image on the captured image Image synthesizing means for synthesizing the additional image and the OSD image on the captured image; display means for displaying an output image from the image synthesizing means; and a predetermined image processing means for the OSD image displayed on the display means. An operation input unit that performs an operation input; and an operation input unit that performs an operation input before the additional image generated by the additional image generation unit based on an input signal from the operation input unit. Display state, and the OSD image and the image output control means for controlling the output of the OSD image generated in the generation means, image pickup apparatus characterized by having a are provided.

In such an image pickup apparatus, a predetermined selection operation is performed by the operation input unit on the OSD image displayed simultaneously with the additional image on the captured image on the display unit, and the additional image is controlled by the image output control unit. Is changed, and at the same time, an appropriate OSD image is selected and displayed. Therefore, the user changes the display state of the additional image while confirming the set value of the control data and the display of the additional image by the OSD image. Therefore, the setting operation of the display state is easy, and the degree of freedom of the function of displaying the additional image on the captured image is increased.

Further, according to the present invention, in an additional image synthesizing method for creating and recording an image obtained by synthesizing an additional image such as a date display on a captured image, the display state of the additional image on the captured image is changed. An OSD image that manages and displays the control data of the OSD image and the additional image are displayed on the captured image, a predetermined operation input signal for the OSD image is input, and the additional image is displayed based on the operation input signal. Controlling the display state and the output of the OSD image.

In such an additional image synthesizing method, when the user performs a predetermined selection operation on the OSD image displayed together with the additional image on the captured image, the display state of the additional image changes, and Since the OSD image is output and displayed, the user can change the display state of the additional image while confirming the set value of the control data based on the OSD image and the display of the additional image. And the flexibility of the function of displaying the additional image on the captured image is increased.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a principle diagram of the imaging apparatus of the present invention.

An image pickup apparatus 1 is a CC which is an image pickup means.
D (Charge Coupled Device) 12 and a detachable recording medium 20 a for storing image data.
0a. In addition, the imaging apparatus 1 includes an additional image 10 such as a date display and a logo on the captured image 10a.
b, a composite image can be created and displayed on the recording medium 20a, and the display state such as the display position and the display size of the additional image 10b on the captured image 10a can be changed. It has a function to do.

In order to realize the function of changing the display state of the additional image 10b, the image capturing apparatus 1 includes an additional image generating means 2 for generating the additional image 10b, an on-screen display on the captured image 10a, and OSD image 1 for managing and displaying control data for changing the display state such as the display position and display size of the additional image 10b above
OSD image generating means 3 for generating image 0c
a, an image synthesizing unit 4 for synthesizing the additional image 10b and the OSD image 10c, a display unit 5 for displaying an image synthesized by the image synthesizing unit 4, and a display content of the OSD image 10c displayed on the display unit 5. On the other hand, an operation input unit 6 for performing a predetermined operation input by a user, and an additional image generation unit 2 based on an input signal from the operation input unit 6.
And the OSD image 1 generated by the OSD image generating means 3
It has an image output control means 7 for controlling the output of 0c.

The OSD image 10c is used to change the display state such as the display position and the display size of the additional image 10b. Screens, control parameter selection and numerical value setting screens, etc.
It is generated and output by the OSD image generating means 3 having a D control circuit, is synthesized with the captured image 10a by the image synthesizing means 4, and is displayed on-screen on the captured image 10a on the display means 5 which is a display such as a liquid crystal display. . The user of the image capturing apparatus 1 displays the O displayed on the display unit 5.
A predetermined operation input such as an operation of selecting an operation menu or a control parameter is performed on the SD image 10c from an operation input unit 6 including input buttons and the like. Image output control means 7
Is constituted by a semiconductor processor or the like, receives an input signal from the operation input means 6, and based on the received signal,
Of the display means 5 such as changing the display state of, or switching the display of the OSD image 10c. Depending on the display content of the OSD image 10c, the additional image 10b generated by the additional image generating unit 2 is combined and displayed on the captured image 10a on the display unit 5, and displayed according to the input by the operation input unit 6. Means 5
The output content of the OSD image 10c displayed on the image changes, and the display state of the additional image 10b changes. Under the control of the image output control unit 7, the user of the imaging apparatus 1 creates a composite image while confirming on the display unit 5 a change in the display state of the additional image 10 b due to the input of the operation input unit 6. Can be. The created composite image is recorded on the recording medium 20a.

The function of changing the display state of the additional image 10b is performed by combining the additional image 10b synthesized on the reproduced image 10d obtained by reproducing the image data recorded on the recording medium 20a.
Can also be applied. In this case, on the display means 5, the additional image 10b is synthesized and displayed on the reproduced image 10d, and the OSD image 10c is displayed on-screen, and the image output control means 7 according to the input signal of the operation input means 6 By the control, the display state of the additional image 10b is changed, and the display of the OSD image 10c is switched.

Next, FIG. 2 shows an example of a device configuration of the image pickup device 1. The imaging device 1 captures and displays an image,
For example, it is a digital still camera that records data in the recording medium 20a, and has a function of displaying a reproduced image 10d of the image data recorded in the recording medium 20a. This imaging device 1
Is a lens block 11 on which a plurality of imaging lenses are arranged.
A CCD 12 which is a light receiving element for receiving a light beam passing through the lens block 11, a camera signal processing block 13 for converting a light receiving signal from the CCD 12 into a color difference signal, and a predetermined process such as a process for synthesizing the captured image 10a and the additional image 10b. A signal processing block 14 for performing image signal processing, a panel signal processing block 15 for converting an output signal of the signal processing block 14 into RGB (Red, Green, Blue) signals, and an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel 16 for displaying an image When,
D for temporarily holding image data to be signal-processed
A RAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 17, a controller 18 for performing signal processing and system control, an operation switch unit 19 including various operation switches such as a shutter button, and a recording medium 20a as a semiconductor memory are mounted. It is composed of a media drive 20 for writing and reading data. The signal processing block 14, the DRAM 17, the controller 18, and the media drive 20 are connected by a parallel bus 21, and image data and control signals from the controller 18 are transferred via the parallel bus 21. The controller 18 is, for example, a RISC (Reduced Inst.
A microcomputer of a ruction set computer type, comprising a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing a software program for controlling each processing block, and executing this software program based on an input signal from the operation switch unit 19. Thus, various control processes are performed.

When an image is captured, a light beam from a subject passes through a lens block 11 and is received by a CCD 12 and is converted into an electric signal. The output signal from the CCD 12 is converted into Y, Cr, Cb color difference signals by a camera signal processing block 13, passes through a signal processing block 14, is converted into RGB signals by a panel signal processing block 15, and
Output to panel 16. As a result, the captured image 10a obtained by photographing the subject is displayed on the LCD panel 16.

Here, the user operates the operation switch unit 1.
When the shutter button No. 9 is pressed, under the control of the controller 18 which has received the input signal, the signal processing block 14 outputs a V signal composed of, for example, 640 × 450 pixels.
Image data for one screen such as a GA (Video Graphics Array) size is taken into the DRAM 17. This image data is once taken into the controller 18 and, for example, J
A data compression process according to the PEG method is performed, and the data is written as a file of JPEG stream data to which a file header or the like is added in an area other than the above-described area of the DRAM 17. This file is transferred to the media drive 20 under the control of the controller 18 and written on the recording medium 20a mounted on the media drive 20.

When reproducing and displaying the image data recorded on the recording medium 20a, the controller 18 controls the controller 18 based on an instruction input from the operation switch unit 19.
The file stored in the recording medium 20a is transferred to the DRAM 17 via the media drive 20. The image data is extracted from this file, taken into the controller 18, and the compressed image data is decompressed to DRA.
It is written to another area of M17. The decompressed image data is read from the DRAM 17, subjected to RGB conversion by the panel signal processing block 15 via the signal processing block 14, and the image is displayed on the LCD panel 16.

An image 1 captured by the CCD 12 as described above.
0a and the reproduced image 10d from the recording medium 20a,
An additional image 10b such as a date or a logo can be displayed in an overlapping manner. The image data of the additional image 10b is generated in the controller 18 and transferred to the signal processing block 14, where it is combined with the captured image 10a or the reproduced image 10d and displayed on the LCD panel 16. Further, the controller 18 has an image processing function of selecting the additional image 10b and changing a display state such as a display position and a display size.

At the time of operation for displaying the additional image 10b, an OSD image 10c for managing and displaying control data such as these operation menus and control parameters is displayed on the LCD panel 16 at the same time. By performing an operation such as selection on the display using the operation switch unit 19, the captured image 10a or the reproduced image 10d is displayed.
The selection of the additional image 10b, the display position, the display size, and the display state such as the display color can be set. The controller 18 incorporates an OSD control circuit,
The data of the generated OSD image 10c is transferred to the signal processing block 14, and the OSD image 10c of the symbol or the character is displayed on the LCD panel 16 at an arbitrary position on the screen. When the user performs an operation input using the operation switch unit 19, an appropriate OSD image 10c is selected, or character information such as numerical values or a part of display color is changed, thereby obtaining a captured image 10a or a reproduced image. On-screen display is performed on 10d, and at the same time, the display state of the additional image 10b changes.

Hereinafter, an example of the setting operation of the display of the additional image 10b by the user will be described. Hereinafter, as an example of the additional image 10b, a case of displaying an image of date display will be described. Further, here, a case where the additional image 10b is displayed on the captured image 10a will be described, and a case where the additional image 10b is displayed on the reproduced image 10d will be added only when the setting operation is different.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the arrangement of operation switches on the back of the image pickup apparatus 1. In the imaging device 1, a CCD
On the rear side, the shutter button 19a, the cross button 19b, the +/- button 19c, and the menu button 19 are provided together with the LCD panel 16 on the rear side.
Operation switches such as d are provided. The shutter button 19a is pressed to write image data for one screen from the image captured by the CCD 12 to the recording medium 20a. The cross button 19b has four buttons 192, up, down, left and right, arranged around a button 191 arranged at the center, and is used to move a cursor on a menu, perform a determination operation, and the like. The +/- button 19c is used, for example, when the numerical value or the display size is changed using the upper and lower buttons. The menu button 19d is used for displaying a menu image and the like. The controller 18 electrically detects that each of these operation switches has been pressed, and
It recognizes the operation by the user, determines the operation mode, and controls the entire system.

Next, FIG. 4 shows a display example of a menu selection image on the LCD panel 16. When the user presses the menu button 19d from the state of the “imaging mode” in which an image is captured by the CCD 12 and the captured image 10a is displayed on the LCD panel 16, as the OSD image 10c on the captured image 10a as shown in FIG. The menu selection image 40 is displayed on-screen. On the left side of the menu selection image 40, a processing item selection unit 41 for selecting each processing provided in the imaging apparatus 1 is displayed.
When the cursor is moved up and down by the button 192 of 9b to match the display section 41a of "date display" in the processing item selection section 41, an ON / OFF selection section is provided as a sub-item for inquiring whether or not to display the date on the right side. 42 is displayed. When the cursor is moved to the "ON" display section 42a of the ON / OFF selection section 42 by the button 192 of the cross button 19b and the center button 191 of the cross button 19b is confirmed, the date can be displayed. When the user presses the shutter button 19a from this state, the signal processing block 14 causes the still image 10a of one screen to be captured.
Is displayed on the LCD panel 16 and the date image is displayed thereon as the additional image 10b. At the same time, the display is switched to the next OSD image 10c under the control of the controller 18 to adjust the display state of the date. Is displayed.

The reproduced image 10 from the recording medium 20a
When the additional image 10b is displayed on the d.
"Playback mode" in which d is displayed on the LCD panel 16
In the state, the menu selection image 40 is displayed on-screen by pressing the menu button 19d, and by selecting the "ON" display portion 42a of the ON / OFF selection portion 42 in the same manner as described above, the additional image 10b is displayed. The display adjustment image is displayed.

FIG. 5 shows a display example of a display adjustment image on the LCD panel 16. LCD panel 1 shown in FIG.
6, the display adjustment image 50 is displayed on the captured image 10a.
Is displayed on-screen, and an instruction to display the date is displayed in the previous menu selection image 40, so that the additional image 10b displaying the date is displayed on the captured image 10a. The display adjustment image 50 includes
The color, position, and fine adjustment of the position for displaying the additional image 10b,
Adjustment item display section 5 showing how to change the display
1 and a parameter setting unit 52 for setting the value of the control parameter of each item. User is cross button 1
By operating the button 192 of 9b, the cursor is moved up and down on the adjustment item display section 51 to select an adjustment item, the cursor is moved to the parameter setting section 52 as it is, and the +/− button 19c is pressed. The control parameter of the adjustment item is changed. With the change of the control parameters, the display state of the simultaneously displayed additional image 10b, such as the display color and the display position, changes continuously or stepwise on the screen. After the necessary operation, move the cursor to the "Execution" display section 53 and press the cross button 19
When the button 191 in the center of b is pressed, the display of the changed additional image 10b is determined, the setting is completed, and the display of the display adjustment image 50 ends.

For example, when the cursor is moved to the "fine adjustment" display portion 51a in the adjustment item display portion 51 of the display adjustment image 50, the additional image 1 is displayed as the next OSD image 10c.
A display fine adjustment image for finely adjusting the display position and the display size of 0b is displayed. FIG. 6 shows a display example of the display fine adjustment image on the LCD panel 16.

In the display fine adjustment image 60 shown in FIG. 6, the display state is set to some extent in the display adjustment image 50, the changed additional image 10b is displayed on the captured image 10a, and "execute" is displayed as the on-screen display. Only the part 60a is displayed. By operating the up, down, left, and right buttons 192 of the cross button 19b from this screen, the additional image 10
The display position of “b” changes continuously or stepwise as indicated by an arrow 60b. By pressing the +/- button 19c while pressing the center button 191 of the cross button 19b, the display size of the additional image 10b is reduced by the arrow 60b.
It changes continuously or stepwise like. By this operation input, the display position and the display size of the additional image 10b on the captured image 10a are finely adjusted, and after the operation is completed, the display section 60a of "execute" is selected and confirmed, thereby changing the display state of the additional image 10b. The setting is completed, and the display of the display fine adjustment image 60 ends.

Display section 5 of "execute" of display adjustment image 50
3 or the display unit 6 of “execute” of the display fine adjustment image 60
When 0a is selected and confirmed, the setting operation of the display state of the additional image 10b is completed, and the data of the composite image obtained by synthesizing the additional image 10b in the display state by these settings on the captured image 10a is displayed. Is written on the recording medium 20a. As described above, in the imaging apparatus 1, the additional image 10b is displayed on the captured image 10a or the reproduced image 10d on the LCD panel 16, and at the same time, the cross button 19b is displayed on the OSD image 10c displayed on-screen on this display. By performing a selection operation using the operation switch unit 19 such as the + and-buttons 19c and the like, the display state of the additional image 10b can be changed while being confirmed. This increases the degree of freedom of the function of synthesizing the additional image 10b such as a date and a logo on the captured image 10a.
The setting operation is easy by displaying the SD image 10c,
The function of synthesizing the additional image 10b is more effective for the user.

Next, the additional image 10b in the imaging device 1
The control operation of the display and the adjustment of the display state will be described. FIG. 7 shows the display adjustment image 5 from the display of the captured image 10a.
5 shows a flowchart of a control operation up to the display of 0.

When an image is captured by the CCD 12 and the captured image 10a is displayed on the LCD panel 16 (S701), when the user presses the menu button 19d (S702), the controller 1
8 receives the input signal by the input operation, generates data of the menu selection image 40 by the OSD circuit, and sends it to the signal processing block 14. This image data is combined with the captured image 10a by the signal processing block 14, and
On-screen display is performed on the captured image 10a on the CD panel 16 (S703). At this time, only the processing item selection section 41 is displayed on the menu selection image 40. When the user presses any one of the up, down, left, and right buttons 192 of the cross button 19b (S704), the controller 18 outputs this input signal. Is detected, and the position of the cursor indicating the menu selection is moved on the menu selection image 40 by the OSD circuit (S705). The operation of the cross button 19b and the movement of the cursor are repeated until the cursor position becomes the display section 41a of "date display" (S704).
706), in the OSD circuit of the controller 18, the cursor position becomes the display section 41a of "date display", and at the same time,
The image data of the ON / OFF selection unit 42 is sent out, synthesized in the signal processing block 14, and displayed on the LCD panel beside the "date display" display unit 41a (S7).
07).

Here, the cross button 1 is further changed by the user.
When the button 9b is pressed (S708), the controller 18 detects this input signal and performs a process of moving the cursor again (S709). "ON" on the ON / OFF selector 42
Is moved to the display section 42a (S710).
Further, when the center button 191 of the cross button 19b is pressed (S711), the date display function is activated. In this state, when the shutter button 19a is pressed by the user (S712), the controller 18 senses this and sends a signal from the captured image 10a to the signal processing block 14.
The image data for the screen is held and displayed on the LCD panel 16 (S713), and at the same time, the date image as the additional image 10b is generated and sent to the signal processing block 14, where the date image is combined with the held image data to be synthesized. 16 is displayed (S714). Further, the OSD of the controller 18
By the operation of the circuit, the display adjustment image 50 is generated, sent to the signal processing block 14, synthesized, and displayed (S715).

Next, FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of a control operation from display of the display adjustment image 50 to writing of the created image on the recording medium 20a. On the LCD panel 16, the additional image 10b is displayed on the captured image 10a,
Further, the display adjustment image 50 was displayed on-screen,
When the user presses the up, down, left, or right button 192 of the cross button 19b from the state of step S715 in FIG. 7 (S801), the controller 18 detects the input signal and the adjustment item display section 51 on the display adjustment image 50. Then, a process of moving the cursor up, down, left, and right in the parameter setting unit 52 is performed (S802). When the cursor is on the "color" display section of the adjustment item display section 51 (S803), when the up and down buttons 192 of the cross button 19b are pressed (S803).
804), the controller 18 detects this, performs a process of changing the display color of the displayed additional image 10b,
At the same time, the background color of the parameter setting section 52 adjacent to the “color” display section of the adjustment item display section 51 is changed to the same color as that of the additional image 10b, or the parameter setting section 5
An OSD process is performed to change the characters displayed in 2 to indicate the color name (S805).

When the cursor is on the "position" display section of the adjustment item display section 51 (S806), the up and down buttons 192 of the cross button 19b are pressed (S80).
7), the controller 18 detects this, and
A process of moving the display position of the additional image 10b on the display area 0a is performed, and at the same time, for example, “upper right”, “upper right”, Characters such as "upper left"
An OSD process for changing to a character corresponding to the display position is performed (S808).

When the cursor is on the "fine adjustment" display section 51a of the adjustment item display section 51 (S80).
9) When the center button 191 of the cross button 19b is pressed (S810), the controller 18 detects this and performs a process of displaying the display fine adjustment image 60 on the captured image 10a on-screen (S811). Here, when the user presses the +/- button 19c (S81).
2), the controller 18 receives the input signal, detects the holding state of the signal, and displays the additional image 1 displayed on the captured image 10a while the +/- button 19c is pressed.
A process of finely moving the display position of 0b continuously or stepwise is performed (S813). In addition, cross button 1
9b and +/- button 19c are pressed simultaneously (S81
4), the controller 18 receives the input signal, detects the holding state of the signal, and switches the cross button 19b to +/-
While the button 19c is pressed, a process of continuously or stepwise finely enlarging or reducing the display size of the additional image 10b displayed on the captured image 10a is performed (S815).

For such a fine adjustment operation of the display position and the display size of the additional image 10b, the "execute" display section 60a of the display fine adjustment image 60 is selected by moving the cursor, and the center button of the cross button 19b is selected. The process is repeated until 191 is pressed (S812 to 816). When "execute" is selected and the center button 191 of the cross button 19b is pressed (S816), the controller 18 stops displaying the display fine adjustment image 60, The display of the OSD image 10c ends (S819).

On the other hand, when the display adjustment image 50 is displayed, the cursor is moved to select the "execute" display section 53 (S817), and the center button 191 of the cross button 19b is pressed (S818). The controller 18 detects this and stops displaying the display adjustment image 50,
The display of the D image 10c ends (S819). As a result, the LCD panel 16 displays the additional image 10b whose display state has been changed on the captured image 10a, and the controller 18 causes the data of the current display image synthesized in the signal processing block 14 to be transferred to the DRAM 17,
This image data is written to the DRAM 17 (S82).
0). Further, the controller 18 fetches this image data from the DRAM 17 and performs JPEG compression processing (S
821) Write again to another area of the DRAM 17 in a file format. Next, the controller 18 transfers the compressed image data to the media drive 20 (S82).
2) Write to a predetermined area of the recording medium 20a mounted on the media drive 20 (S823), and
A combined image created by combining the additional image 10b on the recording medium 20a is recorded on the recording medium 20a.

It should be noted that in the above-described image pickup apparatus 1, the picked-up image 10
Although the case where a and the reproduced image 10d are still images has been described, the present invention is also applicable to a case where these are moving images and the additional image 10b is combined with the moving images.

[0038]

As described above, in the image pickup apparatus of the present invention, a predetermined selection operation is performed by the operation input means on the OSD image displayed simultaneously with the additional image on the picked-up image on the display means. The display state of the additional image is changed by the image output control means, and at the same time, an appropriate OSD image is selected and displayed.
The display state of the additional image can be changed while confirming the set value of the control data and the display of the additional image by the D image, so that the setting operation of the display state is easy and the additional image is displayed on the captured image. The degree of freedom increases.

Further, in the additional image synthesizing method of the present invention, the display state of the additional image is changed by the user performing a predetermined selection operation on the OSD image displayed together with the additional image on the captured image. At the same time, an appropriate OSD image is output and displayed, so that the user can change the display state of the additional image while checking the set value of the control data based on the OSD image and the display of the additional image. The setting operation is easy, and the degree of freedom of the function of displaying the additional image on the captured image is increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a principle diagram of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a device configuration example of an imaging device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an arrangement of operation switches on a rear portion of the imaging apparatus.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a menu selection image on an LCD panel.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a display adjustment image on an LCD panel.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a display fine adjustment image on an LCD panel.

FIG. 7 shows a flowchart of a control operation from display of a captured image to display of a display adjustment image.

FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of a control operation from display of a display adjustment image to writing of a created image on a recording medium.

[Explanation of symbols]

1... Imaging apparatus, 2... Additional image generating means, 3... OS
D image generating means, 4 ... image combining means, 5 ... display means, 6 ... operation input means, 7 ... image output control means, 1
0a: captured image, 10b: additional image, 10c: O
SD image, 10d playback image, 11 lens block, 12 CCD, 13 camera signal processing block, 14 signal processing block, 15 panel signal processing block, 16 LCD panel, 17 ...... DRA
M, 18: Controller, 19: Operation switch unit,
20: media drive, 20a: recording medium, 21
...... Parallel bus

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Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. An imaging apparatus capable of recording and displaying a captured image and recording and displaying an image obtained by combining an additional image such as a date display on the captured image, wherein the additional image generating means generates the additional image. And an OSD for generating an OSD (On Screen Display) image for managing and displaying control data for changing a display state of the additional image on the captured image
Image generation means; image synthesis means for synthesizing the additional image and the OSD image on the captured image; display means for displaying an output image from the image synthesis means; and the OSD image displayed on the display means An operation input unit for performing a predetermined operation input to the display unit; and a display state of the additional image generated by the additional image generation unit and an OSD image generation unit generated based on an input signal from the operation input unit. An image output control means for controlling the output of the OSD image. 2. The display state according to claim 1, wherein the display state is a display position of the additional image on the captured image.
An imaging device according to any one of the preceding claims. 3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display state is a display size of the additional image on the captured image. 4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control data displayed on the OSD image includes a setting of a control item and a control parameter for changing the display state of the additional image. . 5. The image synthesizing unit synthesizes the additional image on a reproduced image from a removable recording medium, and the display state of the additional image on the reproduced image is output by the additional image generating unit. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the imaging apparatus is controlled by a combining unit. 6. An additional image synthesizing method for creating and recording an image obtained by synthesizing an additional image such as a date display on a captured image, wherein control data for changing a display state of the additional image on the captured image is provided. An OSD image to be managed and displayed and the additional image are displayed on the captured image, a predetermined operation input signal for the OSD image is input, and the display state of the additional image based on the operation input signal And controlling the output of the OSD image.