JP2006014245A - Imaging processing system, imaging device, and display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the operability of an imaging apparatus such as a digital camera apparatus, compensate for a lack of functions of the imaging apparatus, and substantially improve the utilization of the imaging apparatus.
A digital camera device is housed in a housing portion of a viewer having a liquid crystal display and a memory. As a result, the signal processing unit 210 of the digital camera device 2 and the signal processing unit 110 of the viewer 1 are connected, and data can be exchanged between the viewer 1 and the digital camera device 2. The digital camera device 2 is instructed to perform an imaging process using the operation switch group 14 of the viewer 1, and the resulting image data is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 of the viewer 1 and stored in the memory 120 of the viewer 1. it can.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging processing system (device) that improves the operability of an imaging device such as a digital camera device and a mobile phone with imaging means, and an imaging device and a display device used therefor.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an image reproducing apparatus that can display an image by mounting a still video camera that does not include an electronic viewfinder.

  Since then, the development of electronic technology has been remarkable, and imaging devices having various advanced functions, such as digital camera devices, mobile phones with imaging means, and the like are widely used.

As the digital camera device, a small and simple digital camera device for a large number of users who does not desire such high performance and wants to use it without having deep knowledge about the digital camera device is widely used.
While the mobile phone with an imaging means can be used as a mobile phone, it can also be used as an imaging device similar to a digital camera device.

The size of the display device mounted on the small and simple digital camera device is small, the resolution is low, the display content is limited, and it is lower than the resolution when actually printing.
Further, the memory mounted on the digital camera device has a capacity limit.
Although the memory can be reused, it is usually inconvenient because it is necessary to store the original image in the form of a silver salt film or to store it on another recording medium in order to prevent destruction due to static electricity.

  The image data captured by the digital camera device has an advantage that the user can perform various editing processes. However, it is usually necessary to perform the editing process using a personal computer (PC) or the like. There is an inconvenience that such an editing process cannot be performed unless the user understands the operation and further understands the editing process program.

  The mobile phone with imaging means has encountered the problem that the size of the display is small and the resolution is low, as in the small and simple digital camera device.

  The problem common to both small and simple digital camera devices and mobile phones with imaging means is that they are both small and light, and are highly portable, but they are limited in mounting switches due to dimensional limitations. In other words, various operations cannot be performed by themselves.

  Furthermore, another problem common to the digital camera device and the mobile phone with the imaging means is that it needs to be charged because it uses a battery.

The use of a small and simple digital camera device and the use of a mobile phone with an image pickup means are spreading more and more. Therefore, there is a demand for simple means for improving the operability of such an imaging apparatus and compensating for the lack of functions of such an imaging apparatus.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-186082

  An object of the present invention is to improve the operability of an imaging apparatus and improve the utilization of the imaging apparatus.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an imaging processing system having an imaging device and a display device,
The image pickup device includes an image pickup device, an image pickup device side memory unit capable of storing image data shot by the image pickup device, an image pickup device side shooting operation unit that instructs an image pickup operation by the image pickup device, and at least the image data. Imaging device side connection means for transferring to the display device, wherein the display device receives at least image data transferred by the imaging device side connection means, and the transferred image data. Storable display device side memory means, and display device side imaging operation means for instructing the imaging operation of the imaging device,
When the imaging device and the display device are not connected by the imaging device side connection unit and the display device side connection unit, the imaging device performs a shooting operation by operating the imaging device side shooting operation unit by an operator. And storing the captured image data in the imaging device side memory means,
When the imaging device and the display device are connected by the imaging device side connection unit and the display device side connection unit, an imaging operation of the imaging device is executed by an operation of the display device side operation unit by an operator. Thus, an image pickup processing system is provided, wherein the picked-up image data is stored in the display device side memory means.

  Preferably, when the imaging device and the display device are connected, the image data from the imaging device before the photographing operation is transmitted from the imaging device by the imaging device-side connecting means and the display device-side connecting means. The image data is transferred to the display device and displayed on the display device side display means, and the imaging operation signal based on the display device side operation means is transmitted by the imaging device side connection means and the display device side connection means. The image pickup device is transferred from a display device to the image pickup device, and the image pickup operation of the image pickup device is executed.

  Preferably, the display device further includes storage means for storing the imaging device in a state in which the photographing direction of the imaging device is oriented in a direction substantially opposite to the display direction of the display device side connecting means, In the photographing operation by the display device side operation means, the image to be photographed can be confirmed by the display device side display means.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, an image pickup device, an image pickup device side memory means capable of storing image data shot by the image pickup device, an image pickup device side shooting operation means for instructing a shooting operation by the image pickup device, An imaging device side connection unit that enables connection with a display device, and an imaging device side detection unit that detects whether or not the display device is connected to the imaging device side connection unit,
When the disconnection of the display device is detected by the imaging device side detection unit, the imaging device performs a shooting operation by an operation of the imaging device side shooting operation unit by an operator, and takes the captured image data. Stored in the side memory means,
When the connection of the display device is detected by the imaging device side detection unit, the imaging device transfers image data from the imaging element before the imaging operation to the display device via the imaging device side connection unit. And an imaging operation signal from the display device is received, an imaging operation is performed by the imaging device, and captured image data is transferred to the display device via the imaging device side connection unit. An apparatus is provided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, display device side connection means for enabling connection with an imaging device, display device side detection means for detecting whether or not the imaging device is connected to the display device side connection means, Display device side memory means capable of storing the image data transferred by the display device side connection means, display device side display means capable of displaying the image data, and display device side imaging for instructing an imaging operation of the imaging device Operating means,
When disconnection of the imaging unit is detected by the display device side detection unit, an operation of the display device other than the imaging operation is performed by an operation of the display device side imaging operation unit by an operator,
When the connection of the imaging unit is detected by the display device side detection unit, the display device receives an image from the imaging device before the photographing operation by the display device side imaging operation unit via the display device side connection unit. Data is received, the image data is displayed on the display device side display means, and an imaging operation of the imaging device is executed via the display device side connection means by an operation of the display device side operation means by an operator. A display device is provided, wherein an imaging operation signal is sent to the imaging device.

  According to the present invention, by using a display device in combination with an imaging device, it is possible to obtain effects such as improved operability of the display device and expansion of the field of use.

The imaging device corresponds to, for example, a small and simple digital camera device, a mobile phone with imaging means, and the like.
The display device is desirably relatively small and portable from the viewpoint of use in combination with the imaging device, has a function that is more powerful in image processing than the imaging device, and has a display capability higher than that of a display mounted on the imaging device. It is desirable to have a high display and a memory (display device side memory means) having a larger memory capacity than the memory (image pickup device side memory means) mounted on the image pickup apparatus.
The imaging device of the present invention includes at least an imaging device side connection unit that transfers image data to the display device, and the display device includes at least a display device side connection unit that receives the transferred image data.
In the display device, the imaging operation signal is transferred from the display device to the imaging device by the operation of the display device side operation means by the operator, and the imaging operation is executed.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of an imaging processing system of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First Embodiment A first embodiment of an imaging processing system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The imaging processing system according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a viewer 1 as an example of the image processing / display apparatus of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 1 and an imaging apparatus of the present invention illustrated in FIG. This is a system in which a small and simple digital camera device 2 as an example is combined and cooperated as illustrated in FIG. 5 or FIG.

Viewer 1. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an external configuration of a viewer as an embodiment of an image processing / display apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) is a diagram illustrating a viewer front side, and FIG. FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating the back side of the viewer, and FIG. 1C is a diagram viewed from the top of the viewer.

As illustrated in FIG. 1A, the viewer 1 includes, on the viewer front side 1a, a liquid crystal display 11 as an example of the first display means of the present invention, and an example of the display device side photographing operation means of the present invention. And an operation switch group 14.
As the first display means of the present invention, a flat panel such as an organic LE display can be used instead of the liquid crystal display 11.
For example, the operation switch group 14 includes an operation check push button switch 14a, an operation mode designation button / switch 14b, an operation switch group 14 including a first auxiliary switch 14c and a second auxiliary switch 14d. The operation mode designation button / switch 14b includes a still image capturing mode switch 14b1, a moving image capturing mode switch 14b2, and a frame advance mode switch 14b3. The above switches of the operation switch group 14 are examples, and the operation switches can be increased or decreased according to the operation content of the viewer 1.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1B, the viewer 1 also has a digital camera device housing portion 17 on the viewer back side 1b. The digital camera device housing portion 17 includes a side wall 171, a back wall 172 illustrated in FIG. 1C, and a bottom portion 173. The digital camera device 2 illustrated in FIG. 2 is stored in the digital camera device storage portion 17.

The viewer 1 further includes a power switch 15 and a power outlet 16 at the upper part (head) as illustrated in FIG.
The viewer 1 also has a signal connector plug 18 and a charging connector plug 19 on the bottom 173 of the digital camera device housing portion 17.

2. Configuration of Electronic Circuit of Viewer 1 FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the electronic circuit of the viewer 1.
The viewer 1 includes a viewer main electronic circuit 100 housed in the viewer 1, a liquid crystal display 11, an operation switch group 14, a signal connector / plug 18, and a charging connector / plug 19.
The operation switch group 14 is a generic name of the switches 14a, 14b, 14c, and 14d illustrated in FIG.

The viewer main electronic circuit 100 includes a viewer signal processing unit 110 as a second signal processing unit of the present invention, a memory 120 as a second memory of the present invention, a battery 130, and a power supply unit 140.
The battery 130 is necessary when the user carries the viewer 1 and uses it, but the battery 130 is not necessary when the user does not carry it and uses it. Hereinafter, a case where the viewer 1 is carried and used, that is, a case where the battery 130 is provided will be described below.
The memory 120 can include, for example, a removable card-type nonvolatile memory, a disk memory such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk, or both a card-type nonvolatile memory and a disk memory.

The viewer signal processing unit 110 is configured using, for example, a microcomputer, and includes a control processing unit 112, a communication unit 114, an imaging processing unit 116, and a memory control unit 118. Connected through.
The control processing unit 112 includes a program memory such as a ROM storing a program for performing an operation described below, and a data memory such as a RAM for temporarily storing data.

When a commercial AC power plug (not shown) is connected to the power outlet 16, a DC voltage for charging the battery 130 in the power unit 140 and a voltage for operating the driver circuit of the liquid crystal display 11 are generated. . The battery 130 is charged with the voltage from the power supply unit 140, and the voltage from the battery 130 is supplied to each part of the signal processing unit 110 of the viewer, the memory 120, the operation switch group 14, the liquid crystal display 11 and the like. As a result, various processes described below can be performed. In addition, the power supply unit 140 can be excluded and the voltage supplied by the power supply unit 140 can be supplied from the outside of the viewer 1.
In the present embodiment, the case where the power supply unit 140 is built in the viewer 1 will be described.

The digital camera device 2 is a portable imaging device, but preferably the viewer 1 is also portable. The reason for this is that the digital camera device 2 can be housed in the viewer 1 and imaged or the like as will be described later.
The size of the viewer 1 is a size in which the signal processing unit 110, the memory 120, the battery 130, and the power supply unit 140 of the viewer described with reference to FIG. 2 are housed, and the liquid crystal display 11, the operation switch group 14, and the like are mounted. That's it.
For example, the liquid crystal display 11 has a size of about B5 to A4 size, for example, from a postcard size on which an image is printed.
The detection switch (SW) in FIG. 2 is provided to detect that the camera has been stored (to stabilize power supply and prevent erroneous communication).

1. Digital camera device External Configuration FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the external appearance of a simple digital camera device as a first embodiment of the imaging apparatus of the present invention, which is small and light and portable, and can be easily used by many users. 3 (A) is an external view seen from the front side (left side figure) and the back side (right side figure) when the digital camera device is not used or cannot be photographed, and FIG. 3 (B) is used for photographing the digital camera device. FIG. 3C is an external view of the bottom and head (upper part) of the digital camera device.

  A simple digital camera device 2 that is small, light and portable and can be used easily by a large number of users has a digital camera device main body 20 and a front cover 21 on the front side 2a of the digital camera device. As illustrated in FIG. 3B, the front side cover 21 can be moved up and down, and when it is moved downward, the lens 23 as an example of the image pickup means of the present invention is exposed and image pickup is possible. As illustrated in FIG. 3A, when the front cover 21 is closed, the lens 23 is hidden and protected even if it is hidden behind the front cover 21 and cannot be used for photographing.

The digital camera device 2 further includes a back side cover 31 fixed to the digital camera device body 20 on the back side 2b of the digital camera device, a liquid crystal display 33 mounted on the back side cover 31, a frame advance push button switch 34, And an operation mode designation switch 35. In this example, the operation mode designation switch 35 includes a still image shooting mode designation switch 351 and a moving image shooting mode designation switch 352.
The frame advance push button switch 34 and the operation mode designation switch 35 correspond to the display device side photographing operation means of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 3C, a bottom signal connector / receptacle 28 and a bottom charging connector / receptacle 29 are provided on the bottom of the digital camera device 2, and the top (head) of the digital camera device 2 is provided. Part) is provided with a head signal connector / receptacle 38 and a head charging connector / receptacle 39.
The head of the digital camera device 2 is provided with an infrared light emitting diode 37a and an infrared photodiode 37b as an example of wireless communication means when the digital camera device 2 is used as a remote controller for the viewer 1. Yes.

The bottom signal connector / receptacle 28 and the head signal connector / receptacle 38 which are imaging device side connection means are connectors of the same structure, and these connectors are the signal connector of the viewer 1 which is display device side connection means. Connected to plug 18 The bottom charging connector / receptacle 29 and the head charging connector / receptacle 39 have the same structure, and these connectors are connected to the charging connector / plug 19 of the viewer 1.
The reason why the signal connector receptacles 28 and 38 and the charging connector receptacles 29 and 39 having the same structure are provided on both sides of the bottom and top (head) of the digital camera device 2 is illustrated in FIG. 5 and FIG. As described above, both the case where the digital camera device 2 is inserted into the digital camera device housing portion 17 from the bottom and the case where the digital camera device 2 is inserted from the head can be accommodated in the digital camera device housing portion 17 of the viewer 1. It is because it is doing.
Therefore, when used in only one form illustrated in FIG. 5 or FIG. 6, only the bottom or head receptacle is provided. Hereinafter, in the present embodiment, use in both forms illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6 is illustrated.

2. Configuration of Electronic Circuit of Digital Camera Device FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of an electronic circuit of the digital camera device 2.
The digital camera device 200 converts the light from the signal processing unit 210 as the first signal processing unit of the present invention, the battery 230, the memory 220 as the imaging device side memory unit of the present invention, and the lens 23 into an electrical signal. A charge couple device (CCD) 240, a lens actuator 250 that moves the lens 23, a liquid crystal display 33, a frame advance push button switch 34, and an operation mode designation switch 35.

  The memory 220 is, for example, a card-type nonvolatile memory that can be detached from the main body 20 of the digital camera device 2.

The signal processing unit 210 includes a control processing unit 211, an automatic focal length (AF) control unit 212, an automatic illuminance (AE) control unit 213, a communication unit 214, and an interface (connected through a bus. I / F) processing unit 215 and memory control unit 216.
The control processing unit 211 includes a program memory such as a ROM storing a program for performing an operation described below, and a data memory such as a RAM for temporarily storing data.

The front cover 21 detects that the front cover 21 is released from the stationary position and the front cover release switch 261 that detects that the front cover 21 is separated from the locking position (not shown), and that the front cover 21 is fully opened and the lens 23 is exposed. And a front cover full open detection switch 262.
When the front cover release switch 261 operates, voltage is supplied from the battery 230 to the signal processing unit 210, memory 220, CCD 240, lens actuator 250, liquid crystal display 33, frame advance push button switch 34, and operation mode designation switch 35. The
Note that the detection switch (SW) in FIG. 4 is provided for signal processing (electrostatic breakdown, prevention of electric shock).

Single Unit Operation of Digital Camera Device 2 First, the operation of the digital camera device 2 alone will be described.
The digital camera device 2 is portable, and the above-described electronic circuit operates by supplying power from the battery 230.
(1) When not in use or when photographing is not possible As illustrated in FIG. 3A, when the digital camera device 2 is not in use or when photographing is not possible, the front cover 21 on the front side 2a is completely closed, The attached lens 23 is hidden by the front cover 21.
In this state, the front cover removal switch 261 is in an off (open) state, and power is not supplied from the battery 230 to the electronic circuit. Therefore, for example, even if the frame advance push button switch 34 and the operation mode designation switch 35 are operated, the electronic circuit in the main body 20 does not operate and the liquid crystal display 33 is not displayed.

(2) At the time of regenerating operation From the state illustrated in FIG. 3A, when the front side cover 21 is pushed down slightly from the locking position, the front side cover release switch 261 is turned on (closed), and the battery 230 is connected to the digital camera device 2. Power is supplied to the electronic circuit, and image reproduction processing, editing processing, and the like using the liquid crystal display 33 can be performed.
The interface (I / F) processing unit 215 detects the status of the frame advance push button switch 34, the operation mode designation switch 35, the front cover full open detection switch 262, and the like, and inputs the result to the control processing unit 211.
The control processing unit 211 is recorded in the memory 220 via the memory control unit 216 based on the state detection signal from the I / F processing unit 215, for example, every time the frame advance push button switch 34 is pressed once. Images taken before shooting are taken out frame by frame and displayed on the liquid crystal display 33. The user can confirm the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 33, delete the image, or perform an editing process using an operation switch (not shown).
However, in this state, the lens 23 is still hidden behind the front cover 21 and is not exposed to the outside, and photography using the lens 23 is not possible.

(3) During photographing As illustrated in FIG. 3B, when the front cover 21 is pushed down sufficiently, the lens 23 is exposed. In this state, the front side cover full open detection switch 262 is turned on (closed), and the control processing unit 211 is able to take a picture using the lens 23 from the closed state of the front side cover full open detection switch 212. To detect. The control processing unit 211 enables the AF control unit 212 and the AE control unit 213 to operate.
For example, the AF control unit 212 inputs a signal that passes through the lens 23 and the CCD 240, and adjusts the focal length while moving the lens 23 using the lens actuator 250.
The AE control unit 213 adjusts the illuminance by adjusting the diaphragm and the like in the lens 23.

  The lens 23 includes a plurality of lenses, and the focal distance of the lens 23 as a whole can be adjusted by moving the focusing lens of the plurality of lenses by the lens actuator 250. It is included.

The user confirms the captured image input via the lens 23 and the CCD 240 displayed on the liquid crystal display 33, and, for example, once presses the still image shooting mode designation switch 351 of the operation mode designation switch 35. By pressing the image to lock it and pressing it twice more, the control processing unit 211 compresses the still image by, for example, the JPEG method and records it in the memory 220 via the compressed image data memory control unit 216. .
When the user presses the moving image shooting mode designation switch 352, the moving image captured through the lens 23 and the CCD 240 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 33 from the control processing unit 211, and in the control processing unit 211 as necessary. For example, moving image data compressed by the MPEG method is recorded in the memory 220 via the memory control unit 216.

Heretofore, an example of normal operation as the digital camera device 2 alone has been described.
If the moving image shooting mode designation switch 352 is operated, continuous shooting can be performed by the digital camera device 2, but the detailed operation is omitted.

Next, a case where the digital camera device 2 and the viewer 1 are used in combination will be described.
The digital camera device storage portion 17 of the viewer 1 has a structure in which the digital camera device 2 can be inserted and removed.

Combined operation of viewer and digital camera device (1)
With reference to FIG. 5, a playback / editing processing mode will be described as a first operation mode example performed by combining the viewer 1 and the digital camera device 2.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a first operation mode in which the digital camera device illustrated in FIG. 3 is mounted on the viewer 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 and used in combination. FIG. 5 (A) is a front view. 5 (B) is a back view, and FIG. 5 (C) is a view from above.

When the digital camera device 2 is inserted into the storage portion 17 along the side wall 171 to the bottom portion 173 with the front side 2a of the digital camera device 2 facing the rear wall 172 of the viewer 1 of the digital camera device storage portion 17, FIG. The bottom signal connector / receptacle 28, which is the imaging device side connection means illustrated in FIG. 1), is engaged with and electrically connected to the signal connector / plug 18, which is the display device side connection means, illustrated in FIG. The bottom charging connector receptacle 29 is engaged with and electrically connected to the charging connector plug 19.
In this state, the back side 2b of the digital camera device 2 is exposed, and the liquid crystal display 33, the frame advance push button switch 34, and the operation mode designation switch 35 mounted on the back side cover 31 can be operated. The front cover 21 faces the back wall 172, and the lens 23 is hidden in the front cover 21.
Note that the imaging apparatus includes a detection unit that detects connection of the display device. When the detection unit detects connection of the display unit, the imaging device transfers image data to the display device or receives an imaging operation signal from the display device. It becomes possible to receive.
Similarly, the display device includes a detection unit that detects connection of the imaging device. When the detection unit detects the connection of the imaging device, the display device receives image data from the imaging device or sends an imaging operation signal to the imaging device. can do.

When the bottom charging connector receptacle 29 as a viewer charging device is engaged and electrically connected to the charging connector plug 19, the battery 130 in the viewer 1 is connected to the battery 230 in the digital camera device 2. Charging becomes possible.
Regarding the charging method from the battery 130 to the battery 230, various methods can be taken in consideration of the usage form of the user, the type of the battery 230, and the like. For example, depending on the type of the battery 230, it is desirable to charge the battery from a completely discharged state, such as a rechargeable battery, and there is a backup that does not depend much on the charged state. Hereinafter, an example of a charging method from the battery 130 to the battery 230 will be described below.

(1) When the bottom charging connector / receptacle 29 is connected to the charging connector / plug 19, the battery 130 is automatically charged from the battery 130. This method is very convenient for the user.
(2) The operation is started by operating the operation mode designation switch of the digital camera device 2 or the operation switch of the viewer 1. According to this method, charging according to the user's wish is possible.
(3) As illustrated in FIG. 4, the front side cover full open detection switch 262 is inserted between the bottom charging connector / receptacle 29 and the battery 230, and the digital camera device 2 is digitally connected to the viewer 1. After being attached to the camera device insertion / removal storage unit 17, the main body 20 is slightly raised with respect to the front cover 21, and the front cover 21 is slightly lowered with respect to the main body 20 so that the front cover is fully opened. The detection switch 262 is closed, and the space between the battery 230 and the battery 130 is closed, and charging from the battery 130 to the battery 230 is enabled. According to this method, charging according to the user's wish is possible.

As the image data backup processing device of the viewer, the bottom signal connector receptacle 28 and the signal connector plug 18 are engaged, so that the communication unit 114 in the viewer signal processing unit 110 of the viewer 1 and the digital camera The communication unit 214 in the signal processing unit 210 of the digital camera device of the device 2 is electrically connected so that communication is possible between them.
Therefore, data such as image data recorded in the memory 220 of the digital camera device 2 is transferred via the communication system under the control of the control processing unit 112 of the viewer 1 and the control processing unit 211 of the digital camera device 2. Thus, it can be transferred to the memory 120 in the viewer 1 and stored.
As described above, the memory 120 can include, for example, a removable card-type nonvolatile memory, a disk memory such as an optical disk or a magnetic disk, or both a card-type nonvolatile memory and a disk memory. . Preferably, the memory 120 of the viewer 1 has a larger memory capacity than the memory 220 of the digital camera device 2. Therefore, the memory 120 can be used as a backup memory for the memory 220.

  Various methods can be used as a method of transferring data from the memory 220 to the memory 120. Some examples are described below.

  (1) When the bottom signal connector / receptacle 28 of the digital camera device 2 is engaged with the signal connector / plug 18 of the viewer 1, the control processing unit 112 and the control processing unit 211 automatically cooperate with the memory. All data recorded in 220 is transferred to the memory 120 and stored.

(2) After the bottom signal connector / receptacle 28 is engaged with the signal connector / plug 18, the control processing unit 211 of the digital camera device 2 is pushed once by the frame feed push button switch 34 of the digital camera device 2. The image data recorded in the memory 220 is read frame by frame via the memory control unit 216 and displayed on the liquid crystal display 33, and the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 33 via the communication system is displayed. The data is transferred to the control processing unit 112 of the viewer 1, and the control processing unit 112 displays the image data on the liquid crystal display 11.
The liquid crystal display 11 is larger in size than the liquid crystal display 33 and can display a finer image than the liquid crystal display 33. Therefore, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 of the viewer 1 is a more precise image than the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 33 of the digital camera device 2. In this state, when the user confirms a fine image displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 and wants to save the image in the memory 120, for example, the second auxiliary switch 14d of the viewer 1 is pressed. The control processing unit 112 stores the image data displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 in the memory 220 via the memory control unit 216 in accordance with the operation of the second auxiliary switch 14d.

(3) The multi-image is selected in the digital camera device 2 and a plurality of reduced images are displayed on the liquid crystal display 33. In this state, for example, when the user presses the first auxiliary switch 14 c of the viewer 1, the control processing unit 211 of the digital camera device 2 detects the operation instruction transferred through the communication path and detects the liquid crystal display. The multi-images displayed at 33 are sent to the viewer 1 at a time. The control processing unit 112 of the viewer 1 receives the multi-image and displays it on the liquid crystal display 11. The user confirms the multi-image displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 and performs one of the following.
(A) When storing multiple images in the memory 120 at once, for example, the user presses the moving image capturing mode switch 14b2 of the operation mode designation button / switch 14b to select the multiple images, and the user further selects the second auxiliary When the switch 14 d is pressed, the control processing unit 211 stores a plurality of image data displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 in the memory 120.
(B) When it is desired to select an image to be saved from the multi-image one frame at a time, for example, the user presses the first auxiliary switch 14c and is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 and advances a plurality of images one frame at a time. When the user wants to save an image, the second auxiliary switch 14d is pressed. The control processing unit 211 is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 and stores image data of a designated frame in the memory 120.

  From the above operation, it can be seen that the memory 120 of the viewer 1 can be used as a backup memory of the memory 220 of the digital camera device 2.

Further, various methods can be used for erasing the image data stored in the memory 120 stored in the memory 120. Examples are given below.
(1) The control processing unit 211 automatically deletes the data stored in the memory 120 from the memory 220.
(2) The data in the memory 120 is erased by utilizing the image data erasing function of the digital camera device 2 itself.

  Similarly, erasing of image data recorded in the memory 120 can be performed in the same manner as erasing data from the memory 220 in the digital camera device 2.

Playback / editing operation (first form)
As shown in FIG. 5, after the digital camera device 2 is mounted on the viewer 1 and connected to each other and the desired image data is transferred from the memory 220 to the memory 120, the user is in the state of FIG. The image data recorded in the memory 120 is larger than the liquid crystal display 33 using the operation check push button switch 14a, the operation mode designation button / switch 14b, the first auxiliary switch 14c, the second auxiliary switch 14d, and the like. A fine image can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 capable of displaying. At this time, no image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 33.

For example, the operation check push button switch 14a, the operation mode designation button / switch 14b, the first auxiliary switch 14c, and the second auxiliary switch 14d are used for the following purposes.
Operation check push button switch 14a: Not used Operation mode designation button switch 14b
Still image capturing mode switch 14b1: Designation for each frame of a still image Moving image capturing mode switch 14b2: Designation of multi-image batch display First auxiliary switch 14c: Advance one frame forward Second auxiliary switch 14d: One frame backward Proceed.

As an operation switch means in the viewer 1, not only a physical switch is provided in the viewer 1, but also an operation can be performed interactively with the user using the control processing unit 112 and the liquid crystal display 11. .
For example, a touch panel sheet is provided on the surface of the liquid crystal display 11, and the contents of the operation target are displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 from the control processing unit 112 using characters and figures, and the user corresponds to the liquid crystal display 11. When the portion to be pressed is pressed with a finger or the like, the position can be detected by the control processing unit 112, and the viewer back side 1b can detect the operation content of the user.
According to such a method, there is substantially the same effect as that provided with a physical switch.
Further, such a method has an advantage that it is possible to flexibly cope with change / modification of the operation content without changing the external shape of the viewer 1.

Playback / editing operation (second form)
After the digital camera device 2 is mounted on the viewer 1 and connected to each other as illustrated in FIG. 5, the user can select the image data regardless of whether desired image data is transferred from the memory 220 to the memory 120. In the state of 5 (B), using the frame advance push button switch 34, the operation mode designation switch 35, etc., the image data recorded in the memory 120 is larger and finer than the liquid crystal display 33 and the liquid crystal display 33. Display on both the liquid crystal display 11 capable of displaying a simple image.
This processing function is obtained by adding an image display process to the liquid crystal display 11 in the viewer 1 in addition to an image reproduction process as the digital camera device 2 alone.
This playback operation is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 by a third person in front of the viewer front side 1a while the user operates the frame advance push button switch 34, the operation mode designation switch 35, etc. from the viewer back side 1b. This is suitable for a presentation or the like while showing an image.

Playback / editing operation (3rd form)
After the digital camera device 2 is mounted and electrically connected to the viewer 1 illustrated in FIG. 5, desired image data is transferred from the memory 220 to the memory 120, and then the digital camera device 2 is connected to the viewer 1. Remove from the digital camera device housing 17.
The user is positioned on the viewer front side 1 a and points the head of the digital camera device 2 toward the operation switch group 14 of the viewer 1.
The digital camera device 2 is provided with wireless communication means, for example, an infrared light emitting diode (LED) 37a and an infrared photodiode (PD) 37b as illustrated in FIG. Similarly, wireless communication means, an infrared light emitting diode (LED) 17a and an infrared photodiode (PD) 17b are also arranged near the operation switch group 14 of the viewer 1.

In this case, the digital camera device 2 is used as a remote controller for the viewer 1.
For example, when the user presses the frame advance push button switch 34 of the digital camera device 2, the signal of the frame advance push button switch 34 is transferred to the communication unit 214 via the control processing unit 211, and the communication unit 214 switches the infrared LED 37 a. It is excited and lit in a signal form corresponding to the operation of the frame advance push button switch 34. The light of the infrared LED 37a is detected by the infrared photodiode 17b of the viewer 1 and input to the control processing unit 112 via the communication unit 114, and the frame advance push button switch 34 of the digital camera device 2 is operated in the control processing unit 112. Detect that.
Therefore, the control processing unit 112 reads out one frame of image data recorded in the memory 120 via the memory control unit 118 and displays it on the liquid crystal display 11.
Thereafter, each time the user presses the frame advance push button switch 34 once, a new one frame image is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11.

In the above operation, when image data remains in the memory 220, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 is also displayed on the liquid crystal display 33 of the digital camera device 2 according to the operation of the frame advance push button switch 34. The same image can be displayed.
In particular, the image data stored in the digital camera device 2 is preferably stored in association with the display device.

In the above embodiment, the case where a light emitting diode and a photodiode are used as the wireless communication means has been described. However, various other wireless communication means such as a communication means using radio waves can be used.
In addition, the cable between the digital camera device 2 and the viewer 1 is not a wireless communication system as described above, but between the head charging connector / receptacle 39 of the digital camera device 2 and the signal connector / plug 18 of the viewer 1. You may connect.

  In the third form of the reproduction / editing operation, for example, the user is in front of the viewer front side 1a while operating the frame advance push button switch 34, the operation mode designation switch 35, etc. of the digital camera device 2 from the viewer front side 1a. This is suitable for a presentation or the like while showing images displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 to three persons. Of course, it is also suitable when the user himself / herself displays an image captured using the digital camera device 2 on the large and fine liquid crystal display 11.

  As described above, when the viewer 1 and the digital camera device 2 are used in combination, the limitation of the display function of the digital camera device 2 itself, for example, the limitation of the size of the liquid crystal display 33, the limitation of the number of display pixels, etc. It can be supplemented by the function of the liquid crystal display 11 of the viewer 1 which is large and has a large number of display pixels and can display a fine image.

Combined operation of viewer and digital camera device (2)
With reference to FIG. 6, an imaging processing mode will be described as a first operation mode example performed by combining the viewer 1 and the digital camera device 2.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an imaging mode as a second mode in which the digital camera device illustrated in FIG. 3 is mounted on the viewer illustrated in FIG. 1 and used in combination. FIG. 6A is a front view. 6B is a rear view, and FIG. 6C is a view from above.

As illustrated in FIG. 6 (B), contrary to the illustrated state of FIG. 5 (B), the digital camera device back portion 31 faces the back wall 172 so that the digital camera device 2 is placed in the digital camera device storage portion 17. Insert into. Thereby, the front side cover 21 is exposed to the viewer back side 1b side.
In this state, the head signal connector / receptacle 38 of the digital camera device 2 and the signal connector / plug 18 of the viewer 1 are engaged. Similarly, the head charging connector / receptacle 39 of the digital camera device 2 and the charging connector / plug 19 of the viewer 1 are engaged (connected).
This engagement (connection) relationship is such that the bottom signal connector / receptacle 28 serving as the imaging device side connection means and the signal connector plug 18 serving as the display device side connection means are engaged, and the bottom charging connector / receptacle 29 is engaged. And the charging connector / plug 19 are the same as the above.
Therefore, as in the method described above, charging from the battery 130 to the battery 230 is performed if necessary.

As illustrated in FIG. 6B, when the front side cover 21 is in the locking position, the front side cover release switch 261 is in an open (off) state, and between the battery 230 and the signal processing unit 210 of the digital camera device. Is in an open state, and power is not supplied from the battery 230 to the signal processing unit 210 of the digital camera device.
When the front cover 21 is slightly moved from the locking position, the front cover release switch 261 is closed (ON), and power is supplied from the battery 230 to the signal processing unit 210 of the digital camera device.

  If necessary, image data or the like is transferred from the memory 220 to the memory 120.

As illustrated in FIG. 6D, when the lens surface, which is the photographing direction of the image pickup device, is arranged so as to face the subject side, the front cover 21 is sufficiently pushed up to expose the lens 23, so that the front cover full open detection switch 262 is in a closed (on) state, and the control processing unit 211 detects that imaging is possible. However, in this state, the back cover 31 of the digital camera device is hidden, so that the frame advance push button switch 34, the operation mode designation switch 35, etc. cannot be used.
On the other hand, the control processing unit 211 has a communication path established by the engagement between the head signal connector / receptacle 38 and the signal connector plug 18 of the viewer 1, that is, the communication unit 214, the head signal connector / receptacle. 38, through the communication path of the signal connector / plug 18 and the communication unit 114, it is known that communication with the control processing unit 112 is possible.
In this case, instead of the frame advance push button switch 34 and the operation mode designation switch 35 of the digital camera device 2, the operation check push button switch 14a, the operation mode designation button / switch 14b, the first auxiliary switch 14c, Using the second auxiliary switch 14d and the like, and referring to the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 instead of the liquid crystal display 33, an image taken through the lens 23 and the CCD 240 is captured.

For example, the user specifies that a still image is to be captured by pressing the still image capturing mode switch 14b1 of the operation mode specifying button / switch 14b. This operation is transferred to the communication unit 214 and the control processing unit 211 of the digital camera device 2 via the imaging processing unit 116, the control processing unit 112, and the communication unit 114 of the viewer 1.
As a result, the control processing unit 211 performs the same processing as when the still image shooting mode designation switch 351 of the operation mode designation switch 35 of the digital camera device 2 is pressed. That is, the AF control unit 212 and the communication unit 214 are driven, and the imaging data obtained via the lens 23 and the CCD 240 is sent to the viewer 1 via the communication path. In the viewer 1, the control processing unit 112 displays the transferred image data on the liquid crystal display 11 in real time. The user can view the captured image on the liquid crystal display 11 instead of the liquid crystal display 33. Compared with the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 33, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 is a large and fine image.

  For example, the user desires to enlarge the image displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 by pressing the second auxiliary switch 14d. Alternatively, for example, the user desires to reduce the image that is enlarged and displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 by pressing the first auxiliary switch 14c. The second auxiliary switch 14d or the first auxiliary switch 14c is transferred to the control processing unit 211 of the digital camera device 2 via the communication path, and the AF control unit 212, the AE control unit 213, etc. operate according to the request. Thus, the desired image can be captured through the lens 23. The captured image is transferred to the viewer 1 through the communication path and displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 as described above.

  For example, when the user presses the operation check push button switch 14a which is a display device side operation unit once, an imaging operation signal is sent and the image state displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 is locked. When the user further presses the operation confirmation push button switch 14a one more step deep, the locked imaging data is recorded in the memory 120 via the memory control unit 118 and / or the memory 220 via the memory control unit 216. The Recording of imaging data in the memory 120 of the viewer 1 and / or the memory 220 of the digital camera device 2 can be set by a user operating an operation switch (not shown).

In this way, the digital camera device 2 and the viewer 1 can be combined to take advantage of the liquid crystal display 11 capable of displaying large and fine images, and can be imaged by the same operation method when the digital camera device 2 is used. it can.
By storing the captured image in the memory 220, the memory capacity of the memory 120 can be reduced, or the memory 120 can be excluded from the digital camera device 2. Alternatively, there is an advantage that storing backup data in the memory 120 does not require another backup memory for the digital camera device 2.

In the first embodiment, the case where various switches are provided in the digital camera device 2 and various switches are similarly provided in the viewer 1 has been described. However, in addition to providing the digital camera device 2 with switches for basic operations as the digital camera device 2, the viewer 1 is provided with a minimum number of switches, and the liquid crystal display 11 is used for the various operations described above. It can be replaced with the interactive form.
For example, the liquid crystal display 11 is made into a touch panel type, the control processing unit 112 displays the operation content on the touch panel type liquid crystal display 11, and when the user presses a desired operation display content portion, the control processing unit 112 detects it. However, the same process as that performed when the actual switch is operated can be performed.

As described above, the viewer 1 as the first embodiment of the image processing / display device of the present invention and the digital camera device 2 or the mobile phone with the imaging means as the first embodiment of the imaging device of the present invention. When used in combination, it is possible to operate the digital camera device 2 or the like from the viewer 1 and display the result on the liquid crystal display 11 in the viewer 1 or to store the image data in the memory 120.
The control processing unit 112 of the viewer 1 is superior in signal processing capability to the control processing unit 211 of the digital camera device 2. Therefore, if processing such as reproduction processing and editing processing is performed using the control processing unit 112, processing that is higher and more precise than editing processing performed by the digital camera device 2 can be performed.
The liquid crystal display 11 has a higher display capability than the liquid crystal display 33. Therefore, a highly accurate image can be displayed on the liquid crystal display 11.
Further, the memory 120 has a larger memory capacity than the memory 220. Therefore, the memory 120 can also be used as a backup memory for the memory 220.
The power supply unit 140 of the viewer 1 can also be used as a charging unit for the battery 130 of the digital camera device 2.

Second Embodiment A second embodiment of the imaging processing system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a digital camera device as a second embodiment of the image pickup apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 7A is a front view and a back side when the digital camera device of the second embodiment is not used. FIG. 7B is an external view of the digital camera device according to the second embodiment as viewed from the front side and the back side, and FIG. 7C is a diagram of the digital camera device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 2D is an external view from the front side and the back side during reproduction processing, and FIG. 2D is an external view of the bottom and head of the digital camera device of the second embodiment.

  Compared with the digital camera device 2 of the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 3, the digital camera device 2 illustrated in FIG. 7 can move the back cover 31 of the digital camera device as illustrated in FIG. 7C. That is, when the back cover 31 is moved, the editing operation switch group 36 disposed in the main body 20 is exposed. The editing operation switch group 36 includes a first editing operation switch 361, a second editing operation switch 362, and a third editing operation switch 363. When the back cover 31 is moved, these switches 361 to 363 are used. The image data captured by the digital camera device 2 can be edited.

8 is a diagram illustrating a mode in which the digital camera device illustrated in FIG. 7 is mounted on the viewer illustrated in FIG. 1 and used in combination. FIG. 8 (A) is a front view and FIG. 8 (B). Is a back view, and FIG. 8C is a view from above.
8 is compared with the configuration illustrated in FIG. 5, when the digital camera device 2 is attached to the digital camera device insertion / removal storage portion 17 of the viewer 1, the back side cover illustrated in FIG. 8B is illustrated. As shown in FIG. 8D, the back side cover 31 is used in addition to the case where only the reproduction process is performed using the liquid crystal display 33, the frame advance push button switch 34, and the operation mode designation switch 35 in the state where the 31 is not moved. It is possible to expose the editing operation switch group 36 and perform playback / editing processing based on the operation of the editing operation switch group 36 by utilizing the functions of the liquid crystal display 11 and the control processing unit 112 of the viewer 1. It is a point to be.

  When the digital camera device 2 of FIG. 7 is mounted on the viewer 1 and used for imaging, it is the same as in the first embodiment.

When the control processing unit 211 of the digital camera device 2 and the control processing unit 112 of the viewer 1 are compared, the control processing unit 112 has higher performance. Therefore, when the processing capability of the control processing unit 112 is utilized, the playback and editing processing functions are also enhanced.
For example, the digital camera device 2 and the viewer 1 can be combined and imaged, and the captured image data can be subjected to various correction processes using the control processing unit 112. This facilitates various editing processes that were difficult to process with the digital camera device 2.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the editing operation switch group 36 is added to the digital camera device 2 has been described. However, the editing operation switch group 36 is not provided in the digital camera device 2, the liquid crystal display 11 is made into a touch panel type, and the control processing unit 112 can interact with the user using the touch panel type liquid crystal display 11. For example, when the operation content is displayed on the liquid crystal display 11 and the user presses the desired operation display content portion, the control processing unit 112 detects it, and the same processing as that in which the actual switch is operated is performed. It can be carried out.

Third Embodiment In the first and second embodiments, the digital camera device 2 has been described as an example of an imaging device. However, when the present invention is applied to an imaging processing system, for example, imaging means is used. An attached mobile phone can also be applied.
The usage is the same as when the digital camera device 2 and the viewer 1 are combined.
Therefore, in the present invention, the image pickup apparatus is not limited to the digital camera apparatus 2 and is widely applicable to mobile phones with image pickup means.

Fourth Embodiment Various kinds of image editing processing functions can be added to the viewer 1 described above, for example, in the control processing unit 112.
The image editing processing function is the same function as an editing processing program using a commercially available PC. Preferably, the image editing processing function is dedicated for editing processing of image data captured by the digital camera device 2 without knowledge of the PC. The viewer 1 as a machine is configured to allow various editing processes.

Further, the viewer 1 has been described as an example of the image processing / display device of the present invention. However, the display unit such as the liquid crystal display 11, the signal processing unit such as the signal processing unit 110 of the viewer, the memory 120, and the like. The present invention is not limited to the above-described example as long as it has storage means and means capable of wired / wireless connection with an imaging apparatus such as the digital camera device 2.
As an image processing / display device, an ordinary personal computer (PC) can be used in terms of processing functions, but the PC tends to be expensive compared to the viewer 1 described above. It is heavy and lacks portability. Further, in order to use it in combination with the digital camera device 2, various improvements are required, and it is not suitable for a dedicated machine used for imaging, image processing, etc. in combination with the digital camera device 2.
On the other hand, the number of viewers 1 is one, and the various functions described above are realized by a simple method.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a viewer as a first embodiment of an image processing / display apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 1 (A) is a diagram illustrating a viewer front side, and FIG. 1 (B) is a viewer back side. FIG. 1C is a view as seen from the top of the viewer. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the electronic circuit of the viewer illustrated in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a digital camera device as a first embodiment of the image pickup device of the present invention. FIG. 3A is a diagram illustrating the front side when the digital camera device is not used, when shooting is not possible, or during playback operation. FIG. 3B is an external view seen from the back side, FIG. 3B is an external view seen from the front side and the back side when used for photographing of the digital camera device, and FIG. 3C is an external view of the bottom and head of the digital camera device. It is. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of an electronic circuit of the digital camera apparatus illustrated in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a first mode in which the digital camera device illustrated in FIG. 3 is mounted on the viewer illustrated in FIG. 1 and used in combination. FIG. 5 (A) is a front view, and FIG. B) is a back view, and FIG. 5C is a view from above. 6 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment in which the digital camera device illustrated in FIG. 3 is mounted on the viewer illustrated in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 (A) is a front view, and FIG. B) is a back view, and FIG. 6C is a view from above. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a digital camera device as a second embodiment of the image pickup apparatus of the present invention. FIG. 7A is a front view and a back side when the digital camera device of the second embodiment is not used. FIG. 7B is an external view of the digital camera device according to the second embodiment as viewed from the front side and the back side, and FIG. 7C is a diagram of the digital camera device according to the second embodiment. FIG. 2D is an external view from the front side and the back side during reproduction processing, and FIG. 2D is an external view of the bottom and head of the digital camera device of the second embodiment. 8 is a diagram illustrating a second embodiment in which the digital camera device illustrated in FIG. 7 is mounted on the viewer illustrated in FIG. 1 and used in combination. FIG. 8A is a front view, and FIG. B) is a back view, and FIG. 8C is a view from above.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Viewer 1a ... Viewer front side
11 ... Liquid crystal display
14 ... Operation switch group
14a ... Operation check pushbutton switch
14b ... Operation mode designation button / switch
14b1 ... Still image capturing mode switch
14b2 ... Moving image capturing mode switch
14b2 ... Frame advance mode switch
14c ... 1st auxiliary switch, 14d ... 2nd auxiliary switch
15 ... Power switch, 16 ... Power outlet 1b ... Back side of viewer
17. Digital camera device storage
171 ... Side wall, 172 ... Back wall, 173 ... Bottom
17a ... Infrared LED, 17b ... Infrared photodiode
18 ... Signal connector plug 19 ... Charging connector plug 2 ... Digital camera device 20 ... Digital camera device body 2a ... Digital camera device front side
21 ... Front cover
261 ... Front cover open / close switch
262 ... Front cover full open detection switch
23 ... Lens 2b ... Back side of digital camera device
31 ... Back cover, 33 ... Liquid crystal display
34 ... Frame advance push button switch
35 ... Operation mode specification switch
351: Still image shooting mode designation switch
352 ... Movie shooting mode designation switch
36 ... Editing operation switch group
361 to 363 ... first to third editing operation switches
37a ... Infrared LED, 37b ... Infrared photodiode 28 ... Bottom signal connector / receptacle 29 ... Bottom charging connector / receptacle 38 ... Head signal connector / receptacle 39 ... Head charging connector / receptacle 100 ... Viewer 110 ... Viewer Signal processor
112 ... Control processing unit, 114 ... Communication unit
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 116 ... Imaging processing unit, 118 ... Memory control unit 120 ... Memory, 130 ... Battery, 140 ... Power supply unit 200 ... Digital camera apparatus 210 ... Signal processing part
211 ... Control processing unit, 212 ... AF control unit
213 ... AE control unit, 214 ... Communication unit
215 ... I / F processing unit, 216 ... memory control unit
220 ... Memory, 230 ... Battery
240 ... CCD, 250 ... Lens / actuator

Claims (5)

An imaging processing system having an imaging device and a display device,
The image pickup device includes an image pickup device, an image pickup device side memory unit capable of storing image data shot by the image pickup device, an image pickup device side shooting operation unit that instructs an image pickup operation by the image pickup device, and at least the image data. Imaging device side connection means for transferring to the display device,
The display device includes at least display device side connection means for receiving image data transferred by the imaging device side connection means, display device side memory means capable of storing the transferred image data, and imaging operation of the imaging device A display device side imaging operation means for instructing
When the imaging device and the display device are not connected by the imaging device side connection unit and the display device side connection unit, the imaging device performs a shooting operation by operating the imaging device side shooting operation unit by an operator. And storing the captured image data in the imaging device side memory means,
When the imaging device and the display device are connected by the imaging device side connection unit and the display device side connection unit, an imaging operation of the imaging device is executed by an operation of the display device side operation unit by an operator. The captured image data is stored in the display device side memory means. The imaging processing system according to claim 1,
When the imaging device and the display device are connected, the image data from the imaging device before the photographing operation is transferred from the imaging device to the display device by the imaging device side connection unit and the display device side connection unit. The image data is transferred and displayed on the display device side display means, and an imaging operation signal based on the display device side operation means is transmitted from the display device by the imaging device side connection means and the display device side connection means. An imaging processing system that transfers to the imaging device and executes a shooting operation of the imaging device. The imaging processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The display device further includes storage means for storing the imaging device in a state in which the imaging direction of the imaging device is oriented in a direction substantially opposite to the display direction of the display device side connecting means, An imaging processing system characterized in that an image to be photographed can be confirmed by the display device-side display means at the time of photographing by the operating means. An image pickup device, an image pickup device side memory means capable of storing image data shot by the image pickup device, an image pickup device side shooting operation means for instructing a shooting operation by the image pickup device, and an image pickup device side that can be connected to a display device Connection means, and imaging device side detection means for detecting whether or not the display device is connected to the imaging device side connection means,
When the disconnection of the display device is detected by the imaging device side detection unit, the imaging device performs a shooting operation by an operation of the imaging device side shooting operation unit by an operator, and takes the captured image data. Stored in the side memory means,
When the connection of the display device is detected by the imaging device side detection unit, the imaging device transfers image data from the imaging element before the imaging operation to the display device via the imaging device side connection unit. In addition, the imaging device receives an imaging operation signal from the display device, executes a shooting operation by the imaging device, and transfers the captured image data to the display device via the imaging device side connection unit. Transferred by the display device side connection means for enabling connection with the imaging device, display device side detection means for detecting whether or not the imaging device is connected to the display device side connection means, and the display device side connection means Display device side memory means capable of storing image data, display device side display means capable of displaying the image data, and display device side imaging operation means for instructing an imaging operation of the imaging device,
When disconnection of the imaging unit is detected by the display device side detection unit, an operation of the display device other than the imaging operation is performed by an operation of the display device side imaging operation unit by an operator,
When the connection of the imaging unit is detected by the display device side detection unit, the display device receives an image from the imaging device before the photographing operation by the display device side imaging operation unit via the display device side connection unit. Data is received, the image data is displayed on the display device side display means, and an imaging operation of the imaging device is executed via the display device side connection means by an operation of the display device side operation means by an operator. A display device that sends an imaging operation signal to the imaging device.

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