Panasonic Corporation

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.

Hiroji Takebayashi

Yoshihiro Morioka

Atsushi Hashimoto

Eiji Yamauchi

Yasuhiro Ogata

Kenji Matsuura

Katsuhiko Yoshida

Takuma Masuda

Keiko Ando

Digest playback which suits various preferences is realized. A video camera () extracts a portion to be played back as a digest from a video picture. The video camera () includes a control section () configured to extract attribute information concerning a video picture from the video picture. The attribute information is configured so that a user can input contents of the attribute information.

Video picture extracting apparatus, imaging apparatus and recording medium

A camcorder (), which is an example of image capturing devices, includes the following units. An imaging unit () captures moving pictures. An attribute information generation unit () generates attribute information indicating features of the moving pictures captured by the imaging unit (). An evaluation unit () applies the attribute information generated by the attribute information generation unit () to a predetermined criterion, so as to calculate an evaluation value of the moving pictures for each predetermined time width. A still picture extraction unit () extracts a still picture from moving pictures in a predetermined time width, when the evaluation value calculated by the evaluation unit () for the predetermined time width exceeds an evaluation threshold value. A threshold value change unit () changes the evaluation threshold value based on at least one of person information and a composition change amount which are included in the attribute information. The person information is used for specifying a person captured in the moving pictures, and the composition change amount is an amount of change in image compositions between the moving pictures.

Image capturing device, image capturing method, program, and integrated circuit

An audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus includes an audio signal switch section for outputting one of a first audio signal having a first volume level and a second audio signal having a second volume level by a switching operation; and a mute section for muting the first audio signal which is output from the audio signal switch section when the audio signal switch section switches the second audio signal to the first audio signal.

Audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus for reproducing audio signals having different volume levels

An audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus of the present invention is an audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus, comprising: an input switching device for switching an input between a first input signal including a first audio and video signal which is input from a first input, a second input signal including a second audio and video signal which is input from a second input, and a third input signal including a third audio and video signal which is input from a third input, and for outputting one of the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal; and a recording device for recording the second input signal and the third input signal on the information recording medium as one recording unit when the input switching device switches the input from the second input signal to the third input signal.

Audio and video recording and reproduction apparatus

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