Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha

Sony Corporation

Minolta Company, Ltd.

Hirokazu Naruto

Dai Shintani

Katsuyuki Nanba

Nobuyuki Taniguchi

Yoshito Tanaka

Yasuhiro Morimoto

Hiroshi Ishibe

Yoshihiro Tanaka

Tsutomu Honda

Yutaka Maeda

Yasuhiro Kyoden

Takeo Hoda

Gen Sasaki

Masahito Niikawa

Hirokazu Yamada

Kazuchika Sato

Kenji Nakamura

Hisamo Sogawa

Yohei Takada

Kuniteru Sakakibara

Hisashi Tsugane

An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device which captures an image regarding an object image, an object detector detecting a specific object from the captured image, a focus control unit configured to execute a focusing operation on the basis of a phase-difference detection signal obtained from a distance measurement area set at a predetermined position in an image capturing area, a display control unit configured to cause a display unit to display a display element indicating a position of the specific object, and a first determining unit configured to determine whether or not the focusing operation has been executed on the basis of the phase-difference detection signal regarding the specific object. The display control unit changes a display mode of the display element indicating the position of the specific object in accordance with the result of the determination performed by the first determining unit.

Image pickup apparatus and method for controlling the same

An image-capturing device (image display device)includes a rear monitor(display means) having a primary display region MR and a plurality of secondary display regions SRto SR. Further, display control means of the image-capturing devicecontrols contents of display on the rear monitorso that a plurality of images are displayed in the plurality of secondary display regions SRto SRand so that an image Pwhich is displayed in one secondary display region (for example, SR) among the plurality of secondary display regions SRto SRis also displayed in the primary display region MR. Further, when a predetermined change (rotation, etc.) is carried out on the image P, the image Pin a state of being subjected to the predetermined change is displayed in both the one secondary display region SRamong the plurality of secondary display regions SRto SRand the primary display region MR.

Displaying images subjected to change operations in a primary and a secondary display region

An imaging apparatus includes a reading means for reading information stored in a non-contact communication type portable information storage device and a control means for storing first information in information read by the reading means by associating the information with recorded images.

Imaging apparatus, imaging system, electronic apparatus, recorded image management system and program

A digital camera includes a connector for connecting another digital camera and an interface for exchanging data between the digital camera and another digital camera. When another digital camera is connected to the connector, another digital camera is be controlled by a controller via the interface.

Digital camera

An image data management device, that records image data captured by a digital camera together with information indicating the use period of the image data, searches for image files captured by the digital camera and checks the use period of the image data which has been found. When the use period of the image file has expired, the image data management device deletes the image file.

Image data management system

A camera able to record and reproduce a photographed image includes a storage medium for storing a photographed image, and a reproduction device for reproducing the photographed image. The reproduction device has a reproducing head movable between a contraction position and a withdrawal position. Another camera has a first mode where photography is executed and a photographed image is recorded to a second mode where the recorded image is printed. Another camera has a printer device for printing a photographed image recorded on a recording medium on external reproduction paper, the printer device including an opening portion facing the external reproduction paper, and a presser member positionable above the opening portion for pressing the external reproduction paper.

Camera capable of recording and reproducing a photographed image

A camera system has a camera section, a reproduction section and a printer section, the printer section being separably attachable to either the camera section or the reproduction section to form an integral body. The camera system has photoelectric conversion elements and picks up an image of an object to produce image data. The reproduction section processes the image data so as to reproduce the picked-up image on a display screen, and the printer section prints the picked-up image on printing paper based on the image data. The reproduction section may include an output device which transmits the processed image data to a television set having a display screen, and it may also be integrally provided with a monitor having a display screen. The camera system further includes a recording portion electrically connected with the camera section and which records the image data. The recording portion has a first recorder which records the image data in an internal memory built in one or each of the camera section, the reproduction section and the printer section, and a second recorder which records the image data in an external memory removably mountable on one or each of the camera section, the reproduction section and the printer section.

Camera system including a camera section and a reproduction section

A photographed image recording and reproducing system includes a camera portion and a recording and reproducing portion. The camera portion has an image pick-up device for picking up an object image and producing an electrical image signal corresponding to the object image, a signal processing device for processing the electrical image signal into an analog image data signal, and an output device for outputting the analog image data signal. The recording and reproducing portion has a receiver device for receiving the analog image data signal, a conversion device for converting the analog image data signal to a digital image data signal, a memory device for storing the digital image data signal, a recording device for recording the stored digital image data signal on a record medium, and a reproducing device for reproducing the object image based on the recorded digital image data signal.

Camera system including a separatable recorder

A still video camera includes a photographing device for photographing an object and a printer for printing a photographed image on print paper. The printer has a plurality of printing modes which can be desirably selected. A plurality of sorts of image data for the photographed image are produced. The sort of image data suitable for a selected printing mode is sent to the printer. The print paper is fed under a feeding condition suitable for a selected printing mode. The printing mode is selected in accordance with attachment of an ink ribbon and print paper to the printer.

Still video camera having a printer capable of printing a photographed

A photographic system includes a photographing device for photographing subjects to generate respective image data of the subjects, the photographing device having an image information production device for producing image information concerning the photography for each of the subjects, and a storage device for storing the produced image information, and a reproduction device for reproducing the image data, the reproduction device having a retrieval condition input device for inputting a retrieval condition, a retrieval device responsive to the retrieval condition input device for retrieving image data having a connection with the input retrieval condition by inference, and a reproducing device for reproducing the retrieved image data.

Photographic system capable of storing information on photographed image

A camera is disclosed which has means for receiving an electric wave which is transmitted from an external device in a wireless manner (e.g., equipment for radio navigation systems, satellites and radio stations). When an image of an object is recorded at every shot on a recording medium loaded in said camera, a data corresponding to every shot is recorded in accordance with the electric wave received by said receiving means. Preferably said camera further has means for detecting a place where the photo-taking operation is carried out and in accordance with the detection of said detecting means, the data corresponding to every shot is recorded. Thus, records of the object image together with data relating to place can be obtained without any manual operation prior to every photo-taking operation.

Camera having a data recording function

An electronic shutter control system provided with an imaging device, a driving circuit to drive and control the imaging device and an exposure control circuit to output a signal to the drive circuit. The shutter opens in synchronization with a signal to read out electric charge in a photoelectric converter section to a vertical transfer section. The vertical transfer section is held in a state enabling readout of the signal after cleaning out an unnecessary electric charge. As a result, an electric charge is read out simultaneously with the close of the shutter. According to an electronic shutter controlling method, fast reverse transfer is stopped at a level of the proper exposure less the predetermined amount and an electric charge signal is read out to the vertical transfer section, waiting for the potential of the vertical transfer section to achieve a state wherein it can receive the electric charge signal.

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Higashiosaka, Japan

Hirokazu Naruto