Sony Corporation

Junya Ishihara

Yoshinari Higuchi

Seiichi Morikawa

Hajime Ishimitsu

Yoichi Miyajima

Masato Yamaguchi

Hiroyuki Ohyama

Kouji Komatsu

Yukihiro Kato

Keikichi Chiba

Toshimitsu Kubodera

A camera-integrated VTR system including a printer embodying a data processing device of the invention is provided, wherein various external data supplied from an external device and internal data generated or recorded internally are enabled to be exchanged selectively, easily and directly between respective components of the system without use of any additional component therebetween so as to be printed instantaneously. The printer of the camera-integrated VTR system comprises a picture display device; a memory device for storing a still picture displayed on the picture display device; and a print operation button for operating the printer, wherein the print operation button is a pushbutton switch which has two modes of states of a half-depressed mode and a full-depressed mode; and wherein the half-depressed mode of the print operation button allows for a portion of pictures displayed on the display device to be selected as a print picture and stored in the memory device; and the full-depressed mode of the print operation button allows to start printing of the print picture.

Data processing device for camera-integrated VTR, printer thereof, and method for operating the printer

A stable condition for a printing operation regarding an apparatus having a printer unit and a battery unit, eliminating problems related to lack of a battery power during the printing operation performed by the battery, specifically for a portable apparatus using the battery, is obtained by an apparatus having the printer unit in which the printing operation is performed by processing data inputted from outside an embodiment thereof and/or data stored therein, in which the apparatus having the printer unit can be activated by the battery and perform communication with the battery so that, based on received information related to the remaining power of the battery as well as calculating the printing enabling power based on, for example, temperatures outside and/or inside the apparatus and the amount of data to be printed out, the remaining power of the battery is compared with the printing enabling power and, if the remaining power of the battery is lower than the printing enabling power, then a condition of inability of execution of printing operation is established and informed to a user in order to restrain printing action.

Integrated imaging and printing apparatus

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Aichi, Japan

Junya Ishihara