Sony Corporation

Katsuhiro Sugiyama

Hiroki Tanaka

Haruo Hayashi

Mayumi Kamiya

Keiki Fukuda

Yoshihiko Nishimura

Masaki Mikamo

Kouji Komatsu

Yasuyuki Seki

A recording apparatus includes first identification means for identifying, in accordance with information read from a disk medium and related to a format of data recorded on the disk medium, the format defined from a purpose of the recorded data and a version of the format; storage means for storing data in which the version and information on whether processing that can be executed is executable are associated; determination means for determining, in accordance with the version and by referring to the data stored in the storage means, whether processing that can be executed is limited; generation means for generating first image data for displaying a first image representing that the processing that can be executed is limited when the determination means determines that the processing that can be executed is limited; and display control means for controlling display of the first image in accordance with the first image data.

Recording apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

An imaging apparatus having an imaging means for imaging an object is provided, when connected to an external device, the apparatus is capable of setting on a screen a function corresponding to the external device, and also capable of displaying a character or outputting sound, corresponding to an automatic power-off function or the switched over operation mode. An imaging apparatus includes imaging means for imaging an object, recording and playback means for recording and playing back image data imaged by the imaging means, and connection means for connecting an external device having a connection format which conforms to a predetermined standard, wherein the connection means selects or sets a format of the connection to the external device by changing-over of a switch

Imaging apparatus

The present invention is capable of preventing the execution of a process, which a user does not intend to perform, when the position and size of each operation button image displayed on a screen are changed in accordance with a change in the aspect ratio of images. An aspect-ratio monitoring unitmonitors a change in the aspect ratio of moving images to be played back. A screen display control unitcontrols a method for displaying moving images displayed on a display on the basis of the determined aspect ratio. A button display control unitchanges the size of each operation button to be displayed superimposed on the images displayed in the display. A sensitive area setting unitsets an area (sensitive area) of a touch panel. An operation determining unitdetermines which operation button is operated by the user. A command generating unitgenerates a command signal corresponding to the determination by the operation determining unitand outputs the signal to at least one appropriate part. The present invention can be applied to, e.g., camcorders.

Information processing apparatus, method, and program

A flash apparatus is provided. The flash apparatus includes: an attachment portion capable of being attached in a freely detachable manner to an attachment target portion provided on an imaging apparatus; a main body supported in a turnable manner in an anteroposterior direction with respect to the attachment portion by means of a first turning portion; and a light-emitting portion supported in a turnable manner in an anteroposterior or vertical direction with respect to the main body by means of a second turning portion, including a light emitter directly or indirectly emitting light to a subject.

Flash apparatus and imaging apparatus

An information reproducing apparatus includes a device operable to reproduce image signals recorded on a recording medium; a unit operable to set at least one image signal start point and end point for editing the recorded image signals; a storage device operable to store the image signal start points and end points thus set; and a controller operable to control the display of marks corresponding to the stored image signal start points and end points. The controller controls the display in such a manner as to display marks corresponding in number to the stored start and end points. The controller also controls the display so that the marks corresponding to the stored start and end points are displayed in a color different from the color of the marks corresponding to the start and end points not yet stored, and so that the marks corresponding to the start and end points already reproduced are displayed in a color different from the color of the marks corresponding to the start and end points not yet reproduced.

Information reproducing apparatus, image display control method, and recording medium

A reference signal is recorded in different locations on a record medium with a controllable recording current level that is changed when the reference signal is recorded in such different locations. Location signals representing those different locations at which the reference signal is recorded also are generated and they too are recorded. Thereafter, the reference and location signals are reproduced from the different locations and stored. The stored reference signal whose signal level is the largest is detected and the location signal representing the particular record medium location at which that reference signal was recorded is identified. The recording current level which was used to record the reference signal at that particular location is determined. This determined recording current level may be used subsequently to record a signal, such as a video signal, with optimum characteristics.

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Chiba, Japan

Katsuhiro Sugiyama