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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1987
Filed:
May. 23, 1986
Isamu Yamamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Masao Naito, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A power control circuit for a color encoder of a video camera having a camera head portion, a signal processing circuit for generating a luminance signal and a chrominance signal, a color encoder supplied with the luminance signal and the chrominance signal and for generating a composite video signal, and an external output terminal at which the composite video signal is obtained includes a power switch for controlling the power supply to the color encoder, a comparator connected to the external output terminal and for comparing the level of a synchronizing signal at the external output terminal with a reference level and a control circuit supplied with the output of the comparator and for controlling the power switch such that the power switch is turned on when the external output terminal is terminated.