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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
May. 17, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Fumihiro Nagasawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Akira Takano, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Nishijima, Kanagawa, JP;
Kimio Kokubun, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
360 15 ; 360 69 ;
Abstract
A single unit video camera recording apparatus comprising multiple recording devices for accommodating removable recording media. Each of the recording devices has a circuit for detecting the remaining amount of the recording medium available. The recording apparatus has a control circuit for switching between the multiple recording devices in response to a comparison with the detected remaining amount and a preset value along with other factors, including the operating mode that has been selected for the apparatus.