Method of controlling digital photographing apparatus and digital photographing apparatus using the same

• US 20050174447A1
• Filed: 07/26/2004
• Published: 08/11/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Techwin Co., Ltd. (Hanwha Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Byoung-soo, Yoon, Ji-young, Lee, Ho-woung
• Granted Patent: US 8,810,690 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.990
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/006 with video camera or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/212 Motion video recording combined with still video recording television signal recording H04N5/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2129 Recording in, or reproducing from, a specific memory area or areas, or recording or reproducing at a specific moment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/91 Television signal processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/802 involving processing of the sound signal H04N9/806, H04N9/835 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/00 Details of transducers, loudspeakers or microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's

Abstract

Provided is a method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus recording moving image data being input to a recording medium in a moving image photographing mode. The method includes creating a moving image file in the recording medium and storing the moving image data being input in the moving image file when a first signal is generated by a first button of the digital photographing apparatus pressed by a user, stopping storing of the moving image data being input when the first signal is generated by a second button of the digital photographing apparatus pressed by the user, continuing to store the moving image data being input in the moving image file when a second signal is generated by the second button pressed by the user, and stopping storing of the moving image data being input and completing the moving image file when the second signal is generated by the first button pressed by the user.

Claims

1. A method of recording moving image data, the method comprising:

inputting moving image data into a digital photographing apparatus;

creating a moving image file in a recording medium;

storing the moving image data being input in the moving image file when a first primary signal is generated;

stopping storing of the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is being stored, when a secondary signal is generated;

continuing storing of the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is not being stored and a second primary signal has not been generated, when a secondary signal is generated; and

stopping storing of the moving image data being input and completing the moving image file when the second primary signal is generated.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

repeating at least once the step of stopping storing of the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is being stored, when a secondary signal is generated.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

repeating at least once the step of continuing storing of the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is not being stored and a second primary signal has not been generated, when a secondary signal is generated.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing audio data corresponding to the moving data in the moving image file.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing audio data corresponding to the moving image data being input in the moving image file, when a first primary signal is generated;

stopping storing of the audio data corresponding to the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is being stored, when a secondary signal is generated;

continuing storing of the audio data corresponding to the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is not being stored and a second primary signal has not been generated, when a secondary signal is generated; and

stopping storing of the audio data corresponding to the moving image data being input and completing the moving image file when the second primary signal is generated.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the moving image file comprises a file starter, head data, at least one portion of moving image data, and a file terminator.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the moving image file further comprises at least one portion of audio data corresponding to the moving image data.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the moving image file further comprises subtitle data.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the remaining capacity of the recording medium.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining whether the remaining capacity of the recording medium is sufficient for recording.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording medium is insertable into and removable from the digital photographing apparatus.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the recording medium is a memory card.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the primary signal is generated by a button on the digital photographing apparatus.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the button may be pressed to two levels, wherein pressing the button to the first level generates a first level signal and pressing the button to the second level generates the primary signal.

15. A digital photographing apparatus, comprising:

an optical system;

a photoelectric conversion unit;

a recording medium; and

a digital signal processor,

wherein moving image data may be input into the digital photographing apparatus, and wherein the digital signal processor controls the steps of

creating a moving image file in a recording medium;

storing the moving image data being input in the moving image file when a first primary signal is generated;

stopping storing of the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is being stored, when a secondary signal is generated;

continuing storing of the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is not being stored and a second primary signal has not been generated, when a secondary signal is generated; and

stopping storing of the moving image data being input and completing the moving image file when the second primary signal is generated.

16. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

a first button that generates the primary signals.

17. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the recording medium is insertable into and removable from the digital photographing apparatus.

18. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the moving image file comprises a file starter, head data, at least one portion of moving image data, and a file terminator.

19. The digital photographing apparatus of claim 15, wherein the digital signal processor further controls storing audio data corresponding to the moving data in the moving image file.

20. A digital photographing apparatus, comprising:

means for inputting and processing light;

means for converting light information into an electrical digital signal;

means for storing moving image data; and

means for creating a moving image file in a recording medium;

storing the moving image data being input in the moving image file when a first primary signal is generated;

stopping storing of the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is being stored, when a secondary signal is generated;

continuing storing of the moving image data being input in the moving image file, if moving image data is not being stored and a second primary signal has not been generated, when a secondary signal is generated; and

stopping storing of the moving image data being input and completing the moving image file when the second primary signal is generated.

21. A method of recording time-variant digital information comprising:

using a digital information receiving apparatus to receive time-variant digital information, where the apparatus is capable of receiving time-variant digital information in the form of video information, audio information, and moving image information;

upon receiving a first signal, creating a digital information file and storing the time-variant digital information;

upon receiving a second signal, pausing the storing of the time-variant digital information;

upon receiving a third signal, continuing storage of the time-variant digital information in the same digital information file such that at least two separate time-variant digital information time frames are contiguously stored in the same digital information file; and

upon receiving a fourth signal, stopping storage of the time-variant digital information and completing the digital information file.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the first signal is generated by a first activation of a shutter button, and the fourth signal is generated by the second activation of the shutter button.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein a switch element is provided where the second signal is generated by the first activation of the switch element and the third signal is generated by the second activation of the switch element.

24. The method of claim 22 wherein a first switch element and a second switch element is provided where the second signal is generated by the first switch element and the third signal is generated by the second switch element.

25. The method of claim 21 wherein a two-level shutter button is provided that supplies a first shutter signal when pressed to a first level and supplies a second shutter signal when pressed to a second level, where the first signal is generated by a first activation of the first shutter signal, the fourth signal is generated by the second activation of the first shutter signal, the second signal is generated by a first activation of the second shutter signal and the third signal is generated by the second activation of the second shutter signal.