Video recording camera
First Claim
1. In a hand-held video recording camera having a lens, an image pickup means operatively arranged to receive image information from the lens for converting the image information into an electric image data output signal, microphonic means operatively arranged to receive sound from a subject or subjects within view of the lens for producing audio signals corresponding to the sound received and means for recording signals representing the image data and audio signals, an improvement comprising a source within the hand-held camera of further audio signals;
- audio mixing means within the hand-held camera for mixing the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by said microphone means and to the further audio signals, said audio mixing means having its output coupled to said means for recording signals representing the image data and the audio signals; and
reproducing means carried by the hand-held recording camera and responsive to the further audio signals from said source of further audio signals within the hand-held camera for projecting sound corresponding to the further audio signals toward a subject or subjects to be recorded.
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Abstract
A hand-held video recording camera includes a lens and an image pickup operatively arranged to receive image information from the lens for converting the image information into an electric image data output signal. A microphonic arrangement in or on the camera is operatively arranged to receive sound from a subject or subjects within view of the lens for producing audio signals corresponding to the sound received. Means are provided within the camera for recording signals representing the image data and audio signals. A source of further audio signals is provided within the hand-held camera. Audio signal mixing means within the hand-held camera mix the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by the microphone arrangement and to the further audio signals from the internal source. The audio mixing means has its output coupled to the recording means so that signals representing the audio signals can be recorded, as well as signals representing image data. Reproducing means carried by or within the hand-held recording camera and responsive to the further audio signals from the source of further audio signals within the hand-held camera projects sound corresponding to the further audio signals toward a subject or subjects being recorded.
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Citations
43 Claims
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1. In a hand-held video recording camera having a lens, an image pickup means operatively arranged to receive image information from the lens for converting the image information into an electric image data output signal, microphonic means operatively arranged to receive sound from a subject or subjects within view of the lens for producing audio signals corresponding to the sound received and means for recording signals representing the image data and audio signals, an improvement comprising a source within the hand-held camera of further audio signals;
- audio mixing means within the hand-held camera for mixing the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by said microphone means and to the further audio signals, said audio mixing means having its output coupled to said means for recording signals representing the image data and the audio signals; and
reproducing means carried by the hand-held recording camera and responsive to the further audio signals from said source of further audio signals within the hand-held camera for projecting sound corresponding to the further audio signals toward a subject or subjects to be recorded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- audio mixing means within the hand-held camera for mixing the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by said microphone means and to the further audio signals, said audio mixing means having its output coupled to said means for recording signals representing the image data and the audio signals; and
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19. In a hand-held video recording camera having a lens, an image pickup means operatively arranged to receive image information from the lens for converting the image information into an electric image data output signal, microphonic means operatively arranged to receive sound from a subject or subjects within view of the lens for producing audio signals corresponding to the sound recevied and means for recording signals representing the image data and audio signals, an improvement comprising a source within the hand-held camera of further audio signals;
- audio mixing means within the hand-held camera for mixing the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by said microphone means and to the further audio signals, said audio mixing means having its output coupled to said means for recording signals representing the image data and the audio signals; and
reproducing means responsive to the further audio signals from said source of further audio signals within the hand-held camera for projecting sound corresponding to the further audio signals toward a subject or subjects to be recorded. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
- audio mixing means within the hand-held camera for mixing the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by said microphone means and to the further audio signals, said audio mixing means having its output coupled to said means for recording signals representing the image data and the audio signals; and
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25. In a hand-held video recording camera having a lens, an image pickup means operatively arranged to receive image information from the lens for converting the image information into an electric image data output signal, microphonic means operatively arranged to receive sound from a subject or subjects within view of the lens for producing audio signals corresponding to the sound received and means for recording signals representing the image data and audio signals, an improvement comprising a source within the hand-held camera of further audio signals;
- and reproducing means carried by the hand-held recording camera and responsive to the further audio signals from said source of further audio signals within the hand-held camera for projecting sound corresponding to the further audio signals toward a subject or subjects to be recorded.
- View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. In a hand-held video recording camera having a lens, an image pickup means operatively arranged to receive image information from the lens for converting the image information into an electric image data output signal, microphonic means operatively arranged to receive sound from a subject or subjects within view of the lens for producing audio signals corresponding to the sound received and means for recording signals representing the image data and audio signals, an improvement comprising a source within the hand-held camera of further audio signals;
- audio mixing means within the hand-held camera for mixing the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by said microphone means and to the further audio signals, said audio mixing means having its output coupled to said means for recording signals representing the image data and the audio signals; and
means for assuring when the video recorder is restarted to record scenes in sequence, audio signals from the internal source within the hand-held camera of further audio signals start to be recorded at virtually point of prior interruption of signals from the source. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
- audio mixing means within the hand-held camera for mixing the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by said microphone means and to the further audio signals, said audio mixing means having its output coupled to said means for recording signals representing the image data and the audio signals; and
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42. In a system which includes a hand-held video recording camera having a lens, an image pickup means operatively arranged to receive image information from the lens for converting the image information into an electric image data output signal, microphonic means operatively arranged to receive sound from a subject or subjects within view of the lens for producing audio signals corresponding to the sound received and means for recording signals representing the image data and audio signals, an improvement comprising a source of further audio signals;
- audio mixing means within the hand-held camera for mixing the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by said microphone means and to the further audio signals, said audio mixing means having its output coupled to said means for recording signals representing the image data and the audio signals; and
means for assuring when the video recorder is restarted to record scenes in sequence, audio signals from the source of further audio signals start to be recorded at virtually point of prior interruption of signals from the source. - View Dependent Claims (43)
- audio mixing means within the hand-held camera for mixing the audio signals corresponding to the sound received by said microphone means and to the further audio signals, said audio mixing means having its output coupled to said means for recording signals representing the image data and the audio signals; and
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