Video camera apparatus with zoom control based on the pan or tilt operation
First Claim
1. A video camera apparatus comprising:
- a) a video camera having a zoom lens;
b) a support base arranged to carry said video camera and to permit at least a panning operation or a tilting operation on said video camera;
c) driving means for driving said support base to perform the panning operation or the tilting operation; and
d) control means for varying a zoom ratio of said zoom lens according to the panning operation or the tilting operation of said support base.
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Abstract
A video camera apparatus for a video conference is arranged to detect the zoom level of a zoom lens by a zoom level detecting circuit and to control a motor control circuit according to the result of detection in such a way as to lower the speed of a panning or tilting operation on a video camera accordingly as the position of the zoom lens shifts from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position. In panning or tilting the video camera in a zoom-in state, this arrangement makes the panning or tilting speed lower than the speed of panning or tilting performed in a zoom-back state, so that the movement of objects on a picture displayed on a monitor can be effectively moderated to make the details of the display easily discernible without any unpleasant impression. The arrangement thus facilitates the operation on the video camera.
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16 Claims
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1. A video camera apparatus comprising:
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a) a video camera having a zoom lens; b) a support base arranged to carry said video camera and to permit at least a panning operation or a tilting operation on said video camera; c) driving means for driving said support base to perform the panning operation or the tilting operation; and d) control means for varying a zoom ratio of said zoom lens according to the panning operation or the tilting operation of said support base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A video camera apparatus comprising:
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a) a video camera having a zoom lens; b) a support base arranged to carry said video camera and to permit at least a panning operation or a tilting operation on said video camera; c) driving means for driving said support base to perform the panning operation or the tilting operation; and d) control means for varying a zoom ratio of said zoom lens according to the speed of the panning operation or the speed of the tilting operation of said support base. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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