Video camera

• US 4,386,376 A
• Filed: 12/31/1980
• Issued: 05/31/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/1980
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Takimoto, Hiroyuki, Ushiro, Tatsuzo
• Primary Examiner(s): Moffitt, James W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCELHENY JR, DONALD E
• Application Number:
  US06/221,785
• Time in Patent Office: 881 Days
• Field of Search: 358/50, 358/209, 358/217, 358/127, 358/335, 358/310, 358/311, 360/33, 360/35, 360/79, 360/14, 360/55, 360/14.1, 360/14.2, 360/14.3, 360/33.1, 307/296, 328/270
• US Class Current: 386/200
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 358/906 Hand-held camera with recorder in a single unit

Abstract

A video camera disclosed herein is used with video recorders, said camera being provided with first and second trigger switches which are manually operated in succession, said camera further including an image pick-up tube having a heater circuit therefor which is energized when the camera is operatively connected with a video recorder or when a power switch in the video recorder is turned on in the connection of said video recorder with said camera or when a recording switch is further turned on after said power switch has been turned on, said camera further including other circuits which are energized by turning on said first trigger switch, said camera being adapted to generate a recording start signal for the video recorder when said second trigger switch is turned on.

Claims

1. A video recording system comprising in combination:

(A) image pick-up means for generating signals indicative of image scansion;

(B) processing circuit means for processing said signals generated by said image pick-up means to produce video signals;

(C) recording means for recording said video signals produced by said processing circuit means, said recording means having an inoperative state, a standby state for preparation of signal recording and an operative state for actual signal recording; and

(D) setting means including;

(1) first means for energizing said image pick-up means and for setting said recording means to its standby state from its inoperative state;

(2) second means for energizing said processing circuit means; and

(3) third means for generating a control signal for setting said recording means to its operative state from its standby state.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said image pick-up means includes at least one image pick-up tube and a heater circuit for heating said image pick-up tube, said first means being arranged to energize said heater circuit.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said image pick-up means has a predetermined stable state and said setting means further includes:

detecting means for detecting whether said image pick-up means has reached said predetermined stable state, said detecting means producing a characteristic output upon detection that the image pick-up means has reached said stable state; and

control means responsive to said characteristic output of said detecting means to control the supply of said control signal generated by said third means to said recording means.

4. The system according to claim 3, wherein said image pick-up means includes at least one image pick-up tube and a heater circuit for heating said image pick-up tube;

wherein said first means is arranged to energize said heater circuit, said predetermined stable state of the image pick-up means includes a state in which said image pick-up tube is heated to a predetermined temperature by said heater circuit, and said detecting means in said setting means is arranged to detect whether said image pick-up tube is heated to said predetermined temperature and to produce said characteristic output upon detection that the image pick-up tube is heated to said temperature.

5. The system according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said first, second and third means in said setting means are manually operable.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein said second and third means are arranged to be operable in succession.

7. The system according to claim 6, further comprising:

manually operable trigger means for operating said second and third means in succession.

8. The system according to claim 7, further comprising:

focus adjustable lens means for forming an image of an object on said image pick-up means; and

automatic focusing means for automatically focusing said lens means onto the object, said focusing means being arranged to operate in response to said second means.

9. The system according to claim 6, further comprising:

focus adjustable lens means for forming an image of an object on said image pick-up means; and

automatic focusing means for automatically focusing said lens means onto the object, said focusing means being arranged to operate in response to said second means.

10. The system according to claim 5, further comprising:

focus adjustable lens means for forming an image of an object on said image pick-up means; and

automatic focusing means for automatically focusing said lens means onto the object, said focusing means being arranged to operate in response to said second means.

11. The system according to claim 1, further comprising:

focus adjustable lens means for forming an image of an object on said image pick-up means; and

automatic focusing means for automatically focusing said lens means onto the object, said focusing means being arranged to operate in response to said second means.