Abstract: It is an object of the invention to prevent a taken image which is contrary to the intention of the user, from being derived in a video camera which comprises means for disabling an operation of a video monitor for displaying a taken image, and in which an exposure adjustment can be manually performed. The video camera has: an optical view finder 50; a video monitor 44 for displaying a taken image; a manual exposure adjuster (58, 64); and manual-exposure adjustment inhibiting means (58) for detecting that an operation of the video monitor is set to be disabled, and for inhibiting an exposure adjustment of the manual exposure adjuster.

Abstract: Displaying a subject image on a browser in accordance with the aspect ratio of the subject image, with reduced scan line interference at a time exposure, as well as transmitting a high-quality image with easy compression processing.

Abstract: With a structure of preparing a process step management apparatus (3a) corresponding to a process step, the date and time information on the input of a product to the process step of the process step management apparatus and the date and time information on the output of the product from the process step of the process step management apparatus are recorded on a record medium attached to the product while maintaining the correspondence to the identification information on the process step management apparatus. Thus, the enumerated data of the identification information on the process step management apparatus (3a) corresponding to the process step in which the product is handled, and the date and time information on the input and output of the product in the process steps is recorded on the record medium.

Abstract: An electronic camera includes a shutter button. When the shutter button is half-depressed, a focal level of an object is determined on the basis of an image signal outputted from an imaging device, and a moving start position of a focus lens is settled on the basis of the determination result. More specifically, a correction amount of the moving start position is settled in accordance with the determination result of the focal level, and a position that subtracts the correction amount from a lens position at a time the shutter button being half-depressed is settled as the moving start position. The higher the focal level, the more reduced the correction amount. The focus lens gradually moves toward the imaging device from the settled moving start position, and a focal position is specified on the basis of the image signal outputted from the imaging device at each step.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to prevent a taken image which is contrary to the intention of the user, from being derived in a video camera which comprises means for disabling an operation of a video monitor for displaying a taken image, and in which an exposure adjustment can be manually performed. The video camera has: an optical view finder 50; a video monitor 44 for displaying a taken image; a manual exposure adjuster (58, 64); and manual-exposure adjustment inhibiting means (58) for detecting that an operation of the video monitor is set to be disabled, and for inhibiting an exposure adjustment of the manual exposure adjuster.

Abstract: A digital camera includes a CPU. When a memory card is attached to the digital camera, the CPU determines as to a format formed on the memory card. If the format is a normal format, the CPU changes the normal format to an optimal format. However, where an image file is already stored in the memory card or a directory for a file other than the image file is formed, the CPU does not change the format.

Abstract: A camera includes a CPU. The CPU individually detects a ratio of an object which exceeds a threshold value in a moving amount to a center area of an object scene and a ratio of an object which exceeds the threshold value in the moving amount to a peripheral area of the object scene. If differences between the respective detected ratios are large, the CPU sets a photographing mode to a sports mode. When a shutter button is operated, the object scene is photographed in accordance with a set photographing mode.

Abstract: A video camera (10) includes a photographing device (16). The photographing device (16) generates an image signal corresponding to an optical image irradiated on a light-receiving surface, and a monitor (34) displays a moving image based on a generated image signal. An amount of incident light into the photographing device (16) is controlled by an aperture apparatus (14) having an aperture blade that moves to a direction perpendicular to a light axis. A moving amount of the aperture blade is restricted by a predetermined value, and this defines a minimum value of an F number. When the moving image is displayed on the monitor (34), it is prohibited to set to the minimum value of the F number.

Abstract: A color-based sorting apparatus comprising, a material supplying device provided so as to discharge and supply the grains stored therein, a color detecting device detecting a color of each of the grains passing through a setting region, a sorting processing section operating to change a transference path for defective grains, a control device, which determines whether each of the grains to be sorted is defective or not based on a detection signal from the color detecting device, and when it is determined that one of the grains is defective, the control device activating the sorting processing section, and a feeding roll disposed between the material supplying device and the color detecting device and rotating around an axial line thereof to cause the grains to be sorted, which are supplied from said material supplying device aligned in an axial direction, to freely fall down toward the color detecting device.

Abstract: By designating a Young's modulus in the traverse direction (TD) of a non-magnetic substrate (base film) to be more than 15.6 GN/m2 and less than 19.6 GN/m2, a tape damage, which is possibly given to a magnetic tape while the magnetic tape is running, can be reduced. Accordingly, a magnetic tape, which can maintain an excellent condition of a head contact with the magnetic tape, is provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multiple wavelength semiconductor laser device array having approximately the same optical output levels of inducing kink and COD. The multiple wavelength semiconductor laser device array has the same construction as that of a conventional two-wavelength semiconductor laser device array except the thickness of the reflection films at the light emitting end faces. The thickness of the reflection films deposited on the light emitting end faces of the two-wavelength semiconductor laser device array is determined so as to have a lower reflectivity at a light emitting end face of a 650 nm band semiconductor laser device consisting of an AlGaInP type four-element compound semiconductor which may induce kink and COD more easily, than a reflectivity at a light emitting end face of a 780 nm band semiconductor laser device consisting of an AlGaAs type three-element compound semiconductor.

Abstract: By designating a Young's modulus in the traverse direction (TD) of a non-magnetic substrate (base film) to be more than 15.6 GN/m2 and less than 19.6 GN/m2, a tape damage, which is possibly given to a magnetic tape while the magnetic tape is running, can be reduced. Accordingly, a magnetic tape, which can maintain an excellent condition of a head contact with the magnetic tape, is provided.

Abstract: To provide a multi-program processing system, which prioritizes reference and update of a block to be an object of rollback without waiting for the rollback being finished and can improve efficiency of processing a program when one file is simultaneously referred to and updated by a plurality of programs. Even if the block is being updated by another program, a file I/O section requests a journal for the block from the journal sharing section instead of reading the block from a data file, and transfers the contents of the block in a state before it is updated by another program to the program if the block is being rolled back.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multiple wavelength semiconductor laser device array having approximately the same optical output levels of inducing the kink and the COD. The multiple wavelength semiconductor laser device array has the same construction as that of a conventional two-wavelength semiconductor laser device array except thickness of reflection films at light emitting end faces. The thickness of the reflection films deposited on the light emitting end faces of the two-wavelength semiconductor laser device array are determined so as to have a lower reflectivity at a light emitting end face of a 650 nm band semiconductor laser device consisting AlGaInP type four-element compound semiconductor which may induce the kink and the COD more easily, than a reflectivity at a light emitting end face of a 780 nm band semiconductor laser device consisting AlGaAs type three-element compound semiconductor.

Abstract: A still camera utilizes a focus evaluation value based on an imaging video signal to execute an autofocus operation by a hill-climbing control method. A CPU divides a focus area into a plurality of regions to obtain a focus evaluation value from a digital integrator for each of the regions. When the autofocus operation is restarted from the state of a monitoring mode in accordance with a variation of the focus evaluation value, the CPU detects a further hill of the focus evaluation value while forcibly moving a focus lens position always toward a near side, and when a maximal value of the once detected focus evaluation value is less than a certain standard value, additionally executes the autofocus operation.

Abstract: A tube made of oxygen free copper is filled with a plurality of copper matrix Nb—Ti superconducting lead wires to obtain a composite billet. The resulting billet is subjected to hydrostatic pressure extrusion. Further, ageing heat treatment and wire drawing process are repeated for the composite material three times to prepare a Cu/Nb—Ti superconducting single wire. Then, the resulting Cu/Nb—Ti superconducting single wires are stranded each other to produce a superconducting strand. The superconducting strand is coated with an aluminum alloy to which either a content of 20 to 100 ppm of Cu and Mg or Mg, or a content of 10 to 120 ppm of Si and Cu is added by means of hot extrusion, the strand thus extruded is reduced by 0 to 20% in accordance with cold working to produce an aluminum stabilized superconductor.

Abstract: A video camera includes a CCD imager, and an image corresponding to a camera signal outputted from all of charge areas of the CCD imager is outputted on a monitor in a normal mode. In a quadruplication mode, four (4) images corresponding to camera signals repeatedly outputted from one of quarter areas of the charge area are outputted on the monitor. A high-frequency luminance component value generation circuit generates a high-frequency luminance component value on the basis of a luminance signal to be outputted at a center of the monitor in the normal mode, and a high-frequency luminance component value on the basis of a luminance signal to be outputted at a center of one of quarter areas of the monitor in the quadruplication mode. A microcomputer controls a focus motor on the basis of the high-frequency luminance component values obtained in such manners so as to adjust a focus.

Abstract: A telephone apparatus is connected to a plurality of telephone lines and has a transfer function for transferring a call among the plurality of telephone lines. The telephone apparatus includes circuit interfaces each of which has a 2-4 line substitution function and conducts an interface function between each of the plurality of telephone lines and a telephone apparatus internal circuit. A first amplifier amplifies a signal from a first telephone line and a second amplifier amplifies a signal from a second telephone line. A control unit compares the levels of the signals from the first and second telephone lines to control the amplification factors of the first and second amplifiers on the basis of a result of the comparison.

Abstract: A calculation circuit compares a current focus evaluation value provided from a focus evaluation value generation circuit, with a focus evaluation value, of one preceding field stored in a memory, to determine whether a CCD is in-focus or not. The calculation circuit provides a driving signal VD to a linear motor so that the CCD moves toward the in-focus position. A position prediction circuit predicts the position where the CCD arrives after a predetermined time period according to the driving signal VD. A comparator circuit compares a predicted result from the position prediction circuit with the actual moved position of the CCD detected by a position detection circuit to provide a signal Dpr corresponding to an amount of load according to the comparison result. A correction value determination circuit and a bias determination circuit correct the level of driving signal VD in response to signal Dpr to supply a second corrected driving signal VD2 to a voice coil.

Abstract: A detection signal of an image pickup device is inputted to a gate circuit to open the gate circuit by a gate signal from a drive-signal generating circuit during a period of time of a phase regulating signal section of a drive signal, to thereby output the detection signal during the period of time, to a reference reset generating circuit. The reference reset generating circuit generates a reference reset signal on the basis of the detection signal during a period of time of the inputted phase regulation signal section. The reference reset signal and a basic clock signal are inputted to a timing-pulse generating circuit for generating various kinds of timing pulses which are used in an image-pickup-signal processing circuit for processing in signal the image pickup signal.