Abstract: A video camera including an under grip which can be removably mount to the bottom portion of a main body of the video camera. In the video camera, on the side of the video camera main body, there is arranged photographing button of a double action type which instructs alternately the start and stop of photographing each time the button is operated and, on the side of the under grip, there is arranged a photographing button of a single action for instructing the start of photographing only while the button is being operated. In accordance with the mounting of the under grip to the video camera main body or in accordance with the electrical connection between the under grip and video camera main body, the start of photographing by the photographing button of a double action type is prohibited and the photographing button of a single action type is used preferentially.

Abstract: An automatic focusing device for a camera includes a camera section in which an optical lens system having a variable focusing position and a driver for varying the focus of the lens system are built-in. A desired scene is picked up through the lens systems and converted into a video signal by raster scanning. A signal extracting section defines a plurality of sampling points which are arranged in a direction which intersects the scanning lines of the video signal. The signal extracting section receives the video signal and, when the raster scanning reaches any one of the sampling points, extracts and holds the video signal. A computing section is responsive to the held signal for determining a direction in which the focus of the lens system is to be varied. A control section controls the driver on the basis of the determined direction to vary the focus of the lens system in that direction.

Abstract: An automatic white balance adjusting method in which color difference signals (E.sub.R -E.sub.Y) and (E.sub.B -E.sub.Y) are respectively integrated on the entire screen and the gains of red and blue signals are controlled such that the average integration values can coincide with predetermined reference levels respectively. In the method, in integrating the color difference signals (E.sub.R -E.sub.Y) and (E.sub.B -E.sub.Y), the integration of the color difference signal that includes a chromatic color is prohibited. Whether or not the color difference signal includes the chromatic color is checked by whether at least one of a plurality of color signals including a color signal (E.sub.R +E.sub.B -2E.sub.Y), obtained by addition of the above-mentioned color difference signals, exceeds its associated one of a plurality of threshold levels which are set correspondingly to the respective color signals.

Abstract: A rotary magnetic reproducing apparatus for use in an electronic still camera system, wherein a magnetic head is moved in the radial direction of a magnetic disc rotation in a disk pack to thereby perform image reproduction. Control logic is provided to warn the operator if the operator attempts to position the magnetic head outside of the image data envelope. A further warning is provided if operation is attempted when a disc pack is not loaded in the reproducing apparatus.

Abstract: A video camera includes a light receiving device to enable a remote control operation to be achieved and a tally lamp to indicate a state of operation of the camera to the operator. The light receiving device and the tally lamp are installed in a housing such that when travel members disposed in a lower portion of the housing travel on an annular rail arranged on the body of the camera, the light receiving device and the tally lamp are moved to change directions thereof with respect to the body. An operator causes light to enter the light receiving device from a desired direction so as to operate the camera and to recognize a state of the operation of the camera by visually checking the tally lamp.

Abstract: An automatic white balance adjusting method is disclosed in which color difference signals (E.sub.R -E.sub.y) and (E.sub.B -E.sub.y) are respectively integrated over the entire screen and the gains of red and blue signals are controlled so that the respective integration average values of these two color difference signals can coincide with their respective predetermined reference levels. In the integration of the above color difference signals, integration of the color difference signals of chromatic colors is prohibited. In the automatic white balance adjusting method, in order to check whether the respective color difference signals are chromatic colors or not, the respective color difference signals are added together and subtracted from each other to thereby generate color signals (E.sub.R +E.sub.B -2E.sub.y) and (E.sub.R -E.sub.

Abstract: A wire harness mounting structure for a motor vehicle door comprising a door frame and planar mounting means, detachably attached to said door frame at an internal side of its motor vehicle, having a wire harness mounted thereon and extending in a plane generally parallel to the door frame. The mounting means is either in the form of a covering board, or a combination of the covering board and an internal side board mounted between the vehicle door frame and the covering board, and, is either integrally formed with the covering board or independently, rigidly formed as in the case of an internal side board.

Abstract: An automatic white balance adjusting method in which color difference signals (E.sub.R -E.sub.Y) and (E.sub.B -E.sub.Y) obtained by photographing an object are respectively integrated over the entire screen and the gains of red and blue signals are respectively controlled so that the resultant integration average values can be respectively indentical with predetermined reference levels. In the method, when the respective color difference signals are integrated, only the weak color difference signals are selectively integrated. Also, there are set predetermined limits respectively to the gains of the red and blue signals.

Abstract: Wire harnesses for connecting a number of electric devices mounted on an automotive vehicle are arranged on flat resin frame covers fixed to vehicle frames or directly on resin vehicle frames or most preferably on a resin vehicle body, in order to facilitate wiring of electric devices, reduce harness spaces without use of harness fixtures, and automatize wire harness manufacturing processes. The wire harness thus arranged is connected to electric devices by engaging each set of harness end terminals with each electric device connector attached to the vehicle frame.

Abstract: A wire harness can be replaced partly or in its entirety with a circuit board which is composed of an insulator substrate and a plurality of conductive strip members provided thereon. The above mentioned conductive strip members are arranged on the insulator substrate parallel with each other. This parallel arrangement of the conductive strips corresponds to bundling of wires in a wire harness. By providing branch paths extending from the conductive strip members, the circuit board can replace a substantial part of the wire harness.

Abstract: A magnetic recording apparatus such as a still video recording or an electronic camera includes a circuit for detecting a video signal immediately previously recorded on a track of a video disk to detect whether or not dropout exists in the video signal. Upon the detection of dropout, the recorded track is erased and the identical video signal is re-recorded on the same track. While the track is erased and re-recorded upon, dust or other foreign matter causing the dropout will be naturally removed from a magnetic recording head or the video disk so that the re-recorded signal is dropout free.

Abstract: To facilitate wire connection work of electric elements disposed in an automotive vehicle door so that the door assembly wiring can be automated, a wire harness is provided which comprises a plurality of parallel-arranged trunk conductors; a plurality of sets of parallel-arranged branch conductors; and in particular a plurality of connector terminals provided at one of each of the branch conductors in such a way as to be each directly connectable to each of the electric elements. The connector terminals are male or female terminals provided so as to project outward and inward from the wire harness surface passing through openings formed in an outer door frame, a trim panel or a decorative panel.

Abstract: To effectively form a branch harness from a trunk harness, the wire harness comprises an insulating sheet, a plurality of horizontal harness conductors arranged in parallel to each other on the insulating sheet, and a plurality of second harness conductors also arranged in parallel to each other and perpendicular to said first harness conductors on the insulating sheet. The first and second harness conductors are selectively connected to each other through holes formed in another insulating sheet with soldering, welding, rivets or grommets or by cutting off harness conductor ends along a line inclined at 45 degrees with respect to the harness conductor. Further, it is preferable to directly form male or female connector terminals at each end of the harness conductors.

Abstract: A rotary magnetic recording-reproducing apparatus in an electronic camera system, wherein a subject is purely electronically still-photographed and recorded on a rotating magnetic disc, and the reproduction of an image is carried out by a television set or a printer. When the tracking operation is performed up to the final track and the recording track cannot be detected (an envelope cannot be detected), a warning is issued on the basis of this fact so that loading of an unrecorded disc can be detected. Furthermore, when a track having a number other than one of the numbers of reproducible tracks is to be reproduced, a warning is given so that an operator can be informed of the fact that an unreproducible track has been reached.

Abstract: To facilitate wiring work of electric devices housed within an automotive vehicle door via a wire harness, connector windows are formed in the trim cover; the wire harness is fixed to the inside of the trim cover by inserting the harness connectors into the connector windows; electric device connectors are fixed to the door frame at positions corresponding to the connector windows; the trim cover is fixed to the door frame by inserting the electric device connectors into the connector windows side by side with the harness connectors; and the electric device connectors and the harness connectors are connected, respectively, from outside the trim cover.

Abstract: A composite camera apparatus employing a video camera device, a still camera device and a strobe device. The video camera device includes an electric circuit for picking up video data and processing the video data to record a video signal on a recording medium, such as a video tape. The electric circuit of the video camera apparatus includes means, associated with a strobe device and responsive to initiation of stroboscopic flashing, for controlling the electric circuit for recording the video signal so that a predetermined number of the video data picked-up at the occurrence of stroboscopic flashing, may not be reproduced when the video signal is reproduced by means of a VTR on a video monitor.

Abstract: An automatic white balance adjusting system for a color video camera employs a high luminance part of the luminance signal to control automatic gain controllers for the red and blue components of the signals.

Abstract: A magnetic recorder or reproducer in an electronic camera system wherein a subject is pure-electronically still-photographed and recorded on a rotating magnetic disc, and the reproducing of an image is carried out by a television system or a printer.In this rotary magnetic recording-reproducing apparatus, the addressing of tracks is performed under two modes including absolute addresses and relative addresses, so that the most proper mode can be used in accordance with the purpose of use of the track addresses. Particularly, the adverse influence of a shift in the addressing due to a dropout can be eliminated and a shift in the numbering when the track number is displayed can be also eliminated.

Abstract: In a disk film projector, a desired frame of an image recorded on a rotary disk of film is selectively placed at a projecting position for reproducing a selected frame in the form of a visible image. The disk film is designed to be rotatably driven to the projecting position by either manual or electrical driving devices. The manual driving device is mechanically connected with the disk film driving shaft, while the electrical driving device is detached from the shaft unless the electrical driving device is in operation. In this manner, the electrical driving device does not act as a load when the manual driving device is used, so that manual operation of the projector will be facilitated.

Abstract: An apparatus for converting a negative image on a negative recording medium to a positive image includes a first converter for converting a composite video signal into its luminance and color difference components. A first processor electronically inverts the luminance signal while a second processor electronically inverts the luminance and color difference components together resulting in second luminance and second color difference signals. The second luminance and second color difference signals are encoded to produce a second video signal which is a positive image having corrected brightness and white balance.