Abstract: A device and method of doubling a vertical line speed for a camera for domestic use, the method including the steps of a) writing G1 channel data output from a G1 CCD of a 4CCD for a period of 0.5H, where H is a horizontal sync period, and then reading the written G1 channel data at a speed twice a first writing speed, b) writing G2 channel data output from a G2 CCD of the 4CCD for a period of 0.5H, and then reading the written G2 channel data at a speed twice a second writing speed, and c) alternately selecting data read out by the steps a) and b), thereby outputting G signals of a broad-band. As a result, the line memory of 4H used in a device of doubling a line speed of a G channel signal can be reduced to 1H.

Abstract: A vertical line multiplication method and circuit multiplies the number of vertical lines of a video signal which is imaged by use of 4 CCDs to transform the video signal into another video signal having a higher resolution by controlling writing and reading of signals to and from memories. A first memory receives G1 channel data of a 0.5H period from a G1 CCD and outputs the written data at twice a speed of a writing speed. A second memory receives G2 channel data of a 1H period from a G2 CCD and outputs the written data at twice the speed of the writing speed. A selection device selects the data from the first and second memories alternately and outputs the selected signals sequentially as a wide bandwidth G signal.

Abstract: A small-sized camera head having a connection device for a flexible printed circuit board to which connection pins of a small-sized round type connector can be soldered easily, and a small-sized multi-pin round connector permits easily performing a soldering operation for the connection pins. The round type connector connects a flexible printed circuit board to the round type connector having an even number of connection pins arranged symmetrically on parallel boundary lines of a band-shaped boundary area of a preset width passing through a center axis of a main body of the connector for dividing a connection surface into two equal portions and to plural connection pins arranged on the circumference of the circle centered about the center axis.

Abstract: A flash control method for an interline charge coupled device (CCD) camera, in which two photographic fields of an object are used to form one frame, is disclosed. The method comprises the step of storing an equation defining the relationship between a light emission amount of a flash, a flash voltage, and a light emission time for the flash. The target light emission amount is then set according to photographic conditions of the object. A first flash voltage is then measured, and a first light emission time is calculated using the stored equation according to the set target light emission amount and the measured first flash voltage. Light is then emitted for a duration corresponding to the calculated first light emission time in sync with a first period of the vertical sync signal. A second flash voltage is then measured, and a second light emission time is calculated using the stored equation according to the set target light emission amount and the measured second flash voltage.