Abstract: A surveillance camera apparatus which has an image signal transmission apparatus transmitting an image signal and an image signal reception apparatus receiving an image signal from the image signal transmission apparatus. The image signal transmission apparatus has an image pick-up unit for picking-up an object, a position input unit for specifying a predetermined range, and an image signal output unit for outputting position information obtained from the position input unit superimposed on an image signal obtained from the image pick-up unit. The image signal reception apparatus has a detector for detecting position information from an image signal to which the position information is added, a recorder for recording the image signal, and a controller for selecting any one of the image signal and a signal masking a predetermined range of the image signal based on the position information from the detector for position information and for recording it into the recorder.

Abstract: A surveillance camera apparatus which has an image signal transmission apparatus transmitting an image signal and an image signal reception apparatus receiving an image signal from the image signal transmission apparatus, wherein the image signal transmission apparatus has an image pick-up unit for picking-up an object; a position input unit for specifying a predetermined range from an output signal from the image pick-up unit; and an image signal output unit for outputting position information obtained from the position input unit superimposed on an image signal obtained from the image pick-up unit, the image signal reception apparatus has a detector for position information for detecting position information from an image signal to which the position information transmitted from the image signal transmission apparatus is added; a recorder for recording the image signal; and a controller for selecting any one of the image signal and a signal masking a predetermined range of the image signal based on the posi

Abstract: An electronic endoscope system comprises an electronic endoscope unit equipped with a solid state image pickup element for providing electric signals of an object and a processing unit for processing the electric signals to video signals. During performing black balance adjustment, the processing unit interrupts only vertical transfer signals included in drive signals, vertical and horizontal drive signals, for driving the solid state image pickup element so as to cause the solid state image pickup element to provide electric signals at the same level as electric signals that the solid state image pickup element provides while it is in isolated from ambient light.