Abstract: There is disclosed an image taking apparatus comprising a first optical unit for forming an image, a second optical unit positioned on the optical axis of the first optical unit, a third optical unit positioned behind the second optical unit and having plural lens units for re-focusing parts of the image of the first optical unit, converters for converting the plural images, formed by the third optical unit, into electrical signals, and a processor for processing the electrical signals from the converters in order to obtain an image of a high definition.

Abstract: The image pickup apparatus has a camera which encodes object image data, further comprises a recording unit 101 for recording image data, a connector 200 for connecting the camera with an expansion card 111 including a signal processor 701 for processing image data stored in the recording unit 101, and a memory and bus controller 102 for controlling image data, and the signal processor 701 controls so that program data transmitted from the camera 100 is written in a flash ROM 703 via an expansion bus interface 201.

Abstract: An image taking apparatus comprising a first optical unit for forming an image, a second optical unit positioned in the vicinity of the image, plural lens units for reforming the image, plural converters positioned at the positions of the reformed optical images and adapted to convert the optical images into electrical signals, and a processor for processing the electrical signals for obtaining an image of high definition.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to reduce level differences and errors in a luminance signal and color difference signals. In order to achieve the above object, an image pickup apparatus has an image sensor for photoelectrically converting an object image and a plurality of delay lines for delaying a video signal by one horizontal period, so that a video signal derived from an output including a clock leakage component from the image sensor is input to the plurality of delay lines, including an adjustment unit for adjusting the signal level of the video signal at an input or output of at least one of the plurality of delay lines.

Abstract: A sample-and-hold circuit for sampling and holding a given input signal and for outputting a sampled and held signal includes a sample-and-hold processing circuit arranged to sample and hold the input signal according to a sample-and-hold clock signal, a detection circuit arranged to detect any pulse leak component included in the output of the processing circuit, and a control circuit arranged to control the phase of the sample-and-hold clock signal according to the amount of the pulse leak component detected by the detection circuit.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording sounds continuously over a plurality of successive tracks is provided with pause command means arranged upon actuation to terminate the recording on the track being accessed at present time, and upon deactuation to alter the access of the recording head to a different track from that accessed track in which recording of sound is started again.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording audio signals and video signals on a recording medium in a mixed form is disclosed. The recording apparatus has a device for reproducing video signals which correspond to audio signals to be recorded prior to the execution of recording of the audio signals. Therefore, an operator can perform sound recording while confirming a correspondence between an image and the sound, since the image associated with the sound is reproduced as a visual image.