Abstract: An image pickup apparatus in which drawing information can be input from a touch panel by a photographer and a display unit is rotatable between a reverse display state and a normal display state. When the display unit is in the reverse display state image data can easily be obtained which reflects drawing information intended by the photographer without changing a flipping status of the taken image. On the display unit, the drawing information is displayed in a manner so as to be superimposed on the taken image. Whether the display unit is in the reverse display state or the normal display state is detected, and in response to switching between the reverse display state and the normal display state, the drawing information displayed on the display unit is flipped. Depending on the type of the drawing information, the drawing information is vertically flipped, or the drawing information is vertically flipped and also horizontally flipped.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus which is capable of, when drawing information is input from a touch panel by a photographer when a display unit rotatable between a reverse display state and a normal display state is in the reverse display state, easily obtaining image data which reflects drawing information intended by the photographer without changing a flipping status of the taken image. On the display unit, the drawing information is displayed in a manner being superimposed on the taken image. Whether the display unit is in the reverse display state or the normal display state is detected, and in response to switching between the reverse display state and the normal display state, the drawing information displayed on the display unit is flipped. According to a type of the drawing information, the drawing information is vertically flipped, or the drawing information is vertically flipped and also horizontally flipped.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus that is capable of applying a special effect process to a moving picture signal reproduced from a recording medium is disclosed. The reproducing apparatus is configured to set an execution time of the special effect process shorter than or equal to a prescribed time required for the special effect process.

Abstract: If supply of power from a main power source is insufficient but power being supplied from a communication interface (such as a USB interface) is sufficient, an image sensing apparatus (such as a digital video camera or digital camera) supplies power from the communication interface to a limited number of components. As a result, the image sensing apparatus is capable of functioning as a bus-powered device.

Abstract: If supply of power from a main power source is insufficient but power being supplied from a communication interface (such as a USB interface) is sufficient, an image sensing apparatus (such as a digital video camera or digital camera) supplies power from the communication interface to a limited number of components. As a result, the image sensing apparatus is capable of functioning as a bus-powered device.

Abstract: In a message telephone/VTR system, the message telephone has a system control unit for judging presence or absence of reception of a TV telephone call from the public line, and, in case of reception of the TV telephone call, transmitting packet data, generated by decoding the audio/image data, and a recording start/stop command to the VTR through the I/F, and the VTR of the system has a system control unit for controlling the start/stop of recording based on the packet data and the recording start/stop command transmitted from the system control unit.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus that is capable of applying a special effect process to a moving picture signal reproduced from a recording medium is disclosed. The reproducing apparatus is configured to set an execution time of the special effect process shorter than or equal to a prescribed time required for the special effect process.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus is arranged to reproduce main data from a recording medium and to reproduce subdata related to the main data and recorded on a first area and a second area of the recording medium. When subdata having the same value has been detected from the first area n times (n being an integer not less than 2), or when subdata having the same value has been detected from the second area m times (m being an integer not less than 2), the reproducing apparatus determines the value of the detected subdata.

Abstract: A video camera includes a liquid-crystal monitor for displaying an image picked up by the camera, a backlight provided behind the liquid-crystal monitor, a switch for turning on/off a power supply of the camera, and a controller for reducing luminance of the backlight when the power supply has been turned on.

Abstract: A sound processing device for processing sound is arranged to control an attenuation characteristic for attenuating the low-frequency signal of an input audio signal according to the level thereof, whereby it is possible to suppress a noise component contained in sound without substantial impairment in auditory sound quality.