Abstract: A camera that includes negative film and a CCD sensor for simultaneously capturing images chemically and electronically using a beam splitter. A liquid crystal display is used for viewing the captured images immediately after they are captured or for reviewing images stored in a removable memory for deletion or output. An adjustable lens and mirror which can route light from the source directly to the film when a high quality image is to be captured, so that the source light is not split between the film negative and the sensor. The images can be stored at various densities, such as 3.times.5 print or fax resolution, to match the intended output. The memory is organized into stack locations. Each stack location can store one or more images of varying densities allowing the camera to effectively use the memory. The storage status of each stack location is indicated by stack location partition flags. A full memory can also be removed and replaced.

Abstract: The invention relates to a compact motion picture film recording camera with a video adapter (16), an insertable cassette and a pivotable view lens, wherein a compact structure is achieved in spite of several functions in that a partially permeable reflecting beam splitter disposed in the view finder beam path reflects a view finder beam component into a view finder outlet on the front end (2) of the camera housing (1), a rearward-reversed eyepiece opening (12) of the viewing lens can be pivoted around the center axis (8) of the view finder outlet (7) between the right and left sides of the camera by means of a hinged lens arm (10) and an eyepiece support hinged thereon, and the video beam path (13) passed by the beam splitter is supplied through a grip base (15) of a camera grip to a video adapter (16) disposed thereon.

Abstract: A photomicroscope includes a port for a still camera (11) and an additional video camera (14). The video image of the video camera (14) serves both for the operation of a passive autofocusing system (23, 24) and for the determination of the exposure time for the still camera (11). The image areas that are used for exposure metering can be selected via a control panel (27). The integration time of the video camera (14) can be varied up to the range of minutes. The selected image areas are superimposed on the object image.

Abstract: The digital image recording device includes a tri-linear array of photosensing elements which include a plurality of photosensor pixels. The tri-linear array of photosensing elements is mounted upon a frame for linear movement within a universal housing. The housing is adapted for insertion into the cartridge film slot of a standard view camera. The movement of the array of photosensing elements across an image plane within the standard view camera sequentially senses an image to be recorded. Each row of the tri-linear array of photosensing elements includes a separate color filter stripe which enables the color recording of an image during one pass of the scanner across the image plane. The array of photosensing elements is connected to a storage and processing unit by an electrical cable which permits communication therebetween.

Abstract: An electronic imaging module is disclosed which is removably insertable into a photographic camera for reversibly converting the camera into an electronic imaging camera. The electronic imaging module includes a sensing unit, a processing unit, and a coupling unit. The sensing unit detects an object image and converts the image to a corresponding electrical signal. The processing unit, which is configured for location within the camera's film cassette holder, includes a storage unit for storing the electrical signal and a transmission link for transmitting the electrical signal to external devices such as a control unit or a base unit. The coupling unit couples the sensing unit to the processor unit. The coupling unit is adjustable to ensure that the sensing unit is in alignment with the camera optical path and the film plane and the processing unit is secured within the film cassette holder.

Abstract: A video camera system for generating a shutter pulse for operating a photo-camera or other still image recording means in response to detecting a predetermined magnitude change in an average level of a pick-up signal representative of an image. As a detecting signal, both level detecting signals for an iris control and an AGC control, for example, are used. When the status of a foreground object zone is changed with movement of a person or an object, the level change of the image pick-up signal becomes a value larger than a predetermined value and a shutter pulse is automatically generated.

Abstract: A picture-taking system includes a film camera for capturing a photographic image of a subject on photosensitive film, and a video camera having a solid-state electronic image sensing device 12, for outputting a video signal representing the photographic image of the subject. Essentially the same photographic image of the subject is photographed by both the film camera and the video camera under a single strobe flash generated by a strobe light-emission device 40. To achieve this synchronized photography and simplify the synchronized photography control system, it is arranged so that the video camera responds to a photographic trigger signal from a shutter switch by generating, and applying to the film camera, a shutter release signal the vertical synchronizing signal of the video camera as a reference. The shutter of the film camera starts opening in response to the shutter release signal.

Abstract: A video camera including a stopped down lens diameter. An opaque material with a small aperture size is placed over the camera lens. The small aperture allows the user to vary the image size of the object to be viewed by moving the camera toward or away from the object. At the same time the blur circle diameter is maintained within acceptable user limits.

Abstract: A camera system for taking aerial, still photographs. The system includes a video camera mounted proximate the distal end of a telescoping mast assembly. The mast assembly can be extended, when oriented in a generally-vertical orientation, to effect elevation of the video camera. The video camera mounts a still camera such that lens axes of the video camera and still camera can be made to converge at a desired subject when the video camera has been elevated to a desired height. The system includes controllers for remotely operating motors to effect pan and tilt of the video camera, and to remotely control operation of the still camera.

Abstract: The present patent application discloses improvements in the camera having an image memory for storing still image information, such that when a still image is displayed on a monitor, actuation of a camera release is ignored; when meaningless still images of the image memory are prevented from appearing on the monitor; and further good manageability of the camera is assured when writing and reading the image information in and from the image memory.

Abstract: An electronic camera is provided which, in photographing, obtains size information about an object, generates the size information, or size data calculated through arithmetic operation, or a scale pattern based on the size data, and records the scale pattern on a recording medium in the same recording area as an object image or in a separate area made correspondent to a recording area for the object image, and which, when size display is instructed during photographing or in reproduction, displays a scale (including a pattern representing the scale, indications representing the scale by characters and/or figures such as graduation numerals, and color-coded indications representing the scale) together with the object image on the same screen.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multiple camera system which captures a photo image on film and captures and stores an electronic image on a magnetic recording media. The system has two operating states. In the "compose" or "view" state the electronic image channel is operated at a first gain setting, color temperature and F-stop to provide a real time moving image on a monitor. In the capture state the electronic gain, color temperature, and F-stop of the electronic camera are altered to collect or capture an electronic image during strobe illumination. The system utilizes a pair of dedicated zoom lenses, which are mechanically corrected for parallax error and the focal length of the two lenses are matched and linked together so that their focal lengths may be altered simultaneously by the operator.

Abstract: A video camera including a stopped down lens diameter. An opaque material with a small aperture size is placed over the camera lens. The small aperture allows the user to vary the image size of the object to be viewed by moving the camera toward or away from the object. At the same time the blur circle diameter is maintained within acceptable user limits.

Abstract: A film adaptor, to be used in combination with a still video camera, for recording an image from a conventional photographic film using the still video camera. The film adaptor has a recording button and an erasing button. By depressing the recording button, the image on the film is recorded by the still video camera and is reproduced immediately thereafter, for confirmation of the recorded image. If the image is considered unnecessary, the erasing button is depressed while the recording button remains depressed, whereupon the recorded image is erased. The film image recording operation is therefore conducted in a simple manner.

Abstract: The imaging of a scene by two cameras is synchronized, wherein both cameras include releasable shutters exhibiting different shutter release delays. A controller responds to a release start signal to release the shutter of one of the cameras at a first time and to release the shutter of the other camera at a second, delayed time, the delay being substantially equal to the difference between the shutter release delays of the cameras. The release start signal may be manually produced when the user actuates a start switch; and this start signal is synchronized, or re-timed, when a predetermined one of the cameras is conditioned to image the scene. For example, if that camera includes a rotatable record disk to store electronic image signals, the shutter release operation is synchronized with the rotation of the disk to a reference position.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for electronically processing negative composite video signals, wherein the negative composite video signals correspond to a negative image as produced by the projection of negative photographic film. The negative composite video signals are converted to positive composite video signals. The entire portion of the negative composite video signal between adjacent horizontal blanking portions is electronically inverted. The horizontal blanking portions of the negative composite video, which include the color burst signal, are not inverted. The composite signal that results includes the blanking portions, having the color burst signal, in their original, unaltered state. The image portion of the resulting composite signal, i.e., the portions of the resulting composite signal between the horizontal blanking portions, is inverted, and the resulting composite video signal is thus converted from negative to positive state.