Control system for image pickup apparatus in single-lens reflex system, and method therefor
AssigneeOlympus Corporation
InventorsKeiji Kunishige, Naoki Fujii
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Abstract
A video camera obtains a capture scope obtained through finder optics of a single-lens reflex camera and indicated by a view frame mask. A PC detects the position corresponding to the capture scope from the captured image captured by the image pickup device of the single-lens reflex camera, generates the information designating the position, and stores the information in the single-lens reflex camera. The system controller of the single-lens reflex camera extracts a part of the area in the captured image captured by the image pickup device, and records the image of the area in a memory card.
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A method for controlling a view area of finder optics provided in an image pickup apparatus in a single-lens reflex system to be consistent with a record area in which data is captured by the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system, comprising:
- designating an area displayed by the finder optics as a finder view area;
- designating an area captured by the image pickup apparatus as a capture area;
- extracting from the capture area an area which is located relative to the finder view area;
- designating position information about the extracted area;
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- recording the position information about the extracted area in a storage unit of the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system.
A system for controlling a view area of finder optics provided in an image pickup apparatus and a capture area when the image pickup apparatus captures an image, comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus in a single-lens reflex system at least having a captured image information transmission unit for transmitting information about a captured image, and a designation information reception unit for receiving designation information;
- a view area image pickup apparatus capturing a view area of the finder optics provided in the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system;
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- a control value arithmetic device comprising an arithmetic unit for computing a scope of the finder view area located in the capture area according to the image information corresponding to the finder view area captured by the image pickup apparatus and the image information captured by the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system, and an output unit for outputting the information obtained by the arithmetic unit as the designation information to the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system, wherein
- said image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system receives and stores the designation information computed by the arithmetic unit, and allows the capture area used when a capturing process is performed to match the finder view area determined according to the designation information.
An image pickup apparatus in a single-lens reflex system having at least a captured image information transmission unit for transmitting information about a captured image and a designation information reception unit for receiving designation information, comprising:
- a view area information storage unit for storing the designation information about a view area of the finder optics provided in the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system;
- an arithmetic unit for performing an arithmetic operation for designation of a capture scope of image information to be recorded according to the designation information stored in said view area information storage unit such that the view area can match a capture area represented by information about the captured image;
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- a record image generation unit for generating and recording image information for recording an image according to the information about a captured image based on the capture scope of the image information designated in the arithmetic operation by the arithmetic unit.
A computer-readable storage medium storing a program used to direct a computer to perform a process of controlling a view area of finder optics provided in an image pickup apparatus in a single-lens reflex system to be consistent with a record area in which data is captured by the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system, said program comprising:
- designating an area displayed by the finder optics as a finder view area;
- designating an area captured by the image pickup apparatus as a capture area;
- extracting from the capture area an area which is located relative to the finder view area;
- designating position information about the extracted area;
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- recording the position information about the extracted area in a storage unit of the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system.
A image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system, comprising:
- a view area limit unit limiting a view area of finder optics;
- an address information storage unit storing address information generated based on a view area limited by said view area limit unit;
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- a record image generation unit segmenting designated image information from captured image information according to the address information, and generating a record image according to the segmented image information.
A system for controlling a view area of finder optics provided in an image pickup apparatus and a capture area when the image pickup apparatus captures an image, comprising:
- an image pickup apparatus in a single-lens reflex system at least having a captured image information transmission unit for transmitting information about a captured image, and a designation information reception unit for receiving designation information;
- a view area image pickup apparatus capturing a view area of the finder optics provided in the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system;
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- a control value arithmetic device comprising an arithmetic unit for computing a scope of the finder view area located in the capture area according to information obtained through Internet, that is, the image information corresponding to the finder view area captured by the image pickup apparatus and the image information captured by the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system, and an output unit for outputting the information obtained by the arithmetic unit as the designation information to the image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system, wherein
- said image pickup apparatus in the single-lens reflex system receives and stores the designation information computed by the arithmetic unit, and allows the capture area used when a capturing process is performed to match the finder view area determined according to the designation information.
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