Film image input system for maintaining a desired image moving speed and scanning direction

A film image input system wherein an image of a developed still photo film is focused on an image sensing plane of a charge coupled device through a taking lens to be converted into electric signals and said electric signals are input into a video monitor, to thereby reproduce the image on a screen of the video monitor, comprising:

• a zoom mechanism for changing an image magnification of the taking lens;
• a scan mechanism for moving an image taking position of the taking lens on the film;
• means for entering a standard reproduction command, in order to return a scan position to a center of the film so that a whole frame of the film image can occupy a whole screen of the video monitor, and to return the image magnification to a predetermined standard magnification;
• detecting means for detecting the image magnification of the taking lens and the taking position, respectively;
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• control means for controlling the zoom mechanism and the scan mechanism to perform the standard reproduction in response to a detection output from the detecting means, when the standard reproduction command is entered.

A film image input system wherein an image of a developed still photo film is focused on an image sensing plane of image pick-up means through a taking lens to be converted into electric signals and said electric signals are input into a video monitor, to thereby reproduce the image on a screen of the video monitor, comprising:

• scan command means for outputting a moving command to move the film image reproduced on the video monitor in four standard directions including upward, downward, leftward and rightward directions and in four oblique directions including right upward, left downward, left upward and right downward directions;
• a first scan mechanism for moving the taking lens in a first direction relative to the film;
• a second scan mechanism for moving the film in a second direction relative to the film;
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• control means for controlling the first scan mechanism and the second scan mechanism in response to command signals from the scan command means, said control means automatically driving the first and second scan mechanisms simultaneously to move the taking lens and film simultaneously, in response to an output moving command that corresponds to one of the four oblique directions.

A film image input system wherein an image of a developed still photo film is focused on an image sensing plane of image pick-up means through a taking lens to be converted into electric signals and said electric signals are input into a video monitor, to thereby reproduce the image on a screen of the video monitor, comprising:

• a zoom mechanism for zooming the taking lens;
• zoom command means for outputting a zoom command directing the zoom mechanism to zoom the taking lens;
• scan command means for outputting a moving command to move the film image reproduced on the video monitor;
• a scan mechanism for moving the film, the taking lens and the charge coupled device relatively to one another based on said moving command;
• standard reproduction command means for outputting a standard reproduction command to return the taking lens to a standard magnification and return a scan position of a frame of the film to a center position of the frame;
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• control means for controlling the zoom mechanism and the scan mechanism in response to command signals from the zoom command means, the scan command means and the standard reproduction command means in such a manner that at least one of a zoom speed and a scan speed, which corresponds to the command signals from the standard reproduction command means, is faster than a corresponding one of a zoom speed and a scan speed which correspond to the command signals from the zoom command means and the scan command means, respectively.

A film image input system wherein an image is focused on an image sensing plane of image pick-up means through a taking lens to be converted into electric signals and said electric signals are input into a video monitor, to thereby reproduce the image on a screen of the video monitor, comprising:

• scan command means for outputting a moving command to move the film image reproduced on the video monitor in four standard directions including upward, downward, leftward and rightward directions and in four oblique directions including right upward, left downward, left upward and right downward directions;
• a first scan mechanism for moving the taking lens in a first direction relative to the film;
• a second scan mechanism for moving the film in a second direction relative to the film;
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• control means for controlling the first scan mechanism and the second scan mechanism in response to command signals from the scan command means, said control means automatically driving the first and second scan mechanisms simultaneously to move the taking lens and film simultaneously, in response to an output moving command that corresponds to one of the four oblique directions.