TV camera work control apparatus using tripod head

Abstract

A TV camera work control apparatus using a tripod head so as to accurately select a plurality of given shooting positions and conditions. A transparent touch panel divided into a plurality of touch inputting portions is used to control the position and the shooting operation of a TV camera. The touch panel is disposed on a monitor screen. When a shooting position is selected by pressing one of the divided touch inputting portions, a shooting operation such as panning, tilting, zooming and focusing is controlled. The zooming operation may be controlled by the magnification which is proportional to the pressure applied to the touch inputting portion or the time for which the touch inputting portion is pressed. It is possible to the current operation parameters are corrected with reference to the preceding operating state, when a signal is input again from one of the touch inputting portions. It is also possible to automatically set the operation parameters for the touch inputting portions of the touch panel by inputting the operation parameters for, for example, the two ends of a diagonal of the touch panel.

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