Video signal recording apparatus with interval recording mode

A video signal recording apparatus comprising:

• (a) still image forming means for generating a still-image signal;
• (b) recording means for recording the still-image signal on a recording medium;
• (c) first setting means for setting a recording period which is required for said recording means to record the still-image signal for one picture and for outputting first time data representing the recording period;
• (d) controlling means responsive to input to said apparatus for interval still image recording for setting said apparatus to an interval recording mode in which said recording means records the still-image signal for the recording period at intervals of a predetermined time interval;
• (e) second setting means for manually setting the predetermined time interval independent of the recording period and outputting second time data relative to the predetermined time interval;
• (f) comparing means for comparing the first time data with the second time data;
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• (g) disabling means responsive to said comparing means for disabling said controlling means from setting said apparatus to the interval recording mode if an output of said comparing means indicates that the first time data is greater than the second time data.

A video signal recording apparatus comprising:

• (a) still image forming means for generating a still-image signal;
• (b) recording means for recording the still-image signal on a recording medium;
• (c) first setting means for setting a recording period which is required for said recording means to record the still-image signal for one picture and for outputting first time data representing the recording period;
• (d) controlling means responsive to input to said apparatus for interval still image recording for setting said apparatus to an interval recording mode in which said recording means records the still-image signal for the recording period at intervals of a predetermined time interval;
• (e) second setting means for manually selecting one time interval from among a plurality of different time intervals to set the selected time interval as the predetermined time interval independent of the recording period, and outputting second time data relative to the predetermined time interval;
• (f) comparing means for comparing the first time data with a plurality of time data corresponding to the plurality of different time intervals;
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• (g) display means for receiving the first time data and displaying only time data representing some of the plurality of time intervals which are longer than the recording time indicated by the first time data according to outputs of said comparing means.

A video signal recording apparatus comprising:

• (a) recording means for recording a video signal on a recording medium;
• (b) setting means responsive to input to said apparatus for interval recording for setting the apparatus to an interval recording mode in which said recording means records the video signal for a predetermined recording period at intervals of a predetermined time interval;
• (c) selection means for selecting the predetermined recording period among a plurality of predetermined periods;
• (d) manually operable means for manually selecting the predetermined time interval among a plurality of time intervals independent of the predetermined recording period;
• (e) comparing means for comparing the predetermined recording period selected by said selection means with the predetermined time interval selected by said manually operable means;
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• (f) notifying means for receiving an output from said comparing means and for providing output notification to a user of said apparatus when the predetermined recording period is longer than the predetermined time interval.

A video signal recording apparatus comprising:

• (a) recording means for recording a video signal on a recording medium;
• (b) setting means responsive to input to said apparatus for interval recording for setting the apparatus to an interval recording mode in which said recording means records the video signal for a predetermined recording period at intervals of a predetermined time interval;
• (c) selection means for selecting the predetermined recording period among a plurality of predetermined periods;
• (d) manually operable means for manually selecting the predetermined time interval among a plurality of time intervals independent of the predetermined recording period;
• (e) comparing means for comparing the predetermined recording period selected by said selection means with the predetermined time interval selected by said manually operable means;
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• (f) inhibiting means for inhibiting said setting means from setting the apparatus to the interval recording mode when an output of said comparing means indicates that the predetermined recording period is longer than the predetermined time interval.

A video signal recording apparatus comprising:

• (a) recording means for recording a video signal on a recording medium;
• (b) setting means responsive to input to said apparatus for interval recording for setting the apparatus to an interval recording mode in which said recording means records the video signal for a predetermined recording period at intervals of a predetermined time interval;
• (c) selection means for selecting the predetermined recording period among a plurality of predetermined periods;
• (d) manually operable means for manually selecting the predetermined time interval among a plurality of time intervals independent of the predetermined recording period;
• (e) comparing means for comparing the predetermined recording period selected by said selection means with the plurality of time intervals;
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• (f) display means responsive to said comparing means for displaying only time data representing some of the plurality of time intervals which are longer than the recording period selected by said selection means.