Image pickup system with separable/attachable image pickup device and display device

A display device comprising:

• wireless reception means for receiving first image data from a wireless transmission channel, which first image data is compression encoded with a first compression method and modulated, and demodulating the first image data;
• first expansion means for expanding the first image data received from said wireless reception means;
• connection means adapted to be electrically and mechanically connected, in a detachable manner, to an image pickup device and to receive second image data from said image pickup device, which second image data is compression encoded with a second compression method;
• second expansion means for expanding the second image data received from said connection means;
• detection means for detecting that the image pickup device is connected to said connection means;
• selection means for selecting the second image data from said second expansion means in the case that the connection of the image pickup device is detected, and selecting the first image data from said first expansion means in the case that said connection is not detected;
• signal processing means for selectively inputting the first or second image data and processing said input image data to output an image signal of a predetermined format;
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• display means for displaying the image signal of said predetermined format.

An image pickup system comprising:

• an image pickup device including;
• image pickup means for pickup of the image of an object;
• first compression encoding means for effecting compression encoding of said image data from said image pickup means with a first compression method;
• second compression encoding means for effecting compression encoding of the image data from said image pickup means with a second compression method;
• wireless transmission means for modulating first image data compression encoded by said first compression encoding means and transmitting the first image data to a display device for displaying the image data picked up by said image pickup means, through a wireless transmission channel;
• first connection means adapted to be electrically and mechanically connected, in a detachable manner, to a display device for transmitting second image data compression encoded by said second compression means, said display device including wireless reception means for receiving said first image data from the wireless transmission channel and demodulating the first image data;
• first detection means for detecting that the display device is connected to said first connection means;
• first selection means for selecting said second compression encoding means and providing said first connection means with the second image data, in the case that the connection of the display device is detected by said first detection means, and selecting said first compression encoding means and providing said wireless transmission means with the first image data, in the case that said first connection is not detected;
• first expansion means for expanding the first image data received from said wireless reception means;
• second connection means adapted to be electrically and mechanically connected, in a detachable manner, to an image pickup device and to receive second image data from said image pickup device;
• second expansion means for expanding the second image data received from said second connection means;
• second detection means for detecting that the image pickup device is connected to said second connection means;
• second selection means for selecting the second image data from said second expansion means in the case that the connection of the image pickup means is detected, and selecting the first image data from said first expansion means in the case that said connection is not detected;
• signal processing means for selectively inputting the first or second image data and processing said input image data to output an image signal of a predetermined format;
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• display means for displaying the image signal of said predetermined format.