CN1438535A

CN1438535A - Automatic photography and camera device

Info

Publication number: CN1438535A
Application number: CN03104159A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 白井誠
Original assignee: Atlus Co Ltd
Current assignee: Atlus Co Ltd
Priority date: 2002-02-15
Filing date: 2003-02-14
Publication date: 2003-08-27
Also published as: TW200307847A; JP3542585B2; KR20030069074A; JP2002311497A

Abstract

To prevent reflection of a presentation effect means, etc., on a photograph or to prevent hindrance of a presentation effect by external light from an observation window, a lighting window in an automatic photographic device having the presentation effect means, the observation window or the lighting window in a photographic booth. The automatic photographic device is provided with a curtain driving means to drive a curtain to be movable between a shielded state to shield the presentation effect means in a photographic visual field and an exposed state to expose the presentation effect means in the photographic visual field of a photographic means and performs control of the photographic means, the presentation effect means and the curtain driving means while synchronizing them. Otherwise, the device is provided with the curtain driving means to drive the curtain to be movable between the shielded state to shield the observation window or the lighting window provided on the side or the rear of the photographic booth and the exposed state to expose the observation window or the lighting window and performs the control of the photographic means and the curtain driving means while synchronizing them.

Description

The auto photographing camera

Technical field

The present invention relates to the auto photographing camera of in the film studio, subject being taken pictures, particularly relate to the auto photographing camera of the photograph photography of performing effects such as illumination and background can be arranged, or possess the auto photographing camera of view window and even light inlet window in the film studio.

Background technology

Always known have an image that utilizes in the film studio cameras such as camera that are provided with to take subject, this image offered user's auto photographing camera as photograph.

In such auto photographing camera, the photograph photography of all performing effects can be arranged, descended the time aspect device recreational improving.

For example, No. 3109507, Japan's special permission and 2001-284086 number disclosed camera of special hope have following technology contents, promptly adopt in the back side in film studio portion and dispose movable Background apparatus and flashlamp performing effect devices such as (strobelight), camera is controlled these performing effect devices by built-in control device on one side simultaneously, the structure that on one side photographic process is carried out, carrying out with various view is the photograph photography or the photograph photography under various ambiances such as club that makes by means of illumination etc. or concert meeting-place of background.

But, dispose in the auto photographing camera of performing effect device in the back side in film studio portion as described above, under the situation of not using performing effect, take a picture under the state that does not use performing effect devices such as Background apparatus and flashlamp, the attractive in appearance and interesting meeting of photograph is damaged.

In order to address this problem, consider to adopt such structure, promptly for example at the former configuration of performing effect device window shade to be opened/closed, when not using the performing effect device, the user operates window shade, the performing effect device is covered again from the photography visual field of camera photograph.

But, the photography that this auto photographing camera carries out, usually the user is in dorsad the state of performing effect device and photographs, so, photograph under the situation about may not put in place in the opening and closing operations of window shade, perhaps to change photography repeatedly for this reason, so just cause the reduction of device utilization rate.

In recent years, employing automatically snaps the auto photographing camera increasing day by day of the mode of many photograph in a series of photographic process, when in such auto photographing camera, introducing above-mentioned performing effect device, the photographic process that hope can realize the photography of performing effect and not have the photography of performing effect to mix.

But, the photography that this auto photographing camera carries out, owing to will carry out repeatedly at interval, as one man operate window shade in the short like this time interval with photography each time, for user's thing of part difficulty and trouble especially in the short period about several seconds～tens seconds.

In addition, form in the auto photographing camera of canopy shape, owing to view window is set, confirm the user easily in the film studio, but need suitable disposal in this case, in order to avoid view window is also taken in the suitable place in film studio at photographing space.

Again, realize in the auto photographing camera of environment in club or concert meeting-place etc. utilizing illuminating effect etc., owing to adopt material to form the film studio with light-proofness, need to reduce the influence of extraneous light to illuminating effect, and, also to keep brightness to a certain degree when not photographing, so be preferably in the set light inlet window of the appropriate location in film studio, but also to avoid in this case light inlet window is photographed during picture resembles, simultaneously in photographic process, need suitable disposal, avoid extraneous light to incide the film studio.

Summary of the invention

The present invention be directed to the auto photographing camera that above problem proposes, possess: comprise the film studio in the space that holds subject, in abutting connection with this film studio setting and comprise and be used to take the camera of the subject in this film studio and the envelope and the performing effect device in the photography visual field of described camera of control device; It is characterized in that described film studio also comprises and can at the shielding status of the performing effect device in covering the described photography visual field and make exposing of exposing in the photography visual field of described performing effect device at described camera shift the window shade drive unit that ground drives window shade between the state; Described control device is synchronously controlled described camera, described performing effect device and described window shade drive unit.

Adopt the present invention, control device carries out respectively synchronously or interlock control camera, performing effect device and window shade drive unit, by means of this, can as one man make window shade be in shielding status with the moment that switches to the photography that does not have performing effect from the photography that is attended by performing effect, otherwise, the moment that switches to the photography that is attended by performing effect with the photography of performing effect never as one man makes window shade be in to expose state, therefore, can prevent from reliably obsolete performing effect device is photographed error in the photograph.

Again, adopt the present invention, also can dispose the performing effect device, therefore have, can realize various performing effect of in the past not realizing than higher in the past Design of device degree of freedom in the position that can not dispose in the past.

Performing effect device of the present invention, for example, can be made of various light fixture such as fluorescent light, spotlight, RGB lamp, flashlamp separately or it be constituted, control device can be realized various illuminating effect by these performing effect devices are controlled respectively.

Again, as performing effect device of the present invention, also can use special permission disclosed Background apparatus such as No. 3109507 replace described light fixture or with its combination.With the such Background apparatus of control device control, can realize with various view and apperance etc. being the photograph photography of background.

In addition, in the auto photographing camera, possess a plurality of cameras, can photograph from a plurality of different angles, and each camera all possesses zoom function, therefore camera and the photography conditions differences of using such as camera angle or zoom are included in the institute interior photography visual field of the photograph pattern of taking the photograph and have nothing in common with each other.At shielding status, all performing effect devices that might enter the photography visual field of camera are all covered by window shade, therefore, can seek the formation and the control procedure of simplification device.

Again, auto photographing camera of the present invention possesses: comprise the film studio in the space that holds subject, in abutting connection with this film studio setting and comprise camera and the envelope of control device and the window that is arranged on the side and even the back side in described film studio that is used to take the subject in this film studio, it is characterized in that

Described film studio also comprises can be at shielding status that covers described window and the window shade drive unit that exposes driving window shade in transfer ground between the state that described window is exposed; Described control device is synchronously controlled described camera and described window shade drive unit.

Promptly also, utilization in the side in film studio so that the suitable place at the back side method of view window and even light inlet window is set, confirm to have the situation of user in the film studio easily from the outside, perhaps can guarantee in the film studio bright, simultaneously can be by the method for synchro control camera and window shade drive unit, when preventing to photograph view window and even light inlet window are also taken in the into photograph, maybe can be prevented from the performing effect that uses lighting device to be exerted an influence from the extraneous light of view window or light inlet window incident.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereoscopic figure of the auto photographing camera of an example of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is near the front view (FV) the back side portion of inside, film studio of auto photographing camera of an example of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is near the front view (FV) the back side portion of inside, film studio of auto photographing camera of an example of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is the structure key diagram of window shade drive unit.

Fig. 5 is the key diagram of system architecture of the auto photographing camera 10 of one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram of action of the auto photographing camera 10 of explanation one embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is near the front view (FV) the back side portion of inside, film studio of auto photographing camera of an example of the present invention.

Fig. 8 is near the front view (FV) the back side portion of inside, film studio of auto photographing camera of an example of the present invention.

Fig. 9 is near the front view (FV) the back side portion of inside, film studio of auto photographing camera of an example of the present invention.

Concrete example

Fig. 1 is the stereoscopic figure of the auto photographing camera of an example of the present invention, Fig. 2, the 3rd, and near the front view (FV) of this device portion of the back side of inside, film studio serves as according to embodiments of the present invention are described with these accompanying drawings below.

As shown in the figure, auto photographing camera 10 structurally possess film studio 20 and with the film studio in abutting connection with the envelope 40 that is provided with.

Envelope 40 possesses: the ccd video camera 41 that is arranged at about centre of envelope and top, 42, and the display 43 of the image of this camera being done real-time demonstration, 44, be used for showing the image of shooting, or the contact type panel type monitor 45 and the stylus 46 that carry out the various inputs such as editor of the appointment of photograph mode and image, the front lamp of using with the subject in the suitable illumination irradiation film studio during photography 47 instructs the user, indication, or put the loudspeaker 48 that background music is used, the coin slot 49 that is used to collect the charges, and mouth 50 is sent in the photograph of sending the photograph printout that has developed; Also possesses the control device of ccd video camera 41,42, lighting device 47, loudspeaker 48 etc. being controlled according to photographic process 51 (with reference to Fig. 5) simultaneously.

In addition, film studio 20 and envelope 40 be in abutting connection with being provided with, with the ceiling 21 in film studio 20, constitute the space formation photographing space that fences up as the shadow shield of the back side 22 of the face relative and two sides 23 and even shading thin plate and envelope 40 with envelope.In the side in film studio or two sides 23 the come in and go out opening 24 of usefulness for the user is set, the window shade and even Zhe pleat formula (accordion) door 25 of light-proofness are set at this opening 24, when photography, close this window shade and even Zhe pleat formula door 25, can form the structure that makes photographing space become the independently space of covering outer light like this.

And for example shown in Figure 2,20 the back side 22 and shed top surface 21 in the film studio are being provided with fluorescent light 26, spotlight 27, RGB lamp 28, and the performing effect device that constitutes of various illuminations such as flashlamp 29.

These illuminations 26～29 and the front lamp 47 that is arranged on envelope are respectively according to the control action of control device 51, by suitable adjustment is done in illumination of lighting and the light quantity that each throws light on, begin to carry out base lightings such as frontlighting, backlight, skew ray, can realize the special diversified illuminating effects such as illumination of club and concert meeting-place style.

So, described control device 51 is according to photography conditions predefined or that the user sets by input medias such as contact type panel type monitor 45, stylus 46, the photography of controlling ccd video camera 41,42 of following

photographic process

47,26～29 is controlled described respectively the illumination synchronously and even linkedly constantly and with this moment, realizes the desirable illuminating effect of user with this in each photography moment.

In addition, for the dark-coloured background of the illumination that is fit to described club and concert meeting-place style is provided, the regulation field at the back side 22 in film studio 20 can be coloured to black.

On the other hand, hanging the window shade 31 that size can cover the flashlamp 29 that is arranged on the back side 22 fully from hanging down at the shed top surface 21 window shade guide rail that nearby 22 predetermined distances dispose apart from the back side, this window shade 31 drives by following electrodynamic type window shade drive unit 60, can expose state (Fig. 2) and cover transfer between the shielding status (Fig. 3) of all flashlamp 29 what make that all flashlamp 29 of being configured in the back side 22 expose.

So, window shade drive unit 60 forms can be according to the control of control device 51, with the aperture time of ccd video camera 41,42 and flashlamp 29 synchronously and even the structure of interlock action, can control, in the moment of using flashlamp 29 to photograph, window shade is transferred to exposed state (Fig. 2),, make window shade transfer to shielding status (Fig. 3) in the moment of not using flashlamp 29 to photograph.

That is, the flashlamp 29 here, be configured in the back side 22 in film studio, be intended to realize the illuminating effect under the backlight, so in various photographies, the flashlamp 29 of at least a portion is positioned at the photography visual field of ccd video camera 41,42, but under the situation of not using flashlamp, all flashlamp 29 are all covered by window shade, are that background is photographed with this window shade, thus can avoid obsolete flashlamp 29 to be ingested attractive in appearance and interesting error that photographs damage to take a picture.

In addition, as the window shade drive unit, for example, can adopt mechanism as shown in Figure 4.

As shown in the drawing, window shade drive unit 60 has drive division 61, window shade guide rail 62 and gear-like driving-belt 63.Window shade guide rail 62 is provided with 2 guide-

track groove

62a, 62b, and gear-like driving-belt 63 can insert slip in each guide-

track groove

62a, 62b.

Here, gear-like driving-belt 63 is provided with the single chain of spiral fluted by the surface and constitutes, simultaneously, one end 63a is housed inside a guide-track groove 62a, gear-like driving-belt by this guide-track groove 64a inserts another guide-track groove 62b behind drive division 61, make the other end 63b of gear-like driving-belt 63 be configured to be contained in this guide-track groove 62b.

Also have, part at the insertion guide-track groove 62b of gear-like driving-belt 63, a plurality of window shade suspension element 65a are installed, and install to such an extent that can slide with respect to gear-like driving-belt 63, simultaneously, on the front end 63b next door of gear-like driving-belt, window shade suspension element 65b is fixedly installed on the gear-like driving-belt 63.In addition, the window shade suspension element 65a of the most close drive division 61 places configuration hooks the location by the hook 66 that is provided with on the back side, film studio 22 or the side 23.

In addition, be provided with motor 67, the turning axle 68 that is connected in control device 51 at drive division 61, simultaneously, gear mechanism 69 be provided with the engagement of the helicla flute of gear-like driving-belt 63.The signal rotation that motor 67 is sent according to control device, driving gear colyliform driving-belt on the arrow indicated direction in Fig. 4, window shade 31 is carried out on-off action by window shade suspension element 65b traction.

Also have, window shade drive unit 60 can constitute like this, promptly can also have limit switch 70 at the front end of window shade guide rail 62, when realizing that gear-like driving-belt front end 63b contacts with this limit switch 70, being used as is that window shade finishes to the transfer of shielding status, and the driving of motor 67 is stopped.

According to Fig. 5 system's formation of described auto photographing camera 10 is described below.

As shown in the figure, control device 51 is the PC of auto photographing camera 10 being carried out whole control, possess by bus 81 interconnective CPU82, ROM83, RAM84, hard disk 86, CD-ROM87, and the interface (I/F) 85 that is connected with external unit described later.

CPU82 is in order to the action of the integral body of control auto photographing camera 10, processing etc., the base program that ROM83 storage control PC is used, RAM84 is temporarily stored the input that the data and the user of the work usefulness of CPU82 carries out, and hard disk 86 is used to store program of reading in from CD-ROM87 and the various data of supplying with the editor of photography and subject image.In addition, in photographic process, be used for controlling the performing effect device, cover driving mechanism, the program of camera etc. deposited in CD-ROM87.

On interface 85, connect ccd video camera 41,42, by the external units such as input media, the voice output 54 that is connected with loudspeaker 48, coin handling part 52, printer 53,

various illumination

47,26～29 and window shade drive unit 60 that contact type panel type monitor 45 and stylus 46 constitute, can be at CPU82 and these exchanged between equipment signals.

Contact type panel type monitor 45 is transparent contact type panel 45-1 lamination to be formed on the monitor picture of CRT monitor 45-2 constitute, and available stylus 46 contact contact type panel 45-1 carry out various inputs.

Again, coin handling part 52 detects the coin of the input port that inserts coin, and with this advisory CPU82, printer 53 is printed on the photographs of layout on the photographic paper of A6 size for example under the situation of the usage charges of having paid regulation, and sends mouthfuls 50 from photo and send.

Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram that the action to the auto photographing camera 10 in the photographic process describes.

Auto photographing camera 10 begins recreation when CPU42 receives coin detecting signal from the regulation of coin handling part 52, according to the appointment that waits from input media (45,46) and be recorded in the processing of the program execution photographic process of CD-ROM87 etc.

Processing when Fig. 6 (a) expression is carried out photographic process according to the Automatic Program that is recorded in CD-ROM87 etc., input media (45,46) etc. (step 11) is according to the 1st time photography conditions control window shade drive unit after the pattern of the hope selected from pre-prepd a plurality of photograph modes of reception.

Promptly also judge performing effect device (for example the flashlamp 29) (step 12) in the photography visual field of in the 1st photography, whether using to be configured in ccd video camera, having under the situation of use, control window shade drive unit 60, make window shade for exposing state (step 13), do not having under the situation about using, control window shade drive unit 60, making window shade is shielding status (step 14).

Then, under the state of the performing effect device action that makes regulation according to program, the image in the 1st photography is used as still frame and notes (step 15).

At this moment, utilize the picture of sound that voice output 54 sends or contact type panel type monitor to photograph and notify the user constantly.

Photography can be set in certain time interval carries out stipulated number, judges whether photography has reached stipulated number (step 16), repeats the processing of step 12～15 when not reaching, and when reaching stipulated number, photographic process stops.

Fig. 6 (b) utilizes input media (25 according to the user, 26) example of the photographic process handled of Shu Ru indication, photographic process at the beginning, the user uses input media (25,26) etc., performing effect (photography conditions) (step 21) in the hope of selecting to wish.

Then, the kind according to the performing effect of selecting has judged whether to use the performing effect device (for example flashlamp 29) (step 22) in the photography visual field that is disposed at ccd video camera.Under situation about having used, control window shade drive unit 60 is in window shade to expose state (step 23), when not have under the situation about using, control window shade drive unit 60 and make the window shade be in shielding status (step 24).

Then, make in kind under the state of performing effect device action of regulation, the image of the 1st photography is noted (step 25) as still frame according to the performing effect of selecting.

Then, judge whether photography reaches predetermined stipulated number (step 26), do not reach in photography under the situation of predetermined stipulated number, repeat the processing of step 22～25, reach in photography under the situation of predetermined stipulated number, photographic process stops.

As mentioned above, do not use the performing effect device in the photography visual field that is positioned at ccd video camera, the photography of then under the state that window shade is covered the performing effect device automatically, taking a picture, so the user can avoid no performing effect device is taken in the error of photographed image easily.

Also have, in above-mentioned example, for under shielding status with might enter the photography visual field of camera performing effect device (flashlamp 29) be described with the auto photographing camera that window shade covers up, for example, under shielding status, also can only being in especially significantly to the performing effect device that is arranged in the photography visual field, the performing effect device of position be covered, can also be selectively only in the obsolete performing effect device, the performing effect device that is arranged in the photography visual field in each photography covers.

Also have, in described example, showed the example that uses the suspension type window shade, but the present patent application is not limited thereto, Zhe pleat formula and window shutter (shutter) formula etc. can realize that shielding status and the window shade that exposes any form of state all can use.

Also have, in described example, use opaque material to make window shade, can avoid the performing effect device of crested to see through window shade photographs that be ingested,, also can use the semi-transparency material as the window shade material as another embodiment with this.

That is under the state that uses translucent window shade to cover, as make the flashlamp flash of light, by diffusion, reflection etc., the illumination light of almost certain brightness to the subject radiation, can form suitable backlight state from whole window shade.Window shade material in this case can adopt translucence plates such as cloth, satin, plastic plate, Japan paper.

Also have, the window shade drive unit also is not limited to the concrete mode of above-mentioned example, so long as can adopt any equipment according to realizing shielding status from the signal of control device with window shade and exposing the device of state.

In addition, the present patent application can be used as the performing effect device with Background apparatus 32, replacing the

various illuminations

47,26～29 in the described example, or replaces in them all or part of.

That is as shown in Figure 7, Background apparatus 32 is configured in the back side portion in film studio 20, can obtain only with the more various performing effect that throws light on and to obtain with this, constantly simultaneously in the photography of not using Background apparatus 32, utilize and the same mode (Fig. 3) of described example, Background apparatus 32 is covered, make it not come across the photography visual field, can reach the effect same simultaneously with above-mentioned example with this.

Also have, Background apparatus 32 adopts a plurality of backgrounds to be arranged in lengthy motion picture 33 that length direction shows by the structure of emitting in regular turn from reel 34 shown in No. 3109507, Japan's special permission, can realize with image photographies as a setting such as various landscape, colors with this.

Or, adopt chroma key (chromakey) technology that the plate of regulation color and even the image of window shade formation Background apparatus 32 are synthesized, can realize with image photographies as a setting such as various landscape, colors too.

Near Fig. 8, the 9th, the back side portion of the inside, film studio of the auto photographing camera of another example of the present patent application front view (FV), be provided with view window 35 and even light inlet window 36 at the back side, film studio 22, to replace flashlamp 29 or the Background apparatus 32 in the above-mentioned example.

That is shown in Fig. 8,9,20 the back side 22 in the film studio, view window 35 and even light inlet window 36 are set, simultaneously, window shade drive unit 60 covers this view window 35 and even light inlet window 36 at shielding status (a), is exposing state (b), and window shade is moved not cover this view window 35 and even light inlet window 36, can prevent from this view window 35 and even light inlet window 36 are taken in photographs, or prevent to use the performing effect of various illuminations to suffer damage because of extraneous light.

In addition, the control of the window shade drive unit 60 of this example, can be constantly to make window shade move to the control of shielding status, or when photographic process begins, can make window shade move to shielding status, the control that when photographic process stops, window shade is moved to expose state in each photography.

Also have, in order to suppress the influence of extraneous light in the shielding status, the material of window shade 31 preferably uses the material of light-proofness, in addition, unnatural for the background that prevents from when window shade 31 is positioned at the photography visual field, to take a picture, preferably use the window shade 31 identical with color, the style at the back side 22.

By above explanation as can be known, the present invention possesses and can at the shielding status that covers the performing effect device of photography in the visual field and make exposing of exposing in the photography visual field of performing effect device at camera shift the window shade drive unit that ground drives window shade between the state, simultaneously, control to camera, performing effect device and window shade drive unit can be carried out synchronously, like this, can make the user easily, also avoid obsolete performing effect device to take in the error of taking a picture reliably.

Also have, the present invention possesses can and make the window shade drive unit that drives window shade between the state that exposes that this view window and even light inlet window expose at the shielding status of view window that covers the side that is arranged on the film studio and even the back side and even light inlet window transferablely, simultaneously, control to camera and window shade drive unit can be carried out synchronously, like this, can make the user avoid easily view window and even light inlet window are taken in photograph, or avoid being subjected to the influence of extraneous light by the performing effect that illumination forms.

Claims

1. auto photographing camera possesses: comprise the film studio in the space that holds subject, in abutting connection with this film studio setting and comprise and be used to take the camera of the subject in this film studio and the envelope and the performing effect device in the photography visual field of described camera of control device; It is characterized in that,

Described film studio also comprises and can at the shielding status of the performing effect device in covering the described photography visual field and make exposing of exposing in the photography visual field of described performing effect device at described camera shift the window shade drive unit that ground drives window shade between the state;

Described control device is synchronously controlled described camera, described performing effect device and described window shade drive unit.

2. auto photographing camera as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

Described performing effect device is a lighting device.

3. auto photographing camera as claimed in claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that,

Described performing effect device is the Background apparatus of display background image.

4. auto photographing camera,

Possess: comprise the film studio in the space that holds subject, in abutting connection with this film studio setting and comprise camera and the envelope of control device and the window that is arranged on the side and even the back side in described film studio that is used to take the subject in this film studio, it is characterized in that

Described film studio also comprises can be at shielding status that covers described window and the window shade drive unit that exposes driving window shade in transfer ground between the state that described window is exposed;

Described control device is synchronously controlled described camera and described window shade drive unit.