CN1312910C - Digital camera with auto-shoot tracking position and prompting function - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a digital camera with auto-shoot tracking, positioning and prompting functions in the field of photographic equipment, which comprises a digital camera, a mechanism part and a control part, wherein the mechanism part is a tripod head mechanism with two free degrees; the control section comprises a stepping motor. An auxiliary power supply, a stepping motor control system, an auto-shoot indicator light, an inner DSP of the digital camera and a communications interface; the mechanism part is fixed to a three-legged bracket of the digital camera; the digital camera is fixed to the mechanism part; the stepping motor, the auxiliary power supply and the stepping motor control system are arranged in the mechanism part; the auto-shoot indicator light is arranged on the outer wall of the mechanism part; the stepping motor control system and the stepping motor are connected with the auxiliary power supply and are supplied with power by the auxiliary power supply; the stepping motor control system and the stepping motor are connected with the inner DSP of the digital camera through the communications interface. The present invention realizes automatic tracking and accurate positioning and provides prompt during the auto-shoot of the digital camera. An auto-shoot process is rapid and simple and the quality of auto-shoot images is improved greatly.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of digital camera, specifically is a kind of digital camera with auto-shoot tracking, location and prompt facility, is used for the photographic goods field.
Background technology
Digital camera in the market possesses Self-timer mostly, can preestablish aperture time, and the cameraman enters viewfinder range, and the wait digital camera is pressed shutter on schedule automatically, realizes autodyning.There are 2 deficiencies in this auto heterodyne: the first, the delay time function of Self-timer is limited, and the cameraman can not find suitable precalculated position between in a great rush, causes scape and people inharmonious; The second, not prompting during automatic gate, the cameraman does not often carry out the posture of taking pictures, and occurs undesirable situation such as nature of expression easily.
Find number of patent application by prior art documents: 02120707.0, denomination of invention: a kind of digital camera of sounding.This patent comprises a microprocessor, the memory of memory image and sound, imageing sensor and graphics processing unit, ad/da converter, camera button, loud speaker.Be characterized in advance sound or music storage in the memory of digital camera, by loudspeaker plays sound or music, transferring the person's of being taken mood when taking pictures, to improve shooting effect.But this invention do not have fine solution when autodyning digital camera to target from motion tracking and orientation problem, the position of target is given according to people's judgement in advance fully, thereby may cause scape and the inharmonic picture result of people.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to overcome deficiency of the prior art, on the basis of existing digital camera, a kind of digital camera with auto-shoot tracking, location and prompt facility is provided, make it can satisfy people thoroughly solve scape and the inharmonious picture effect of people when autodyning requirement, improve the photographic quality when autodyning.
The present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions, the present invention includes: digital camera, mechanism's part and control section.Mechanism one has binary cradle head mechanism, and control section comprises DSP and communication interface in stepping motor, accessory power supply, step motor control system, auto heterodyne indicator light, the digital camera.Its annexation is: mechanism's part is fixed on the camera three-legged support by Bolt Connection, digital camera is fixed on mechanism's part by Bolt Connection, stepping motor, accessory power supply, step motor control system is arranged on mechanism's partial interior, the auto heterodyne indicator light is arranged on mechanism's part outer wall, step motor control system and stepping motor are connected with accessory power supply, power by accessory power supply, step motor control system and stepping motor are connected with DSP in the digital camera by communication interface, its control signal is sent by DSP in the digital camera, thus control step motor and auto heterodyne indicator light.
Mechanism part promptly has binary cradle head mechanism, comprising: fixedly large fluted disc, rotary support, digital camera supporting station, gear, gear shaft and central support shaft.Its annexation is: fixedly large fluted disc is fixed on the camera three-legged support, with mesh in the gear, central support shaft is fixed on the fixedly center of large fluted disc, the rotary support base plate connects by bearing with the central support shaft upper end, can turn round around central support shaft, gear shaft and the gear external toothing that is installed in the rotary support, and with the cover plate of rotary support by the tooth thread transmission, connect firmly on digital camera supporting station and the gear shaft.
Digital camera on the basis of existing technology, portion's software section has increased the function that prefetch target function, object matching function, DSP are converted to digital signal angle signal within it.During work, the digital camera object image of looking ahead deposits in the memory, change self-timer mode over to, digital camera mates with the target that prestores by the information of every width of cloth image of obtaining, when the target that prestores is in picture centre and at same position three pictures when all the match is successful, then enter automatic focus, the flicker of auto heterodyne indicator light also utilizes the sonification system sounding of above-mentioned patent to point out, and digital camera is autodyned; If coupling is unsuccessful, then handle through DSP, relevant information is passed to step motor control system, drive stepping motor, thus digital camera is rotated or move up and down, searching target thing again.
The present invention adopts the inner DSP of digital camera to jointly control with outside step motor control system, realize when digital camera is autodyned from motion tracking, accurate location, and when auto heterodyne, point out.The auto heterodyne process is simple fast, and auto heterodyne picture quality is greatly enhanced.Compared with prior art have the following advantages and the high-lighting effect: 1. seek object by automatic search technique, thoroughly solved the target localization problem of digital camera when autodyning, reduce scape and the inharmonic picture effect of people that the error in judgement because of the people causes, improved auto heterodyne picture quality; 2. the indicator light of autodyning will effectively reduce the factitious image of expressing one's feelings when taking; 3. cradle head mechanism can be placed on the general camera three-legged support, needn't make three-legged support separately, and is easy to carry.
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Fig. 1 apparatus of the present invention structural front view
Fig. 2 cradle head mechanism cutaway view of the present invention
Fig. 3 is that A shown in Figure 2 is to cutaway view
Fig. 4 be Fig. 2 institute not B to cutaway view
Fig. 5 workflow diagram of the present invention
Wherein, mechanism's part 1, control section, stepping motor 3, accessory power supply 4, step motor control system 5, DSP7 in the auto heterodyne indicator light 6, digital camera, communication interface 8, fixedly large fluted disc 9, rotary support 10, digital camera supporting station 11, gear 12, gear shaft 13, central support shaft 14, digital camera 15.
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Show as Fig. 1-4, the present invention includes: mechanism's part 1, control section and digital camera 15.Mechanism's part 1 is one to have binary cradle head mechanism, and control section comprises DSP7 and communication interface 8 in stepping motor 3, accessory power supply 4, step motor control system 5, auto heterodyne indicator light 6, the digital camera.Its annexation is: mechanism's part 1 is fixed on the camera three-legged support by Bolt Connection, digital camera 15 is fixed on mechanism's part 1 by Bolt Connection, stepping motor 3, accessory power supply 4, step motor control system 5 is arranged on mechanism's part 1 inside, auto heterodyne indicator light 6 is arranged on mechanism's part 1 outer wall, step motor control system 5 and stepping motor 3 are connected with accessory power supply 4, step motor control system 5 and stepping motor 3 are connected with DSP7 in the digital camera by communication interface 8, its control signal is sent by DSP in the digital camera 15, thus control step motor 3 and auto heterodyne indicator light 6.
Mechanism's part 1 promptly has binary cradle head mechanism, comprise: fixedly large fluted disc 9, rotary support 10, digital camera supporting station 11, gear 12, gear shaft 13 and central support shaft 14, its annexation is: fixedly large fluted disc 9 is fixed on the camera three-legged support, stepping motor 3 is fixed in the rotary support 10, gear 12 connects firmly with the output shaft of stepping motor 3, around fixedly large fluted disc 9 rotations, central support shaft 14 and fixing large fluted disc 9 connect firmly by screw thread, connect by bearing with rotary support 10, rotate thereby can make rotary support 10 make 360 degree around central support shaft 14.
Stepping motor 3 is fixed in the rotary support 10 by motor cabinet, gear 12 connects firmly with stepping motor 3 output shafts, driven gear axle 13 rotates, gear shaft 13 passes through the tooth thread transmission with the cover plate of rotary support 10, thereby can realize that gear shaft 13 moves up and down in vertical plane, drive digital camera supporting station 11 and in vertical plane, move up and down.Consider people's pre-judgement, the height of digital camera can provide certain adjustment in advance, so the distance that moves up and down in vertical plane is little, gear shaft 13 can be considered also not long.
As shown in Figure 5, digital camera 15 has partly increased the function that prefetch target function, object matching function, DSP are converted to digital signal angle signal in house software.
After the start, digital camera of the present invention uses the prefetch target function, the image of a width of cloth object of looking ahead (for example: for character image deposits internal storage in, can adopt face recognition technology, the types of facial makeup in Beijing operas that obtain object are as the coupling element), digital camera changes self-timer mode over to, by conventional images transducer CCD outside scenery relevant information is passed to internal processor DSP, handle the back through DSP and extract characteristic information (as: extracting the people's face element in the image), carry out object matching, determine whether the picture centre object mates with the prefetch target thing, consider the mobility of object, requirement must be got three width of cloth images at the same position in predetermined a period of time and mated, if three coupling successes fully, then digital camera changes automatic focus over to, the indicator light of autodyning simultaneously flicker, digital camera is play the sound that prestores and is pointed out, the digital camera automatic shooting of predetermined time-delay back.
If coupling is unsuccessful, then may there be three kinds of situations: the one, object is not in picture centre in the image that extracts; The 2nd, the match is successful for the first time or first and second time in matching process, but object is mobile suddenly, causes second and third time or mate unsuccessful for the third time; The 3rd, object is not in extracting image.
For first kind of situation, DSP calculates the angle of deviation of object and picture centre, then related angle information is passed to outside step motor control system, the step motor control system drive stepping motor is rotated digital camera or is moved up and down, thing aims at the mark, again obtain image, mate again.
For second kind of situation, may occur two kinds of possibilities again: 1. object is an off-center, and 2. object shifts out the digital camera vision fully.If the object off-center then changes first kind of situation over to; If object shifts out the digital camera vision fully, then change the third following situation over to.
For the third situation, DSP handles the back and obtains relevant information, by preset instructions signal is passed to outside step motor control system, and drive stepping motor makes digital camera to rotate than wide-angle, extracts picture, searching target thing on a large scale.
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1, a kind of have an auto-shoot tracking, the digital camera of location and prompt facility, comprise: mechanism's part (1), control section and digital camera (15), it is characterized in that, mechanism part (1) is one to have binary cradle head mechanism, control section comprises stepping motor (3), accessory power supply (4), step motor control system (5), auto heterodyne indicator light (6), DSP (7) and communication interface (8) in the digital camera, mechanism's part (1) is fixed on the camera three-legged support, digital camera (15) is fixed on mechanism's part (1), stepping motor (3), accessory power supply (4), step motor control system (5) is arranged on mechanism part (1) inside, auto heterodyne indicator light (6) is arranged on mechanism's part (1) outer wall, step motor control system (5) and stepping motor (3) are connected with accessory power supply (4), step motor control system (5) and stepping motor (3) are connected with DSP (7) in the digital camera by communication interface (8), and its control signal is sent by the interior DSP of digital camera (15).
2, according to claim 1 have an auto-shoot tracking, the digital camera of location and prompt facility, it is characterized in that, mechanism's part (1) promptly has binary cradle head mechanism, comprise: fixing large fluted disc (9), rotary support (10), digital camera supporting station (11), gear (12), gear shaft (13) and central support shaft (14), its annexation is: fixedly large fluted disc (9) is fixed on the camera three-legged support, stepping motor (3) is fixed in the rotary support (10), gear (12) connects firmly with the output shaft of stepping motor (3), around fixedly large fluted disc (9) rotation, central support shaft (14) connects firmly by screw thread with fixing large fluted disc (9), connect by bearing with rotary support (10), rotary support (10) rotates around central support shaft (14) 360 degree.
3, the digital camera with auto-shoot tracking, location and prompt facility according to claim 2, it is characterized in that, stepping motor (3) is fixed in the rotary support (10) by motor cabinet, gear (12) connects firmly with stepping motor (3) output shaft, and gear shaft (13) passes through the tooth thread transmission with the cover plate of rotary support (10).
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