JP2000152068A - Image pickup device - Google Patents
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【０００１】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、通信手段を具備す
る撮像装置に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus provided with communication means.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】撮像装置では、ストロボ充電、機構部の
駆動、内蔵記憶装置へのデータのリード／ライト処理、
及びレリーズスイッチの操作等により電源電圧が変動し
たり、電磁ノイズが発生する。昨今の撮像装置は、外部
とデータをやり取りするための通信装置を具備するもの
がある。2. Description of the Related Art In an image pickup apparatus, charging of a strobe, driving of a mechanism, reading / writing data from / to a built-in storage device,
The power supply voltage fluctuates due to the operation of the release switch and the like, and electromagnetic noise is generated. Some recent imaging devices include a communication device for exchanging data with the outside.
【０００３】[0003]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】通信中に、電源電圧が
変動したり、電磁ノイズが発生すると、通信エラーの原
因となり、撮像動作を不安定にしたりする。If the power supply voltage fluctuates or electromagnetic noise occurs during communication, it causes a communication error and makes the imaging operation unstable.
【０００４】本発明は、このような通信エラーや不安定
な撮像動作を生じない撮像装置を提示することを目的と
する。An object of the present invention is to provide an imaging apparatus which does not cause such a communication error or unstable imaging operation.
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明に係る撮像装置
は、通信手段と、通信手段による通信状態を検出する通
信状態検出手段と、当該通信状態検出手段の検出結果に
従い、当該通信手段による通信中は、撮像及び記録に関
する所定動作を禁止する制御手段とを具備することを特
徴とする。According to the present invention, there is provided an imaging apparatus comprising: communication means; communication state detection means for detecting a communication state of the communication means; and communication by the communication means in accordance with a detection result of the communication state detection means. And a control unit for prohibiting a predetermined operation relating to imaging and recording.
【０００６】[0006]
【実施例】以下、図面を参照して、本発明の実施例を詳
細に説明する。Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
【０００７】図１は、本発明の一実施例の概略構成ブロ
ック図を示す。１０は、本実施例の本体、１２はストロ
ボ、１４はシヤッタ、１６はレンズ、１８は絞り、２０
は光信号を電気信号に変換する撮像素子、２２は、シヤ
ッタ１４、レンズ１６及び絞り１８を駆動する駆動回
路、２４は、プログラム、画像データ及び不安定動作情
報（例えば、ストロボ充電動作、絞り、オートフォーカ
ス及びレンズカバーの開閉等の機械的な動作、後述する
データストレージ装置３２のリード／ライト動作、並び
に、レリーズスイッチ動作）を保持するメモリ、２６は
全体を管理及び制御するＣＰＵ、２８は、ユーザの操作
するスイッチ類、３０は内蔵バッテリ、３２は、データ
ストレージ装置、３４は、外部と画像データ及び制御デ
ータ等の種々のデータをやりとりするためのＩ／Ｏカー
ドである。FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. 10 is a main body of the present embodiment, 12 is a strobe, 14 is a shutter, 16 is a lens, 18 is a diaphragm, 20
Is an image sensor that converts an optical signal into an electric signal, 22 is a drive circuit that drives the shutter 14, the lens 16 and the aperture 18, and 24 is a program, image data and unstable operation information (for example, a strobe charging operation, an aperture, A memory for holding mechanical operations such as auto focus and opening / closing of a lens cover, a read / write operation of a data storage device 32 described later, and a release switch operation); 26, a CPU for managing and controlling the whole; Switches operated by the user, 30 is a built-in battery, 32 is a data storage device, and 34 is an I / O card for exchanging various data such as image data and control data with the outside.
【０００８】内蔵バッテリ３０の代わりに、外部電源、
例えば、ＵＳＢ（ユニバーサル・シリアル・バス）等か
ら供給される電力を使用しても良い。Ｉ／Ｏカード３４
は、固定式でも、着脱自在でも、どちらでもよい。[0008] Instead of the built-in battery 30, an external power supply,
For example, power supplied from a USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like may be used. I / O card 34
May be fixed, detachable, or both.
【０００９】図２は、本実施例の第１の動作のフローチ
ャートを示す。ＣＰＵ２６は、Ｉ／Ｏカード３４が通信
中かどうかを判別し（Ｓ１）、通信状態でなければ直ち
に動作を停止し、通信中ならば（Ｓ１）、ユーザからの
通信中止指令の有無（Ｓ２）及び異常発生（Ｓ３）を調
べる。スイッチ類２８の操作によりユーザから通信中止
指令が入力されたら（Ｓ２）、通信を中止（例えば、通
信回線を閉鎖）して（Ｓ８）、終了する。ＣＰＵ２６
は、Ｉ／Ｏカード３４から通信状態情報を受け取り、例
えば通信相手の異常発生及びコード外れ等の何らかの異
常の発生を判別し（Ｓ３）、通信続行が不可能な場合に
は、通信を中止して（Ｓ８）、終了する。FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a first operation of the present embodiment. The CPU 26 determines whether or not the I / O card 34 is communicating (S1). If the I / O card 34 is not communicating, the operation is immediately stopped. And the occurrence of abnormality (S3) is examined. When a communication stop command is input from the user by operating the switches 28 (S2), the communication is stopped (for example, the communication line is closed) (S8), and the process ends. CPU26
Receives the communication status information from the I / O card 34, determines whether an abnormality has occurred in the communication partner and some abnormality such as a disconnection of the code (S3). (S8), and ends.
【００１０】ユーザからの通信中止指令が無く（Ｓ
２）、異常も発生しないままに（Ｓ３）、通信を終了す
べきときがきたら（Ｓ４）、そのまま終了する。通信を
継続する場合には（Ｓ４）、ユーザの操作による又はメ
モリ２４内のプログラムによるストロボ１２の充電を禁
止し（Ｓ５）、ユーザの操作による又はメモリ２４内の
プログラムによるシヤッタ１４、レンズ１６及び絞り１
８の駆動を禁止し（Ｓ６）、ユーザの操作による又はメ
モリ２４内のプログラムによるデータストレージ装置３
２へのデータのリード／ライトを禁止して（Ｓ７）、Ｓ
１に戻る。There is no communication stop command from the user (S
2) When it is time to terminate the communication (S4) without any abnormality occurring (S3), the process is terminated as it is. When the communication is continued (S4), charging of the strobe 12 by the user's operation or by the program in the memory 24 is prohibited (S5), and the shutter 14, the lens 16, and the like are operated by the user's operation or by the program in the memory 24. Aperture 1
8 is prohibited (S6), and the data storage device 3 is operated by a user or by a program in the memory 24.
2 is inhibited from reading / writing data (S7), and S
Return to 1.
【００１１】このように、図２に示す動作では、電圧変
動をもたらすような動作を通信中に禁止するので、電圧
変動に基づく通信エラーを大幅に低減できる。As described above, in the operation shown in FIG. 2, since an operation that causes a voltage change is prohibited during communication, a communication error due to the voltage change can be greatly reduced.
【００１２】図２では、通信中には、ストロボ充電、機
械的な駆動及びデータストレージ装置３２へのアクセス
を禁止しているが、その何れか１又は２つ以上を禁止す
るようにしてもよいことは明らかである。In FIG. 2, during communication, charging of the strobe, mechanical driving, and access to the data storage device 32 are prohibited, but any one or more of them may be prohibited. It is clear.
【００１３】本実施例は、図３に示す動作フローチャー
トに示すように動作させてもよい。ＣＰＵ９２６は、Ｉ
／Ｏカード３４が通信開始状態かどうかを判別し（Ｓ１
１）、、通信開始状態ならば（Ｓ１１）、ユーザの操作
による又はメモリ２４内のプログラムによるストロボ１
２の充電を禁止し（Ｓ１２）、ユーザの操作による又は
メモリ２４内のプログラムによるシヤッタ１４、レンズ
１６及び絞り１８の駆動を禁止し（Ｓ１３）、ユーザの
操作による又はメモリ２４内のプログラムによるデータ
ストレージ装置３２へのデータのリード／ライトを禁止
して（Ｓ１４）、終了する。This embodiment may be operated as shown in the operation flowchart of FIG. The CPU 926 calculates I
It is determined whether the / O card 34 is in a communication start state (S1).
1) If the communication is started (S11), the strobe 1 is operated by a user or by a program in the memory 24.
2 (S12), prohibits the driving of the shutter 14, the lens 16 and the aperture 18 by the user's operation or by the program in the memory 24 (S13), and the data by the user's operation or the program in the memory 24. The data read / write to the storage device 32 is prohibited (S14), and the process ends.
【００１４】通信開始状態でない場合（Ｓ１）、ユーザ
からの通信中止指令の有無（Ｓ１５）及び異常発生（Ｓ
１６）を調べる。スイッチ類２８の操作によりユーザか
ら通信中止指令が入力されたら（Ｓ１５）、通信を中止
（例えば、通信回線を閉鎖）し（Ｓ１８）、ストロボ充
電、機械的な駆動及びデータストレージ装置３２へのア
クセスの禁止を解除して（Ｓ１９）、終了する。通信異
常が発生した場合も（Ｓ１６）、通信を中止し（Ｓ１
８）、ストロボ充電、機械的な駆動及びデータストレー
ジ装置３２へのアクセスの禁止を解除して（Ｓ１９）、
終了する。If it is not in the communication start state (S1), the presence or absence of a communication stop command from the user (S15) and the occurrence of an abnormality (S15)
Check 16). When a communication stop command is input from the user by operating the switches 28 (S15), the communication is stopped (for example, the communication line is closed) (S18), and strobe charging, mechanical driving, and access to the data storage device 32 are performed. Is released (S19), and the process ends. If a communication error occurs (S16), the communication is stopped (S1).
8), the prohibition of strobe charging, mechanical driving, and access to the data storage device 32 is released (S19).
finish.
【００１５】通信を終了すべきときには（Ｓ１７）、ス
トロボ充電、機械的な駆動及びデータストレージ装置３
２へのアクセスの禁止を解除して（Ｓ１９）、終了す
る。通信を終了しないときには、そのまま終了する。When the communication should be terminated (S17), the flash charging, mechanical driving and data storage device 3
The prohibition of access to No. 2 is released (S19), and the process ends. If the communication is not to be terminated, the process is terminated.
【００１６】ストロボ充電、機械的な駆動及びデータス
トレージ装置３２へのアクセスの禁止を解除することに
より（Ｓ１９）、撮像動作及びデータ・ストレージ装置
３２へのアクセスが実行可能になる。By releasing the prohibition of strobe charging, mechanical driving, and access to the data storage device 32 (S19), the imaging operation and access to the data storage device 32 can be executed.
【００１７】図３では、通信開始前にストロボ充電、機
械的な駆動及びデータストレージ装置３２へのアクセス
を禁止しているが、その何れか１又は２つ以上を禁止す
るようにしてもよいことは明らかである。In FIG. 3, strobe charging, mechanical driving, and access to the data storage device 32 are prohibited before the start of communication, but any one or more of them may be prohibited. Is clear.
【００１８】図３に示す動作では、通信開始から終了ま
での間、電圧変動を起こす動作が禁止されるので、電圧
変動に基づく通信エラーを大幅に低減できる。In the operation shown in FIG. 3, since an operation that causes a voltage fluctuation is prohibited from the start to the end of the communication, a communication error due to the voltage fluctuation can be greatly reduced.
【００１９】[0019]
【発明の効果】以上の説明から容易に理解できるよう
に、本発明によれば、不安定動作や通信エラー発生を防
止できる。As can be easily understood from the above description, according to the present invention, unstable operations and communication errors can be prevented.
【図１】 本発明の一実施例の概略構成ブロック図であ
る。FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
【図２】 本発明の第１動作手順を示すフローチャート
である。FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a first operation procedure of the present invention.
【図３】 本発明の第２動作手順を示すフローチャート
である。FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a second operation procedure of the present invention.
１０：本体 １２：ストロボ １４：シヤッタ １６：レンズ １８：絞り ２０：撮像素子 ２２：駆動回路 ２４：メモリ ２６：ＣＰＵ ２８：スイッチ類 ３０：内蔵バッテリ ３２：データストレージ装置 ３４：Ｉ／Ｏカード 10: Main body 12: Strobe 14: Shutter 16: Lens 18: Aperture 20: Image sensor 22: Drive circuit 24: Memory 26: CPU 28: Switches 30: Built-in battery 32: Data storage device 34: I / O card
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Claims (8)
と、 当該通信状態検出手段の検出結果に従い、当該通信手段
による通信中は、撮像及び記録に関する所定動作を禁止
する制御手段とを具備することを特徴とする撮像装置。A communication unit, a communication state detection unit for detecting a communication state of the communication unit, and a predetermined operation relating to imaging and recording is prohibited during communication by the communication unit according to a detection result of the communication state detection unit. An imaging apparatus comprising: a control unit.
請求項１に記載の撮像装置。2. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined operation is a flash charging operation.
及びレンズカバーの開閉の何れかを含む機械的動作であ
る請求項１に記載の撮像装置。3. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined operation is a mechanical operation including one of aperture, autofocus, and opening and closing of a lens cover.
ド／ライト動作である請求項１に記載の撮像装置。4. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined operation is a data storage read / write operation.
ある請求項１に記載の撮像装置。5. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined operation is a release switch operation.
する請求項１に記載の撮像装置。6. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising storage means for storing the predetermined operation.
に記載の撮像装置。7. The communication means according to claim 1, wherein said communication means is detachable.
An imaging device according to claim 1.
始に先立ち、当該所定動作を禁止し、通信終了により当
該所定動作の禁止を解除する請求項１に記載の撮像装
置。8. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit prohibits the predetermined operation before starting communication of the communication unit, and releases the prohibition of the predetermined operation when communication ends.
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