JPH11249233A - Electronic camera with printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic camera with a printer, of compact shape with a small outline so as to be excellent in portability. SOLUTION: The center part of a camera body 2 of an electronic camera 1 with a printer is provided with a collapsible mount 11 movable between a nonuse position shown in (A) and a image pickup position shown in (B). This collapsible mount 11 gets into an optical printer in the nonuse position, and a part thereof reaches the inside up to a travel area of a linear print head. A shutter button 6 and a storoboscopic light emission aperture 4 are provided above the front face of the camera body 2. When the shutter button 6 is pressed, one image pickup is performed through a camera lens 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention captures a subject image with an image sensor, stores electrical image data in a flash memory, and easily obtains a hard copy of the subject image based on the image data stored in the memory. The present invention relates to an electronic camera with a printer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A portable electronic camera in which a moving image or a still image of a subject is converted into an electrical imaging signal by a CCD image sensor or the like, and image data obtained by digital conversion is stored in a memory. Is widespread. On the other hand, by using various video printers, it is possible to obtain a hard copy of a subject image based on the image data stored in the storage medium as described above. All conventional video printers are stationary, and when creating a hard copy,
Image data read from a flash memory of an electronic still camera is transferred to a printer, or image data is transferred from a storage medium such as a memory card or a magnetic sheet to a printer for printing.

[0003] However, the above-mentioned electronic camera can store image data in a memory that can be used repeatedly, and can read out the image data appropriately and reproduce the image easily. Since it is of a type, it is difficult to obtain a hard copy on the spot when an image is taken on the go. This is because a general printer consumes a large amount of heat energy and thus requires a large power supply, and the structure of the printer itself cannot be reduced to a size that is easily portable. Therefore, for example, in Japanese Patent Application No. 9-291058, a small optical printer which does not require a large power supply is built in a camera body, and image data obtained by imaging is read from a memory to easily create a hard copy. An electronic still camera is described.

[0004]

However, since the above-described electronic camera with a built-in optical printer is an integrated type of the electronic camera and the optical printer, the thickness of the camera body is increased, and the light at the center is increased. In order to place the taking lens and CCD image sensor etc. avoiding the printer,
There is a problem that the outer shape becomes large and the portability decreases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a compact electronic camera with a printer having a small external shape and excellent portability.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided an image sensor for capturing an image of a subject and outputting an image signal, and a memory for storing image data obtained by digitally converting the image signal. An electronic camera having
An optical printer that exposes the instant film by a print head running on the instant film surface based on the image data read from the memory, and the exposed instant film is discharged from the discharge port provided in the camera body to the outside of the camera body. An electronic camera with a printer, comprising: a developing roller for developing the developing solution contained in the instant film while transporting the developing film; and a liquid crystal display for displaying an image of the image data, wherein the camera has at least a taking lens, The print head is movable between a non-use position sunk in the body and an imaging position protruding from the front of the camera body, and partially enters the travel path of the print head in the non-use position. A lens barrel is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the camera body is rotatable between a closed position covering the outlet and an open position where the outlet is exposed and the liquid crystal display is upright so as to be observable. The worn liquid crystal display is linked to the lens barrel, and when the lens barrel moves to the non-use position, the liquid crystal display is rotated in the closed position direction, and when the lens barrel moves to the use position, the liquid crystal display is rotated. It is rotated in the direction of the open position.

[0008]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an electronic camera with a printer according to the present invention as viewed from the front side, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of FIG. 1 as viewed from the back side. FIG. 1 shows a central portion of a camera body 2 of an electronic camera 1 with a printer.
A lens barrel 11 movable between an unused position shown in FIG. 1A and an imaging position shown in FIG. 1B is provided. The camera lens 3 is attached to the lens barrel 11. Reference numerals 7 and 8 denote a light projecting window and a light receiving window for an auto-focusing device for measuring a subject distance by a triangulation method. Is automatically adjusted.

A shutter button 6 and a strobe light emission window 4 are provided above the front of the camera body 2. When the shutter button 6 is pressed, one image is taken through the camera lens 3. On the left side of the camera body 2, a grip 5 which is a gripping position of the electronic camera with printer 1 is provided.
Are integrally formed.

A slit-shaped outlet 10 is formed on the upper surface of the camera body 2, and the exposed instant film is discharged from the outlet 10 when a printing operation is performed. A pair of developing rollers (not shown) are provided at the back of the discharge port 10, and when the exposed instant film is transported between the pair of developing rollers, the developing solution is developed. A positive image is obtained on the instant film in about one minute to several minutes.

A liquid crystal (LCD) panel 15 having a liquid crystal display surface 15a exposed on one surface is mounted on the upper surface of the camera body 2 near the front surface. The LCD panel 15 has an open position where the liquid crystal display surface 15a shown in FIG. 2 is observable and the discharge port 10 is exposed, and an L position shown in FIG.
The CD panel 15 is rotatable between a closed position that covers the upper surface of the camera body 2 including the outlet 10. LC
The liquid crystal display surface 15a of the D panel 15 constitutes a so-called electronic viewfinder on which a subject image captured through the camera lens 3 is displayed in real time.

The LCD panel 15 operates in conjunction with the movement of the lens barrel 11. As shown in FIG.
A fixed gear 17 is attached to one end of the LCD panel 15 and rotates together with the rotation of the LCD panel 15. An interlocking cam 19 is mounted on the upper part of the camera body 2 around a shaft 19c. At one end of the interlocking cam 19, a tooth row 19a that meshes with the above-described fixed gear 17 is formed. The other end of the interlocking cam 19 has an engagement end 19 for moving the lens barrel 11 back and forth.
b provided on an end of the lens barrel 11
a and is rotatably engaged via a long hole.

As described above, in the electronic camera 1 with a printer, a known mono-sheet type instant film is used to obtain a hard copy of an image. The mono-sheet type instant film has already become widespread due to commercialization by the present applicant and the like, and basically includes a photosensitive sheet, an image receiving sheet, and a pod containing a developing solution. Then, after a latent image is formed photochemically by exposing the photosensitive sheet, a positive image is formed on the image receiving sheet by pressing both sheets while developing solution is being developed between the photosensitive sheet and the image receiving sheet. Transcribed. Such instant films are stored in a stack of ten in a plastic case called a film pack, so that the camera body 2 of the electronic camera with printer 1 is loaded with this film pack. Has become.

At the center on the back side of the electronic camera 1 with a printer, there is provided a pack loading lid 12 which is pivotally mounted on a hinge 12a so as to be openable and closable. The pack loading lid 12 is normally locked in the closed position, and is opened by operating the knob 13 when loading or unloading the film pack. The counter window 14 displays the number of used instant films or the number of remaining instant films.

An operation panel 1 is provided below the pack loading lid 12.
6 are provided. The operation panel 16 includes a main switch 16a, an imaging / playback mode switching key, a frame selection key, a print start key, a delete button for image data, and connection terminals for inputting and outputting image data to and from an external device. And its switching key.

FIG. 4 shows a layout of each mechanism incorporated in the camera body 2 as viewed from the front side. An imaging circuit unit 18 including a CCD image sensor is provided so as to be located behind the camera lens 3. An unfolding roller 21, a driving mechanism 22 of the unfolding roller 21, and an operation panel 1 surround the loading chamber of the film pack 20.
6, a circuit board 23 and a head moving mechanism 24 are incorporated. Reference numeral 25 denotes a deployment motor serving as a power source of the drive mechanism 22, reference numeral 26 denotes a power supply battery such as a lithium ion battery which can be repeatedly used by charging, and reference numeral 27 denotes a strobe device.

Of the above mechanisms, the developing roller 21 and its driving mechanism 22 may be the same as those used in a conventional instant camera, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 4-194832. The functions are exactly the same. That is, they are used for sending out the exposed instant film 30 from the film pack 20 and developing the developing solution while sending it out.

As is well known, the driving mechanism 22 includes a claw claw and its moving mechanism. The claw claw is operated by the drive of the unfolding motor 25 to operate the exposed instant film 3.
0, extrude the lower end of the instant film 30
Is fed between the pair of developing rollers 21. Since the developing roller 21 is rotating at this time, the instant film 30 is conveyed upward by the developing roller 21 thereafter. A pod 30a containing a developing solution is provided at the upper end portion of the instant film 30, and the pair of developing rollers 21 are urged by springs in a direction approaching each other, so that the developing film 21 conveys the instant film 30. In the meantime, the pod 30a is broken and the developing solution is spread between the photosensitive sheet and the image receiving sheet.

FIG. 5 shows the appearance of the head moving mechanism 24 and the linear print head 32 which constitute the optical printer.
The longitudinal direction of the linear print head 32 is orthogonal to the transport direction of the instant film 32, and the length thereof is greater than the width of the instant film 39. The head driving movement 24 moves the linear print head 32 in the arrow X direction parallel to the transport direction of the instant film 30 by driving the scan motor 24a. A pair of guide pins are provided at both ends of the linear print head 32 to engage with the guide grooves so that the linear print head 32 does not tilt while moving. Note that reference numeral 20a in FIG.
Indicates a notch into which the claw enters when the exposed instant film 30 is sent out of the film pack 20.

FIG. 6 shows a cross section of the linear print head 32. An elongated fluorescent lamp 35 is incorporated in the light-shielded case 33 along its longitudinal direction. The illumination light from the fluorescent lamp 35 includes red (R), green (G), and blue (B) colors, and if these colors are included, other types of light sources can be used. .

A color filter 36 is provided in the illumination light path from the fluorescent lamp 35. Color filter 36
Is configured by arranging an R transmission filter section, a G transmission filter section, and a B transmission filter section in a band shape, and one of the three color filter sections is located in the illumination light path of the fluorescent lamp 35. Then, the color filter 36 is moved in the direction of the arrow Y by the input of the filter switching signal, and the filter section is switched.

By transmitting through the color filter 36, the illumination light from the fluorescent lamp 35 becomes one of R, G, and B print light. The printing light is applied to the liquid crystal array
7, the light exits from the opening 33a through the mirror 38, the SELFOC lens array 39, and the mirror 40, and reaches the instant film 30. The liquid crystal array 37 is made by arranging minute liquid crystal segments in a line, and one liquid crystal segment corresponds to one pixel when printing is performed. The liquid crystal array 37 can control the density of each liquid crystal segment.
The print light is blocked and the amount of transmitted light is controlled. The selfoc lens array 39 prevents the print light for each pixel from spreading to other pixel positions. The case 33
An appropriate light blocking member is incorporated therein so that only the printing light is emitted from the opening 33a.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view of the electronic camera with a printer as viewed from the side. When the main switch 16a is off, the electronic camera 1 with a printer
The linear print head 32 is at the lower return position, and the lens barrel 11 enters the inside of the optical printer, a part of which reaches the inside to the running area of the linear print head 32.
The lens barrel 11 in the non-use position has a main switch 16.
When the lens a is turned on, the lens barrel motor 68 operates, and the gear 68a fixed to the rotation shaft of the lens barrel motor 68 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
Rotate clockwise inside. Then, the rack gear 11a provided at the lower part of the lens barrel 11 is moved by a predetermined amount to the right in FIG. Thus, the lens barrel 11 comes out of the optical printer, protrudes to the use position shown in FIG. 1B, and becomes ready for photographing and printing.

FIG. 7 schematically shows the electrical configuration of an electronic camera with a printer according to the present invention. CC behind camera lens 3
The D image sensor 45 is located and the camera lens 3
The subject image is formed on the photoelectric surface of the CCD image sensor 45 by focusing. By driving the CCD driver 46, the CCD image sensor 45 converts an optical subject image into an electric image signal and outputs it. CCD
Micro color filters of R, G, and B are arranged in a matrix on the photoelectric surface of the image sensor 45, and an image signal output serially for each color is amplified by an amplifier 47 to an appropriate level. The digital conversion is performed by the / D converter 48. As is well known, the driving of the CCD driver 46 and the sampling timing of the A / D converter 48 are synchronized.

The A / D converter 48 converts the image signal into digital data to generate image data, and sequentially inputs the image data to the image data processing circuit 50. Image data processing circuit 50
Performs signal processing such as white balance adjustment and gamma correction on input image data. The image data processing circuit 50 further performs processing based on the processed image data.
A video signal corresponding to the NTSC composite signal is generated and output to a video signal output terminal 53 via a D / A converter 51 and an amplifier 52.

Therefore, if a home television is connected to the output terminal 53, a continuous image picked up by the CCD image sensor 45 can be observed. The video signal from the amplifier 52 is also input to the LCD driver 54. Since the LCD driver 54 drives the LCD panel 15 incorporated in the pack loading lid 12, the LCD panel 1
5, the subject image is continuously displayed, and L
The CD panel 15 is used as an electronic viewfinder.

The system controller 55 manages the entire electrical operation of the electronic camera with printer 1 including the image data processing circuit 50. The system controller 55 operates the operation panel 1 through the I / O port 56.
6 to monitor signals from the key operation input unit 57 and the external connection terminal group 58, and perform signal processing according to the input signals.

The flash memory 60 is composed of a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) which can be accessed at a high speed, and stores the image data obtained from the image data processing circuit 50 for each screen. With a storage capacity that can store Decoration data memory 61
Is written in advance with decoration data for changing the shape and pattern of the screen frame surrounding the subject image into various forms. It should be noted that the decoration data memory 61 may be prepared with data that allows characters, marks, characters, messages, and the like to be combined with a part of the subject image. In the reproduction mode, the data read from the flash memory 60 and the decoration data memory 61 are transferred to the image processing circuit 50 to synthesize these images and
It can be displayed on the panel 15.

The head driver 63 drives the linear print head 32 according to a command from the system controller 55. Image data is further sent from the line memory 64 to the linear print head 32.
This image data is used for controlling the individual transmittance of the liquid crystal segments constituting the liquid crystal array 37. EEPR
Various adjustment data referred to by the system controller 55 when the electronic camera with printer 1 is operated according to a predetermined sequence is stored in the OM 66 in advance.

These adjustment data are adjusted one by one in an inspection process after the assembly of the electronic camera with printer 1 is completed. Such adjustment data includes, for example, data on focusing of the camera lens 3 and correction data for each color when printing is performed. Motor driver 6
5 controls the driving of the expansion motor 25, the scan motor 24a, and the lens barrel motor 68 under the control of the system controller 55.

Next, the operation of the electronic camera with a printer having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When using the electronic camera with printer 1 of the present invention, first, the main switch 16a on the operation panel 16 is turned on. When the main switch 16a is turned on, the system controller 55
The lens barrel motor 68 is operated via 5. As shown in FIG.
The lens barrel 1 in the unused position that has entered the interior of the optical printer
1 is a gear 68 fixed to the rotating shaft of the lens barrel motor 68.
a and the rack gear 11a are pushed forward by the engagement with each other, and protrude to the use position shown in FIG.

The projection of the lens barrel 11 causes the engagement end 19
The interlocking cam 19 is connected to the shaft 1 via the engagement of the engagement portion 11a with the engagement portion 11a.
It rotates counterclockwise around 9c. The engagement of the fixed gear 17 and the tooth row 19a causes the LCD panel 10 to engage.
Pivots to the open position shown in FIG. 3B and stands upright. Through a series of operations as described above, the electronic camera with printer 1 is ready for shooting and printing.

As described above, when the electronic camera with printer 1 is not used, the lens barrel 11 to which the photographing lens 3 is attached is mounted.
A part of the inside of the optical printer is a linear print head 32.
By pulling in the optical printer until it reaches the travel area of the optical printer, the lens barrel conventionally provided outside the optical printer at the center can be disposed at the center, and the electronic device with the printer can be disposed. The external size of the camera 1 can be reduced, and portability is greatly improved. In addition, when the electronic camera with printer 1 is used, the LCD panel 10 covering the outlet 10 is rotated to the open position in conjunction with the operation of the lens barrel 11, so that the electronic camera with printer 1 can be easily used. Can be set to the state.

When the electronic camera with printer 1 is in a use state, the operation mode is checked next, and the operation panel 16 is checked.
The mode branches to one of the imaging mode and the reproduction mode depending on the set position of the mode switching key. In the imaging mode, the CCD image sensor 45 continuously captures an image of the subject, as in the case of the conventional electronic camera, and the image is displayed on the LCD panel 15 functioning as an electronic viewfinder.

When framing is performed and the shutter button 6 is released, the image data of the subject image displayed on the LCD panel 15 at that time is written into the flash memory 60. By repeating use in the imaging mode, the flash memory 60 can store image data on still images for up to 50 screens. Note that, according to the storage capacity of the flash memory 60,
The number of screens that can be stored can be increased or decreased.

Even after the imaging of the number of screens that can be stored in the flash memory 60 is performed, the image data of a new image can be stored by deleting the image data of an appropriate frame. These processes can be performed by key input from the operation panel 16, and the external connection terminal group 5
If another storage medium is connected to the output terminal of No. 8, image data obtained by new imaging can be stored in the external storage medium,
It is also possible to transfer and store the image data read from the flash memory 60.

In the reproduction mode, if any image data is selected from the flash memory 60 by key input from the operation panel 16, the image data is processed by the image data processing circuit 50, the D / A converter 51, and the amplifier 52. Is supplied to the LCD driver 54 via the LCD panel 54, and an image is displayed on the LCD panel 15. When a decoration frame selection operation is performed by a key input from the operation panel 16, the decoration frame data read from the decoration data memory 61 in addition to the image data read from the flash memory 60. The image data is transferred to the image data processing circuit 50, and the LCD panel 15 synthesizes and displays the decorative frame in addition to the subject image.

When the print key is operated after selecting a subject image and, if necessary, a decorative frame, the system controller 55
And sequentially reads out image data corresponding to red in the first one line of the image data related to the image currently displayed on the LCD panel 15 at that time, and transfers this to the line memory 64. .

When a decorative frame is selected, the image data corresponding to one line of red is also transferred from the decorative data memory 61 to the line memory 64, and overlaps with the image data from the flash memory 60. The image data from the decoration data memory 61 is preferentially used in the part where the decoration data is stored. As a result, image data corresponding to one line of red density is written to the line memory 64. Then, the system controller 55 turns on the fluorescent lamp 35 after confirming that the R filter portion of the color filter 36 is inserted in the print optical path and that each liquid crystal segment of the liquid crystal array 37 is in a light shielding state. .

The linear print head 32 is located at an initial position facing the lowermost end of the instant film 30 shown in FIG. 5, and this position is the recording position for the first line. When the system controller 55 confirms that the linear print head 32 is at the first recording position by a photo sensor or the like (not shown), one line of image data stored in the line memory 64 is sequentially stored in the liquid crystal array 37. The transmission density of each liquid crystal segment is sequentially switched from the light blocking state to the transmission density according to the image data, and returns to the light blocking state again after a certain time.

When the R print light transmitted through the R filter portion of the color filter 36 passes through each liquid crystal segment, the R print light has a light amount corresponding to the transmission density of the liquid crystal segment, and the instant film 30 is exposed to red light. give. It should be noted that the image data stored in the line memory 64 can be simultaneously transferred to each of the liquid crystal segments constituting the liquid crystal array 37, and each of them is simultaneously switched from a light-shielded state to a transmission density corresponding to the image data. By doing so, the printing time for one line can be shortened.

When the exposure with one line of R print light is completed, the scan motor 24a, which is a stepping motor, rotates by a predetermined angle to move the linear print head 32 to the next line position. Subsequently, image data corresponding to the red density of the second line is transferred from the flash memory 60 to the line memory 64, and exposure is performed in the same manner with the R print light of the second line. Continued
Exposure with the R print light is performed for each line while the linear print head 32 is stepped to the developing roller 21 side, and the exposure with the R print light ends when the printing of the last line is completed.

Next, the system controller 55 sends a filter switching signal to the head driver 63, whereby the color filters 36 are pitch-fed in the arrow Y direction,
The G filter is positioned in the print optical path. The system controller 55 accesses the flash memory 60 and sequentially reads out the image data corresponding to the green color in the last line from the image data related to the image to be printed and transfers the image data to the line memory 64.

Thereafter, similarly, the exposure by the G print light is performed from the last line position to the first one line position. After the exposure with the G print light is completed, B
The filter unit is inserted into the print optical path, and image data corresponding to blue is read from the flash memory 60 line by line, and exposure with B print light is performed in the same manner. When the exposure with the R, G, and B print lights is completed, the linear print head 32 moves to the retracted position closer to the developing roller 21 than the initial position, as shown in FIG.

After the linear print head 32 has moved to the retracted position, the developing motor 25 starts to be driven by a signal from the system controller 55. The drive mechanism 22 starts operating, and the claw is inserted into the notch 2 of the film pack 20.
0a, the instant film 30 exposed by the optical printer is scraped out of the film pack 20.
At this time, the linear print head 32 has moved to the retracted position, and does not hinder the movement of the claw claws.

The upper end of the instant film 30 extruded by the claw enters between the pair of developing rollers 21,
Thereafter, the instant film 30 is transported by the rotation of the developing roller 21, and at the same time, the pod 30a is broken and the developing solution is developed. When the claw moves to the end of its movement stroke, it returns to its original position and stops.
When the claw returns to the original position, the scan motor 24a is driven, and the linear print head 32 returns to the initial position.

The instant film 30 transported by the developing roller 21 is discharged from the discharge port 10 on the upper surface of the camera body. After a lapse of one minute to several minutes, the subject image is fixed on the image receiving sheet as a positive image, and the subject image displayed on the LCD panel 15 when the print key is operated can be obtained as a hard copy. Of course, when a decorative frame is selected, the subject image is printed inside the frame surrounded by the decorative frame.

After use, when the main switch 16a is turned off, the system controller 55
, The lens barrel motor 68 is operated, and the lens barrel 11 at the use position is drawn into the optical printer to a non-use position where a part reaches the travel area of the linear print head 32. At the same time, the interlocking cam 19 rotates clockwise about the shaft 19c through the engagement between the engagement end 19b and the engagement portion 11a,
The engagement between the fixed gear 17 and the tooth row 19a causes the LCD panel 10 to rotate to the closed position shown in FIG. As a result, the electronic camera with printer 1 has a compact and portable shape.

In practicing the present invention, in the above embodiment, the subject is recorded as a still image, but as a storage medium, for example, a large-capacity memory, a magnetic tape, a small hard disk, a floppy disk, or the like is used. Alternatively, the continuous movement of the subject may be recorded as a moving image. And
An arbitrary moment (frame) of the recorded moving image may be printed. In addition, the linear print head 32
If a configuration is adopted in which minute light emitting diodes (LEDs) are arranged in a line, and exposure is performed through a liquid crystal array while illuminating these LEDs in a plane-sequential manner, the color filter 36 is not provided in the linear print head 32. Will be completed.

Further, the liquid crystal array 3 is provided for each LED of each color.
By associating the liquid crystal segments constituting the LCD 7 with one another, the LEDs of each color are turned on at the same time and the instant film 30 is scanned by the linear print head 32. Can be used for printing.

Also, a light source which contains each color light of R, G and B and whose light amount can be controlled, for example, a fluorescent light in which minute light emitting elements utilizing the light emitting principle of a fluorescent display tube are arranged in a line for each pixel. If a light source array is used, the liquid crystal array 37 can be omitted by controlling the amount of light emitted for each pixel by image data, and color printing can be performed in the same manner by sequential exposure on three color planes.

The electronic camera with a printer according to the present invention, besides mechanically interlocking the LCD panel and the lens barrel 11 as described above, for example, as shown in FIG.
It can also be linked electrically. According to FIG. 9, a gear 73 fixed to an LCD panel 72 of an electronic camera 71 with a printer meshes with a motor 76 via intermediate gears 74 and 75. When the switch 77a is on, the motor 76 rotates the LCD panel 72 to the open position,
When the switch 77b is on, the LCD panel 72 is turned to the closed position. The switch operation piece 78a provided at the end of the lens barrel 78 presses the switch 77a in the non-use position shown in FIG. 9A to turn on the switch 77a, and the imaging position shown in FIG. 9B. , The switch 77b is pressed to turn it on.

Thus, when the lens barrel 78 is in the non-use position, the switch operation piece 78a presses the switch 77a to turn it on, so that the rotation of the motor 76 causes the lens barrel 78 to protrude to the imaging position. LCD panel 7
2 is rotated to the open position. When the lens barrel 78 is at the imaging position, the switch operation piece 78a is
b is turned on by pressing b, the rotation of the motor 76 pulls the lens barrel 78 to the unused position,
The LCD panel 72 is rotated to the closed position.

In the above-described embodiment, a mono-sheet type instant film is used. However, the instant film can be applied to an electronic camera with a printer using a peel apartment type instant film. .

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided an electronic camera having an image sensor for capturing an image of a subject and outputting an image signal, and a memory for storing image data obtained by digitally converting the image signal. An optical printer that exposes the instant film by a print head running on the instant film surface based on the image data read from the memory, and the exposed instant film is discharged from the discharge port provided in the camera body to the outside of the camera body. An electronic camera with a printer, comprising: a developing roller for developing the developing solution contained in the instant film while transporting the developing film; and a liquid crystal display for displaying an image of the image data, wherein the camera has at least a taking lens, Unused position sinking into the body,
Since the lens barrel is movable between an imaging position protruding from the front surface of the camera body and a part at the non-use position, the lens barrel partially enters the travel path of the print head, the external shape is small. It is possible to provide an electronic camera with a printer having a compact shape and excellent performance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a front side showing an electronic camera with a printer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the rear side of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing movement of a liquid crystal panel and a lens barrel.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a layout of each mechanism in the camera body.

FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a linear print head and a moving mechanism thereof.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view schematically showing the internal structure of the linear print head.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the electronic camera with printer shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a basic processing flow of the electronic camera with a printer.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway view of a side surface of the electronic camera with a printer shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a second embodiment of the electronic camera with a printer according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Camera Body 3 Camera Lens 10 Outlet 11 Lens Barrel 15 LCD Panel 19 Interlocking Cam 20 Film Pack 21 Deployment Roller 22 Deployment Roller Driving Mechanism 24 Linear Printhead Moving Mechanism 30 Instant Film 32 Linear Printhead 45 CCD Image Sensor 60 Flash Memory 64 Line memory 68 Lens motor

Claims (2)

[Claims] An electronic camera having an image sensor for capturing an image of a subject and outputting an image signal, a memory for storing image data obtained by digitally converting the image signal, and an electronic camera based on the image data read from the memory. And an optical printer that exposes the instant film by a print head running on the surface of the instant film, and a developing device built in the instant film while transporting the exposed instant film out of the camera body through a discharge port provided in the camera body. In an electronic camera with a printer including a developing roller for developing the processing liquid and a liquid crystal display for displaying an image of the image data, an unused position having at least a photographic lens and sinking into the camera body, Between the imaging position protruding from the front of the camera body Moving a movable, and wherein in the non-use position, the printer attached electronic camera, wherein a part is provided with a lens barrel which enters the traveling path of the print head. 2. A liquid crystal pivotally attached to the camera body so as to be rotatable between a closed position covering the outlet and an open position where the outlet is exposed and the liquid crystal display is upright so that the liquid crystal display can be observed. The display is interlocked with the lens barrel, and when the lens barrel is moved to the non-use position, the liquid crystal display is rotated toward the closed position, and when the lens barrel is moved to the use position, the liquid crystal display is moved toward the open position. The electronic camera with a printer according to claim 1, wherein the electronic camera is rotated.