Apparatus for recording and reproducing digital still image signal

Claim 2

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus in a video audio recording and reproducing apparatus in which a video signal is recorded as a recording locus which was scanned obliquely from a running direction of a tape (17) and a digital audio signal is also similarly recorded into an area different from the area of the video signal on the same tape (17) as a recording locus which was scanned obliquely from the tape running direction, comprising: a television camera for photographing an motion picture signal and outputting; a digital memory (28) for storing arbitrary field or frame information from an output signal of the television camera; and means (16) for recording the motion picture signal which was output from the television camera and for concurrently recording the digital video signal which was recorded in the digital memory into the digital audio signal recording area together with a discrimination signal indicating that a recording signal is other than the audio signal so as to be divided into a plurality of tracks.

Claim 3

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: a first manual switching circuit (1) to instruct the recording means (16) to start the recording of the motion picture signal onto the tape (17); and a second manual switching circuit (2) to instruct to start the writing of a desired still image signal into the digital memory (28), and wherein only when the recording of the motion picture signal onto the tape (17) is started by the first switching circuit (1), an instruction signal by the second switching circuit (2) is made effective, and the still image signal recorded in the digital memory (28) is recorded into the digital audio signal recording area.

Claim 4

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein when the recording means is recording the digital still image signal into the digital audio signal recording area, the instruction signal from the second manufal switching circuit (2) is made ineffective.

Claim 5

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the recording means continuously records the digital still image signals which were selected every other predetermined period into the digital audio signal area by the instruction signal from the second manual switching circuit (2).

Claim 6

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the recording means continuously records the digital still image signals which were selected every other predetermined period into the digital audio signal area by the instruction signal from the second manual switching circuit (2), and when a new instruction signal is output from the second manual switching circuit (2), the recording means continuously records the digital still image signals which were newly selected every other predetermined period by using the time point of the output of said new instruction signal as a start point into the digital audio signal area.

Claim 7

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: a view finder (2); and means for displaying the still image signal which is being recorded to a whole picture plane of the view finder (20) or a part thereof when the recording means is recording the digital still image signal.

Claim 8

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the video camera has a function to set an effective light receiving period in one field period into a value which is equal to or shorter than one field period.

Claim 9

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the video camera has a function to set the effective light receiving period in one field period to a value which is equal to or shorter than one field period, and when the digital still image signal is recorded into the digital audio signal area, the function is made operative.

Claim 10

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording means records information of reocrding start and end points of the digital still image signal into the digital audio signal area together with the digital still image signal.

Claim 11

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording means records the still image signal of a component signal format into the digital audio signal recording area.

Claim 12

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus in a video audio recording and reproducing apparatus in which a video signal is recorded as a recording locus which was scanned obliquely from a running direction of a tape (17) and a digital audio signal is also similarly recorded into an area different from an area of the video signal on the same tape (17) as a recording locus which was scanned obliquely from the tape running direction, comprising: a television camera for photographing a motion picture signal and outputting; a digital memory (28) for recording an arbitrary field or frame signal from an output signal of the television camera; means (16, 17) for reproducing the motion picture signal which was output from the television camera and also concurrently recording the digital video signal recorded in the digital memory (28) into the digital audio signal recording area together with a discrimination signal indicating that a recording signal is other than the audio signal so as to be divided into a plurality of tracks; means (38) for respectively independently reproducing the recorded motion picture signal and the signal recorded in the digital audio signal recording area; means (39) for detecting the discrimination signal from the signal obtained by reproducing the signal recorded in the digital audio signal recording area and for discriminating the recorded information; means (40) for reproducing and outputting the audio signal by an audio processing circuit (33) if it is determined by the discriminating means (39) that the digital audio signal has been recorded; means (49) for stopping the process of the digital audio signal and for shutting off the output of the audio signal if it is determined by the discrimi­nating means (39) that the digital still image signal has been recorded; and means (31) for storing the reproduced still image signal into the digital memory (28) and outputting the reproduced still image signal after the still image signal of at least one field was reproduced if it is determined by the discriminating means (39) that the digital still image signal has been recorded.

Claim 13

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus in a video audio recording and reproducing apparatus in which a video signal is recorded as a recording locus which was scanned obliquely from a running direction of a tape (17) and a digital audio signal is also similarly recorded into an area different from an area of the video signal on the same tape (17) as a recording locus which was scanned obliquely from the tape running direction, comprising: a television camera for photographing a motion picture signal and outputting; a digital memory (28) for recording an arbitrary field or frame signal from an output signal of the television camera; means (16, 17) for reproducing the motion picture signal which was output from the television camera and also concurrently recording the digital video signal recorded in the digital memory (28) into the digital audio signal recording area together with a discrimination signal indicating that a recording signal is other than the audio signal so as to be divided into a plurality of tracks; means (38) for respectively independently reproducing the recorded motion picture signal and the signal recorded in the digital audio signal recording area; means (39) for detecting the discrimination signal from the signal obtained by reproducing the signal recorded in the digital audio signal recording area and for discriminating the recorded information; means (40) for reproducing and outputting the audio signal by an audio processing circuit (33) if it is determined by the discriminating means (39) that the digital audio signal has been recorded; means (49) for stopping the process of the digital audio signal and for shutting off the output of the audio signal if it is determined by the discrimi­nating means (39) that the digital still image signal has been recorded; and means (31) for storing the reproduced still image signal into the digital memory (28) and outputting the reproduced still image signal after the still image signal of at least one field was reproduced if it is determined by the discriminating means (39) that the digital still image signal has been recorded.

Claim 14

A digital still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 11, having a switch (61) for selectively outputting the reproduced motion picture signal and the reproduced digital still image signal.