Ultra small video camera and a video camera system in use thereof
US5805214A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/8042
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Image data photographed by a video camera 20 are compressed by a compression and decompression circuit 5, the compressed image data are recorded in an incorporated type semiconductor memory 6 or disk-type memory 13 fixed in the video camera 20 and the recorded image data are transferred to an external recording device 23. Further, the external recording device 23 records the transferred image data in a data storage while they are being compressed. The video camera 20 receives, decompresses and converts into a television signal the compressed image data read by the external recording device 23 in reproducing them. A video camera system capable of recording and reproducing long hours of image data by using a video camera having an ultra small size comparable to that of an 8 mm video cassette can be realized by using such a construction.
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