Method of and apparatus for recording video signal associated with photographic image

Claim 1

A method of recording photographic images by picking up a group of photographic images recorded in horizontal and vertical positions in substantially equally dimensioned frames to store in a storage medium (201) video signals representative of the photographic images in the order of the group of photographic images, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said method comprises the steps of: selecting one of frame orientations which include at least the vertical and horizontal positions of the photographic images recorded in the respective frames (12a); selecting those photographic images which are in said selected one orientation out of the group of photographic images; setting relative rotation of the photographic images with respect to the selected one orientation; setting, for the images in the vertical position, a magnification for formation of a video signal which is smaller than a magnification for the images in the horizontal position; picking up the selected photographic image to store the video signal representative of the image in a store position (206) of the storage medium (201) which is assigned to the image; performing said steps of selecting and picking up on all the photographic images which are in the selected one frame orientation; and performing said preceding steps on one of the remaining frame orientations, whereby the above procedure is repeated on the desired frame orientations.

Claim 2

A method of recording photographic images by picking up a group of photographic images recorded in horizontal and vertical positions in substantially equally dimensioned frames to store in a storage medium (201) video signals representative of the photographic images in the order of the group of photographic images, CHARACTERIZED IN THAT said method comprises the steps of: selecting one of frame orientations which include at least the vertical and horizontal positions of the photographic images recorded in the respective frames (12a); selecting those photographic images which are in said selected one orientation out of the group of photographic images; setting relative rotation of the photographic images with respect to the selected one orientation; setting, for the images in the vertical position, a magnification for formation of a video signal which is smaller than a magnification for the images in the horizontal position; picking up the selected photographic image to store the video signal representative of the image in a store position (206) of the storage medium (201) which is assigned to the image; performing said steps of selecting and picking up on all the photographic images which are in the selected one frame orientation; and performing said preceding steps on one of the remaining frame orientations, whereby the above procedure is repeated on the desired frame orientations.

Claim 11

An apparatus for recording a photographic image comprising: image pickup means (106) for picking up a group of photographic images which are stored in vertical and horizontal positions in a plurality of substantially equally dimensioned frames (12a) to form video signals representative of the photographic images; and recording means (200) for recording the video signals in a storage medium (201) in the order of the group of photographic images; CHARACTERIZED BY first setting means (136, 142, 166, 312, 185) for setting relative rotation of the photographic images according to the frame orientations of the photographic images recorded in the respective frames (12a) which include at least the vertical and horizontal positions; second setting means (138, 140, 150, 164, 152, 156, 185) for setting, for the vertical images, a smaller magnification for formation of a video signal than a magnification for the horizontal images; sensor means (134, 228) for sensing frame orientations of the respective photographic images in the group; and control means (160, 400, 404) for controlling said image pickup means, recording means, first and second setting means, and sensor means; _ said control means (160, 400, 404) selecting one of the frame orientations, identifying by the sensor means (134, 228) those photographic images which are in the selected one frame position out of the group of photographic images in the order of the photographic images in the group, causing said first setting means (136, 142, 166, 312, 185) to relatively rotate the photographic images with respect to the selected one frame orientation, setting, for the vertical images, a smaller magnification for formation of a video signal than a magnification for the horizontal images by the second setting means (138, 140, 150, 164, 152, 156, 185), causing said image picking means (106) to pick up the identified photographic image, causing the recording means (200) to store the video signal representative of the photographic image in a store position (206) of the storage medium (201) which is assigned to the photographic image, causing the identification and pickup of the photographic image, and the storage of the video signal on all the photographic images which share the selected one frame orientation, and causing the identification, rotation setting, magnification setting, pickup, and storage on one of the remaining frame orientations, whereby the above procedure is repeated on the desired frame orientations.

Claim 12

An apparatus for recording a photographic image comprising: image pickup means (106) for picking up a group of photographic images which are stored in vertical and horizontal positions in a plurality of substantially equally dimensioned frames (12a) to form video signals representative of the photographic images; and recording means (200) for recording the video signals in a storage medium (201) in the order of the group of photographic images; CHARACTERIZED BY first setting means (136, 142, 166, 312, 185) for setting relative rotation of the photographic images according to the frame orientations of the photographic images recorded in the respective frames (12a) which include at least the vertical and horizontal positions; second setting means (138, 140, 150, 164, 152, 156, 185) for setting, for the vertical images, a smaller magnification for formation of a video signal than a magnification for the horizontal images; sensor means (134, 228) for sensing frame orientations of the respective photographic images in the group; and control means (160, 400, 404) for controlling said image pickup means, recording means, first and second setting means, and sensor means; _ said control means (160, 400, 404) selecting one of the frame orientations, identifying by the sensor means (134, 228) those photographic images which are in the selected one frame position out of the group of photographic images in the order of the photographic images in the group, causing said first setting means (136, 142, 166, 312, 185) to relatively rotate the photographic images with respect to the selected one frame orientation, setting, for the vertical images, a smaller magnification for formation of a video signal than a magnification for the horizontal images by the second setting means (138, 140, 150, 164, 152, 156, 185), causing said image picking means (106) to pick up the identified photographic image, causing the recording means (200) to store the video signal representative of the photographic image in a store position (206) of the storage medium (201) which is assigned to the photographic image, causing the identification and pickup of the photographic image, and the storage of the video signal on all the photographic images which share the selected one frame orientation, and causing the identification, rotation setting, magnification setting, pickup, and storage on one of the remaining frame orientations, whereby the above procedure is repeated on the desired frame orientations.