Method of shooting by camera integrated with VTR

Claim 1

A method of photographing by a VTR-integrated camera in which a VTR section with a recording function and a video camera section are integrally constituted, comprising the steps of: setting said VTR section to a camera recording standby state; supplying to a display section a repetitive signal for allowing said display section to be alternately repetitively lit on and off every first predetermined time by operating a self timer operating element; calculating a total time after the supply of said repetitive signal to the display section was started, when said total time has reached a second predetermined time longer than said first predetermined time, supplying a light-on signal to the display section to thereby light on the display section, supplying an operation signal to said VTR section, cancelling said camera recording standby state, and thereby starting a recording; and calculating a time after the recording was started, when said time has reached a third predetermined time longer than said first predetermined time, stopping the supply of said light-on signal to the display section to thereby light off the display section, stopping the supply of said operation signal to said VTR section, and thereby returning to said camera recording standby state.

Claim 2

A method of photographing by a VTR-integrated camera in which a VTR section with a recording function and a video camera section are integrally constituted, comprising the steps of: setting said VTR section to a camera recording standby state; supplying to a display section a repetitive signal for allowing said display section to be alternately repetitively lit on and off every first predetermined time by operating a self timer operating element; calculating a total time after the supply of said repetitive signal to the display section was started, when said total time has reached a second predetermined time longer than said first predetermined time, supplying a light-on signal to the display section to thereby light on the display section, supplying an operation signal to said VTR section, cancelling said camera recording standby state, and thereby starting a recording; and calculating a time after the recording was started, when said time has reached a third predetermined time longer than said first predetermined time, stopping the supply of said light-on signal to the display section to thereby light off the display section, stopping the supply of said operation signal to said VTR section, and thereby returning to said camera recording standby state.

Claim 7

A method of photographing by a camera integrated with a VTR in which a VTR section with a recording function and a video camera section are integrally constituted, comprising the steps of: setting said VTR section to a camera recording standby state; supplying to a display section a repetitive signal for allowing said display section to be alternately repetitively lit on and off every first predetermined time by operating a self timer operating element; calculating a total time after the supply of said repetitive signal to said display section was started, when said total time has reached a second predetermined time longer than said first predetermined time, supplying a light-on signal to said display section to thereby light on the display section, supplying an operation signal to said VTR section, cancelling said camera recording standby state, and thereby starting a recording; and manually stopping the supply of said light-on signal to said display section to thereby light off the display section, stopping the supply of said operation signal to the VTR section, and returning to the camera recording standby state.

Claim 8

A method of photographing by a camera integrated with a VTR in which a VTR section with a recording function and a video camera section are integrally constituted, comprising the steps of: setting said VTR section to a camera recording standby state; supplying to a display section a repetitive signal for allowing said display section to be alternately repetitively lit on and off every first predetermined time by operating a self timer operating element; calculating a total time after the supply of said repetitive signal to said display section was started, when said total time has reached a second predetermined time longer than said first predetermined time, supplying a light-on signal to said display section to thereby light on the display section, supplying an operation signal to said VTR section, cancelling said camera recording standby state, and thereby starting a recording; and manually stopping the supply of said light-on signal to said display section to thereby light off the display section, stopping the supply of said operation signal to the VTR section, and returning to the camera recording standby state.

Claim 11

A method of photographing in a camera integrated with a VTR in which a VTR section with a recording function and a video camera section are integrally constituted, whereby an operation is shifted from a camera recording standby state to another step in accordance with whether a self timer operating element is operated once or twice, wherein when said self timer operating element was operated once, said method comprises the steps of: supplying to a display section a first repetitive signal for allowing said display section to be alternately repetitively lit on and off every first predetermined time; calculating a total time after the supply of said first repetitive signal to said display section was started, when said total time has reached a second predetermined time longer than said first predetermined time, supplying a light-on signal to the display section to thereby light on the display section, supplying an operation signal to said VTR section, cancelling said camera recording standby state, and thereby starting a recording; and calculating a time after the recording was started, when said time has reached a third predetermined time longer than said second predetermined time, stopping the supply of said light-on signal to said display section to thereby light off the display section, stopping the supply of said operation signal to said VTR section, and thereby returning to the camera recording standby state, and when the self timer operating element was operated twice, said method comprises the steps of: supplying to said display section a second repetitive signal for allowing the display section to be alternately repetitively lit on and off every fourth predetermined time different from said first predetermined time; and calculating a total time after said second repetitive signal was supplied to the display section, when said total time has reached said second predetermined time, supplying the light-on signal to the display section to thereby light on the display section, cancelling the camera recording standby state, and thereby starting the recording.

Claim 12

A method of photographing in a camera integrated with a VTR in which a VTR section with a recording function and a video camera section are integrally constituted, whereby an operation is shifted from a camera recording standby state to another step in accordance with whether a self timer operating element is operated once or twice, wherein when said self timer operating element was operated once, said method comprises the steps of: supplying to a display section a first repetitive signal for allowing said display section to be alternately repetitively lit on and off every first predetermined time; calculating a total time after the supply of said first repetitive signal to said display section was started, when said total time has reached a second predetermined time longer than said first predetermined time, supplying a light-on signal to the display section to thereby light on the display section, supplying an operation signal to said VTR section, cancelling said camera recording standby state, and thereby starting a recording; and calculating a time after the recording was started, when said time has reached a third predetermined time longer than said second predetermined time, stopping the supply of said light-on signal to said display section to thereby light off the display section, stopping the supply of said operation signal to said VTR section, and thereby returning to the camera recording standby state, and when the self timer operating element was operated twice, said method comprises the steps of: supplying to said display section a second repetitive signal for allowing the display section to be alternately repetitively lit on and off every fourth predetermined time different from said first predetermined time; and calculating a total time after said second repetitive signal was supplied to the display section, when said total time has reached said second predetermined time, supplying the light-on signal to the display section to thereby light on the display section, cancelling the camera recording standby state, and thereby starting the recording.