Still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus having greater feeder speed when searching

Claim 1

A still image signal recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: (a) still image recording means for recording video signals corresponding to one picture as a still image signal on many helical tracks formed on a first region of a tape-shaped recording medium; (b) moving image recording means for recording video signals corresponding to a multiplicity of frames as a moving image signal on many helical tracks formed on a second region of said recording medium, the tracks of said first and second regions being in mutual alignment; (c) marking means for recording mark signals on a third region of said recording medium spaced from said first and second regions, in response to the operation of said still image recording means for recording said still image signal; (d) still image reproducing means for reproducing said still image signal from said first region; (e) mark reproducing means for reproducing said mark signals from said third region; (f) feeding means for feeding said recording medium longitudinally thereof at a predetermined speed during reproduction of said still image by said still image reproducing means; and (g) searching means for causing said feeding means to feed said recording medium at a speed greater than said predetermined speed while causing said mark reproducing means to reproduce said mark signals; wherein said searching means causes said feeding means to reduce the speed of the feed of said recording medium, in response to the reproduction of said mark signals by said mark reproducing means, during the feed of said recording medium at the speed greater than said predetermined speed.