Camera apparatus
There is provided a camera apparatus, including circuitry configured to: output a first image signal for displaying a first image, output a second image signal for displaying a second image. The second image signal is an image signal transmitted as a return signal. Further, the second image is an image that includes one of a location of a focus adjustment in the first image and an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image.
1. A camera apparatus, comprising:
circuitry configured to
output first image signals for displaying a first image corresponding to an image by captured image signals; and
output second image signals for displaying a second image including imaging information simultaneously with the outputting of the first image signals, wherein
the second image signals include a modification of the captured image signals and are image signals transmitted as return signals, the return signals being image signals that are transmitted and then returned to the camera apparatus from an off-camera apparatus, and
the second image is an image that includes one of a location of a focus adjustment in the first image and an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image.
2. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
generate the first image signals and the second image signals in the camera apparatus, and/or
transmit the first image signals and the second image signals as the return signals.
3. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to obtain the second image as an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image.
4. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to output the second image signals for the displaying of the second image, which shows a region corresponding to a prescribed luminance level range of the captured image signals within the first image with a color or a specific luminance pattern specified in advance.
5. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to output the second image signals for the displaying of the second image, which includes state information of an imaging state.
6. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to output the second image signals for the displaying of the second image, which is an on air image.
7. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
obtain the first image signals by processing the captured image signals;
receive the first image signals transmitted from a camera control unit as the return signals, the camera control unit being the off-camera apparatus; and
selectively extract the first image signals, and transmit the selectively extracted first image signals as the first image signals, when performing the outputting of the first image signals for displaying a first image.
8. The camera apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to, when the circuitry uses control signals, perform the selectively extracting of the first image is controlled by switching based on the control signals.
9. The camera apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to extract any one type of the second image signals from a plurality of types of the second image signals and use the extracted type of the second image signals when outputting the second image signals for displaying the second image.
10. The camera apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
process the captured image signals to generate the second image signals for displaying the second image as an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image,
process the captured image signals to generate the second image signals for displaying the second image as an image that shows a region corresponding to a prescribed luminance level range of the captured image signals within the first image with a color or a specific luminance pattern specified in advance,
obtain the second image signals, for displaying the second image as an image that includes state information of an imaging state, and
receive the second image signals, which are transmitted as the return signals, wherein, after the second image signals have been generated by the processing the captured image signals, have been obtained for the displaying of the second image as the image that includes the state information, or have been received as the return signals, the second image signals are used to perform the extracting of the any one type of the second image signals from a plurality of types of the second image signals.
11. The camera apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to, upon receiving control signals, perform the extracting of the any one type of the second image signals from the plurality of types of the second image signals and the perform the using of the extracted type of the second image signals when outputting the second image signals for displaying a second image by switching based on the control signals.
12. A camera apparatus, comprising:
a camera main body; and
two displays provided in the camera main body in a state in which a user is capable of observing the two displays at the same time, wherein the camera main body includes circuitry configured to
output first image signals for displaying a first image corresponding to an image by captured image signals, and supplies the output first image signals to one of the two displays,
output second image signals for displaying a second image including imaging information simultaneously with the outputting of the first image signals, and supply the output second image signals to the other of the two displays, wherein
the second image signals include a modification of the captured image signals and are image signals transmitted as return signals, the return signals being image signals that are transmitted and then returned to the camera apparatus from an off-camera apparatus, and
the second image is an image that includes one of a location of a focus adjustment in the first image and an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image.
13. The camera apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the two displays are both release type displays.
14. The camera apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the two displays are respectively a viewing type display and a release type display.
15. The camera apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein, when the second image is an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image, the camera main body supplies the second image signals output from the circuitry configured to the viewing type display.
16. The camera apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein, when the second image is an image which shows a region corresponding to a prescribed luminance level range of the first image signals within the first image with a color or a specific luminance pattern specified in advance, the camera main body supplies the second image signals output from the circuitry to the release type display.
17. The camera apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the circuitry is further to
obtain, as the second image signals for displaying the second image, an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image by processing the first image signals,
obtain, as the second image signals for displaying the second image, an image showing a region corresponding to a prescribed luminance level range of the first image signals within the first image with a color or a specific luminance pattern specified in advance, by processing the first image signals,
obtain, as the second image signals for displaying the second image, an image, which includes state information of an imaging state,
receive the second image signals transmitted as the return signals, and
extract the second image signals and use the extracted type of the second image signals to perform the outputting of the second image signals for displaying the second image.
18. The camera apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to obtain the second image as an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image.
19. The camera apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the circuitry is further to
obtain the first image signals by processing the first image signals,
receive the first image signals transmitted from a camera control unit as the return signals, the camera control unit being the off-camera apparatus, and
selectively extract the first image signals, and use the extracted first image signals to perform the outputting of the first image signals for displaying the first image.