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Video recording apparatus

a video recording and video technology, applied in the field of video recording equipment, can solve the problems of unwise to allow the video recording device to be used by children, devices are still relatively expensive, etc., and achieve the effects of reducing power requirements, reducing costs, and reducing the life requirements of various components

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-11-03
DISPOSABLE VIDEO CAMCORDERS LTD
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The solution provides a low-cost, user-friendly video recording option that can be used by anyone, including children, without the need for maintenance, allowing for mass availability and reducing production costs through the use of less expensive components and reduced power requirements.

Problems solved by technology

Such devices however are still relatively expensive due in part to the requirement for reliability and long life of the components, and the complicated mechanism and extra components incorporated into most types of devices for providing loading and ejecting of the recording medium, and in the case of magnetic tape, rewinding of the recording tape, and playback from the recording tape of recorded images.
It is also unwise to allow the video recorder to be used by children.

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[0031]FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram showing the arrangement of components of a video recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is designed for use with a standard VHS video cassette tape. The components thus include as follows. A lens 1 of low cost construction having either manual or auto focus features. A colour CMOS sensor 2 with integrated camera functions serving as a light sensing device for sensing an optical image focused by the lens 1 and producing corresponding electrical output signals. The electrical signals in this case being for example 25 / 30 frames per second video signals 2a. An additional signal processing module 3 serves as a signal processing device for processing the electrical output signals 2a into information 3a in a suitable format. With this embodiment, the signal processing module 3 produces output signals in either PAL or NTSC video format. A two head colour VHS write head 4 with a single mono audio head ...

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Abstract

A low cost video recording apparatus for one time recording on a recording medium, comprises a casing (15) which houses a video cassette tape, a lens (1), a microphone (16), a colour CMOS sensor, a signal processing module, a write head and a drive unit, in operational relation to each other. Also provided is a view finder (21) and an operating switch (22). The casing (15) has formed thereon a tear strip (20) used for opening the casing once recording has been completed. Removal of the cassette tape also involves disabling of tape guide components. Since one time recording only is possible with no playback or rewind, the life requirements for the various components can be considerably reduced.

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[0001] This application is a division of co-pending application Ser. No. 10 / 365,483, filed on Feb. 13, 2003. Application Ser. No. 10 / 365,483 is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09 / 319,962 filed on Jun. 14, 1999 which is a national stage Application of PCT / NZ97 / 00612 filed on Dec. 11, 1997 under 35 U.S.C. § 371, which claims priority of New Zealand Application No. 299938 filed Dec. 13, 1996. The entire contents of each of the above-identified applications are hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to a video recording apparatus. For convenience only the present invention will be described in relation to a form of a video tape recorder commonly referred to as a camcorder wherein information related to moving images is stored in a video tape, for which the invention may be particularly applicable. However, the invention is not limited to this and also covers for example forms of video recorders where a magnetic disc ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G11B31/00H04N5/225H04N5/77H04N9/79
CPCG11B31/006Y10S358/906H04N9/7925H04N5/772
Inventor MITCHELL, COLIN
Owner DISPOSABLE VIDEO CAMCORDERS LTD
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