Claims
- 1. A color image pick-up device, comprising:
- (a) image pick-up means arranged to convert an image into an electrical signal including a plurality of color signal components;
- (b) white balance control signal forming means for forming a white balance control signal;
- (c) memory means for memorizing said control signal;
- (d) white balance control means for controlling a proportion of each color signal component contained in the output signal of said image pick-up means in accordance with said control signal memorized in said memory means;
- (e) a first switch for actuating the white balance control signal forming means to start forming said control signal and for causing said memory means to memorize said control signal;
- (f) a second switch for actuating an image recording; and
- (g) a successive operation member for sequentially actuating said first switch and said second switch in the named order.
- 2. A color image pick-up device according to claim 1, further comprising:
- (a) completion signal forming means for forming a completion signal in accordance with completion of memorizing of the control signal by said memory means; and
- (b) start means responsive to the second switch and the completion signal to start the recording.
- 3. A color image pick-up device according to claim 2, in which the completion signal forming means includes a timer which outputs the completion signal a predetermined time after actuation of the first switch.
- 4. A color image pick-up device according to claim 1, in which said memory means memorizes the control signal in the timing between the actuation of the first switch and the actuation of the second switch.
Priority Claims (2)
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55-165176 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuing application of application Ser. No. 300,664, filed Sept. 9, 1981, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,454,532.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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"A New Automatic Color Camera", Underhill, Journal SMPTE, vol. 81, pp. 450-453, Jun. 1972. |
Continuations (1)
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