Patent ID: 7511742
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital camera comprising: an imaging component for acquiring digital image data representing an object image by imaging; a display component for displaying the object image thereon; a video output terminal for externally outputting a composite video signal that represents the object image and has a set of a horizontal blanking period and a video period for each scanning line; a video additional information data generating component for generating video additional information data which includes a composite video signal generating component, for generating the composite video signal by masking the digital data included in the video additional information data in the period corresponding to the horizontal blanking period and then superimposing a horizontal synchronizing signal and a color burst signal in the horizontal blanking period, and for supplying the composite video signal to the video output terminal; and a display image signal generating component, for generating a display image signal for displaying the object image and the additional information on the display component based on the video additional information data and supplying the display image signal to the display component.