Patent ID: 6295084
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A camera system comprising:a first unit including at least an image pickup device, a timing generator circuit for generating timing for driving said image pickup device, a synchronizing signal generator circuit for generating synchronizing signals in accordance with the timing of said timing generator circuit, an adder circuit for adding an output signal from said image pickup device and the synchronizing signals generated from said synchronizing signal generator circuit, and an output means for sending out in a dot-sequential manner the output signal that is fed from said image pickup device and added with said synchronizing signals;a second unit including an input means for receiving signals from the outside, an identifying circuit for deciding whether the signal received through said input means is the output signal from said first unit or a television signal, a first signal processor circuit for making a chrominance signal and a luminance signal be generated from the output signal which said first unit produces, a second signal processor circuit for making a chrominance signal and a luminance signal be generated from said television signal, and a switching circuit for switching said first and second signal processor circuits in accordance with a result from said identifying circuit; anda connector unit for detachably connecting said first and second units and sending both said television signal and said dot-sequential signal from said first unit to said second unit.