US 6,982,754 B2
Video camera
Hideo Okada, Uda-gun (Japan)
Assigned to Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka (Japan)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/808,320.
Claims priority of application No. 2000-071701 (JP), filed on Mar. 15, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2001/0022625 A1, Sep. 20, 2001
Int. Cl. H04N 5/76 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 348—231.1 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. A video camera provided with a non-solid state recording medium for recording, a mechanical portion for writing record information onto said recording medium, an optical system for taking an image of an object, a controlling portion for controlling recording of the image, a battery, an external input portion for input operation by a user, and a cabinet for containing said recording medium, said mechanical portion, said optical system, said controlling portion, said battery and said external input portion, said video camera further comprising:
an opening detecting portion for detecting formation of an opening in said cabinet for removal of said recording medium; and
a current stop function portion for stopping current supply from said battery to at least one of said mechanical portion, controlling portion and optical system when said opening detecting portion detects formation of said opening; and
wherein the current stop function portion is configured so as to maintain stoppage of current flow even in case where the user inserts another non-solid state recording medium into the video camera.