초록 ▼

A first frame indicating a maximum imaging visual field when a camera is panned and tilted to the respective limits is displayed on a display screen. A second frame indicative of a current imaging range is displayed at a position in the first frame which corresponds to the current imaging conditions

A first frame indicating a maximum imaging visual field when a camera is panned and tilted to the respective limits is displayed on a display screen. A second frame indicative of a current imaging range is displayed at a position in the first frame which corresponds to the current imaging conditions (panning, tilting, and zooming). Panning and tilting are designated by an operation of moving the second frame, and zooming is designated by an operation of enlarging or reducing the second frame. In this way panning, tilting, and zooming of the camera are controlled in accordance with the position and the size of the second frame in the first frame. It is preferable that an image in the maximum imaging visual field be previously taken and displayed in the first frame.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A camera control device, comprising:control means for controlling a camera, said camera having a limiter of at least one of panning and tilting; anddisplay means connected to said control means for displaying a first area which maximum visual field is defined by said li

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. A camera control device, comprising:control means for controlling a camera, said camera having a limiter of at least one of panning and tilting; anddisplay means connected to said control means for displaying a first area which maximum visual field is defined by said limiter of movement of at least one of panning and tilting of the camera and which exceeds a current imaging range of the camera, and a second area which indicates the current imaging range and direction of the camera controlled by said control means at a position inside the first area.