Video camera including a zooming function.

摘要

The present invention is directed to a video camera in which a field of vision can be confirmed with ease when a cameraman takes a picture. An image signal from a zoom (variable power) lens (1) is developed at an output terminal (7). A signal from a wide angle lens (8) having a field angle which is substantially equal to or larger than the largest field angle of the variable power lens is supplied to a field memory (14). A read-out clock signal from a timing generator (15) is supplied to an address counter (16) and a read-out address thus formed thereby is supplied to the field memory (14). A signal read-out from the field memory (14) and a signal from the zoom (variable power) lens (1) are supplied to a switch (17), in which they are selectively synthesized in response to a read-out position signal from the timing generator (15). Then, a signal from the switch (17) is developed at an output terminal (19) from which an image signal is supplied to a viewfinder.