Image pick-up device with auto lens control for freely selecting photometric area

DETAILED DESCRIPTION An object of the present invention is to provide a video camera which can optionally set a photometric area to optimize an amount of light, thus preventing a subject from being so dark that it cannot be seen under any condition that a television camera is located, and also can easily set the photometric area.
In order to achieve the above object, in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a video camera comprising image pick-up means having an ALC function, means for dividing a field of image into plural blocks, display means for mixing these plural blocks of the field with the image picked up by the image pick-up means, and control means for performing the ALC function for the plural field blocks other than selected blocks for masking parts of the field.
In accordance with the present invention, by optionally setting photometric areas excluding excessively luminal areas, the subject can be seen with an optimized amount of light under any condition where the television camera is located.
Further, since the selected block can be displayed, the position where the present photometric areas are located can be recognized apparently.
The above and other objects and features of the present invention will be more apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.