Point of view camera and imaging device

A point of view camera, comprising:

• an imaging unit that generates an image signal and image data;
• a body configured to provide a housing for the imaging unit and to form a mechanical coupling to a non-imaging equipment and an associate imaging device that includes an associate display unit that provides image-display, the mechanical coupling being selective such that the body is connected to the associate imaging device or is connected to the non-imaging equipment;
• and
• communication circuitry arranged within the body, the communication circuitry being configured to communicate wirelessly with the associate imaging device, wherein the associate imaging device communicates with an other point of view camera,
• wherein the communication circuitry is configured to receive instruction input signals from associate communication circuitry of the associate imaging device, the instruction input signals being generated based on operations of the point of view camera that have been accepted by an associate input of the associate imaging device,
• wherein the instruction input signals include synchronous photographing with the associate imaging device and storage of image data generated by the point of view camera, and
• wherein both the point of view camera and the other point of view camera receive the synchronous photographing instruction signal as one of the instruction input signals from the associate imaging device,
• wherein the point of view camera includes no display unit that provides image-display of the image signal and the image data generated by the imaging unit
• wherein the instruction input signals include zooming in the point of view camera and, distinct from the zooming in the point of view camera, switching of modes of the point of view camera.

An imaging device, comprising:

• an imaging unit;
• a body configured to be mechanically coupled to one or more associate point of view cameras that each are configured to form a mechanical coupling to a non-imaging equipment and an associate imaging device, the mechanical coupling being selective such that the one or more associate point of view cameras are, respectively, connected to the non-imaging equipment or the associate imaging device;
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• communication circuitry configured to communicate wirelessly with the one or more associate point of view cameras when the one or more associate point of view cameras do not form the mechanical coupling,
• wherein the communication circuitry is configured to send instruction input signals to associate communication circuitry of the one or more associate point of view cameras, the instruction input signals being generated based on operations of the one or more associate point of view cameras that have been accepted by an input of the imaging device,
• wherein the instruction input signals include synchronous photographing with the one or more associate point of view cameras, storage of image data generated by the one or more point of view cameras, and image-display of an image signal and the image data generated by the one or more point of view cameras, and
• wherein the instruction input signals include zooming in the one or more point of view cameras and, distinct from the zooming in the one or more point of view cameras, switching of modes of the one or more point of view cameras.

A point of view camera, comprising:

• an imaging unit that performs photographing with use of a lens having a first angle of view;
• a body configured to provide a housing for the imaging unit and to form a mechanical coupling to a non-imaging equipment and an associate imaging device that performs photographing with use of a lens having a second angle of view that is smaller than the first angle of view, the mechanical coupling being selective such that the body is connected to the associate imaging device or is connected to the non-imaging equipment;
• and
• communication circuitry arranged within the body, the communication circuitry being configured to communicate wirelessly with the associate imaging device, wherein the associate imaging device communicates with an other point of view camera,
• wherein the communication circuitry is configured to receive instruction input signals from associate communication circuitry of the associate imaging device, the instruction input signals being generated based on operations of the point of view camera that have been accepted by an associate input of the associate imaging device,
• wherein the instruction input signals include synchronous photographing with the associate imaging device, storage of image data generated by the point of view camera, and image-display of an image signal and the image data generated by the point of view camera,
• wherein both the point of view camera and the other point of view camera receive the synchronous photographing instruction signal as one of the instruction input signals from the associate imaging device,
• wherein the instruction input signals include zooming in the point of view camera and, distinct from the zooming in the point of view camera, switching of modes of the point of view camera.