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US 2010/0245660 A1Published application
Camera
OwnerTetsuo Saitohinventor
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a camera includes a camera head, an optical unit, a camera control unit (CCU), a camera head-side connector, and a CCU-side connector. The camera head has an imaging element. The CCU has an image processing circuit that processes image information acquired by the imaging element therein. The camera head-side connector is provided to protrude beyond an outer shape of the camera head. The CCU-side connector is opened in an outer wall of the CCU, and the camera head-side connector is inserted into the CCU-side connector.
Claims9
A camera comprising:
- a camera head including an imaging element;
- an optical unit which projects a subject image onto the imaging element;
- a camera control unit including an image processing circuit that processes image information output from the camera head;
- a camera head-side connector which is provided to protrude beyond an outer shape of the camera head and outputs the image information;
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- a CCU-side connector which is opened in an outer wall of the camera control unit and into which the camera head-side connector is inserted.
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