Camera apparatus with movably supported lens barrel
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakayuki Hayashi, Jirou Kajino
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Abstract
A camera apparatus having a image fluctuation suppressing function has a fixed body and a lens barrel. The lens barrel is supported rotatably in at least one of panning and tilting directions by a supporting frame. The lens barrel is rotated by a panning or tilting actuator for suppressing an image fluctuation due to a fluctuation of the fixed body. The apparatus has a lock mechanism for locking the lens barrel so as not to rotate. The apparatus preferably has a mechanism for compensating for a movement of center of gravity of the lens barrel due to focusing or zooming operation.
Claims14
A camera apparatus comprising:
- a lens system for receiving the optical image of an object;
- a photoelectric conversion means for converting the optical image of said object which has passed through said lens system into electric signals;
- holding means for holding said lens system and said photoelectric conversion means;
- a cabinet for encasing therein said holding means, a front part of said holding means being exposed out of said cabinet so that said lens system can receive the optical image of the object;
- supporting means encased in said cabinet for rotatably supporting said holding means in at least one of panning and tilting directions with respect to said cabinet;
- drive means for driving said holding means to move said holding means in at least one of said panning and tilting directions;
- control means for controlling said drive means;
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- lock means operable independently of said drive means for locking said holding means so as to prevent movement of said holding means relative to said cabinet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.