Camera adaption for self photography
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsNaoki Kamaya, Kazuo Yamakawa, Yoshiyuki Umehara, Hiroshi Mamiya, deceased, Tooru Akutagawa
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Abstract
A camera is adapted for self photography by provision of a reflective element disposed over a image receiving means thereof. The reflective element is disposed along or proximate to the focal axis of the image receiving portion for avoiding a parallax effect such that a camera operator may accurately monitor the image during self photography. Several variations on the arrangement of the reflective element allow various photographic effects to be obtained and in addition, the arrangement of the invention may also by applied for effecting audio/visual communication.
Claims10
In a camera having a lens:
- a lens cap;
- a half reflective mirror included in said lens cap for allowing a person to observe, during self photography, exactly the same image as will be recorded by the camera.
A hand-held video camera comprising:
- a lens;
- a transparent lens cap;
- a half reflective mirror included in said lens cap for allowing a person to observe, during self photography, exactly the same image as will be recorded by the camera;
- a record button placed at the front of the camera at a location proximate said lens and so arranged to facilitate self photography.
An adaptor for a hand-held video camera comprising:
- a lens cap;
- mirror means included in said lens cap for allowing a person to observe, during self photography, exactly the same image as will be recorded by the camera.
In a hand-held video camera having an electronically controlled zoom lens:
- a housing;
- a half reflective mirror element disposed in said housing;
- means for pivotally mounting said housing on a body of a video camera so that said half reflective mirror can be moved into a position directly in front of the electronically controlled zoom lens;
- frame means, included in said housing and responsive to the operation of the electronically controlled zoom lens, for limiting the size of the image which is visible in said half reflective mirror in accordance with the degree of zooming.
An adaptor for a hand-held video camera having an electronically controlled zoom lens, comprising:
- a housing;
- a half reflective mirror element disposed in said housing;
- means for pivotally mounting said housing on a body of a video camera so that said half reflective mirror can be moved into a position directly in front of the electronically controlled zoom lens;
- a frame for visibly indicating limits within which photography is possible, said frame being defined by a pair of apertured blade members;
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- servo means operatively connected with the pair of apertured blade members and responsive to the operation of the electronically controlled zoom lens in a manner to vary the size of the frame in accordance with the degree of zooming.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.