Image reproduction apparatus having a support for vertical and horizontal image reproduction

An image reproduction apparatus comprising:

• a TV camera unit;
• a camera support for supporting said TV camera unit, said TV camera unit and said camera support being separable from each other, wherein said camera comprises a holding member having an aperture formed in an upper portion thereof, and wherein said camera support is used in common when said TV camera unit is set at a downward shooting position where a lens of said TV camera unit faces down and when said TV camera unit is set at a horizontal shooting position where said lens of said TV camera unit faces in a horizontal direction;
• a first engagement means engaging with and disengaging from said camera support, said first engagement means has a first engagement piece provided on said casing of said TV camera unit in such a way that said first engagement piece is received in said aperture of said holding member while making said lens of said TV camera unit face down at the downward shooting position;
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• a second engagement means engaging with and disengaging from said camera support, said second engagement means has a second engagement piece provided on said casing of said TV camera unit in such a way that said second engagement piece is received in said aperture of said holding member while making said legs of said TV camera unit face in said horizontal direction at the horizontal shooting position, wherein said first engagement means and said second engagement means have a positional relationship that gives images of a normal orientation both at the downward shooting position and at the horizontal shooting position.

An image reproduction apparatus comprising:

• a base;
• an arm coupled to said base;
• a camera support member coupled to said arm;
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• a TV camera unit detachably coupled to said camera support member, said TV camera unit having a first aperture formed therein for said detachable coupling to said camera support member when said TV camera unit is set at a downward shooting position where a lens of said TV camera unit faces down, and said TV camera unit having a second aperture formed therein for said detachable coupling to said camera support member when said TV camera unit is set is set at a horizontal shooting position where said lens of said TV camera unit faces in a horizontal direction.