Low-angle grip device for an ENG camera
AssigneeFuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorShigeru Yamamoto
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Abstract
A low-angle grip device for holding an ENG camera in desired low-angle positions comprises a grip rod supported at opposite ends by front and rear fixtures secured to the ENG camera body and a camera lens controlling member operated with a thumb of a hand by which the grip rod is grasped. The grip rod at one of its opposite ends is pivotally supported on one of the front and rear fixture, and the grip rod at the other end is tilted upward or downward about the one end by a desired angle and is engaged by the other fixture in the tilted position.
Claims7
A low-angle grip device for holding an ENG camera in a desired low-angle position, said ENG camera low-angle grip device comprising:
- a grip rod arranged above a top of the camera;
- remote controlling means installed to a front end portion of said grip rod for remotely operating a camera lens system;
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- grip rod support means for adjusting an angular position of said grip rod relative to an optical axis of said camera lens system and supporting said grip rod in said adjusted angular position;
- wherein said grip rod supporting means comprises end fixtures one of which is mounted on a top of said ENG camera and pivotally supports one end of said grip rod and another of which is pivotally mounted on said top of said ENG camera and disengageably forced against another end of said grip rod to secure said grip rod in position.
A low-angle grip device for holding an ENG camera in a desired low-angle position, said ENG camera low-angle grip device comprising:
- a grip rod;
- remote controlling means installed to a front end portion of said grip rod for remotely operating a camera lens system;
- grip rod support means for fixedly supporting said grip rod;
- a base adapter detachably secured to a top of said ENG camera for detachably mounting said grip rod support means thereon for sliding movement;
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- fixing means for fixing said grip rod support means to said base adapter in a desired position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.