Lens unit of TV camera

A lens unit for a TV camera, the lens unit being attached to a camera body of the TV camera, the lens unit comprising:

• at least one movable lens, the movable lens being movable in a moving range during a shooting operation;
• means for moving the movable lens;
• means for ascertaining whether the lens unit is in an operational state;
• means for controlling the moving means to move the movable lens to a predetermined, secure storage position if said ascertaining means detects that the lens unit is not in the operational state, wherein the predetermined, secure storage position is outside the moving range of the movable lens;
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• a stopper having a limiting position and a non-limiting position, said stopper limiting the movable range of the movable lens during the shooting operation while in said limiting position, and said stopper enabling the movable lens to move to the predetermined, secure storage position when the ascertaining means detects that the lens unit is not in the operational state and said stopper is in said non-limiting position.

A lens unit for a TV camera, the lens unit being attached to a camera body of the TV camera, the lens unit comprising:

• at least one movable lens, the movable lens being movable in a moving range during a shooting operation, wherein the moving range includes any position the movable lens may be in during a shooting operation;
• means for moving the movable lens;
• means for ascertaining whether the lens unit is in an operational state;
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• means for controlling the moving means to move the movable lens to a predetermined, secure storage position if said ascertaining means detects that the lens unit is not in the operational state, wherein said predetennined, secure storage position is outside of the moving range of the movable lens, and wherein the controlling means drives the moving means to move the movable lens from the predetermined, secure storage position to an initial shooting position when the ascertaining means detects that the lens unit is in the operational state.