Viewfinder and operating unit

A video camera (69) having a camera body (71) which has a housing (73), an objective connection (77) for connecting an interchangeable objective (79) and having an electronic image sensor (81), wherein the arrangement of the objective connection (77) and of the image sensor (81) defines a visual axis (K) of the camera body (71), and having a viewfinder and operating unit (11) separate from the camera body (71), wherein the viewfinder and operating unit (11) comprises:

• a main body (13);
• an electronic viewfinder (21) which is arranged at an end face (19) of the main body (13) and which has a viewfinder display (24) for displaying video data (24) of the video camera (69) as well as an eyepiece (23) for observing the viewfinder display (24), wherein the eyepiece (23) has an optical axis (O);
• and
• an operating device (29) which is pivotably fastened to the main body (13) and which is associated with a side face (15) of the main body (13) for configuring and/or controlling the video camera (69), wherein the operating device (29) has an areal operating field display (33),
• wherein the operating device (29) is pivotable relative to the main body (13) into at least a cameraman operating position and an assistant operating position, wherein
• in the cameraman operating position, the operating device (29) projects from the main body (13) and an observation axis (B) aligned perpendicular to the center of the areal operating field display (33) extends in parallel with the optical axis (O) of the eyepiece (23) as well as laterally offset in a horizontal direction and aligned in the vertical direction therefrom;
• and wherein
• in the assistant operating position, the observation axis (B) of the operating field display (33) is aligned perpendicular to the optical axis (O) of the eyepiece (23) and a rear side (37) of the operating device (29) contacts the named side face (15) of the main body (13),
• wherein the viewfinder and operating unit (11) is arranged at or is releasably fastenable to the camera body (71) offset such that the optical axis (O) of the eyepiece (23) of the viewfinder and operating unit (11) is moved in a vertical direction and in a horizontal direction relative to the visual axis (K) of the camera body (71) with respect to a normal operation alignment of the video camera (69).

A viewfinder and operating unit for a video camera which is configured separate from the video camera and which comprises:

• a main body;
• an electronic viewfinder which is provided at an end of the main body and which comprises a viewfinder display for displaying video data of the video camera and an eyepiece for observing the viewfinder display, wherein the eyepiece has an optical axis;
• and
• an operating device for controlling the video camera, wherein the operating device is pivotably fastened to the main body and comprises an operating display which has an observation axis aligned perpendicular to a plane of the operating display;
• wherein the operating device is pivotable relative to the main body into at least a cameraman operating position and an assistant operating position, wherein
• in the cameraman operating position, the operating device laterally projects from the main body and the observation axis of the operating display extends in parallel with the optical axis of the eyepiece and is laterally offset in a horizontal direction and aligned in the vertical direction from the optical axis of the eyepiece with respect to a normal operation alignment of the viewfinder and operating unit, such that a cameraman can look into the electronic viewfinder with one eye and observe the operating display with the other eye;
• and wherein
• in the assistant operating position, the observation axis of the operating display is aligned perpendicular to the optical axis of the eyepiece and the operating display faces away from a lateral side face of the main body.