Class 348/333.08 - Including optics

Subclass of Class 348 - Television
Definition: Subject matter including a specific optical configuration.
No. of patents: 38
Last issue date: 06/02/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7542088	Image blur correction camera and method for controlling of image blur correction A used viewfinder determination section determines whether an optical viewfinder is being used or if a liquid crystal monitor is being used, based upon signals from an eye approach detection section. A blur correction operation changing section changes a blur correc...	06/02/2009
7382410	Portable telephone with phototaking optical system, two dimensional display and magnifying optical system The invention relates to a compact electronic camera which enables an electronic image to be displayed on a two-dimensional display element while it is phototaken or after it has been phototaken, so that the image can be magnified and displayed by a compact magnifyi...	06/03/2008
7359003	Display, input and form factor for portable instruments A compact appliance providing high resolution display capability in an ergonomically designed package. Subassemblies of the device are mechanically coupled to avoid interference between a user's hands and face while the device is used, while concurrently providing e...	04/15/2008
7336896	Display magnifier for digital camera A display magnifier for digital cameras is removably mounted to a camera using a screw tightened into a standard threaded tripod hole under the camera. A photographer views the display through the magnifier. When it is not in use, the magnifier can be folded for sav...	02/26/2008
7236698	Imaging system The invention relates to an imaging system equipped with an electronic viewfinder suitable for compactness and having a sufficient angle of viewing field and satisfactory optical performance, especially the ability to prevent harmful light. The imaging system compri...	06/26/2007
7236304	Imaging Device There is provided an imaging device which is small in light loss, is operable to suppress an occurrence of a stray light, and is operable to provide an image with a high quality as far as a periphery thereof. The imaging device operable to output an image of an obje...	06/26/2007
7224394	Portable electronic equipment having a photographic function and a concealable lens When no photographing is carried out, a control unit applies no voltage to a dimming film of a lens concealing plate, sets a light blocking state to scatter incident light, and prevents a camera lens from becoming visible. When an operator depresses a photographing ...	05/29/2007
7209142	Image display method and an image display apparatus for implementing the method The image display method and apparatus display a monochromatic image with a color display device in which a unit pixel is composed of R, G and B cells and display the monochromatic image having a higher gradation resolution than reproduction performance of each of t...	04/24/2007
7205964	Light source and display device The invention provides electroluminescent (EL) elements, such that a red EL light source, a green EL light source and a blue EL light source emit red color light, green color light, and blue color light, respectively, and are disposed at the rear of liquid crystal d...	04/17/2007
7196728	Method and apparatus for displaying images in combination with taking images An imaging apparatus. The apparatus includes a display mechanism for displaying an image. The apparatus includes a camera mechanism distributed throughout the display mechanism to take images of objects in view of the display mechanism. A screen. The screen includes...	03/27/2007
7178924	Projector having a lens cap and a string holding member attached to the lens cap A lens cap of a projector has a front portion covering a lens and a cylindrical side portion. The front portion has an opening to which a prescribed string holding member is attached. The string holding member is formed to have a pair of engaging portions, a string ...	02/20/2007
7084902	Image display device, display method and digital camera for reducing display power consumption When an image is played back on a liquid crystal cell, an auxiliary lamp is turned on. In this way, a displayed image can easily be confirmed. If an image frame forward switch is not turned on after the auxiliary lamp is turned on, the auxiliary lamp is turned off. ...	08/01/2006
7064730	Viewing device with replay feature A viewing device may be utilized to facilitate viewing of a scene or event. The viewing device may continuously record a sequence of frames of predetermined duration. At periodic intervals, the sequence of frames overwrite previously stored sequence of frames. When ...	06/20/2006
7057814	Illumination system for reflective displays An illumination system for a reflective display is particularly useful for microdisplays that use reflective displays. The light source and the reflective image display unit are mounted in a coplanar manner, thus permitting the light source and the display unit to b...	06/06/2006
6992717	Iris identifying apparatus An iris identifying apparatus includes an optical-axis aligning section which aligns the line of sight of a target person to be picked up, who views a guide light through a view window, with the optical axis of an image pickup device that picks up the eye of the tar...	01/31/2006
6992718	Illuminating apparatus, display panel, view finder, video display apparatus, and video camera mounting the elements Light emitted from a white LED 15 is converted by a lens 11 into light having an excellent directionality. The light illuminates a display panel 863 from the direction of an angle θk. The display panel 863 is a polymer dispers...	01/31/2006
6992724	Image-capture apparatus including light-guiding element having inclined surface An image-capture apparatus includes an imaging element, a display, and a light-guiding member having an inclined surface, where the light-guiding member is disposed so that a portion of the light-guiding member having a reduced thickness at the inclined surface is d...	01/31/2006
6958779	Digital camera A digital camera has a half mirror that splits the optical path from a taking lens to the image-sensing device and an optical viewfinder that offers the light reflected from the half mirror as a visible image. Inside the optical viewfinder, a photometric device is d...	10/25/2005
6714244	Internal indication of a viewfinder of a camera An internal indicator of a viewfinder of a camera includes a viewfinder optical system which includes a focusing screen on which an object image is formed through a photographic optical system of the camera; at least one optical deflector that is positioned on or in...	03/30/2004
6661460	Electronic camera with a view finder optical path switching device for selective transmission and reflection of light beam An electronic camera including a built-in strobe, an external strobe synchronization terminal, a photographic optical system, a prism, an imaging device, a viewfinder optical system, a light adjustment device, a movable mirror, and a drive source and driv...	12/09/2003
6633337	Electronic camera The invention relates to a compact electronic camera which enables an electronic image to be displayed on a two-dimensional display element while it is phototaken or after it has been phototaken, so that the image can be magnified and displayed by a compa...	10/14/2003
6621520	Display unit of digital camera A display unit of a digital camera includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel that displays a photographed image by the digital camera on an image display area of the LCD panel, and displays symbolic information on an information area. A main back-ligh...	09/16/2003
6453125	Camera having liquid crystal display A camera including a liquid crystal display is provided with a light interception hood mounting portion corresponding to the liquid crystal display, and a light interception hood which is detachably attached to the light interception hood mounting portion...	09/17/2002
6330400	Compact through-the-lens digital camera A compact through-the-lens digital camera comprising an objective lens unit, an image sensing device, an internal display device, an eye lens unit, an optical system, control and processing circuitry, function select controls, and an external interface. T...	12/11/2001
5848308	Finder optical system and electronic image pickup apparatus using the same A finder optical system includes a photographing lens, an eyepiece having an optical axis substantially collinear with an optical axis of the photographing lens, and a relay optical system, including a relay lens system, disposed between the photographing...	12/08/1998
5748237	Backlighting and color control arrangement for LCD type video camera viewfinder having multiple backlighting sources A light condensing plate (13) is disposed on the side of a rear surface of an LCD (2). A light guiding plate (9) is disposed on the side of a rear surface of the light condensing plate (13). A back light (5) is disposed on the side of a rear surface of th...	05/05/1998
5499053	Electronic finder with reduced reflection caused by incoming light An image observing apparatus capable of reducing reflections caused by incoming light. The apparatus includes an image display such as a liquid crystal cell with at least one optical system disposed between the image display and the observer's eye. A pola...	03/12/1996
5495290	Video camera having a view finder with a shield A view finder of a video camera is provided with a lens for enlarging the picture; a housing accommodating the lens therewithin; an eye cup mounted to the housing; and a shield detachably mounted to the eye cup for preventing a contaminant from flowing in...	02/27/1996
5241391	Video camera system for recording a scene and a head-up display To overcome the problem met with a video recorder for a conventional HUD camera, in which the HUD camera records the view received via the pilot's combiner and in which the symbols can appear too faint to discern in some conditions, separate sensors A and...	08/31/1993
5218442	Camera with camera-shake detection apparatus A camera wherein the light emitted by a subject, which has passed through a photographic optical system, is formed as an image on an area sensor, and which includes an electronic viewfinder that indicates the image of the subject based on the output from ...	06/08/1993
5185712	Viewfinder and image display/pickup apparatus using liquid crystal A liquid crystal viewfinder includes a plurality of liquid crystal display sections for respectively displaying images of a plurality of colors so as to obtain a full-color image, and an eyepiece. The liquid crystal display sections are arranged on the sa...	02/09/1993
5166719	Eye-cup cover for a viewfinder An eye-cup cover for a viewfinder comprising a ring cover detachably attached to an eye-cup body. According to this eye-cup cover for a viewfinder, when a female user, for example, utilizes a camera, the female user can be protected from losing makeup. Al...	11/24/1992
5099265	Combination optical and electronical viewfinder A combination optical and electronical viewfinder is provided to have both an optical systems and and electronical system in combination for the viewfinder of a camcorder for selecting either one of the two systems by a simple mainpulation of a mirror for...	03/24/1992
4692006	Video viewfinder system A video viewfinder system according to the preferred teachings of the present invention is shown for use with a camera of a standard design. The video viewfinder system includes video monitors for displaying derived images from a video camera of a primary...	09/08/1987
4571628	Portable video viewing assembly The present invention is directed towards a portable video viewing mechanism comprising a housing generally in the form of a binocular configuration being dimensioned and configured to be hand-held and manually directed towards a predetermined field of vi...	02/18/1986
4496981	Video camera with a monitor A video camera with a monitor, which is provided integrally on both surfaces or the same one surface of a semiconductor substrate or a substrate having a semiconductor film thereon; an image pickup plate and a display unit in one functioning as the image ...	01/29/1985
4490739	Color image reproducing apparatus A color image reproducing apparatus having particular utility as a color view finder for a color image pick-up apparatus includes a black and white cathode ray tube for producing a black and white image in response to red, green and blue primary color con...	12/25/1984
4330797	View-finder for television camera A view-finder is used for a television camera which has an image pick-up device for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object. The television camera comprises an optical system for diverging a part of a light advancing ...	05/18/1982

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Class 348/333.08 - Including optics