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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7181135 | Coupled rangefinder/parallax camera A coupled rangefinder/parallax camera having a 4×5 format or larger utilizing the body shell of a 3¼×4¼ format camera and an adaptor that changes a 3¼×4¼ format photographic system to a different size film format. In particular, a coupled rangefinder/parallax... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7042491 | Image signal output method, image signal output device, rangefinder, and imaging device An image signal output device for use in a passive range finder. The device can correct the sensitivities of sensor arrays according to the amount of incident light. The output device has line sensor portions that produce pixel outputs. An A/D converter portion A/D ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013025 | Image correction apparatus The nature of the target image to be corrected is identified in regard to whether it is a still image or a moving image, and where it is a moving image, correction is performed with regard to the entire image, and where it is a still image, the image is divided into... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6963074 | Omni-directional optical code reader using scheimpflug optics An optical code reader for reading optical codes in any orientation with a preferred depth of field (DOF), the optical code reader including imaging sensor arrays arranged at angles to one another and tilted in accordance with the Scheimpflug principle to allow for ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6873794 | Coupled rangefinder/parallax 4×5 camera A different size format camera utilizing the body shell of a 3¼×4¼ format camera and an adaptor that changes a 3¼×4¼ format photographic system to a different size film format. In particular, a coupled rangefinder/parallax camera that utilizes components from ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6778772 | Method of making a coupled rangefinder/parallax 4×5 camera A method of making an interface for adapting a photographic system for a specific format to a camera back for a different film format, in particular from a 3¼×4¼ format photographic system to a 4×5 format film back. The interface may be a modified CB 103 film ma... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6608971 | Coupled rangefinder/parallax 4×5 camera An interface for adapting a photographic system for a specific format to a camera back for a different film format, in particular from a 31/4×41/4 format photographic system to a 4×5 format film back, comprises a frame having four walls defining two sub... | 08/19/2003 |
| 5974272 | Parallax corrected image capture system A parallax corrected image capture system and method for capturing images using such an apparatus. The system has a first camera and a second camera, at least one of which has a variable focus objective lens the focus of which can be adjusted by a first d... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5640613 | Corrective lens assembly A lens assembly, image capturing device and a method for using a lens assembly with an image capturing device. The lens assembly comprises a first lens mounted on a holder which attaches the first lens to a viewing device of an image capturing device. A m... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5628037 | Parallax correcting mechanism for real image type viewfinders A parallax correcting mechanism for a real image type viewfinder, particularly for a real image type viewfinder having a zoom function of high magnification and allowing a desired parallax correction to be easily achieved by swinging a housing for an erec... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5233381 | View finder of camera having macro photographing mode A view finder of a camera includes a taking optical system, and a finder optical system which is separate from the taking optical system. The view finder has a normal photographic mode and a macro photographic mode. The finder optical system includes a fi... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5092670 | Automatic focusing system for use with a motion picture camera An automatic focusing system has an automatic parallax correction for use with a camera, which is either a motion picture camera or a video camera. The camera includes a variable focus lens and an adjusting mechanism of a lens focus barrel which adjusts t... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5038162 | Still camera A still camera has a taking lens and a light emitting device for indicating actuation adapted to project an indication light to a projection area generally coincident with a taking area of a taking lens during actuation of a self-timer.... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4918476 | Still camera A still camera has a taking lens and a light emitting device for indicating actuation adapted to project an indication light to a projection area generally coincident with a taking area of a taking lens during actuation of a self-timer.... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4698492 | Focus detector system with a distortion compensation mask A focus detection system includes an object lens for focusing an image of an object, a refocusing optical system for refocusing a plurality of component image having parallax from the image of the image, a view field mask arranged between the object lens ... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4478493 | Apparatus having liquid crystal finder optical system The disclosed apparatus includes a finder optical system with a liquid crystal display having a plurality of strips of transparent conductive material arranged to display a frame for photography and a light metering area in the field of view of the finder... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4219264 | Close-up device for photographic viewfinder cameras Disclosed is an interchangeable attachment for photographic viewfinder cameras for increasing the close-up focusing power thereof. This device comprises a supplementary lens optically aligned with the camera objective lens; a parallax correction prism opt... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4135815 | Range finding device A range finding device of a construction, in which, at the time of receiving first and second images of an object to be formed by a range finding optical system with a relative positional parallax corresponding to the object distance into first and second... | 01/23/1979 |
