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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7653292 | Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and waterproof housing A photographing apparatus that performs photographing with a camera main body accommodated in a waterproof housing includes a touch panel disposed in overlapping relationship with a display unit of the camera main body. The camera main body is operated by the touch ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7426339 | Waterproof housing A waterproof housing for storing a camera with a lens barrel includes, a cylindrical lens barrel storage section for storing the lens barrel portion with a through hole communicating the outside and inside of the waterproof housing; and a rotatable cylindrical opera... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7327440 | Distance measuring device A distance measuring device is disclosed which can measure the distance to an object located within a known range. The device uses beam splitters and lenses to focus and direct energy reflected from an object onto at least two bi-sensors. The bi-sensors each have an... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7298969 | Housing with camera and illuminator for fence and security observation An upright camera housing having an adjustable pan position and an upright front pane for at least one camera with adjustable lens and tilt includes a mount for installing the housing onto a vertical structure and for attaching the mount to the housing by fasteners ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7265781 | Method and apparatus for determining a color correction matrix by minimizing a color difference maximum or average value Color correction matrix determining method and apparatus and image photographing method and apparatus are used in a color processing system that converts input image data into output image data and has two color correction matrixes that are a first matrix and a seco... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7236201 | Method of generating an image in a turbid medium A method is provided for the generation an image in a turbid medium. After illuminating locations along a each of three adjacent lines using beam(s) of light, a camera is activated to generate three separate images. The second line is between the first and third lin... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226178 | Lamp for an underwater camera A lamp for an underwater camera to illuminate and photograph or film objects in the macrorange including a minimum of three LED diodes that emit white light which are arranged concentrically and at the same distance from each other around, and at a specific angle to... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7184658 | Automatic flash switching rotational strobe frame In the realm of professional photography, and those amateur wanting professional results, when photographing people, the illumination devices must be located directly above and on the centerline of the camera lens. This is the desired effect as not to have shadows b... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7106359 | Subsurface video observation system A video observation system, useful for location of fish and other plant and animal life underwater, comprises a solid state imager having substantial sensitivity to infrared radiation; video signal generating means for generating a video signal corresponding to the ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7082264 | System comprising camera and waterproof housing A system has a camera and a waterproof housing. The camera has a strobe light-emitting portion which is rotated to the pop-up position for light emission and to the restoring position for non light-emission position and a light-emission preparing member which moves ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066662 | Enclosure for wildlife surveillance system and security apparatus therefor An enclosure for a wildlife surveillance system includes a base configured to support at least a portion of the surveillance system, and a cover coupled to the base. In addition, the enclosure includes a means for minimizing light generated by the surveillance syste... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6941066 | Camera case This invention provides a camera case for stopping degradation of picture quality even if pictures are taken with a camera still in the case. Also, this invention provides a camera case with which it is possible to smoothly remove a strap from the case body. ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6900954 | Viewing enhanced apparatus for visibility impaired fluid Viewing enhancing apparatus for visibility impaired fluid, such as turbid water or a smoke-filled room, includes a fluid-permeable sidewall and a housing defining a confluence cavity having an axis extending between first and second housing ends. The housing ends ar... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6778764 | Strobe controller system with flash unit interoperability A microprocessor based strobe controller provides an interface between a digital camera and one or more strobe units. The strobe controller provides interoperability and enhanced user control by enabling the user to vary separately the light output of a variety of s... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6704500 | Control of light emission from flash lamp externally attached to digital camera For controlling emission of light from an outer flash lamp having a light receiving part and externally attached to a camera, which may be a digital camera and may be enclosed inside a watertight housing for underwater photography, having an inner lamp wh... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6663299 | Universal mounting for camera and flash attachment units A universal camera and flash unit mount having a camera mounting plate to which a handle may be detachably connected. A camera mounting plate is adjustably carried on the mount. The end of the handle, as well as the mount having ball joint to which flash ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6580449 | Borehole inspection instrument having a low voltage, low power fiber optic light-head An instrument for the inspection of well bores includes an improved light source contained within the same pressure barrel as the camera. A low power lamp is disposed within an elliptical-shaped reflector that reflects the lamp light to a focal point dist... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6518714 | Flash lamps for underwater photography A flash lamp for underwater photography has at least two straight discharge tubes mounted to a panel perpendicularly to each other in a T-form or an L-form such that a circular target area can be illuminated. A plurality of smaller capacitors and transfor... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6512887 | Flash lamps for underwater photography provided with target light and control methods and devices therefor A flash lamp for underwater photography for use in combination with a camera has a target light, which may be a laser diode or a focussed LED and is set so as to emit a beam of light coaxially with its flash light source such that the user can visually as... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6400900 | Method and apparatus for photographing fluorescent undersea life forms in darkness An underwater camera having high speed film is coupled to illumination apparatus that includes a pair of ultraviolet-white-light fluorescent light bulbs for illuminating fluorescent life forms at night, and having a substantial component of ultraviolet li... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6154610 | Housing and control unit for underwater camera An underwater camera housing for enclosing a camera for use with a flash unit has a cable connector to which a signal-transmitting cable extending to the flash unit is attached and a link switch is provided on its outer surface by which the transmission o... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6061522 | Flash lamp usable both as a main and as a slave and connector therefor to an underwater camera A camera for underwater photography may be used together with one or more flash lamps each capable of serving both as a main lamp and as a slave. The camera is connected through its housing to a main lamp by way of an optical cable and when it is clicked,... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5826113 | Auto-focusing camera capable of photographing in water An AF section receives a reflected light beam from the subject. A CPU calculates a distance to the subject based on an output of the AF section. An underwater detecting section optically determines that the camera lies in the water. A transparency detecti... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5794076 | Method and apparatus for controlling exposure There is disclosed a photographic system incorporating a photographic apparatus of the type including an exposure control system which senses and evaluates ambient and infrared spectral energy for controlling camera functions; as well as an accessory for ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5708860 | Distance measurement apparatus and optical system using the same A CPU causes a Xe tube to emit light by charging a charging capacitor through an emission control circuit. Flash light from the Xe tube is projected toward an object to be measured through a mask, a visible light cutting filter, and a projection lens. Lig... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5689734 | Pressurized camera system Camera system for viewing an object located in a region of contamination (e.g., oil, water, particulate matter, or the like). The system is capable of being internally pressurized above ambient pressure, so that the contamination is prevented from enterin... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5678091 | Turbid water displacement viewer for vidio and the like A viewer and system for observing under water objects where conditions are turbid, characterized by a chamber open at one end adapted to interface with a field of view and closed by a window at the other viewing end where clear water is pumped into the ch... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5543876 | Camera The present invention provides a waterproof camera having a sealed strobe movable between a flashing position and a non-flashing position and a sealed camera body having a larger volume than the strobe. The waterproof camera further comprises a capacitor ... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5521664 | Camera with flash-prevention mode override A camera having an automatic flash prevention mode includes an override mechanism allowing a photographer to override the automatic flash prevention mode. The number of flashes and timing of the flashes can be set arbitrarily by the photographer while the... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5477287 | Adjustable light support arm A strobe light mounting system for underwater cameras with arm segments clamped together with side clamps that grasp balls on the ends of the arm segments. The arm segments are rigid, light, and low in water resistance because they have four longitudinal ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5369455 | Apparatus for cameras permitting the taking of in situ pictures in water An apparatus for cameras permitting the taking of in situ pictures in water. A housing has a first opening that is at least open to light relative to an object that is to be observed. A second opening is disposed essentially opposite to the first opening ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5287133 | Self-orienting pipe inspection apparatus and method A device for photographing the interior of pipelines is disclosed. The device deposited at the pipeline's inlet and is drawn through the pipeline by fluid flow. The combination of a ballast device and a floatation device and a rudder maintain the device i... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5172031 | Hermetically sealed type electronic flash device A hermetically sealed type electronic flash device comprises an electric circuit device comprising a main capacitor storing light emitting energy therein prior to light emission, a light emission tube for emitting light by the light emitting energy stored... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5142299 | Hand held system for close-range underwater photography composing and focusing A system for composing and focusing a hand-held underwater camera system includes a first light source and a second light source which each emit a beam of visible light through the water. The two visible non-laser light beams converge at a light intersect... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5027139 | Strobe, lightmeter and tray assembly for underwater cameras A tray for supporting an underwater camera incorporates a quickly detachable and attachable light strobe on one side of the camera and allows for the alternative attachability of a second strobe or a mast-mounted lightmeter opposite the quickly detachable... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4918472 | Waterproof camera window A waterproof camera window provides a transparent, unitary protective cover that seals both the light source and camera lens and a submersible camera, and comprises a generally planar, optically transparent window bearing a non-transparent masked portion ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4916471 | Adjustable, underwater camera equipment arm assembly An adjustable, articulated, underwater strobe arm assembly, comprising: at least three links arranged in end-to-end relation, for adjustably interconnecting items of photographic equipment; at least one link including longitudinally endwise spaced pairs o... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4914460 | Apparatus and methods of determining distance and orientation A method for determining position of and/or for positioning an object relative to both (a) its distance to a surface and (b) the orientation of its longitudinal axis to such surface involves emitting in a first plane toward such surface a plurality of fir... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4777501 | Underwater optical methods and apparatus An underwater visual recording system capable of making consistently in-focus visual records of submarine objects includes a camera having a lens system with a predetermined depth-of-field, a first laser structured to emit a beam of coherent light of a fi... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4707094 | Apparatus and method of submarine optical recording Submarine photography apparatus includes a camera to record scenes in a selected sector forward thereof; a source of light having a wavelength in the range between about 650 and 700 nm. designed to project from a position lateral of the camera a conical l... | 11/17/1987 |
