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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152388 | Power transmission mechanism having cam-incorporated gear, and power transmission mechanism of imaging apparatus A power transmission mechanism includes a cam-incorporated gear which rotates in one rotational direction by a driving force transmitted from a drive source via a planet gear when engaged with the planet gear, wherein the cam-incorporated gear stops rotating when di... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8137006 | Mirror and shutter drive control mechanism for imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus is provided, including a mirror movable between a viewing position and a retracted position; a shutter which prevents the light that is passed through the imaging optical system from being incident on the image sensor and allows the light that i... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8025447 | Apparatus for reducing mirror bounce, photographing apparatus comprising the same, and photographing method for the same Provided are an image processing device, the operating speed of which is increased by reducing mirror bounce, a photographing apparatus having the same, and a photographing method. The image processing device includes a mirror disposed to revolve with respect to a s... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7997807 | Power transmission mechanism having cam-incorporated gear, and power transmission mechanism of imaging apparatus A power transmission mechanism includes a cam-incorporated gear including a constant-radius cam-portion and a small-radius relief cam-portion connected via a non-constant-radius cam-portion; and first and second swingable members each including a follower which come... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7909519 | Single-lens reflex camera including mirror driving device A single-lens reflex camera including a mirror driving device comprises: a mirror; a first biasing spring that biases the mirror downward; a drive lever for performing charge drive and a mirror drive; a second biasing spring that biases the drive lever in a mirror u... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7857526 | Electromagnetic actuator An electromagnetic actuator is provided, including a bobbin made of a non-magnetic material including a hollow cylindrical portion and disk flanges; a coil formed between the disk flanges; a power supply which supplies a current to the coil; a movable member pivoted... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7824114 | Mirror device of single-lens reflex camera The mirror device of a single-lens reflex camera according to the present invention includes a main mirror section having a reflecting mirror surface that moves to a first position for reflecting an object beam to an observation optical system and to a second positi... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7665912 | Image-taking apparatus and control method thereof An image-taking apparatus is disclosed which comprises an image-pickup device, an image processing unit, a display unit, a focus detection unit which detects a focus state of the image-taking lens, and an optical path splitting unit which is switchable between a fir... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7628550 | Single-lens reflex camera capable of displaying live view There is disclosed a single-lens reflex camera which does not drive a movable reflecting mirror when it enters a shooting operation while a live view is being displayed. For example, the rotation direction of a motor controlling the driving of shutter charge and a m... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7597489 | Apparatus and method for providing pointing capability for a fixed camera Reflective movable mirrors are used to reflect an image from a desired direction into the lens of a camera. This apparatus is preferably used with infrared (IR) cameras. To capture images from different directions, the orientations of the mirrors are modified. The m... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7435017 | Digital single lens reflex camera At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a digital single lens reflex camera which includes a motor on a side of a mirror box above a battery storage unit for a detachable battery, such that the motor's output shaft can be substantially perpendicular to the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7414664 | Image taking apparatus and lens apparatus An image taking apparatus performs a focusing operation quickly and includes a light splitting unit which splits a light flux from an image-taking lens into a plurality of light fluxes, a view finder optical system observing an object image formed by the light flux ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413356 | Image-taking apparatus An image-taking apparatus is disclosed which has a mirror drive mechanism with a small number of constituent parts, easy assembly. The image-taking apparatus has a mirror movable to a first position in an optical path and to a second position outside the optical pat... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7400827 | Camera provided with optical finder According to the present invention, light from a taking lens is reflected by a quick return mirror in a lateral direction of a body unit. Then, after passing through a screen, the light is reflected toward an upper side of the body unit by a second mirror except par... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384204 | Electronic camera As a shutter release button is pressed down, a front end portion of a sequence drive lever moves toward the rear side and, as a result, a mirror-up lever is caused to rotate to the right by the force applied from a mirror up spring. In this state, a mirror drive end... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7338220 | Image-taking apparatus An image-taking apparatus is disclosed which has a mirror drive mechanism with a small number of constituent parts, easy assembly. The image-taking apparatus has a mirror movable to a first position in an optical path and to a second position outside the optical pat... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334949 | Mirror box and electronic still camera A mirror box includes a mirror that is selectively set to one of a reflecting position, which is on an optical path between a photographing lens and an imaging device so that incident light passing through the photographing lens is reflected to a view-finder, and a ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7313323 | Camera system with a photometering device and an external operating device A camera system includes a camera body including a photometering device and an external operating device, and a photographing lens which is detachably attached to the camera body, the photographing lens including an aperture setting device for selecting an auto aper... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302173 | Optical apparatus A camera, in which it is possible to adjust the position of two mirrors easily for striking a balance between the focus detection performances in an optical viewfinder state and an electronic image display state. The optical apparatus includes a first mirror movable... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7250972 | Image-pickup apparatus with removable lens apparatus An image-pickup apparatus that has a simple structure is disclosed. The image-pickup apparatus includes a linking box provided with a lens mount portion, an image-pickup device unit that receives light that has passed through the lens mount portion, the linking box ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7192202 | Mirror apparatus A mirror apparatus has a reflecting surface to reflect an incident luminous flux. A fixed member has a plurality of driving electrodes on a surface of the fixed member. A movable member is formed with the reflecting surface on one side, and capable of escaping out o... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182529 | Camera having a mirror box A camera includes a mirror box to which a photographing lens is mounted, an object image being formed on one of an image pick-up device and sensitive film via the photographing lens; a main frame, the mirror box being provided on the main frame; and a shock absorbin... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7155118 | Portable terminal The invention relates to a portable terminal, which can include a main body portion, a display portion provided with a display screen and coupled to an end portion of the main body portion to be folded or unfolded with respect to the main body portion. A camera devi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7136104 | Mirror box and electronic still camera A mirror box comprises a quick return mirror and an optical low-pass filter. When observing a subject image, the quick return mirror is set to a reflecting position, in which the quick return to mirror is inclined to the optical axis of a photographing lens group by... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7042502 | Electronic camera achieving higher frame speed An electronic camera includes: an image-capturing device that stores a signal electrical charge achieved by performing photoelectric conversion on a subject image projected on a photosensitive surface and reads out the signal electrical charge to generate an image s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035536 | Flash control mechanism A flash case, in which a flash is provided, is automatically moved to an up position, when a user selects a flash mode in a state where the flash case is at a down position, when a user begins to forcibly raise the flash case by hand in a state where the flash case ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6929408 | Camera with motor and gear drive system A pinion gear is fixed on a rotating shaft of a motor for supplying a driving force of a plurality of driving mechanisms. A speed reducing gear is engaged with the pinion gear, and a sun gear is engaged with a speed reducing gear. A planet worm includes a spur gear ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6914634 | Digital camera A digital camera having a taking lens, a finder for viewing light transmitted through the taking lens, an image sensing element for optoelectrically converting light which passes through the taking lens, a light splitter capable of changing transmittance and dividin... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6874955 | Fixing device for fixing an autofocus module to a mirror box of an SLR camera A fixing device for fixing an autofocus module to a mirror box of an SLR camera having a quick-return mirror accommodated in the mirror box, wherein the quick-return mirror has a half mirror portion so that a light bundle of an object which is passed through the hal... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6742941 | Camera A camera includes a lens holding member for detachably holding a lens device, an image taking device for taking an image formed by the lens device, a front main body member forming a front portion of the main body of the camera, a rear main body member which forms a... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6700617 | Image taking apparatus with operational image pick-up unit An image taking apparatus is provided with an image taking lens, a mirror which is capable of pivotally changing a position thereof between a first position where the mirror is disposed on an optical path of the image taking lens and a second position whe... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6536960 | Image-sensing apparatus In a digital camera having a half mirror retractable out of the optical path and an optical viewfinder receiving light reflected from the half mirror, the sensitivity of an image-sensing device is set as specified by the user. When a relatively high sensi... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6529688 | Driving device and apparatus having the same, and camera There is provided a camera which is compact in size and inexpensive even with the use of two motors, which allows relevant mechanisms to be laid out freely to thereby simplify motor controlling sequences, and which allows the user to quickly perform preli... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6390692 | Mirror system having reduced vibration for a single-lens-reflex camera A single-lens-reflex camera includes means for virtually eliminating vibration, noise, and motion caused by mirror movement, resulting in a higher resolution image being recorded on a light-sensitive surface at the rear of the camera. A pair of bi-parting... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6345918 | Mirror-reflex camera A mirror-reflex camera is provided having a viewfinder mirror which can be displaced between a viewing position and a taking position, and an electromagnetic drive for adjusting the viewfinder mirror. The viewfinder mirror can be displaced linearly betwee... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6325554 | Camera with electrostatic light valve that functions as image reflecting mirror for viewfinder A camera has an objective lens for forming an image of a subject by focusing rays of light on a film plane, and a mirror for a viewfinder which is movable in the way of the light rays between the objective lens and the film plane to reflect the light rays... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6297909 | Focus detecting optical system A focus detecting optical system includes a reduction lens having a positive refractive power that is located between an objective lens and an image taking plane on which a primary image of a subject is formed by the objective lens, a separation plane mir... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6257775 | Mirror-reflex camera A mirror-reflex camera, having a mirror support which supports a viewfinder mirror and can be adjusted between two end positions, a viewing position and a taking position. Latches are provided with the mirror support for latching in the end positions. Adj... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6227727 | Electromotive mirror drive in a mirror reflex camera An electromotive drive for swiveling the viewfinder mirror in a single-lens mirror reflex camera between its viewfinder position and its picture taking position. A balanced mirror drive includes a drive arm. The drive arm forms an integral component of th... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6227726 | Electronic camera An electronic camera includes a quick-return mirror pivoted by a drive shaft. The mirror is selectively movable between a luminous flux reflective position in which an image-forming luminous flux from an imaging optical system is reflected toward a view f... | 05/08/2001 |
