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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8078049 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor configured to capture an image of a subject, a finder optical system configured to enable a photographer to optically observe the subject, and an image display unit disposed in the finder optical system and configured to... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8050550 | Imaging apparatus with display and image display apparatus A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body corres... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7986877 | Imaging apparatus with display and image display apparatus A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body corres... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7885537 | Enlarged display for a camera viewfinder A remote viewfinder display device using an image capturing device including a sensor positioned at an existing camera's viewfinder in communication with a remote display device which shows the viewfinder image at an alternative location to allow a photographer to f... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7809261 | Image sensing apparatus and control method An image sensing apparatus to which a detachable lens unit (102) is attached, is provided with an image sensor (106) that converts light beams entering through the attached lens unit into electrical signals, and a display unit (107), including a... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7729609 | Image sensing apparatus and control method An image sensing apparatus is provided with an aperture unit (104), an image sensor (106) that converts light beams entering through a photographing lens (103) and the aperture unit into electrical signals, and a display unit (107), inclu... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7729608 | Image processing method and image processing apparatus An image processing method comprising a first step of displaying a moving image being captured on a display and a second step of displaying a still image captured in response to a still image capture instruction on the display simultaneously with the moving image be... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7706681 | Imaging apparatus with display and image display apparatus A digital camera is provided with a vertically long camera body having an approximately rectangular solid shape. An LCD panel provided in a rear surface of the camera body is arranged such that longitudinal directions of the display screen and the camera body corres... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7689118 | Image capture apparatus An image capture apparatus has an electronic view finder assembly. The assembly has a casing including inner and outer casings; an accommodation spacing, an opening, a cover, an eye cup portion, a stopper, and a dust prevention cushion. The accommodation spacing acc... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7440692 | Digital camera A digital camera includes a first imaging section for acquiring subject image data, a movable mirror for guiding the light beam of the subject to a finder optical system, and a second imaging section for capturing the subject image data in the finder optical system.... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428381 | Electronic motion picture camera The invention relates to an electronic motion picture camera having an optical receiving system and a beam splitter which splits the receiving beam path into a taking beam path leading to an optoelectronic taking sensor and a viewfinder beam path leading to an optic... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424217 | Method of evaluating image information, photographing device, and storage medium having program stored thereon An evaluation on image information is indicated before operating a shutter operating section. For example, a method of evaluating image information includes: (a) a step of converting an optical image of an object to be photographed into electrical image information;... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7424218 | Real-time preview for panoramic images A “Panoramic Viewfinder” provides an intuitive interactive viewfinder display which operates on a digital camera display screen. This interactive viewfinder provides real-time assistance in capturing images for constructing panoramic image mosaics. The Panoramic... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7411588 | Display apparatus and information processing method A display apparatus for displaying a virtual image superposed upon a real world image, which can automatically set the focus of a lens to the virtual image, a virtual world image object having a high importance degree or a real world image object having a high impor... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7379666 | Electronic appliance An electronic appliance is provided, which can be produced at a low cost, and in which there is a degree of freedom in a setting value and any one of a number of setting values can be set as an operating condition with a simple operation. A digital camera 1 i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379248 | Image processor allowing shooting at close range An image processor includes a zoom lens for performing optical zooming by moving in a first range, an imaging unit for converting an object image obtained via a zoom lens into an image signal, and an electronic zooming unit for performing an electronic zooming opera... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376347 | Digital still camera, image reproducing apparatus, face image display apparatus and methods of controlling same The image of a subject is sensed, the image of the subject is displayed on the display screen of a digital still camera and the image of a face is detected in the image of the subject. The image of the subject is shifted in such a manner that the center of the detec... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7362354 | Method and system for assessing the photo quality of a captured image in a digital still camera A method for assessing the photo quality of a captured image in a digital camera comprises the steps of checking in-camera the photo quality of the captured image to determine if the photo quality is acceptable, and providing a corresponding photo quality feedback t... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7317486 | Electronic image pickup apparatus allowing a longer exposure time An electronic image pickup apparatus of the present invention is constructed so that an image pickup lens and a diaphragm for adjusting exposure can operate in interlocking relationship with each other. Furthermore, the apparatus has a panorama mode in which an imag... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7304664 | Digital camera having a display unit to display the print status of a connected printer A digital camera and a printer are directly connected to each other, and a printing progress situation is displayed on a display unit of the digital camera while an image taken by the digital camera is being printed. Further, when a printing mode is changed to a pho... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298410 | Automatically ejectable viewfinder of photographing apparatus and photographing apparatus having the same A viewfinder of a photographing apparatus to monitor a photographed image. The viewfinder of the photographing apparatus has a viewfinder body disposed to be drawn inside of the photographing apparatus body and outside of the photographing apparatus body, and a driv... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7295241 | Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method, and computer-readable medium storing a program for an image capturing apparatus An image capturing apparatus for acquiring images having high dynamic range. The image capturing apparatus includes CCD consisting of a first photo detector for detecting light from central area of a subject, a second photo detector for detecting light from marginal... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7286161 | Digital camera, image processing apparatus, image processing method, image processing system, and program for setting plural trimming areas with respect to image data The present invention relates to a digital camera, an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, an image processing system, and a program in which, plural trimming areas are set to image data displayed on a display, and the image data corresponding to ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7248419 | Electronic imaging device An electronic imaging device is provided which includes a first lens group which takes in a luminous flux from a subject along a first optical axis, an optical axis conversion member which bends the luminous flux along a second optical axis which intersects with the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7242431 | Viewfinder of photographing apparatus and camcorder having the same A viewfinder to be used with a photographing apparatus or a camcorder to monitor an image being photographed. The viewfinder has a viewfinder body disposed to be drawn inside of the photographing apparatus body and to be drawn out of the photographing apparatus body... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7233422 | Image display apparatus An image display apparatus has: a display element for displaying an image; a light source section for supplying an illumination light to the display element; a reflection type hologram for diffracting and reflecting the illumination light so as to guide the illumina... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7233357 | Image pickup apparatus with image evaluation An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit adapted to capture an image using an image pickup element, a switch adapted to instruct the image capture apparatus to start a recording process of recording a captured image to a recording medium, and a cont... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7212234 | Image device having a selectively adapted white balance control An imaging device is provided for reproducing light incident thereto as an image. The image device included a photodetector adapted to translate incident light of an image to a representative electronic signal. A white balance control configures the white balance of... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199832 | Portable photographic device and grip with integrated controls for single handed use An image-capturing device comprises a lens, flash and viewfinder attached along a central axis of symmetry to the top of a grip having recessed shutter triggers on opposing sides and rear thumb controlled means for adjusting the focus of the lens, powering and contr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196844 | Imaging optical device, in particular binoculars or telescope An imaging optical device, in particular binoculars or a telescope, comprises, in addition to a casing, an optical system with at least two optical components, the distance of which relative to one another is adjustable for focus setting of the optical system. This ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7167201 | Device incorporating eye-start capability Disclosed is an eye-start system that includes a light source adapted to be housed within a viewfinder of a device, and a light sensor also adapted to be housed within the device viewfinder, the light sensor being configured to sense light from the light source that... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164542 | Zoom lens, variable magnification group, camera unit and portable information terminal unit Disclosed is a zoom lens herein. The zoom lens has a first group G1 having a negative focal length, a second group G2 having a positive focal length and a third group G3 having a positive focal length in turn from an object side, and has an open... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158166 | Optical printer head having liquid crystal shutter A leaf spring (52) and adjusting screws (53a, 53b) are arranged in opposite positions on the inner wall surface of a liquid crystal shutter housing recess (42c) that is formed in a frame body (42) of an optical... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151571 | Digital camera for use by right-handed and left-handed people A digital camera for use by both left-handed and right-handed users. The digital camera has a body design that employs a swivel mechanism and symmetric placement of pertinent camera hardware components, particularly flash devices. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7136099 | Electronic camera including enhanced functionality to change length-to-breadth ratios of captured images The digital camera 1, when a length-direction range expanding button 14 or a breadth-direction range expanding button 15 is operated, changes the length-direction and breadth-direction image pickup effective ranges of a solid state image pickup ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133155 | Method and apparatus for modifying a portion of an image in accordance with colorimetric parameters A method and apparatus for modifying images. The method includes the steps of analyzing a digital image file of an image so as to identify at least one predetermined colorimetric parameter; and automatically modifying that portion of said image having said at least ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7133608 | Camera A camera divides a light beam having passed through a taking lens unit into two light beams. One light beam forms an image on a silver salt film. Another light beam forms an image on a CCD. A light path for said another light beam is provided with an aperture diaphr... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126569 | Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device which has a liquid crystal display which uses liquid crystal with a memory effect. When a contact action with a screen of the liquid crystal display is made, information displayed thereon is written again thereon. Also, if no changes ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120461 | Camera phone and photographing method for a camera phone A camera phone and photographing method for a camera phone is provided which allows a camera phone to easily and precisely set a composition of a subject to be photographed. If a standard, preset composition guideline is not appropriate for a particular subject to b... | 10/10/2006 |
