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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7878718 | Image photographing apparatus and rotatable gripping unit of same An image photographing apparatus includes a main body, and a gripping unit rotatably disposed on the main body. The gripping unit includes a first member that protrudes from and is rotatably disposed on a side surface of the main body to adjust in a linear direction... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871206 | Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes: an apparatus body having a substantially box-like shape and having an imaging lens provided on the front side; and a cover member including a sliding portion slidably supported on the front surface of the apparatus body, a pivotal port... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7422379 | Stand for a camera device A stand for a camera device, the stand comprising an attachment element which is detachably fastened to the camera device and at least one support element which is displaceably connected to the attachment element. The support element is displaceable between at least... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7385647 | Housing cover for image photographing apparatus A housing cover of an image photographing apparatus has a main body mounting therein a deck for recording and reproducing information on an image input through a camera unit and a circuit board. A housing is openably hinged on one side of the deck to mount and separ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7380997 | Monitor camera A monitor camera (1) has a front glass (13) and a glass hold-down plate for holding the front glass (13). The glass hold-down plate has an outer surface in a region continues to the front glass (13), and the outer surface is flush with or... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380996 | Camera platform A camera platform for installing a camera in the inside of an automobile is designed in such a manner that even when a camera is rotated to capture rearward images, the camera does not interfere with a room mirror. Since the shaft of a rotation portion is divided in... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7295773 | Camera, an image inputting apparatus, a portable terminal device, and a method for transforming the camera configuration A camera has a camera body formed in a longitudinal rectangular shape, and in the intermediate portion of the camera body, a flexion/transformation mechanism dividing the camera body into an image photographing section including a lens system for capturing an optica... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290740 | Portable tripod and universal mounting assembly for an object A universal mounting assembly for quick mounting of an object to a stand device. The mounting assembly includes a body having a support surface, a front face and an opposed mounting surface configured to mount to the support stand. The front face intersects the supp... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7280151 | Video camera with a rotatable grip unit A video camera is disclosed which can make photographing without any compulsion. A rotary grip is provided on a side face of a camera body so as to be rotatable relative to the camera body, the camera body having an image pickup device, a camera lens and a circuit b... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7046297 | Multi-functional image fetching module A multi-functional image fetching module inserted in a slot of an electronic device comprises a body having a recess, a first housing and a second housing both slidingly received in the recess, the first housing having a hinge for coupling to the second housing so t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7034884 | Image capturing apparatus with a lens barrier that is a portion of a body of the image capturing apparatus An image capturing apparatus, such as a digital camera, having a movable lens barrier or cover which can easily be opened and closed to operate the image capturing apparatus in various predetermined modes depending on the position of the lens barrier. In one preferr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6955484 | Harness system for attaching camera to user A configurable wrist or arm worn camera harness (1a) that facilitates convenient carry, access, and secure use of a camera during participation in a physical activity. Camera harness (1a) is comprised of an adjustable strap system for att... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942400 | Image pickup apparatus with mechanism for stably holding image pickup apparatus This invention relates to an image pickup apparatus having a stable holding mechanism which can pivot through a predetermined amount to switch between two predetermined positions in using and repositing states, and enables stable phototaking operation. The image pic... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6768868 | Motion detector camera A motion detector camera includes a camera mechanism mounted inside a housing, a motion detector exposed on a surface of the housing, and a controller for controlling the camera mechanism in response to signals received from the motion detector. The motion detector ... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6735387 | Motion detector camera A motion detector camera including a housing having a mounting member in a bottom surface for mounting the housing to a tripod, the housing having an film advance mechanism for automatically advancing a film of the camera after each exposure. The camera includes a w... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6698942 | Camera mount A mount for use in the outdoors to support a camera for recording images of flora, fauna, and participants in outdoors-recreational activities. The camera mount comprises a pivot and a rotatable support plate atop a clamping mechanism, which will clamp up... | 03/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6470146 | One-time-use camera with accessory belt clip connected to film door and that avoids being broken when film door broken open to remove film cartridge A one-time-use camera includes a rear cover part that has an integral door cover portion and an integral remaining cover portion, that is weakened between the door and remaining cover portions to allow the door cover portion to be pivoted open relative to... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6384863 | Ergonomically designed digital camera capable of being held by one hand An ergonomically designed digital camera includes a hand grip that can be comfortably held by one hand and a lens assembly that is positioned above and connected to the hand grip by a telescoping and rotating device. The hand grip has one or more buttons ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6374052 | Camera To provide a camera configured to be supported by the hands of a photographer on the bottom surface of the body thereof whose operability is improved by allowing various settings to be easily made with the camera body supported reliably and allowing a set... | 04/16/2002 |
| 5946512 | Compact camera with variable position handgrip A camera comprising a spindle for supporting an image recording disk to be rotated about a center axis, and a handgrip which is to be hand held at an angular position, is characterized in that the handgrip is supported for rotation about the center axis t... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5880783 | Digital camera for a computer A CCD camera including a photographic lens assembly having a photographic lens for picking up an image, a steering element at one side, and a signal output circuit, an adjustment block coupled to the steering element of the photographic lens assembly and ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5828917 | Camera with built-in support A camera comprising a housing a having a top and a bottom, and a support for one's forearm and/or wrist, is characterized in that the bottom of the housing is concave to define a rounded inward hollow at a location directly beneath the top of the housing ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5623712 | Camera having a grip recess and a lens barrel recess which cooperate to provide a finger receiving recess The present invention provides a camera comprising an opening that is located in a camera body and defines a film screen, a lens barrel located in front of the opening and extended forward of the camera body, a projection located behind the opening, a gri... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5227822 | Camera A camera having a projecting portion disposed at the rear of an aperture portion for forming an image to be photographed on a film and a grip portion formed on the right side of a lens barrel, the left-hand portion of the projecting portion forming a subs... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5218390 | Compact camera with integral body grip A photographic camera comprises a camera body having its height greater than its width, its depth less than its width, and a lowermost internal chamber which extends a substantial amount of the width and the depth for storing relatively heavy components s... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5208622 | Holding mechanism for a camera In a camera provided with an operational unit including a plurality of operational components of the camera assembled therein and mounted on one side of a taking lens barrel of the camera, an opening portion for holding the camera is formed below the oper... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5177517 | Photographic camera with integral handle A phtographic camera includes a handle mounted for swinging movement equally in opposite directions from a center position to right-hand and left-hand positions to permit similar right-hand and left-hand use of the handle. The camera body has an integral ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5155512 | Camera with handgrip In a camera having a cartridge load door on a body portion and a battery load door on a battery containing handgrip, each of the doors and the handgrip are supported for pivoting individually only about a single common axis. Pivoting the handgrip from a f... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5115265 | Photographic camera with pivotable cover parts A photographic camera comprises a camera body having a pair of opposite ends and respective front openings for a taking ends and a viewfinder situated between the opposite ends, and a pair of cover parts normally substantially encasing the camera body. Ac... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5107287 | Photographic camera with cover/handle A photographic camera includes a camera body and a cover/handle coupled together for limited sliding movement of the cover/handle along the camera body to project increasingly from one end of the camera body to uncover the camera body and, when projected ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5066966 | Holding mechanism for a camera In a camera provided with an operational unit including a plurality of operational components of the camera assembled therein and mounted on one side of a taking lens barrel of the camera, an opening portion for holding the camera is formed below the oper... | 11/19/1991 |
| 4980708 | Photographic camera with handgrip A photographic camera and a handgrip are pivotally connected for swinging movement of the camera body relative to the handgrip about a viewing axis through front and rear viewfinder windows on the camera body. This arrangement advantageously enables the c... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4875065 | Camera In a camera whose camera body is extended along the optical axis, the camera body has a camera body gripping recess at a position where the index, middle, ring and little fingers ae placed when the operator holds the camera with the hand from below so tha... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4493542 | Photographic camera with handle grip A photographic camera having a configuration like a thin box comprises a camera body and a handle grip. When the camera is used, the camera body is rotated relative to the handle grip through an angle of about 90° to be transverse to the handle grip. Whe... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4451130 | Disc camera with handle grip cover In a camera adapted to receive a disc-shaped magazine and including a housing with front and rear walls having a lens window exposed on the front wall near one side margin of the housing and front and rear viewfinder windows exposed on the front and rear ... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4375914 | Battery powered camera A battery powered camera with a collapsible handgrip movable between a closed and an extended position is equipped with a battery checker that signals when the battery drops in capacity to a predetermined level. The battery checker is operable only during... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4075642 | Photographic implement A protective case for a pocket camera is positionable generally transversely to the camera body to serve as a handle therefor in an operating position. Upon swinging into a nonoperating position, the case obstructs an objective and a viewfinder of the cam... | 02/21/1978 |
| 3988751 | Grip means for auto-process camera A grip means for an auto-process camera which comprises a base tube portion fixed to a side of a camera at approximately right-angles thereto, and a main tube portion aligned at approximately right-angles to the other end of the base tube portion in integ... | 10/26/1976 |
