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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7711258 | Image capturing apparatus with zoom image data generating, image display, image selection and image capture functions, and method for same An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit which captures image data of an object, a zoom image data generating unit which generates items of zoom image data having different zoom magnifications, a display control unit which displays through imag... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7684687 | Imaging apparatus having multiple optical systems To enable easy ascertainment of operating status of an imaging device having multiple optical systems. The imaging apparatus has a first imaging optical system and a second imaging optical system. When the two optical systems are actuated simultaneously, an image ca... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7561788 | Image-capturing device having multiple optical systems In an image-capturing device having multiple optical systems, power consumption is reduced and operativity by the user is improved. The image-capturing device has an optical system having a relatively wide angle of view, and an optical system having a relatively nar... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7444074 | Autofocus lens apparatus and camera system with the same An autofocus lens apparatus is disclosed which is capable of changing a focus target area in position and size without degrading the operability of manual focusing when taking images with an autofocus function. The autofocus lens apparatus comprises an operating mem... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7403705 | Camera device having automatic focusing function A camera device is provided which has an optical system including a focus lens, focus control for focusing the optical system on a subject by driving the focus lens, and display control for causing a display to display numerals indicating a first distance of a close... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7315323 | Digital camera using an indicating device to indicate a plurality of functions Operation situations of a plurality of functions of the camera can be checked from a front of the camera without adding any new hardware. A self-timer LED which is previously provided on a front of the camera is also used as an indicating device which indicates oper... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7295239 | User interface illumination system A user interface illumination system provides a user with information regarding the operation of a digital camera. The system may provide a user interface for informing the user of the ability to select a particular function to be performed on the camera. The user i... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7263166 | Remote control handswitch and operating method thereof for portable X-ray units The present invention relates to a remote control handswitch for a portable X-ray unit. The remote control handswitch for a portable X-ray unit comprises a two-step switch formed of a standby button and an execution button, and a handswitch housing having the two-st... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7231069 | Multiple view angles camera, automatic photographing apparatus, and iris recognition method A multiple view angles camera used for an automatic photographing apparatus includes a narrow view angle lens, a cylinder lens, and an image sensor. One image sensor is used, and a wide view angle image and a narrow view angle image are projected on the image sensor... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7215373 | Object distance display apparatus to display an object distance based on measured object distance data The object distance display apparatus displays object distances according to actually measured object distance data entered in advance, matched with focusing lens positions acquired from a television lens device, and enables, when the apparatus is connected to the t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7190389 | Stereo camera A stereo camera includes a pair of photographing optical systems arranged in a common plane so that a common photographing coverage occurs between a pair of photographing areas taken by the pair of photographing optical systems, an object distance measuring device, ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174095 | Optical apparatus for observing object According to the present invention, an optical apparatus is provided that comprises a recording medium, a distance-detecting sensor, an illustrated-guide selector, and an image-indicating device. The recording medium stores illustrated-guide data for a plurality of ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7149422 | 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 camera can inclu... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7088855 | Method and system for removal of red eye effects A method of performing red eye correction in an image including storing a high resolution image on a server computer, transmitting a low resolution image derived from the high resolution image, from the server computer to a client computer, displaying the low resolu... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7043155 | Control apparatus for optical apparatus A control apparatus is disclosed, which can check an operation history of an optical apparatus and can allow a user to perform optical apparatus maintenance appropriately timed according to the operation history. The control apparatus includes a history generating s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6977631 | Optical scanning system with variable focus lens Apparent distance of a pixel within an optical field of view is determined. Incoming light is scanned along a raster pattern to direct light for a select pixel onto a light distance detector. The distance is sampled for each pixel or for a group of pixels. The light... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6960918 | Method and apparatus for control and fault detection of a remote electrical motor The present invention provides a system and method to passively monitor the performance of an electrical circuit designed to drive to a remote electric motor, including faults that occur intermittently. The invention is capable of identifying the location and type o... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6912358 | Camera and lens barrel At a lens group position storage unit, the positions of a focus lens group and a zoom lens group detected at the time of a preset operation are stored. In response to an instruction for a go-home operation, a zoom lens group position comparison unit compares the cur... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6859619 | Autofocus camera having multipoint focus detecting system A multipoint autofocus camera, providing a plurality of focus-measuring points from which a focus-measuring point is selectable, includes a viewfinder which can visually indicate each of the plurality of focus-measuring points on a picture plane by illumination ligh... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6856765 | Camera with light emission function, camera part inspection apparatus, camera adjustment apparatus, and camera part unit A CPU judges whether a current operating state of a camera corresponds to an in-service state of a lens barrel or an in-service state of a self-timer, and performs light emission control over a front display LED or a rear display LED by controlling an LED drive circ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6704506 | Illuminant-equipped camera A movable power switch member mounted on the front face of a camera body is provided with a luminous display unit comprising any number (preferably a plurality) of illuminants, and light emission is so controlled as to realize different forms of displayin... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6493512 | Step zoom lens camera A step zoom lens camera includes a rotatable cam ring, a cam groove formed on the cam ring, including step areas, a linear movement member which is connected to the cam ring, and a cam-guided lens group which is guided by the linear movement member to mov... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6408136 | Zoom camera obscura A portable zoom camera obscura comprising: a telescopic structure including an inner tube and an outer tube positioned concentrically and slidingly movable relative to each other; a cover with a small, centered imaging hole attached to the imaging end of ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6148151 | Control system for an objective of a camera A control system for an objective of the camera, in particular a film camera, includes one or several drive units for automatically positioning at least one lens ring, e.g., for adjusting the focus position, the opening of the iris diaphragm and/or the fo... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6141499 | Camera capable of displaying the level of visual effect A camera is provided with a photographing device for setting various photographing conditions which determine a state of a subject image to be obtained as a picture, the photography device including an exposure device having a Plurality of selectively set... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6081670 | Depth-of-field indicator for a camera An apparatus for controlling a camera to achieve sharp, clear pictures includes a sensor for determining the distance of the camera from a subject and a controller for calculating the camera's depth-of-field, determining whether the subject is within the ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6072955 | Abnormality detecting means for detecting whether abnormal condition has occurred or not when failure factor is applied A failure detection and storage device provided with a failure factor detection unit for detecting generation of a failure factor when the failure factor being capable of causing a failure of a camera is generated, a date-and-time information output unit ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5937213 | Camera having scale imprintable capabilities and method for imprinting the scale A camera, such as a video camera or other electrically recordable camera, has scale imprintable capabilities and a method for imprinting a scale onto memory storage media. The camera and method imprints, optically or electrically, a standard scale on memo... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5923908 | Camera with touch sensitive control A camera having a touch sensitive control with first and second positions spaced apart along a surface of the camera, and a shutter. A processor is connected to the touch sensitive control and the shutter, so that as a user slides a finger from the first ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5822626 | Real image type of finder A viewfinder has an objective optical system and an eyepiece optical system. The viewfinder includes a supporting member which supports at least a part of either the objective optical system or the eyepiece optical system. The viewfinder further includes ... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5819121 | Magnification change-over device for camera A magnification change-over device is arranged to be highly suitable for a camera of the kind having a photo-taking lens and a viewfinder arranged independently of each other. The device includes the photo-taking lens having an image magnification which i... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5748998 | Camera A camera comprising a mode setting portion in which either mode is set out of a first focusing mode and a second focusing mode; a mode switch; detecting means; focusing means; and focusing mode controlling means for performing such a control, after comple... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5721973 | Dual-focus change-over camera The dual-focus change-over camera provides a camera which allows telescope or wide angle photographing with a simple arrangement, and which is inexpensive, small size, and light weighted. The camera comprises a finder change-over member arranged to be mov... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5687404 | Camera A single-lens reflex camera comprises a taking lens having a zooming optical system, a finder whose angle of view is determined according to a focal length of the taking lens, and an operation member which is manually operated. In the single-lens reflex c... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5594517 | Enlargement photographing apparatus An enlargement photographing apparatus of this invention, arranged between photographing lenses and a camera body, comprises a distance changing unit extending and retracting in an optical-axis direction for changing a distance between the photographing l... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5384615 | Ambient depth-of-field simulation exposuring method A method to view sharpness of background or foreground object in a viewfinder of an autofocusing camera without having to change the aperture. The method involves first selecting an appropriate relationship between a simulated depth and a plurality of inp... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5278601 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus includes a driving part for driving an optical member such as a lens or the like to move along its optical axis, a rotary operation member arranged to determine the moving direction of the optical member by the rotating direction of t... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5204715 | Range-finding-direction-changeable-camera A zoom camera being capable of changing a distance measuring direction to measure an object distance, and more particularly a camera which indicates the distance measuring direction overlapped on an object image in a view finder display. An object image i... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5204710 | Camera having zoom lens system A camera having a zoom lens system and detecting means for detecting photographic conditions such as distance to an object, a photographic magnification and like. Differentiation between a focal length range enabling a power zoom operation and a focal len... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5164860 | Electrically driven zoom lens barrel An electrically driven zoom lens barrel is provided with an indicating plate for indicating whether a zooming operation is being carried out in an electric mode or a manual mode. The indicating plate is provided separately from a zooming operation ring, w... | 11/17/1992 |
