Video camera having rotatable viewfinder
Patent 4959729 Issued on September 25, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 25, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 25, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesTelevision camera apparatus Video camera Video camera apparatus Adaptor for T.V. camera Portable video camera with image pick-up device Tilting viewfinder and video door accessory for motion-picture camera Video camera having grip constituted by battery Patent #: 4772902 InventorsApplicationNo. 275889 filed on 11/25/1988US Classes:348/375, For specified accessory348/341, Optical viewfinder348/369, Changing viewing angle via optics348/376, Portable or hand-held386/118Housing or mountingExaminersPrimary: McElheny, Donald Jr.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH04N 005/76H04N 005/225 Foreign Application Priority Data1987-11-25 JPAbstractA portable video camera of the type having a taking lens and an electronic video imaging device comprises a camera body incorporating the electronic video imaging device therein, a handgrip turnably mounted on one side wall of the camera body, and a view finder, electronic or optical, structurally integral with the handgrip for viewing an image of a subject therethrough. Being changeable in position according to camera angles, the action finder can be brought into alignment with an eye of the operator in any shooting angle.Field of SearchMISCELLANEOUS | |
