Patent ReferencesElectronic photographic camera Video camera apparatus Hand-held TV camera Interlocked television camera and electronic viewfinder combination Video camera having rotatable viewfinder Video camera apparatus with grip axis and viewfinder optical axis in parallel relation Stand-by power supply Monitor mounting fixture Patent #: 5119203 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 164993 filed on 12/10/1993US Classes:348/376, Portable or hand-held348/211.2, Wireless348/333.07, Detachable348/372Power supplyExaminersPrimary: Groody, James J.Assistant: Metjahic, Safet Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesH04N 005/225H04N 005/232 Foreign Application Priority Data1989-03-30 JPAbstractA camera-integrated video recorder in which a camera portion and a recorder portion are disposed in a single casing is arranged in such a manner that a grip portion having a viewfinder and a control portion for controlling the recorder portion is rotatably and detachably fastened to the casing. The grip portion acts as a remote control device for remote-controlling the camera portion and the recorder portion when it has been detached from the casing. The casing has an image transmission circuit for transmitting monitor image information to the viewfinder in the grip portion. | |