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June 6, 2016. 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 ReferencesVideo cover and viewfinder accessory for a still camera Camera having improved positioning of a variable aperture Camera having a display for predicted images Camera having an electronic viewfinder for displaying an object image under different photographic conditions Camera which sets an internal aperture value in accordance with a converted photographic lens aperture value Television camera using two image pickup devices with different sensitivity Patent #: 5589880 Inventors
AssigneeApplicationNo. 659690 filed on 06/06/1996US Classes:396/246, Shutter speed function only348/64, Combined electronic sensing and photographic film cameras348/296, Electronic shuttering348/333.02, With display of additional information348/333.06, Movable or rotatable unit348/340, With optics peculiar to solid-state sensor348/363, Automatic control of iris, stop, or diaphragm396/257, Diaphragm function only396/374, Electronic396/429CAMERA COMBINED WITH OR CONVERTIBLE TO DIVERSE ART DEVICEExaminersPrimary: Perkey, W. B.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesG03B 007/00G03B 013/02 H04N 005/232 Foreign Application Priority Data1995-06-08 JPAbstractA 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 diaphragm. The taking lens unit has an aperture diaphragm. Said two aperture diaphragms are correlatively controlled by a controller incorporated in the camera.Other References
Field of SearchWith digital counterShutter speed function only Servo motor type Using stepping motor Diaphragm function only Nonmechanical visual display Having display in viewfinder Electronic CAMERA COMBINED WITH OR CONVERTIBLE TO DIVERSE ART DEVICE Electronic shuttering Accumulation or integration time responsive to light or signal intensity Combined electronic sensing and photographic film cameras With optics peculiar to solid-state sensor Automatic control of iris, stop, or diaphragm | |
