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7616887 Video camera monitor shield  
A video camera monitor shield for use with a video camera which has a hood for covering the LCD monitor of a video camera, a base member with an upward extending rod at its front to which the hood...
7609963 Apparatus to produce spectrums  
A method of placing a grating material at an optimum distance from a sensor that will produce a reference spectrum on that sensor. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a device with...
7570885 Imaging device having a rotatable optical element  
An imaging device includes an imaging optical system including an image pickup device; a rotatable optical element which is positioned in the imaging optical system, and is rotated on a rotation...
7564498 Camera with positioning device used to capture magnified and demagnified images  
To provide a camera that is suited to shoot both a demagnified image and a magnified image. The camera includes a housing body 11 containing a CCD 15 , and a lens barrel 12 . An abutted member ...
7561786 Methods and systems for automatic identification of device accessories, and devices configured to automatically identify attached accessories  
A camera includes an image transducer mounted within a housing and configured to convert an image focused on the image transducer into a digital image signal, and a control unit coupled to the...
7542671 Omni directional photographing device  
Provided is a specific configuration of an omnidirectional photographing device which includes one camera module equipped with a lens for directly taking a 360-degree annular image. More...
7529479 Camera viewer device  
A camera viewer device including an assembling sheet member developed and changed in shape between a box-shaped angle finder and a direct viewing finder. The sheet member includes first and second...
7510340 Optical adaptor system and method  
System and method for modifying an optical assembly with another image modifying device by using an adapter assembly to connect or couple three image modifying devices together. The adapter...
7500796 Accessory for a camera body and a camera body with detection and initiation of the status of attached accessories  
The invention relates to a camera body (CB) for still photography that comprises attachment facilities for a number of different accessories (ACC), which camera body further comprises a control...
7486887 Protective device for camera view finder  
A protective device to protect a camera view finder and one kind of LCD protective device, which consists of a frame and a light screen installed on a frame. The frame is a separate structure. A...
7486887 Protective device for camera view finder  
A protective device to protect a camera view finder and one kind of LCD protective device, which consists of a frame and a light screen installed on a frame. The frame is a separate structure. A...
7460777 Covert wide-angle camera adapter  
A reflective tube centered on a lens of a camera is used in covert wide-angle photography in which and at least one reflected annular image is rotated by 180° to register it with the open-hole...
7426342 Digital still camera module with light optimization mechanism  
A lens module includes a barrel ( 40 ), a plurality of lenses ( 42 ), and a light guide plate ( 60 ). The barrel is covered at one end thereof with a transparent board ( 50 ). The lenses are...
7391966 Selective focus system for use in photography  
An optical system is provided for allowing regional focus control. The system uses a variable power optical component system as two optical shear plates that can be laterally displaced with respect...
7386230 Wide-angle shooting apparatus and optical device  
A wide-angle shooting apparatus includes a convex surface structure which reflects light from outside, a concave surface structure having a first polarizing device which permits the light from...
7330213 Camera for shooting demagnified and magnified images  
A camera for shooting both a demagnified image and a magnifed image. In an embodiment, the camera includes a housing body containing a CCD, and a lens barrel. An abutted member having an objective...
7289726 Device for photographing provided with flash unit  
A lens-fitted photo film unit includes an electronic flash unit. A flash readiness indicator is secured to a housing, for illuminating to signal readiness of the flash unit upon charging. An...
7280735 Combined optical fiber wheel, beamsplitter, switch, and logic gate  
A machine that can pass, reflect, filter, or block light along multiple paths. The specific portions of light that can be passed, reflected, blocked, or filtered, are controlled by an optical...
7227706 Image-taking lens apparatus  
An image-taking lens apparatus has an image sensor for converting an optical image of a subject into an electrical signal and an image-taking lens system for forming the optical image on the image...
7198417 Integral lens attachment, sunshade and camera lens cover  
A camera lens attachment ( 5 ) having an attaching member ( 90 ), additional lens ( 49 ), a lens cover ( 10 ) doubling as a sunshade, and additional shading components ( 12 ) all in an integral...
7194200 Camera attachment for compressing pliant objects during photography thereof  
A camera attachment is configured, adapted and/or operative to compress a pliant object or subject for allowing photographing of the object therethrough by the camera to which the camera attachment...
7092628 Photography systems and methods utilizing filter-encoded images  
In a photography method, a film image is scanned and digitized to provide a digital image. An identifier associated with the film image is read. The identifier points to a group of filter effects....
7037007 Lens hood, and imaging device  
A lens hood with lens covers that need not be attached to and detached from a lens unit and are easily openable and closable relative to each other. The lens hood includes a hood body attached to...
7037005 Pan and tilt apparatus using achromatic prisms  
An apparatus for providing pan and tilt capability to a stationary imaging device comprises a first achromatic prism doublet positioned on a first axis, a second achromatic prism doublet positioned...
6980368 Optical adapter and lens-fitted photo film unit  
An optical adapter comprises an adapter body and a lens member. The lens member is a cylindrical lens having one or more curved surfaces, and has a function to extend an optical image in a...
6967790 Detachable zoom lens assembly  
A detachable zoom lens assembly includes a holder base, which has an insertion slot in the periphery and a light path through the two ends, a coupling structure for coupling the holder base to a...
6961519 Self-timered device for activating a camera shutter release mechanism  
A timer mechanism including a base piece, a top piece, a rod, and a spiral spring. The base piece includes an inner hub forming a threaded surface and a central passage. The top piece includes an...
6937819 Optical viewing system and adaptor therefor  
An optical viewing system includes first, second and third image modifying devices together with an adaptor assembly for connecting the image modifying devices together. The adaptor assembly has...
6854902 Flash bracket with shutter-synchronized spotlight  
A portable lighting system for performing photography in poor light situations. The lighting system is composed of a rigid frame consisting of a base portion ( 124 A) for mounting a camera ( 36 )...
6839512 Camera device having posterior filter  
The present invention is directed to a camera device having a posterior filter which is of compact design and facilitates attachment and detachment of optical elements such as a posterior filter....
6839511 Camera system, camera, accessory device and method for judging and controlling an accessory device  
In a camera system according to the invention, a camera body and an interchangeable lens have respective identification data tables that are congruous with each other. As an appropriate data...
6826366 Lock device for accessory-grip  
A lock device is provided for locking an accessory-grip to a camera body. A lock lever is movably supported by a housing. The lock lever is moved and can be stopped at a lock position, a partial...
6816673 Lens-fitted photo film unit with optical adapter  
A lens-fitted photo film unit includes a main body pre-loaded with photo film. A taking lens is incorporated in the main body. A front cover covers a front of the main body, has a lens opening...
6798985 Camera system including a camera mounting apparatus for obtaining close-up photographs  
A sterile, disposable camera system which is always sterilized for use and avoids the need to sterilize the camera or camera mounting system for re-usage includes a sterile camera unit which is...
6738575 Lens information display apparatus  
The lens information display apparatus is provided that allows the cameraman to check required lens information while looking at a viewfinder. A transmissive LCD panel is mounted in front of a...
6738574 Camera system and accessory device  
In a camera system according to the invention, a camera body and an interchangeable lens have respective identification data tables that are congruous with each other. As an appropriate data...
6735388 Camera having transverse optical encoder  
A camera has a body having an exposure frame surrounding an exposure opening. The exposure frame has a window. A mask core is mounted in the body. The mask core has an axis of rotation extending...
6711347 Slide copper system  
Sunlight is reflected from the white surfaces of a diffuser chamber through a photographic slide in order to permit its being copied by a camera. The quality of color rendition is excellent, and...
6687460 Focusing hood for use on a digital camera  
A telescopically extendible focusing hood which improves the viewing of the LCD screen of a digital camera in bright surrounding light. The focusing hood can be fixed to the rear wall of the...
6621986 Optical lens arrangement  
An optical lens arrangement for a rangefinder system in a photographic camera with a fixed viewfinder magnification SK and a fixed measuring base MB is configured to be coupled with a rangefinder...
6616347 Camera with rotating optical displacement unit  
Ranges of objects are determined using a camera equipped with a rotating optical axis displacement unit (ODU). The ODU receives light about an offset line of sight, and displaces it to a...
6614999 Detachable flash device for camera  
A dimming plate for dimming light from an internal flash device of a camera, is disposed on the external flash device of the present invention which is mounted for use on a mounting seat of the...
6597873 Lens hood  
A lens hood based on modular structure having at least one adapter module and at least one hood module, where each of the adapter modules is continuously fastened to each of lenses, each of the...
6574441 System for adding sound to pictures  
A sound recording system is used in conjunction with a conventional camera (C) that by itself cannot record sounds. A sound recorder ( 100 ) has a mounting device ( 120, 190 ), a microphone ( 110...
6450709 Interchangeable film back type camera  
In a film back adapted to be interchangeably mounted on a camera body, a light-shielding curtain member is installed to cover an aperture. The curtain member is moved by an operating member between...
6400906 Adaptive paint matching system and method  
An improved process of matching the color of a paint to the pre-existing color of a vehicle is provided. The process includes the steps of exposing a photo-reactive film to the surface of the...
6389238 Lens barrel  
A lens barrel includes an outer barrel including a lens-hood mount portion at the front end of the outer barrel, a lens hood being detachably attached to the lens-hood mount portion; an inner...
6389237 Camera for composite photography  
A camera for composite photography for easily composing an object image of a picture on a pre-developed background image by using a composite film having an exposed portion of a pre-developed...
6381024 Optical probe for use with a digital camera for measuring focal depth  
An optical probe apparatus for determining a position of an image sensor in a digital camera relative to a reference surface on the digital camera. The optical probe assembly includes a probe...
6351617 Method and apparatus for forming single-exposure synthesized images  
A method and apparatus for forming a single-exposure synthesized image on film is provided where an instantaneous image is combined with an image from a prepared picture on film. The preparation...
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