Camcorder integrally incorporating a still camera

Details Camcorder integrally incorporating a still camera Camcorder integrally incorporating a still camera

1996-04-26

1999-11-23

Gerber, Wendy

Television

Special applications

Combined electronic sensing and photographic film cameras

H04N 5225

Patent

active

059909374

ABSTRACT:
A camcorder integrally incorporating a still camera and using an automatic focusing device of the still camera or the camcorder is provided. A still camera main body and an optical viewfinder of the still camera are installed at the right front side of the main body of a camcorder, and a still camera lens, an infrared emitting element for measuring distance, an infrared receiving element for measuring distance, a flash and the like are installed at the main body of the still camera. Therefore, when a focus of an object is difficult to control, e.g., when the object is in the dark or when there is no contrast between the object and the background, the focusing direction of the camcorder lens is moved using the data of distance measured by a distance measuring device adopting an infrared mode installed in the still camera, so that a picture photographed by an instant camera function or a frash recording function can be stored in the picture memory of the camcorder.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4742369 (1988-05-01), Ishii
patent: 4788565 (1988-11-01), Masuda
patent: 4829383 (1989-05-01), Harase
patent: 4829384 (1989-05-01), Iida
patent: 4862280 (1989-08-01), Iida
patent: 4924247 (1990-05-01), Suzuki et al.
patent: 4937673 (1990-06-01), Saito
patent: 4949117 (1990-08-01), Van Heyningen
patent: 4978983 (1990-12-01), StAlfors
patent: 5150215 (1992-09-01), Shi
patent: 5680648 (1997-10-01), Nonaka
patent: 5710954 (1998-01-01), Inoue

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Camcorder integrally incorporating a still camera does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Camcorder integrally incorporating a still camera, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Camcorder integrally incorporating a still camera will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1227453