Image pickup apparatus including an optical finder and an...

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2011-03-15

2011-03-15

Villecco, John M (Department: 2622)

Television

Camera, system and detail

With electronic viewfinder or display monitor

C348S341000, C348S344000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07907201

ABSTRACT:
An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit for generating an image signal from an optical subject image, a display having a display mode and a non-display mode, an electronic finder for displaying a preview image on the display, an optical finder for leading the subject image to a finder window, an eye proximity detecting unit for detecting proximity of the eye to the finder window, a shutter having a light-blocking mode and a non-light-blocking mode, a first control unit for switching the display to the non-display mode and switching the shutter to the non-light-blocking mode to lead the subject image to the finder window when the eye proximity detecting unit detects proximity of the eye, and a second control unit for switching the shutter to the light-blocking mode and the display to the display mode to display the preview image when proximity of the eye is not detected.

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