Imaging apparatus

Details Imaging apparatus Imaging apparatus

2007-10-22

2010-06-08

Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2862)

Photography

With viewfinder

With reflector

C396S385000, C396S271000, C348S333090, C348S333080, C348S341000, C348S344000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07734170

ABSTRACT:
There is provided an imaging apparatus having a viewfinder optical system; a first image sensor; a photometric sensor; and optical path changing means. The viewfinder optical system has a first reflective surface that reflects a monitoring luminous flux, and the first reflective surface changes a reflection angle of the monitoring luminous flux. A change in a reflection angle of the first reflective surface causes a course of the monitoring luminous flux to be switched between a first optical path and a second optical path. In a case of second optical path, a travel direction is changed with the optical path changing means placed on the second optical path, causing a photometric processing to be performed using the first image sensor, while in a case of the first optical path, the photometric processing is performed using the photometric sensor.

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