Photography – With viewfinder – Selective or adjustable viewing position
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-08
2011-03-08
Laballe, Clayton E (Department: 2862)
Photography
With viewfinder
Selective or adjustable viewing position
C396S176000, C348S333060
Reexamination Certificate
active
07903964
ABSTRACT:
An imaging apparatus has a grip portion, a camera portion, and a monitor portion for displaying an image captured by the camera portion. The camera portion has an imaging optical system and an imaging device for capturing the image of a subject guided by the imaging optical system. The grip portion has a grip casing resembling a flat plate. The casing has a width greater than its thickness and a length greater than the width. The camera portion is connected to a longitudinal end of the grip casing rotatably about a first axis extending along the width. The monitor portion is connected to the camera portion so as to be rotatable together with the camera portion about the first axis and is connected rotatably about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The imaging optical system of the camera portion has an optical axis located on the first axis.
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K&L Gates LLP
LaBalle Clayton E
Rhodes Leon W
Sony Corporation
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