Image switching apparatus for electronic camera
First Claim
1. An image switching apparatus for an electronic camera comprising a lens, an image sensor and a viewfinder, comprising:
- a housing disposed between the lens and the image sensor, wherein the lens is opposite the image sensor and the viewfinder is above the housing;
an optical assembly rotatably and movably disposed in the housing and comprising a beam splitter and an optical compensator, wherein the beam splitter is connected to the optical compensator at a predetermined included angle; and
a reciprocating driving device coupled to the optical assembly to rotate and move the optical assembly between a first position and a second position, wherein the beam splitter simultaneously faces the lens and viewfinder and tilts to the viewfinder at an included angle of 45°
when the optical assembly is in the first position, and the optical compensator simultaneously faces the lens and image sensor and is parallel to the image sensor when the optical assembly is in the second position.
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Abstract
An image switching apparatus for an electronic camera. The electronic camera has a lens, an image sensor and a viewfinder. The image switching apparatus includes a housing, an optical assembly and a reciprocating driving device. The housing is disposed between the lens and the image sensor. The lens is opposite the image sensor and the viewfinder is above the housing. The optical assembly is rotatably and movably disposed in the housing and has a beam splitter and an optical compensator. The beam splitter is connected to the optical compensator at a predetermined included angle. The reciprocating driving device is coupled to the optical assembly to rotate and move the optical assembly between a first position and a second position.
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1. An image switching apparatus for an electronic camera comprising a lens, an image sensor and a viewfinder, comprising:
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a housing disposed between the lens and the image sensor, wherein the lens is opposite the image sensor and the viewfinder is above the housing;
an optical assembly rotatably and movably disposed in the housing and comprising a beam splitter and an optical compensator, wherein the beam splitter is connected to the optical compensator at a predetermined included angle; and
a reciprocating driving device coupled to the optical assembly to rotate and move the optical assembly between a first position and a second position, wherein the beam splitter simultaneously faces the lens and viewfinder and tilts to the viewfinder at an included angle of 45°
when the optical assembly is in the first position, and the optical compensator simultaneously faces the lens and image sensor and is parallel to the image sensor when the optical assembly is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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