VERSATILE LIGHTING APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED KIT
First Claim
1. An illumination system for lighting a subject for film, photography or video, the illumination system comprising:
- portable frame, said portable frame adapted for mounting to a camera;
a plurality of semiconductor light elements disposed on the portable frame so as to provide continuous illumination for the subject; and
an integrated dimmer, said dimmer allowing manual adjustment of an illumination intensity of said semiconductor light elements.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus comprises a light panel having a panel frame, and a plurality of LEDs or other light elements secured to the panel frame. A self-contained battery unit securably attaches to the outside of the panel frame. The light panel may have a dimmer switch, and may also be capable of receiving power from a source other than the self-contained battery unit. The lighting apparatus can be mounted to a camera or a stand through adapters. Diffusion lenses or color gels can be integrated with or detachable from the light panel. The lighting apparatus may conveniently be provided in the form of a kit, with one or more of a light panel, self-contained battery unit, compact stand, connecting cable(s), adapter(s), lenses or color gels, and so on, provided in a single package.
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35 Claims
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1. An illumination system for lighting a subject for film, photography or video, the illumination system comprising:
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portable frame, said portable frame adapted for mounting to a camera;
a plurality of semiconductor light elements disposed on the portable frame so as to provide continuous illumination for the subject; and
an integrated dimmer, said dimmer allowing manual adjustment of an illumination intensity of said semiconductor light elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wide area, camera-mounted illumination system for lighting a subject for film, photography or video, the illumination system comprising:
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a portable frame adapted for mounting to a camera apparatus;
a plurality of semiconductor light elements disposed on the portable frame so as to provide continuous, wide area, forward-projected illumination for the subject;
a power receptor for receiving electrical power from a DC power source; and
an adjustable dimmer, said adjustable dimmer configured to allow selection of an illumination intensity of said semiconductor light elements. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A wide area, camera-mounted digitally controlled illumination system for lighting a subject for film or video, the illumination system comprising:
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portable frame adapted for mounting to a camera apparatus;
a plurality of semiconductor light elements disposed on the portable frame so as to provide continuous wide-area illumination for the subject;
an adjustable dimmer, said adjustable dimmer configured to allow selection of a desired illumination level for said semiconductor light elements; and
an integrated digital processor responsive to said adjustable dimmer for controlling an intensity of said semiconductor light elements in response to the selected illumination level.
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Specification