Imaging apparatus, imaging method, and waterproof housing
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1. An imaging apparatus, comprising:
- a waterproof housing having operation buttons;
a camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the camera main body having a display unit and operation buttons for performing imaging functions; and
a touch panel for operating the camera main body, the touch panel being disposed on the camera main body in overlapping relationship with the display unit, wherein when imaging is performed with the camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the operation of the operation buttons of the waterproof housing operate corresponding operation buttons of the camera main body.
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Abstract
A photographing apparatus that performs photographing with a camera main body accommodated in a waterproof housing includes a touch panel disposed in overlapping relationship with a display unit of the camera main body. The camera main body is operated by the touch panel, and, when photographing is performed with the camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the operation of operation buttons of the waterproof housing operate corresponding operation buttons of the camera main body.
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1. An imaging apparatus, comprising:
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a waterproof housing having operation buttons;
a camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the camera main body having a display unit and operation buttons for performing imaging functions; and
a touch panel for operating the camera main body, the touch panel being disposed on the camera main body in overlapping relationship with the display unit, wherein when imaging is performed with the camera main body accommodated in the waterproof housing, the operation of the operation buttons of the waterproof housing operate corresponding operation buttons of the camera main body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of performing imaging when a camera main body is accommodated in a waterproof housing, the method comprising:
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providing the camera main body with a touch panel in overlapping relationship with a display unit of the camera main body so that the camera main body is operated by the touch panel;
interlocking the operation of operation buttons of the camera main body with the operation of operation buttons provided in the waterproof housing; and
operating the operation buttons of the waterproof housing to perform imaging by the camera main body. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A waterproof housing in which a camera main body is accommodated, such that imaging is performed while maintaining the camera main body in a waterproof state, the waterproof housing comprising:
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operation buttons that correspond to operation buttons of the camera main body, wherein when a mode of the camera main body is switched to a housing mode, the operation buttons of the camera main body are operated through the operation buttons of the waterproof housing to perform imaging.
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