Camera

• US 20070126910A1
• Filed: 12/07/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Misawa, Atsushi
• Granted Patent: US 8,077,244 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders

Abstract

A camera, comprising: a camera main body; a first monitor which is openable and closable on the camera main body; and a second monitor which is openable and closable on the camera main body; wherein the first monitor and the second monitor are configured so that the second monitor is closed when the first monitor is opened, and the first monitor is closed when the second monitor is opened.

Claims

1. A camera, comprising:

a camera main body;

a first monitor which is openable and closable on the camera main body; and

a second monitor which is openable and closable on the camera main body;

wherein the first monitor and the second monitor are configured so that the second monitor is closed when the first monitor is opened, and the first monitor is closed when the second monitor is opened.

2. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the first monitor is an image playback monitor, while the second monitor is a finder monitor.

3. The camera according to claim 1, wherein

the first monitor is configured to be roughly the same size as a rear face of the camera main body when the first monitor is opened, and

the second monitor is configured to be smaller than the first monitor.

4. The camera according to claim 2, wherein

the first monitor is configured to be roughly the same size as a rear face of the camera main body when the first monitor is opened, and

the second monitor is configured to be smaller than the first monitor.

5. A camera comprising:

a camera main body;

a folding section provided on the camera main body so as to be foldable;

a first monitor provided on the folding section; and

a second monitor provided on the folding section.

6. The camera according to claim 5, wherein the first monitor and the second monitor are provided on the folding section at positions which enable the first monitor to be exposed when the folding section is unfolded and the second monitor to be exposed when the folding section is folded.

7. The camera according to claim 5, wherein the camera mode is switched to an image playback mode when the folding section is unfolded and image playback is performed on the first monitor, and

the camera mode is switched to a photographing mode when the folding section is folded and a subject image is displayed on the second monitor.

8. The camera according to claim 6, wherein the camera mode is switched to an image playback mode when the folding section is unfolded and image playback is performed on the first monitor, and

the camera mode is switched to a photographing mode when the folding section is folded and a subject image is displayed on the second monitor.

9. The camera according to claim 5, wherein the first monitor is configured to be roughly the same size as a rear face of the camera main body when the folding section is unfolded, and

the second monitor is configured to be smaller than the first monitor.

10. The camera according to claim 6, wherein the first monitor is configured to be roughly the same size as a rear face of the camera main body when the folding section is unfolded, and

the second monitor is configured to be smaller than the first monitor.

11. The camera according to claim 7, wherein the first monitor is configured to be roughly the same size as a rear face of the camera main body when the folding section is unfolded, and

the second monitor is configured to be smaller than the first monitor.

12. The camera according to claim 8, wherein the first monitor is configured to be roughly the same size as a rear face of the camera main body when the folding section is unfolded, and

the second monitor is configured to be smaller than the first monitor.

13. The camera according to claim 5, wherein operation devices related to photographing are provided at a portion of the camera main body which is exposed when the folding section is folded.

14. The camera according to claim 6, wherein operation devices related to photographing are provided at a portion of the camera main body which is exposed when the folding section is folded.

15. The camera according to claim 7, wherein operation devices related to photographing are provided at a portion of the camera main body which is exposed when the folding section is folded.

16. The camera according to claim 8, wherein operation devices related to photographing are provided at a portion of the camera main body which is exposed when the folding section is folded.

17. The camera according to claim 9, wherein operation devices related to photographing are provided at a portion of the camera main body which is exposed when the folding section is folded.

18. The camera according to claim 10, wherein operation devices related to photographing are provided at a portion of the camera main body which is exposed when the folding section is folded.

19. The camera according to claim 11, wherein operation devices related to photographing are provided at a portion of the camera main body which is exposed when the folding section is folded.

20. The camera according to claim 12, wherein operation devices related to photographing are provided at a portion of the camera main body which is exposed when the folding section is folded.