CAMERA, AN IMAGE INPUTTING APPARATUS, A PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, AND A METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING THE CAMERA CONFIGURATION
First Claim
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup portion comprising a lens system, the image pickup portion configured to pick up an optical image of an object;
a grip portion configured for a photographer to grip the image pickup apparatus when the photographer is taking an image; and
a connection portion comprising a mechanism configured to connect the image pickup portion and the grip portion such that the image pickup portion and the grip portion are coaxial or are formed at an angular position with respect to each other, wherein the lens system is provided in a first phase of the image pickup portion and a display portion is provided in a second phase different from the first phase to display a status of the image pickup apparatus.
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Abstract
A camera has a camera body formed in a longitudinal rectangular shape, and in the intermediate portion of the camera body, a flexion/transformation mechanism dividing the camera body into an image photographing section including a lens system for capturing an optical image of a subject and a gripping section for a photographer to grip the camera body at the time of photographing is provided. The flexion/transformation mechanism is configured so as to dispose the image photographing section and the gripping section on a same straight line such that the camera body is formed in the longitudinal rectangular shape in a first state, and to dispose the gripping section angled relative to said image photographing section in a second state.
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13 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup portion comprising a lens system, the image pickup portion configured to pick up an optical image of an object;
a grip portion configured for a photographer to grip the image pickup apparatus when the photographer is taking an image; and
a connection portion comprising a mechanism configured to connect the image pickup portion and the grip portion such that the image pickup portion and the grip portion are coaxial or are formed at an angular position with respect to each other, wherein the lens system is provided in a first phase of the image pickup portion and a display portion is provided in a second phase different from the first phase to display a status of the image pickup apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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