DUAL CAMERA APPARATUS

• US 20090091651A1
• Filed: 10/02/2008
• Published: 04/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eyal Artsiely
• Original Assignee: Eyal Artsiely
• Inventors: Artsiely, Eyal
• Granted Patent: US 8,279,327 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/340
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/663 for controlling interchangeable camera parts based on electronic image sensor signals

Abstract

Camera apparatus with dual lenses that allows quickly switching between lenses in a single camera.

Claims

1. Camera apparatus comprising:

a lens carrier comprising a plurality of lens mounting bases, said lens carrier being pivoted with respect to a camera body;

a common image sensor for focusing thereon an image formed by a lens mounted on one of said lens mounting bases; and

a release trigger, which when actuated, enables relative turning movement between said lens carrier and said camera body so as to bring one of said lens mounting bases into alignment with said common image sensor for focusing the image thereon.

2. The camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said lens mounting bases comprises an eye-viewer for viewing a scene to be photographed.

3. The camera apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a common eye-viewer for said lens mounting bases for viewing scenes to be photographed via any of said lens mounting bases.

4. The camera apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a common display for displaying scenes to be photographed via any of said lens mounting bases.

5. The camera apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a lens mounted on one of said lens mounting bases.

6. The camera apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising one or more release buttons that enable attaching and detaching lenses to said lens mounting bases.

7. The camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said common image sensor comprises film.

8. The camera apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said common image sensor comprises a memory device.