UNIVERSAL DUAL CAMERA ADAPTER
First Claim
1. An adapter system for mounting a video camera and a digital camera on an optical observation device, said adapter comprising:
- a main body including a housing and an internal beam splitter oriented to receive light along an axial input image path and to reflect a portion of the light so as to form a first optical path and a second optical path,an optical device mount on the main body housing, the optical device mount being configured to attach to an optical port of the optical observation device such that, when attached, light enters the main body housing along the input image path through the optical device mount;
a video camera mount on the main body housing, the video camera mount being configured to attach to the video camera such that, when attached, the video camera is optically coupled to the first optical path; and
a digital camera mount on the main body housing, the digital camera mount being configured to attach to the digital camera such that, when attached, the digital camera is optically coupled with the second optical path,wherein, when attached, the video camera and digital camera are optically coupled with the first and second optical paths so as to allow for simultaneous video imaging with the video camera and digital imaging with the digital camera of an image from the optical observation device.
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Abstract
A universal adapter system having a video camera mount and a digital camera mount for attaching a video camera and a digital camera to a single port of an optical observation device, such as a standard microscope, that allows for simultaneous video and digital camera imaging. An example digital camera mount includes a C-clamp attachment for attaching a standard, off-the-shelf digital camera and a sleeve attached to the adapter housing that allows use of an extendable zoom lens of the digital camera. The adapter may provide increased capabilities by use of a rotatable portion to allow positioning of the digital camera relative to the optical observation device, a parfocal zoom lens for simultaneous zoom adjustment of video and digital cameras, an auxiliary zoom lens, a fine focus adjustment for adjusting the video image independent of the digital image, a smartphone adapter, a Toric reticule and a light filter.
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50 Claims
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1. An adapter system for mounting a video camera and a digital camera on an optical observation device, said adapter comprising:
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a main body including a housing and an internal beam splitter oriented to receive light along an axial input image path and to reflect a portion of the light so as to form a first optical path and a second optical path, an optical device mount on the main body housing, the optical device mount being configured to attach to an optical port of the optical observation device such that, when attached, light enters the main body housing along the input image path through the optical device mount; a video camera mount on the main body housing, the video camera mount being configured to attach to the video camera such that, when attached, the video camera is optically coupled to the first optical path; and a digital camera mount on the main body housing, the digital camera mount being configured to attach to the digital camera such that, when attached, the digital camera is optically coupled with the second optical path, wherein, when attached, the video camera and digital camera are optically coupled with the first and second optical paths so as to allow for simultaneous video imaging with the video camera and digital imaging with the digital camera of an image from the optical observation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 45)
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8. The adapter system 7, wherein the plurality of lenses of differing fixed focal lengths include fixed focal lengths lenses of F55, F65, F85, F107 and F135, respectively.
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41. A method of imaging with an optical observation device, said method comprising:
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directing a beam of light from a single beam splitter port of the optical observation device through an input aperture of an adapter; splitting the beam of light into a first and a second optical path to a video camera and a digital camera attached to the adapter; video imaging the first optical path with a video camera attached to the adapter and simultaneously digitally imaging the second optical path with a digital camera attached to the adapter. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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