Apparatus for registering a scene, especially for its reproduction on the screen of a video monitor
First Claim
1. Apparatus for viewing a scene, especially for its reproduction on a view-screen of a video monitor, comprising:
- a housing, a lens mounted on the housing for projecting an image of the scene on a focal plane, a video pickup disposed in the housing, situated in the focal plane and being of a bidimensional configuration for converting the brightness and, if desired, the hue of individual points of a portion of the image into electrical signals, the video pickup being smaller than the image and being mounted for rotation around an axis and for displacement over the entire image for viewing, studying and in some cases following of a selected subject within the scene, and a driving mechanism for shifting the video pickup in the focal plane, said driving mechanism containing drives acting in different directions and an additional drive for rotating the video pickup around said axis.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus for viewing a scene, especially for the reproduction thereon on the screen of a video monitor. This apparatus contains as usual a lens for projecting an image of the scene on a focal plane, and a video pickup lying in this focal plane for converting the brightness, and if necessary the hue, of individual points of the picture into electrical signals. To view a section of the scene or for recording, viewing and, in some cases, following a selected subject within the scene the video pickup is mounted in accordance with the invention for displacement in the focal plane over the entire image and is smaller than the image projected in the focal plane. The video pickup is furthermore coupled with a drive mechanism which contains drives acting in different directions. Another drive can serve to rotate the video pickup.
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1. Apparatus for viewing a scene, especially for its reproduction on a view-screen of a video monitor, comprising:
- a housing, a lens mounted on the housing for projecting an image of the scene on a focal plane, a video pickup disposed in the housing, situated in the focal plane and being of a bidimensional configuration for converting the brightness and, if desired, the hue of individual points of a portion of the image into electrical signals, the video pickup being smaller than the image and being mounted for rotation around an axis and for displacement over the entire image for viewing, studying and in some cases following of a selected subject within the scene, and a driving mechanism for shifting the video pickup in the focal plane, said driving mechanism containing drives acting in different directions and an additional drive for rotating the video pickup around said axis.
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