Liquid crystal viewfinder
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1. An electronic viewfinder for reproducing an image representative of video signals captured by a video camera used by a viewer, the viewfinder comprising:
- a liquid crystal assembly which includes liquid crystal display panel means responsive to said video signals for reproducing the image, said liquid crystal display panel means having a front surface and a rear surface;
housing means for enclosing the liquid crystal display panel means;
artificial illuminating means located within the housing means and directly behind the rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel means, relative to the viewer, for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel means;
first diffusing means located between the liquid crystal display panel means and artificial illuminating means for controlling the illumination provided by the illuminating means so as to uniformly irradiate the surface of the liquid crystal display panel means facing the illuminating means;
circuit means coupled to the video camera and the liquid crystal display panel means and including a main electric circuit assembly, said circuit means for supplying the video signals to the liquid crystal panel display means;
first detachable connector means for detachably coupling the liquid crystal assembly to the main electric circuit assembly; and
second detachable connector means for detachably coupling said artificial illuminating means to said main electric circuit assembly.
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Abstract
An electronic viewfinder for displaying video images captured in an attached electronic camera utilizes a liquid crystal display which can be illuminated from the rear by ambient illumination or by light from an included fluorescent lamp. The liquid crystal display is positioned at a slight angle to the viewer'"'"'s line of sight and light transmitted by the display is diffused thereafter to provide a high quality image.
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1. An electronic viewfinder for reproducing an image representative of video signals captured by a video camera used by a viewer, the viewfinder comprising:
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a liquid crystal assembly which includes liquid crystal display panel means responsive to said video signals for reproducing the image, said liquid crystal display panel means having a front surface and a rear surface; housing means for enclosing the liquid crystal display panel means; artificial illuminating means located within the housing means and directly behind the rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel means, relative to the viewer, for illuminating the liquid crystal display panel means; first diffusing means located between the liquid crystal display panel means and artificial illuminating means for controlling the illumination provided by the illuminating means so as to uniformly irradiate the surface of the liquid crystal display panel means facing the illuminating means; circuit means coupled to the video camera and the liquid crystal display panel means and including a main electric circuit assembly, said circuit means for supplying the video signals to the liquid crystal panel display means; first detachable connector means for detachably coupling the liquid crystal assembly to the main electric circuit assembly; and second detachable connector means for detachably coupling said artificial illuminating means to said main electric circuit assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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