Still video camera

• US 4,992,875 A
• Filed: 07/18/1989
• Issued: 02/12/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Shintani, Dai, Tsuji, Sadafusa, Tanaka, Yoshihiro, Yamaki, Toshio, Hoda, Takeo, Nakai, Etsuko
• Primary Examiner(s): Brinich, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US07/381,519
• Time in Patent Office: 574 Days
• Field of Search: 358/909, 358/225, 358/906, 358/209, 358/48
• US Class Current: 348/341
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/50 Constructional details
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means

Abstract

A still camera for recording an object image by making use of an electronic signal such as a still video camera is so constructed that a recording medium is positioned nearly in parallel with an optical axis of a taking lens system and also in the lateral direction to the taking lens system. Therefore, the camera body thereof can be formed in a flat shape, and additionally a red-eye phenomenon can be prevented from occurring by arranging a light emitting portion of an electronic flash device and the taking lens system sufficiently apart from each other.

Claims

1. A still camera for recording an object image by making use of an electronic signal wherein a recording medium is positioned nearly in parallel with an optical axis of a taking lens system and also in the lateral direction to said taking lens system.

2. A still camera as claimed in claim 1, whose camera body incorporating said taking lens system and said recording medium is formed in a flat shape, and wherein a taking lens and a light emitting portion of an electronic flash device are arranged on the front surface of said camera body separately from each other by a predetermined distance.

3. A still camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein a viewfinder optical system is arranged between said recording medium and said taking lens system.

4. A still camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein a focus condition detecting device is arranged before said recording medium.

5. A still camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light emitting portion of the electronic flash device is arranged before said recording medium.

6. A still camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the focus condition detecting device is arranged between said recording medium and said taking lens system.

7. A still camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein a white balance detecting device is arranged before said recording medium.

8. A still camera for recording an object image by making use of an electronic signal wherein a recording medium is positioned nearly in parallel with an optical axis of a viewfinder optical system and also in the lateral direction to said viewfinder optical system.