Camera with orientation indicator
First Claim
1. A camera comprising a viewfinder for composing a scene to be recorded and means for determining the camera'"'"'s orientation relative to at least one axis, is characterized by:
- means, cooperating with said determining means, for indicating the camera'"'"'s orientation relative to said at least one axis to a camera operator such that said camera operator can hold said camera away from the camera operator'"'"'s eye, thereby not using the viewfinder to compose a scene, while still ascertaining the orientation of the camera relative to said at least one axis, said indicating means being provided on an external surface of the camera.
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Abstract
A camera includes a viewfinder for composing a scene to be recorded and means for determining the camera'"'"'s orientation relative to at least one axis. The camera further includes visual or audio means, cooperating with the determining means, for indicating the camera'"'"'s orientation relative to the at least one axis to a camera operator such that the camera operator can hold the camera away from the camera operator'"'"'s eye, thereby not using the viewfinder to compose a scene, while still ascertaining the orientation of the camera relative to the at least one axis.
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7 Claims
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1. A camera comprising a viewfinder for composing a scene to be recorded and means for determining the camera'"'"'s orientation relative to at least one axis, is characterized by:
means, cooperating with said determining means, for indicating the camera'"'"'s orientation relative to said at least one axis to a camera operator such that said camera operator can hold said camera away from the camera operator'"'"'s eye, thereby not using the viewfinder to compose a scene, while still ascertaining the orientation of the camera relative to said at least one axis, said indicating means being provided on an external surface of the camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A camera comprising a viewfinder for viewing a scene to be photographed, and an orientation indicating device for providing an indication of the orientation of said camera with respect to the scene, is characterized in that:
said orientation indicating device includes means for providing the indication outside the viewfinder at a location on said camera where it can be recognized before the scene is photographed.
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