Image input apparatus having a detachably connected camera body and monitor or control unit
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1. An image input apparatus, comprising:
- (a) a body having a camera unit and a first power source for driving said camera unit;
(b) a monitor having a second power source for driving said monitor, said body detachably connected to said monitor; and
(c) control means for making to supply said body and said monitor with power by only said second power source for driving said camera unit and said monitor in the state that said monitor has been connected to said body.
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Abstract
A camera-integrated video recorder in which a camera portion and a recorder portion are disposed in a single casing is arranged in such a manner that a grip portion having a viewfinder and a control portion for controlling the recorder portion is rotatably and detachably fastened to the casing. The grip portion acts as a remote control device for remote-controlling the camera portion and the recorder portion when it has been detached from the casing. The casing has an image transmission circuit for transmitting monitor image information to the viewfinder in the grip portion.
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1. An image input apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a body having a camera unit and a first power source for driving said camera unit; (b) a monitor having a second power source for driving said monitor, said body detachably connected to said monitor; and (c) control means for making to supply said body and said monitor with power by only said second power source for driving said camera unit and said monitor in the state that said monitor has been connected to said body. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 12)
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2. An image input apparatus, comprising:
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(a) a body having camera means and a first power source for driving said camera means; (b) a control unit detachably connected to said body and having control means and a second power source for driving said control means, said control means being capable of effecting remote control of said camera means in the state that said control unit has been detached from said body; and (c) selecting means for making to supply said body and said control unit with power by only said second power source for driving said camera means and said control means in the state that said control unit has been connected to said body. - View Dependent Claims (3, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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