Rotating camera attachment
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a rotating camera attachment contained in a housing directly attached to the top portion of a camera;
wherein said camera attachment comprising a lens and a means for wirelessly transmitting information perceived by said lens to an external electronic storage device;
wherein said electronic storage device is directly connected to the bottom portion of said camera;
wherein said lens is able to rotate horizontally 360 degrees;
wherein said lens is able to rotate vertically less then 360 degrees;
wherein said electronic storage device comprises a female threaded connector to connect housing to a tripod and a male threaded connector to connect the housing to said camera;
said storage device further comprises a USB output, an audio and video input, a directional pad to control the functions of said lens, and a rotatable LCD display which shows the recorded footage from said lens.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a rotatable camera attachment and, more particularly to a rotatable lens system that works in conjunction with after-market digital and video cameras by means of a corresponding electronic device. The rotatable camera attachment comprises a lens that rotates 360° horizontally and 180° vertically to simultaneously capture the images surrounding a primary image recorded with the conventional camera. The electronic device is provided as a means to process the images so they can be viewed together. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a rotating camera attachment contained in a housing directly attached to the top portion of a camera;
wherein said camera attachment comprising a lens and a means for wirelessly transmitting information perceived by said lens to an external electronic storage device;
wherein said electronic storage device is directly connected to the bottom portion of said camera;
wherein said lens is able to rotate horizontally 360 degrees;
wherein said lens is able to rotate vertically less then 360 degrees;
wherein said electronic storage device comprises a female threaded connector to connect housing to a tripod and a male threaded connector to connect the housing to said camera;
said storage device further comprises a USB output, an audio and video input, a directional pad to control the functions of said lens, and a rotatable LCD display which shows the recorded footage from said lens. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a rotating camera attachment contained in a housing directly attached to the top portion of a camera;
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