Covert camera with a fixed lens
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1. A covert camera for surveillance in an aircraft comprising:
- (a) a front panel having an appearance other than a conventional camera, the front panel having at least one aperture therethrough;
(b) a lens in or near the aperture, the lens being fixed relative to the front panel and having a field of view; and
(c) a camera mount positioned on the front panel, the camera mount having a sensor capable of receiving an image of at least a portion of the field of view, wherein;
the camera mount is further capable of adjustment relative to the front panel so that the sensor is moveable to a preferred focus position without movement of the lens relative to the front panel; and
the sensor moves relative to the lens upon adjustment of the camera mount to said preferred focus position, while the lens remains fixed relative to the front panel.
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Abstract
A covert camera for surveillance in an aircraft comprises a front panel that can have an appearance other than a conventional camera. The front panel can include at least one aperture therethrough. A lens can be in or near the aperture, the lens having a field of view. A camera mount can be positioned on the front panel. The camera mount can include a sensor capable of receiving an image of at least a portion of the field of view. The camera mount can be capable of adjustment without movement of the lens.
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1. A covert camera for surveillance in an aircraft comprising:
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(a) a front panel having an appearance other than a conventional camera, the front panel having at least one aperture therethrough; (b) a lens in or near the aperture, the lens being fixed relative to the front panel and having a field of view; and (c) a camera mount positioned on the front panel, the camera mount having a sensor capable of receiving an image of at least a portion of the field of view, wherein; the camera mount is further capable of adjustment relative to the front panel so that the sensor is moveable to a preferred focus position without movement of the lens relative to the front panel; and the sensor moves relative to the lens upon adjustment of the camera mount to said preferred focus position, while the lens remains fixed relative to the front panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A camera for surveillance in an aircraft comprising:
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(a) a front panel having an appearance other than a conventional camera, the front panel having at least one aperture therethrough; (b) a lens in or near the aperture, the lens being fixed relative to the front panel and having a field of view; and (c) a camera mount positioned on the front panel, the camera mount further comprising; a housing having a first threaded opening; a camera board mount having a second threaded opening and a sensor positioned on the camera board mount, the sensor capable of receiving an image of at least a portion of the field of view, the housing capable of receiving the camera board mount; a screw in the first and second threaded openings connecting the camera board mount to the housing; wherein; rotation of the screw is capable of adjusting the camera board mount relative to the front panel and the sensor to a preferred focus position; and the sensor moves relative to the lens upon rotation of said screw, without the lens moving relative to the front panel. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A covert camera for surveillance in an aircraft comprising:
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(a) a front panel having an appearance other than a conventional camera, the front panel having at least one aperture therethrough; (b) a lens in or near the aperture, the lens being fixed relative to the front panel and having a field of view; and (c) a camera mount positioned on the front panel and having a sensor capable of receiving an image of at least a portion of the field of view, the camera mount further comprising; a housing having a first threaded opening; a camera board mount having a second threaded opening; the housing capable of receiving the camera board mount; a screw in the first and second threaded openings; a locking helicoil in the first threaded opening capable of locking the sensor at a preferred focus position, wherein; the sensor moves relative to the lens upon rotation of the screw, without the lens moving relative to the front panel. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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