Video camera with removable viewer and controls

• US 4,837,817 A
• Filed: 04/20/1987
• Issued: 06/06/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1986
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Maemori, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/039,848
• Time in Patent Office: 778 Days
• Field of Search: 358/213.13, 358/224, 358/909, 358/229
• US Class Current: 348/211.4
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/531 being rotatable or detachable
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

A video camera having an attachable and removable section including an LCD view finder and controls for the camera.

Claims

1. A video camera, comprising:

a camera body with an electronic video camera section; and

an auxiliary body detachably mounted on said camera body and including a control section for said video camera, said section including a view finder display unit for said electronic video camera section and switches for controlling start/stop operation of said video camera when said auxiliary body is connected to said camera body directly through a cable,

the improvement wherein said control section further comprises means for zooming operation and means for photographing exposure adjustment.

2. A video camera as recited in claim 1, wherein said view finder display unit includes a liquid crystal television screen.

3. A video camera as recited in claim 1, wherein said camera body includes a first signal terminal and said auxiliary body includes a second signal terminal detachably connectable to said first terminal and further comprising a cable detachably connectable at opposite ends to said first and second terminals for conveying signals therebetween.