Adapter for an electronic view finder, camera, and electronic view finder
US10571778B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2213/02
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There are provided an adapter for an electronic view finder, a camera, and an electronic view finder of which user's imaging operability can be improved, a space can be saved during carry, and the size of the camera can be reduced for a user who does not need the function of a retrofit electronic view finder. An adapter 16 for an electronic view finder includes a base member 102 that includes an accessory shoe-mounting portion 54 to be attachably and detachably mounted on an accessory shoe 20, a first connector 64 that is to be attachably and detachably connected to an output-side connector 56 provided on the accessory shoe 20, a tilting member 104, an accessory shoe 106 that is provided on the tilting member 104, and a second connector 108 that is to be attachably and detachably connected to an input-side connector 110 for an image signal for a finder provided on an electronic view finder 14 and is electrically connected to the first connector 64.
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