Video camera having rotatable viewfinder
US4959729A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 25, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 25, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/531
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A portable video camera of the type having a taking lens and an electronic video imaging device comprises a camera body incorporating the electronic video imaging device therein, a handgrip turnably mounted on one side wall of the camera body, and a view finder, electronic or optical, structurally integral with the handgrip for viewing an image of a subject therethrough. Being changeable in position according to camera angles, the action finder can be brought into alignment with an eye of the operator in any shooting angle.
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