Optical finder for camera with flip-up flash unit
US5005032A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/0507
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flip-up flash unit for a camera has a viewfinder opening for viewing a subject to be photographed when the flash unit is swung to an operative position elevated from the body of the camera. A finder objective lens and a finder eyelens are each swung to individual viewing positions optically aligned with the viewfinder opening, responsive to movement of the flash unit to its operative position. The body of the camera, therefore, can be made more compact because the need for a viewfinder opening and finder lenses built into the body is eliminated.
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