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Optical sight for television camera with automatic geometry and convergence correction adapted for bi-format filming, and camera equipped with such a sight

US5034821A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 1990
Grant dateJul 23, 1991
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/15
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The optical sight for the correction of the geometry of the convergences of a color camera according to the invention is such that it is adapted to the two most common formats and therefore usable in bi-format 4/3 and 16/9 cameras: the sight is constituted of a group of elementary motifs constituted of a central zone of n lines of p motifs and adjacent zones formed of two lines of p motifs used in addition to the central zone for the 4/3 format, and two columns of n motifs, used in addition to the central zone for the 16/9 format.

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