Patent · US Expired

Camera viewfinder

US5229808A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
12References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 22, 1992
Grant dateJul 20, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B13/24
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a photographic camera, a neutral density or other light reducing filter in the viewfinder obscures details of a subject viewed through the viewfinder in low light to provide a warning that ambient light is insufficient for a proper daylight exposure. The filter has little or no light reducing capability at a central portion and along a peripheral portion to serve as aiming and framing features, respectively.

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