Patent · US Expired

Camera system and an optical adapter to reduce image format size

US5499069A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateMay 24, 1994
Grant dateMar 12, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 24, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/55
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A rear attachment is provided to permit objective lens systems designated for a certain image format to be used for imaging on a smaller image format. Thus, a 35 mm single lens reflex camera lens can be used to create an image on a smaller format CCD array.

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