Video camera having a plurality of housings for a variety of operations
US5742341A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S358/906
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video camera includes a first housing accommodating a recording and reproducing device for recording and reproducing video signals and having a recess defined therein on an upper surface thereof, and a second housing having a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and housed in the recess of the first housing at its rest position at which the first surface of the second housing is opposed to the upper surface of the first housing. The second housing has a recess defined therein on the second surface thereof. The video camera also includes a monitor screen mounted on the first surface of the second housing and a support member having a first end to which the second housing is hingedly connected and a second end hingedly connected to the first housing. The support member is housed in the recess of the second housing when the second housing is in the rest position.
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