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Camera presentation supporting system

US5751355A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 1994
Grant dateMay 12, 1998
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/045
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A presentation supporting system is constructed to be space-saving and to allow compact packing under a non-service condition. In the presentation supporting system, the presentation conditions are adjusted adequately without much labor and time. The presentation supporting system of the invention has a table on which a subject matter is placed, a camera head unit for taking a visual image of the subject matter, a camera supporting base member projecting upright from a rear side of the table, and a folding camera supporting arm member to which the camera head unit is fixed. The folding camera supporting arm member is stretched upward under a service condition and is folded under a non-service condition. The presentation supporting system includes a control circuit having an EEPROM which stores settings of control buttons on a front operation panel and a control panel when a key set button is activated. These settings include selection of auxiliary lighting units for reflecting light or a base light unit for transmitting light, a sound output volume, an iris opening, a focal position, a zoom range, settings of a white balance mode and a display mode. The control circuit reads an ope…

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