Camera adapted for improved ordinary and low angle shooting
US6147711A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N5/772
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A video camera comprises a grip part for holding a camera body, and a mechanism part having a tape path forming part which forms a predetermined tape path for a magnetic tape. The mechanism part has a tape path forming plane approximately in parallel to a plane orthogonally intersecting the longitudinal direction of the grip part. The video camera further comprises two trigger switches for starting or stopping recording video information, and a zoom switch for varying the zoom ratio of a lens. The two trigger switches are positioned to be operable with the camera holding hand in a first camera holding posture and in a second camera holding posture, respectively. The zoom switch is positioned to be operable with the camera holding hand both in the first camera holding posture and in the second camera holding posture.
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