Electronic image pickup apparatus
US6778218B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B13/08
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an electronic image pickup apparatus, a beam splitter and an image pickup element are incorporated into an optical finder unit together with optical parts used for an optical finder. The optical finder unit includes a finder case for receiving the optical parts used for the optical finder and a holding member for holding the beam splitter and the image pickup element. The image pickup element has an image pickup surface which is inclined to the light beams incident upon the beam splitter. The light beam incident upon the image pickup element is reflected twice in the beam splitter, while the light beam incident upon the optical finder penetrates the beam splitter without being reflected.
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