Patent · US Expired

Camera having a shutter to cut reverse-incident light from the eyepiece lens

US7224395B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 26, 2002
Grant dateMay 29, 2007
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Expiry dateJun 28, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/75
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A camera comprises a beam splitter configured to divide an incident light from a subject through a photographing lens, an eyepiece lens configured to observe the incident light divided by the beam splitter with a viewfinder, a relay lens provided between the beam splitter and the eyepiece lens, and a shutter provided in a vicinity of the relay lens and configured to cut a reverse-incident light from the eyepiece lens.

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