Optical finder unit and imaging apparatus
US8290359B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2217/002
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An optical finder unit includes: light guide means for guiding an optical image of a subject to a finder window through an internal space formed in the optical finder unit; and a display unit capable of displaying information on the finder window through the internal space when the display unit is in a set state in which the display unit is set in a predetermined position, wherein the display unit in the set state blocks an opening communicating with the internal space, and the display unit can transit from the set state to a non-set state in which the display unit is not set in the predetermined position but unblocks the internal space.
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