JPH08149354A - Video camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a video camera having excellent stability where an image is easily confirmed without approaching an eye to a finder and the camera is easily used by one hand similarly with the posture to handle a conventional camera. CONSTITUTION: The video camera system has a 1st case on which a VTR section 1 is arranged longitudinally and whose side face is provided with a battery 3 and a 2nd case provided with a monitor screen 4 on a rear side of the 1st case, and the 2nd case is fitted to the 1st case turnably with a hinge 5. Furthermore, a video camera 2 formed to be a 3rd case is fitted to a side face of the VTR section 1 and the front side of the battery 3 turnably with respect to the 1st case via a turning mechanism.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video camera equipped with a finder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional video cameras are constructed such that they are photographed with their eyes approaching the viewfinder or looking into the viewfinder. Had the configuration used in.

A conventional configuration will be described below. No 4,
Reference numeral 5 is a first conventional technique, in which a VTR unit 1 is vertically arranged and a side face of which is provided with a television camera, and a first casing is provided with a rotation mechanism at an upper portion of a side face thereof. The finder 6 that is a rotatably mounted second housing and the first finder
The detachable battery 3 is arranged on the rear surface of the casing.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second prior art, which is a VTR.
It is composed of a second housing composed of a television camera and a battery 3, which is rotatably attached to a first housing composed of the unit 1 and the monitor screen 4 via a rotation mechanism.

[0005]

However, as shown in FIGS.
With such a configuration, the photographer has to look close to the viewfinder and look into it, and when recording the photographer himself to check the golf swing etc., the photographer himself must be sure to enter within the angle of view. It was difficult to confirm that
Also, when reproducing a recorded screen, it is necessary to look into the finder in the same manner, and it is difficult for a plurality of people to view the screen at the same time.

Further, in the configuration as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, it is necessary to support the main body with both hands at all times, and it is very difficult to watch the time of the wristwatch and hold another object such as a bag with one hand. Met.

The present invention solves such conventional problems,
You can easily check the screen without looking at the viewfinder, and it is also easy to use with one hand in the same posture as a conventional video camera. Further, even when recording the photographer himself / herself, it is possible to easily confirm the screen from a distant place while photographing, and a tripod can be used. At that time, regardless of the height of the place where the video camera is installed, a stable and stable video camera having a relatively wide bottom surface that allows the television camera unit to be adjusted to an arbitrary angle for shooting is provided.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention is directed to a first housing having a VTR unit arranged vertically and a battery provided on a side surface thereof, and a rear surface of the first housing. There is a second housing provided with a monitor screen, and the second housing is attached to the first housing so as to be rotatable by a hinge. A video camera, which is a third housing, is rotatably attached to the first housing on the side surface of the VTR portion and the front surface of the battery via a rotation mechanism.

[0009]

With this structure, the present invention makes it possible to easily confirm the screen without bringing the eye close to the finder. Further, even when recording the photographer himself / herself, the photograph can be taken while easily confirming the screen from a distant place. Further, the television camera section can be pointed at the subject regardless of the posture of the video camera itself.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the video camera of this embodiment. In FIG. 1, there is a first casing in which a VTR unit 1 is vertically arranged and a detachable battery 3 is provided on a side surface thereof. The second housing with the monitor screen 4 on the rear surface of the first housing
The second casing is attached to the first casing by a hinge 5 so as to be rotatable in the arrow A direction. On the side surface of the VTR unit 1 and the front surface of the battery 3,
There is a third housing provided with the video camera 2, and like the second housing, it is configured to be attached to the first housing so as to be rotatable in the arrow B direction via a rotation mechanism.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the first casing and the third casing as seen from the front of the video camera. Inside the first casing, a VTR unit 1 and a substrate 7 for driving the VTR unit are arranged vertically and in parallel, and are configured via a video camera 2 as a third casing and a rotation mechanism 8. It can be adjusted to any angle.

FIG. 3 is a view seen from the rear surface of the video camera, while the monitor screen 4 of FIG. 1 is in the state of face-to-face photographing, and the monitor screen 4 is in the state of normal photographing. The second housing provided with the monitor screen 4 is the first housing provided with the VTR unit 1.
It is configured via the hinge 5 in the housing of No. 3, and can be adjusted to an arbitrary angle like the third housing. Also, during normal shooting,
With the right hand inserted in the grip belt 11 and holding the video camera, and with the eyes away from the monitor screen, the angle of view can be arbitrarily adjusted with the zoom switch 9 and the recording switch 10
To start shooting. Therefore, even though the posture is the same as that of a general video camera, it is not necessary to bring the eyes close to the finder and look into the viewfinder.

[0014]

As described above, according to the present invention, the screen can be easily confirmed without bringing the eye close to the finder. Further, even when recording the photographer himself / herself, it is possible to easily photograph while confirming the screen from a distant place. Furthermore, by adjusting the TV camera unit to an arbitrary angle regardless of the attitude of the video camera itself, there is a great effect that it can be aimed at the subject.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention as seen from the front side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the rear surface direction.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a video camera according to a first conventional technique as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the video camera seen from the rear side direction.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a video camera according to a second conventional technique as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the video camera seen from the rear surface direction.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 VTR section 2 TV camera 3 Battery 4 Monitor screen 5 Hinge 6 Finder 7 VTR drive board 8 Rotation mechanism 9 Zoom switch 10 Recording switch 11 Grip belt

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Masayuki Oishi 1006 Kadoma, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first casing in which a VTR unit is vertically arranged and a television camera unit and a battery are provided on a side surface of the VTR unit, and a second casing including a monitor screen on a rear surface of the first casing. A video camera having a body, wherein the second housing is attached to the first housing so as to be rotatable by a hinge. 2. A television camera provided on a side surface of a VTR section is a third case independent of a first case composed of a VTR section and a battery, and the third case is the first case. The video camera according to claim 1, wherein the video camera is rotatably attached to the housing via a rotation mechanism.