CN217825073U - Control device and imaging system - Google Patents

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CN217825073U
CN217825073U CN202122534649.XU CN202122534649U CN217825073U CN 217825073 U CN217825073 U CN 217825073U CN 202122534649 U CN202122534649 U CN 202122534649U CN 217825073 U CN217825073 U CN 217825073U
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王吉鏖
张志远
刘芳
田小雨
谭映天
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The application provides a control device and a shooting system. The adapter comprises a conductor and a connecting body with a supporting function, wherein the connecting body is detachably connected with the follow focus controller and the functional device respectively, and at least part of the connecting body is embedded in the connecting body; when the focus following controller is assembled into the control device with the functional device through the connecting body, the focus following controller is electrically connected with the functional device through the electric conductor. According to the control device and the shooting system, the flexible assembly of the control device can be realized through the adaptor, the use is more convenient, and the improvement of the user experience of the shooting system is facilitated.

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Control device and imaging system
Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of imaging technologies, and in particular, to a control device and an imaging system.
Background
With the rise and development of short videos and video blogs, people have higher requirements on the shooting quality and originality of the videos, and hope that not only videos with stable, clear and smooth image quality can be shot, but also videos with higher quality can be shot by using a focus following technology. Therefore, the application requirement of the control device for realizing the focus following control in video shooting is increasingly greater.
However, in the focus following control process, the structure of the control device is scattered, so that the use is inconvenient, and the user experience is poor.
Disclosure of Invention
The application provides a controlling means and shooting system can realize controlling means's nimble equipment through the adaptor, and it is more convenient to use, is favorable to improving shooting system's user experience.
The technical scheme is as follows:
according to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is also provided an adaptor for assembling a control device, including an electrical conductor and a connection body having a supporting function, where the connection body is detachably connected to a focus following controller and a functional device, respectively, and at least a part of the connection body is embedded in the connection body; when the follow focus controller is assembled into the control device with the functional device through the connecting body, the follow focus controller is electrically connected with the functional device through the electric conductor.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can have the following beneficial effects:
when this adaptor uses, utilize the connecting body can realize following burnt controller and other functional device (like display device, follow burnt adjusting device, control terminal etc.) equipment controlling means, and utilize the electric conductor to realize following the electric connection of burnt controller and other functional device, can realize controlling means's nimble equipment, carry out integrated a whole with the burnt controller of following of function device of dispersion, it is more convenient to use, it is more handy to follow burnt operation, be favorable to improving and shoot and experience.
According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is also provided a control apparatus, including a focus following controller, at least two functional devices, and the above adaptor; the focus following controller can remotely control the shooting device so as to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device; the at least one functional device is a display capable of displaying real-time images shot by the shooting device, and the at least one functional device is a focus following wheel; when the focus following controller is connected with the display through the connecting body, the focus following controller is electrically connected with the display through the electric conductor; the follow focus wheel is arranged on the follow focus controller and is electrically connected with the follow focus controller.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can have the following beneficial effects:
when this controlling means assembles, utilize the connection body can realize assembling into controlling means with burnt controller and display, and utilize the electric conductor to realize following the electric connection of burnt controller and display, and will follow the burnt wheel and set up on following burnt controller, realize focusing instruction operation at least, and then can realize controlling means's nimble equipment, carry out integrated a whole with following burnt controller with the functional device of dispersion, it is more convenient to use, it is more handy to follow burnt operation, be favorable to improving and shoot and experience. Specifically, when the control device is used, the display can be used for checking the quality of a real-time image shot by the shooting device, the focus following wheel is operated to carry out focusing in time, the focus following controller is used for sending a focusing instruction to the shooting device, and therefore the shooting parameters of the shooting device are adjusted to obtain a higher-quality shot image. After the control device is used, the focus following controller and the display can be detached from the adapter, and the portable focus following device is convenient to carry.
According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is further provided a shooting system, including a shooting device, and the control device, where the control device is configured to control the shooting device to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can have the following beneficial effects:
when the shooting system is used for shooting, the shooting device is opened for shooting, the quality of a real-time image shot by the shooting device can be remotely checked by using the display, focusing is carried out by operating the focus following wheel in time, the focus following controller is used for sending a focusing instruction to the shooting device, and shooting parameters of the shooting device are adjusted to obtain a higher-quality shooting image. And because the flexible assembly of controlling means, integrate a whole with the burnt controller with scattered functional device, it is more convenient to use, and it is more handy to follow burnt operation, is favorable to improving the user of shooting system. After the shooting is finished, the focus following controller and the display can be detached from the adapter, and the shooting system is convenient to carry.
According to a second aspect of the embodiment of the application, a control device is further provided, which comprises a focus following controller, a functional device and the adaptor, wherein the focus following controller can remotely control the shooting device so as to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device; can dismantle with burnt controller and be connected with the function device through the connecting body, when being connected with the function device through the connecting body with burnt controller, pass through electric conductor and function device electric connection with burnt controller.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can have the following beneficial effects:
when the control device is assembled, the control device can be assembled with the functional devices (such as a display device, a focus following adjusting device, a control terminal and the like) by utilizing the connecting body, the electric connection between the focus following controller and the functional devices is realized by utilizing the electric conductor, the flexible assembly of the control device can be realized, the dispersed functional devices and the focus following controller are integrated into a whole, the control device is more convenient to use, the focus following operation is more convenient, and the shooting experience is favorably improved. Specifically, when the control device is used, the quality of a real-time image shot by the shooting device can be checked through a display or an external display integrated in the control device, focusing is carried out through operation of the focus following controller in time, a focusing instruction is sent to the shooting device, and shooting parameters of the shooting device are adjusted to obtain a shot image with higher quality. After the control device is used, the focus following controller and the functional device can be detached from the adapter, and the device is convenient to carry.
According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is also provided a shooting system, including a shooting device, and the above-mentioned control device, where the control device is configured to control the shooting device to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can have the following beneficial effects:
when the shooting system is used for shooting, the shooting device is opened for shooting, the quality of a real-time image shot by the shooting device can be checked by using the display integrated in the control device or an external display, focusing is carried out by operating the focus following controller in time, a focusing instruction is sent to the shooting device, and shooting parameters of the shooting device are adjusted to obtain a shot image with higher quality. And because the flexible assembly of controlling means, integrate a whole with the burnt controller with scattered functional device, it is more convenient to use, and it is more handy to follow burnt operation, is favorable to improving the user of shooting system. After the shooting is finished, the focus following controller and the functional device can be detached from the adapter, so that the shooting system is convenient to carry.
According to a second aspect of the embodiment of the application, a control device is further provided, which comprises a focus following controller, at least two functional devices and an adapter, wherein the focus following controller can remotely control the shooting device so as to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device; at least one functional device has a function different from that of the other functional devices; the focus following controller is detachably connected with the functional device through the adapter, and when the focus following controller is connected with the functional device through the adapter, the focus following controller is electrically connected with the functional device through the adapter; at least one functional device can be selectively arranged on the focus following controller, the adapter or other functional devices, so that the control device can be configured into different configurations, and the control device can be in communication connection with the shooting device under different configurations.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can have the following beneficial effects:
when this controlling means assembles, utilize connecting body can realize assembling into controlling means with burnt controller and functional device (like display device, with burnt adjusting device, control terminal etc.), and utilize the electric conductor to realize following the electric connection of burnt controller and functional device, and then can realize controlling means's nimble equipment, carry out integrated a whole with the burnt controller of function device of dispersion, it is more convenient to use, it is more handy to follow burnt operation, be favorable to improving and shoot and experience. Specifically, when the control device is used, the quality of a real-time image shot by the shooting device can be checked through a display or an external display integrated in the control device, focusing is carried out through operation of the focus following controller in time, a focusing instruction is sent to the shooting device, and shooting parameters of the shooting device are adjusted to obtain a higher-quality shot image. After the control device is used, the focus following controller and the functional device can be detached from the adapter, and the device is convenient to carry.
In one embodiment, at least one of the functional devices has a display function; and/or at least one functional device can generate a focus following adjusting instruction and remotely control the shooting device through a focus following controller so as to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device; and/or at least one functional device is a control terminal used for interacting with the focus following controller.
In one embodiment, the functional device can generate a focus following adjustment instruction and remotely control the shooting device through the focus following controller so as to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device; the number of the functional devices is at least two, and the focus following adjusting instruction generated by at least one functional device is different from the focus following adjusting instructions of other functional devices.
In one embodiment, at least two functional devices are provided, one of the functional devices is a focus following wheel and can be selectively arranged on a focus following controller, an adapter or other functional devices, so that the control device can be configured into different configurations, and the control device can be in communication connection with the shooting device under different configurations.
According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present application, there is also provided a shooting system, including a shooting device, and the above-mentioned control device, where the control device is configured to control the shooting device to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application can have the following beneficial effects:
when the shooting system is used for shooting, the shooting device is opened for shooting, the quality of a real-time image shot by the shooting device can be checked by utilizing a display or an external display integrated in the control device, focusing is carried out by operating the focus following controller in time, a focusing instruction is sent to the shooting device, and shooting parameters of the shooting device are adjusted to obtain a higher-quality shot image. And because the flexible assembly of the control device, the scattered functional devices and the focus following controller are integrated into a whole, so that the use is more convenient, the focus following operation is more smooth, and the improvement of users of the shooting system is facilitated. After the shooting is finished, the focus following controller and the functional device can be detached from the adapter, so that the shooting system is convenient to carry.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the application.
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In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments are briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and it is obvious for those skilled in the art to obtain other drawings based on these drawings without creative efforts.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a photographing system shown in an embodiment.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the control device shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an exploded view of the control device shown in fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a schematic structural view of the adaptor shown in fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is a schematic structural view of the adaptor shown in fig. 3 from another view angle.
Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a control device shown in another embodiment.
FIG. 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the heel wheel of FIG. 3.
Fig. 8 is a schematic circuit diagram of the tracking wheel shown in fig. 3.
Fig. 9 is a schematic view of a control device shown in yet another embodiment.
Fig. 10 is a schematic view of a control device shown in yet another embodiment.
Fig. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device shown in yet another embodiment.
Fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a control device shown in yet another embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a schematic structural view of the second grip body shown in FIG. 12.
Fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of the focus following controller shown in fig. 12.
Fig. 15 is a schematic structural view of the adaptor shown in fig. 12.
Fig. 16 is a schematic view of a control device shown in still another embodiment.
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1. a shooting system; 10. a photographing device; 11. a photographing device; 11a, a lens assembly; 12. a pan-tilt device; 13. a focus following actuator; 13a, a driving piece; 13b, a host; 20. a control device; 100. a focus following controller; 110. a main body; 120. An operation section; 121. an on-off key; 122. a shifting sheet; 123. a push rod; 130. a first holding body; 131. a sixth control section; 132. a seventh control section; 133. an eighth control unit; 134. a ninth control section; 135. a tenth control unit; 140. a first electrical mating portion; 150. a first mounting portion; 151. a first connection hole; 160. a first mating portion; 200. an adapter; 210. A connecting body; 201. an internally threaded bore; 211. a first connecting body; 2111. a first electrical connection portion; 2112. a first positioning portion; 2113. a first rotating section; 2114. a third electrical connection portion; 212. a second connector; 2121. a second electrical connection portion; 2122. a second positioning portion; 2123. a second rotating part; 213. a first fastener; 214. a second fastener; 215. a locking member; 216. a gooseneck; 220. an electrical conductor; 230. a battery assembly; 300. a functional device; 310. a display; 311. A screen; 320. a second electrical mating portion; 330. a second mounting portion; 331. a second connection hole; 340. a second fitting portion; 350. a focus following wheel; 351. a base; 3511. a shaft sleeve; 352. a rotating member; 3521. a knob sleeve; 3522. a rotating shaft; 353. a magnetic member; 354. a mating member; 355. a circuit board; 3551. a position sensor; 3552. a drive circuit; 3553. A master control circuit; 356. a magnetic ring; 357. a flexible display screen; 360. a wireless communication module; 361. a first antenna; 362. A second antenna; 370. a control terminal; 371. a second holding body; 372. an omnidirectional rod; 373. a first control unit; 374. A second control unit; 375. a third control section; 376. a fourth control section; 377. a fifth control section; 380. an aperture adjusting module; 390. and a depth of field adjusting module.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating the scope of the disclosure, are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs. The terminology used herein in the description of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application.
For a better understanding of the adapter for assembling a control device and the control device of the present application, a description is given of a camera system to which the adapter for assembling a control device and the control device are applied.
As shown in fig. 1, in some embodiments, a photographing system 1 is provided, which includes a photographing device 10, a focus actuator 13, and the control device 20, where the focus actuator 13 is disposed on the photographing device 10, and the control device 20 is configured to control the photographing device 10 to adjust photographing parameters of the photographing device 10. Thus, by matching the control device 20 with the shooting device 10, the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10 can be remotely controlled to be adjusted, the shooting and control can be separated, people can conveniently shoot videos by using a focus following technology, and higher-quality and/or more creative videos can be obtained.
The term "remote control" means that the control device 20 and the imaging device 10 have a certain spatial distance therebetween, and thus the operation is more convenient during imaging. And the implementation manner of the two methods for implementing "remote connection" includes wired communication connection (such as cable) and/or wireless communication connection (bluetooth, zigBee (also called ZigBee, which is a wireless internet protocol for low-speed short-distance transmission), wiFi (wireless local area network), 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G, etc.), which is not limited herein.
Note that the "shooting parameters" include a focal length, an aperture, a depth of field, and the like.
As shown in fig. 1, the photographing apparatus 10 includes a photographing device 11, and the photographing device 11 includes, but is not limited to, a camera, a video camera, a mobile terminal (mobile phone, tablet computer, etc.) or a mobile platform (unmanned vehicle, unmanned aerial vehicle, etc.) with a photographing function, an ultrasonic imaging apparatus, an infrared imaging apparatus, an imaging lens, and other image acquisition apparatuses.
As shown in fig. 1, the photographing apparatus 10 further includes a pan/tilt apparatus 12 capable of performing photographing angle adjustment and/or shake compensation of the photographing apparatus 11. As shown in fig. 1, the pan/tilt head device 12 is a stability enhancement device, and can implement shooting angle adjustment and shake compensation of the shooting device 11 to improve shooting quality. Of course, the pan and tilt head device 12 may also be used to carry other loads, such as sensing devices like laser radar, distance sensors, depth sensors, etc., or additional devices suitable for anti-shake.
Optionally, the pan-tilt apparatus 12 includes a one-axis pan-tilt, a two-axis pan-tilt, a three-axis pan-tilt, or a four-axis pan-tilt, etc.
In addition, after the shooting device 11 is integrated on the pan/tilt head device 12, the pan/tilt head device 12 can be held by hand or the pan/tilt head device 12 can be fixed on an external fixed object (such as a desktop, a bottom surface, a wall body, etc.) for shooting, and the pan/tilt head device 12 can also be arranged on a movable platform (such as a transportation tool, an unmanned vehicle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned ship, etc.) for shooting, so that the shooting operation in a wider range is realized.
As shown in fig. 1, the camera 10 further includes a focus following actuator 13, and the focus following actuator 13 is an executing component of the focus following action. For example, it is applicable to the photographing apparatus 10 in which the photographing device 11 is integrated with the pan/tilt head device 12. The focus following actuator 13 is in communication connection with the control part of the shooting device 11 to control the adjustment of the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10; and/or the shooting device 11 is provided with a lens assembly 11a, and the focus following actuator 13 can control the parameter adjusting rotation of the lens assembly 11a so as to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10. That is, the focus tracking actuator 13 can control the imaging device 10 having the function of automatically adjusting the imaging parameters and/or manually adjusting the imaging parameters to adjust the imaging parameters.
Referring to fig. 1, the focus following actuator 13 includes a driving member 13a for adjusting lens parameters of the lens assembly 11a and a host 13b for controlling the driving member 13a to move, and the host 13b is in communication connection with the focus following controller 100. In this way, the control command sent by the focus following controller 100 can be received by the host 13b, and drives the driving member 13a to move, so as to transmit the driving force to the lens assembly 11a, thereby driving the lens assembly 11a to change, and realizing the adjustment of the lens parameters.
Specifically, the driving part 13a can drive the lens barrel of the lens assembly 11a to rotate, so as to adjust the lens parameters of the lens assembly 11a, for example, the driving part 13a moves to drive the lens barrel of the lens assembly 11a to rotate relative to the body of the lens assembly 11a, so as to adjust the lens parameters of the lens assembly 11a, and thus, adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10.
It should be noted that, the power equipment of the main machine 13b may include various types including, but not limited to, a servo motor, a linear motor, etc., and the power equipment may directly drive the driving element 13a to move, or may indirectly drive the driving element 13a to move through a transmission assembly, and specifically, flexible combination may be performed according to the movement mode of the driving element 13a and the output power of the power equipment, which is not limited herein.
For example, the power device is a servo motor, and when the driving member 13a performs a rotational motion, the servo motor can be used to directly or indirectly (a reduction gearbox) drive the driving member 13a to rotate.
In addition, the driving member 13a and the lens barrel may be directly mechanically coupled and driven, or may be indirectly mechanically coupled and driven.
For example, when the outer side wall of the lens barrel is provided with a gear structure, the driving member 13a is a gear engaged with the gear structure. The gear structure can be directly formed on the outer side wall of the lens barrel, and can also be arranged on the outer side wall through other components.
It should be noted that the focus following actuator 13 may be externally disposed in the photographing apparatus (for example, outside the cloud platform device or the photographing device), or may be internally disposed in the photographing device, which is not limited herein.
As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the control device 20 includes a focus following controller 100, at least two functional devices 300, and an adaptor 200 for assembling the control device 20; the focus following controller 100 can remotely control the focus following actuator 13 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10; at least one of the functional devices 300 is a display 310 capable of displaying real-time images captured by the camera 10 and at least one of the functional devices 300 is a tracking wheel 350. The adaptor 200 comprises a conductor 220 and a connecting body 210 with a supporting function, wherein the connecting body 210 is detachably connected with the focus controller 100 and the functional device 300 respectively, and at least part of the connecting body 210 is embedded; when the control device 20 is assembled by connecting the body 210 and the functional device 300, the focus controller 100 is electrically connected to the functional device 300 through the conductor 220. When the focus following controller 100 is connected to the display 310 through the connecting body 210, the focus following controller 100 is electrically connected to the display 310 through the conductor 220; the focus following wheel 350 is disposed on the focus following controller 100 and electrically connected to the focus following controller 100. So, when this controlling means 20 assembles, utilize connecting body 210 to realize assembling into controlling means 20 with burnt controller 100 and display 310, and utilize electric conductor 220 to realize following burnt controller 100 and display 310's electric connection, and set up on following burnt controller 100 with burnt wheel 350, realize focusing instruction operation at least, and then can realize controlling means 20's nimble equipment, integrate a whole with scattered functional device 300 and following burnt controller 100, it is more convenient to use, it is more handy to follow burnt operation, be favorable to improving and shoot the experience. Specifically, when the control device 20 is in use, the display 310 can be used to check the quality of the real-time image captured by the imaging device 10, the focus tracking wheel 350 is operated to perform focusing in time, and the focus tracking controller 100 is used to send a focusing instruction to the focus tracking actuator 13, so that the imaging parameters of the imaging device 10 can be adjusted to obtain a higher-quality captured image. After the control device 20 is used, the focus following controller 100 and the display 310 can be detached from the adaptor 200, so that the device is convenient to carry.
When the shooting system 1 is used for shooting, the shooting device 10 is opened for shooting, the display 310 can be used for remotely checking the quality of a real-time image shot by the shooting device 10, the focus following wheel 350 is operated to carry out focusing in time, the focus following controller 100 is used for sending a focusing instruction to the focus following actuator 13, and therefore the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10 are adjusted, and a shot image with higher quality is obtained. Due to the flexible assembly of the control device 20, the scattered functional devices 300 and the focus following controller 100 are integrated into a whole, so that the use is more convenient, the focus following operation is more smooth, and the improvement of users of the shooting system 1 is facilitated. After the shooting is completed, the focus following controller 100 and the display 310 can be detached from the adaptor 200, so that the shooting system 1 can be conveniently carried.
It should be noted that the specific implementation of the conductive body 220 can be various, including but not limited to a conductive wire, a conductive sheet, a flexible circuit board 355, an insulated wire, etc.
And the conductive body 220 is at least partially embedded in the connection body 210, i.e., fixed or guided by the connection body 210.
Specifically, the conductive body 220 is embedded in the connection body 210 and is injection molded with the connection body 210.
Referring to fig. 2, the focus tracking controller 100 is used for controlling the execution end of the focus tracking actuator 13 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10, such as the focal length, aperture and depth of field. The follow focus controller 100 has a processing chip.
As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the follow focus controller 100 includes a main body 110, and the main body 110 is provided with an operating portion 120. The operation unit 120 can be used at least for opening and closing control of the focus follow controller 100, such as an on-off key 121. The operation portion 120 may also have other functions such as a docking function and an adjustment operation function.
As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the operating portion 120 includes a dial 122 for adjusting an aperture parameter of the photographing apparatus 10.
As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the operating part 120 includes a push rod 123 for adjusting the depth of field parameter of the photographing apparatus 10.
As shown in fig. 3, in some embodiments, the follow focus controller 100 includes a first grip body 130 to facilitate gripping by a user. The specific shape of the first grip body 130 may be variously modified, and may be grasped by a user.
Alternatively, portions of the main body 110 may form the first grip body 130.
In some embodiments, the focus tracking controller 100 further includes a communication module, a power module, a display module, and other functional modules, which may be directly mounted on the main body 110, or may be mounted on the main body 110 as the functional device 300 through the adaptor 200.
As shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3, in the embodiment of the present invention, the coke-following controller 100 and the coke-following wheel 350 are detachably connected, and when the coke-following wheel 350 is connected to the coke-following controller 100, the coke-following wheel 350 is at least electrically connected to the processing chip.
Optionally, the body 110 is threadably secured or snap-fit to the tracking wheel 350.
Referring to fig. 3, the focus following wheel 350 is mounted on the main body 110 and electrically connected to the communication module, the power module, the display module, the processing chip, etc. of the focus following controller 100. The user can control the execution end action of the follow focus actuator 13 by operating the follow focus wheel 350 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10.
The display 310 can be used for displaying a real-time shooting picture of the shooting device 10 mounted on the pan/tilt head, the display 310 of the embodiment of the present application can be used as a monitor for movie and television shooting, for example, in some embodiments, the display 310 can independently remotely control the shooting device 10; in some embodiments, the display 310 alone cannot remotely control the camera 10, and the display 310 and an external control device need to be assembled together at the same time through the adaptor 200, so that the external control device is matched with the display 310 to remotely control the camera 10.
The display 310 may be self-contained with a battery and/or powered by an external power source. In this embodiment, the display 310 has a battery, and the battery of the display 310 can be charged by an external power source.
Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the display 310 may include a screen 311, and may incorporate other functional devices 300, such as a wireless communication module 360 for wirelessly communicating with the photographing apparatus 10. As shown in fig. 3, the wireless communication module 360 may be an antenna, and may also be other types of wireless communication devices. Taking the wireless communication module 360 as an antenna as an example, the wireless communication module 360 at least includes a first antenna 361 for wireless communication with the photographing device 10, so that the wireless communication between the display 310 and the pan/tilt head is realized through the first antenna 361. In some embodiments, the wireless communication module 360 includes a first antenna 361 and a second antenna 362, the first antenna 361 is used for wireless communication with the photographing apparatus 10, and the second antenna 362 is used for a second antenna 362 for wireless communication with an external terminal, so that communication between the photographing apparatus 10 and the external terminal is achieved through the first antenna 361 and the second antenna 362. The external terminal may include, but is not limited to, a cell phone, a tablet, a desktop, etc. As shown in fig. 2, the display 310 includes 4 antennas, two of which are the first antennas 361 and the other two of which are the second antennas 362.
In some embodiments, when the display 310 is connected to the focus controller 100 through the connecting body 210, the display 310 supplies power to the focus controller 100 through a portion of the conductive body 220. So, can make full use of display 310's display area come the bulky battery of integrated bigger electric energy, and follow focus controller 100 can integrate little volume battery or not set up the battery, for follow focus controller 100 through display 310 supplies power for it is more small and exquisite to follow focus controller 100, is convenient for to hold and operate.
In some embodiments, when the follow focus controller 100 is assembled into a control device by connecting the body 210 with the functional device 300, the functional device 300 provides power to the follow focus controller 100 through the electrical conductor 220. So, can make full use of the space of functional device 300 come the bulky battery of integrated bigger electric energy, and follow burnt controller 100 can integrate little volume battery or not set up the battery, for follow burnt controller 100 and supply power through functional device 300 for it is more small and exquisite to follow burnt controller 100, is convenient for to hold and operate.
As shown in fig. 2 and 3, in some embodiments, the connection body 210 includes a first connection body 211 detachably connected to the first mounting portion 150 of the focus tracking controller 100 and a second connection body 212 detachably connected to the second mounting portion 330 of the functional device 300, the first connection body 211 is connected to the second connection body 212, the first connection body 211 is provided with a first electrical connection portion 2111 electrically connected to the first electrical mating portion 140 of the focus tracking controller 100, the second connection body 212 is provided with a second electrical connection portion 2121 electrically connected to the second electrical mating portion 320 of the functional device 300, and the second electrical connection portion 2121 is connected to the first electrical connection portion 2111 through the electrical conductor 220. Thus, the detachable connection between the adaptor 200 and the focus following controller 100 is realized by the matching of the first connector 211 and the first installation part 150, the detachable connection between the adaptor 200 and the functional device 300 (such as the display 310) is realized by the matching of the second connector 212 and the second installation part 330, and meanwhile, when the focus following controller 100 is connected to the first connector 211, the electrical connection between the first electrical connector 2111 and the first matching part 160 is also realized, and when the functional device 300 is connected to the first connector 211, the electrical connection between the second electrical connector 2121 and the second matching part 340 is also realized, so that the operation is simple, and the focus following controller 100 is conveniently assembled with the functional device 300 through the adaptor 200.
It should be noted that the implementation manners of the "first electrical connection portion 2111 and the first electrical mating portion 140" and the "second electrical connection portion 2121 and the second electrical mating portion 320" may be various, such as one is a male connector, and the other is a female connector; or one is an electrical interface and the other is an electrical connector.
Specifically, one is an electric connector such as a Type-A connector, a Type-B connector, a Type-C connector, a Lightning connector and the like; the other is the electric interface such as the corresponding Type-A interface, type-B interface, type-C interface, lightning interface.
As shown in fig. 2, in some embodiments, at least a portion of the conductive body 220 is embedded in the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212, and is electrically connected to the first electrical connection portion 2111 and the second electrical connection portion 2121, respectively. Thus, both ends of the conductor 220 can be fixed, and the conductor can be firmly fixed, and can be reliably electrically connected with the first electrical connection portion 2111 and the second electrical connection portion 2121.
Alternatively, the conductive body 220 is injection molded and fixed to the first connection body 211 and the second connection body 212. In this way, the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212 can be used as an insulating layer of the conductor 220.
In some embodiments, at least a portion of the connection body 210 has a hard interface through which the focus controller 100 connects to the functional device 300. In this way, after the focus following controller 100 is connected to the functional device 300 (e.g., the display 310) through the adaptor 200 by using the hard connection unit, the positions of the focus following controller 100 and the functional device 300 can be relatively fixed without being affected by an external force, and then the focus following controller 100 or the functional device 300 is fixed and then operated.
In some embodiments, the first connector 211 and/or the second connector 212 are rigid connectors.
In any of the above-mentioned adapters 200, as shown in fig. 2 and 3, in some embodiments, the first connecting body 211 is provided with a first fastening member 213 for locking or unlocking the focus following controller 100; and/or, the second connecting body 212 is provided with a second fastener 214 that locks or unlocks the functional device 300. In this manner, the fastening of the connecting body to the corresponding component of the control device 20 is facilitated. Specifically, the fixation of the first connection body 211 to the focus controller 100 is achieved by the first fastener 213; and/or, the second connector 212 may be secured to the functional device 300 (e.g., the display 310) by a second fastener 214.
The fastener can be implemented in various ways, including but not limited to adhesive, screw, lock, bolt, etc. flexible fasteners (ties, straps).
Further, as shown in fig. 2 to 5, in some embodiments, the first electrical connection portion 2111 is positioned and matched with the first electrical matching portion 140, and the focus following controller 100 is fixed on the first connection body 211 by matching the first fastening member 213 with the first connection hole 151 of the first mounting portion 150; the second electrical connecting portion 2121 is positioned and engaged with the second electrical engaging portion 320, and the second fastening member 214 is engaged with the second connecting hole 331 of the second mounting portion 330 to fix the functional device 300 on the second connecting body 212. Thus, after the first electrical connection portion 2111 and the first electrical matching portion 140 are positioned, the first fastening member 213 is fastened and matched with the first connection hole 151 of the first mounting portion 150, so that the focus following controller 100 can be fixed on the first connection body 211, and the focus following controller is easy to implement and convenient to disassemble and assemble. Similarly, after the second electrical connection portion 2121 and the second electrical mating portion 320 are positioned, the second fastening member 214 is fastened and mated with the first connection hole 151 of the second mounting portion 330, so that the functional device 300 can be fixed on the second connection body 212, which is easy to implement and convenient to disassemble and assemble.
Alternatively, the fastener is a fastening bolt and the connection hole is an internally threaded hole 201. Can realize the bolt joint fastening and has better loosening effect.
And/or, as shown in fig. 3 to 5, in some embodiments, the first connecting body 211 is further provided with a first positioning portion 2112 for positioning and matching with the focus controller 100, and the first matching portion 160 of the focus controller 100 is fixed on the first connecting body 211 by matching the first fastening member 213 with the first connection hole 151 of the first mounting portion 150; the second connecting body 212 is further provided with a second positioning portion 2122 for positioning and engaging with the second engaging portion 340 of the functional device 300, and the functional device 300 is fixed on the second connecting body 212 by engaging the second fastening member 214 with the second connecting hole 331 of the second mounting portion 330. After the first positioning portion 2112 and the first matching portion 160 are used for positioning, the first fastening member 213 is tightly matched with the first connection hole 151 of the first installation portion 150, so that the focus following controller 100 can be fixed on the first connection body 211, and the implementation is easy and the assembly and disassembly are convenient. Similarly, after the first positioning portion 2112 and the second matching portion 340 are positioned, the second fastening member 214 is tightly matched with the first connection hole 151 of the second mounting portion 330, so that the functional device 300 can be fixed on the second connection body 212.
It should be noted that one of the positioning portions and the matching portion is a positioning protrusion, and the other is a positioning hole.
Specifically, in this embodiment, after the first positioning portion 2112 and the first matching portion 160 are used for positioning and the first electrical connection portion 2111 and the first electrical matching portion 140 are used for positioning, the focus following controller 100 can be preliminarily fixed on the first connection body 211, and then the first fastening member 213 is tightly fitted with the first connection hole 151 of the first installation portion 150, so that the focus following controller 100 can be fixed on the first connection body 211, and the installation is convenient and the fixation is firm. Similarly, after the first positioning portion 2112 and the second matching portion 340 are used for positioning and the second electrical connection portion 2121 and the second electrical matching portion 320 are used for positioning, the functional device 300 can be preliminarily fixed on the first connection body 211, and then the second fastening member 214 is tightly matched with the first connection hole 151 of the second installation portion 330, so that the functional device 300 can be fixed on the second connection body 212, and the mounting is convenient and firm.
As shown in fig. 2 to 5, in some embodiments, an included angle between the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212 is adjustable. In this way, the angle between the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212 can be flexibly adjusted according to the personal operation habit of the user, so as to adjust the angle between the focus following controller 100 and the functional device 300. If the functional device 300 is the display 310, the user can rotate the proper angle to view the captured image of the display 310 by adjusting the angle between the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212, and operate the focus controller 100 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10.
In some embodiments, the first connecting body 211 is rotatably connected to the second connecting body 212 and can be fixed in at least two setting positions. In this way, the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212 can be rotated with damping or locked in at least two setting positions.
Further, as shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments, one of the first connection body 211 and the second connection body 212 is provided with a first rotation portion 2113, and the other is provided with a second rotation portion 2123 connected to the first rotation portion 2113, and the first rotation portion 2113 is capable of rotating with respect to the second rotation portion 2123; the connection body 210 further includes a locker 215 locking the first and second rotating portions 2113 and 2123; the locking member 215 is used to provide the first 2113 and second 2123 rotation with damping. In this way, the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212 are rotatably connected by the first rotating portion 2113 and the second rotating portion 2123, and the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212 are rotatably damped by the locking member 215.
Alternatively, the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212 may be locked in at least two set positions by using a locking member. Thus, when the locking member 215 is released, the first rotating portion 2113 can rotate relative to the second rotating portion 2123 to rotate between at least two setting positions, and when the first rotating portion 2113 and the second rotating portion 2123 reach a setting angle, the locking member 215 can be locked, so that the first rotating portion 2113 and the second rotating portion 2123 are fixed.
The locking member 215 includes a bolt, a screw, an eccentric locking lever, etc.
Alternatively, in some embodiments, retaining member 215 is provided with a threaded rod (not shown), first rotating portion 2113 and second rotating portion 2123 are hingedly connected by retaining member 215, and either first rotating portion 2113 or second rotating portion 2123 is provided with an internally threaded bore 201 (not shown) that threadedly engages the threaded rod. In this way, the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212 can be screwed to have a damping rotation and/or be fixed in at least two setting positions, so as to achieve the adjustable angle between the focus following controller 100 and the functional device 300.
In other embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6, the connecting body 210 includes a gooseneck 216, and the first connecting body 211 is coupled to the second connecting body 212 via the gooseneck 216. Thus, by utilizing the universal shaping characteristic of the gooseneck 216, the angle adjustment of the first connecting body 211 and the second connecting body 212 can be realized, and the position adjustment of the first connecting body and the second connecting body can also be realized, so that the focus following controller 100 and the functional device 300 (such as the display 310) can be universally adjusted.
In any of the above embodiments of the second connecting body 212, as shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the second connecting body 212 has at least two connecting bodies, and is connected to the first connecting body 211 respectively. In this way, the integration of the focus tracking controller 100 with at least two functional devices 300 can be achieved with the adapter 200.
As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the connecting body 210 is provided with a battery assembly 230 capable of powering the focus controller 100 and/or the functional device 300 via the partial electrical conductor 220. In this way, the battery assembly 230 is integrated on the connecting body 210, so that the adaptor 200 has a power supply function to supply power to the functional device 300 or the focus following controller 100, so that the combination of the control device 20 is more flexible.
And/or, in some embodiments, the connection body 210 is detachably connected with the battery assembly 230, and when the follow focus controller 100 is assembled into the control device 20 through the connection body 210 and the functional device 300, the battery assembly 230 is connected with the connection body 210 and supplies power to the follow focus controller 100 and/or supplies power to the functional device 300 through part of the conductor 220. In this way, the battery assembly 230 can also supply power to the functional device 300 or the focus follow controller 100 through the adaptor 200, so that the combination of the control device 20 is more flexible.
Based on any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the connection body 210 is further detachably connected to at least two functional devices 300, and when the focus following controller 100 is connected to the at least two functional devices 300 through the connection body 210, the focus following controller 100 is electrically connected to the at least two functional devices 300 through the electrical conductor 220. In this way, the integration of the focus tracking controller 100 with at least two functional devices 300 can be achieved with the adapter 200.
As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the connection body 210 includes a first connection body 211 detachably connected to the first installation portion 150 of the focus tracking controller 100, and a second connection body 212 detachably connected to the function device 300, the first connection body 211 is provided with a first electrical connection portion 2111 electrically connected to the focus tracking controller 100, the second connection body is provided with a second electrical connection portion 2121 electrically connected to the function device 300, and the second electrical connection portion 2121 is connected to the first electrical connection portion 2111 through an electrical conductor 220; the first connection body 211 is also detachably connected to at least one functional device 300, and the first connection body 211 is provided with a third electrical connection portion 2114 detachably connected to the second mating portion 340 of the functional device 300. In this way, the first connection body 211 can be electrically connected to the focus tracking controller 100 through the first electrical connection portion 2111, and can also be electrically connected to at least one functional device 300 through the third electrical connection portion 2114, so that the combination of the control device 20 is more flexible, and selection of different users is facilitated. For example, a functional device 300 having a focus following adjustment function (such as a focus following wheel 350) may be integrated onto the first connector 211 using the third electrical connection 2114.
And/or the second connecting body 212 is detachably connected with at least two functional devices 300, and the second connecting body 212 is provided with at least two second electric connecting parts 2121 arranged at intervals. In this way, the second connecting body 212 can be electrically connected with at least two functional devices 300 through at least two second electrical connecting portions 2121 arranged at intervals, so that the combination of the control device 20 is more flexible, and the selection of different users is facilitated. For example, the functional device 300 with a focus-following adjustment function (e.g., the focus-following wheel 350) can be integrated with the second electrical connection portion 2121, and the functional device 300 with a display function can be integrated with the second electrical connection portion 2121 onto the second connection body 212, so that the user can perform the focus-following adjustment operation (e.g., adjusting the focus, adjusting the aperture size, adjusting the depth of field, etc.) while viewing the captured image.
It should be noted that the tracking wheel 350 may be implemented using conventional techniques. However, when the tracking technology is used, the tracking wheel 350 needs to be adjusted, and the tracking wheel 350 is expected to provide corresponding operation feeling feedback, such as damping operation feeling feedback and the like, for a user, however, the existing operation feeling feedback is realized through physical components, such as damping operation feeling is realized through damping grease, and rebounding hand operation feeling is realized through an elastic component (such as a spring). Therefore, accurate operation feedback cannot be provided, and the user experience is reduced.
In addition, in the process of normally using the tracking wheel 350, because different users use the tracking wheel, there may be a difference in required operational feeling, for example, when different users adjust the tracking wheel 350, there may be a difference in required damping operational feeling due to different adjusting modes and forces, however, the damping grease cannot be used to provide different damping operational feeling, for example, damping operational feeling with different damping sizes, for different users. As shown in fig. 7, in some embodiments, the focusing wheel 350 includes a base 351 and a rotating member 352 rotatably connected to the base 351, one of the base 351 and the rotating member 352 is provided with a magnetic element, and the other is provided with a matching element 354, the matching element 354 is magnetically matched with the magnetic element, so that the rotating member 352 can damp rotation. Thus, the magnetic attraction matching between the magnetic attraction piece and the matching piece 354 improves the stable and reliable rotation damping for the rotation of the rotating piece 352, is not affected by the external environment, and provides accurate operation feedback for the user.
It should be noted that the magnetic member 353 can generate a magnetic force, including but not limited to a permanent magnet, an electromagnet, etc., and the engaging element 354 can attract a magnetic member, including but not limited to a ferromagnetic body or a permanent magnet, etc.
Further, as shown in fig. 7 and 8, in some embodiments, the base 351 is provided with a protruding shaft sleeve 3511, the rotating member 352 includes a knob sleeve 3521 sleeved on the base 351 and a rotating shaft 3522 fixedly connected with the knob sleeve 3521, and the rotating shaft 3522 is inserted into the shaft sleeve 3511 and is rotatably connected with the shaft sleeve 3511; the magnetic element is a permanent magnet of the motor and is disposed inside the knob sleeve 3521, and the mating element 354 is a winding of the motor and is disposed outside the sleeve 3511. In this manner, the knob sleeve 3521 is rotatably coupled to the base 351 by the engagement of the sleeve 3511 with the rotary shaft 3522, and the user can obtain a better operational feeling by operating the knob sleeve 3521, and the focusing operation can be more compactly performed.
In addition, the magnetic element is a permanent magnet of the motor and is disposed inside the knob sleeve 3521, and the mating element 354 is a winding of the motor and is disposed outside the shaft sleeve 3511, so that the motor is used to provide damping for the rotation of the knob sleeve 3521, and the damping is adjustable.
As shown in fig. 8, in some embodiments, the tracking wheel 350 includes a circuit board 355 with a drive circuit 3552 and/or a master control circuit 3553 disposed on the circuit board 355. Specifically, the driving circuit 3552 may be disposed on the circuit board 355, and the circuit board 355 may further include a position sensor 3551, such as a hall sensor, disposed on the circuit board 355, and cooperate with the magnetic ring 356 disposed on the motor to detect the angular position information of the rotor of the motor.
The motor may include a permanent magnet synchronous motor or a dc motor, but may also be other types of motors, and is not limited herein.
The different types of operational sensations can include a damping operational sensation, a pulsator operational sensation, or a rebound operational sensation, wherein the velocity closed loop is used to simulate the damping operational sensation. In some embodiments, after completing the output torque control of the motor, the main control circuit 3553 is further configured to: and determining the operation feeling required to be simulated, and controlling the motor to operate based on the motor control strategy corresponding to the operation feeling required to be simulated so as to provide corresponding operation feeling feedback. And further, a better operation experience can be provided for the user.
As shown in fig. 6, in some embodiments, the tracking wheel 350 also includes a flexible display 357 capable of displaying at least angle information. And/or, in some embodiments, the focus wheel 350 further includes a wireless communication module 360 communicatively coupled to the focus actuator 13. In this manner, the focus tracking wheel 350 may integrate more functions so that the body 110 of the focus tracking controller 100 may be miniaturized.
In addition, set up flexible display 357 on following focus wheel 350, can show angle information through automatic luminous, convenience of customers watches in the scene that light is not enough. Of course, the flexible display 357 may also integrate other focus-following adjustment display functions, such as aperture information or depth information.
As shown in fig. 1, 6, 9 to 12, and 16, the adaptor 200 has other modifications, so that the focus following controller 100 can be integrated with other functional devices 300 through the adaptor 200 to form the control device 20 with different functions, which is convenient for a user to combine and is also beneficial to improving the application scenario of the focus following controller 100.
As shown in fig. 9, in the second embodiment, there is further provided a control device 20, which includes a focus following controller 100, a functional device 300, and the adaptor 200 in any of the above embodiments, wherein the focus following controller 100 can remotely control the focus following actuator 13 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10; the focus following controller 100 is detachably connected to the functional device 300 through the connecting body 210, and when the focus following controller 100 is connected to the functional device 300 through the connecting body 210, the focus following controller 100 is electrically connected to the functional device 300 through the conductor 220.
When the control device 20 is assembled, the connection body 210 can be used for assembling the control device 20 by following the focus controller 100 and the functional device 300 (such as a display 310, a focus following adjusting device, and a control terminal 370), the electric connection between the focus controller 100 and the functional device 300 is realized by using the electric conductor 220, and the flexible assembly of the control device 20 can be realized, the dispersed functional device 300 and the focus following controller 100 are integrated into a whole, the use is more convenient, the focus following operation is more convenient, and the shooting experience is favorably improved. Specifically, when the control device 20 is used, the display 310 or the external display 310 integrated in the control device 20 can check the quality of the real-time image captured by the imaging device 10, perform focusing by operating the focus following controller 100 in time, and send a focusing instruction to the focus following actuator 13, so as to adjust the imaging parameters of the imaging device 10, and obtain a higher-quality captured image. After the control device 20 is used, the focus following controller 100 and the functional device 300 can be detached from the adaptor 200, so that the device is convenient to carry.
When the shooting system 1 to which the control device 20 in the second embodiment is applied performs shooting, the shooting device 10 is turned on to perform shooting, the display 310 can be used to remotely view the quality of a real-time image shot by the shooting device 10, the focus following wheel 350 is operated to perform focusing in time, and the focus following controller 100 is used to send a focusing instruction to the focus following actuator 13, so that the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10 are adjusted to obtain a higher-quality shot image. Due to the flexible assembly of the control device 20, the discrete functional devices 300 and the focus following controller 100 are integrated into a whole, so that the use is more convenient, the focus following operation is smoother, and the improvement of users of the shooting system 1 is facilitated. After the shooting is completed, the focus following controller 100 and the display 310 can be detached from the adaptor 200, so that the shooting system 1 can be conveniently carried
The functional device 300 includes the display 310, the focus following wheel 350, and the wireless communication module 360, and further includes a control terminal 370 (a movable platform controller, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, etc.), a focus following adjustment device, and the like.
As shown in fig. 11 and 12, in some embodiments based on the second embodiment, at least two functional devices 300 are provided, and at least one functional device 300 has a function different from that of the other functional devices 300, and can be selectively disposed on the focus tracking controller 100, the adaptor 200, or the other functional devices 300, so that the control device 20 can be configured into different configurations, and the control device 20 can be communicatively connected to the photographing device 10 in different configurations.
As shown in fig. 11 and 12, on the basis of the second embodiment, in some embodiments, at least one functional device 300 has a display function; and/or, at least one functional device 300 can generate a focus following adjustment command, and remotely control the focus following actuator 13 through the focus following controller 100 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10; and/or at least one functional device 300 is a control terminal 370 for interacting with the focus controller 100.
As shown in fig. 11 and fig. 16, on the basis of the second embodiment, in some embodiments, the functional device 300 is capable of generating a focus following adjustment command, and remotely controlling the focus following actuator 13 through the focus following controller 100 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10; the number of the functional devices 300 is at least two, and the focus adjustment command generated by at least one functional device 300 is different from the focus adjustment commands of the other functional devices 300.
As shown in fig. 11 and 12, in the second embodiment, in some embodiments, at least two functional devices 300 are provided, and one of the functional devices 300 is a focus following wheel 350, and can be selectively disposed on the focus following controller 100, the adaptor 200, or other functional devices 300, so that the control device 20 can be configured into different configurations, and the control device 20 can be communicatively connected with the focus following actuator 13 in different configurations.
Referring to fig. 12 to 15, a control terminal 370 in the second embodiment of the present application may include a second holding body 371, an omnidirectional rod 372 is disposed at a top of the second holding body 371, the omnidirectional rod 372 may be configured to control a posture of a pan-tilt, taking a three-axis pan-tilt as an example, the three-axis pan-tilt includes a pitch axis, a roll axis and a yaw axis, the omnidirectional rod 372 may control one or two of the pitch posture, the yaw posture and the roll posture of the three-axis pan-tilt, and a posture of the pan-tilt that the omnidirectional rod 372 may control may be defined as required. The omnidirectional lever 372 of the present embodiment is a thumb-operated lever, and can be operated by the thumb of the user.
As shown in fig. 12 and 13, the second holder 371 according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include at least one of a first control portion 373, a second control portion 374, a third control portion 375, a fourth control portion 376, and a fifth control portion 377. Among them, the first control portion 373, the second control portion 374, the third control portion 375, the fourth control portion 376 and the fifth control portion 377 may be in the form of a button or a knob.
Referring to fig. 12, the top of the second holding body 371 may further be provided with a first control portion 373, and the first control portion 373 is used to control the opening and closing of the function of the omnidirectional rod 372 and/or the opening and closing of the function of the second holding body 371. For example, when the first control portion 373 is turned on, the function of the omnidirectional lever 372 is turned on, and the omnidirectional lever 372 can control the posture of the pan/tilt head; when the first control portion 373 is turned off, the function of the omnidirectional lever 372 is turned off, and the omnidirectional lever 372 cannot control the attitude of the pan/tilt head. For another example, when the first control portion 373 is turned on, the function of the second grip body 371 is turned on, and the second grip body 371 can control the pan/tilt and/or the photographing device 10 mounted on the pan/tilt; when the first control portion 373 is turned off, the function of the second grip body 371 is turned off, and the pan head and/or the imaging device 10 mounted on the pan head cannot be controlled by the second grip body 371. Optionally, the first control portion 373 is disposed adjacent to the omnidirectional rod 372 and located outside the second holding body 371.
The top of the second holding body 371 is further provided with a second control portion 374, and the second control portion 374 is used for controlling the opening and closing of the intelligent following function of the holder. The second control portion 374 may be disposed inside the second holding body 371, such as when the second holding body 371 is connected to the adapter 200, the second control portion 374 is disposed toward the adapter 200.
The top of the second grip 371 may further have a third control portion 375, where the third control portion 375 is used to control on/off of an exposure preview function of the display 310, and when the display 310 performs the exposure preview function, the display 310 displays the brightness information of the real-time captured image of the camera 10 through the screen 311, and the display 310 may display the brightness information of the real-time captured image in an image and/or graph form. The third control portion 375 may be disposed inside the second grip body 371, such as when the second grip body 371 is connected to the adaptor 200, the third control portion 375 is disposed toward the adaptor 200. When the second grip 371 includes both the second control portion 374 and the third control portion 375, the second control portion 374 is adjacent to the third control portion 375.
Referring to fig. 13, the sidewall of the second holding body 371 may further have a fourth control portion 376, where the fourth control portion 376 is used to control the working mode and/or centering of the cradle head, and if the fourth control portion 376 is a key, the cradle head can be controlled to enter one of the horizontal shooting mode, the vertical shooting mode and the flashlight mode by clicking the fourth control portion 376, and the cradle head can be controlled to be centered by double clicking the control portion.
The side wall of the second holding body 371 can further be provided with a fifth control portion 377, and the fifth control portion 377 is used for controlling the motion mode of the pan-tilt. The fifth control part 377 may be disposed inside the second grip body 371, such as when the second grip body 371 is connected to the adaptor 200, the fifth control part 377 is disposed toward the adaptor 200.
The screen 311 of the display 310 is directed toward the user, the screen 311 of the display 310 is directed forward, and the back of the display 310 is directed backward. Referring to fig. 12 to 13, when the second holding body 371 is connected to the left side of the adaptor 200 and the second holding body 371 is disposed upright, the omnidirectional rod 372 is disposed on the top of the second holding body 371, the first control portion 373 is disposed on the outer side of the top of the second holding body 371 (the outer side of the second holding body 371 is the side of the second holding body 371 away from the adaptor 200), the second control portion 374 and the third control portion 375 face the user and are close to the inner side of the second holding body 371 (the inner side of the second holding body 371 is the side of the second holding body 371 close to the adaptor 200), the fourth control portion 376 is disposed on the side wall of the second holding body 371 and is located on the side of the rear portion 371 close to the top of the second holding body 371, and the fifth control portion 377 is disposed on the side wall of the second holding body and is located on the inner side of the second holding body 371.
Referring to fig. 12 and 14, the control terminal 370 in an embodiment of the present application may include the first grip body 130, and a knob is disposed on a top of the first grip body 130, and the knob is used for controlling the photographing device 10 to perform one of focusing, parameter adjustment and zooming. The parameter adjustment may include adjusting an exposure mode, an image format, and the like of the photographing apparatus 10.
The first grip body 130 of the embodiment of the present application may further be provided with at least one of a sixth control portion 131, a seventh control portion 132, an eighth control portion 133, a ninth control portion 134, and a tenth control portion 135. Among them, the sixth control part 131, the seventh control part 132, the eighth control part 133, the ninth control part 134, and the tenth control part 135 may be in the form of a button or a knob.
Referring to fig. 12, the sidewall of the first grip body 130 may be provided with a sixth control portion 131, and the sixth control portion 131 is used for controlling the knob to switch between focusing, parameter adjusting and zooming of the photographing device 10. For example, the sixth control unit 131 is a button, and the knob can control the imaging device 10 to focus by clicking the sixth control unit 131; clicking the sixth control part 131 again, wherein the knob can adjust parameters of the shooting device 10, clicking the sixth control part 131 again, and controlling the shooting device 10 to zoom; and the process is circulated. The sixth control portion 131 may be disposed inside the first holding body 130, for example, when the first holding body 130 is connected to the adaptor 200, the sixth control portion 131 is disposed toward the adaptor 200.
The sidewall of the first grip 130 may be provided with a seventh control portion 132, and the seventh control portion 132 is configured to control the on/off of the focusing auxiliary function of the display 310, wherein when the display 310 executes the focusing auxiliary function, the depth information of the target object currently photographed by the photographing device 10 is displayed through the screen 311, so as to guide a user to manually adjust the focal length of the photographing device 10. The depth information of the target object may be detected by a distance sensor disposed on the photographing device 10, and the distance sensor may be a TOF (Time of flight) distance sensor or another type of distance sensor. The seventh control portion 132 may be disposed inside the first holding body 130, for example, when the first holding body 130 is connected to the adaptor 200, the seventh control portion 132 is disposed toward the adaptor 200. When the first holding body 130 includes the sixth control portion 131 and the seventh control portion 132, the sixth control portion 131 is adjacent to the seventh control portion 132.
An eighth control portion 133 may be disposed on a side wall of the first holding body 130, and the eighth control portion 133 is used for controlling the on/off of the video recording function of the image capturing apparatus 10. The eighth control portion 133 may be disposed outside the first holding body 130.
As shown in fig. 14 and 15, a ninth control portion 134 may be disposed on a side wall of the first holding body 130, where the ninth control portion 134 is used to control the opening and closing of a vertical stability augmentation mechanism carrying the pan/tilt head, and the vertical stability augmentation mechanism is used to connect the pan/tilt head so as to augment the stability of the shooting device 10 on the pan/tilt head in the vertical direction. The vertical stability augmentation mechanism can be used for reducing or eliminating the influence of translational shake on a load, and it should be noted that translational shake generally refers to shake with a gravity direction component, that is, shake only has a component in the gravity direction, and the shake can be called translational shake. In other words, the macro motion direction of the translational dithering is not necessarily the gravity direction, and may also have a certain included angle with the gravity direction. The ninth control portion 134 may be disposed outside the first holding body 130.
As shown in fig. 14, a sidewall of the first grip body 130 may be provided with a tenth control part 135, and the tenth control part 135 is used to control the photographing device 10 to switch between the manual focusing and the auto focusing. The tenth control portion 135 may be disposed inside the first holding body 130, for example, when the first holding body 130 is connected to the adaptor 200, the tenth control portion 135 is disposed toward the adaptor 200.
The screen 311 of the display 310 is directed toward the user, the screen 311 of the display 310 is directed forward, and the back of the display 310 is directed backward. With reference to fig. 7 and fig. 10 to fig. 11, when the first holding body 130 is connected to the right side of the adaptor 200, and the first holding body 130 is disposed upright, the knob is located at the top of the first holding body 130, the sixth control portion 131 and the seventh control portion 132 are disposed at one end of the sidewall of the first holding body 130 close to the top and located at the inner side of the first holding body 130, the eighth control portion 133 is disposed at one side of the sidewall of the first holding body 130 close to the top and located at the outer side of the first holding body 130, the ninth control portion 134 is disposed at one side of the sidewall of the first holding body 130 close to the top and located at the back of the first holding body 130, and the tenth control portion 135 is disposed at the sidewall of the first holding body 130 and located at one side of the inner side of the first holding body 130 close to the back of the first holding body 130.
The first grip body 130 or the second grip body 371 in one embodiment of the present application can be used as a handle, and includes a plurality of control portions, and at least some of the functions of the control portions can be set by users, for example, the functions of at least some of the control portions can be set through the display 310.
As shown in fig. 12 and 15, in some embodiments, the focus controller 100 is mechanically connected to the control terminal 370 through the connecting body 210 and electrically connected by the conductive body 220. In this way, a focus following control program, such as a mobile phone or a tablet pc, is run on the control terminal 370, and by operating on the operation page, the focus following controller 100 can control the focus following execution action, so as to implement focus following shooting of the shooting device 10.
The focus following adjusting device comprises a focus following wheel 350, an aperture adjusting module 380 with an aperture adjusting function, a depth of field adjusting module 390 with a depth of field adjusting function and other devices capable of realizing focus following adjustment.
It should be noted that the adaptor 200 may have other shapes, such as circular, oval, cross, etc., and may be flexibly combined according to the type of the control device 20 formed by the integrated functional device 300 required by the focus-following controller 100.
As shown in fig. 16, in some embodiments, the focus controller 100 has a first holding portion and a processing chip, and other functional modules as the functional device 300 may be electrically connected to the processing chip through the adaptor 200.
Of course, in other embodiments, the focus following controller 100 integrates a part of the functional device 300 (as shown in fig. 2 and 11) in addition to the first holding portion and the processing chip.
It should be noted that, the components included in the "adaptor 200", the "focus following controller 100", the "display 310" and the "control terminal 370" of the present application may be flexibly combined, that is, may be produced modularly according to the actual situation, and may be assembled modularly as an independent module; the modules may be assembled separately, and the present control device 20 may be configured as one module. The division of the above-mentioned components in the present application is only one example, which is convenient for reading and is not a limitation to the protection scope of the present application, and the same functions as the above-mentioned components should be understood as equivalent technical solutions in the present application.
With continued reference to fig. 10 to 16, in a third embodiment, there is provided a control device 20, including a focus following controller 100, a functional device 300, and an adaptor 200, where the focus following controller 100 can remotely control the focus following actuator 13 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10; the focus following controller 100 is detachably connected to the functional device 300 through the connecting body 210, and when the focus following controller 100 is connected to the functional device 300 through the adaptor 200, the focus following controller 100 is electrically connected to the functional device 300 through the adaptor 200. At least two functional devices 300 are provided, at least one functional device 300 has a function different from that of the other functional devices 300, and can be selectively disposed on the focus following controller 100, the adaptor 200 or the other functional devices 300, so that the control device 20 can be configured into different configurations, and the control device 20 can be in communication connection with the photographing device 10 in different configurations.
When this controlling means 20 assembles, utilize adaptor 200 to realize following burnt controller 100 and function device 300 (like display 310 spare, follow burnt adjusting device, control terminal 370 etc.) and assemble into controlling means 20, and utilize adaptor 200 to realize following burnt controller 100 and function device 300's electric connection, and then can realize controlling means 20's nimble equipment, carry out integrated a whole with scattered function device 300 and follow burnt controller 100, it is more convenient to use, it is more handy to follow burnt operation, be favorable to improving and shoot and experience. Specifically, when the control device 20 is used, the display 310 or the external display 310 integrated in the control device 20 can check the quality of the real-time image captured by the imaging device 10, perform focusing by operating the focus following controller 100 in time, and send a focusing instruction to the focus following actuator 13, so as to adjust the imaging parameters of the imaging device 10, and obtain a higher-quality captured image. After the control device 20 is used, the focus following controller 100 and the functional device 300 can be detached from the adaptor 200, so that the device is convenient to carry.
When the shooting system using the control device in the third embodiment shoots, the shooting device is turned on to shoot, the display integrated in the control device or the external display can be used for checking the quality of a real-time image shot by the shooting device, the focusing is performed in time by operating the focus following controller, and a focusing instruction is sent to the shooting device, so that the shooting parameters of the shooting device are adjusted, and a shot image with higher quality is obtained. And because the flexible assembly of controlling means, integrate a whole with the burnt controller with scattered functional device, it is more convenient to use, and it is more handy to follow burnt operation, is favorable to improving the user of shooting system. After the shooting is finished, the focus following controller and the functional device can be detached from the adapter, so that the shooting system is convenient to carry.
It should be noted that the adaptor 200 includes the adaptor 200 in any of the above embodiments, and further includes other adaptors 200 having the functions of adaptor + electrical connection.
Furthermore, the adaptor 200 has a support function and a hard connection function.
The functional device 300 includes the display 310, the focus following wheel 350, and the wireless communication module 360, and further includes a control terminal 370 (a movable platform controller, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a desktop computer, etc.), a focus following adjustment device, and the like.
As shown in fig. 11 and 12, on the basis of the third embodiment, in some embodiments, at least one functional device 300 has a display function; and/or, at least one functional device 300 can generate a focus following adjustment command, and remotely control the focus following actuator 13 through the focus following controller 100 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10; and/or at least one functional device 300 is a control terminal 370 for interacting with the focus controller 100.
As shown in fig. 11 and fig. 16, based on the third embodiment, in some embodiments, the functional device 300 is capable of generating a focus following adjustment instruction, and remotely controlling the focus following actuator 13 through the focus following controller 100 to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device 10; the number of the functional devices 300 is at least two, and the focus adjustment command generated by at least one functional device 300 is different from the focus adjustment commands of the other functional devices 300.
As shown in fig. 11 and 12, on the basis of the third embodiment, in some embodiments, at least two of the functional devices 300 are provided, and one of the functional devices 300 is a focus following wheel 350, and may be selectively disposed on the focus following controller 100, the adaptor 200, or the other functional devices 300, so that the control device 20 can be configured into different configurations, and the control device 20 can be communicatively connected with the focus following actuator 13 in different configurations.
Referring to fig. 12 to 15, a control terminal 370 in an embodiment of the present application may include a second holding body 371, an omnidirectional rod 372 is disposed at a top of the second holding body 371, the omnidirectional rod 372 may be configured to control a posture of a pan-tilt, taking a three-axis pan-tilt as an example, the three-axis pan-tilt includes a pitch axis, a roll axis and a yaw axis, the omnidirectional rod 372 may control one or two of the pitch posture, the yaw posture and the roll posture of the three-axis pan-tilt, and a posture of the pan-tilt that the omnidirectional rod 372 may control may be defined as required. The omnidirectional lever 372 of the present embodiment is a thumb-operated lever, and can be operated by the thumb of the user.
As shown in fig. 12 and 13, the second grip 371 according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include at least one of a first control portion 373, a second control portion 374, a third control portion 375, a fourth control portion 376, and a fifth control portion 377. The first control portion 373, the second control portion 374, the third control portion 375, the fourth control portion 376 and the fifth control portion 377 may be in the form of buttons or knobs.
Referring to fig. 12, the top of the second holding body 371 may further be provided with a first control portion 373, and the first control portion 373 is used to control the opening and closing of the function of the omnidirectional rod 372 and/or the opening and closing of the function of the second holding body 371. For example, when the first control portion 373 is turned on, the function of the omnidirectional lever 372 is turned on, and the omnidirectional lever 372 can control the posture of the pan/tilt head; when the first control portion 373 is turned off, the function of the omnidirectional lever 372 is turned off, and the omnidirectional lever 372 cannot control the posture of the pan/tilt head. For another example, when the first control portion 373 is turned on, the function of the second grip body 371 is turned on, and the second grip body 371 can control the pan/tilt and/or the photographing device 10 mounted on the pan/tilt; when the first control portion 373 is turned off, the function of the second grip body 371 is turned off, and the pan head and/or the imaging device 10 mounted on the pan head cannot be controlled by the second grip body 371. Optionally, the first control portion 373 is disposed adjacent to the omnidirectional rod 372 and located outside the second holding body 371.
The top of the second holding body 371 is further provided with a second control portion 374, and the second control portion 374 is used for controlling the opening and closing of the intelligent following function of the holder. The second control portion 374 may be disposed inside the second grip body 371, such as when the second grip body 371 is connected to the adaptor 200, the second control portion 374 is disposed toward the adaptor 200.
The top of the second grip 371 may further have a third control portion 375, where the third control portion 375 is used to control on/off of an exposure preview function of the display 310, and when the display 310 performs the exposure preview function, the display 310 displays the brightness information of the real-time captured image of the camera 10 through the screen 311, and the display 310 may display the brightness information of the real-time captured image in an image and/or graph form. The third control portion 375 may be disposed inside the second grip body 371, such as when the second grip body 371 is connected to the adaptor 200, the third control portion 375 is disposed toward the adaptor 200. When the second grip 371 includes both the second control portion 374 and the third control portion 375, the second control portion 374 is adjacent to the third control portion 375.
Referring to fig. 13, the sidewall of the second holding body 371 may further have a fourth control portion 376, where the fourth control portion 376 is used to control the working mode and/or centering of the cradle head, and if the fourth control portion 376 is a key, the cradle head can be controlled to enter one of the horizontal shooting mode, the vertical shooting mode and the flashlight mode by clicking the fourth control portion 376, and the cradle head can be controlled to be centered by double clicking the control portion.
The sidewall of the second holding body 371 may further have a fifth control portion 377, and the fifth control portion 377 is used for controlling the motion mode of the pan/tilt head. The fifth control part 377 may be disposed inside the second grip body 371, such as when the second grip body 371 is connected to the adaptor 200, the fifth control part 377 is disposed toward the adaptor 200.
The screen 311 of the display 310 is directed toward the user, the screen 311 of the display 310 is directed forward, and the back of the display 310 is directed backward. Referring to fig. 12 to 13, when the second holding body 371 is connected to the left side of the adaptor 200 and the second holding body 371 is disposed upright, the omnidirectional rod 372 is disposed on the top of the second holding body 371, the first control portion 373 is disposed on the outer side of the top of the second holding body 371 (the outer side of the second holding body 371 is the side of the second holding body 371 away from the adaptor 200), the second control portion 374 and the third control portion 375 face the user and are close to the inner side of the second holding body 371 (the inner side of the second holding body 371 is the side of the second holding body 371 close to the adaptor 200), the fourth control portion 376 is disposed on the side wall of the second holding body 371 and is located on the side of the rear portion 371 close to the top of the second holding body 371, and the fifth control portion 377 is disposed on the side wall of the second holding body and is located on the inner side of the second holding body 371.
Referring to fig. 12 and 14, the control terminal 370 in an embodiment of the present application may include the first grip body 130, and a knob is disposed on a top of the first grip body 130, and the knob is used for controlling the photographing device 10 to perform one of focusing, parameter adjustment and zooming. The parameter adjustment may include adjusting an exposure mode, an image format, and the like of the photographing device 10.
The first grip body 130 of the embodiment of the present application may further be provided with at least one of a sixth control portion 131, a seventh control portion 132, an eighth control portion 133, a ninth control portion 134, and a tenth control portion 135. Among them, the sixth control part 131, the seventh control part 132, the eighth control part 133, the ninth control part 134 and the tenth control part 135 may be in the form of buttons or knobs.
Referring to fig. 12, a sidewall of the first grip body 130 may be provided with a sixth control portion 131, and the sixth control portion 131 is used for controlling the knob to switch between focusing, parameter adjustment and zooming of the photographing device 10. For example, the sixth control unit 131 is a button, and the knob can control the imaging device 10 to focus by clicking the sixth control unit 131; clicking the sixth control part 131 again, wherein the knob can adjust parameters of the shooting device 10, clicking the sixth control part 131 again, and controlling the shooting device 10 to zoom; and the process is circulated. The sixth control portion 131 may be disposed inside the first holding body 130, for example, when the first holding body 130 is connected to the adaptor 200, the sixth control portion 131 is disposed toward the adaptor 200.
The sidewall of the first grip 130 may be provided with a seventh control portion 132, and the seventh control portion 132 is configured to control the on/off of the focusing auxiliary function of the display 310, wherein when the display 310 executes the focusing auxiliary function, the depth information of the target object currently photographed by the photographing device 10 is displayed through the screen 311, so as to guide the user to manually adjust the focal length of the photographing device 10. The depth information of the target object may be detected by a distance sensor disposed on the photographing device 10, and the distance sensor may be a TOF (Time of flight) distance sensor or another type of distance sensor. The seventh control portion 132 may be disposed inside the first holding body 130, for example, when the first holding body 130 is connected to the adaptor 200, the seventh control portion 132 is disposed toward the adaptor 200. When the first holding body 130 includes the sixth control portion 131 and the seventh control portion 132, the sixth control portion 131 is adjacent to the seventh control portion 132.
An eighth control portion 133 may be disposed on a sidewall of the first holding body 130, and the eighth control portion 133 is used for controlling the on/off of the video recording function of the video camera 10. The eighth control portion 133 may be disposed outside the first grip body 130.
As shown in fig. 14 and 15, a ninth control portion 134 may be disposed on a side wall of the first holding body 130, where the ninth control portion 134 is used to control the opening and closing of a vertical stability augmentation mechanism carrying the pan/tilt head, and the vertical stability augmentation mechanism is used to connect the pan/tilt head so as to augment the stability of the shooting device 10 on the pan/tilt head in the vertical direction. The vertical stability augmentation mechanism can be used for reducing or eliminating the influence of translational shake on a load, and it should be noted that translational shake generally refers to shake with a component in the gravity direction, that is, shake with a component in the gravity direction can be called translational shake. In other words, the macro motion direction of the translational dithering is not necessarily the gravity direction, and may also have a certain included angle with the gravity direction. The ninth control portion 134 may be disposed outside the first holding body 130.
As shown in fig. 14, a sidewall of the first grip body 130 may be provided with a tenth control part 135, and the tenth control part 135 is used to control the photographing device 10 to switch between the manual focusing and the auto focusing. The tenth control portion 135 may be disposed inside the first grip body 130, for example, when the first grip body 130 is connected to the adaptor 200, the tenth control portion 135 is disposed toward the adaptor 200.
The screen 311 of the display 310 is directed toward the user, the screen 311 of the display 310 is directed forward, and the back of the display 310 is directed backward. With reference to fig. 7 and fig. 10 to fig. 11, when the first holding body 130 is connected to the right side of the adaptor 200, and the first holding body 130 is disposed upright, the knob is located at the top of the first holding body 130, the sixth control portion 131 and the seventh control portion 132 are disposed at one end of the sidewall of the first holding body 130 close to the top and located at the inner side of the first holding body 130, the eighth control portion 133 is disposed at one side of the sidewall of the first holding body 130 close to the top and located at the outer side of the first holding body 130, the ninth control portion 134 is disposed at one side of the sidewall of the first holding body 130 close to the top and located at the back of the first holding body 130, and the tenth control portion 135 is disposed at the sidewall of the first holding body 130 and located at one side of the inner side of the first holding body 130 close to the back of the first holding body 130.
The first grip body 130 or the second grip body 371 in an embodiment of the present application can be used as a handle and include a plurality of control portions, and at least some of the control portions can be set to have a function in a customized manner, for example, the function of at least some of the control portions can be set through the display 310.
As shown in fig. 12 and 15, in some embodiments, the focus controller 100 is mechanically connected to the control terminal 370 through the adaptor 200, and is electrically connected through the adaptor 200. In this way, a focus following control program, such as a mobile phone or a tablet pc, is run on the control terminal 370, and by operating on the operation page, the focus following controller 100 can control the focus following execution action, so as to implement focus following shooting of the shooting device 10.
The focus following adjusting device comprises a focus following wheel 350, an aperture adjusting module 380 with an aperture adjusting function, a depth of field adjusting module 390 with a depth of field adjusting function and other devices capable of achieving focus following adjustment.
It should be noted that the adaptor 200 may have other shapes, such as circular, oval, cross, etc., and may be flexibly combined according to the type of the control device 20 formed by the integrated functional device 300 required by the focus-following controller 100.
As shown in fig. 16, in some embodiments, the focus controller 100 has a first holding portion and a processing chip, and other functional modules as the functional device 300 may be electrically connected to the processing chip through the adaptor 200.
Of course, in other embodiments, the focus following controller 100 integrates a part of the functional device 300 (as shown in fig. 2 and 11) in addition to the first holding portion and the processing chip.
It should be noted that, the components included in the "adaptor 200", the "focus following controller 100", the "display 310" and the "control terminal 370" of the present application may be flexibly combined, that is, may be produced modularly according to the actual situation, and may be assembled modularly as an independent module; the control device 20 may be assembled separately, and one module may be configured. The division of the above-mentioned components in the present application is only one example, which is convenient for reading and is not a limitation to the protection scope of the present application, and the same functions as the above-mentioned components should be understood as equivalent technical solutions in the present application.
In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "center," "longitudinal," "lateral," "length," "width," "thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "clockwise," "counterclockwise," "axial," "radial," "circumferential," and the like are used in the orientations and positional relationships indicated in the drawings for convenience in describing the present application and for simplicity in description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the referenced devices or elements must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and are therefore not to be considered limiting of the present application.
Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate a number of the indicated technical features. Thus, a feature defined as "first," "second," etc. may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the feature. In the description of the present application, "plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly specified otherwise.
In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly and can include, for example, fixed connections, removable connections, or integral parts; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as the case may be.
In this application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, a first feature is "on" or "under" a second feature such that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact via an intermediary. Also, a first feature "on," "above," and "over" a second feature may be directly on or obliquely above the second feature, or simply mean that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature "under," "beneath," and "under" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the second feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "fixed," "disposed," "secured" or "disposed" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. When an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. Further, when one component is considered to be "fixedly connected" to another component, the two components may be fixed by way of detachable connection, or may be fixed by way of non-detachable connection, such as socket connection, snap connection, integrally formed fixation, welding, etc., which can be realized in the conventional art, and is not cumbersome.
All possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments may not be described for the sake of brevity, but should be considered as being within the scope of the present disclosure as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.
The above examples only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application.

Claims (24)

1. A control device, comprising:
the focus following controller can remotely control the shooting device to carry out focus following shooting so as to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device;
a functional device; and
the adapter comprises a connecting body and a conductor, the connecting body has a supporting function, the connecting body is detachably connected with the focus following controller and the functional device respectively, and at least part of the conductor is embedded into the connecting body;
the focus following controller is detachably connected with the functional device through the connecting body, and when the focus following controller is connected with the functional device through the connecting body, the focus following controller is electrically connected with the functional device through the electric conductor.
2. A control device, characterized by comprising:
the focus following controller can remotely control the shooting device to carry out focus following shooting so as to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device;
at least two functional devices, at least one of which is a display capable of displaying real-time images shot by a shooting device, and at least one of which is a focus following wheel; and
the adapter comprises a connecting body and a conductor, the connecting body has a supporting function, the connecting body is detachably connected with the focus following controller and the functional device respectively, and at least part of the conductor is embedded into the connecting body;
when the focus following controller is connected with the display through the connecting body, the focus following controller is electrically connected with the display through the electric conductor; the focus following wheel is arranged on the focus following controller and is electrically connected with the focus following controller.
3. The control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connection body includes a first connection body detachably connected to the first mounting portion of the focus following controller and a second connection body detachably connected to the second mounting portion of the functional device, the first connection body is connected to the second connection body, the first connection body is provided with a first electrical connection portion electrically connected to the first electrical engagement portion of the focus following controller, the second connection body is provided with a second electrical connection portion electrically connected to the second electrical engagement portion of the functional device, and the second electrical connection portion is connected to the first electrical connection portion through the electrical conductor.
4. The control device according to claim 3, wherein at least a part of the electric conductor is embedded in the first connecting body and the second connecting body and electrically connected to the first electric connecting portion and the second electric connecting portion, respectively.
5. The control device according to claim 3, wherein the first connection body is provided with a first fastener that locks or unlocks the heel focus controller; and/or the second connecting body is provided with a second fastener for locking or unlocking the functional device.
6. The control device of claim 5, wherein the first electrical connection portion is in positioning engagement with the first electrical engagement portion and secures the focus controller to the first connection body by engaging the first fastener with the first connection aperture of the first mounting portion; the second electric connecting part is matched with the second electric matching part in a positioning mode, and the functional device is fixed on the second connecting body through the matching of the second fastening piece and the second connecting hole of the second mounting part;
and/or the first connecting body is also provided with a first positioning part which is matched with the focus following controller in a positioning way, and the first matching part of the focus following controller is fixed on the first connecting body by matching the first fastening piece with the first connecting hole of the first mounting part; the second connector is also provided with a second positioning part matched with the second matching part of the functional device in a positioning manner, and the functional device is fixed on the second connector through the matching of the second fastener and the second connecting hole of the second mounting part.
7. The control device of claim 3, wherein an angle between the first connector and the second connector is adjustable.
8. The control device of claim 3, wherein the connection body comprises a gooseneck, the first connection body being connected to the second connection body via the gooseneck; or the first connecting body is rotatably connected with the second connecting body and can be fixed at least two set positions.
9. The control device according to claim 3, wherein one of the first connecting body and the second connecting body is provided with a first rotating portion, and the other is provided with a second rotating portion connected to the first rotating portion, the first rotating portion being rotatable relative to the second rotating portion; the connecting body further comprises a locking piece for locking the first rotating part and the second rotating part; the locking piece is used for enabling the first rotating part and the second rotating part to rotate in a damping mode; alternatively, when the locking member is released, the first rotating portion may rotate relative to the second rotating portion, and when the locking member is locked, the first rotating portion and the second rotating portion may be fixed.
10. The control device according to claim 9, wherein the locking member is provided with a screw, the first rotating portion and the second rotating portion are hinged by the locking member, and the first rotating portion or the second rotating portion is provided with an internally threaded hole which is threadedly engaged with the screw.
11. The control device according to claim 3, wherein the second connection bodies have at least two and are connected to the first connection bodies, respectively.
12. The control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a part of the connection body has a hard connection body, and the focus following controller is connected to the function device through the hard connection body.
13. The control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the follow focus controller is assembled into the control device by the connecting body and the functional device, the functional device supplies power to the follow focus controller through the electric conductor; or the like, or, alternatively,
the connecting body is provided with a battery assembly which can supply power to the focus tracking controller and/or supply power to the functional device through part of the electric conductor;
and/or the connecting body is detachably connected with a battery assembly, when the focus following controller is assembled into the control device with the functional device through the connecting body, the battery assembly is connected with the connecting body and supplies power to the focus following controller and/or supplies power to the functional device through part of the electric conductor.
14. The control device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the connecting body is further detachably connected with at least two functional devices, and when the focus following controller is connected with the at least two functional devices through the connecting body, the focus following controller is electrically connected with the at least two functional devices through the electric conductor.
15. The control device according to claim 14, wherein the connecting body includes a first connecting body detachably connected to the first mounting portion of the focus following controller, and a second connecting body detachably connected to the functional device, the first connecting body is provided with a first electrical connecting portion electrically connected to the focus following controller, the second connecting body is provided with a second electrical connecting portion electrically connected to the functional device, and the second electrical connecting portion is connected to the first electrical connecting portion through the electrical conductor;
the first connecting body is also detachably connected with at least one functional device, and is provided with a third electric connecting part detachably connected with the second matching part of the functional device; and/or the second connector is detachably connected with at least two functional devices, and the second connector is provided with at least two second electric connection parts arranged at intervals.
16. The control device of claim 2, wherein the focus following wheel comprises a base and a rotating member rotatably connected to the base, one of the base and the rotating member is provided with a magnetic attraction member, and the other is provided with a matching member, the matching member is magnetically matched with the magnetic attraction member, so that the rotating member can damp rotation.
17. The control device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the base is provided with a protruding shaft sleeve, and the rotating member comprises a knob sleeve sleeved on the base and a rotating shaft fixedly connected with the knob sleeve, and the rotating shaft is inserted into the shaft sleeve and rotatably connected with the shaft sleeve; the magnetic attraction piece is a permanent magnet of the motor and is arranged on the inner side of the knob sleeve, and the matching piece is a winding of the motor and is arranged on the outer side of the shaft sleeve.
18. The control device according to claim 2, wherein when the display is connected to the follow focus controller via the connecting body, the display supplies power to the follow focus controller via a portion of the electrical conductor.
19. The control device of any one of claims 2 or 16 to 18, wherein the tracking wheel further comprises a flexible display screen capable of displaying at least angle information; and/or the focus following wheel further comprises a wireless communication module in communication connection with the focus following actuator.
20. A control device, characterized by comprising:
the focus following controller can remotely control the shooting device to carry out focus following shooting so as to adjust shooting parameters of the shooting device;
at least two functional devices, at least one of which has a function different from the other functional devices; and
the adapter is detachably connected with the functional device through the adapter, and when the focus following controller is connected with the functional device through the adapter, the focus following controller is electrically connected with the functional device through the adapter;
at least one functional device can be selectively arranged on the focus following controller, the adapter or other functional devices, so that the control device can be configured into different configurations, and the control device can be in communication connection with the shooting device under different configurations.
21. The control device of claim 20, wherein at least one of the functional devices has a display function; and/or at least one functional device can generate a focus following adjusting instruction and remotely control the shooting device through the focus following controller so as to adjust the shooting parameters of the shooting device; and/or at least one functional device is a control terminal and is used for interacting with the focus following controller.
22. The control device of claim 20, wherein the functional device is capable of generating a focus tracking adjustment command and remotely controlling the camera via the focus tracking controller to adjust the camera parameters of the camera; the number of the functional devices is at least two, and the focus following adjusting instruction generated by at least one functional device is different from the focus following adjusting instructions of other functional devices.
23. The control device of any one of claims 20 to 22, wherein there are at least two of the functional devices, and one of the functional devices is a focus following wheel, and is selectively disposed on the focus following controller, the adaptor, or the other functional devices, so that the control device can be configured into different configurations, and the control device can be communicatively connected with the camera in different configurations.
24. A photographing system comprising a photographing apparatus and the control apparatus of any one of claims 1 to 23, the control apparatus being configured to control the photographing apparatus to adjust photographing parameters of the photographing apparatus.
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