JP2010054598A - Image capturing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image capturing apparatus, which has high flexibility in selection of holding and operation attitudes of a body. <P>SOLUTION: The image capturing apparatus includes part of an outer casing which is turnable around an optical axis 6 of a taking lens 201 relative to an image capturing apparatus body 1 including the taking lens. The turnable outer casing part includes at least one operation part 40 and at least one auxiliary shape for holding the body, and the operation part and the auxiliary shape are disposed with a certain phase around the optical axis. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging apparatus with excellent convenience.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a camera and an imaging apparatus that records an image captured by the camera in a recording unit have been widely used.

  In these image pickup apparatuses, downsizing of the main body of the image pickup apparatus is progressing due to downsizing of a recording unit and downsizing of electrical parts.

  FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing a use state of a general image pickup apparatus, and shows a state when the image pickup apparatus is grasped with a hand. The image pickup apparatus shown in the figure is of a horizontal type that grips the longitudinal side of the side surface of the lens, and the operation unit on the upper surface is operated with the index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

Patent Document 1 discloses a part of the exterior that is provided so as to be movable in a substantially optical axis direction of the photographing lens with respect to the imaging apparatus main body. (Fig. 19)
JP 2001-45348 A

  However, the conventional imaging apparatus shown in FIG. 18 uses a gripping method in which a finger other than the thumb hangs on the top surface, and the other gripping methods make it difficult to operate buttons when photographing.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that, in the imaging apparatus, a part of an exterior that is rotatable about the optical axis of the photographing lens with respect to the apparatus main body having the photographing lens, The rotating exterior portion includes at least one operation portion.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the imaging apparatus, the apparatus main body having the photographic lens has a part of an exterior that can rotate about the optical axis of the photographic lens, and the rotational exterior part includes a plurality of exterior parts. The plurality of operation units are provided, and the plurality of operation units are arranged at a certain phase around the optical axis.

  Further, the invention according to claim 3 is the imaging apparatus, wherein the imaging apparatus has a part of an exterior that is rotatable about the optical axis of the photographing lens with respect to the apparatus main body having the photographing lens. At least one operation unit and at least one auxiliary shape for gripping the main body are provided, and the operation unit and the auxiliary shape are arranged at a certain phase around the optical axis.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is a part of the exterior that can rotate about the optical axis of the photographing lens, and at least one operation part is provided on the rotational exterior. Due to the fact that it is provided, the position of the operation unit can be adjusted according to the difference in the position of the finger according to the method of grasping the size of the photographer's hand.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a part of the exterior that can rotate about the optical axis of the photographing lens, and the rotational exterior part includes at least one operation part, and the plurality of operations The part is arranged at a certain phase with the optical axis as the center, so that the fingertip is arranged at a substantially opposite position when holding the imaging device, for example, the index finger and the thumb. The operation unit can be arranged at a position where the photographer can easily operate, and the degree of freedom of the gripping method is increased, so that it is possible to shoot with a photographer's easy posture when shooting at various angles.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a part of an exterior that can rotate about the optical axis of the photographic lens, the rotational exterior part having a plurality of operation parts, and the plurality of operation parts. Arranging at a certain phase centered on the optical axis provides a degree of freedom in the gripping method and enables photographing with a photographer's easy posture when photographing at various angles. In addition, since the finger-hanging portion is provided, the main body does not move when a button is operated, and stable shooting is possible.

  Next, details of the present invention will be described in accordance with the description of the embodiments.

  Hereinafter, the imaging device of the present invention will be described in the order of (1) schematic configuration of the imaging device and (2) action.

(1) Schematic Configuration of Imaging Device The imaging device of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same site | part, direction, etc. are shown with the same code | symbol, and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  First, FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are a front perspective view and a rear perspective view in a first embodiment of an imaging apparatus main body 1 (hereinafter, main body 1) of the present invention. 10 and 12 are exploded perspective views of the main body 1, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the main body 1.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the main body 1 is roughly composed of a front part 20, a rear part 30, and a rotation operation part 40. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the front portion 20 has a substantially cylindrical shape 200a and a bottom base shape 200b. On the upper surface of the front unit 20, an image display unit 202 and a power switch 203 for operating a power source are provided. A lens unit 201 and a lens substrate 204 are provided in the front unit 20. The rear portion 30 has a bottom base shape 300b formed in a substantially cylindrical shape 300a. The rear portion 30 is provided with an operation button 301 and a recording substrate 302 for reproduction. In this embodiment, a memory element is mounted on the recording substrate 302. By using the memory element as a recording medium, it is not necessary to insert and remove a recording medium such as a cassette tape as in the case of a VTR. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide an input / output mechanism for the recording medium, and the structure of the image pickup apparatus can be simplified, and the size can be further reduced.

  The rotation operation unit 40 includes a hinge portion 411 and a hinge portion 403, and has a hole 411a and a hole 403a, respectively. The center of the hole 411a and the hole 403a is on the same axis, and the hinge part 411 and the hinge part 403 are rotatable about the center of the hole 411a and the hole 403a. An operation unit cover front 406 is fastened to the hinge portion 411 with screws (not shown). An operation unit cover rear 407 is fastened to the hinge unit 403 with a screw (not shown). The rotating operation unit 40 includes an operation board upper 404 provided with an operation board 408 and a ZOOM lever 401, and an operation part lower cover 405 provided with an operation board 409 and a recording button 402. 13, the claws 404 a formed on the operation unit cover upper 404 and the concave shape 405 a formed on the operation unit cover lower 405 are fixed to each other by engagement. A screw hole 403b is formed in the hinge part 403, and is screwed into a hole 405b formed in the lower part 405 of the operation unit cover with a screw (not shown). A screw hole 411b is formed in the hinge part 411, and is screwed with a hole 405c formed in the lower part 405 of the operation part cover with a screw (not shown). The operation unit cover upper 404 and the operation unit cover lower 405 have a semicircular shape with substantially the same radius.

  The central axes of the substantially cylindrical shape 200a, the substantially cylindrical shape 300a, the hole 411a, the hole 403a, the operation unit cover upper 404, and the operation unit cover lower 405 are substantially collinear with the lens optical axis 6.

  The flexible substrate 205 connected to the lens substrate 204 is inserted into the hole 411a and the hole 403a and connected to the recording unit substrate 302 to transmit an image signal. A signal line 410 connected to the operation board 408 and the operation board 409 is inserted into the recording unit board 302 through the hole 403a, and transmits signals to the ZOOM lever 401 and the recording button 402.

  With the above configuration, the rotation operation unit 40 can rotate about the optical axis with respect to the front unit 20 and the rear unit 30. In this embodiment, the ZOOM lever 401 and the recording button 402 are arranged at a position rotated approximately 180 degrees.

(2) Action FIG. 9 shows the right hand 5. The thumb 5a, the index finger 5b, the middle finger 5c, the ring finger 5d, the little finger 5e, and the back of the hand 5f.

  3 and 4 show the gripping state in the first embodiment. In this gripping mode, the ZOOM lever 401 is operated with the thumb 5a, and the recording button 402 is operated with the index finger 5b. The photographing operation is performed with the back of the hand 5f facing sideways. As shown in FIG. 14, an imaging device is provided in front of the photographer's abdomen, and imaging with an easy posture is possible.

  5 and 6 show the gripping state in the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, the rotation operation unit 40 is rotated 90 degrees to the right as viewed from the lens surface. The recording button 402 is operated with the thumb 5a and the ZOOM lever 401 is operated with the index finger 5b. In the second embodiment, since the finger does not wrap around the bottom surface, the operation can be performed even when the finger is placed on the desk.

  7 and 8 show the gripping state in the third embodiment. In the third embodiment, the rotation operation unit 40 is rotated 90 degrees to the left when viewed from the lens surface. The recording button 402 is operated with the index finger 5b and the ZOOM lever 401 is operated with the thumb 5a. In the third embodiment, the back of the hand faces the bottom, so the operation with the elbow placed on the desk as shown in FIG. Is possible.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, three gripping forms are shown. However, since the rotation operation unit 40 is freely rotatable, it can be set to a photographer's favorite angle.

  In this embodiment, the ZOOM lever 401 and the recording button 402 are arranged at positions that are 180 degrees out of phase, but may be at different angles.

  In this embodiment, the rotation operation unit 40 includes a ZOOM lever and a recording button, but other functions may be used.

  In the first embodiment, a plurality of operation units such as a ZOOM lever and a recording button are arranged. However, if one operation unit is arranged on the rotating exterior part, each photographer's finger can be used even if the size of the hand is different. Therefore, it is possible to arrange the operation unit according to the position of the camera, and it is possible to provide a photographing apparatus with excellent operational feeling.

  The imaging apparatus of the present invention shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 includes a ZOOM lever 401 and a finger hooking portion 412 in the rotation operation unit 40. By providing the finger-hanging portion, the grip feeling is excellent and stable photographing can be performed. In the present embodiment, the finger-hanging portion has a concave shape, but may have a convex shape. In this embodiment, the ZOOM lever 401 and the finger hooking portion 412 are arranged at positions rotated by 180 degrees, but other angles may be used.

Front perspective view of the first form Rear perspective view of the first form The perspective view of the holding state in the first form Front view of the grip state in the first form The perspective view of the holding state in the second form Front view of the grip state in the second form The perspective view of the holding state in the third form Front view of the grip state in the third form right hand 1 is an exploded perspective view of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention. Sectional drawing of the imaging device of this invention 1 is an exploded perspective view of an imaging apparatus according to the present invention. Section of imaging device of the present invention Usage state of the first form Usage state of the third form Example 3 Imaging Device Example 3 Imaging Device Conventional imaging device Patent Document 1 Imaging Device

Explanation of symbols

1 Main body of the video camera of the present invention
5a right thumb
5b Right hand index finger
5c Middle finger on right hand
5d right hand ring finger
5e right hand little finger
5f Back of right hand
6 Lens optical axis
20 Front
30 Rear part
40 Rotation operation part
200a Front cylinder
200b Front bottom base
201 Lens section
202 Image display
203 Power switch
204 Lens substrate
205 Flexible substrate
300a Rear cylinder
300b Rear bottom base
301 Playback operation buttons
302 Recording unit board
401 ZOOM lever
402 Record button
403 Hinge part
403a Hinge hole
403b Hinge screw tap
404 On the control unit cover
404a nails
405 Below the operation unit cover
405a Concave shape
405b Screw hole
405c Screw hole
406 Operation unit cover front
407 Operation cover rear
408 Operation board
409 Operation board
410 signal line
411 Hinge
411a Hinge hole
411b Hinge screw tap
412 Finger rest

Claims (3)

  The imaging apparatus main body having a photographic lens has a part of an exterior that can rotate around the optical axis of the photographic lens, and the rotational exterior part includes at least one operation unit. Imaging device.   The imaging apparatus main body having a photographic lens has a part of an exterior that can rotate about the optical axis of the photographic lens, and the rotational exterior part includes a plurality of operation parts, and the plurality of operation parts include An imaging apparatus characterized by being arranged with a certain phase around an optical axis.   An imaging apparatus body having a photographic lens has a part of an exterior that can rotate about the optical axis of the photographic lens, and the rotational exterior part includes at least one operation unit and at least one body gripping part. An imaging apparatus comprising an auxiliary shape, wherein the operation unit and the auxiliary shape are arranged at a certain phase around an optical axis.

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