JP2020005250A - Imaging apparatus having vibration device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an imaging apparatus which uses a small number of vibration devices to provide operation feeling for various user's operations of an operation member to a user.SOLUTION: An imaging apparatus includes: a vibration device 100 which generates vibration to transmit tactile sensations according to a user's operation performed to operation means to a user; and a grip part 101 held by the user. In the imaging apparatus, a lens barrel is attached to its front surface side. The grip part covers the back surface side of the imaging apparatus and the front surface side of the body. The grip part covering the front surface side of the imaging apparatus includes a protruding part. The vibration device is disposed at an interior of the protruding part and on the side of a surface facing an optical axis of the lens barrel.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging device such as a digital camera or an interchangeable lens having a vibration device.

  As an imaging apparatus as described above, Patent Document 1 discloses a method in which a vibration device (piezoelectric actuator) is provided immediately below a button such as a shutter button that can be pressed by a user, and the vibration device is vibrated according to the pressing operation. A camera that gives a feeling to a user is disclosed. Further, in Patent Literature 2, a vibration is generated in a shutter button on which a user places a finger or a vibration device provided in a grip portion gripped by the user, so that the user can perceive a direction in which a subject can be properly imaged (that is, (Providing information indicating the orientation of the camera).

JP 2006-136865 A JP 2013-157953 A

  The camera includes not only the button disclosed in Patent Document 1, but also an operation member that can be operated to a plurality of operation positions, such as a rotating ring, a dial, and a slider, a lever that can swing, and the like. Various operating members are provided. Providing a vibration device for each of these operation members, that is, providing a plurality of vibration devices in one camera as disclosed in Patent Document 2 leads to an increase in the size of the camera.

  The present invention provides an imaging apparatus that can provide a user with an operation feeling for various operation members using a small number of vibration devices.

  An imaging apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a vibration device that generates vibration to transmit a tactile sensation according to a user operation to an operation unit to the user, and a grip unit that is gripped by the user, The imaging device has a lens barrel attached to the front side of the imaging device, the grip portion covers the back side of the imaging device and the front side of the main body, and covers the front side of the imaging device. The grip portion includes a protrusion, and the vibration device is disposed inside the protrusion and on a surface of the lens barrel facing the optical axis.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a user can give the operation feeling with respect to the user operation of various operation members using a small number of vibration devices.

1A is an external perspective view of a camera that is Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an LRA type vibration sensor. 1A is a developed view and FIG. 2B is a bottom view of a camera that is Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the camera according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a front cover unit of the camera according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the front cover unit. Diagram showing an example in which a vibration device 100 is installed on an inclined portion of an inner surface portion An example in which the vibration device 100 is installed in a vertical portion of an inner surface portion. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a camera that is Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a rear perspective view and a bottom view of the camera according to the second embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a camera according to a second embodiment. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a vibration control process according to the second embodiment. Back perspective view in Example 3 of the present embodiment FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an example when the back surface vibration device 600 according to the third embodiment is arranged. FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a different example when the back vibration device 600 is arranged in the third embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a camera according to a third embodiment. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a vibration control process according to the third embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First Embodiment A configuration of a digital camera (hereinafter, referred to as a camera) 10 as an imaging apparatus (optical apparatus) according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 2A and 2B. . As shown in FIG. 1A, an optical axis direction in which an optical axis of a lens barrel unit (optical system) to be described later extends in the camera 10 is defined as a Z-axis direction, and a direction orthogonal thereto is defined as an X-axis direction (horizontal direction). And the Y-axis direction (vertical direction). Hereinafter, the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction are collectively referred to as the X / Y-axis direction. The rotation direction around the X axis is defined as a pitch direction, and the rotation direction around the Y axis is defined as a yaw direction. The pitch direction and the yaw direction (hereinafter, also collectively referred to as pitch / yaw direction) are rotation directions about two X-axis and Y-axis which are orthogonal to each other. Further, the rotation direction around the Z axis is defined as a roll direction.

  FIG. 1A shows the front and top surfaces of the camera 10. The camera 10 includes a front cover unit 11 that constitutes a front portion of the main body, and a collapsible lens barrel unit 12 that is provided at the center of the front cover unit 11 and forms light from a subject to form a subject image. Having. An image sensor (see FIG. 3) for generating an image by photoelectrically converting (imaging) a subject image is provided in the main body.

  A front grip portion 101 for a user to grip the camera 10 with his / her hand is provided on a left portion (right side when viewed from behind) of the front cover unit 11 when viewed from the front (subject side). The front grip portion 101 protrudes forward from a portion around the lens barrel unit 12 in the front cover unit 11 (a front cover described later), and has a shape that the user can easily hold with his or her hand (middle finger or ring finger). The user holding the front grip unit 101 with his / her hand can operate a release button 17 and a zoom lever 16 described later with his / her index finger. For this reason, the front grip portion 101 is disposed closer to the release button 17 than the lens barrel unit 12 is.

  On the outer periphery of the lens barrel unit 12, a rotation operation ring (operation means) 102 rotatable around the optical axis is provided. The user can assign any function for changing the imaging condition to the rotary operation ring 102. For example, by rotating the rotation operation ring 102 and selecting its rotation position (operation position), it is possible to variably set imaging conditions such as a focus position and an exposure value. That is, the rotation operation ring 102 is an operation unit that can be operated by a user for setting related to imaging, and an operation unit that can be operated by a user to a plurality of operation positions (rotational positions). The setting relating to imaging according to the present embodiment includes switching and adjustment relating to imaging.

  On the upper surface of the camera 10, an exposure dial 13 for setting an exposure value, a power button 14, and a mode dial 15 for switching an imaging mode are arranged. When the user presses the power button 14 while the power of the camera 10 is off, the power of the camera 10 is turned on. When the power of the camera 10 is turned on, the lens barrel unit 12 projects forward from the retracted position and becomes ready for imaging. In this state, the user can set the various imaging modes by rotating the mode dial 15 and selecting the rotation position (operation position). The various imaging modes include a manual still image imaging mode in which a user can arbitrarily set imaging conditions such as a shutter speed and an aperture value, an automatic still image imaging mode in which an appropriate exposure amount is automatically obtained, and a moving image imaging mode. Moving image shooting mode and the like. In the manual still image capturing mode, the user can set an arbitrary exposure value (shutter speed + aperture value) by rotating the exposure dial 13 and selecting the rotation position (operation position). The exposure dial 13 and the mode dial 15 are operation means that can be operated by a user for setting relating to imaging, and can be operated by a user to a plurality of operation positions (rotational positions).

  On the upper surface of the camera 10, a zoom lever 16 operated left and right by the user to change the focal length of the lens barrel unit 12 and a release button 17 pressed by the user to instruct imaging are provided. Is arranged. Further, on the upper surface of the camera 10, there is provided an accessory shoe 18 to which an external flash unit, a microphone and the like can be attached and detached.

  When the user presses the power button 14 with the power of the camera 10 turned on, the lens barrel unit 12 is stored in the main body, and the power of the camera 10 is turned off.

  The vibration device 100 is attached to the inner surface of the front grip 101 portion. The vibration device 100 generates vibration in response to a user operation of operation means such as the rotation operation ring 102, the exposure dial 13, the power button 14, the mode dial 15, the zoom lever 16, the release button 17, and the like, and vibrates on the front grip 101. give. The vibration device 100 is, for example, a linear actuator (LRA) type, a piezoelectric element type, or a VC motor type vibration device, and can variably set vibration parameters such as vibration intensity (amplitude) and vibration frequency. By changing the vibration parameters, vibrations of various vibration patterns can be generated.

  FIG. 2A shows the back of the camera 10. On the back of the camera 10, a back cover unit 23 constituting the back of the main body, a back operation unit (operating means) 21 provided on the back cover unit 23, and a display unit 22 are provided. The rear operation unit 21 includes a plurality of buttons and dials, and is provided below the rear grip unit 23c of the rear cover unit 23 to which a user puts his thumb when holding the camera 10.

  When the power of the camera 10 is ON and the still image or moving image capturing mode is set, the display unit 22 displays a through image of the subject image captured by the image sensor. The display unit 22 displays imaging parameters indicating imaging conditions such as a shutter speed and an aperture value. The user operates the rear operation unit 21 while viewing the display to change the set values of the imaging parameters. Is possible. The change of the set value of the imaging parameter may be performed by a touch operation (slide operation) on a slider displayed on the display unit 22 as a touch panel. In this case, the slider is an operation unit that can be operated by a user for setting related to imaging, and an operation unit that can be operated by a user to a plurality of operation positions (slide positions).

  The rear operation unit 21 includes a playback button for instructing playback of the recorded captured image. When the user operates the playback button, the captured image is played back and displayed on the display unit 22. Vibration may be generated in the vibration device 100 according to a user operation of the rear operation unit 21.

  FIG. 2B shows the bottom surface of the camera 10. A tripod seat 30 is provided on the bottom surface of the camera 10. Accessory devices such as a tripod and a jacket can be attached to the tripod seat 30.

  As an example of a vibration device attached to the front grip portion 101, an LRA type vibration device will be described with reference to FIG. The LRA type vibration device 100 includes a vibrator 100a, a magnet 100b, a spring 100c, a coil 100d, and a base 100e. The vibrator 100a holds the magnet 100b and is movably connected to the base 100e by a spring 100c. The coil 100d is arranged near the magnet 100b and is electrically connected to a circuit board (see FIG. 4). The coil 100d generates an electromagnetic force by receiving a current from the circuit board, and the vibrator 100a reciprocates due to an attractive force or a repulsive force between the electromagnetic force and the magnet 100b. Vibration occurs in the direction of the arrow in the middle.

  FIG. 3 shows an electrical and optical configuration of the camera 10. The camera 10 includes a power supply unit 135 for supplying power to each unit described later, and an operation unit 40 including the above-described exposure dial 13, power button 14, mode dial 15, zoom lever 16, release button 17, and rear operation unit 21. Have. Control of the entire camera 10 is performed by a control unit 501 as control means. The control unit 501 controls the entire camera 10 by reading and executing a control program stored in a memory (not shown).

  The lens barrel unit 12 includes a zoom unit 116 including a zoom lens that moves in the optical axis direction to change the magnification, a lens anti-shake unit 118 including a shift lens as an anti-shake element that reduces (corrects) image blur. Having. The lens anti-shake unit 118 performs an anti-shake operation to reduce image blur by moving (shifting) the shift lens in the X / Y-axis directions orthogonal to the optical axis. The lens barrel unit 12 includes a diaphragm / shutter unit 122 that performs a light amount adjustment operation and a shutter operation, and a focus unit 124 that includes a focus lens that moves in the optical axis direction to adjust the focus.

  The camera 10 drives the zoom unit 116 to move the zoom lens by driving the zoom unit 116, the image stabilizing drive unit 119 to drive the lens image stabilizing unit 118 to shift the shift lens, and drives the aperture / shutter unit 122. And an aperture / shutter driving unit 123 that operates. Further, the camera 10 has a focus drive unit 125 that drives the focus unit 124 to move the focus lens.

  When an instruction to change the magnification is input from the operation unit 40, the control unit 501 controls the driving of the zoom unit 116 via the zoom driving unit 117 to cause the zooming to be performed. The control unit 501 also controls the aperture / shutter unit via the aperture / shutter drive unit 123 in accordance with the aperture value or shutter speed setting value received from the operation unit 40 or a luminance signal acquired from an image processing unit 131 described later. 122 is controlled. Further, the control unit 501 controls the shutter driving of the aperture / shutter unit 122 via the aperture / shutter driving unit 123 in accordance with an imaging instruction operation on the release button 17. Further, the control unit 501 performs autofocus by controlling driving of the focus unit 124 via the focus driving unit 125 according to the focus signal acquired from the image processing unit 131.

  The imaging element 126 photoelectrically converts the subject image and outputs an imaging signal. The image processing unit 131 performs various types of image processing on the imaging signal to generate an image signal. The display unit 22 displays the image signal (through image) output from the image processing unit 131, displays the imaging parameters as described above, and reproduces and displays the captured image recorded in the storage unit 132. .

  The image sensor 126 is included in the sensor anti-shake unit 130 as an anti-shake element. The sensor anti-shake unit 130 performs an anti-shake operation to reduce (correct) image blur by moving (shifting) the image sensor 126 in the X / Y-axis directions orthogonal to the optical axis. The control unit 501 controls the imaging by the imaging element 126 and the driving of the sensor anti-vibration unit 130 (the shift position of the imaging element 126) via the sensor driving unit 127.

  The camera 10 has a pitch shake detecting unit 120a and a yaw shake detecting unit 120b as shake detecting means capable of detecting shakes (hereinafter referred to as camera shakes) such as hand shakes applied to the camera 10. The pitch shake detecting unit 120a and the yaw shake detecting unit 120b use an angular velocity sensor (vibrating gyro) and an angular acceleration sensor, respectively, in the pitch direction (rotation direction around the X axis) and in the yaw direction (rotation direction around the Y axis). A camera shake is detected and a shake signal is output.

  The pitch stabilization calculation unit 121a calculates a shift position in the Y-axis direction of the lens stabilization unit 118 (shift lens) and the sensor stabilization unit 130 (imaging element 126) using a shake signal from the pitch shake detection unit 120a. I do. The yaw image stabilization calculation unit 121b calculates the shift position of the lens image stabilization unit 118 and the sensor image stabilization unit 130 in the X-axis direction using the shake signal from the yaw shake detection unit 120b. The control unit 501 controls the lens anti-shake unit 118 via the anti-shake drive unit 119 and the sensor drive unit 127 in accordance with the shift position in the pitch / yaw direction calculated by the pitch anti-shake operation unit 121a and the yaw anti-shake operation unit 121b. Further, the shift position of the sensor anti-vibration unit 130 is controlled. Thus, an image stabilizing operation for correcting image shake is performed.

  Whether the image stabilization operation is performed by driving one or both of the lens image stabilization unit 118 and the sensor image stabilization unit 130 can be selected by the user through the operation unit 40. For example, when the user turns on the setting of the image stabilization operation, the control unit 501 determines the imaging scene, and selects one or both of the lens image stabilization unit 118 and the sensor image stabilization unit 130 that are optimal. Select to perform the anti-shake operation.

  The image shake in the roll direction may be reduced by rotating the image sensor 126 in the XY plane.

  The rotation detecting unit 133 detects a rotation operation of the rotation operation ring 102. When a rotation operation is detected by the rotation detection unit 133, the control unit 501 outputs a drive signal to the vibration device 100 via the vibration device drive unit 134, and causes the vibration device 100 to generate vibration. The control unit 501 also causes the vibration device 100 to generate vibrations when an operation is performed on the operation unit 40. The vibrating device 100 applies vibration to the front grip 101 shown in FIG. 1A, so that the user's hand holding the front grip 101 can feel a click on the rotation operation of the rotation operation ring 102 or the operation unit 40. The operation feeling for the operation of can be given.

  As described above, the setting value of the imaging parameter can be changed by operating the rear operation unit 21, but the change of the setting value of the imaging parameter can be assigned to the rotation operation of the rotation operation ring 102.

  FIG. 4 shows the front cover unit 11 in an exploded manner. The front cover unit 11 has a front base member 110, and a front cover 103, which is a metal exterior cover, is fixed to the front base member 110 with a double-sided tape or an adhesive. A front grip portion 101 is attached to the front cover 103 from the outside, and is fixed by two screws 106 from the inside. As described above, the front grip portion 101 has a shape protruding forward from the front cover 103 so that the user can easily hold it. The front grip portion 101a has a two-layer structure of a resin member on the front base member 110 side and an elastic member on the front side held by a user.

  The front surface of the urging ring 107 is adhered to the groove extending in the circumferential direction in the rotation operation ring 102 with a double-sided tape. The biasing ring 107 is formed of an elastic member and has a cushioning property. The rear surface of the biasing ring 107 is formed of a sheet for improving slidability. An O-ring 108 is fitted into the groove from behind the urging ring 107. The O-ring 108 is formed of a rubber material having good slidability, such as fluoro rubber. The rotation operation ring 102 to which the urging ring 107 and the O-ring 107 are assembled is assembled to the front base member 110 from the front.

  On the other hand, a sliding sheet 111 is attached to the front surface of the rotation detection ring 109. A plurality of concave portions and convex portions are alternately formed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the rotation detection ring 109. These protrusions enter and exit between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit of the photo interrupter 112 as the rotation detection ring 109 rotates.

  The rotation detection ring 109 is attached to the front base member 110 from behind. At this time, the phase matching portions 109a provided at a plurality of positions (two positions in the present embodiment) of the rotation detecting ring 109 are replaced with the phase matching concave portions provided at a plurality of positions in the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral portion of the rotation operation ring 102. The rotational position of the rotation detection ring 109 is determined so as to match with 102a. Then, hooking portions 109b formed so as to extend forward from a plurality of locations (four locations in the present embodiment) of the rotation detection ring 109 are attached to projections 102b provided at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction of the rotation operation ring 102. Engage. Thus, the rotation operation ring 102 and the rotation detection ring 109 are connected so as to be integrally rotatable.

  The above-described photo interrupter 112 is mounted on the flexible circuit board 113. The flexible circuit board 113 is assembled to the front base member 110. The photo interrupter 112 is in a light-shielding state when the projection of the rotation detection ring 109 is located between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit, and the projection of the rotation detection ring 109 is not located between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit. In this case, the light receiving state is set. By detecting and counting the switching between the light blocking state and the light receiving state, the rotation and the rotation amount of the rotation detection ring 109, that is, the rotation operation ring 102, can be detected.

  Further, a substrate holder 114 is mounted on the front base member 110. The arm portion of the substrate holder 114 holds the flexible circuit board 113 on which the photo interrupter 112 is mounted, and fixes the flexible circuit board 113.

  A vibration device holder 104 as a holding member for holding the vibration device 100 is attached to the inner surface of the front grip portion 101 with a double-sided tape or an adhesive. The vibration device 100 is fixed to the vibration device holder 104 with a double-sided tape or an adhesive. The vibration device holder 104 is formed of a material such as a metal with a small attenuation of the vibration so that the vibration generated by the vibration device 100 can be easily transmitted to the front grip portion 101. That is, the vibration device holder 104 is formed of a material having a smaller loss coefficient in vibration than the front grip portion 101. The electrodes (not shown) of the vibration device 100 are connected to a flexible circuit board 113 assembled to the front base member 110.

  FIG. 5 shows a mounting structure of the vibration device holder 104. On the right side of the camera 10, a side cover unit 50 constituting the side of the main body is arranged. The side cover unit 50 has a side base member 50b, and a side grip portion 50a is provided by fixing the cover member to the outside of the side base member 50b. The palm of the user holding the camera 10 contacts the side grip 50a. The side base member 50b (side cover unit 50) is attached to the main chassis 70 of the camera 10 with screws.

  The vibration device holder 104 attached to the front cover unit 11 has holder fastening portions 104a and 104b. The holder fastening portions 104a and 104b are sandwiched between the side grip portion (cover member) 50a and the back cover fastening portions 23a and 23b provided to extend forward from the back grip portion 23c of the back cover unit 23 described above. Are arranged as follows. And it is couple | bonded with the back cover fastening part 23a, 23b by the screw 60a, 60b. The front cover fastening portion 103a provided on the front cover 103 described above is connected between the holder fastening portion 104a and the side grip portion 50a by a screw 60a.

  FIG. 6 shows a mounting structure of the vibration device 100. FIG. 6A is an example diagram in which the vibration device 100 is installed on the inclined portion of the inner surface. A vibration device holder 104 is attached to the inner surface of the front grip portion 101 that projects forward (downward in the figure) from the front cover 103. As described above, the front grip portion 101 has a two-layer structure of the resin member 101a for securing strength and the elastic member 101b covering the outside (surface side). The elastic member 101b is formed of rubber or an elastomer, and is provided so that a user's hand holding the front grip portion 101 does not easily slip. The vibration device holder 104 is attached to the inner surface of the resin member 101a with a double-sided tape or an adhesive.

  The vibration device 100 is attached to the inner surface of the vibration device holder 104 with a double-sided tape or an adhesive. The vibration device holder 104 is formed of a material such as a metal that has less vibration attenuation (absorption), that is, a lower vibration loss coefficient, than the resin member 101a and the elastic member 101b of the front grip portion 101.

  In the present embodiment, a box-shaped LRA type vibration device is used as the vibration device 100 as described with reference to FIG. 1B, so that the vibration device 100 can be fixed with a double-sided tape or an adhesive. May be provided with a screw seat and fixed with screws.

  The vibration device 100 is arranged so as to vibrate in the M direction in FIG. A member for amplifying vibration in the M direction may be provided together with the vibration device 100. A part of the vibration device holder 104 has a protrusion 105 that protrudes from the surface of the front grip 101 through a slit-shaped opening 101c formed in the front grip 101. The protruding portion 105 is exposed outside the front grip portion 101 in a region of the front grip portion 101 where a finger (for example, a middle finger) of a user's hand holding the contact portion comes into contact.

  More specifically, the front grip portion 101 has an inclined portion inclined at an angle θ with respect to the optical axis direction rearward from a portion that projects to the front side toward the front cover 103 (the lens barrel unit 12). 101d is provided. The finger of the user's hand holding the front grip portion 101 contacts the inclined portion 101d from the N direction, which is the same direction as the M direction. The vibrating device holder 104 is provided with an inclined surface 104b along the inner surface of the inclined portion 101d. The vibrating device 100 is fixed on the inner surface side of the inclined surface 104b, and the above-described protrusion is provided on the outer surface side of the inclined surface 104b. 105 is provided so as to extend in the M direction. The protruding portion 105 protrudes from the surface of the inclined portion 101d through an opening 101c formed in the inclined portion 101d of the front grip portion 101.

  The user's finger contacts the protrusion 105 from the N direction with a pressing force necessary for gripping the camera 10. By matching the N direction with the M direction which is the vibration direction of the vibrating device 100 and the protruding direction of the protruding portion 105, the vibration of the vibrating device 100 can be efficiently applied to the user's finger touching the protruding portion 105. Can communicate well.

  As described with reference to FIG. 5, the vibration device holder 104 is connected to the back cover fastening portions 23a and 23b provided on the back clip portion 23c and the side grip portion 50a via the holder fastening portions 104a and 104b. They are connected by screws 60a and 60b. Therefore, the vibration of the vibration device 100 is efficiently transmitted to the rear grip portion 23c and the side grip portion 50a via the vibration device holder 104. Therefore, the vibration from the vibration device 100 can be efficiently transmitted to the entire hand of the user holding the camera 10. In this embodiment, the vibration device holder 104 corresponds to a first member, and the back clip portion 23c and the side grip portion 50a correspond to a second member.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the front cover 103 and the vibration device holder 104 are formed of different members has been described, but these may be integrally formed of metal. In this case, an inclined surface corresponding to the inclined surface 104b shown in FIG. 6A is provided on the front cover 103, and the vibration device 100 is attached to the inner surface of the inclined surface. Further, the front grip portion 101, the vibration device holder 104, and the front cover 103 may be integrally formed of metal. In this case, a grip portion corresponding to the front grip portion 101 and an inclined surface corresponding to the inclined surface 104b shown in FIG. 6A are provided on the front cover 103, and the vibration device 100 is provided on the inner surface of the inclined surface. Attach. In these cases, the front cover 103 corresponds to a first member, and the back clip portion 23c and the side grip portion 50a coupled to the front cover 103 correspond to a second member. In the present embodiment, the grip unit 101 is disposed on the inclined surface facing the lens barrel 12 as shown in FIG. 6A, but the vibrating device 100 is installed on the vertical portion of the inner surface of FIG. 6B. As in the example, the surface with which the fingertip contacts when the user grips the grip unit 101 may not be an inclined surface having the angle θ, but may be parallel to the optical axis of the lens barrel 12. At this time, the vibrating device 100 is adhered to the inner surface of the parallel surface 101e that comes into contact with the tip of the fingertip that the user touches when gripping, or the surface provided parallel to the right-angled surface 101e of the holder 104 provided inside the grip 101. ing.

  In this embodiment, the case where the vibration device 100 is fixed to the inclined surface 104b of the vibration device holder 104 has been described. However, it may be fixed directly to the inner surface of the inclined portion 101c of the front grip portion 101 without using the vibration device holder 104, or may be fixed to the inner surface of a portion of the front grip portion 101 that protrudes most forward.

  According to the present embodiment, in response to a user operation on a plurality of operation members (102, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21) provided at locations different from the grip portions (101, 50a, 23c), Vibration is generated in the vibration device 100 provided in the grip portion. Thus, the user can be given an operational feeling for a user operation of a plurality (many) of operation members using a small number (one in this embodiment) of the vibration devices 100. Further, in the present embodiment, the vibration device 100 is caused to generate a vibration every time a user performs an operation on each of the operation members (102, 13, 15) having a plurality of operation positions. Thereby, a click feeling for a user operation to each operation position can be given to the user using one vibration device 100.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the present embodiment, a lens-interchangeable digital camera (hereinafter, referred to as a camera) as an imaging device (optical device) to which an interchangeable lens (other optical device) can be attached will be described. In this embodiment, components common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  FIG. 7 shows the camera 1000 of the present embodiment viewed from the front (from the subject side), and FIG. 8A shows the back of the camera 1000. FIG. 8B shows a bottom surface of the camera 1000. The front cover unit 1011 on the front side of the camera 1000 is provided with a front grip portion 1101 protruding forward so that a user can grip the camera 1000 at a left side when viewed from the front (right side when viewed from the rear). I have. A vibration device (hereinafter, referred to as a camera-side vibration device) 1100 that is the same as the vibration device 100 described in the first embodiment is provided inside the front grip portion 1101. The front grip 1101 is provided with a projection 1105 provided on a vibration device holder (not shown) similar to the vibration device holder 104 described in the first embodiment. At the center of the front of the camera 1000, a mount 1005 to which the interchangeable lens 200 can be attached and detached is provided.

  The configuration of the front cover unit 1011 and the mounting structure of the camera-side vibrating device 1100 in this embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Further, on the upper surface of the camera 1000, operation members such as the mode dial 15 and the release button 17 and an accessory shoe 18 are provided as in the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2A, a power lever 1014 is provided on the upper surface of the camera 1000 in place of the power button 14 of the first embodiment.

  On the back of the camera 1000, a back cover unit 1123 constituting the back of the main body, and a back operation unit 21 and a display unit 22 similar to those in the first embodiment are provided. The rear operation unit 21 is provided on a lower side of the rear grip unit 1123c to which a user puts a thumb when holding the camera 1000 in the rear cover unit 1123 and on a right side of the rear grip unit 1123c when viewed from behind.

  On the outer periphery of the interchangeable lens 200, a rotation operation ring 210 is provided, which can be rotated by the user around the optical axis of the interchangeable lens 200. The user can assign a function for changing imaging conditions such as a focus position and an exposure value to the rotary operation ring 210. The rotary operation ring 210 is an operation unit capable of performing a user operation related to imaging, and an operation unit capable of performing a user operation to a plurality of operation positions.

  A lens-side vibration device 220 is provided inside the interchangeable lens 200 (inside the rotation operation ring 210). The lens-side vibration device 220 is, for example, the same linear actuator (LRA) type, piezoelectric element type or VC motor type vibration device as the camera-side vibration device 1100, and variably sets vibration parameters such as vibration intensity (amplitude) and vibration frequency. Is possible.

  A lens-side vibrating device (first vibrating device) 220 and a camera-side vibrating device (second vibrating device) 1100 respond to a user operation of a rotary operation ring 210 that is a lens-side operating unit (first operating unit). Vibration can be generated. The lens-side vibrating device 220 and the camera-side vibrating device 1100 are operated in response to a user operation of a power lever 1014, a mode dial 15, a release button 17, and a rear operation unit 21, which are camera-side operation means (second operation means). Vibration can also be generated. Thereby, vibration can be applied to the front grip portion 1101 and the rotation operation ring 210, and a user can be given an operational feeling. The user can arbitrarily set whether to generate vibration only in one of the camera-side vibration device 1100 and the lens-side vibration device 220 or in both.

  In addition, even when the interchangeable lens 200 is not provided with the lens-side vibration device 220, the camera-side vibration device 1100 can be vibrated according to a user operation of the rotation operation ring 210.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, a tripod seat 30 similar to that of the first embodiment is provided on the bottom surface of the camera 1000.

  FIG. 9 shows an electrical and optical configuration of the camera 1000 and the interchangeable lens 200 in the present embodiment. In this figure, among the components of the camera 1000, the components common to the camera 100 described in the first embodiment with reference to FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment, and description thereof will be omitted.

  The camera 1000 includes a power lever 1014, a mode dial 15, a release button 17, and an operation unit 1040 including a rear operation unit 21. In the present embodiment, the control unit 501 controls the entire imaging system including the camera 1000 and the interchangeable lens 200. At this time, communication with the interchangeable lens 200 is performed via the electrical contact group 1006 provided on the mount unit 1005 described above.

  The interchangeable lens 200 reduces (corrects) image blur by moving (shifting) in the X / Y axis direction orthogonal to the optical axis, and a zoom unit 1016 including a zoom lens that moves in the optical axis direction to perform zooming. And a lens anti-shake unit 1018 including a shift lens. Further, the interchangeable lens 200 includes an aperture unit 1022 having a light amount adjustment function, and a focus unit 1024 including a focus lens that moves in the optical axis direction to adjust the focus.

  Further, the interchangeable lens 200 has a rotation detection unit 1033 that detects the rotation of the rotation operation ring 210. When the rotation operation ring 210 is operated and an instruction to change the magnification is input via the rotation detection unit 1033, the control unit 501 drives the zoom unit 1016 via the zoom driving unit 1017 provided in the interchangeable lens 1002. The zooming is performed by controlling. The control unit 501 also controls the aperture unit 1022 via the aperture drive unit 1023 provided in the interchangeable lens 200 according to the aperture value set value received from the operation unit 1040 or the luminance signal acquired from the image processing unit 131. Control the drive. In addition, the control unit 501 performs autofocus by controlling driving of the focus unit 1024 via a focus drive unit 1025 provided in the interchangeable lens 200 according to the focus signal acquired from the image processing unit 131.

  The interchangeable lens 200 is provided with an image stabilizing drive unit 1019 that drives the lens image stabilizing unit 1018. The pitch image stabilization calculation unit 121a and the yaw image stabilization calculation unit 121b provided in the camera 1000 use the shake signals from the camera-side pitch shake detection unit 120a and the camera-side yaw shake detection unit 120b to shift in the pitch / yaw direction. Is calculated. The control unit 501 controls the shift positions of the lens anti-shake unit 1018 and the sensor anti-shake unit 130 via the anti-shake drive unit 1019 and the sensor drive unit 127 according to the calculated shift positions. Thus, an image stabilizing operation for correcting image shake is performed.

  Note that the interchangeable lens 200 is provided with a shake detection unit and a vibration reduction operation unit, and controls the shift positions of the lens vibration reduction unit 1018 and the sensor vibration reduction unit 130 in accordance with the shift position calculated by the vibration reduction calculation unit. May be.

  The camera 1000 includes a shutter unit 151 that performs a shutter operation, and a shutter driving unit 152 that drives the shutter unit 151. The control unit 501 controls the driving of the shutter unit 151 via the shutter driving unit 152 in accordance with an imaging instruction operation on the release button 17.

When the rotation detecting unit 1033 detects the rotation operation of the rotation operation ring 210, the control unit 501 causes the lens-side vibration device driving unit 139 to output a drive signal to the lens-side vibration device 220, The device 220 is caused to vibrate. In addition, the control unit 501 may cause the camera-side vibration device driving unit 134 to output a drive signal to the camera-side vibration device 1100 and cause the camera-side vibration device 1100 to generate vibration. As described above, the user can arbitrarily select which of the lens-side vibration device 220 and the camera-side vibration device 1100 to generate vibration.

  The control unit 501 also causes the camera-side vibration device 1100 or the lens-side vibration device 220 to vibrate not only in response to a user operation of the rotary operation ring 210 but also when a user operation is performed on the operation unit 1040. Generate. Also in this case, the user can arbitrarily select which of the camera-side vibration device 1100 and the lens-side vibration device 220 to generate vibration.

  Also in the present embodiment, in accordance with a user operation on a plurality of operation members (210, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21) provided at locations different from the grip portion (1101), provided in the grip portion. The camera-side vibration device 1100 generates vibration. This makes it possible to give the user an operational feeling for a user operation of a plurality (many) of operation members using a small number (one in this embodiment) of the camera-side vibration device 1100. Further, by using the lens-side vibration device 220 provided in the interchangeable lens 200, it is possible to give the user an operational feeling for a user operation of a plurality of operating members provided in the camera 1000.

  The flowchart of FIG. 10 shows a vibration control process performed by the control unit 501. The control unit 501 executes this processing according to a control program as a computer program. In the present embodiment, different processing is performed when the interchangeable lens 200 having the lens-side vibration device 220 is mounted on the camera 1000 and when the interchangeable lens without the lens-side vibration device 220 is mounted on the camera 1000. In the following description, “S” means a step.

  In step S <b> 1001, control unit 510 detects whether or not an interchangeable lens is attached to camera 1000 based on whether or not a signal has been input from the interchangeable lens via electric contact group 1006. The control unit 501 that has detected that the interchangeable lens is attached proceeds to S1002, and the attached interchangeable lens is the interchangeable lens 200 including the lens-side vibration device 220 or the interchangeable lens not including the lens-side vibration device 220. Judge. The control unit 510 proceeds to S1003 when the interchangeable lens 200 including the lens-side vibration device 220 is mounted, and proceeds to S1010 when the interchangeable lens not including the lens-side vibration device 220 is mounted.

  In step S1003, the control unit 501 waits for an operation input from the operation unit 1040 and the rotation operation ring 210 (the rotation detection unit 1033). Then, in step S1004, the control unit 501 that has detected an operation input from the operation unit (referred to as an operation button in the figure) 1040 proceeds to step S1005, and proceeds to step S1006 if it does not detect an operation input from the operation unit 1040.

  In step S1005, the control unit 501 causes the camera-side vibration device 1100 to generate vibration via the camera-side vibration device driving unit 134. The operation unit 1040 is provided on the camera 1000, and the user operates the operation unit 1040 while holding the camera 1000 with his / her hand. To the user.

  Next, the control unit 501, which has detected the operation input from the rotary operation ring 210 in S1006, proceeds to S1007, and causes the lens-side vibration device 220 to generate vibration via the lens-side vibration device driving unit 139. At this time, the control unit 501 causes the lens-side vibration device 220 to generate vibration for each predetermined rotation amount (a plurality of operation positions) of the rotation operation ring 210. Vibration from the lens-side vibration device 220 is transmitted to the rotation operation ring 210 held by the user every predetermined rotation amount, thereby transmitting a click feeling as an operation feeling accompanying the rotation operation of the rotation operation ring 210 to the user. Can be. The control unit 501 returns from S1007 to S1001 (or S1002).

  On the other hand, in step S1010, the control unit 501 waits for an operation input from the operation unit 1040 and the rotation operation ring 210 (the rotation detection unit 1033). Then, the control unit 501, which has detected the operation input from the operation unit 1040 or the rotary operation ring 210 in S1011, proceeds to S1012, and causes the camera-side vibration device 1100 to generate vibration via the camera-side vibration device driving unit 134. The control unit 501 returns from S1012 to S1001 (or S1002).

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when both the camera 1000 and the interchangeable lens 200 include the vibration devices 1100 and 220, depending on the operation members (the operation unit 1040 and the rotation operation ring 210) operated by the user. Select a vibration device that generates vibration. As a result, excessive vibrations and power consumption can be suppressed, and the vibrations can be efficiently transmitted to the user to give an operational feeling. In addition, when the interchangeable lens 200 attached to the camera 1000 does not include a vibration device, the camera-side vibration device 1100 generates vibration regardless of the operation member operated by the user, so that the user can operate any operation member regardless of the operation member. Can be given an operational feeling due to vibration.

  Note that the selection of the vibration devices 1100 and 220 provided in each of the camera 1000 and the interchangeable lens 200 is not limited to selection according to the above-described operation members, but may be selection according to the mode of the camera 1000. For example, for a user operation in a setting mode for setting the camera 1000, a vibration is generated in the camera-side vibration device 1100, and for a user operation for changing imaging parameters such as an aperture value and a shutter speed in the imaging mode. The lens-side vibration device 220 may generate vibration.

  In this embodiment, the case has been described where the control unit 501 provided in the camera 1000 controls the driving of the camera-side and lens-side vibrating devices 1100 and 220. However, a control unit for controlling the driving of the camera-side and lens-side vibrating devices 1100 and 220 may be provided in the interchangeable lens.

  A configuration of a digital camera (hereinafter, referred to as a camera) 10 as an imaging device (optical device) according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, components common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as in the first embodiment, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Except for the back grip 23c of the camera 10 in the third embodiment, the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and the description will be made using the same reference numerals. In the third embodiment, the vibration device 100 disposed inside the front grip unit 101 of the camera 10 will be described as the front vibration device 100.

  FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view in Example 3 of the present embodiment. FIG. 11 shows the back of the camera 10. On the back of the camera 10, a back cover unit 23 constituting the back of the main body, a back operation unit (operating means) 21 provided on the back cover unit 23, and a display unit 22 are provided. The rear operation unit 21 includes a plurality of buttons and dials, and is provided below the rear grip unit 23c of the rear cover unit 23 to which a user puts his thumb when holding the camera 10. The rear grip portion 23c has a shape protruding from the camera 10.

  A back vibration device 600 is attached to the inner surface of the back grip 23c. The rear vibrating device 600 is similar to the front vibrating device 100 attached inside the front grip 101, and includes operating means such as a rotation operation ring 102, an exposure dial 13, a power button 14, a mode dial 15, a zoom lever 16, a release button 17, and the like. Vibration is generated in response to a user operation to apply vibration to the back grip portion 23c. The back vibration device 600 is, for example, a linear actuator (LRA) type, a piezoelectric element type or a VC motor type vibration actuator, and can variably set vibration parameters such as vibration intensity (amplitude) and vibration frequency. By changing the vibration parameters, vibrations of various vibration patterns can be generated.

  When the power of the camera 10 is ON and the still image or moving image capturing mode is set, the display unit 22 displays a through image of the subject image captured by the image sensor. The display unit 22 displays imaging parameters indicating imaging conditions such as a shutter speed and an aperture value. The user operates the rear operation unit 21 while viewing the display to change the set values of the imaging parameters. Is possible. The change of the set value of the imaging parameter may be performed by a touch operation (slide operation) on a slider displayed on the display unit 22 as a touch panel. In this case, the slider is an operation unit that can be operated by a user for setting related to imaging, and an operation unit that can be operated by a user to a plurality of operation positions (slide positions).

  The rear operation unit 21 includes a playback button for instructing playback of the recorded captured image. When the user operates the playback button, the captured image is played back and displayed on the display unit 22. Vibration may be generated in the front vibration device 100 and the rear vibration device 600 according to a user operation of the rear operation unit 21.

  The mounting configuration of the back vibration device 600 provided on the inner surface of the back grip portion 23c will be described with reference to the rear vibration device arrangement schematic diagram in the third embodiment of FIG.

  FIG. 12A is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an example when the back device 600 according to the third embodiment is arranged. When the user grips the camera 10, a part of the rear cover unit 23 is configured so that the thumb can easily grip the rear grip portion 23c. In the present embodiment, a part of the rear cover unit 23 is protruded to form the rear grip part 23c. In addition, the rear cover unit 23 is provided with a rear grip standing wall 23d provided with a slope protruding from the rear grip portion 23c as a configuration in which the thumb is hard to slip when the camera 10 is gripped and the finger is easily caught when not photographing. I have.

  The back vibration device 600 is provided inside the back grip portion 23c. Since the rear vibrating device 600 is provided at a position close to the tip of the thumb for applying a force when gripping, the vibration is effectively transmitted when the rear vibrating device 600 vibrates. Further, in this embodiment, the back grip portion 23c has a surface formed substantially horizontally with the back portion of the camera 10, and the back vibration device 600 is disposed on the back grip portion 23c. Further, since the rear vibration device 600 is configured to generate vibration perpendicular to the mounting surface, when the user holds the camera 10, the pressing direction of the thumb is substantially the same as the vibration direction, so that the vibration is applied to the finger. It is possible to communicate efficiently.

  FIG. 12B is a schematic cross-sectional view of a different example when the back vibration device 600 according to the third embodiment is arranged. In the present embodiment, the vibration device is arranged inside the rear grip standing wall portion 23d. Since the rear grip standing wall portion 23d is shaped so that the thumb can easily be caught by the user when gripping, the thumb may be hooked on the rear grip standing wall portion 23d when not photographing or not ready. In such a case, when the back vibration device 600 frequently vibrates, it is preferable that the back vibration device 600 be disposed on the back grip standing wall portion 23d. Further, in the present embodiment, the rear vibrating device 600 is disposed on the rear grip standing wall portion 23d provided with the substantially horizontal rear grip portion 23c or the inclined portion on the rear surface. It is only necessary to arrange the back vibration device 600 inside the part where the finger is placed, and the place where the finger is placed may be curved.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an electrical and optical configuration of the camera 10 according to the third embodiment. The camera 10 includes a power supply unit 135 for supplying power to each unit as described in the first embodiment, and the above-described exposure dial 13, power button 14, mode dial 15, zoom lever 16, release button 17, and rear operation unit 21. And an operation unit 40 including the operation unit. Control of the entire camera 10 is performed by a control unit 501 as control means.

  The control unit 501 controls the entire camera 10 by reading and executing a control program stored in a memory (not shown). Regarding the control configuration in the third embodiment, a back vibration device 600 is added to the configuration shown in the first embodiment. The control unit 501 outputs a drive signal to the front vibration device 100 or the rear vibration device 600 via the vibration device driving unit 134, and causes the front vibration device 100 or the rear vibration device 600 to generate vibration. The control unit 501 outputs a drive signal to the front vibrating device 100 or the rear vibrating device 600 when the rotating ring 102 is operated or when the operation unit 40 is operated. Further, the pitch detection unit 120a and the yaw detection unit 120b detect the inclination based on the result of the input of the signal by the control unit 501, and generate a vibration that induces the vibration device 100 or the back vibration device 600 to correct the inclination. May be implemented. For example, when the camera 10 is tilted downward, the back vibrating device 600 is vibrated to guide the camera 10 upward, or when the camera 10 is tilted upward, the vibrating device 100 provided on the front side is vibrated. You only need to guide it down.

  Next, an example in which the vibration of the front vibration device 100 and the vibration of the rear vibration device 600 arranged on the front and back of the camera 10 according to the third embodiment are properly used. The flowchart of FIG. 14 shows a vibration control process performed by the control unit 501. The control unit 501 executes this processing according to a control program as a computer program. In the present embodiment, different controls are performed on the camera 10 by the front vibrating device 100 provided on the front grip 101 and the rear vibrating device 600 provided on the rear grip 23c on the rear side. In the following description, “S” means a step.

  When the operation unit 40 including the rotation operation member 102, the exposure dial 13, the power button 14, the mode dial 15, the zoom lever 16, the release button 17, and the rear operation unit 21 is operated, a vibration control signal is input to the control unit 501. In addition, not only the operation of the operation members, but also the camera 10 is vibrated so that the user can feel the vibration and give a tactile sensation to recognize the processing in the camera. Input to 501. Further, as described above, the vibration control signal from the pitch image stabilization calculation unit 121a or the yaw image stabilization calculation unit 121b is input to the control unit 501 in order to prompt guidance for detecting the pitch and yaw to correct the inclination (S2001). ). When the control unit 501 determines in S2001 that the vibration control signal has been input, the control unit 501 outputs a vibration signal to the vibration device driving unit 134 (S2002). If the vibration device drive unit 134 receives a signal from the control unit 501 that indicates that the front vibration device 100 needs to be controlled, the vibration device drive unit 134 operates the front vibration device 100 in a desired operation (S2003). If the vibration device drive unit 134 receives a signal from the control unit 501 that is a signal that requires control of the back vibration device 600, the vibration device drive unit 134 operates the back vibration device 600 with a desired operation (S2004).

  By performing the above-described control, the front vibration device 100 and the rear vibration device 600 can be separately vibrated, and various uses are possible. An example is described below.

  When the back button 21 is operated or the display unit 22 is operated, the back vibration device 600 is stopped and only the front vibration device 100 is vibrated. This is because the back button 21 is located at a position where it is easy to operate with the thumb that holds the camera 10, so that when holding the camera 10, the finger in contact with the back grip portion 23 c is released, Since there is no need to vibrate the back vibration device 600, an effect of power saving can be obtained. Further, when the rotation operation unit 102 disposed on the front surface of the camera 10 is operated, the front vibration device 100 provided inside the front grip unit 101 is operated with a larger vibration amount than the rear vibration device 600. This means that since the rotating operation member 102 performing the operation is disposed on the front surface, the front operation device 100 close to the member being operated is emphasized to operate the rotating operation member 102. It is possible to make them more aware. Further, the types of the vibration actuators in the front vibration device 100 and the rear vibration device 600 may be changed. For example, the front vibration device 100 includes a vibration actuator using a piezo having high power consumption but high responsiveness, and the rear vibration device 600 includes an LRA type which can obtain a high vibration amount and consumes low power. When the rotation operation member 102 provided on the front surface of the camera 10 is operated, the front vibration device 100 using a piezo having good response is used to obtain a click feeling that the parameter is changed by the operation of the rotation operation member 102. Vibrate. When an operation other than the rotation operation member 102 is performed, the rear vibration device 600 using LRA, which consumes less power and easily shakes the entire camera 10, or vibrates both the front vibration device 100 and the rear vibration device 600. You may let it.

The form of the third embodiment has the configuration of the first embodiment in which the lens barrel and the camera body are integrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the camera body and the interchangeable lens of the second embodiment may be detachable. The vibration device may be provided inside the front grip and inside the rear grip of the camera body, and further inside the interchangeable lens. In this case, the control unit 501 provided in the camera body 1000 controls the vibration of the front vibration device 100, the rear vibration device 600, and the lens-side vibration device 220, respectively.
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The present invention supplies a program for realizing one or more functions of the above-described embodiments to a system or an apparatus via a network or a storage medium, and one or more processors in a computer of the system or the apparatus read and execute the program. It can also be realized by the following processing. Further, it can be realized by a circuit (for example, an ASIC) that realizes one or more functions.

  Each of the embodiments described above is merely a representative example, and various modifications and changes can be made to each embodiment in practicing the present invention.

10, 1000 Camera 101 Front grip unit 40, 1040 Operation unit 100, 220, 1100 Vibration device / Front vibration device 102, 210 Rotating operation ring

Claims (12)

A vibration device that generates vibration to convey a tactile sensation according to the operation of the user on the operation means to the user,
A grip portion gripped by the user,
The imaging device has a lens barrel attached to the front side of the imaging device,
The grip section covers a back side of the imaging device and a front side of the main body,
A grip portion covering the front side of the imaging device includes a protrusion,
The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the vibrating device is disposed inside the protruding portion and on a surface of the lens barrel facing the optical axis. A holding member for holding the vibration device is provided inside the grip portion,
The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein a projection provided on the holding member is exposed outside the grip through an opening formed in the grip.   The imaging device according to claim 2, wherein the holding member is formed of a material having a smaller loss coefficient of vibration than the grip portion.   The imaging device according to claim 2, wherein the protrusion is provided in an area of the grip that contacts a fingertip of the user's hand.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a vibration direction of the vibration device is set to be perpendicular to a pressing direction of a fingertip of the user's hand.   2. The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vibrating device is disposed inside an inclined portion of the protrusion of the grip portion that covers a front side of the imaging device, the inclined portion facing the lens barrel. 3. .   2. The vibration device according to claim 1, wherein the vibrating device is attached to an inside of a plane substantially parallel to an optical axis of the protrusion of the grip portion that covers a front side of the imaging device and that faces the lens barrel. 3. An imaging device according to any one of the preceding claims. Equipped with a second vibration device,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second vibration device is disposed inside a rear projection provided on a grip portion that covers a rear side of the imaging apparatus. In the vibration device and the second vibration device, comprising a control unit that vibrates according to a user operation on each of a plurality of operation units capable of a user operation for setting regarding imaging,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit can perform different vibrations between the vibration device and the second vibration device. The lens barrel of the imaging device is detachable from the imaging device,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lens barrel includes a third vibration device.   The imaging apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the control unit controls the vibrations of the first vibration device, the second device, and the third device, respectively. The grip section,
A first member to which the vibration device is attached;
12. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a second member coupled to the first member so that vibration from the vibration device is transmitted through the first member. The imaging device according to claim 1.