JP3104077B2 - Imaging device and liquid crystal projector - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus provided with a finder having a liquid crystal display panel and a reproduction display means for displaying an image on the liquid crystal display panel. It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel photographing device that can be used as a means.

[0002] The present invention also relates to a liquid crystal projector, in which a liquid crystal display panel of the above-mentioned photographing apparatus is used as an image display means to project an image, thereby greatly simplifying the structure and reducing the cost. It is intended to provide a simple liquid crystal projector.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art In a photographing apparatus such as a video camera today, a liquid crystal display panel is often used as an image display means of a finder section.

In recent years, most video cameras are of the recording / reproducing type. Most of these types of video cameras also have a function of reproducing a video recorded on a tape cassette. Or a projector, the reproduced image can be displayed and viewed.

Further, in a video camera of this type having a finder section having a liquid crystal display panel, the finder section usually has an original finder function,
That is, the camera has not only a function of knowing the state of framing and focusing by the photographing lens but also a function of reproducing and displaying a photographed image.

Accordingly, there is an advantage that the captured video can be immediately reproduced and viewed on the spot.

[0007]

However, even if the above-mentioned video camera, that is, a video camera having a function of reproducing and displaying a recorded image, is required to look through the viewfinder to view the reproduced image. Therefore, it is impossible for a plurality of persons to view the image at the same time, and for this purpose, a video camera can only be connected to a television monitor or a projector.

On the other hand, a liquid crystal projector is a video signal processing circuit for processing a video signal input from an external device in addition to a liquid crystal display panel for displaying a projected image, a light source for projection and a required lens system. And extremely complicated circuits such as a liquid crystal drive circuit and a controller for driving the liquid crystal display panel in accordance with the video signal are required, so that the structure is complicated and large-scale. Therefore, there is a problem that the cost becomes extremely high, and since the size and the weight are large, it is unsuitable for carrying, and thus there are various problems such as a limited use place. was there.

[0009]

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is to use a liquid crystal display panel provided in a finder section of a photographing device also as a video display means of a liquid crystal projector. It is made possible.

That is, in the photographing apparatus of the present invention, when the liquid crystal display panel of the finder portion is rotatably supported on the outer shell of the fan lid portion, and the liquid crystal display panel is incorporated in a liquid crystal type projector and used. First, the eyepiece portion of the finder portion located from the eyecup to the front of the liquid crystal display panel is removed or moved so as not to hinder the rotation of the liquid crystal display panel.

[0011] Then, the liquid crystal display panel is rotated to a position protruding outward from the finder portion, so that the upper and lower relation is reversed from the state when the liquid crystal display panel is used as a finder.

On the other hand, the liquid crystal projector is provided with an insertion hole for incorporating the liquid crystal display panel of the photographing device therein, and the liquid crystal display panel is disposed between the light source and the projection lens through the insertion hole.

In this manner, the image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel can be projected with the photographing device and the liquid crystal projector being connected to each other.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the liquid crystal display panel of the photographing apparatus is moved to a position protruding outside the finder portion and the liquid crystal display panel is moved between the projection light source and the projection lens of the liquid crystal projector. , It is possible to project a display image on the liquid crystal display panel.

That is, one liquid crystal display panel can be used also as the image display means in the finder of the photographing apparatus and the image display means in the liquid crystal projector.

The projected image is converted into a video signal by rotating the liquid crystal display panel so that the liquid crystal display panel is in a state in which the liquid crystal display panel is upside down when used with the display means of the finder. Can project a display image in a normal state without performing any inversion processing.

In the liquid crystal projector of the present invention, since the liquid crystal display panel of the finder section of the photographing device is used for the image display means, the liquid crystal display panel which is the most expensive member in this type of projector and the driving of the liquid crystal display panel are used. Signal processing circuit for processing a video signal input from an external device and a circuit such as a controller are not required.

[0018] Therefore, the structure is extremely simple, the portability is excellent in that it is suitable for reduction in size and weight, and it is possible to configure the device at low cost.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the photographing apparatus and the liquid crystal projector of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings.

First, an embodiment of a video camera to which the photographing apparatus of the present invention is applied will be described, and then an embodiment of the liquid crystal projector of the present invention will be described.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a video camera (see FIGS. 1 to 6 and FIGS. 9 to 11), which includes a main body 2, a finder section 3 rotatably supported on the upper surface of the main body 2, and a main body section. A photographing lens unit 4 and a microphone 5 projecting forward from 2
And a side grip 6 supported on the right side of the main body 2
And a battery 7 and the like detachably attached to the back of the main body 2.

Reference numeral 8 denotes an outer shell of the main body 2, the outer shell 8 has a box shape that is long in the front-rear direction, and the upper surface of the front end portion is lower than the upper surface of the remaining portion. The rear half portion 9 is a cassette mounting portion having the left side wall 9a of this portion as an opening / closing lid, and a small tape cassette 10 (see FIG. 1) is detachably mounted on the cassette mounting portion 9.

Although not shown, inside the outer shell 8, recording of video and audio and reproduction for reproducing the same are performed using the magnetic tape of the tape cassette 10 mounted on the cassette mounting section 9 as a recording medium. / Reproduction system is provided.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a cover slidably provided on the left side surface of the outer shell 8, and various operation buttons (not shown) mainly used for photographing are covered by the cover 11 so as to be openable and closable. Is arranged.

A photographing button 12 is provided on the rear surface of the projection 8a formed at the center of the right side of the outer shell 8.
Shooting is performed while this button is pressed.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an angle-of-view adjustment button, which is arranged substantially at the center of the right side of the upper surface 14 of the outer shell 8.

The video camera 1 is mounted on a portion 14a of the upper surface 14 of the outer shell 8 which is rearward from the view angle adjustment button 13.
(Play button, stop button, pause button, etc.) are collectively arranged in a mode in which is operated as a video tape player. The part 14a also includes a recording button 16 and a mode selection button 17, that is, a button 17 for selecting one of a mode in which the video camera 1 functions as a camera, a mode in which the video camera 1 functions as a video tape player, and a power-off mode. Are located.

The side grip 6 is provided between the front end portion of the right side surface of the outer shell 8 and the protruding portion 8a so as to span.
The video camera 1 is gripped by inserting a hand between the side grip 6 and the outer shell 8.

The back surface 8b of the outer shell 8 is a battery mounting portion, and the battery 7 is removably mounted on the battery mounting portion 8b.

The finder portion 3 comprises a base portion 18 forming a substantially front half portion thereof and an eyepiece portion 19 detachably connected to a rear end of the base portion 18.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a casing of the finder section 3. The casing 20 has a portion 21 (hereinafter referred to as "front casing") forming an outer shell of the base section 18 and the eyepiece section 1.
9 is divided into a portion 22 forming an outer shell (hereinafter referred to as a “rear casing”).

The rear casing 22 is formed to have a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape with open front and rear end faces, and the front casing 21 has a front end face closed and becomes shorter as it goes forward. The rear casing 22 is formed to have a rectangular cylindrical shape, and the rear end face has substantially the same outer shape as the front end face of the rear casing 22.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a front end of the front casing 21 and the outer shell 8.
And protrudes from the upper surface of the outer shell 8 at a position near the left edge near the center in the front-rear direction. That is, the front end of the front casing 21 is rotatably supported by the hinge 23, and any position between the position in which the finder portion 3 is set in a substantially horizontal position and the position in which the finder portion 3 is set in a substantially vertical position is set. By moving to the position, it can be used in a posture suitable for usability.

The rear ends of the upper wall 24 and the lower wall 24 'of the front casing 21 are cut off so as to have a certain front-rear width, and the rear end of the front casing 21 has a panel opened rearward, upward and downward. An arrangement recess 25 is formed.

Further, of the left and right side walls 26, 26 of the front casing 21, portions 27, 27 located on both sides of the panel disposing recess 25 (hereinafter referred to as "coupling walls").
The upper end thereof is cut off to make it slightly lower than the remaining portion. At the position near the rear end of the inner surfaces of the connecting walls 27, 27 facing in parallel with each other, engagement grooves 27a extending in the vertical direction are provided. 27a are formed. The upper and lower ends of the engagement grooves 27a reach the upper and lower end surfaces of the coupling walls 27.

Reference numerals 28, 28 denote support walls protruding from the upper surface wall 24 of the front casing 21 at intervals in the left-right direction at the ends in contact with the panel disposing recesses 25. Both ends of the hinge shaft 29 are separately supported.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a panel block, which has a substantially rectangular holding frame 31 as viewed from the front and rear, a liquid crystal display panel 32 held by the holding frame 31, and an upwardly extending central portion of the holding frame 31. It comprises a protruding connecting portion 33 and the like.

The connecting portion 33 is bent substantially in an L-shape when viewed from the side, and the tip portion 33a has a cylindrical shape whose axial direction extends in the left-right direction. The distal end portion 33a is located between the support walls 28 and 28, and the hinge shaft 29 is inserted through the hole, so that the panel block 30 is moved substantially vertically with the hinge shaft 29 as the center of rotation. It is supported by the support wall 28 in a rotatable state.

Reference numeral 34 denotes a light diffusing plate which forms a part of the backlight portion. The light diffusing plate 34 is arranged so as to close the front surface of the panel disposing recess 25.

The storage position of the panel block 30 overlaps the light diffusing plate 34 from the rear and is stored in the storage position at the front of the panel arrangement recess 25 (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
And a protruding position (see FIGS. 4 and 6) which is in an inverted posture and protrudes upward from the support wall 28. Therefore, the vertical relationship of the liquid crystal display panel 32 is reversed between the state where the panel block 30 has reached the storage position and the state where the panel block 30 has reached the protrusion position.

When the panel block 30 is pivoted from the projecting position to the front, the flat stopper surface 33b near the distal end portion 33a of the connecting portion 33 is moved between the supporting walls 28 and 28 of the upper surface of the upper surface wall 24. It is blocked when it overlaps with a flat stopper surface 28a provided on the front side of the portion between them (see FIG. 6).

A reflecting mirror 35 is disposed in the front casing 21 at a position slightly away from the light diffusing plate 34,
Reference numeral 36 denotes a backlight disposed between the reflecting mirror 35 and the light diffusing plate 34. Light emitted from the backlight 36 is directed to the light diffusing plate 34 directly or reflected by the reflecting mirror 35. When the backlight 36 is turned on while the panel block 30 is at the storage position, the light is transmitted through the liquid crystal display panel 32 and emitted backward. Will be done.

Reference numerals 37, 37 denote circuit boards disposed in front of the reflecting mirror 35 in the front casing 21 (see FIG. 11).
The circuit boards 37, 37 are provided with circuits mainly related to control of the liquid crystal display panel 32, and the circuits are connected to terminal portions (not shown) of the liquid crystal display panel 32 via a flexible wiring board 38. ing.

Thus, the image captured by the imaging means and the reproduced image of the tape cassette 10 are selectively displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 32. That is, when the function of the video camera 1 is used as the camera function by the mode selection button 17, the image of the subject captured by the image pickup means is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 32, and the function of the video camera 1 is changed to the video tape player. When the play button of the operation buttons 15, 15,... Is pressed, the signal recorded on the magnetic tape is reproduced, and the image is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 32.

As shown in FIG. 5, the front end of the rear casing 22 has a shape that complements the cut-off portion of the front casing 21 and has the engaging grooves 27a, 27a.
And an engaging portion that is engaged with the second member.

That is, the upper wall 40 of the rear casing 22 and the upper ends 40a, 40a of the left and right side walls 40, 40 protrude forward to some extent from the remaining portions. Thereby, the upper end portions 40a, 40a of the left and right side walls 40, 40 are formed.
In a state in which the front end surfaces 40b, 40b of the lower portion are joined to the rear end surfaces of the left and right side walls 26, 26 of the front casing 21, the protruding portion becomes the connecting wall 27 of the rear end of the front casing 21, Complement the resected portion above 27.

From the side edges of the front end faces 40b, 40b, which are close to each other, engaging portions 41, 41 protrude. These engaging portions 41, 41 are bent substantially to the right and left opposite sides when viewed from below. It is shaped like a letter. The rear casing 22 is integrally connected to the front casing 21 by engaging the distal ends of the engaging portions 41, 41 with the engaging grooves 27a, 27a of the front casing 21 from above. The engagement is completed when the upper end portions 40a, 40a of the left and right side walls 40, 40 of the rear casing 22 abut on the upper end surfaces of the coupling walls 27, 27.

The connection of the eyepiece 19 to the base 18 is performed as described above. Therefore, when the eyepiece 19 is moved upward with respect to the base 18, the engaging portions 41, 41
7a, 27a, so that the eyepiece 1
9 is separated from the base 18 (see FIG. 1).

The rear casing 22 has an eyecup 42 attached to the rear end thereof and an eyepiece 43 provided therein. The eyepiece 43 is fixed to a fixed lens 43a and a diopter adjusting lens. And the movable lens 43b.

When the eyepiece 19 is connected to the base 18 with the panel block 30 in the storage position, the liquid crystal display panel 32 is located between the backlight 36 and the eyepiece 43. The image displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 32 can be viewed by the light of the backlight 36 by looking inside from the eye cup 41.

The liquid crystal display panel 32 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, in a protruding state, it can be used as a video display panel of a liquid crystal projector described later.

Next, a liquid crystal projector 44 (see FIGS. 7 to 11) to which the present invention is applied will be described.

Reference numeral 45 denotes a casing of the liquid crystal projector 44. The casing 45 has a box shape long in the front-rear direction having a length substantially equal to the length in the front-rear direction of the finder section 3 of the video camera 1. The external shape viewed from the direction is substantially rectangular.

In the liquid crystal projector 44,
“Front” is the projection direction of an image, and the context will be described below accordingly.

A circular lens barrel support hole 46 is formed in the thick front end wall of the casing 45, and a lens barrel 48 holding a projection lens 47 in the lens barrel support hole 46 moves in the front-rear direction. It is freely supported.

Reference numeral 49 denotes a reflector disposed at the rear end in the internal space 45a of the casing 45, and reference numeral 50 denotes a light bulb located in front of the reflector 49.

The light bulb 50 has a low voltage and
A light bulb with low power consumption, for example, a halogen bulb of about 6 volts and 20 watts is used. Therefore, even if the lamp is turned on continuously for a long time, heat is not generated so much. There is no need to separately provide a cooling fan.

Reference numeral 51 denotes a lens holder which is disposed in a storage shape in the internal space 45a. The lens holder 51 includes a condenser lens 52, two achromatizing condenser lenses 53,
53 are arranged in this order from the rear (the side closer to the bulb 50). The front end is located at a certain distance from the lens barrel support hole 46, that is, a distance slightly larger than the thickness of the panel block 30 of the video camera 1, whereby the lens barrel support hole 46 A space 54 (hereinafter, referred to as a space) in which the panel block 30 is accommodated between the condenser lens 53 and the front condenser lens 53.
This is called "panel arrangement space." ) Is formed.

Numeral 55 denotes an insertion hole formed in the bottom wall 56 of the casing 45 at a position corresponding to the panel arrangement space 54. Therefore, the panel arrangement space 54 is opened downward by the insertion hole 55. The insertion hole 55 is provided for positioning the liquid crystal display panel 32 of the video camera 1 described above through the insertion hole 55 in the panel arrangement space 54 and using the liquid crystal display panel 32 as display means of the liquid crystal projector 44.

Numeral 57 denotes a substantially gate-shaped front support leg (see FIG. 7).
The storage position is provided at the front side of the insertion hole 55 and rotatably supported by a hinge shaft 58 extending in the left-right direction, and folded so as to overlap the bottom wall 56 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The movement range is limited so as to be moved between a protruding position protruding downward from the bottom wall 56 as shown by a solid line in the drawing, and clicks are separately performed at the above two positions by click stop means (not shown). Stops can be applied.

Then, both side portions 57b of the front support leg 57,
57b has an L-shape bent to the opposite sides when viewed from the longitudinal direction, similarly to the coupling portions 41, 41 formed in the rear casing 22 of the finder portion 3.

Reference numeral 59 denotes a rear support leg, one end of which is rotatably supported by a hinge shaft 60 provided at the rear end of the bottom wall 56 so as to extend in the front-rear direction.
The range of movement is limited so that it can be moved between the storage position folded so as to overlap with the bottom wall 56 as shown by the dashed line and the protruding position projecting downward from the bottom wall 56 as shown by the solid line in FIG. In addition, click stops are separately provided at the above two positions by a click stop means (not shown). A non-slip member 61 made of a rubber material is fixed to the pivotal end of the rear support leg 59.

Are radiating holes (see FIG. 9) formed at the rear end of the upper wall of the casing 45.

Although not shown, the liquid crystal projector 44 is provided with a speaker and an audio input terminal.

The rear surface 45b of the casing 45 is a battery mounting portion like the battery mounting portion 8b of the video camera 1, and the battery mounting portion 45b has a battery of the same type as the battery 7 used in the video camera 1. 7 'is detachably mounted, and its battery 7
'Is mainly used as a power source for the bulb 50.

The structure of the liquid crystal projector 44 is substantially as described above, and therefore, the liquid crystal projector 44 is not provided with a liquid crystal display panel.
It is a very simple device including a power switch for opening and closing between the power supply and an amplifier (not shown) for a speaker, and does not include any circuit related to image display such as a liquid crystal drive circuit.

Therefore, such a liquid crystal projector 4
4 is used in a state where the panel block 30 of the video camera 1 is inserted into the panel arrangement space 54 and coupled to the video camera 1 as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 (see FIGS. 9 to 11). .)be able to.

That is, when the liquid crystal projector 44 is used, the viewfinder 3 of the video camera 1
9, the panel block 30 is moved to the projecting position, and the supporting legs 57 of the liquid crystal projector 44 are
59 is moved to the protruding position.

Then, the panel block 30 is inserted into the insertion hole 55.
The side portions 57b, 57b of the front support leg 57 are engaged with the engagement grooves 27a, 27a of the base portion 18 of the finder portion 3 while being inserted into the panel arrangement space 54, and the lower end portion of the rear support leg 59 is It rests on the upper surface 14 of the outer shell 8 of the part 2.

As a result, the liquid crystal projector 44 is connected to the upper surface 14 of the video camera 1 and the base 18 of the finder section 3.
And the panel block 30 is disposed between the condenser lens 53 and the projection lens 47 of the liquid crystal projector 44 in an inverted posture. That is, the liquid crystal display panel 3
The display surface of “0” faces the condenser lens 53, and the back surface faces the projection lens 47.

Then, the bulb 5 of the liquid crystal projector 44
0 is turned on, the function as a video tape player is selected by operating the mode selection button 17 of the video camera 1, and the playback of the tape is started by pressing the play button 15.

As shown in FIG. 12, the image reproduced by the video camera 1 is displayed on the liquid crystal display panel 30, and the direct light of the bulb 50 and the light reflected by the reflecting mirror 49 are collected by the condenser lens 52 and the condenser. Lens 53,
The light passes through the liquid crystal display panel 32 and the projection lens 47 in this order, and is emitted to the front of the liquid crystal projector 44. Thus, the display image on the liquid crystal display panel 32 is projected on the screen 63 in front of the liquid crystal projector 44. That is, since the image on the liquid crystal display panel 32 is overturned by the projection lens 47, when the image projected on the screen is viewed from the liquid crystal projector 44, the vertical and horizontal relationships of the image are normal, that is, In the state where the panel block 30 is in the storage position, the image displayed on the panel block 30 has the same vertical and horizontal relationship as viewed from the eyecup 42 side.

Accordingly, there is no need to take any action on the image display control on the liquid crystal display panel 32 (the image correction process is not required).

The projected image is focused on the screen 63 by adjusting the positions of the video camera 1 and the liquid crystal projector 44 with respect to the screen.
Alternatively, the lens barrel 48 is within a focusable range.
May be rotated to move the projection lens 47 in the axial direction. In addition, the liquid crystal projector 44
The hinge mechanism (23) of the finder section 3 can be used to adjust the angle in the vertical plane.

As another example of the front support leg of the liquid crystal projector 44, a support leg 57 as shown in FIG.
A, 57A.

That is, when the liquid crystal projector 44 is not used, the front supporting legs 57A,
The insertion hole 55 is closed by 57A. When using the liquid crystal projector 44, the front support legs 57A, 57A are opened in the left-right direction as shown by solid lines, and these are opened as shown in FIG. Insertion holes 64, 64 formed in 26
(Only one of them is shown in the figure.) The liquid crystal projector 44 may be used by being connected to the video camera 1 by fitting it into the video camera 1.

[0077]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the liquid crystal display panel of the finder section in the photographing apparatus can be used as the image display means of the liquid crystal projector. The structure of the projector is simplified, and it is possible to provide a device excellent in portability by reducing the size and weight.

In other words, the common use of the liquid crystal display panel is small in that the liquid crystal display panel does not need to be provided with a circuit relating to video signal processing as well as the liquid crystal display panel.
It is important for weight reduction.

By combining the photographing device and the liquid crystal projector, it is possible to construct an integrated system from photographing to broadcasting, and it is easy to use because of the improvement in portability due to the reduction in size and weight. Becomes

For example, when viewing an image taken at a travel destination on a large screen, a monitor or a projector device is used. However, the broadcast system of these devices matches the broadcast system of the photographing device, or the format is changed. The photographed image cannot be viewed unless there is a device, but in the present invention, there is no such inconvenience, and the image can be projected and viewed immediately after the photographing.

In the embodiment shown in the above embodiment,
By allowing the liquid crystal projector to be driven by a battery, it can be used anywhere.

The shape or structure of each part in the above-described embodiment to which the photographing apparatus and the liquid crystal projector of the present invention are applied is as follows.
It is merely an example of an embodiment for carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be interpreted in a limited manner.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the eyepiece of the finder can be separated from the remaining part. However, in some cases, the eyepiece is rotated with respect to the remaining part. Alternatively, the liquid crystal display panel may be slidably connected and moved to a position that does not hinder rotation of the liquid crystal display panel.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall side view showing an example in which an image capturing apparatus of the present invention is applied to a video camera, and showing a state in which an eyepiece of a finder is separated from a remaining portion.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the entire video camera in which a part of a finder is cut away.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing a finder unit with an eyepiece removed.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view showing a finder portion in a state where an eyepiece is removed and a liquid crystal display panel is projected outward.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of an eyepiece.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view showing an example of a liquid crystal projector to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged side view showing a large part of the liquid crystal projector cut away.

FIG. 9 is an overall perspective view showing a state in which a liquid crystal projector is coupled to a video camera.

FIG. 10 is an overall side view showing a state where a liquid crystal projector is coupled to a video camera.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing an enlarged main part in a state where the liquid crystal projector is coupled to the video camera, and a part of the main part is cut away.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view schematically showing a state of use.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another example of the support legs of the liquid crystal projector.

14 is a perspective view showing a state where the liquid crystal projector shown in FIG. 13 is connected to a video camera.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 photographing device 3 finder portion 18 remaining portion 19 eyepiece portion 21 outer shell 32 liquid crystal display panel 42 eye cup 44 liquid crystal projector 45 housing 45 a inside housing 47 projection lens 47, 52, 53 lens system 50 light source 55 insertion Hole 27a, 57, 57b Coupling means 57A, 64 Coupling means

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Mitsuo Hoshino 6-35, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (72) Inventor Masanori Haramoto 7-35, Kita-Shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Inside Sony Corporation (56) References JP-A-63-99677 (JP, A) JP-A-2-96481 (JP, A) JP-A-1-115371 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed ( Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) H04N 5/225 H04N 5/66 102

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A photographing apparatus provided with a finder having a liquid crystal display panel, wherein one side edge of the liquid crystal display panel is rotatably supported by an outer shell of the finder, and an eyecup of the finder is provided. From the front to the front of the liquid crystal display panel is detachably or movably coupled to the remaining portion, and the eyepiece is removed or the eyepiece is removed from the front of the liquid crystal display panel. In this state, the liquid crystal display panel can be rotated to the position protruding outside the finder section, so that the vertical relationship can be reversed from the state when the liquid crystal display panel is used as the display means of the finder. Photographing device. 2. A liquid crystal projector in which a light source and a lens system for projecting a display image of a liquid crystal display panel are disposed inside a housing, wherein the liquid crystal display panel of the photographing apparatus according to claim 1 is provided with a lens. A liquid crystal display panel, wherein an insertion hole is formed between the projection lens of the system and the light source, and the liquid crystal display panel of the photographing device is incorporated into a part of the optical system of the liquid crystal projector during projection. projector. 3. A liquid crystal projector according to claim 2, further comprising coupling means for mounting and coupling said liquid crystal projector to said photographing apparatus.