JPS63163443A - Supporting device for camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To monitor an image by a monitor means held by a base end part side, by attaching a camera fitting base to the upper end of a flexible extension pole so that turning and rotation of the camera fitting base can be operated from the lower end side of the pole. CONSTITUTION:To the upper end of a flexible pole 10, a camera fitting base 24 is attached so as to be turnable and rotatable, the camera fitting base 24 is connected to flexible stays 29, 30, and also, a base end part of the stay is connected to a ring 56 attached so as to be rotatable to the pole 10. Also, a holding part for holding a monitor means (electronic view finder) 62 is provided on the base end part side, and an image which is brought to an image pickup by a camera 43 attached to the camera fitting base is monitored by a monitor means 62. In such a way, an image which is brought to an image pickup can be confirmed exactly.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a support device for a camera, and more particularly to a support device for holding a camera at a high position.

[Summary of the invention]

In the present invention, a camera mounting base is attached to the upper end of a telescoping extension pole, and the camera mounting base can be rotated and rotated from the lower end of the pole. The image taken by the camera can be monitored by a monitor means held in a holding part. 2. Description of the Related Art In events such as weddings and recitals, or field competitions at sports days, there is a need to take pictures with a camera from a high position. Alternatively, it may be necessary to shoot over the heads of a crowd. In order to meet such needs, the applicant of this application has filed Japanese Patent Application No. 61-228671.
proposed a support device for holding a camera at an elevated position. Such a support device is used, for example, to support a video camera. Means for Solving Problem K] By supporting a video camera with such a support device, imaging at a high eye level becomes possible. However, since monitoring means such as electronic viewfinders are usually attached directly to the camera body, if the video camera is held at a high position, the operator will not be able to look into the viewfinder. This has the disadvantage that it is difficult to know what kind of image is being captured. The present invention has been made in view of these problems, and it is an object of the present invention to enable an operator to reliably monitor images taken by a video camera that is supported by a support device and placed at a high position. The object of the present invention is to provide a support device for a camera.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the present invention, a camera mounting base is rotatably and pivotably attached to the upper end of an extendable pole, and the camera mounting base is connected to an extendable stay, and the base end of the stay is attached to the pole. In a device that is connected to a rotatably mounted ring, a holding portion for holding a monitor means is provided on the proximal end side of the device, and the camera mounting is connected to an image taken by a camera mounted on a base. can be monitored by a monitor means held in the holding section. 1. Therefore, the image taken by the camera held at a high position by this support device is monitored by the monitor means held by the holding section provided at the proximal end of this device. It becomes possible to reliably check the captured image. Embodiment K] An embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the support device according to this embodiment has a pole 1
It is equipped with 0. Pole 10 has upper and lower pipes 11.12
and an inner pipe 13 fitted inside these pipes 11 and 12. The upper and lower pipes 11.12 are provided with stops 14.15 at their lower and upper ends, respectively. These stoppers 1
Stoppers 16 and 17 are respectively attached to the upper and lower ends of the inner pipe 13 so as to come into contact with the inner pipe 13, and the maximum extension length of the pole 1o is regulated by these stoppers 14-17. Also, the lower pipe 1
A base 18 is fixed to the lower end of 2. base 18
A coupling female threaded hole 19 is formed on the lower surface of the holder. On the other hand, the upper end of the upper pipe 11 has a free platform 2.
0 is attached. A pole 21 is held on the pan head 20. The pole 21 includes an arm 22, and a notch 23 for receiving the arm 22 is formed in the pan head 20. Also, the camera is mounted on the stand 24 on the arm 22.
is attached with screws. For mounting the camera, a slit 25 is formed on the top surface of the base 24, and a mounting screw 26 is engaged and held in this slit 25. A video camera, which will be described later, is fixed by screws 26. Further, for the camera mounting, a slit 27 is formed on the side surface of the stand 24 so as to extend in the length direction thereof, and the tip of the slit 27 is bent to form a bent part 28. This support device is equipped with a pair of stays 29 and 30 that are telescopically combined with each other, and the bottle 31 installed at the tip of the upper stay 29 is engaged with the slit 27 of the base 24. ing. Further, a bracket 32 is attached to the tip of the lower stay 30, and a lock lever 3 is attached to this bracket 32.
3 are supported, and this lever 33 fixes the stays 29 and 30, which have been extended to an appropriate position, to each other. The lower end of the lower stay 30 is connected to the tips of a pair of arms 45 and 46 via a pin 35. One arm 45 of the pair of arms 45, 46 is fixed to the side surface of a locking plate 47 shown in FIG. This lock plate 47
A circular hole 48 is formed in the hole 48, and a portion thereof is cut out by a slit 49. Furthermore, a through hole 50 and a female screw hole 51 are formed on both sides of the slit 49 in the lock plate 47 so as to be orthogonal to the slit 49. A male screw 53 at the tip of the lock handle 52 is screwed into the female screw hole 51, so that the flange 54 presses against the outer surface of the lock plate 47. The circular hole 48 of the lock plate 47 is configured to receive a cylindrical portion 57 of a lock ring 56 having a cylindrical shape. The lock ring 56 and the cylindrical portion 57 are connected to the slit 5.
It is divided by 5. Furthermore, a pin 58 is protruded from the lock ring 56 at a position opposite to the cylindrical part 57, and this pin 58 rotatably supports the other arm 46 and holds an armrest 59 at its tip. That's what I do. Further, a bracket 60 is attached to the lock ring 56, and a rail 61 is fixed to the lower end of the bracket 6o. This rail 61 holds an electronic viewfinder 62 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. In the above configuration, when holding a video camera at a high position using this support device, for example, loosen the lock rings 36.37 provided on the outer periphery of the stoppers 14.15 of the upper and lower pipes 11.12. , the upper and lower pipes 11, 12 are moved upward and downward, respectively, relative to the middle pipe 13, and the pole 10 is extended as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Next, the lock lever 33 is rotated to the unlocked position, and the pair of stays 29
．． Extend 30. The bottle 31 provided at the tip of the upper stay 29 is guided to the bent part 28 of the slit 27 of the base 24 for mounting the camera, and the camera is mounted on the base 24.
4 is rotated to a substantially horizontal position as shown by the chain line in FIG. In this state, the pair of stays 29 and 30 are locked together by the lock lever 33, and the lock ring 56 adjusted to a predetermined height by the lock handle 52 is locked to the pipe 12 by the lock plate 47. This allows the support device to be assembled into use as shown in FIG. To mount the camera on such a support device, a video camera 43 is placed on the stand 24 as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the lower end of this support device is such that the tripod 40 is fixed on the base 41, and the attachment is done by screwing a coupling screw into the female screw hole 19 of the base 18 from the lower surface of the base 41. Thus, the support device 10 is fixed on the tripod 40. Therefore, in such a state, it becomes possible to take an image with the video camera 43 from a high position. According to such a support device, since the pole 10 is extendable and retractable, the height of the video camera 43 can be arbitrarily adjusted. Also, by loosening the lock plate 47 using the lock handle 52 and rotating the arm 45.46 together with the lock plate 47, the stay 29.30
It is possible to mount the camera by rotating the base 24. Therefore, when mounting the camera, the angle of inclination of the base 24 relative to the horizontal position can be arbitrarily adjusted, thereby making it possible to change the vertical orientation of the video camera 43. This vertical adjustment can be done using the lock lever.
This can also be achieved by loosening the stays 33 and adjusting the amount of expansion and contraction of the stays 29 and 30. The video camera 43 can freely change its direction not only up and down but also left and right. That is, when mounting the camera, the stand 24 is supported at one end by the free pan head 20 by the pole 21, and is rotatable. Therefore, the lock plate 47 is loosened by the lock handle 52, and the handle 52 and the armrest 5
By rotating the lock ring 56 in the circumferential direction with respect to the pipe 12 using the arm 45.46 and the stay 29.30, the base 24 is attached to the pole 21.
The video camera 43 can be rotated around the center, and the direction of the video camera 43 can be adjusted left and right. An image captured by the video camera 43 supported by such a support device is monitored by an electronic viewfinder 62 as shown in FIG. Since a rail 61 is attached to the lock ring 56 via a bracket 60, the viewfinder 6 is attached to this rail 61.
2 can be installed. Note that the electronic viewfinder 62 is connected to the video camera 43 via a connection cord 64 and a connector 65 as shown in FIG. Therefore, by operating the lock handle 52 while looking at the electronic viewfinder 62, it is possible to reliably obtain a desired image by adjusting the video camera 43 vertically and horizontally. Furthermore, since the electronic viewfinder 62 is supported by the lock ring 56 via the bracket 60, its posture changes in response to changes in the left and right orientation of the video camera 43, and the operator is constantly required to take pictures. You will be facing the direction of the image. Next, when photographing using this support device is finished, it can be folded into a compact size as shown in FIG. That is, the pole 10 constituted by the three pipes 11 to 13 is contracted to its shortest state. Also, the pair of stays 29 and 30 are also contracted at the same time. And stay 2
The bottle 31 provided at the tip of the slit 9 is removed from the bent portion 28 and guided to the opposite end of the slit 27. As a result, when mounting the camera, the stand 24 is rotated downward as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the upper stay 29 is inserted into it. At this time, the angle in the circumferential direction is adjusted so that the arm 22 of the pole 21 enters the notch 23 of the pan head 20. As a result, when mounting the camera, the base 24 is folded so as to be parallel to the pole 10, and is positioned above the contracted stay 29, 30 parallel to the pole 10. Also, an arm 45.4 connected to the lower end of the stay 30
6 is folded so as to sandwich the lower end of the pole 12. Next, a modification of the above embodiment will be explained with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8. In this modification, the electronic viewfinder 62
is not attached to the lock ring 56, but is attached to a retaining ring 67 provided on the outer periphery of the base 18 of the pole 10. A retaining ring 67 is rotatably provided on the outer periphery of the lower end of the lower pipe 12, and the rail 61 is supported on this outer periphery via a retaining plate 68. An electronic viewfinder 62 is coupled to this rail 61. According to such a modification, the lock ring 56 and the independent retaining ring 6
Since the electronic viewfinder 62 is supported by the camera 7, it is possible to hold the viewfinder 62 in a state that does not necessarily match the direction of the video camera 43. FIG. 9 shows yet another modification, in which a small liquid crystal television 70 is used as the monitoring means instead of the electronic viewfinder. Similar to the above embodiment, this LCD television 70 is attached to a lock ring 56 via a bracket 60 and a rail 61, and a connecting cord 71 is attached to a video camera 43 held at a high position. The RF modulator 72 is connected to the RF modulator 72. Therefore, in this case, it becomes possible to monitor the image captured by the camera 43 using the small liquid crystal television 70 instead of using the electronic viewfinder. Therefore, there is no need to remove the electronic viewfinder 62 from the video camera 43 and mount it at a lower position. [Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the present invention, an image captured by a camera held at a high position by a support device is monitored by a monitor means held in a holding portion on the proximal end side of this device. This makes it possible to reliably check the captured image.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a support device according to an embodiment of the present invention in a used state, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view in the same used state, and FIG. 3 is an external perspective view in a folded state. 4 is a front view of the same, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of main parts, FIG. 7 is a front view of a modification of the support device, and FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. FIG. 9 is an external perspective view of another modification of the support device in use. In addition, in the symbols used in the drawings, 10...Pole 21...Ball 24...The camera is mounted on stand 29...Stay 30...Stay 45...Arm 46...Arm 56... Lock ring 60...bracket 61...rail 62...electronic viewfinder 67...retaining ring 68...retaining plate 70...compact liquid crystal television.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A camera mount is rotatably and pivotably attached to the upper end of an extendable pole, the camera mount is connected to an extendable stay, and the proximal end of the stay is rotatably attached to the pole. A device configured to be connected to a ring in which a monitor is attached is provided with a holding portion for holding a monitor means on the proximal end side of the device, and an image taken by a camera attached to the camera mounting base is held in the holding portion. 1. A support device for a camera, characterized in that it can be monitored by a monitor means.