WO2015159565A1

WO2015159565A1 - Image pickup apparatus and holder member

Info

Publication number: WO2015159565A1
Application number: PCT/JP2015/051899
Authority: WO
Inventors: 隆弘柘植; ジョシュソン
Original assignee: ソニー株式会社
Priority date: 2014-04-18
Filing date: 2015-01-23
Publication date: 2015-10-22
Also published as: JP2015207886A

Abstract

An image pickup apparatus comprises: a holder member that includes a particular part; and a main body to which the holder member is displaceably connected. The holder member can be displaced relative to the main body in such a manner that the holder member takes any one of possible attitudes including a first attitude for which the particular part is located below the main body and a second attitude for which the particular part is located above the main body.

Description

Imaging device and gripping member

The present disclosure relates to an imaging device and a gripping member used in the imaging device.

Some image pickup apparatuses shoot with the camera body held by hand, while others shoot with a grip (gripping member) attached to the camera body. As the latter example, there has been proposed one in which a 1/4 arc-shaped grip is attached to the camera body so that the video camera can be easily tilted on the cameraman's shoulder (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-88736 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-88737 JP-A-11-88738

However, in the video cameras described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, when switching between high-angle shooting and low-angle shooting, the hand is once released from the grip and then re-held, so there is room for improvement in terms of ease of use. It was.

Therefore, it is desirable to provide an imaging device capable of switching between high-angle shooting and low-angle shooting without changing the gripping member, and a gripping member used in this imaging device.

An imaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a gripping member including a specific portion, and a main body that is displaceably connected to the gripping member, and the gripping member is positioned below the main body with respect to the main body. The displacement includes the first posture and the second posture in which the specific portion is located above the main body.

A gripping member according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is connected to a main body of an imaging device so as to be displaceable and includes a specific unit. The first unit has a first unit in which the specific unit is located below the main body, and the specific unit. Is displaced including the second posture located above the main body.

Here, the “specific part” may be any part or position of the gripping member, and is not particularly limited, but is, for example, a grip gripped by the user. The specifying unit preferably includes, for example, an operation unit.

In the imaging device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure or the gripping member according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the gripping member is in the first posture in which the specific portion is positioned below the main body, and the specific portion is the main body. And the second posture located above the head. High angle shooting is possible in the first posture, and low angle shooting is possible in the second posture.

According to the imaging device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure or the gripping member according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first posture in which the specific unit is located below the main body and the specific position with respect to the main body The portion is displaced including the second posture located above the main body. Therefore, it is possible to switch between high angle shooting and low angle shooting without changing the holding member.

In addition, the effect described here is not necessarily limited, and may be any effect described in the present disclosure.

1 is a functional block diagram schematically illustrating an overall configuration of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. It is the perspective view showing the external appearance which looked at the main body, the holding member, and the lens which were shown in FIG. 1 from the back side. It is a perspective view showing the external appearance which looked at the main body, the holding member, and the lens which were shown in FIG. 1 from the front. It is a side view of the main body, the holding member, and the lens which were shown in FIG. It is a side view showing the 1st attitude | position of the holding member shown in FIG. It is a side view showing the 2nd attitude | position of the holding member shown in FIG. It is a side view for demonstrating the use condition at the time of the high angle imaging | photography in the 1st attitude | position shown in FIG. It is a side view for demonstrating the use condition at the time of the low angle imaging | photography in the 2nd attitude | position shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view illustrating a main body, a mounting member, and a receiving member illustrated in FIG. 2. It is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the viewer shown in FIG. It is a side view for demonstrating the reciprocation displacement of the holding member shown in FIG. 4, and is a side view showing the case where the end of the movable part of a holding member is hold | maintained at the receiving member. It is a side view showing the case where the other end of the movable part of a holding member is hold | maintained at the receiving member. It is a side view for demonstrating the rotational displacement of the holding member shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the overall configuration of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The imaging apparatus 1 is a digital camera that does not have a display unit (display) attached to the main body 10 on the premise of system up, and includes, for example, the main body 10, a grip member (grip) 20, a lens 30, and a viewer 40. .

The main body 10 includes, for example, a mount unit 11, an image sensor 12, and an image processing unit 13. The mount portion 11 is for mechanically or electrically connecting the main body 10 and the lens 30. The image pickup element 12 forms a subject image on a light receiving surface through a lens 30 and generates an electric signal by photoelectric conversion, and is configured by, for example, a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) image sensor. The image processing unit 13 performs image processing based on an electrical signal acquired by the image sensor 12 or an instruction from a user, and generates image data.

The gripping member 20 is attached to the main body 10 and assists photographing by making it easier to hold the main body 10 when the user grips it with a hand. In addition, the gripping member 20 is detachably connected to the main body 10 and has an operation unit 21 to be described later. The gripping member 20 can be used as a remote controller independent of the main body 10. It has become. The gripping member 20 is provided with a communication unit 22. It is preferable that the operation unit 21 of the gripping member 20 and the main body 10 can perform wireless communication through the communication unit 22 by, for example, near field communication NFC. For this reason, it is preferable that the gripping member 20 and the main body 10 are provided with signs for establishing a short-distance communication NFC connection by a user holding the gripping member 20 over the main body 10 at an appropriate position.

The lens 30 is, for example, an interchangeable lens connected to the mount unit 11 of the main body 10, and the user can select the lens 30 according to the application.

The viewer 40 displays image data generated by the image processing unit 13 of the main body 10, and is configured to be used by the user wearing it on the head as an accessory different from the main body 10, for example. This is an EVF (electronic viewfinder) for one eye. The viewer 40 corresponds to a specific example of “display member” in the present disclosure.

The viewer 40 includes a communication unit 41 and a display unit 42, for example. The communication unit 41 and the main body 10 of the viewer 40 are preferably capable of wireless communication, for example, by near field communication NFC. Therefore, it is preferable that the viewer 40 and the main body 10 are provided with signs for establishing a short-distance communication NFC connection by a user holding the viewer 40 over the main body 10 at an appropriate position. Further, the communication unit 41 of the viewer 40 can transmit and receive a video signal or an audio signal, receives the image data generated by the main body 10, and speaks verbally by the user regarding power on / off and mode switching. It is preferable that the instruction can be recognized by voice and transmitted to the main body 10. The display unit 42 has an interface function capable of displaying a monitor image, a reproduced image, a GUI (graphical user interface) image, and the like during photographing, and is configured by a liquid crystal display panel or an organic EL (Electroluminescence) panel, for example. . The display unit 42 preferably detects the user's line of sight and supplies the detection result to the communication unit 41. The communication unit 41 can preferably transmit the supplied detection result to the main body 10 as a user instruction. .

2 and 3 respectively show the appearance of the main body 10, the gripping member 20, and the lens 30 shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the rear (the main body 10 side, the user side) and the front (the lens 30 side, the subject side). Is. FIG. 4 shows the appearance of the main body 10, the gripping member 20, and the lens 30 as viewed from the right side. A lens 30 is connected to the front surface 10 A of the main body 10. A gripping member 20 is connected to the upper surface 10 B of the main body 10 by an attachment member 50 and a receiving member 60.

2 and subsequent drawings and the following description, in the front-rear direction Z of the main body 10, the lens 30 side (subject side) is the front, and the main body 10 side (image side or image sensor 12 side) is the rear. The front-rear direction Z is the same as the direction of the optical axis A1 of the lens 30. The left-right direction of the main body 10 is defined as the X direction, and the left and right are represented as viewed from the rear of the main body 10. The vertical direction of the main body 10 is defined as the Y direction. When the main body 10 is in an upright state in the top-to-bottom direction Y, the top surface 10B faces the top and the bottom surface 10C faces the ground. When the main body 10 is turned upside down in the vertical direction Y, the upper surface 10B faces the ground and the lower surface 10C faces the heaven. In the present embodiment, since the gripping member 20 is connected to the upper surface 10B of the main body 10, the vertical direction Y is the same as the connection direction A2 of the gripping member 20 to the main body 10.

The main body 10 has, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is provided with a mount portion 11 (not shown in FIGS. 2 to 4; see FIG. 1) on the front surface 10A, and has an imaging element 12 and an image processing portion therein. 13 (not shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, see FIG. 1) is accommodated. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the image pickup device 12 has a rectangular planar shape, and is arranged in the main body 10 in a horizontally long manner, that is, a long side is horizontal and a short side is vertical. . That is, the left-right direction X is the long side direction of the image sensor 12, and the vertical direction Y is the short side direction of the image sensor 12. Further, the front-rear direction Z, that is, the direction of the optical axis A1 of the lens 30 is the same as the direction in which the imaging element 12 faces.

The main body 10 can be connected to the gripping member 20 and other various accessories. The upper surface 10B, the lower surface 10C, the right side surface 10D, and the left side surface 10E of the main body 10 are provided with screw holes 10F to which attachments for attaching accessories can be connected. have. For example, three screw holes 10F are provided on each of the upper surface 10B, the lower surface 10C, the right side surface 10D, and the left side surface 10E. 2 and 4, only the screw hole 10F on the right side surface 10D is shown, and in FIG. 3, only the screw hole 10F on the left side surface 10E is shown. As shown in FIG. 2, the rear surface 10 G of the main body 10 is preferably provided with a mark M for establishing the above-described short-range communication NFC connection with the gripping member 20 or the viewer 40.

The grip member 20 has, for example, an approximately half-moon shape composed of a movable portion 23 and a handle 24. The movable portion 23 is a portion that enables displacement of the gripping member 20 described later with respect to the main body 10, and is detachably connected to the main body 10 via the attachment member 50 and the receiving member 60. The handle 24 is a portion that is gripped by the user and is connected to the movable portion 23. The handle 24 corresponds to a specific example of “specific part” in the present disclosure.

The gripping member 20 preferably has a closed loop shape. In other words, it is preferable that both ends of the handle 24 are respectively connected to both ends of the movable portion 23 so that the movable portion 23 and the handle 24 are continuous without interruption. Thereby, the gripping member 20 becomes a half-moon-shaped ring shape, and when the user removes the gripping member 20 from the main body 10 and puts it on the hand, the gripping member 20 is hardly dropped.

The gripping member 20 is displaced including the first posture P1 shown in FIG. 5 and the second posture P2 shown in FIG. In the first posture P 1 shown in FIG. 5, the handle 24 is located below the main body 10. In this first posture P1, as shown in FIG. 7, the main body 10 is inverted in the vertical direction Y and the handle 24 of the gripping member 20 is held with the right hand, thereby enabling high-angle shooting. In the second posture P 2 shown in FIG. 6, the handle 24 is positioned above the main body 10. In the second posture P2, low-angle shooting is possible with the main body 10 in an upright state in the vertical direction Y as shown in FIG. Thereby, in this imaging device 1, it is possible to switch between high angle shooting and low angle shooting without changing the holding member 20.

Here, since the top and bottom of the main body 10 is reversed between the high angle shooting and the low angle shooting, an image whose top and bottom are reversed is recorded or displayed. Therefore, it is preferable that the image processing unit 13 of the main body 10 performs control to flip the captured image upside down in either case of high angle shooting or low angle shooting.

The handle 24 preferably has an operation unit 21. Specifically, the operation unit 21 is preferably provided at one end of the handle 24. As a result, the user can easily operate the operation unit 21 while holding the handle 24 of the gripping member 20 by hand. If the viewer 40 described above is used in combination, the user can grasp the gripping member 20 with one hand, and can operate and shoot while checking the monitor image displayed on the viewer 40, and the other hand is in a free state. Therefore, for example, in the nature photo field, it is suitable for shooting in places with poor footing such as mountains and watersides or shooting with an unreasonable posture.

It should be noted that it is preferable that the other end of the handle 24 is provided with a mark M for establishing the above-mentioned short-range communication NFC connection with the main body 10.

The operation unit 21 has, for example, a cross key 21A for mode setting and a front dial 21B outside the handle 24, and a shutter button 21C and a rear dial 21D for mode setting inside the handle 24. Needless to say, the configuration, function, arrangement, and the like of keys, dials, buttons, and the like included in the operation unit 21 are not particularly limited.

In the first posture P 1 shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, it is preferable that the operation unit 21 is located on the rear side of the main body 10. On the other hand, in the second posture P 2 shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, it is preferable that the operation unit 21 is located on the front side of the main body 10. In this way, since the user does not become a reverse hand when grasping the handle 24 in both the first posture P1 and the second posture P2, the weight of the main body 10 and the lens 30 can be easily supported. Burden and fatigue are also reduced.

Furthermore, it is preferable that the operation unit 21 is closest to the main body 10 in the first posture P1. As shown in FIG. 7, the user can operate the operation unit 21 while holding the handle 24 of the gripping member 20 directly below the main body 10, and can operate the operation unit 21 while supporting the weight of the main body 10 and the lens 30. It becomes easy to operate.

Such a gripping member 20 is in a plane (corresponding to the paper surface of FIG. 4) including the front-rear direction Z (the direction in which the image sensor 12 faces) and the vertical direction Y (the short side direction of the image sensor 12) with respect to the main body 10. It is preferable that this displacement is possible. Specifically, the gripping member 20 has a reciprocating displacement on the trajectory L1 in a plane including the front-rear direction Z (the direction toward the image sensor 12) and the vertical direction Y (the short side direction of the image sensor 12) with respect to the main body 10. Preferably it is possible.

It is preferable that the track L1 includes an arc at least partially. Specifically, the trajectory L1 is preferably, for example, an arc (including an elliptical arc). Thereby, the grip member 20 can be displaced in various postures by changing the inclination of the handle 24 with respect to the main body 10.

Furthermore, the track L1 is more preferably a semicircular arc (1/2 arc). As a result, the movable range of the handle 24 is further expanded, and a wide range of high-angle shooting and low-angle shooting can be performed. Note that the arc or semi-arc here includes not only a geometric arc or semi-arc but also a substantial arc or semi-arc.

Moreover, it is preferable that the movable part 23 has a shape according to such a track L1.

In addition, it is preferable that the gripping member 20 is capable of rotational displacement about the rotation axis A3 parallel to the connection direction A2 with respect to the main body 10. Thereby, the handle 24 or the operation unit 21 can be turned toward the front side or the rear side of the main body 10 to make it easier to grip the handle 24. In addition, by combining the reciprocal displacement and the rotational displacement in this way, a complicated configuration having a rotation mechanism for each of the plurality of rotating shafts can be avoided, and high-angle shooting and low-angle shooting can be smoothly switched with a simple configuration. Can be done.

FIG. 9 shows a state in which the holding member 20 shown in FIG. 2 is removed from the receiving member 60 and the receiving member 60 and the attachment member 50 are removed from the main body 10. As shown in FIG. 9, the attachment member 50 has a screw 52 on the bottom surface of the disk-shaped main body 51, and can be attached to and detached from the screw hole 10 F of the main body 10 by this screw 52. It is preferable that the side surface of the mounting member 50 is provided with unevenness 53 as an anti-slip during the mounting operation to the main body 10.

The receiving member 60 is connected to the attachment member 50 so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis A3, and holds the gripping member 20 and is rotatable relative to the attachment member 50 about the rotation axis A3. As shown in FIG. 9, the receiving member 60 has a receiving portion 62 that can hold the gripping member 20 on the upper surface of a cylindrical main body 61. The lower surface of the main body 61 is detachably coupled to the attachment member 50. It is preferable that the receiving member 60 is freely rotatable in any of clockwise and counterclockwise directions without an upper limit of a rotation angle such as 180 ° or 360 °.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the gripping member 20 preferably has guide grooves 71 that define the track L 1 on both outer side surfaces of the movable portion 23. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the receiving member 60 preferably has guide protrusions 72 that fit into the guide grooves 71 on both side surfaces inside the receiving portion 62. Detachable buttons 73 are provided on both side surfaces on the outside of the receiving member 60. The attachment / detachment button 73 is for retracting the protrusion 72 when the gripping member 20 is attached to or detached from the receiving portion 62 and releasing the engagement between the protrusion 72 and the guide groove 71.

FIG. 10 shows the appearance of the viewer 40 shown in FIG. The viewer 40 has, for example, a glasstron 44 having a display unit 42 (see FIG. 1), a power switch (not shown), and a length adjusting unit 46 at one end of the mounting band 43. At the other end of the mounting band 43, a cushion portion 47 is provided that hits the vicinity of the user's temple. A communication unit 41 (see FIG. 1) having an antenna (not shown) and a communication unit / battery pack storage unit 48 for storing a battery pack (not shown) are provided at the center in the length direction of the mounting band 43. It has been.

The imaging device 1 operates as follows, for example.

As shown in FIG. 1, the image processing unit 13 of the main body 10 generates image data by performing image processing on the electrical signal generated by the image sensor 12. This image data is transmitted from the main body 10 to the communication unit 41 of the viewer 40 by near field communication NFC and displayed on the display unit 42. The verbal instruction of the user is recognized by the communication unit 41 of the viewer 40 and transmitted from the communication unit 41 to the main body 10 by the short-range wireless communication NFC. In addition, an instruction by the user's line of sight is transmitted from the communication unit 41 to the main body 10 by the short-range wireless communication NFC as a line-of-sight detection result of the display unit 42. An instruction from the user using the operation unit 21 of the gripping member 20 is transmitted from the communication unit 22 of the gripping member 20 to the main body 10 by short-range wireless communication NFC.

Hereinafter, switching between high-angle shooting and low-angle shooting using the imaging apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13 and FIGS. 5 to 8 described above.

First, the reciprocating displacement of the gripping member 20 on the track L1 will be described with reference to FIGS. In this imaging apparatus 1, the movable member 23 is easily slid along the guide groove 71 by mounting the gripping member 20 on the receiving portion 62 of the receiving member 60, holding the handle 24 with the right hand, and tilting the wrist or arm. It is possible. Accordingly, the gripping member 20 moves from the third posture P3 (see FIG. 11) in which the operation unit 21 is farthest from the main body 10 in the connection direction A2 to the first position in which the operation unit 21 is closest to the main body 10 in the connection direction A2. 4 posture P4 (refer to FIG. 12) or vice versa, reciprocating displacement on the track L1.

In the middle of the reciprocal displacement, when the operating portion 21 is set to be approximately in the middle between the third posture P3 and the fourth posture P4, and the handle 24 is substantially horizontal with respect to the upper surface 10B of the main body 10, the gripping member 20 is The second posture P2 shown in FIG. In the second posture P 2 shown in FIG. 6, when the main body 10 is in an upright state in the vertical direction Y, the handle 24 is positioned above the main body 10. The operation unit 21 is located on the front side of the main body 10 in the front-rear direction Z. In this second posture P2, as shown in FIG. 8, if the gripping member 20 is gripped with the right hand, low-angle shooting is possible.

Subsequently, with reference to FIGS. 12 and 13, the rotational displacement of the gripping member 20 around the rotation axis A3 will be described. In the fourth posture P4 shown in FIG. 12, the handle 24 faces the front of the main body 10.

Therefore, the gripping member 20 is set to the fourth posture P4 shown in FIG. 12, and the wrist is twisted while holding the handle 24 with the right hand. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the gripping member 20 rotates around the rotation axis A 3, and a fifth posture P 5 is reached in which the handle 24 faces the rear of the main body 10. In the fifth posture P5, the operation unit 21 is located on the rear side of the main body 10 in the front-rear direction Z. In addition, the operation unit 21 is closest to the main body 10 in the connection direction A2.

In this fifth posture P5, as shown in FIG. 7, if the wrist of the right hand holding the handle 24 is turned forward and the main body 10 is turned upside down in the vertical direction Y, the gripping member 20 is positioned below the main body 10. The first posture P1 is set, and the low-angle shooting is switched to the high-angle shooting. The series of operations described above can be easily performed by moving the wrist while holding the handle 24 without releasing the hand from the gripping member 20 or changing the hand.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the grip member 20 with respect to the main body 10, the first posture P 1 where the handle 24 is positioned below the main body 10, and the second posture where the handle 24 is positioned above the main body 10. Displacement includes P2. Therefore, it is possible to switch between high-angle shooting and low-angle shooting without changing the holding member 20.

In addition, since the operation unit 21 is provided on the handle 24, the user can easily operate the operation unit 21 while holding the handle 24 of the gripping member 20, and convenience is improved.

Furthermore, since the gripping member 20 has a closed loop shape, it is difficult for the gripping member 20 to fall when the gripping member 20 is put on a hand.

(Modification 1)
In the above embodiment, the case where the gripping member 20 is connected to the main body 10 having the image sensor 12 and the image processing unit 13 has been described. However, the main body 10 to which the gripping member 20 is connected can also be a member that does not have components related to imaging such as the imaging element 12 and the image processing unit 13. For example, the main body 10 may be a simple spacer or a mount conversion adapter.

Although the present disclosure has been described with reference to the embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made.

For example, in the above embodiment, the grip member 20 has been described as taking the first posture P1 shown in FIGS. 5 and 7 and the second posture P2 shown in FIGS. However, the gripping member 20 can be displaced continuously (seamlessly) including the first posture P1 and the second posture P2, and the gripping member 20 can be moved to any arbitrary position other than the first posture P1 or the second posture P2. It is also possible to use the camera in a posture. By making the gripping member 20 displaceable to a free angle in this manner, close-up photography and shooting of moving subjects such as birds, animals, and insects can be facilitated as compared to shooting with a tripod fixed.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the gripping member 20 has a closed loop shape in which both ends of the handle 24 are respectively connected to both ends of the movable portion 23 has been described. However, the shape of the gripping member 20 is not limited to a closed loop shape, and may be an open loop shape. For example, the gripping member 20 may have an open loop shape in which only one end of the handle 24 is connected to the movable portion 23 and the other end of the handle 24 is separated from the movable portion 23.

Furthermore, for example, in the above embodiment, the case where the track L1 is an arc and the receiving portion 62 of the receiving member 60 is provided substantially horizontally has been described. However, the trajectory L1 may be, for example, an oblique straight line, and the movable portion 23 and the handle 24 may be formed into a shape that forms at least two of the three sides of the triangle. In that case, the receiving portion 62 of the receiving member 60 is also preferably provided in an oblique direction.

In addition, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the guide member 71 is provided in the gripping member 20 and the guide protrusion 72 and the attach / detach button 73 are provided in the receiving member 60 has been described. However, the receiving member 60 may be provided with the guide groove 71, and the holding member 20 may be provided with the guide protrusion 72 and the attach / detach button 73.

Furthermore, for example, in the above embodiment, the case where the mounting member 50 and the receiving member 60 are separable from the main body 10 has been described. However, the receiving member 60 can also be integrated with the main body 10.

In addition, for example, the case where the lens 30 is replaceable has been described in the above embodiment, but the lens 30 may be integrated with the main body 10. In that case, the mount 11 of the main body 10 shown in FIG. 1 can be omitted.

Furthermore, for example, in the above embodiment, the case where the gripping member 20 is connected to the upper surface 10B of the main body 10 and the connection direction A2 coincides with the top and bottom direction Y has been described. However, the gripping member 20 is not limited to the upper surface 10B, and can be connected to the lower surface 10C, the right side surface 10D, or the left side surface 10E. In that case, the connection direction A2 and the vertical direction Y are different. Further, when the gripping member 20 is connected to a surface other than the upper surface 10B, it is possible to connect another accessory or attachment to the upper surface 10B.

In addition, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the image captured by the main body 10 is displayed by the viewer 40 has been described. However, instead of the viewer 40, a display of a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone) or a personal computer is used. It is also possible to use a computer monitor.

Furthermore, for example, the shape, dimensions, and materials of each component described in the above embodiment are not limited, and other shapes, dimensions, and materials may be used.

In addition, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration of the imaging device 1 is specifically described. However, not all the components may be provided, and other components may be further provided. Also good.

Furthermore, for example, in the above embodiment, a digital camera premised on system upgrade has been described as an example. However, the present disclosure can also be applied to an imaging apparatus including a display attached to the main body 10 that is not premised on system upgrade.

It should be noted that the effects described in the present specification are merely examples and are not limited, and other effects may be obtained.

The present technology may be configured as follows.
(1)
A gripping member having a specific portion;
A body to which the gripping member is movably connected;
The imaging device is displaced with respect to the main body, including a first posture in which the specific portion is located below the main body and a second posture in which the specific portion is located above the main body.
(2)
The imaging device according to (1), wherein the specifying unit is a handle held by a user.
(3)
The imaging unit according to (1) or (2), wherein the specifying unit includes an operation unit.
(4)
The imaging apparatus according to (3), wherein the operation unit is closest to the main body in the first posture.
(5)
The imaging apparatus according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the gripping member is detachably connected to the main body.
(6)
The imaging apparatus according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the gripping member has a closed loop shape.
(7)
The imaging apparatus according to any one of (2) to (6), wherein the gripping member is capable of rotational displacement with respect to the main body about a rotation axis parallel to a connection direction of the gripping member to the main body. .
(8)
The main body has an image sensor,
The imaging apparatus according to (7), wherein the gripping member is capable of displacement in a plane including a direction in which the imaging element faces and a short side direction of the imaging element with respect to the main body.
(9)
The imaging apparatus according to (7) or (8), wherein the gripping member is capable of reciprocal displacement on a track in a plane including a direction in which the imaging element faces and a short side direction of the imaging element with respect to the main body.
(10)
The imaging device according to (9), wherein the trajectory is an arc.
(11)
The gripping member further includes a movable part having the shape of the track,
The imaging apparatus according to (9) or (10), wherein the handle is connected to the movable part.
(12)
The imaging device according to any one of (3) to (11), wherein the operation unit is provided at one end of the handle.
(13)
The imaging device according to any one of (3) to (12), wherein the operation unit is wirelessly connectable to the main body.
(14)
A mounting member removable from the main body;
(9) further comprising a receiving member coupled to the attachment member so as to be rotatable about the rotation axis, and holding the gripping member and capable of rotating about the rotation axis with respect to the attachment member. ) To (13).
(15)
The gripping member has one of a guide groove that defines the track and a guide protrusion that fits into the guide groove,
The imaging device according to (14), wherein the receiving member has the other of the guide groove and the guide protrusion.
(16)
The imaging device according to any one of (1) to (15), further including a display member.
(17)
The imaging device according to (16), wherein the display member is wirelessly connectable to the main body.
(18)
The imaging device according to any one of (1) to (17), wherein the main body includes an imaging element and an image processing unit.
(19)
It is connected to the main body of the imaging device so as to be displaceable and includes a specific part,
A gripping member that is displaced with respect to the main body, including a first posture in which the specific portion is positioned below the main body and a second posture in which the specific portion is positioned above the main body.

This application claims priority on the basis of Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-86765 filed on April 18, 2014 at the Japan Patent Office. The entire contents of this application are hereby incorporated by reference. Incorporated into.

Those skilled in the art will envision various modifications, combinations, subcombinations, and changes, depending on design requirements and other factors, which are within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents. It is understood that

Claims

A gripping member having a specific portion;
A body to which the gripping member is movably connected;
The imaging device is displaced with respect to the main body, including a first posture in which the specific portion is located below the main body and a second posture in which the specific portion is located above the main body.
The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit is a handle held by a user.
The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the specifying unit includes an operation unit.
The imaging apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit is closest to the main body in the first posture.
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grip member is detachably connected to the main body.
The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the gripping member has a closed loop shape.
The imaging apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the gripping member is capable of rotational displacement about a rotation axis parallel to a connection direction of the gripping member with respect to the main body.
The main body has an image sensor,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the gripping member can be displaced with respect to the main body in a plane including a direction in which the imaging element faces and a short side direction of the imaging element.
The imaging apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the gripping member is capable of reciprocating displacement on a track in a plane including a direction in which the imaging element faces and a short side direction of the imaging element with respect to the main body.
The imaging device according to claim 9, wherein the trajectory is an arc.
The gripping member further includes a movable part having the shape of the track,
The imaging apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the handle is connected to the movable part.
The imaging device according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit is provided at one end of the handle.
The imaging device according to claim 3, wherein the operation unit is wirelessly connectable to the main body.
A mounting member removable from the main body;
A receiving member coupled to the attachment member so as to be rotatable about the rotation shaft, and further capable of holding the gripping member and being rotatable about the rotation shaft with respect to the attachment member. The imaging device described.
The gripping member has one of a guide groove that defines the track and a guide protrusion that fits into the guide groove,
The imaging device according to claim 14, wherein the receiving member has the other of the guide groove and the guide protrusion.
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a display member.
The imaging device according to claim 16, wherein the display member is wirelessly connectable to the main body.
The imaging apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the main body includes an imaging element and an image processing unit.
It is connected to the main body of the imaging device so as to be displaceable and includes a specific part,
A gripping member that is displaced with respect to the main body, including a first posture in which the specific portion is positioned below the main body and a second posture in which the specific portion is positioned above the main body.