Photography inventions 08/06

20060193614 - Waterproof housing: In a waterproof housing for storing a camera, a transparent window for causing light to be refracted toward a nearer side is provided on at least part of a portion that covers a front surface of the camera. Accordingly, a direction of travel of light from the camera is bent...

20060193615 - Waterproof housing: A waterproof housing is provided with an engaging member that can engage with rotary members provided respectively on a plurality of cameras. The rotary members can be rotated from the outside of the waterproof housing. Accordingly, the plurality of cameras can be stored and operated selectively in a single waterproof...

20060193616 - Camera snubber assembly: A method and system for limiting the motion of components such as the optics of a camera are disclosed. The system can comprise a stage and a snubber assembly for controlling motion of the stage in six degrees of freedom. For example, the snubber assembly can permit movement in one...

20060193617 - Linkage mechanism between zoom lens barrel unit and zoom member, camera, and method of assembling illumination range-changing device and zoom finder device: A linkage mechanism between a zoom strobe device and a zoom finder device, which contributes to reduced size of a camera, and can control the illumination range of the zoom strobe device and the magnification of a finder optical system of the zoom finder device. A cam plate is disposed...

20060193618 - Axial snubbers for camera: A method and system for limiting the motion of items, such as camera optics, are disclosed. A motion limiting member can be used to limit the motion of the item using a surface thereof that abuts a structure of the item. Limits on the motion can be defined by a...

20060193619 - Imaging device: The present invention provides an imaging device including a photographic optical system having a zoom function, an auxiliary light irradiation device which includes an auxiliary light source emitting auxiliary light and which irradiates the auxiliary light towards a subject, a range finding device which makes the auxiliary light reflected by...

20060193620 - Lorentz actuator for miniature camera: An actuator for miniature cameras and the like is disclosed. The actuator can comprise a plurality of magnets and a plurality of coils disposed generally symmetrically with respect to the magnets. The magnets and the coils are configured so that they cooperate in order to effect substantially linear movement due...

20060193621 - Lens unit, method of identifying characteristics thereof and method of judging deterioration thereof, and digital camera: A digital camera is constituted of a camera body and a lens unit. The lens unit is removably attached to the camera body. When the lens unit is attached to the camera body, they are electrically connected through connection terminals. A nonvolatile memory in the lens unit previously stores a...

20060193622 - Image-taking apparatus: An image-taking apparatus includes two-dimensionally arranged LEDs for emitting fill lights to eradiation areas. The image-taking apparatus also includes light-receiving sensors for respectively receiving reflected lights from the irradiation areas. The amount of the fill lights or the emission and ceasing of the fill lights are independently controlled so that...

20060193623 - Image capturing apparatus, an image capturing method, and a machine readable medium storing thereon a computer program for capturing images: It is an object of the present invention to provide an image capturing apparatus which can easily acquire a sound proper for a captured image. An image capturing apparatus includes an image capturing position detecting unit for detecting the position where an image capturing unit captures an image, a recording...

20060193624 - Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method, output apparatus, output method and program: An output apparatus for easily outputting sounds associated with the captured images without getting bored users is provided. The image output apparatus includes: an image storage section for storing a plurality of captured images; an image output section for outputting the images stored in the image storage section; an image...

20060193625 - Retractable lens barrel: A retractable lens barrel includes an annular ring having an axis parallel to and eccentric relative to an optical axis of the lens barrel; a holder accommodated within the annular ring and supporting a holder lens group; a first lens group aligned with the optical axis and movable towards the...

20060193626 - Method and apparatus for controlling panning/tilting motor of monitoring camera: A method and apparatus for controlling a panning/tilting motor of a monitoring camera is disclosed. The position or speed of the motor is controlled based on the output of a hall sensor built in the motor without any position detection device such as encoder, so that the closed loop control...

20060193627 - Electronic camera: An electronic camera includes: an image sensor that captures an image of a subject and outputs image data; a projection device that projects an image based upon image data; a single mode switching operation member operated to select a mode; and a control device that selects a photographing operation mode...

20060193628 - Aureolegraph: An aureolegraph includes a reflective screen with an aperture therein, a lens for focusing an image onto the screen, an imager for imaging the image on the screen, and a light trap for preventing light passing through the aperture in the screen from passing back out through the aperture....

20060193629 - Optical element, optical unit, and image-taking apparatus: The present invention provides an optical element, optical unit, and image-taking apparatus which can reduce heat generation in the optical element and accurately control a refractive index profile of the optical element. The optical element has a liquid crystal layer composed of transparent liquid crystal molecules; a first electrode placed...

20060193630 - Monitoring apparatus and method particularly useful in photolithographically: Apparatus for processing substrates according to a predetermined photolithography process includes a loading station in which the substrates are loaded, a coating station in which the substrates are coated with a photoresist material, an exposing station in which the photoresist coating is exposed to light through a mask having a...

20060188242 - Photographing lens driving control device: A photographing lens driving control device includes a plurality of lens groups (1A-1C) having a magnification function, a plurality of lens driving devices (4A-4C), which drives the plurality of lens groups, and a control device (5A, 5B), which controls the plurality of lens driving devices, and when driving a lens...

20060188243 - Image sensor and camera system having the same: An image sensor includes a pixel array having a plurality of unit pixels with high light sensitivity, for sensing information about image received from an exterior; a control and interface unit for controlling an overall operation of an image sensor chip and acting as an interface with an external system;...

20060188244 - Illuminating system for camera: An illuminating system for a camera that can illuminate an area according to an angle of view of the camera for stroboscopy is provided. The illuminating system includes: a light source emitting light; and an illuminating lens arranged in an optical path of the light emitted from the light source...

20060188245 - Optical apparatus operable in static and dynamic image taking modes: An optical apparatus including a photographic optical unit including a movable optical component for varying a focal length, a light amount adjusting unit disposed in an optical path of the photographic optical unit, the light amount adjusting unit varying an aperture to adjust an amount of light and changing an...

20060188246 - Infrared camera systems and methods: Systems and methods provide infrared camera techniques that may improve image quality or infrared camera performance over a range of varying conditions. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed that transforms data provided by an infrared camera based upon environmental conditions at...

20060188247 - Image pick up device comprising at least a code: The present invention relates to an image pick-up device (1), comprising: —a housing, —image storage means, which are arranged in the housing for storing image data, —a first code (12), which is associated with the image storage means for identification thereof, —a second code (13) for locating the image data...

20060188248 - Camera: A camera (1), in particular an electrically powered digital camera (1), equipped with a removable lens (6), the camera being provided with a transparent element (3) such as a thin pane of glass (3), mounted behind removable lens (6), the pane of glass (3) being mounted in such a way...

20060188249 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus includes an electronic apparatus body having a power source storing portion in which a power source is stored in a detachable manner and an information storage medium storing portion in which an information storage medium is stored in a detachable manner, and a lid attached in a...

20060188250 - Robot imaging device: A robot imaging device for monitoring the operation of a robot, by which the workload for organizing images may be reduced by imaging the operation of the robot without excess or deficiency, and whereby the total cost of the device may be reduced. The robot imaging device includes a camera...

20060182430 - Camera exposure program coupled to image stabilization capability: A camera selects different photographic settings when image stabilization is enabled than when image stabilization is not enabled. Preferably, for a particular photographic mode, a set of at least two separate exposure program tables is provided, a different table being used when image stabilization is enabled than when image stabilization...

20060182431 - Camera system and cameras connectable to radio network, which are used in the camera system: Coordinated image capturing is appropriately performed even if an error occurs in the synchronization between cameras that are connected via a network. Camera A for image capturing and camera B for providing strobe light are connected via a radio network, and camera A sets a point at which to start...

20060182432 - Collapsible mount type lens barrel: A cam pin (16) and a demating prevention pin (35) that are provided in a driving frame (15) and have an identical shape are allowed to mate with a cam groove (18) and a demating prevention groove (36) that are provided in a cam frame (17), respectively. A first protrusion...

20060182433 - Electronic camera: An electronic camera includes a face detecting section, a setting section, and a controlling section. The face detecting section detects a face of a subject. The setting section sets a scene shooting mode to adjust a shooting condition to an optimum shooting condition in accordance with each pre-assumed shooting scene....

20060182434 - Camera: The present invention provides a camera in which a flash emission section is aligned with a self-timer light-emitting indicator section and the amount of slide of a slide door is minimized. The camera includes; a housing with an opening for an image-taking optical system and a first opening through which...

20060182435 - Electronic apparatus and camera: An electronic apparatus, such as a camera, is configured to be driven by a fuel cell. The fuel cell includes a fuel unit and a power generation unit. The fuel unit is configured to store fuel, and the power generation unit is configured to generate electric power with at least...

20060182436 - Image recording apparatus, image playback control apparatus, image recording and playback control apparatus, processing method therefor, and program for enabling computer to execute same method: An image recording/playback control apparatus includes a moving image capturing section capturing a moving image and generating moving image data; a still image capturing section capturing a still image and generating still image data; a still image information generation section generating still image information in which the moving image data...

20060182437 - Method and apparatus for previewing a panoramic image on a digital camera: A camera and related methodology in which a stitched panoramic image may be generated from a series of individual image frames onboard the camera and displayed on the camera display in a “real-time” environment. This allows the user to preview the completed panorama on the camera without the need to...

20060182438 - Battery fixing structure: A battery fixing structure used in a battery housing structure that houses a battery in a battery case and which makes terminals of the battery electrically contact with contact pieces provided in the battery case. The battery fixing structure comprises a fastening belt that is looped so as to fit...

20060177205 - System and method for reflex-free coaxial illumination: A system is provided for reflex-free coaxial illumination that includes an objective lens group having an optical axis. An illumination source is axially disposed from the objective lens. The illumination source provides at least one light beam. The light beam is directed across the optical axis through a peripheral section...

20060177206 - Waterproof housing: A waterproof housing for storing a camera with a lens barrel includes, a cylindrical lens barrel storage section for storing the lens barrel portion with a through hole communicating the outside and inside of the waterproof housing; and a rotatable cylindrical operation ring supported on an outer periphery of the...

20060177207 - Method and apparatus for expressing amount of camera motion: A method and apparatus for preventing image blur due to camera motion, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for sensing a camera motion, calculating an amount of the camera motion based on the sensed camera motion, and expressing the calculated amount of the camera motion to a user...

20060177208 - Imaging apparatus: A lens unit is provided with two CCD image sensors and a color-separation prism for separating subject light into green light (G light), and a mixture of red light (R light) and blue light (B light). The color-separation prism allows the G light to enter into one of the CCD...

20060177209 - Imaging apparatus: In an imaging apparatus with the capability of calculating a reference value for shake compensation from a shake detecting signal, the calculation for the reference value is changed under certain conditions. To be more specific, for example, the imaging apparatus, which has a shake detection portion for detecting a shake...

20060177210 - Focus state detection apparatus and optical instrument: A focus state detection apparatus has a sensor that senses light rays that pass through a lens subjected to focus detection and is composed of a plurality of photoelectric converter elements, a charge accumulation unit that accumulates pixel signals obtained by the sensor, a first accumulation controller that controls accumulation...

20060177211 - Digital camera: A digital camera to which a storage medium can be connected, includes a profile information storer and a profile information reader. The profile information storer stores profile information representing a storage medium user in the storage medium connected to the digital camera. The profile information reader reads the profile information....

20060177212 - Touch sensor system and method: A touch sensor assembly. The touch sensor assembly may include a housing, at least one touch sensor and a sensor cover. The sensor cover may identify a touch area associated with each touch sensor. The housing may form a water tight cavity for the sensor cover and the touch sensor...

20060177213 - Digital single lens reflex camera: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to a digital single lens reflex camera which includes a motor on a side of a mirror box above a battery storage unit for a detachable battery, such that the motor's output shaft can be substantially perpendicular to the optical axis, which facilitates...

20060177214 - Image display device and image display program: An image display device includes: a storage device that stores a plurality of images; a display section; and a control section that reads out an image of interest from the storage device to make the display section display the image of interest, wherein when a first manipulation is performed with...

20060177215 - Panoramic camera mount: A camera mount suitable for taking panoramic pictures....

20060177216 - Flash bracket: A bracket suitable for supporting a flash....

20060177217 - Dome with optical correction: A transparent dome (114) for use in a vandal-proof surveillance camera system (110) is proposed. The transparent dome (114) comprises a transparent optical material (138), which itself comprises an inner surface (116) and an outer surface (118). Both surfaces (116, 118) are essentially rotational symmetrical and exhibit non-spherical shapes. Further,...

20060177218 - Universal through sight camera system for army tactical vehicles: A Universal Through Sight Camera System for Army Tactical Vehicles, including a universal through sight camera housing that mounts to the Army's M1 Abrams tank Gunners Primary Sight Extension (GPS-e) by way of clamping onto the outer black anodized eyepiece ring of the GPS-e; a remote head CCD camera easily...

20060171693 - Endoscope with integrated light source: An LED based light source unit for an endoscopic imaging system produces illumination for a camera through an endoscope. The light source unit includes an array of LEDs mounted to a thermally conductive substrate. The light source unit is integrated into the proximal end of an endoscope and coupled directly...

20060171694 - Imaging apparatus: Disclosed is an imaging apparatus capable of realizing a camera shake correction function while reducing the size and power consumption of the apparatus without deteriorating the use efficiency of an image sensor thereof. An imaging device has photoelectric conversion elements arranged two-dimensionally and a transfer path for transferring electric charge...

20060171695 - Shared image device designation: In certain aspects, receiving at least one motivating event at least partially at a processing shared image device. At least one designated attribute is transmitted at least partially from the processing shared image device, wherein the at least one designated attribute can be effected at least partially in response to...

20060171696 - Imaging apparatus: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system for forming an optical image of an object, the imaging optical system including a focal length adjusting section adjustable a focal length based on an input signal and a plurality of image forming lenses for receiving a light that has transmitted through...

20060171697 - Imaging apparatus, image storage apparatus, imaging method, storage method, recording medium recording imaging program, and recording medium recording storage program: A still image focused on a desired subject is captured and stored in a more reliable manner without particularly increasing in size and complicating an apparatus and circuits. There are provided a photographing system including a lens optical system which has an autofocus function and captures a subject image, a...

20060171698 - Chip scale image sensor module and fabrication method of same: The present invention provides a chip scale image sensor module and the fabrication method of the same which includes an optical filter removing specific wavelength from the light into the image sensor and a glass layer attached to the optical filter to protect a coating layer, forming pad electrodes on...

20060171699 - Image capture device with automatic focusing function: In a digital camera, a focus lens is moved at a low speed between a timing at which a shutter key is half pressed and a timing at which the shutter key is fully pressed to detect a focused position. When the shutter key is fully pressed by a user...

20060171700 - Flashlight with image capturing function and recharging device therefor: A flashlight has a barrel having a front end and a rear end, with a battery disposed inside the barrel. The flashlight also includes a light source disposed at the front end of the barrel, a light source controlling circuit electrically connected with the battery and the light source for...

20060171701 - Lens unit used for camera module having optical filter therein: A lens unit for a camera module having an optical filter therein is provided. The lens unit includes a casing, a plurality of lenses, an optical filter, and a fixing member. The casing has a light-receiving hole formed in one side thereof and has a structure in which a cavity...

20060171702 - Method and device for recording images composing a panorama, and for viewing and modifying a panorama: A method of recording images composing a panorama in a digital image capture apparatus includes the step of capturing at least one digital image of the panorama, storing the at least one captured image, and inserting information of the at least one captured digital image in a composition descriptor of...

20060171703 - Image pickup device with zoom function: When continuous-zoom-photographing mode is selected, the through image of a subject and first and second continuous-zoom-photographing frames are produced on an image-display section. When a user operates a cross key, recorded information about the trimming position of each of the first and second continuous-zoom-photographing frames is updated according to the...

20060171704 - Imaging system for vehicle: An imaging system for a vehicle includes a camera module positionable at the vehicle and a control. The camera module includes a plastic housing that houses an image sensor, which is operable to capture images of a scene occurring exteriorly of the vehicle. The control is operable to process images...

20060171705 - Automatic tracking system: An automatic tracking system is built including a base, a rotating element, a pair (or more) of receiving elements, a motor, and a controller electrically coupled to the receiving elements and the motor, configured to operate as a direction finder. The motor rotates the rotating element to keep the receiving...

20060171706 - Digital camera: A digital camera includes a CPU (34). The CPU (34) is a multitasking CPU for executing in parallel an imaging task, a file recording task, and a file transmitting task. When a shutter button (32) is operated, JPEG data corresponding to an object scene is written to an SDRAM (22)...

20060171707 - Camera body, interchangeable lens, and camera system: At least one exemplary embodiment is directed to an interchangeable lens that can be connected to a new type camera and also to an old type camera, for example by requesting a release lock or not requesting a release lock, can be provided with a camera determination unit and a...

20060171708 - Electronic device and case thereof: Disclosed is an electronic device including: a functional unit built by assembling component parts and having a shape substantially resembling a flat, rectangular solid; and a case holding the functional unit therein and having a shape substantially resembling a flat, rectangular solid. In the device, the functional unit has a...

20060171709 - Manufacturing method of color cathode ray tube: A correction filter used in the exposure for forming a phosphor screen includes three kinds of correction filters consisting of a grading filter, a monochroic local correction filter and a multi-color local correction filter. With the use of three kinds of correction filters, it is possible to improve the whiteness...

20060171710 - Manufacturing method of color cathode ray tube: In an exposure step for forming a phosphor screen of a color cathode ray tube, correction lenses which are arranged between a light source and a panel are used in a state that a common correction lens which is used in common for three colors and three kinds of monochroic...