JPH07307884A - Video camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To form a video camera coping easily with various image pickup poses in a compact shape. CONSTITUTION:A 1st case 2 incorporating a recording and reproducing means for recording and reproducing a video signal and a 2nd case 4 arranged overlappingly onto the upper face of the 1st case 2 and one side 4a of which a monitor 3 is provided and on other side 4b of which a recessed part 4c is provided are connected by a support member 5 whose one end is connected to the recessed part 4c of the 2nd case 4 and whose other end is connected to the 1st case 2 turnably via hinges 6, 7 respectively. When the 2nd case 4 is placed so that the one side 4a of the 2nd case 4 is opposite to the upper side of the 1st case 2, the support member 5 is imbeded in the recessed part 4c. Furthermore, the depth of the recessed part 4c of the 2nd case 4 is selected nearly equal to the thickness of the support member 5 and the 1st and 2nd cases 2, 4 fitted turnably by the support member 5 respectively are fixed in a parted state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a video camera having a monitor screen.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the popularity of video cameras has been remarkably improved, and the types of video cameras have been diversified accordingly. One of them is a video camera with a monitor screen.Since it is easier to shoot at a higher angle or a lower angle than a video camera of the type that looks through the viewfinder, the range of shooting widens and it is possible to record on the spot. There are merits such as being able to play back with and enjoy, and checking the recording status on the spot.

[0003]

However, in a conventional video camera having a monitor screen, the mounting state of the camera body and the monitor screen is (1) one end of the monitor screen with respect to the camera body via a hinge. Installed
The hinge just pops up as a rotation fulcrum, or (2) the operation unit that is integrally fixed to the camera body and has a built-in camera unit that captures an image of the camera body is rotatably installed. Because it was a thing, it was sometimes difficult to deal with various shooting poses.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can easily accommodate various shooting poses and can be compactly stored without an unnecessary protrusion when the monitor screen is stored. The purpose is to provide a camera.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a video camera of the present invention comprises a first housing containing a recording / reproducing means for recording / reproducing a video signal, and the first housing.
A second screen which is arranged on the upper surface of the casing of the housing and overlaps with it, and has a monitor screen on one surface and a recess on the other surface.
Of the second camera is connected to the first housing by a supporting member rotatably attached to the first housing and the other to the first housing via hinges. And so that when the second housing is positioned such that one surface of the second housing faces the upper surface of the first housing, the support member can be embedded in the recess. , The size and thickness of the support member and the size and depth of the recess are determined, and the depth of the recess of the second housing is made substantially the same as the thickness of the support member, The first and second casings, which are rotatably attached to each other, are configured to be fixed in a separated state.

[0006]

According to the present invention, since the monitor screen has no unnecessary protrusion when the monitor screen is stored, the monitor screen can be stored compactly. Further, since the first and second casings can be fixed in various states in a state of being separated by the support member,
Can easily support various shooting poses.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The video camera of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view for explaining the main structure of the video camera of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view seen from the direction A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a hinge attached to the first and second casings. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the video camera with the monitor screen housed, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the video camera showing the rotation state of the monitor screen during the normal shooting, and FIG. 6 is a normal shooting time. Is a perspective view of the video camera showing the state of the monitor screen in FIG.
7B is a view seen from the rear side, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the video camera showing the state of the monitor screen when shooting at a low angle, and FIG. 8 is a monitor screen when face-to-face shooting when shooting the photographer himself. 3 is a perspective view of the video camera showing the state of FIG.

1 to 8, reference numeral 1 denotes a video camera of the present invention, which includes a first housing 2 having a built-in recording / reproducing means for recording / reproducing a video signal, and the first housing 2 when housed. The second casing 4 having the monitor screen 3 on the upper surface of the first casing 2 and the monitor screen 3 on the one surface 4a facing the upper face of the first casing 2 at the time of storing the second casing 4 through the supporting member 5. It is a connected configuration.

In the present invention, the connection by the supporting member 5 is made by the first hinge 6 and the second hinge 7 attached to both ends of the supporting member 5, as shown in FIG. Each of the second and second casings 4 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the support member 5. At this time, the length of the support member 5, the first housing 2, and the second housing 4 are set so that the second housing 4 can be fixed to the first housing 2 in a separated state. By deciding the installation positions of the first and second hinges 6, 7 to the first housing 2 and the second housing 4, the monitor screen 3 provided on one surface 4a of the second housing 4 Figure 4 shows the relative position
~ Various states as shown in Fig. 8 can be established, and various shooting poses can be easily dealt with.

In addition, according to the present invention, the other surface 4b of the second housing 4 is provided with a storage recess 4c having substantially the same depth as the thickness of the support member 5, and the one surface 4a of the second housing 4 is provided. When the second housing 4 is positioned so as to face the upper surface of the first housing 2, the supporting member 5 can be embedded in the recess 4c.

In this embodiment, in order to make the thickness of the second housing 4 as thin as possible and to make it compact, the thickness of the support member 5 and the depth of the recess 4c are made substantially the same. However, the recess 4c is provided within a range that does not hinder compactness.
Needless to say, the depth may be larger than the thickness of the support member 5. Further, in this embodiment, the first hinge 6
Although the second hinge 7 and the second hinge 7 have different shapes, they may have the same shape.

The video camera of the present invention is constructed as described above and can easily cope with various shooting poses as described below.

First, one surface 4a of the second housing 4 is first
In the accommodated state in which the upper surface of the housing 2 is overlapped, the supporting member 5 is housed in the recess 4c of the second housing 4 as shown in FIG. Can be stored in. Then, in the case where the stored state is changed to the normal photographing state, as shown in FIG. 5, the second casing 4 is slightly lifted to be separated from the first casing 2 and then rotated by a predetermined angle, As shown in FIG. 6, the support member 5 may be fixed in an oblique leaning state.

When shooting at a low angle,
The second housing 4 is further rotated as compared with the normal shooting shown in FIG. 6, and the other surface 4b of the second housing 4 faces the upper surface of the first housing 2 as shown in FIG. 7, for example. Let monitor screen 3
May be fixed at a position facing upward.

Further, during face-to-face photographing such as photographing oneself, the second casing 4 is further rotated as compared with the low-angle photographing shown in FIG. 7, and as shown in FIG. The monitor screen 3 of 4 may be fixed in the same direction as the lens 8. In addition to the above-described shooting poses, the second housing 4 can be used more than in the face-to-face shooting shown in FIG.
If the monitor is rotated or fixed at a position where the monitor screen 3 can be seen from diagonally below as in the state shown in FIG. 5, high-angle shooting can be easily performed.

[0017]

As described above, in the video camera of the present invention, the first housing and the second housing are connected by the first hinge and the second hinge attached to both ends of the supporting member. Moreover, when the second housing is arranged in a superposed manner on the first housing, the supporting member is housed in the concave portion of the second housing in a recessed manner, so that there is no unnecessary protruding portion and it is compact. Can be stored.

Further, since the first and second casings can be fixed in various states by the supporting member while being separated from each other, various photographing poses can be easily dealt with.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view for explaining a main configuration of a video camera of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view seen from the direction A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory view of a hinge attached to the first and second housings.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the video camera with the monitor screen stored therein.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the video camera showing a rotating state of the monitor screen during the normal shooting.

FIG. 6A is a perspective view of the video camera showing a state of the monitor screen at the time of normal shooting, as viewed from the front direction, and FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a video camera showing a state of a monitor screen when shooting at a low angle.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a video camera showing a state of a monitor screen at the time of face-to-face shooting when shooting the photographer himself / herself.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Video Camera 2 1st Housing 3 Monitor Screen 4 2nd Housing 4a One Surface 4b Other Surface 4c Recess 5 Supporting Member 6 First Hinge 7 Second Hinge

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A first housing having a built-in recording / reproducing means for recording / reproducing a video signal, and an upper surface of the first housing, which is superposed on the first housing and has a monitor screen on one surface thereof. , A second housing having a recess on the other surface, one end in the recess of the second housing and the other end in the first housing are rotatable via hinges, respectively. A video camera connected by a support member attached to the support member when the second housing is positioned such that one surface of the second housing faces the upper surface of the first housing. The video camera is characterized in that the size and thickness of the support member and the size and depth of the recess are determined so that the recess can be embedded in the recess. 2. The video camera according to claim 1, wherein the depth of the recess of the second casing is substantially the same as the thickness of the support member. 3. The video according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first and second casings rotatably attached by a supporting member are configured to be fixed in a separated state. camera.