Camera

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11330188-B2
Application number	US-202017032885-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 25, 2020
Priority date	Mar 15, 2016
Publication date	May 10, 2022
Grant date	May 10, 2022

Abstract

There is provided a camera of which operability is good regardless of the brightness of the surrounding environment. The brightness of the surrounding environment is detected by a brightness detection unit provided in a camera. The contents of settings of the camera are displayed on a sub-display 18 in a situation in which the surrounding environment is bright. The contents of settings of the camera and an image representing the set state of a shutter speed dial 33 are displayed on the sub-display 18 in a case in which the surrounding environment is dark.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A camera comprising:
a camera body including a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and a third surface crossing the first surface and the second surface;
a lens mount configured to have a lens mounted thereon, the lens mount being disposed on the first surface side;
a rotary dial operable to set a value of imaging;
a first display configured to display a live view image, the first display being disposed on the second surface side;
a second display configured to display the value that is set by the rotary dial, the second display being disposed on the third surface side; and
a system controller configured to control a display of the second display,
wherein in a case in which a lens is mounted on the lens mount, the system controller changes a brightness of the second display in accordance with a brightness of an imaging light incident on the camera through the lens.

2. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein:
the rotary dial is disposed on the third surface side; and
the second display and the rotary dial are disposed on a same side with respect to an optical axis of the camera, in a view from the third surface side.

3. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the second display is configured not to display the live view image.

4. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the system controller changes the brightness of the second display in accordance with the brightness of the imaging light to raise a visibility of the second display.

5. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the system controller changes the brightness of the second display in stages based on a plurality of threshold values with respect to the brightness of the imaging light.

6. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the brightness of the imaging light is detected based on a brightness of image data obtained by imaging of the imaging light.

7. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein:
the value of imaging is a shutter speed; and
the system controller raises a visibility of the value of the shutter speed on the second display after the rotary dial is operated.

8. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first display is a variable-angle display; and
the first display is movable with respect the second surface side in a direction toward and away from the third surface side.

9. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the system controller is a microcomputer.

10. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the camera is a non-reflex digital camera.

11. The camera according to claim 1 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

12. The camera according to claim 2 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

13. The camera according to claim 3 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

14. The camera according to claim 4 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

15. The camera according to claim 5 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

16. The camera according to claim 6 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

17. The camera according to claim 7 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

18. The camera according to claim 8 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

19. The camera according to claim 9 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

20. The camera according to claim 10 , further comprising a lens mounted on the lens mount.

Assignees

• Fujifilm Corp

Inventors

• Takao Hiroaki
• Tokiwa Kentaro
• Horii Hirofumi
• Fujimura Yuichi
• Misawa Takeshi
• Misawa Atsushi

Classifications

• H04N23/71 Primary

  Circuitry for evaluating the brightness variation · CPC title

• H04N23/50

  Constructional details · CPC title

• H04N23/74

  by influencing the scene brightness using illuminating means · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N23/51

  Housings · CPC title