US4330797A
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View-finder for television camera
Assignee: Victor Company of Japan Ltd
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Filing: 1980-05-28
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Granted: 1982-05-18
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Expires: 2000-05-28
Abstract
Abstract A view-finder is used for a television camera which has an image pick-up device for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object. The television camera comprises an optical system for diverging a part of a light advancing from the object to the image pick-up device. The view-finder comprises a monochrome television picture receiving device which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up device and displays a monochrome picture image, and an optical system for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving device and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging optical system to form an optical image to be observed.
Inventors
- 👤 Sumio Yokokawa
- 👤 Itsuo Takanashi
- 👤 Tadayoshi Miyoshi
- 👤 Shintaro Nakagaki
- 👤 Koichiro Motoyama
- 👤 Kenichi Miyazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 07:53
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B13/00; G03B13/02; G03B13/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A view-finder for a television camera having an image pick-up means for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object, said television camera comprising a lens system through which the incident light from the object advances to the image pick-up means and means for diverging a part of a light advancing through the lens system, said view-finder comprising: a monochrome television picture receiving means which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up means and displays a monochrome picture image; and means for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging means to form an optical image to be observed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A view-finder for a television camera having an image pick-up means for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object, said television camera comprising a lens system through which the incident light from the object advances to the image pick-up means and means for diverging a part of a light advancing through the lens system, said view-finder comprising: a monochrome television picture receiving means which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up means and displays a monochrome picture image; and means for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging means to form an optical image to be observed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
83 words
A view-finder for a television camera as claimed in claim 1 in which: the monochrome television picture receiving means consists of a monochrome Braun or cathode ray tube; the picture image composing means comprises means for focusing a monochrome image of the monochrome cathode ray tube at a predetermined position, means for focusing an optical color image by the diverged light at said predetermined position to be superimposed on the monochrome image, and means for submitting the superimposed image to an operator's observation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
A view-finder for a television camera as claimed in claim 1 in which the diverging means consists of a half-mirror or prism which is provided transversally in a path of the light advancing from the object to the image pick-up means and diverges a part of the light over total light flux.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A view-finder for a television camera as claimed in claim 1 in which the diverging means consists of a total reflection mirror which is provided near the peripheral part within the light flux advancing from the object to the image pick-up means and diverges only one portion of said light flux.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A view-finder for a television camera as claimed in claim 1 in which the image composing means further comprises an optical low-pass filter for removing a high frequency component of the diverged light.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A view-finder for a television camera as claimed in claim 1 which further comprises a high-pass filter for removing a low frequency component of the output signal of the image pick-up means and supplying the remaining signal from which the low frequency component has been removed to the monochrome television picture receiving means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
167 words
A view-finder for a television camera having an image pick-up means for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object, said television camera comprising means for diverging a part of a light advancing from the object to the image pick-up means, said view-finder comprising: a monochrome television picture receiving means which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up means and displays a monochrome picture image; and means for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging means to form an optical image to be observed, said monochrome television picture receiving means consisting of a transparent monochrome television picture receiving panel display disposed at a predetermined position, said image composing means comprising means for focusing an optical color image at the predetermined position responsive to the diverged light, and means for submitting the image superimposed at the predetermined position to an operator's observation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
167 words
A view-finder for a television camera having an image pick-up means for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object, said television camera comprising means for diverging a part of a light advancing from the object to the image pick-up means, said view-finder comprising: a monochrome television picture receiving means which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up means and displays a monochrome picture image; and means for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging means to form an optical image to be observed, said monochrome television picture receiving means consisting of a transparent monochrome television picture receiving panel display disposed at a predetermined position, said image composing means comprising means for focusing an optical color image at the predetermined position responsive to the diverged light, and means for submitting the image superimposed at the predetermined position to an operator's observation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
140 words
A view-finder for a television camera having an image pick-up means for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object, said television camera comprising means for diverging a part of a light advancing from the object to the image pick-up means, said view finder having a construction separate from the television camera, and comprising: a monochrome television picture receiving means which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up means and displays a monochrome picture image; means for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging means to form an optical image to be observed; and an optical fiber for transmitting the light diverged by the diverging means to the image composing means within the view-finder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
140 words
A view-finder for a television camera having an image pick-up means for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object, said television camera comprising means for diverging a part of a light advancing from the object to the image pick-up means, said view finder having a construction separate from the television camera, and comprising: a monochrome television picture receiving means which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up means and displays a monochrome picture image; means for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging means to form an optical image to be observed; and an optical fiber for transmitting the light diverged by the diverging means to the image composing means within the view-finder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
165 words
A view-finder for a television camera having an image pick-up means for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object, said television camera comprising means for diverging a part of a light advancing from the object to the image pick-up means, said view-finder comprising: a monochrome television picture receiving means which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up means and displays a monochrome picture image; and means for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging means to form an optical image to be observed, said image composing means further comprising a mirror for changing the direction of the light path of the light diverged by the diverging means, and said mirror being provided with an aperture in the central part thereof for passing a part of the light from the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
165 words
A view-finder for a television camera having an image pick-up means for picking up an image of an object responsive to incident light from the object, said television camera comprising means for diverging a part of a light advancing from the object to the image pick-up means, said view-finder comprising: a monochrome television picture receiving means which is supplied with an output signal of the image pick-up means and displays a monochrome picture image; and means for composing the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means and an optical color image formed by the light diverged by the diverging means to form an optical image to be observed, said image composing means further comprising a mirror for changing the direction of the light path of the light diverged by the diverging means, and said mirror being provided with an aperture in the central part thereof for passing a part of the light from the picture image of the monochrome television picture receiving means.
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