US4576458A
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Camera finder employing holographic view field frames
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1984-04-02
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Granted: 1986-03-18
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Expires: 2004-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A camera finder capable of indicating a view field frame for determining the range of photographing and a target mark for showing a desired focus adjusting portion. Interposed between an objective lens and an eye lens in this finder are holograms having recorded thereon view field frames and a target mark. The hologram is irradiated by a reference beam or beams, whereby the view field frame and the target mark are regenerated. In the hologram, there are recorded a first view field frame in which a parallax is corrected in the long-medium distance and a second view field frame in which a parallex is corrected in the short distance. A beam source for regenerating each view field frame is selected in accordance with an object distance, whereby a view field frame corresponding to the object distance is regenerated. The parallax can be corrected as described above.
Inventors
- 👤 Michio Cho
- 👤 Masane Suzuki
- 👤 Takayuki Saito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 21:12
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B13/00; G03B13/02; G03B13/10; G03B13/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
In a camera comprising a camera body and a camera lens, said lens having a distance ring disposed thereon for focusing said lens, a camera finder comprising: a finder optical system; a hologram provided in said finder optical system and having therein multiple-recorded at least two view field frames each corresponding to an object distance; means for generating a plurality of reference beams; and means for selecting one of said plurality of reference beams in accordance with the object distance, whereby one of said view field frames corresponding to the object distance is regenerated.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
In a camera comprising a camera body and a camera lens, said lens having a distance ring disposed thereon for focusing said lens, a camera finder comprising: a finder optical system; a hologram provided in said finder optical system and having therein multiple-recorded at least two view field frames each corresponding to an object distance; means for generating a plurality of reference beams; and means for selecting one of said plurality of reference beams in accordance with the object distance, whereby one of said view field frames corresponding to the object distance is regenerated.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 1, wherein said generating means comprises at least two beam sources, and one of the beam sources is selected in accordance with the object distance to regenerate the view field frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 2, wherein said at least two view field frames include a view field frame, in which a parallax is corrected on the side of long and medium distance, and a view field frame, in which a parallax is corrected on the side of short distance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
76 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 3, wherein said selecting means comprises means for performing the exchange of a beam source for regenerating a view field frame, in which the parallax is corrected on the side of long-medium distance, and a beam source for regenerating a view field frame, in which the parallax is corrected on the side of short distance, said exchange being performed in operational association with movement of said distance ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 1, wherein said generating means comprises a single beam source, and means for moving said single beam source, whereby different ones of said plurality of reference beams are generated by moving said single beam source.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 1, wherein said finder optical system is an inverted Galilean finder.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 1, wherein said finder optical system is an Albada finder.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
89 words
A camera finder comprising: a finder optical system; a plurality of holograms provided in said finder optical system, each of said plurality of holograms having recorded therein at least two view field frames, each of said at least two view field frames corresponding to an object distance; means for generating a plurality of reference beams; and means for selecting one of said plurality of reference beams in accordance with an object distance, whereby one of said at least two view field frames corresponding to the object distance is regenerated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
89 words
A camera finder comprising: a finder optical system; a plurality of holograms provided in said finder optical system, each of said plurality of holograms having recorded therein at least two view field frames, each of said at least two view field frames corresponding to an object distance; means for generating a plurality of reference beams; and means for selecting one of said plurality of reference beams in accordance with an object distance, whereby one of said at least two view field frames corresponding to the object distance is regenerated.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 8, wherein said finder optical system is an inverted Galilean finder.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 8, wherein said finder optical system is an Albada finder.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a camera comprising a camera body and a plurality of interchangeable lenses, one of said interchangeable lenses being selected in accordance with a desired photographic effect, a camera finder comprising: a finder optical system; a hologram provided in said finder optical system and having multiple-recorded therein at least two view field frames, each of said at least two view field frames corresponding to focal lengths of the interchangeable lenses; means for generating a plurality of reference beams; and means or selecting one of said plurality of reference beams in accordance with a focal length of one of the interchangeable lenses, whereby one of said at least two view field frames corresponding to a focal length of said one of interchangeable lenses is regenerated.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
124 words
In a camera comprising a camera body and a plurality of interchangeable lenses, one of said interchangeable lenses being selected in accordance with a desired photographic effect, a camera finder comprising: a finder optical system; a hologram provided in said finder optical system and having multiple-recorded therein at least two view field frames, each of said at least two view field frames corresponding to focal lengths of the interchangeable lenses; means for generating a plurality of reference beams; and means or selecting one of said plurality of reference beams in accordance with a focal length of one of the interchangeable lenses, whereby one of said at least two view field frames corresponding to a focal length of said one of interchangeable lenses is regenerated.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 11, wherein said finder optical system is an inverted Galilean finder.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
18 words
A camera finder is set forth in claim 11, wherein said finder optical system is an Albada finder.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
127 words
In a camera comprising a camera body and a plurality of interchangeable lenses, one of said interchangeable lenses being selected in accordance with a desired photographic effect, a camera finder comprising: a finder optical system; a plurality of holograms provided in said finder optical system and each having recorded therein a view finder optical system and each having recorded therein a view field frame each corresponding to focal lengths of the interchangeable lenses; means for generating a plurality of reference beams; and means for selecting one of said plurality of reference beams in accordance with a focal length of one of the interchangeable lenses, whereby one of said at least two view field frames corresponding to a focal length of said one of interchangeable lenses is regenerated.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
127 words
In a camera comprising a camera body and a plurality of interchangeable lenses, one of said interchangeable lenses being selected in accordance with a desired photographic effect, a camera finder comprising: a finder optical system; a plurality of holograms provided in said finder optical system and each having recorded therein a view finder optical system and each having recorded therein a view field frame each corresponding to focal lengths of the interchangeable lenses; means for generating a plurality of reference beams; and means for selecting one of said plurality of reference beams in accordance with a focal length of one of the interchangeable lenses, whereby one of said at least two view field frames corresponding to a focal length of said one of interchangeable lenses is regenerated.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 14, wherein said finder optical system is an inverted Galilean finder.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 14, wherein said finder optical system is an Albada finder.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
109 words
A camera finder comprising: an objective lens; an eye lens; a rainbow hologram interposed between said objective lens and said eye lens, said rainbow hologram being a multiple-recorded hologram incorporating therein a recording for regenerating images of vertical lines of at least one view field frame and a recording for regenerating images of lateral lines of said at least one view field frame; and a plurality of regenerating white beam sources for regenerating said view field frame, said images of vertical lines and said images of lateral lines of said at least one view field frame being regenerated by irradiations from respective ones of said regenerating white beam sources.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
109 words
A camera finder comprising: an objective lens; an eye lens; a rainbow hologram interposed between said objective lens and said eye lens, said rainbow hologram being a multiple-recorded hologram incorporating therein a recording for regenerating images of vertical lines of at least one view field frame and a recording for regenerating images of lateral lines of said at least one view field frame; and a plurality of regenerating white beam sources for regenerating said view field frame, said images of vertical lines and said images of lateral lines of said at least one view field frame being regenerated by irradiations from respective ones of said regenerating white beam sources.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
70 words
A camera finder as set forth in claim 17, wherein said rainbow hologram is a multiple-recorded hologram incorporating therein a plurality of recordings for regenerating images of vertical and lateral lines of at least two view field frames, wherein respective ones of said plurality of regenerating white beam sources regenerate images of vertical lines and images of lateral lines of respective ones of said at least two view field frames.
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