Liquid crystal finder/projector for video camera

Claim 1

A liquid crystal finder attached video camera, comprising: a video camera body having a first battery attachment face formed at the back thereof and a video output terminal for outputting a video signal, wherein on said first battery attachment face a battery may be detachably mounted; a liquid crystal view finder unit having a front face which may be detachably mounted on said first battery attachment face and a back face formed with a second battery attachment face on which said battery may be detachably mounted, said liquid crystal view finder unit comprising a video input terminal for inputting the video signal from said video output terminal, transmission-type liquid crystal display means for displaying an image based on the video signal input through said video input terminal, an eyepiece for magnifying the image displayed by said transmission-type liquid crystal display means, and a turning mechanism for turning said eyepiece between a finder position behind said transmission-type liquid crystal display means and a projector position ahead of said transmission-type liquid crystal display means; and a light unit having a front face which may be detachably mounted on said first or second battery attachment face, a back face formed with a third battery attachment face on which said front face of said liquid crystal view finder unit may detachably be mounted, and a light facing ahead in the upper portion thereof, wherein said eyepiece is turned to said finder position and said light unit is mounted between said video camera body and said liquid crystal view finder unit so as to use said light unit as a video light, and said eyepiece is turned to said projector position and said liquid crystal view finder unit is mounted between said video camera body and said light unit so as to use said light unit as a projector light source.