Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 74
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing optical system; a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; and diopter correcting means for changing optical positions of a film or an image sensing device and said photographing optical system relative to the finder optical system responsive to an output of said distance measuring means to correct for parallax prior to photographing; wherein said diopter correcting means provides image blur correction at a time of exposure of a film or an image sensing device responsive to a shutter operation and responsive to sensors detecting movement of the optical system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing optical system; a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; and diopter correcting means for changing optical positions of a film or an image sensing device and said photographing optical system relative to the finder optical system responsive to an output of said distance measuring means to correct for parallax prior to photographing; wherein said diopter correcting means provides image blur correction at a time of exposure of a film or an image sensing device responsive to a shutter operation and responsive to sensors detecting movement of the optical system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said diopter correcting means moves said photographing optical system so that optical axes of an original position and a changed position, although displaced from one another, are substantially in parallel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
101 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: detecting means for detecting inoperativeness of said diopter correcting means or said image blur correcting means; and stopping means for stopping operation of said diopter correcting means or said image blur correcting means; wherein, if said detecting means detects the inoperativeness of said diopter correcting means or said image blur correcting means, then said stopping means stops operation of said diopter correcting means or said image blur correcting means, and exposure of the film or the image sensing device is performed without carrying out a diopter correction of an image blur correction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts a photographing optical axis by shifting a position of an optical device which is a part of said photographing optical system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts a photographing optical axis by changing an apex angle of a prism with a variable apex angle provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts a photographing optical axis by decentering an optical device provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts a photographing optical axis by swinging a mirror provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising means for correcting or reducing a focal error which results from a shift in position of said photographing optical system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said diopter correcting means moves a photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially in parallel by shifting a position of an optical device which is a part of said photographing optical system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
53 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said diopter correcting means moves a photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially in parallel by changing an apex angle of a prism with variable apex angle provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said diopter correcting means moves a photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially in parallel by decentering an optical device provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said diopter correcting means moves a photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially in parallel by moving a mirror provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
48 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said diopter correcting means moves a photographing optical axis in parallel by moving a mirror provided in said photographing optical system so that a surface of the mirror in an original position and a changed position are substantially in parallel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a driving means for shifting a position of an optical axis of said photographing optical system, said driving means serving also as a driving means for obtaining image blur correction and diopter correction.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a driving source for shifting a position of an optical axis of said photographing optical system, said driving source serving also as a driving source for obtaining image blur correction and diopter correction.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
46 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for shifting a position of an optical axis of the photographing optical system, said control means serving also as control means of said diopter correcting means for obtaining blur correction as well as diopter correction.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts an entire photographing optical system.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
38 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting the optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position which corresponds approximately to a center of gravity of a rotator.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting the optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position where nearly a minimum moment of inertia of the rotator is obtained.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
69 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting the optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position which corresponds approximately to a center of gravity of a rotator, and there is provided a balancer for compensating for a change in the center of gravity resulting from a shift in position of an optical device of said photographing optical system.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 16, further comprising means for correcting or reducing a focal error resulting from tilting of said photographing optical system.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts an entire photographing optical system and a film or image sensing device together as one unit.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
41 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a photographing optical system has a variable focal length and controls activation and deactivation of said diopter correcting means in accordance with at least one of a photographing distance and a focal length.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
118 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing optical system; a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; and diopter correcting means for shifting a position of the optical axis of said photographing optical system relative to the optical axis of the finder optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means for parallax correction, and wherein said diopter correcting means corrects for image blur responsive to sensors for detecting movement of the photographing optical system at a time a film or an image sensing device is exposed by a shutter operation.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
118 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing optical system; a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; and diopter correcting means for shifting a position of the optical axis of said photographing optical system relative to the optical axis of the finder optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means for parallax correction, and wherein said diopter correcting means corrects for image blur responsive to sensors for detecting movement of the photographing optical system at a time a film or an image sensing device is exposed by a shutter operation.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
111 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing optical system; a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; and diopter correcting means for shifting a position of said film or image sensing device relative to said finder optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means to correct for parallax, and wherein said diopter correcting means provides image blur correction responsive to sensors detecting movement of the photographing optical system at a time a film or image sensing device is exposed during a shutter operation.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
111 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing optical system; a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; and diopter correcting means for shifting a position of said film or image sensing device relative to said finder optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means to correct for parallax, and wherein said diopter correcting means provides image blur correction responsive to sensors detecting movement of the photographing optical system at a time a film or image sensing device is exposed during a shutter operation.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
113 words
A photographing apparatus for forming an image of an object to be photographed on a film or an image sensing device by a photographing optical system, comprising: distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; diopter correcting means for shifting relative positions of an optical axis of the finder optical system and an optical axis of said photographing optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means; and position holding means for retaining said photographing optical system and a film or image sensing device in fixed positions after completion of operation of said diopter correcting means regardless of whether the photographing apparatus shakes or not.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
113 words
A photographing apparatus for forming an image of an object to be photographed on a film or an image sensing device by a photographing optical system, comprising: distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; diopter correcting means for shifting relative positions of an optical axis of the finder optical system and an optical axis of said photographing optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means; and position holding means for retaining said photographing optical system and a film or image sensing device in fixed positions after completion of operation of said diopter correcting means regardless of whether the photographing apparatus shakes or not.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
35 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said position holding means maintains positions of said photographing optical system and said film or image sensing device by a gyro effect obtained by operating gyro means.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
55 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said position holding means maintains a position of said photographing optical system by shielding said photographing optical system from vibration which takes place in the photographing apparatus by means providing a reaction force to the photographing apparatus to compensate for a vibration imparted to the photographing apparatus.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
38 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting an optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position which corresponds approximately to a center of gravity of a rotator.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
39 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting an optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position where nearly a minimum moment of inertia of a rotator is obtained.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
69 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting an optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position which corresponds approximately to a center of gravity of a rotator, and there is provided a balancer for compensating for a change in a center of gravity resulting from a shift in position of an optical device of said photographing optical system.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
26 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 26, further comprising means for correcting or reducing a focal error resulting from a tilting of said photographing optical system.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
72 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 26, comprising: detecting means for detecting inoperativeness of said diopter correcting means; and stopping means for stopping operation of said diopter correcting means; wherein, if said detecting means detects an inoperativeness of said diopter correcting means, then said stopping means stops operation of said diopter correcting means and an exposure of the film or the image sensing device is performed without carrying out a diopter correction.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
40 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein said photographing optical system has a variable focal length and means controlling activation and deactivation of said diopter correcting means in accordance with at least one of photographing distance and focal length.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
116 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a movable photographing optical system having a variable focal length; a fixed finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; diopter correcting means for changing positions of the optical axes of said photographing optical system and said finder optical system relative to one another in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means and focal length information of said photographing optical system; and control means for controlling activation and deactivation of said diopter correcting means in accordance with at least one of photographing distance and focal length.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
116 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a movable photographing optical system having a variable focal length; a fixed finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; diopter correcting means for changing positions of the optical axes of said photographing optical system and said finder optical system relative to one another in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means and focal length information of said photographing optical system; and control means for controlling activation and deactivation of said diopter correcting means in accordance with at least one of photographing distance and focal length.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
18 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts an entire photographing optical system.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
38 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 36, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting the optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position which corresponds approximately to a center of gravity of a rotator.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
39 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 36, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting the optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position where nearly a minimum moment of inertia of a rotator is obtained.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
69 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 36, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting the optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position which corresponds approximately to a center of gravity of a rotator, and there is provided a balancer for compensating for a change in a center of gravity resulting from a shift in position of an optical device of said photographing optical system.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
25 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 36, further comprising means for correcting or reducing a focal error resulting from tilting of said photographing optical system.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
30 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 36, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts an entire photographing optical system and the film or the image sensing device together as one unit.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
72 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 35, further comprising: detecting means for detecting inoperativeness of said diopter correcting means; and stopping means for stopping operation of said diopter correcting means; wherein, if said detecting means detects inoperativeness of said diopter correcting means, then said stopping means stops operation of said diopter correcting means, and an exposure of the film or the image sensing device is performed without carrying out the diopter correction.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
35 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said diopter correcting means moves said entire photographing optical system so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially parallel.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
34 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts the photographing optical axis by shifting a position of an optical device which is a part of said photographing optical system.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
35 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 44, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts the photographing optical axis by changing an apex angle of a prism with variable apex angle provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
28 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 44, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts the photographing optical axis by decentering an optical device provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
27 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 44, wherein said diopter correcting means tilts the photographing optical axis by swinging a mirror provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
51 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said diopter correcting means moves the photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially parallel by shifting a position of an optical device which is a part of said photographing optical system.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
52 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 48, wherein said diopter correcting means moves the photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially parallel by changing an apex angle of a prism with variable apex angle provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
45 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 48, wherein said diopter correcting means moves the photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially parallel by decentering an optical device provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
44 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 48, wherein said diopter correcting means moves the photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially parallel by swinging a mirror provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
44 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 48, wherein said diopter correcting means moves the photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially parallel by moving a mirror provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
47 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 48, wherein said diopter correcting means moves the photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially in parallel by moving a parallel plane board provided in said photographing optical system.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
132 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing optical system tiltably mounted in said photographing apparatus about mutually perpendicular tilt axes; a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; and image blur correcting means for correcting an image blur at a time of exposure of a film or an image sensing device by shifting a position of the optical axis of said photographing optical system with respect to the optical axis of said finder optical system by tilting the photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device together as one unit about at least one of said tilt axes, responsive to a movement of the photographing apparatus during said time of exposure to counteract the movement of the photographing apparatus.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
132 words
A photographing apparatus comprising: a photographing optical system tiltably mounted in said photographing apparatus about mutually perpendicular tilt axes; a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; and image blur correcting means for correcting an image blur at a time of exposure of a film or an image sensing device by shifting a position of the optical axis of said photographing optical system with respect to the optical axis of said finder optical system by tilting the photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device together as one unit about at least one of said tilt axes, responsive to a movement of the photographing apparatus during said time of exposure to counteract the movement of the photographing apparatus.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
38 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 54, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting the optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position which corresponds approximately to a center of gravity of a rotator.
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
39 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 54, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting the optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position where nearly a minimum moment of inertia of a rotator is obtained.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
70 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 54, wherein an axis of rotation for tilting the optical axis of said photographing optical system is disposed in a position which corresponds approximately to a center of gravity of a rotator, and there is provided a balancer for compensating for a change in the center of gravity resulting from a shift in a position of an optical device of said photographing optical system.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
25 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 54, further comprising means for correcting or reducing a focal error resulting from tilting of said photographing optical system.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
75 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 54, further comprising: detecting means for detecting inoperativeness of said image blur correcting means; and stopping means for stopping operation of said image blur correcting means; wherein, if said detecting means detects inoperativeness of said image blur correcting means, said stopping means stops operation of said image blur correcting means and an exposure of the film or the image sensing device is performed without carrying out image blur correction.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
41 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 54, wherein said image blur correcting means corrects image blur by moving an entire photographing optical system so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially in parallel.
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
75 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 60, further comprising: detecting means for detecting inoperativeness of said image blur correcting means; and stopping means for stopping operation of said image blur correcting means; wherein, if said detecting means detects inoperativeness of said image blur correcting means, said stopping means stops operation of said image blur correcting means and an exposure of the film or the image sensing device is performed without carrying out image blur correction.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
39 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 54, wherein said image blur correcting means corrects image blur by tilting a photographing optical axis by shifting a position of an optical device which is a part of said photographing optical system.
Claim 69
Dependent Claim
25 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 62, further comprising means for correcting or reducing a focal error resulting from tilting of said photographing optical system.
Claim 70
Dependent Claim
56 words
A photographing apparatus according to claim 54, wherein said image blur correcting means corrects image blur by moving a photographing optical axis so that an original position and a changed position of the photographing optical axis remain substantially parallel by shifting a position of an optical device which is a part of said photographing optical system.
Claim 71
Dependent Claim
161 words
A photographing apparatus for forming an image of an object to be photographed on a film or an image sensing device by a photographing optical system, comprising: a fixed finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; diopter correcting means for shifting a position of the optical axis of said photographing optical system with respect to said finder optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means; position holding means for maintaining said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device in fixed positions regardless of whether the photographing apparatus shakes or not; and control means for actuating said position holding means and enabling said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device to move relative to an outer jacket of said photographing apparatus at least during an exposure operation.
Claim 72
Dependent Claim
161 words
A photographing apparatus for forming an image of an object to be photographed on a film or an image sensing device by a photographing optical system, comprising: a fixed finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from an optical axis of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; diopter correcting means for shifting a position of the optical axis of said photographing optical system with respect to said finder optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means; position holding means for maintaining said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device in fixed positions regardless of whether the photographing apparatus shakes or not; and control means for actuating said position holding means and enabling said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device to move relative to an outer jacket of said photographing apparatus at least during an exposure operation.
Claim 73
Dependent Claim
186 words
A photographing apparatus for forming an image of an object to be photographed on a film or an image sensing device by a photographing optical system, comprising: a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from that of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; diopter correcting means for shifting a position of the optical axis of said photographing optical system with respect to said finder optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means; position holding means for maintaining said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device in fixed positions regardless whether the photographing apparatus shakes or not; and lock means having a position for actuating said position holding means and enabling said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device to move relative to an outer jacket of said photographing apparatus at least during exposure and a position for fixing said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device together as one unit to the outer jacket of said photographing apparatus.
Claim 74
Dependent Claim
186 words
A photographing apparatus for forming an image of an object to be photographed on a film or an image sensing device by a photographing optical system, comprising: a finder optical system having an optical axis which is different from that of said photographing optical system; distance measuring means for measuring a distance to an object to be photographed; diopter correcting means for shifting a position of the optical axis of said photographing optical system with respect to said finder optical system in accordance with an output of said distance measuring means; position holding means for maintaining said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device in fixed positions regardless whether the photographing apparatus shakes or not; and lock means having a position for actuating said position holding means and enabling said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device to move relative to an outer jacket of said photographing apparatus at least during exposure and a position for fixing said photographing optical system and the film or image sensing device together as one unit to the outer jacket of said photographing apparatus.