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20110234888Al
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UnitedStates
(12)
PatentApplicationPublication
Nishimotoetal.
(10)
Pub.No.:
US201110234888Al
(43)
Pub.Date:
Sep.29,2011
(54)DIGITALCAMERAANDINTERCHANGEABLELENS(75)Inventors:HitoshiNishimoto,Yokohama-shi
(lP);
YoshiakiTanabe,Yokohama-shi
(lP);
TomoyukiTakada,Yokohama-shi
(lP);
MakotoKohlnata,Yokohama-shi
(lP)
(73)Assignee:NikonCorporation,Tokyo
(lP)
(21)Appl.No.:13/067,388(22)Filed:May27,2011(63)RelatedU.S.ApplicationDataContinuationofapplicationNo.12/068,236,filedonFeb.4,2008,nowabandoned.(30)ForeignApplicationPriorityDataFeb.5,2007Feb.6,2007
(lP)
2007-025614
(lP)
2007-026805PublicationClassification(51)Int.Cl.
H04N5/235H04N5/238H04N5/225
(2006.01)(2006.01)(2006.01)(52)U.S.Cl...348/360;348/369;348/362;348/E05.037;348/E05.04(57)ABSTRACTAdigitalcameraincludes:amirrorboxthatdefinesaspaceinwhichalightfluxfromaphotographiclensisguidedtoanimagingunit;amirrorunitthatisarrangedinsidethemirrorboxandisconfiguredtorotatebetweenaviewingpositioninwhichthemirrorunitisinsertedinaphotographiclightpathfromthephotographiclenstotheimagingunittoreflectthelightfluxandaphotographingpositioninwhichthemirrorunitisretractedfromthephotographiclightpath;andanopeningsectionthatdischargesfromthemirrorboxairthatismovedwhenthemirrorunitisrotated.
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