Camera Viewfinder Adapter with Tilting Mount
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic view finders either lack the tilt mechanism, resulting in reduced imaging operability and increased size and weight, or include it but cannot change the eyepiece position, limiting portability and requiring two devices for optimal use.
Innovation Solution
An adapter for electronic view finders that includes a tilt mechanism and an optional pan mechanism, allowing the eyepiece to be adjusted to desired tilt and pan positions, and is designed for attachable and detachable mounting on a camera's accessory shoe, enhancing user operability and reducing camera size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an electronic view finder includes a tilt mechanism, then imaging operability is improved, but size and weight increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the electronic view finder system into two separate components: a compact view finder unit without the tilt mechanism, and a separate adapter unit containing the tilt mechanism. This segmentation allows the view finder itself to remain lightweight while the adaptability function is provided by the optional adapter.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces an adapter as an intermediary component that connects between the camera's accessory shoe and the electronic view finder. The adapter contains the tilt mechanism and serves as a mediator, providing the tilt functionality without requiring the electronic view finder itself to include this heavy mechanism.
2Weight of moving object
If a compact electronic view finder without tilt mechanism is used, then portability is improved, but imaging operability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention makes the tilt mechanism dynamic and optional rather than fixed. The adapter can be attached when tilt functionality is needed for improved imaging operability, and removed when portability is the priority, allowing the system to adapt its configuration based on operational requirements.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter serves multiple functions: it provides the tilt mechanism for improved imaging operability, acts as a connection interface between the camera and view finder, and can be optionally attached or removed based on operational needs. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by providing both portability and operability benefits through a single versatile component.
3Ease of operation
If two separate devices are carried to satisfy both portability and operability needs, then imaging operability is ensured, but portability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention merges the view finder unit and the tilt mechanism into a single integrated system through the adapter. Instead of requiring two separate devices, the adapter combines the mounting function and tilt functionality, allowing both portability and imaging operability to be achieved with one compact setup that can be configured as needed.
4Ease of operation
If an electronic view finder with tilt mechanism is designed, then imaging operability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention segments the complex tilt mechanism into a separate adapter unit, keeping the electronic view finder itself simple and compact. The complexity is isolated to the optional adapter rather than being built into the core view finder design, reducing the structural complexity of the main device while preserving imaging operability when needed.
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AI summary
There are provided an adapter for an electronic view finder, a camera, and an electronic view finder of which user's imaging operability can be improved, a space can be saved during carry, and the size of the camera can be reduced for a user who does not need the function of a retrofit electronic view finder. An adapter 16 for an electronic view finder includes a base member 102 that includes an accessory shoe-mounting portion 54 to be attachably and detachably mounted on an accessory shoe 20, a first connector 64 that is to be attachably and detachably connected to an output-side connector 56 provided on the accessory shoe 20, a tilting member 104, an accessory shoe 106 that is provided on the tilting member 104, and a second connector 108 that is to be attachably and detachably connected to an input-side connector 110 for an image signal for a finder provided on an electronic view finder 14 and is electrically connected to the first connector 64.