Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Nippon Thermostat Co., Ltd.

Masayoshi Shibata

Takashi Yoshida

Hidetoshi Kei

Satoshi Ito

Takashi Nemoto

Hideki Kawashima

Keita Iwai

Yusuke Toriumi

Tatsuya Hanayama

Takuya Sakamaki

A waterproof camera system that can easily perform underwater image pickup and overwater image pickup. The waterproof camera system includes an image pickup apparatus, a waterproof casing that hermetically stores the image pickup apparatus. The image pickup apparatus includes a first housing that includes a lens unit and a second housing that holds the first housing. The waterproof casing includes a first section that surrounds a circumference of the first housing and a second section that surrounds a circumference of the second housing. The waterproof camera system has buoyancy that floats the waterproof camera system on a water surface in both a first posture in which the first section of the waterproof casing is in an underwater side and a second posture in which the first section is in an overwater side in a state where the image pickup apparatus is stored.

Waterproof camera system and waterproof casing

A waterproof camera system that maintains a wireless connection state with an external device while floating on a water surface includes an image pickup apparatus equipped with a wireless module, a waterproof casing that hermetically stores the image pickup apparatus, and a float attached to the waterproof casing. An antenna unit of the wireless module is arranged at either a position with a height approximately equal to a water surface or a position separated from the water surface in an above water direction in each of a first position where the waterproof camera system floats on the water surface so that the image pickup apparatus can perform underwater image pickup and a second position where the waterproof camera system floats on the water surface so that the image pickup apparatus can perform above water image pickup.

Waterproof camera system

An image pickup apparatus whose function can be easily changed is provided. The image pickup apparatus, to which a mounting component part having a wireless IC tag can be attached, comprising at least one processor and/or circuit configured to function as following units, a reading unit configured to read information recorded in the wireless IC tag, an attitude determination unit configured to determine an attitude of the mounting component part, which is attached, with respect to the image pickup apparatus, and a function changing unit configured to change a function of the image pickup apparatus. In a case that the reading unit can read the information recorded in the wireless IC tag, the function changing unit changes the function of the image pickup apparatus according to the attitude of the mounting component part, which is determined.

Image pickup apparatus capable of performing function change, and control method for image pickup apparatus

An imaging device includes a lens and a frame portion that forms an opening in an optical axis direction of the lens from a first surface towards a second surface of a housing of the imaging device in which at least a portion of the frame portion being an opening and closing member. In the imaging device, a projection of an opening of the first surface in the optical axis direction includes a projection of an opening of the second surface in the optical axis direction, and the opening of the first surface is larger than the opening of the second surface.

Imaging device

An imaging device includes a lens, a predetermined operation member configured to receive a predetermined instruction, a frame portion configured to form an opening, at least a portion of the frame portion being an opening and closing member. In the imaging device, the predetermined operation member and the opening and closing member of the frame portion are disposed so that the predetermined operation member and the opening and closing member do not overlap each other in an operation direction of the predetermined operation member, and the frame portion forms a portion of a housing of the imaging device.

A thermoelectric conversion device including a plurality of first electrodes; a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements, each having one end electrically connected to each of the first electrodes; a plurality of second electrodes, to which another end of each of the thermoelectric conversion elements is electrically connected; a hot-side heat exchanger connected to the first electrodes; and a cold-side heat exchanger connected to the second electrodes. Multiple springs are disposed in an interior of one of the hot-side heat exchanger and the cold-side heat exchanger at portions connected to either the first electrodes or the second electrodes, such that one spring is disposed so as to bias one thermoelectric conversion element. The one exchanger is provided with a transfer portion capable of transmitting to one thermoelectric conversion element a biasing force of one spring at a portion connected to the first electrode or the second electrode.

Thermoelectric conversion device

An electronic apparatus includes a board on which a heating element is mounted, a fan including a discharge port, a heat-exchange unit configured to receive air discharged from the discharge port of the fan and radiate heat and a heat-conductive unit configured to thermally couple the heating element and the heat-exchange unit. The heating element is placed as an extension of a discharging direction of the air from the fan with respect to the discharge port of the fan. The heat-exchange unit is placed between the heating element and the fan in a direction substantially parallel to the discharging direction.

Electronic apparatus for cooling heating element

Electronic equipment of which the assembling process is easy is disclosed. The electronic equipment comprises a first member with electric conductivity, a second member with electric conductivity and a third member with elasticity. The first member is fixed to an insulation member. A part of the first member protrudes outside of the electronic equipment. The third member biases the second member so as to contact with the insulation member. The first member is connected to a conductive portion of the electronic equipment through the third member such that the first member is grounded.

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Kawasaki, Japan

Masayoshi Shibata