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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1988
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358224 ; 358209 ; 358909 ;
Abstract
In a camera having an electronic finder for converting an object image formed by an image forming optical system of the camera to electrical signals and performing a display in response to said signals, apparatus is provided for supporting the electronic finder in such a way as to enable the electronic finder to be observed from either the front or the rear of the camera, and a control circuit is provided for changing the display state of the electronic finder in response to the support state of the supporting apparatus.