Abstract: Provided are a reticle unit that can secure excellent visibility of a reticle regardless of the background and an optical instrument including the reticle unit. A reticle unit 30 used in an optical instrument such as a rifle scope 50 includes: a reflector 32 provided with a concave portion 32b on one of surfaces of a plate-like optical member, wherein at least part of a side surface of the concave portion 32b is a reflection surface 32c; a light source 33 that is arranged laterally to the reflector 32 and that emits light; and a light collector 34 that is arranged between the light source 33 and the reflector 32 and that collects the light from the light source 33 to guide the light to the reflection surface 32c, wherein at least part of the light incident on the reflection surface 32c is totally reflected by the reflection surface 32c and emitted from the other surface of the reflector 32.

Abstract: A diffraction display device includes a diffraction optical element that comprises a diffraction display portion and a non-display portion disposed between a pair of substrates, and an illuminating device that emits linearly polarized illuminating light to be incident on a side surface of the diffraction optical element. In the diffraction display device, the illuminating light having entered the diffraction optical element exits the diffraction optical element through a substrate surface at which the diffraction display portion is disposed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a holographic optical element (8), a viewfinder display (5, 6, 7) of a camera (1) using thereof, and a camera (1). The purpose of the present invention is to show various superimposed displays for various information with securing a bright viewfinder image. In the holographic optical element according to the present invention, a liquid crystal (13) whose orientation is changeable and a liquid crystal (14) whose orientation is fixed are arranged alternately with a striped shape between the transparent members (12a) (12b) on which the transparent electrodes (11a) (11b) are formed facing with each other.

Abstract: The method and apparatus of the invention pertains to a simultaneously modulated light beam carrying the information of a three-dimensional image is directed to pixels (image points) defining a first light emitting surface, a component of the light beam is emitted from the pixels within a predetermined angle of view (field of view) in the different view directions, with an intensity corresponding to the three-dimensional image, the modulated light beams are directed to the pixels from different entry angles, depending on the emitting angles within the angle of view, wherein the light beams modulated corresponding to the different directions are directed to the pixels of the first light emitting surface from one or more light emitting points of a second light emitting surface, the second light emitting surface being spaced apart with a predetermined distance from the first light emitting surface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a space-saving yet high-quality real image type finder indicator wherein an optical member such as a hologram is used for a device for indicating various information in a finder. In a finder optical system has an objective system, an image erection system and an eyepiece system; A hologram H is provided on a reflecting surface of the image erection system, so that an image at an indication portion is indicated by hologram H in visual field of the finder.

Abstract: A failure detection and storage device provided with a failure factor detection unit for detecting generation of a failure factor when the failure factor being capable of causing a failure of a camera is generated, a date-and-time information output unit for outputting date-and-time information which corresponds to a date and a time at which the failure factor is generated, a storage unit being capable of storing failure factor information representing the failure factor, the generation of which is detected by the failure factor detection unit, and date-and-time information outputted the date-and-time information output unit, a display unit being capable of displaying the information stored by the storage unit and a control unit for determining a level of the failure factor, the generation of which is detected by the failure factor detection unit, and for deciding whether or not at least one of the failure factor information, the generation of which is detected by the failure factor detection unit, and the da

Abstract: A photographic, digital or video camera (10) includes a housing (12); optionally at least one sensor (18, 20, 25, 30, 36, 39, 40, 50) supported by the housing for detecting a condition of the camera or of a scene to be captured by the camera, or both, and for producing a signal; a viewfinder (38) supported by the housing, the viewfinder including a holographic element 64, 90); a source (68) of light having a wavelength of a color to be displayed in the viewfinder; a collimator (70) for receiving a beam from the source and producing an output beam; an optical system (72-80) to horizontally and vertically raster scan the output beam across the holographic element; and a controller (44) for operating the optical system and modulating the output beam in response to the signal, thereby to cause scanned images to be produced by interaction between the output beam and the holographic element, the scanned images displaying information related to use of the camera.

Abstract: Here is disclosed a bright frame view-finder of natural lighting type additionally provided with a light source for secondary diffusing surfaces comprising a secondary light generator plate and an additional lighting means so that the secondary light generator plate may be lighted by the additional lighting means and light images of a field frame and the like may be introduced into a view-finder optical system when the outdoor daylight or ambient light of sufficient intensity is unavailable for photographing.