Abstract: This disclosure describes a system including an imaging device. The imaging device includes an imaging unit with a lens that focuses light onto an image sensor that produces image data, wherein the image data is only stored by the imaging device for transfer to and processing by an external device. The imaging device includes a control interface that provides commands to the imaging unit. The system also includes a mount with a wall that releasably secures the imaging device and provides access to the control interface and a securing structure that secures the mount to a variety of locations.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (10) with a carrier element (11) on which a camera unit (12), which serves for acquiring images in the exterior region of a motor vehicle, is arranged, and with at least one drive mechanism (14) for the camera unit (12), said drive mechanism serving to move the camera unit (12) to and fro between an inoperative position (1a) and an image acquisition position (Ib), wherein the drive mechanism (14) is arranged on the carrier element (11) in order to hold the camera unit (12) movably, and wherein the carrier element (11) has an opening (11.1) on the front side, through which images can be acquired at least in the image acquisition position (Ib) for the camera unit (12), and with at least one gap (11.2) on the front side between the opening (11.1) on the front side in the carrier element (11) and the camera unit (12) in order to be able to transfer the camera unit (12) into the image acquisition position (Ib).

Abstract: A new camera bellows of a rotating-mirror framing camera, without principle errors such as defocusing error of imaging points, non-uniform photographic frequency and each axial chief ray of exit-pupil and the corresponding relay lens being different with a corresponding reflective optical axis, is provided. This kind of camera bellows is carried out through centers of the exit-pupil diaphragms being disposed on a cylindrical surface aligned with a first Pascal spiral line, and principal points of the relay lenses of the relay lens array and the image recording surface being disposed on cylindrical surfaces aligned with second and third Pascal spiral lines respectively. The bellows is mainly composed of a box, and an aperture diaphragm, a field lens, a rotating mirror, a relay lens array, an exit-pupil diaphragm array and a record image surface.

Abstract: A high resolution photographic system has a lens, a camera body, a bellows connecting the lens to the camera body, a ground glass designed for use with a microscope for focusing on the aerial image, a magazine configured to store a roll of film, wherein the magazine provides a pneumatic suction of a 9″×18″ frame of the film to a back of the magazine, two supports configured to connect to the camera body at a point coincident with the central horizontal axis of the negative allowing the camera body to tilt a user defined amount, a connection plate configured to connect each of the two supports, wherein the connection plate provides a swivel attachment for horizontal rotation of the camera body relative to the lens, a support rod attached to the connection plate, wherein the support has a bellows support and a front standard, a mirror alignment device, and a tripod which supports the rest of the photographic system.

Abstract: A digital camera back holder for use with a technical camera suspends the body of the digital camera back so that the sensor position is substantially forward of the rear standard.

Abstract: Apparatus for the orthogonal (X,Y) movement which allows high-resolution color photography in both the X and Y directions, by micro-movement of the CCD sensor within a digital camera body is provided which can be used together with a rotatable mount for rotating the CCD sensor from portrait mode to landscape mode, without needing to rotate the camera base.

Abstract: A shading device of a camera having shading bellows which is collapsible in interlocking motion with an imaging-lens barrel movable in the direction of its optical axis and which is provided between the front side of the aperture of a camera body and the imaging-lens barrel, wherein the relationship L1/L0<L0/L2 holds where L0 represents the free length of the shading bellows when it is formed, L1 represents the maximum length of the shading means expanded in the direction of the optical axis and L2 represents the minimum length of the shading means contracted in the direction of the optical axis.

Abstract: A camera device comprises a photosensitive film, a frame connected to the film for holding the film fixed in a plane, a plurality of lenses having respective focal lengths, and a plurality of spring loaded brackets equal in number to the lenses. The brackets removably mount respective lenses to the frame and are dimensioned for holding the lenses at respective focal positions relative to the film. Releasable locking elements equal in number to the lenses are attached to the frame in operative engagement with respective brackets for holding the brackets in collapsed pre-usage configurations in opposition to spring forces tending to expand the brackets and position the lenses at the respective focal positions. A plurality of shutters equal in number to the lenses are mounted to the frame for enabling light transmission selectively from the lenses onto the film.

Abstract: In a camera of this invention, a lens barrel including a photographing lens built therein and an aperture opening formed in a camera body are coupled to each other by a light-shield unit in a light-tight manner. The light-shield unit comprises a bellows member made of rubber, sheet, cloth or other material capable of shielding light, which is folded to have top and bottom creases in the spiral form, and a spiral skeleton member comprising a linear spring and fitted to the inner side of a portion of the bellows member which defines the top crease. The skeleton member prevents a flexion of the bellows member, thereby preventing the bellows member from interfering with the flux of photographing light coming through the lens.

Abstract: A composite guide rail for bellows type cameras is disclosed in which the composite rail is comprised of two rail pieces. A multi-fingered connecting insert has a base secured to the end of the first rail while the fingers conform to an inner cavity in one end of the second rail and can be slidably inserted-therein. A wedge having a threaded central bore is movably disposed between the plurality of fingers and is connected to a thumb screw by a threaded connecting rod, the thumb screw located at the opposite end of the first rail from the connecting insert. When the fingers are inserted into the cavity of the second rail and the thumbscrew turned in one direction, the fingers are expanded by the wedge being drawn therebetween such that the fingers come into pressing engagement with the walls defining the inner cavity of the second rail. When assembled, the first and second rails take on the aspect of a single rail.