Abstract: A bending portion of an endoscope according to the disclosure includes: a plurality of bending pieces rotatably coupled to each other by a coupling fastener; a wire configured to transmit a traction operating force to a first bending piece included in the plurality of bending pieces; and a pin located in a first hole in the first bending piece, the pin connecting the wire to the first bending piece, a first end portion of the pin protruding from an outer circumference of the first bending piece, a second end portion of the pin protruding from an inner circumference of the first bending piece, a third portion of the pin contacts a surface of the first hole. A first width dimension of the first end portion is larger than an opening dimension of the first hole, the wire is attached to the second end portion.

Abstract: An endoscope includes an insertion section extending along a longitudinal axis and including a distal end portion, the distal end portion includes a distal end structural member including a conduit integrally formed as a through hole with the distal end structural member, the conduit configured so that a fluid flows through the conduit, the conduit includes a nozzle and a supply conduit located proximally relative to the nozzle, wherein a cross-sectional area of the supply conduit is greater than a cross-sectional area of the nozzle.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a storage, a communication unit, an image processor and a communication controller. The imaging unit generates first image data. The communication unit performs data communications between a first external apparatus and a second external apparatus. The image processor generates second image data based on the first image data. The communication controller controls communications via the communication unit. The communications includes transmission of the second image data to the first external apparatus in response to a first request. The communications includes transmission of image data related to the first image data to the second external apparatus in accordance with a second request.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, having a casing including an image pickup device, includes: a casing that surrounds a shooting light flux and has a length in a direction of the shooting light flux; an image pickup device that receives the shooting light flux at a terminal end of the shooting light flux in the casing and picks up an image; a planar electric substrate arranged in parallel to an optical axis of the shooting light flux, outside an image pickup surface of the image pickup device; an electronic element mounted on the electric substrate, the electronic element generating heat along with operation of an electronic circuit; a heat transmission sheet placed on the electronic element; and a heat sink placed on the heat transmission sheet so that the heat transmission sheet is held together with the electronic element between the electric substrate and the heat sink.

Abstract: An image pickup system includes an image pickup unit and a confirmation unit that displays a picked-up image transmitted from the image pickup unit, the image pickup unit and the confirmation unit being separable from each other, and the image pickup system is provided with: a first motion determination section that determines a motion of the image pickup unit; and a control section that instructs the image pickup unit to perform continuous shooting based on a determination result by the first motion determination section when the image pickup unit and the confirmation unit are separated from each other, which enables photographing without missing a photo opportunity.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates image data; a feature information generation unit that generates feature information smaller in data amount than the image data, the feature information indicating features of a subject image included in an image corresponding to the image data; an imaging-side first and second communication units; a communication status determination unit that determines the status of communication between an external communication device and the imaging-side first communication unit; and an imaging-side communication control unit that transmits the feature information to the communication device via the imaging-side second communication unit when the status of communication between the communication device and the imaging-side first communication unit is not favorable.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus, having a casing including an image pickup device, includes: a casing that surrounds a shooting light flux and has a length in a direction of the shooting light flux; an image pickup device that receives the shooting light flux at a terminal end of the shooting light flux in the casing and picks up an image; a planar electric substrate arranged in parallel to an optical axis of the shooting light flux, outside an image pickup surface of the image pickup device; an electronic element mounted on the electric substrate, the electronic element generating heat along with operation of an electronic circuit; a heat transmission sheet placed on the electronic element; and a heat sink placed on the heat transmission sheet so that the heat transmission sheet is held together with the electronic element between the electric substrate and the heat sink.

Abstract: A communication device includes: a first communication unit that performs at least communications of image data with a first external device in a first communication mode; a second communication unit that performs communications with a second external device via a network in a second communication mode; a communication status determination unit that determines communication status in the first communication mode; and a device-side communication controller. When the communication status in the first communication mode is not favorable for communications of the image data, the device-side communication controller performs communications with the second external device via the second communication unit on a request for turning the communication status in the first communication mode to favorable status.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a storage, a communication unit, an image processor and a communication controller. The imaging unit generates first image data. The communication unit performs data communications between a first external apparatus and a second external apparatus. The image processor generates second image data based on the first image data. The communication controller controls communications via the communication unit. The communications includes transmission of the second image data to the first external apparatus in response to a first request. The communications includes transmission of image data related to the first image data to the second external apparatus in accordance with a second request.

Abstract: An image pickup system includes an image pickup unit and a confirmation unit that displays a picked-up image transmitted from the image pickup unit, the image pickup unit and the confirmation unit being separable from each other, and the image pickup system is provided with: a first motion determination section that determines a motion of the image pickup unit; and a control section that instructs the image pickup unit to perform continuous shooting based on a determination result by the first motion determination section when the image pickup unit and the confirmation unit are separated from each other, which enables photographing without missing a photo opportunity.

Abstract: A communication device includes: a first communication unit that performs at least communications of image data with a first external device in a first communication mode; a second communication unit that performs communications with a second external device via a network in a second communication mode; a communication status determination unit that determines communication status in the first communication mode; and a device-side communication controller. When the communication status in the first communication mode is not favorable for communications of the image data, the device-side communication controller performs communications with the second external device via the second communication unit on a request for turning the communication status in the first communication mode to favorable status.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit that generates image data; a feature information generation unit that generates feature information smaller in data amount than the image data, the feature information indicating features of a subject image included in an image corresponding to the image data; an imaging-side first and second communication units; a communication status determination unit that determines the status of communication between an external communication device and the imaging-side first communication unit; and an imaging-side communication control unit that transmits the feature information to the communication device via the imaging-side second communication unit when the status of communication between the communication device and the imaging-side first communication unit is not favorable.

Abstract: A lens barrel comprises a first frame including an inward flange having an opening as a light path for a photographic optical system, a barrier-driving member disposed in the vicinity of the opening, a second frame disposed inside the first frame and movable along an optical axis relative to the first frame, a barrier blade movable along with the rotation of the barrier-driving member between a closed position in which the barrier blade blocks at least a part of the light path and an open position in which the barrier blade is retracted from the light path, an opening-urging member capable of urging the barrier blade towards the open position and urging the barrier-driving member towards a first direction, and a closing-urging member capable of urging the barrier blade toward the closed position.

Abstract: A lens barrel comprises a first frame including an inward flange having an opening as a light path for a photographic optical system, a barrier-driving member disposed in the vicinity of the opening, a second frame disposed inside the first frame and movable along an optical axis relative to the first frame, a barrier blade movable along with the rotation of the barrier-driving member between a closed position in which the barrier blade blocks at least a part of the light path and an open position in which the barrier blade is retracted from the light path, an opening-urging member capable of urging the barrier blade towards the open position and urging the barrier-driving member towards a first direction, and a closing-urging member capable of urging the barrier blade toward the closed position.

Abstract: A lens barrel comprises a first frame including an inward flange having an opening as a light path for a photographic optical system, a barrier-driving member disposed in the vicinity of the opening, a second frame disposed inside the first frame and movable along an optical axis relative to the first frame, a barrier blade movable along with the rotation of the barrier-driving member between a closed position in which the barrier blade blocks at least a part of the light path and an open position in which the barrier blade is retracted from the light path, an opening-urging member capable of urging the barrier blade towards the open position and urging the barrier-driving member towards a first direction, and a closing-urging member capable of urging the barrier blade toward the closed position.

Abstract: A lens barrel comprises a first frame including an inward flange having an opening as a light path for a photographic optical system, a barrier-driving member disposed in the vicinity of the opening, a second frame disposed inside the first frame and movable along an optical axis relative to the first frame, a barrier blade movable along with the rotation of the barrier-driving member between a closed position in which the barrier blade blocks at least a part of the light path and an open position in which the barrier blade is retracted from the light path, an opening-urging member capable of urging the barrier blade towards the open position and urging the barrier-driving member towards a first direction, and a closing-urging member capable of urging the barrier blade toward the closed position.

Abstract: A camera is provided which has a back cover for opening and closing an aperture, a spool chamber and a cassette chamber. A battery chamber for housing a battery is disposed on a supporting shaft side of the back cover, and the aforementioned battery chamber is present obliquely behind the cassette chamber inside the camera when the back cover is in a closed state. A part of the battery chamber protrudes from the back face of the back cover. Therefore, the exterior shape of the camera can be miniaturized and downsized without hindering loading of a film cassette. Further, since the battery chamber portion protruding from the back cover can be made to function as a grip portion of the camera, a camera superior in portability and favorable in holdability is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a viewfinder apparatus for a camera, comprising: a curvilinear image-forming surface in a viewfinder optical system independent of a photographic optical system; a field frame disposed adjacent to the image-forming surface for defining a reference field of view, the field frame being formed into a curvilinear shape such as to match in profile with the image-forming surface; a field-correcting frame for correcting the field of view defined by the field frame, the field-correcting frame being supported on an arm portion that is pivoted about a revolving shaft in a direction normal to an optical axis of the viewfinder optical system, the field-correcting frame being formed into a curvilinear shape such as to correspond in profile with the image-forming surface; and a motor for driving the field-correcting frame into movement along the image-forming surface, whereby the field-correcting frame of the viewfinder optical system is invariably viewed.

Abstract: The camera of the present invention has a back cover for opening and closing the aperture, spool chamber and cassette chamber. A battery chamber for housing a battery is disposed on the supporting shaft side of the back cover, and the aforementioned battery chamber is present obliquely behind the cassette chamber inside the camera when the back cover is in a closed state, and a part of such battery chamber protrudes from the back face of the back cover. Therefore, the exterior shape of the camera can be miniaturized and downsized without hindering the loading of the cassette. Further, since the battery chamber portion protruding from the back cover can be made to function as a grip portion of the camera, provided is a camera superior in portability and favorable in holdability.