A support rod for holding an accessory component relative to a motion picture camera in a variable position along a longitudinal axis of the support rod has at least one outwardly open recess. The support rod has a set back contact region in the recess that is accessible from the outside for the electrical contacting of the accessory component.

A support rod for holding an accessory component relative to a motion picture camera in a variable position along a longitudinal axis of the support rod has at least one outwardly open recess. The support rod has a set back contact region in the recess that is accessible from the outside for the electrical contacting of the accessory component.

A camera with a rotating optical lens assembly is provided. The camera includes a housing, a main lens coupled to the housing, a ground glass coupled to the housing in the internal cavity and designed to capture an image of the subject from the main lens, a pair of optical assemblies rotatably mounted to the housing and each having a plurality of telescoping tubular lens assemblies, a magazine coupled to the housing and storing a film, and a motor coupled to the housing and operably connected to the pair of optical assemblies by a plurality of linkage members. The motor is designed to simultaneously rotate the optical assemblies in opposite directions to permit each telescoping tubular lens assembly that moves in temporary alignment with the ground glass to transfer the captured image of the subject to an exposed portion of the film.

A camera with a rotating optical lens assembly is provided. The camera includes a housing, a main lens coupled to the housing, a ground glass coupled to the housing in the internal cavity and designed to capture an image of the subject from the main lens, a pair of optical assemblies rotatably mounted to the housing and each having a plurality of telescoping tubular lens assemblies, a magazine coupled to the housing and storing a film, and a motor coupled to the housing and operably connected to the pair of optical assemblies by a plurality of linkage members. The motor is designed to simultaneously rotate the optical assemblies in opposite directions to permit each telescoping tubular lens assembly that moves in temporary alignment with the ground glass to transfer the captured image of the subject to an exposed portion of the film.

A technique enhances security measures in the IoT by reducing leakage of private images and degraded security due to unauthorized image capturing, eliminates the possibility that an unintended image is captured and stored, and also shows people around the user that the camera function of an electronic device is not working. A camera module shielding mechanism for shielding a camera module by retracting the camera module into a housing of an electronic device includes a support member supporting the camera module, a slide support supporting the support member in a slidable manner, an urging member that urges the support member in a direction in which the camera module protrudes from the housing, a locking member that locks the support member with the camera module retracted in the housing, and an actuator that unlocks the locking member.

A video camera, a computer-implemented method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The video camera including one or more microphones and a processor. The processor is configured to: acquire an output from the or each microphone; apply one or more pre-analysis filters to the or each acquired output, wherein the or each pre-analysis filter determines if the or each acquired output contains a corresponding predetermined feature of interest; and analyse the or each output, when it is determined by the or each pre-analysis filter that the corresponding output contains at least one predetermined feature of interest.

Provided is a battery capable of continuously supplying electric power to an electronic device such as a video camera easily without turning off the power supply of the electronic device. A battery is detachably attached to a video camera or a preceding battery attached to the video camera. The battery has a control section. When detecting that no subsequent battery is attached to the battery (step ST1-1), the control section discharges electric power from the battery to the video camera or the preceding battery attached to a first attaching part (step ST1-7). When detecting that a subsequent battery is attached to the battery, the control section stops discharging electric power from the battery to the video camera or the preceding battery attached to the first attaching part and enables discharging electric power from the subsequent battery to the video camera or the preceding battery (step ST1-5).

Modular digital camera systems are disclosed. The modular digital camera system can include a brain module configured to be releasably coupled to one or more of a port extender module, power module, display module, and handle module. The brain module and other accessory modules can be structured according to some embodiments to increase an ease of coupling and decoupling the modules.

Modular digital camera systems are disclosed. The modular digital camera system can include a brain module configured to be releasably coupled to one or more of a port extender module, power module, display module, and handle module. The brain module and other accessory modules can be structured according to some embodiments to increase an ease of coupling and decoupling the modules.

Modular digital camera systems are disclosed. The modular digital camera system can include a brain module configured to be releasably coupled to one or more of a port extender module, power module, display module, and handle module. The brain module and other accessory modules can be structured according to some embodiments to increase an ease of coupling and decoupling the modules.