A shutter device includes: a substrate having an opening; a first light-shielding member that moves from a first position outside the opening of the substrate to a second position outside the opening to shield the opening, the second position being different from the first position; a second light-shielding member that partly shields the opening while moving from the first position to the second position; a first moving member that has a protrusion moving along a hole provided in the substrate to move the first light-shielding member; a second moving member that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member; and a third moving member, located outside a movement range of the protrusion during the second light-shielding member being located in the first position, that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member.

A shutter device includes: a substrate having an opening; a first light-shielding member that moves from a first position outside the opening of the substrate to a second position outside the opening to shield the opening, the second position being different from the first position; a second light-shielding member that partly shields the opening while moving from the first position to the second position; a first moving member that has a protrusion moving along a hole provided in the substrate to move the first light-shielding member; a second moving member that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member; and a third moving member, located outside a movement range of the protrusion during the second light-shielding member being located in the first position, that is coupled to the second light-shielding member and moves together with the second light-shielding member.

A device can include a processor; memory; a display; a bezel that defines a bezel region and a display region for the display; one or more media capture components where the one or more media capture components include a camera operatively coupled to the processor, where the camera includes an aperture disposed in the bezel region; a switch that includes an operational state for a circuit electrically coupled to the at least one of the one or more media capture components and a nonoperational state for the circuit; and a movable shutter that controls the switch, where the movable shutter includes a closed orientation that obscures a field of view of the camera and that corresponds to the nonoperational state of the switch and an open orientation that does not obscure the field of view and that corresponds to the operational state of the switch.

There are provided an imaging device and a method of controlling the imaging device that can shorten the blackout period of a live view image in a case where a front curtain and a rear curtain are moved to continuously take static images. In a case where continuous shooting is performed, a focal-plane shutter is shifted to a normally open state to allow a live view image to be displayed during the continuous shooting. A front curtain-electromagnet and a rear curtain-electromagnet are excited to prevent the rotational movement of a second front curtain-drive lever and a second rear curtain-drive lever in a first direction after the focal-plane shutter is shifted to the normally open state; first curtain travel preparation for causing the second front curtain-drive lever and the rear curtain-drive lever to be moved to non-charge positions from charge positions is performed to release the prevention of the travel of the front curtain in a closing direction, which is performed by the front curtain-locking lever, from a point of time later than a point of time when the first curtain travel preparation is to be started; and second curtain travel preparation for causing the front curtain to travel in the closing direction to fully close an exposure aperture portion is performed.

There are provided an imaging device and a method of controlling the imaging device that can shorten the blackout period of a live view image in a case where a front curtain and a rear curtain are moved to continuously take static images. In a case where continuous shooting is performed, a focal-plane shutter is shifted to a normally open state to allow a live view image to be displayed during the continuous shooting. A front curtain-electromagnet and a rear curtain-electromagnet are excited to prevent the rotational movement of a second front curtain-drive lever and a second rear curtain-drive lever in a first direction after the focal-plane shutter is shifted to the normally open state; first curtain travel preparation for causing the second front curtain-drive lever and the rear curtain-drive lever to be moved to non-charge positions from charge positions is performed to release the prevention of the travel of the front curtain in a closing direction, which is performed by the front curtain-locking lever, from a point of time later than a point of time when the first curtain travel preparation is to be started; and second curtain travel preparation for causing the front curtain to travel in the closing direction to fully close an exposure aperture portion is performed.

A shutter apparatus includes a blade unit configured to open and close an opening used for exposure, a blade moving member configured to move the blade unit between an open position and a closed position of the opening, an urging member configured to urge at least one of the blade unit and the blade moving member in a direction from the closed position to the open position of the opening; and a blade cam member configured to contact the blade moving member as the blade unit moves from the closed position to the open position of the opening.

A shutter apparatus includes a blade unit configured to open and close an opening used for exposure, a blade moving member configured to move the blade unit between an open position and a closed position of the opening, an urging member configured to urge at least one of the blade unit and the blade moving member in a direction from the closed position to the open position of the opening; and a blade cam member configured to contact the blade moving member as the blade unit moves from the closed position to the open position of the opening.

To achieve downsizing while securing favorable functionality by a power assist spring. Provided are a blade opening and closing device including a magnetic drive unit including a coil to which a drive current is supplied and a magnet rotated with electric conduction to the coil, a drive lever configured to be operated by the magnetic drive unit, an opening and closing blade configured to open and close an opening by an operation of the drive lever, and a power assist spring configured to provide at least the drive lever with an energizing force in an operation direction of the drive lever, in which the power assist spring is located at an opposite side of the drive lever across the magnet. Thereby, since the drive lever for operating the opening and closing blade and the power assist spring for providing the energizing force in the operation direction to the drive lever are located on the opposite side to each other across the magnet, the power assist spring and the drive lever do not interfere and the degree of freedom of the arrangement positions of the power assist spring and the drive lever becomes high, and downsizing can be achieved while securing favorable functionality by the power assist spring.

There are provided an imaging device and a method of controlling the imaging device that can shorten the blackout period of a live view image in a case where a front curtain and a rear curtain are moved to continuously take static images. In a case where continuous shooting is performed, a focal-plane shutter is shifted to a normally open state to allow a live view image to be displayed during the continuous shooting. A front curtain-electromagnet and a rear curtain-electromagnet are excited to prevent the rotational movement of a second front curtain-drive lever and a second rear curtain-drive lever in a first direction after the focal-plane shutter is shifted to the normally open state; first curtain travel preparation for causing the second front curtain-drive lever and the rear curtain-drive lever to be moved to non-charge positions from charge positions is performed to release the prevention of the travel of the front curtain in a closing direction, which is performed by the front curtain-locking lever, from a point of time later than a point of time when the first curtain travel preparation is to be started; and second curtain travel preparation for causing the front curtain to travel in the closing direction to fully close an exposure aperture portion is performed.

There are provided an imaging device and a method of controlling the imaging device that can shorten the blackout period of a live view image in a case where a front curtain and a rear curtain are moved to continuously take static images. In a case where continuous shooting is performed, a focal-plane shutter is shifted to a normally open state to allow a live view image to be displayed during the continuous shooting. A front curtain-electromagnet and a rear curtain-electromagnet are excited to prevent the rotational movement of a second front curtain-drive lever and a second rear curtain-drive lever in a first direction after the focal-plane shutter is shifted to the normally open state; first curtain travel preparation for causing the second front curtain-drive lever and the rear curtain-drive lever to be moved to non-charge positions from charge positions is performed to release the prevention of the travel of the front curtain in a closing direction, which is performed by the front curtain-locking lever, from a point of time later than a point of time when the first curtain travel preparation is to be started; and second curtain travel preparation for causing the front curtain to travel in the closing direction to fully close an exposure aperture portion is performed.