JPH01135292

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DESCRIPTION JPH01135292
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an
external microphone for converting sound into an electric signal and outputting it, and more
particularly to an external microphone for attaching to a camera or the like for recording.
Conventionally, an external microphone of this type (hereinafter referred to as an external
microphone) has a conventional external microphone as shown in FIG. 6 in a video camera or an
electronic still camera capable of simultaneously recording audio and video. As shown in a
perspective view of an example of a video camera, it was attached and held on an accessory shoe
for attaching an external microphone. In the figure, lla is a video camera, 4a is an external
microphone, 15 is an accessory shoe for microphone attachment on the camera side, and 5 is a
cord for connecting the audio input terminals of the external microphone 4a and the camera 11a.
. (Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the conventional example as described
above, the accessory shoe 9 for an electronic still camera capable of recording audio as well as
video, for example, as shown in the three views of FIG. If the external microphone 4a is attached
to the accessory shoe 9 for attaching the strobe, the strobe is attached if the external microphone
4a is attached to the accessory shoe 9 when the electric microphone 10 has the electrical contact
10 (showing the contact on the camera side) for exchanging information between the strobe and
the camera. However, there is a drawback in that it is impossible to take flash photography. The
present invention has been made focusing on the problems of the external microphone for this
type of camera according to the prior art as described above, and it is possible to simultaneously
perform strobe photography while the external microphone is attached to the camera. The
purpose is to provide an external microphone. [Means for Solving the Problems] Therefore, in the
present invention, an accessory shoe for attaching a strobe having an external microphone and a
contact for exchanging information between the strobe and the camera, and an accessory for
attaching a strobe on the camera side The attachment for attaching to the shoe is intended to
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achieve the above-mentioned purpose by configuring the members together. [Operation]
According to the configuration of the present invention as described above, it becomes possible
to attach a strobe and simultaneously perform strobe photography while the external
microphone is attached to the camera. EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below
based on examples. 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a partially
broken sectional side view of an external microphone and a camera connection portion, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the external microphone according to the embodiment with a
strobe attached to the camera with the external microphone of FIG. 1;
(Arrangement) FIG. 1 is a drawing showing the best features of the present invention, in which
11 is a camera body, 4 is an external microphone, and 276 is for strobes disposed on the upper
and lower portions of the external microphone 4, respectively. Attachment to the accessory shoe
/ camera side accessory shoe 9 is a member. 1: Dimming and tuning in the accessory shoe 2. A
strobe contact 3 for exchanging various information such as charging completion with the
camera 11 is for electrically connecting the contact 1 with a member 7 in pressure contact with
the contact 10 of the accessory shoe 9 on the camera 11 side. The lead wire 5 is a cord for
connecting the voice input terminals of the external microphone 4 and the camera 11, the
attachment 7 is disposed in the plate 6, and the contact shoe 1 of the accessory shoe 9 on the
camera 11 side Similarly, a member for pressure contact with the contact 10 for strobes, and 8 is
a compression coil spring for holding the member 7 in pressure contact. (Operation / Function)
When the external microphone 4 is attached to the camera-side accessory shoe 9 by inserting the
member 6 into the camera-side accessory shoe 9 as shown in FIG. The member 7 is pushed by
the bottom surface of the accessory shoe 9 of the camera 11, temporarily retracts against the
spring 8, and comes into pressure contact with the contact 10 of the accessory 9 on the camera
11 side when mounting is completed. By the above operation, the strobe contact 1 on the
external microphone 4 side and the strobe contact 10 on the camera body 11 side are electrically
connected. When a strobe is attached to the accessory shoe 2, the state shown in FIG. 4 is
obtained. At this time, the strobe and the camera 11 can be taken with the external microphone 4
attached as they are electrically connected. It becomes. [Effects of the Invention] As described
above, according to the present invention, the external microphone has an accessory shoe having
a contact for exchanging information with the strobe and a mounting member for attaching the
accessory shoe to the accessory shoe for the strobe on the camera side. With the electronic still
camera or the like, it has become possible to take a strobe picture while an external microphone
for sound recording is attached to an accessory shoe.
[0002]
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[0003]
FIG. 1 is a partially broken sectional side view of an essential part of a connection between an
external microphone and a camera according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2
is a top perspective view of the external microphone according to the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a bottom perspective view of the external microphone according to the present
invention, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state in which the electronic flash is attached to the
camera with an external microphone in FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an example of a
conventional video camera with an external microphone.
2 ······ Microphone side accessory shoe 4 ··· · · · External microphone 9 ··· · · · Camera side accessory
shoe 11 · · · · · Camera body 12 · · · · · · Strobe-1 9 · / kg-6 'Figure 5
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