Patent ID: 9030605
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A studio camera adaptor for using a portable video camera as a studio camera comprising: a main body unit including: a remote controller attachment unit provided to the side wall part for having a remote controller attached thereto, the remote controller being used for adjustment of at least one of zoom, focus, and aperture of the portable video camera, wherein the side wall part is provided remote from a lens and a lens barrel of the portable video camera; a signal transmission adaptor attachment unit configured to slide along a rail provided to the main body unit for having a signal transmission adaptor attached thereto, the signal transmission adaptor being used for signal transmission with a switcher; and a signal relay provided on a main-body-unit-side surface of the signal transmission adaptor attachment unit, wherein the signal relay includes: a camera video signal input unit configured to receive an input of a camera video signal from the portable video camera; a return video signal input unit configured to receive an input of a return video signal from a signal transmission adaptor; a video selection signal input unit configured to receive an input of a video selection signal for selecting one of the camera video signal and the return video signal; and a video output unit configured to output the one of the camera video signal and the return video signal based on a state of the video selection signal.