Patent ID: 7628550
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A single-lens reflex camera capable of displaying a live view, the camera comprising: a motor; an image pickup device; a movable reflecting mirror movable between a first position for reflecting subject light from a photographing lens arranged in front of the image pickup device, and a second position retracted from the optical path of the photographing lens to guide the subject light from the photographing lens to the image pickup device; a shutter arranged between the image pickup device and the movable reflecting mirror; a first drive mechanism for charging the shutter; a second drive mechanism for driving the movable reflecting mirror between the first position and the second position; and a third drive mechanism for driving the first drive mechanism and the second drive mechanism by using the rotation of the motor in a first direction, or for driving only the first drive mechanism by using the rotation of the motor in a second direction.