Patent ID: 6738575
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
A lens information display apparatus which displays the lens information for use in a camera system, the camera system comprising:a lens apparatus having a taking lens which focuses light from a subject, a camera body which picks up the subject light focused by the taking lens to convert the subject light to image signals, and a viewfinder which displays an image taken by the camera body, the lens information display apparatus comprising: a lens information obtaining device which obtains the lens information from the lens apparatus; and a lens information display device which displays the lens information obtained by the lens information obtaining device superimposed on the image displayed on the viewfinder, wherein: the lens information display device comprises a transmissive display panel which allows light to pass, the display panel positioned in front of an image display screen of the viewfinder; and the lens information is superimposed on the image displayed on the image display screen of the viewfinder by displaying the lens information on the display panel.