Patent ID: 7542094

Claim:
An adapter device to which a video camera device is to be attached the adapter device comprising: An adapter body including: A receptacle configured to receive therein the video camera device, An opening formed at a rear end of the adapter body such that the video camera device is inserted through the opening when the video camera device is installed in the adapter body, A lens-unit mount formed at a front end of the adapter body such that when the video camera device is installed in the adapter body, the video camera device passes through the opening toward the lens-unit mount; A lid provided pivotably on a vertical pivot of the adapter body to open and close the opening; and the lid including a mount base, that is provided on a top of the lid, and that is configured to receive a viewfinder and a terminal block opening, such that electrical connections on a rear of the video camera device pass through the lid when the video camera device is installed in the adapter body; Wherein the mount base is offset radially from an optical axis of the video camera device in a vertical direction; and Wherein the lid further includes a slider such that the viewfinder is slideable in a direction towards the front end of the adapter body.