Patent ID: 6927797

Claim:
A viewfinder for mounting on a camera having a video signal tap, comprising: a support base assembly for mounting on the camera to extend forwardly and laterally of the camera; a pivot member pivotally connected to said support base assembly for selectively pivoting about a laterally extending axis, said pivot member having electrical wires from a connection to the video signal tap of the camera for transmitting video signals from the camera; a pivot locking mechanism on said support base assembly and pivot member for selectively locking said pivot member to said support base assembly to prevent pivoting therebetween; a viewing module releasably connected to said pivot member for extending rearwardly along a side of the camera, said viewing module having a CRT facing rearwardly and an eyepiece extending rearwardly for viewing said CRT; and cooperating and-releasable electrical connectors on said pivot member and said viewing module for transmitting video signals from said pivot member to said viewing module.