IP Library Patent Application 14395536
Patent Application
App. No. 14/395,536

STROBE DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SROBE DEVICE

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App. No.
14/395,536
Abstract

A strobe device according to the present invention includes: a strobe main body; a light-emitting unit rotatably connected to the strobe main body; a variable mechanism capable of changing an angle of the light-emitting unit; a drive unit for driving the variable mechanism; and a control unit for controlling the drive unit, wherein the control unit has a mode of changing an illumination direction angle of the light-emitting unit at each shot in a continuous shooting operation. This realizes a strobe device that makes it possible to immediately obtain a favorite image.

Claims (14)

1 . A strobe device comprising:

a strobe main body;

a light-emitting unit rotatably connected to the strobe main body;

a variable mechanism capable of changing an angle of the light-emitting unit;

a drive unit for driving the variable mechanism; and

a control unit for controlling the drive unit,

wherein the control unit has a mode of changing an illumination direction angle of the light-emitting unit at each shot in a continuous shooting operation.

2 . The strobe device according to claim 1 , wherein the mode includes shots at a plurality of illumination direction angles with different strobe illumination conditions for bounce flash shooting.

3 . The strobe device according to claim 1 , wherein the mode includes a change of the angle of the light-emitting unit relative to the strobe main body in at least one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction.

4 . An imaging device comprising the strobe device according to claim 1 .

5 . The strobe device according to claim 2 , wherein the mode includes a change of the angle of the light-emitting unit relative to the strobe main body in at least one of a vertical direction and a horizontal direction.

6 . An imaging device comprising the strobe device according to claim 2 .

7 . An imaging device comprising the strobe device according to claim 3 .

8 . An imaging device comprising the strobe device according to claim 5 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 18, 2015
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 035045/0413 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 15, 2014
From: KAIMOTO, MINENORI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034511/0269 →