| CPC H04N 23/53 (2023.01) [G06F 3/013 (2013.01); H04N 23/56 (2023.01)] | 30 Claims |
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1. A viewfinder unit comprising:
a display unit capable of displaying an image;
an eyepiece portion;
an optical member provided between the display unit and the eyepiece portion;
a first holding member configured to hold the optical member in a direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the optical member;
an illumination device configured to illuminate an eye of a photographer with a predetermined light;
a second holding member configured to hold the illumination device;
a sensor capable of picking up an image of the eye of the photographer, illuminated by the illumination device with the predetermined light, to detect a line of sight of the photographer;
an eyepiece detector capable of detecting proximity of the eye of the photographer to the eyepiece portion; and
an opening provided in the eyepiece portion, wherein the opening is wider than a display area of the display unit when viewed in an optical axis direction of the optical member,
wherein, when the eyepiece portion is viewed in the optical axis direction, the illumination device is located inside the opening and outside the display area of the display unit,
wherein part of a first area of the optical member, projecting from an outline of the first holding member in the optical axis direction, is located inside the opening in the direction orthogonal to the optical axis,
wherein at least one of the illumination device and the second holding member is located in a second area where the second area is surrounded by the outline of the first holding member and the first area of the optical member, and
wherein the illumination device and the eyepiece detector are located in the same plane orthogonal to the optical axis.
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