A User-friendly Video Camera Based on Ergonomic Studies

Author

Iijima, Yasuhiro ; Hatanaka, Haruo ; Fujita, Hideto ; Shimomura, Yoshihiro ; Katsuura, Tetsuo

Author_Institution

Sanyo Electr. Co., Ltd., Osaka

fYear

2008

fDate

9-13 Jan. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

To design an ergonomically user-friendly video camera, electromyograms (EMGs) at six muscle locations were measured to find an optimal grip angle. Grip angle is an important factor in the usability of general consumer electronic products. The results indicated that vertically-gripped cameras, where the grip angle is large from the axis of the lens alignment, reduced muscular load. Particularly a grip angle from 105deg to 135deg produced little fatigue. In consideration of our results, we developed a compact and lightweight video camera with a grip angle of 105deg based on ergonomic methodology.

Keywords

electronic products; ergonomics; video cameras; compact lightweight video camera; consumer electronic products; electromyograms; ergonomic; fatigue; grip angle; user-friendly video camera; Cameras; Consumer electronics; Electric variables measurement; Electromyography; Ergonomics; Lenses; Muscles; Shape measurement; Usability; Wrist;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Consumer Electronics, 2008. ICCE 2008. Digest of Technical Papers. International Conference on

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1458-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1459-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCE.2008.4588041

Filename

4588041