1. A liquid crystal display device comprising, at least,
a pair of polarizing plates, and
a liquid crystal cell, disposed between the pair of polarizing plates, comprising
a pair of substrates opposed to each other,
an electrode disposed on at least one of the pair of substrates, capable of forming an electric field including a component parallel to the pair of substrates,
a liquid crystal layer, of which alignment is controlled, disposed between the pair of substrates,
a plurality of pixel regions respectively having first, second and third pixels, and
a plurality of color filter layers, respectively having first, second and third color filter layers, each corresponding to the first, second and third pixel regions;
wherein Rth is different between at least two of the first, second and third color filter layers;
wherein the color filter layers satisfy expressions (I) and (II):
0\u2266Re(630)\u226610, and |Rth(630)|\u226625; and\u2003\u2003(I)
|Re(400)\u2212Re(700)|\u226610, and |Rth(400)\u2212Rth(700)|\u226635,\u2003\u2003(II)
where in the expressions (I) and (II), Re(\u03bb) expresses front retardation value at a wavelength of \u03bb nm, and Rth(\u03bb) expresses in-thickness direction retardation value at a wavelength of \u03bb nm.
2. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1, wherein the first, second and third color filter layers respectively show a maximum transmittance at a main wavelength of \u03bb1, \u03bb2 and \u03bb3 (unit: nm) respectively, which satisfy a relation, \u03bb1<\u03bb2>\u03bb3;
wherein Rth values of the color filter layers satisfy the relation (I) below:
Rth(\u03bb3)>Rth(\u03bb2).\u2003\u2003(I)
3. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1, wherein the first, second and third color filter layers respectively show a maximum transmittance at a main wavelength of \u03bb1, \u03bb2 and \u03bb3 (unit: nm) respectively, which satisfy a relation, \u03bb1<\u03bb2<\u03bb3;
wherein Rth values of the color filter layers satisfy the relation (II) below:
Rth(\u03bb1)>Rth(\u03bb2).\u2003\u2003(II).
4. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1, wherein the electrode, capable of forming an electric field including a component parallel to the pair of substrates, comprise pixel electrode layers and an opposed electrode layer.
5. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1, wherein the electrode, capable of forming an electric field including a component parallel to the pair of substrates, comprise a pair of electrode layers, at least either of which being transparent, and an electrode layer not to be applied with voltage.
6. The liquid crystal display device of claim 1, wherein both of said pair of polarizing plates individually comprise a polarizing film and a protective film provided on at least one surface of said polarizing film, wherein said protective film is disposed between the liquid crystal cell and said polarizing film.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electronic camera, comprising:
an electronic flash which throws light on recording of an image;
a switch;
a controller which intermittently activates the electronic flash upon turning on of the switch, thereby enabling determination of an image-capturing angle of view before the recording of the image;
a first capacitor from which the electronic flash is supplied with electricity before the recording of the image; and
a second capacitor from which the electronic flash is supplied with electricity on the recording of the image;
wherein the first and second capacitors are provided independently of one another.
2. The electronic camera as defined in claim 1, wherein a quantity of light thrown by the electronic flash before the recording of the image is smaller than a quantity of the light in the recording of the image.
3. The electronic camera as defined in claim 1, further comprising:
a shutter release button, full depression of the shutter release button causing the recording of the image;
wherein the switch is turned on upon half depression of the shutter release button.
4. An electronic camera, comprising:
an imaging device which captures an image of an object in a cycle by exposure for a period corresponding to the cycle, and outputs image signals updated in the cycle;
a display;
a display controller which makes the display to display the image according to the image signals while the imaging device is capturing the image;
an electronic flash which throws light on recording of an image;
a flash controller which intermittently activates the electronic flash before the recording of the image;
a first capacitor from which the electronic flash is supplied with electricity before the recording of the image; and
a second capacitor from which the electronic flash is supplied with electricity on the recording of the image;
wherein the first and second capacitors are provided independently of one another, and
wherein a live image of the object illuminated with the electronic flash is shown on the display to enable determination of an image-capturing angle of view before the recording of the image.
5. The electronic camera as defined in claim 4, further comprising a changing device which is manually operated to change the cycle of the imaging device.
6. The electronic camera as defined in claim 4, further comprising a changing device which automatically changes the cycle of the imaging device.
7. The electronic camera as defined in claim 4, further comprising:
a switch;
wherein the flash controller intermittently activates the electronic flash upon turning on of the switch.
8. The electronic camera as defined in claim 7, further comprising:
a shutter release button, full depression of the shutter release button causing the recording of the image;
wherein the switch is turned on upon half depression of the shutter release button.
9. The electronic camera as defined in claim 4, wherein the flash controller intermittently activates the electronic flash when brightness of the image is lower than a predetermined threshold.
10. The electronic camera as defined in claim 4, wherein a quantity of light thrown by the electronic flash before the recording of the image is smaller than a quantity of the light in the recording of the image.