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Detector switch slims for camera integration

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team Jan 31, 2006

Alps has developed a smaller, thinner detector switch for use in digital cameras and other small digital devices.

Alps has developed a smaller, thinner detector switch for use in digital cameras and other small digital devices.

The Alps SPVR Series thin lever-type detector switch features a long stroke and a two-sided sliding-contact point structure for high contact reliability.

The device is targeted at digital cameras, which are becoming increasingly smaller and thinner.

The detector switch forms the mechanism that switches the power on automatically when the camera's case is slid open.

The SPVR Series detector switch can work in both horizontal and vertical directions.

Its dimensions of 3.6 x 4.2 x 1.2mm make it ideal for integration into smaller-sized equipment, yet it still features a long stroke of 2.18mm, and its two-sided sliding-contact point structure increases reliability.