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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7684694 | Apparatus for supporting a camera and method for using the apparatus A camera support assembly including an elongated support, such as a extensible support, which support extends between a base assembly and a handgrip, whereby a user of the camera may secure a camera to the base assembly and, while holding the handgrip, position the ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7432973 | Digital camera for capturing an image with a predetermined composition A digital camera has a CCD acquiring image information expressing a subject image. Reference pattern information expressing a composition for which photographing is desired is stored in advance in a first memory. A CPU compares the reference pattern information and ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7302171 | Lens-fitted photographic film A switch is turned on when a shutter button is pressed down. An LED, provided on the front face of a unit body, is lit up to indicate a photographing moment in response to the turning of the switch on. When the shutter button is released, the switch is turned off an... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7239806 | Sliding cover A sliding cover for protecting camera lens and switching the power of the camera, comprising a cover plate and a permanent magnet. The cover plate is slideably connected with the front shell of the camera, a magnetic induction switch is installed at the inner side o... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7176961 | Portable electronic device and portable cellular phone A portable electronic device is provided which an operator (photographer) has not an abnormal but favorable feeling from a design (aesthetic) viewpoint and which enables the operator to know an area in which a photograph can be successfully taken or a position of a ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7043152 | Eye image pickup device An object of the invention is to precisely guide the position of an eye in order to acquire an excellent eye image which is suitable for an authentication. The invention provides an eye image pick-up apparatus including an image pick-up unit for picking up an... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6788887 | Camera with indicator for determining position within the angle of view The present invention provides a camera comprising such a function for self-photographing that a self-photographer cannot only determine whether or not he or she is within the angle of view but can also determine his or her position within the angle of view more acc... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6496657 | Camera A camera includes: a distance measuring device for measuring an object distance; a photometry device for measuring an object brightness; a mode setting device for setting a self portrait photographic mode to set a photographic condition appropriate for ph... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6466740 | Lens-fitted film unit provided with focus adjusting mechanism A lens-fitted film unit has a simple structured lens mechanism that can adapt to photographing under close-up photographing and normal photographing and also with a finder that enable a photographer to check the photographing field from the front in close... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6408133 | Finder system in photographing apparatus A focusing position selecting mechanism for determining focusing positions of a taking lens is provided with a selector member for selecting among a plurality of focusing positions including a focusing position for close-up photographing. In the front por... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6130992 | Self portrait camera A camera comprising a rectangle housing having a front face, a top surface and a bottom, a shutter trigger located along the top of the camera for operating the conventional shutter of the camera, a pair of sighting arms extending divergently and symmetri... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5950016 | Recyclable camera and film combination for a camera recycling system A recyclable camera and film combination for a camera recycling system is disclosed. The camera comprises a film cartridge chamber with a lid, a rotatable dial manually rotated in the same, direction flame by frame, for every shot, both in controlling the... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5768645 | Disposable camera with alignment means for assisting in taking self/group portrait pictures The present invention relates to a camera which comprises a camera unit including a housing with a front face and a bottom. A lens assembly is located within the housing and extends to the front face of the housing. A shutter is located within the housing... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5619295 | Camera cover for taking a self-portrait and a method of making the same By attaching a camera cover to an existing camera, user can take a photograph of himself or herself with an intended camera angle, scope and timing. A camera cover body, which comprises the camera cover to be removably attached to a camera, has a front po... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5565947 | Framing apparatus for a camera A camera includes an enclosure having a front surface for supporting an optical section relative to an optical axis intersecting an image receiver supported relative to a back surface, and a lens positioned in the optical axis on the front surface of the ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5537175 | Camera adaption for self photography A camera is adapted for self photography by provision of a reflective element disposed over a image receiving means thereof. The reflective element is disposed along or proximate to the focal axis of the image receiving portion for avoiding a parallax eff... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5262815 | Modular photobooth photography system A user-actuated modular photography system for use in a photobooth or like enclosure to provide user self-photography with realistic user-selective user image previewing includes a camera module having a housing including a photographic camera having a le... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5196876 | Photography booth and method A photography system includes a photograph producing first system having a camera with a photographically usable output, an electronic output corresponding to the photographically usable output, a first video display and a photograph producing system for ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 4999657 | Methods and apparatus for taking portraits A mirror is secured to a camera and adjusted so that a subject being photographed can see himself or herself in the mirror when the photograph is taken. The subject can take his or her own photograph, if desired. A mounting bracket is provided which can b... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4952954 | Motor driven camera A motor driven camera having a back cover switch which is actuated when a back cover of a camera is closed and a winding-on mechanism which advances the film by a predetermined number of frames when the back cover switch is operated by the back cover, the... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4939531 | Automatic film loading camera An automatic patrone loading camera includes a patrone chamber, a rotating shaft, a detector, and a control section. The patrone chamber houses a patrone. A film is inserted in the patrone in the winding shaft direction while the film is wound around the ... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4896175 | Photography booth and method A self-photography booth comprises a booth having a first end portion for a person to be photographed and a spaced and aligned opposite second end portion. A camera is operably associated with the second end portion and includes a selectively operable fil... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4804983 | Photography booth and method A self photography system includes a film camera having an image inlet and an image outlet and also includes a shutter assembly for selectively exposing a length of film to a viewed image. A video camera is coupled to the image outlet by a prism which ass... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4771300 | Camera mirror A camera mirror which is designed to pose a subject and support a camera in offset relationship for taking photographs of the subject. The mirror and camera bracket for mounting the camera are mounted on a tripod and in a preferred embodiment, the camera ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4560261 | Flat camera with self photograph framing mirror A camera for use with a disk film having a take lens window provided in the front side of a parallelepipedal housing closer to one lateral side thereof and a mirror device disposed at the center of the front side adjacent the window for observing the obje... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4490029 | Camera with a framing mirror A framing mirror provided on the front part of a camera for enabling observation of the range of the scene to be photographed from the front of the camera is used for various displays by a liquid crystal display device. Various operation modes are set by ... | 12/25/1984 |
