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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7418201 | Flash apparatus, camera provided with flash apparatus, semiconductor laser device, and method of manufacturing the same In an embodiment of a flash apparatus, a semiconductor laser device is used as a flash-use light source. Laser light beams are approximately evenly scattered by a reflector plate whose reflection surface is formed of Ag coarse film, whereby illumination of a wide ra... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7340088 | Mask close-on image capturing device This specification discloses a mask close-on image capturing device, which includes a mask with an opening, several light sources and an image capturing device installed inside the mask. Light emitted by the light sources emanates homogeneously from the opening of t... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7286160 | Method for image data print control, electronic camera and camera system A method for image data print control includes: obtaining subject image data which is obtained by capturing an image of a subject formed through a photographic optical system and output by an image-capturing element having a plurality of pixels; obtaining a distance... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274830 | System for multi-sensor image fusion A method and system for fusing image data includes an electronic circuit (L) for synchronizing image frames. An adaptive lookup table unit (302a, 302b) receives the image frame data sets and applies correction factors to individual pixels... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252526 | Waterproof construction of rotary dial Provided is a waterproof construction of a rotary dial, which makes it possible to improve a waterproof property with a simple construction and is suited to a marine acoustic equipment. The waterproof construction of the rotary dial comprises a dial body, a k... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7066663 | Weather-resistant monitoring camera A weather-resistant monitoring camera has a case, a camera set, a frame, a lens and an adjusting assembly. The case has a body to receive the camera set, the frame, the lens and the adjusting assembly. The frame is used for holding the camera set in place and the c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7054552 | Vertical and horizontal pictures taken without camera rotation This invention describes a method for changing a picture orientation of a picture taken by an image sensor of an electronic device, e.g., for taking horizontal and vertical pictures, preferably having identical picture size and a picture aspect ratio, without changi... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7006764 | User interface for controlling cropping in electronic camera A camera adjusts the aspect ratio of a viewfinder image. The camera has a body and a capture unit mounted in the body. The capture unit has an imager and storage media operatively connected to the imager. The capture unit selectively captures an electronic image of ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6907194 | Camera having continuously cropping viewfinder A camera and method provide image cropping. The camera has a body and a capture unit mounted in the body. The capture unit has an imager and storage media operatively connected to the imager. The capture unit selectively captures an electronic image of a scene. A vi... | 06/14/2005 |
| RE38541 | Camera equipped with data imprinting device A camera with a data imprinting device includes a generally triangular space adjacent a film spool. A roller, used to conform the film to the film spool is urged into the triangular space when the film diameter on the roller approaches a maximum diameter. A portion ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6735388 | Camera having transverse optical encoder A camera has a body having an exposure frame surrounding an exposure opening. The exposure frame has a window. A mask core is mounted in the body. The mask core has an axis of rotation extending transverse to the exposure frame. The mask core has a plurality of sect... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6615000 | Camera having operation member on rear cover thereof, variable picture size camera and picture size switching mechanism, and click stop mechanism A picture size switching mechanism for a variable picture size camera includes a stationary standard picture plane forming member and a pair of light interception frames having light interception portions which can obstruct upper and lower edges of the st... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6574440 | Photographic camera system A photographic camera system includes a photographic camera that can successively expose a photographic film in different frame sizes and an automatic printer for automatically printing the processed photographic film exposed with those different frame si... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6456800 | Camera having mechanism for changing frame size A frame size changing device for a camera to change a frame size by masking part of an aperture defining the maximum size of the frame is provided with a pair of flexible light-shielding curtain members, a pair of drawing mechanisms located outside of the... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6374057 | Data imprinting system for camera A data imprinting device for a camera is provided with a light shielding system that shields part of light incident on an imaging frame of a film when the frame is exposed to light from an object to form a data imprinting area which is an unexposed area i... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6356716 | Camera having operation member on rear cover thereof, variable picture size camera and picture size switching mechanism, and click stop mechanism A camera having a rear cover with an operation member thereon, includes an electrical signal generation device and a mechanical operation device, provided in a camera body; a movable common operation member provided on the rear cover of the camera to actu... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6349176 | Photographic camera system A photographic camera system includes a photographic camera that can successively expose a photographic film in different frame sizes and an automatic printer for automatically printing the processed photographic film exposed with those different frame si... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6314245 | Camera having picture size switching function and/or to data projecting function A camera consists of a lens barrel unit, a spool chamber unit, a Patrone chamber unit, and a substantially plate-like linking member. The linking member has a photographic aperture, and guide rails for restricting the position of a film relative to the ph... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6307591 | Imaging apparatus including device for a selectively changing aspect ratios An imaging apparatus has a CCD with a predetermined aspect ratio, and a converging lens for projecting incident light onto the CCD. In the imaging apparatus, there is provided a ratio changing mechanism between the converging lens and the CCD, and an aspe... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6215963 | Field frame switcher A camera has an AE sensor 10 and a display member 32 disposed in the vicinity of the focusing screen 4, and a field frame switcher having a light interrupting wing capable of changing a field frame. The light-interrupting wing crosses and interrupts a pre... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6205296 | Film information writing device, film information reading device and film information handling device The present invention provides a device and method for enabling the writing of a print format and a trimming magnification onto a film surface using a simple construction. Film information comprising a print format set using a format setting switch 10 and... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6181881 | Field-of-view frame switching device A field-of-view frame switching device has a rectangular fixed field-of-view frame and a plurality of light-shielding members for covering portions of the rectangular fixed field-of-view frame so as to vary the size of the actual field-of-view frame. The ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6154616 | Photographic camera system A photographic camera system includes a photographic camera that can successively expose a photographic film in different frame sizes and an automatic printer for automatically printing the processed photographic film exposed with those different frame si... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6122452 | Photographic camera system A photographic camera system includes a photographic camera that can successively expose a photographic film in different frame sizes and an automatic printer for automatically printing the processed photographic film exposed with those different frame si... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6097900 | Apparatus for switching an aspect ratio of an imaging field frame An imaging field region display apparatus for switching an aspect ratio of the imaging field includes a first display device that displays a first imaging field region in which an imaging field display state changes in the first imaging field region and a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6064835 | Field frame for finder A field frame for use with a finder which provides arbitrary or stepwise switches of an aspect ratio of the finder. The field frame is made up of a standard field frame, a first L-shaped field switch frame having a dowel pin and two elongated holes, and a... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6064834 | Exposure and view finder orientation switching mechanism for a camera When a switching lever is positioned for horizontal photographing, an exposure frame composed of two switching frames is switched to a horizontal photographing exposure frame. When the switching lever is positioned for vertical photographing, a wheel ring... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6061529 | Photographic camera system A photographic camera system includes a photographic camera that can successively expose a photographic film in different frame sizes and an automatic printer for automatically printing the processed photographic film exposed with those different frame si... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6044231 | Camera with dual mode exposure controlled data imprinting A camera has a data imprinting device having an optical system focussing light from an LED array on a photographic film at first and second positions corresponding to full-size and panorama-size picture formats. In a first embodiment the optical system ha... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6035146 | Film transport in camera capable of switching picture size A light shielding member is composed of plural light shielding plates which increase and decrease an opening area by shielding an exposure opening at least partially, and at least two light shielding plates overlap each other to move from the exposure ope... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6006042 | Photographic camera system A photographic system includes a photographic camera that can successively expose a photographic film and an automatic printer for automatically printing the exposed and processed photographic film. The photographic camera magnetically or optically record... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5960223 | Imaging field changing apparatus In an imaging field changing apparatus capable of changing three or more imaging fields having different aspect ratios, a changing order can be set such that one of two imaging fields having largest rate of change in aspect ratios during imaging field cha... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5960220 | Photographic camera system A photographic camera system includes a photographic camera that can successively expose a photographic film in different frame sizes and an automatic printer for automatically printing the processed photographic film exposed with those different frame si... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5950025 | Print format selection device for camera A print format selection device for selecting one of different print formats to each picture frame of a filmstrip loaded in a camera or lens-fitted photo film unit, wherein an original field of view of a viewfinder corresponds to a picture frame defined b... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5933663 | Control apparatus for recording data To achieve an object to imprint optical data by an appropriate amount of imprinting light, a data recording apparatus includes a correction device for preventing the amount of light for imprinting optical data from varying as a result of an image plane si... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5911089 | Aperture size changing apparatus for a camera An aperture size changing apparatus for a camera includes a camera body, a photographing lens to be mounted to the camera body, and a pair of light intercepting blades for defining an aperture through which light is incident on a recording medium and whic... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5897232 | Camera with widthwise pseudo zoom masks and method of exposing a pseudo zoom image A photographic camera (10) includes a film supply chamber (14); a film takeup chamber (16) and a film exposure gate (18) positioned between the chambers. The gate defines a maximum exposed image width (W) in a direction of film travel between the chambers... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5892993 | Lens-fitted photo film unit A lens-fitted photo film unit has a film roll chamber, a cartridge chamber, and an exposure frame member provided between the film roll chamber and the film container chamber. The exposure frame member has an exposure aperture through which each picture f... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5875364 | Field frame changeover mechanism for viewfinder A field frame changeover mechanism suitable for a single-lens reflex camera, which allows clear confirmation of the photo range without increasing the size of the camera. The mechanism has darkening plates movable between a darkening position where the pl... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5828914 | Camera with variable format viewfinder A camera comprising a pair of front and rear viewfinder openings with a similar aspect ratio which defines a field of view through the front and rear viewfinder openings, and a masking device having a front masking opening with an aspect ratio that is dif... | 10/27/1998 |
