Patent ID: 6132111
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A manual firm drive control system for a camera having a housing and a film drive, the control system comprising a film drive actuation means and a film drive direction switch, the film drive actuation means being movable in two directions, movement in the first direction causing the film to move in a film advance direction and movement in a second direction causing the film drive to move in a film rewind position, the film drive direction switch being moveable between a film advance mode in which it allows the film drive actuation means to move in the first direction but not in the second direction and a film rewind mode in which it allows the drive actuation means to move in the second direction, but not in the first direction, the housing being cylindrical in shape with the film drive actuation means forming one end of the cylinder, the plane of the film drive being substantially perpendicular to the plane of the film drive actuation means.