Patent ID: 6317156
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: B41J,H04N

Abstract:
A printer incorporated type electronic camera having an image data forming unit for forming image data corresponding to an image of a subject imaged by an imaging optical system and a printer unit for printing an image represented by picture data formed by the image forming unit with the image data forming unit and the printer unit being disposed in a case, wherein the printer unit includes a cassette type member to be recorded holding unit for holding a cassette type member to be recorded at a predetermined attitude, the cassette type member to be recorded having a window formed at a predetermined position along an external cover thereof through which a recording surface of a recording tape accommodated in the member to be recorded can be visually recognized, said case being formed to have an approximately-rectangular-prism-like outside shape in which, when the camera takes such an attitude that an optical axis of the imaging optical system is directed in a horizontal direction, at least one side surface of the case along a vertical direction is wider than a bottom surface or upper surface thereof along the horizontal direction, said case having a window disposed at a position thereof enabling the window of the cassette type member to be recorded held by said cassette type member to be recorded holding unit to be viewed from outside of the camera to visually recognize that printing is executed to the recording tape of the cassette type member to be recorded by the print unit.