Patent ID: 6519418
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera comprising:a lens barrel having a cam part in which a plurality of magnification varying cam areas for varying magnification and a plurality of focusing cam areas for focusing are alternately formed in a continuous manner; a flash light emitting part arranged to be capable of varying a luminous intensity distribution angle; driving means for causing said lens barrel to rotate around the optical axis, said lens barrel having a lens unit thereof driven along said cam part to perform a magnification varying action or focusing action; and rotary cam member for rotating in association with the rotation of said lens barrel, said rotary cam member having a first cam part for varying the luminous intensity distribution angle of said flash light emitting part in a state that said lens unit is driven along the magnification varying cam area and a second cam part for not varying the luminous intensity distribution angle of said flash light emitting part in a state that said lens unit is driven along the focus cam area to be formed therein.