Patent ID: 6507704
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A pseudo-zoom camera in which at least a pseudo-zoom magnification is recorded as pseudo-zoom information on a photographic film, a film cartridge or a recording medium, and with which a service is available in which said pseudo-zoom magnification in pseudo-zoom information is read out is photographic printing or image data outputting and a picture area corresponding to said pseudo-zoom magnification is printed as a photographic print or output as image data from a photographed image, comprising:at least one of a pseudo-zoom magnification designation unit which designates said pseudo-zoom magnification and a pseudo-zoom pattern designation unit which designates a number representing a pseudo-zoom pattern obtained by patterning said pseudo-zoom pattern; or at least one of said pseudo-zoom magnification designation unit and said pseudo-zoom pattern designation unit, and a picture area designation unit which designates said picture area, wherein any of said pseudo-zoom magnification and said pseudo-zoom magnification number, or any of said pseudo-zoom magnification and said pseudo-zoom magnification pattern in combination with said picture area is recorded as pseudo-zoom information.