Patent ID: 6173124
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
A photographic camera comprising:a camera body;a user-operable shutter release;a camera lens for transmitting light from a subject external to the camera body onto a photographic film disposed inside the camera to form an image of the subject on the photographic film;a first housing disposed in the camera body for housing a cartridge containing the photographic film;a second housing disposed in the camera body for housing the photographic film drawn from the cartridge;film drive means disposed in the camera body for driving the photographic film between the first and second housings;sensor means for detecting film position detecting holes and generating a film position detecting signal based upon the film position detecting holes;an exposure device for exposing the image of the subject onto a portion of an effective exposure area of the photographic film, the portion of the effective exposure area being located opposite an exposure opening between the first and second housings;user-operable selecting means for enabling a user to select an aspect ratio information;recording means disposed in the camera body for recording on the photographic film an exposure information signal containing the aspect ratio information; andcontrol means including a micro-computer electrically connected to the sensor means and to the film drive means for controlling a position of the effective exposure area in order to record the image of the subject based upon the film position detecting signal,wherein a leading edge of the photographic film is formed as a substantially straight line to be automatically loaded from the first housing to the second housing and to automatically position the film position detecting holes on the sensor means, andthe recording means further records an exposure position control signal to indicate a printing area.