Patent ID: 6134392
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A photographic device capable of placing captions and logos onto images recorded using said photographic device, comprising:a camera body operable to record an image onto a photographic media;an electronic writing pad mounted on said camera body, on which a user inputs information to be superimposed onto said image; said writing pad being operable to accept a sketch drawn by user;said writing pad including a matrix of touch sensitive cells;a processor for sampling said information on said writing pad for converting said information into display signals which display the information;a display coupled to said processor and responsive to said display signals for displaying the sketch drawn by user;an output device attached to said body, responsive to said display, and operable to record said information onto said photographic media, thereby superimposing said information onto said image;a first lens attached to said body through which a first image is refracted;a second lens attached to said body through which a second image is refracted, said second image being displayed on said output device; andoptical apparatus connected to said body and operable to combine said first image and said second image, thereby producing a third image.