Patent ID: 6321039
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
A camera for exposing latent images on successive frames of a filmstrip having magnetic recording capacity, in which a memory stores a count indicative of the film frames remaining to be exposed including to indicate that the final frame was exposed, a magnetic head magnetically records user-selected information on the filmstrip adjacent each film frame, and a motor is actuated following exposure of each film frame to advance the filmstrip to permit said magnetic head to record the information on the filmstrip adjacent each exposed frame, is characterized in that:an image display that can be manually turned on when a film frame is exposed;a plurality of information selection switches can be manually used to select the information said magnetic head will magnetically record on the filmstrip adjacent the most-recently exposed one of the film frames including the final exposed frame; andan input receiving control is connected to said memory, said magnetic head, said motor, said image display, and said information selection switches to actuate said motor to advance the filmstrip to permit said magnetic head to record the information on the filmstrip adjacent the most-recently exposed one of the film frames except the final exposed frame, each time at least one of said selection switches is used to select the information, and to record the information on the filmstrip adjacent the final exposed frame, only one time at least one of said selection switches is used to select the information, and to turn on said image display automatically only when the final frame is exposed.