Patent ID: 7013083

Claim:
A camera comprising: a movable lens barrel movable between a collapsed position, a wide-angle position and a telephoto position, contained in a camera body when in said collapsed position, set more forward when in said wide-angle position than when in said collapsed position, and set more forward when in said telephoto position than when in said wide-angle position, for holding a taking lens; a flash emitting unit movable between a contained position and a flashing position, contained in said camera body when in said contained position, and set out of said camera body when in said flashing position, and adapted to emit flash light to a photographic field; a motor disposed in said camera body, for rotating forwards to move said movable lens barrel toward said telephoto position, and for rotating backwards to move said movable lens barrel toward said collapsed position; a transmission gear mechanism for transmitting rotation of said motor to move said movable lens barrel; a ring-shaped gear, disposed about said movable lens barrel in a rotatable manner, for rotating in a first direction when said motor rotates forwards, and for rotating in a second direction when said motor rotates backwards; a transmission ring disposed about said movable lens barrel in a rotatable manner in said first and second directions; a transmission mechanism, responsive to rotation of said ring-shaped gear, for rotating said transmission ring while said movable lens barrel moves between said collapsed position and said wide-angle position; and a linking mechanism, responsive to rotation of said transmission ring, for moving said flash emitting unit between said contained position and said flashing position.