Patent ID: 6900825

Claim:
A printer comprising: at least one light source for generating light; a spatial light modulator, disposed in a traveling path of said light, including plural micromirrors, arranged in a plurality of arrays, and individually shiftable between first and second positions different in a direction; a pick-up section, disposed in a traveling path of said light reflected by said plural micromirrors in said first position, for picking up a picture image in photo film illuminated by said light, to output image data, wherein said pick-up section includes an image area sensor; a printing projecting optical system, disposed in a traveling path of said light reflected by said plural micromirrors in said second position, for focusing and recording a print image to photosensitive material; a controller for control in a pick-up mode and a printing mode; a pick-up optical system for focusing said light on said pick-up section upon being passed through said picture image in said photo film; a photo film feeder, actuated after operation of said pick-up section, for feeding said photo film by one frame of said picture image; and a photosensitive material feeder, actuated after recording of said printing projecting optical system, for feeding said photosensitive material by one frame of said print image; wherein: when in said pick-up mode, said controller sets said plural micromirrors in said first position, to illuminate said picture image in said photo film, and operates said pick-up section to obtain said image data; when in said printing mode, said controller selectively sets said plural micromirrors in said second position according to said image data, for recording of said print image with said printing projecting optical system; said plural micromirrors are disposed in a matrix form corresponding to a frame shape; and said controller controls said at least one light source in different conditions between said pick-up mode and said printing mode.