Patent ID: 7133608

Claim:
A camera comprising: a first photo-taking portion in which, based on an optical flux introduced by a taking lens, an image of a subject is formed on a first predetermined focal plane to record the image; an optical viewfinder that presents an optical image of the subject based on the optical flux introduced by the taking lens so as to enable observing of the optical image; a second photo-taking portion in which, based on the optical flux introduced by the taking lens, an image formed on a second predetermined focal plane to generate a display so as to allow the image of the subject to be checked by a photographer; an image-sensing device provided on the second predetermined focal plane of the second photo-taking portion which outputs a signal of continuous frames based on the optical flux; a movable mirror which is movably provided between a first position in an optical path of the optical flux introduced by the taking lens for reflecting the optical flux and a second position retracted from the optical path; optical path forming members including a plurality of mirrors and a semitransparent member for forming a first optical path for introducing the optical flux reflected by the movable mirror toward the optical viewfinder and a second optical path for introducing the optical flux reflected by the movable mirror toward the second photo-taking portion; and a signal processor that produces a display image signal of the continuous frames in accordance with the signal output from the image-sensing device of the second photo-taking portion to thereby produce a moving picture preview prior to recording an image via said first photo-taking portion.