Patent ID: 8711278

Claim:
A waterproof digital electronic camera system comprising: a) a digital electronic camera including a lens, an image sensor, a rechargeable power source, an electronic storage device for storing pictures taken by said digital electronic camera in digital electronic form, control electronics, and a signal interface for downloading said pictures from said electronic storage device; b) a housing configured to hermetically seal therein said digital electronic camera water and air tight and to support therein said digital electronic camera so that said lens is fixed relative to at least one wall of said housing that comprises at least a first transparent area along an optical path defined by said lens and image sensor so that pictures may be taken through said first transparent area of said at least one wall of said housing, and wherein said housing being securely closeable; c) wherein said rechargeable power source comprises a primary coil around a conducting core and is configured to gather charge from an external charger that comprises a secondary coil that is disposed outside of said housing when closed and hermetically sealed, wherein said secondary coil is configured to couple inductively with said primary coil to recharge the power source, wherein the primary coil and the secondary coil are of substantially equal thickness such that the external charger is substantially as thin as the digital electronic camera; and d) wherein said signal interface is configured for downloading said pictures from said electronic storage device via said signal interface to a remote storage device disposed outside of said housing when closed and hermetically sealed.