Patent ID: 7573501

Claim:
A digital camera comprising: a housing having seven major surfaces, including a front surface, a rear surface, a base surface and an inclined surface adjoining the rear and base surfaces, the base surface being the surface on which the digital camera is supported at rest; an image sensor for capturing an image, the image sensor provided on the front surface; a digital storage device for digitally storing the image captured by the image sensor; a printer located within the housing, the printer for printing the captured image on media external to the camera as the camera traverses the media, wherein a printhead of the printer is provided on the inclined surface and at an angle normal thereto; a replaceable ink cartridge located within the housing and detachable therefrom, the replaceable ink cartridge being detachably inserted into the housing from the rear surface; a speed sensor for sensing a speed at which the camera traverses the media, wherein the speed sensor comprises: an optical encoder wheel protruding from the inclined surface at a normal thereto, and having a plurality of markings disposed circumferentially thereon; an optical sensor for sensing the markings; and an idle wheel protruding from the inclined surface at a normal thereto and provided at an opposite end of the inclined surface from the optical encoder wheel, the idle wheel for assisting the digital camera to traverse the media.