Picture-format switchable camera

Details Picture-format switchable camera Picture-format switchable camera

1994-02-04

1995-03-14

Blankenship, Howard B.

354 94, 354159, G03B 1724

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053980883

ABSTRACT:
The picture-format switchable camera of the present invention is fabricated with a photographic optical system which, in this invention, is a photographic lens; a display unit portion having a lamp light source, a reflection mirror, a condenser lens, and a liquid crystal display; and a mechanical portion, for switching the image plane, having a mask for switching the image plane while retaining an objective lens of an image-forming optical system for inscribing data and a total reflection mirror, and a mask B located in the position facing the mask A; wherein a data-inscribing operation can form the image of the inscribing data on a film by moving the data-inscribing optical system such as the objective lens being interlocked with the up-and-down movement of the mask. Accordingly, an image of the inscribing data can be formed in the predetermined position in accordance with the switched picture format.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4994830 (1991-02-01), Harvey
patent: 5057857 (1991-10-01), Hata et al.
patent: 5086311 (1992-02-01), Naka et al.

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