Photography – Having camera indicator – Nonmechanical visual display
Reexamination Certificate
1996-12-19
2001-05-08
Mahoney, Christopher E. (Department: 2851)
Photography
Having camera indicator
Nonmechanical visual display
Reexamination Certificate
active
06229963
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a camera having a display device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a camera having a liquid crystal display (LCD) that is switched from a date display to a photographic film count display. This allows the photographic film count to be easily seen.
2. Description of the Related Art
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are often used to inform a photographer of photographing information of a camera. These displays can include a date display that displays year/month/date and a photographic film count display that displays the number of the frame of the film to be photographed. The date display and the photographic film count display are simultaneously displayed on the same liquid crystal display device. By doing so, however, there is a possibility that a part of the date display can be mistaken as a photographic film count display and vice versa.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide a camera having a display device that is easy to switch between a date display and a photographic film count display.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a camera in which the date display and count display are easy to see.
To achieve the above-mentioned objects of the present invention, the present invention provides a display device for a camera comprising display means including a multiple section display for displaying data in a specified direction and as embodied herein the data includes at least a photographic film count. Control means is provided to control the display means for displaying the photographic film count in the center of the multiple section display. The multiple section display is also used for displaying a date. The date and film count are displayed during different control operations. Thus, the size of the overall area for the multiple section display becomes smaller and the photographic film count display is easy to see.
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Miyamoto Hidenori
Wakabayashi Hiroshi
Mahoney Christopher E.
Nikon Corporation
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