Photography – Variable frame masking
Patent
1995-09-05
1997-02-11
Metjahic, Safet
Photography
Variable frame masking
G03B 1702, G03B 3700
Patent
active
056026064
ABSTRACT:
A frame opening of a camera image area is maskable in both horizontal and vertical directions using L shaped masks, each L shaped mask able to mask adjacent sides of the frame, and diagonally oppositely arranged. The masks are driven by a disk member rotatable by the user, and are linked together to mask the top and bottom and/or left and right sides of the frame. The rotating disk may unidirectionally mask the vertical or horizontal portions of the frame or all four sides of the frame.
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Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Lee Eddie C.
Metjahic Safet
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