Camera with printer
First Claim
1. A camera in which a recording medium pack for containing a sheet-shaped recording medium is used, said camera comprising:
- a pack loading chamber for being loaded with said recording medium pack;
a front opening through which said pack loading chamber is open in a forward direction;
a taking lens for focusing of an image of an object to be photographed; and
a lens barrel for accommodating said taking lens, said lens barrel being disposed to extend in said forward direction from said pack loading chamber, having a barrel rear end, and inserted through said front opening, wherein said barrel rear end is disposed in said pack loading chamber.
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Abstract
An electronic still camera of a printer built-in type is provided, in which an instant photo film pack for containing an instant photo film is used. A pack loading chamber is loaded with the instant photo film pack. A front opening is provided, through which the pack loading chamber is open in a forward direction. A taking lens is adapted for focusing of an image of an object to be photographed. A lens barrel accommodates the taking lens, is disposed to extend in the forward direction from the pack loading chamber, has a barrel rear end, and is inserted in the front opening. The barrel rear end is disposed in the pack loading chamber.
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18 Claims
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1. A camera in which a recording medium pack for containing a sheet-shaped recording medium is used, said camera comprising:
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a pack loading chamber for being loaded with said recording medium pack;
a front opening through which said pack loading chamber is open in a forward direction;
a taking lens for focusing of an image of an object to be photographed; and
a lens barrel for accommodating said taking lens, said lens barrel being disposed to extend in said forward direction from said pack loading chamber, having a barrel rear end, and inserted through said front opening, wherein said barrel rear end is disposed in said pack loading chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18)
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15. A camera in which a recording medium pack for containing a sheet-shaped recording medium is used, wherein said recording medium pack includes a pack opening formed in a wall opposed to said recording medium, said camera comprising:
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a pack loading chamber for being loaded with said recording medium pack with said pack opening oriented in a forward direction;
a front opening through which said pack loading chamber is open in said forward direction;
a taking lens for focusing of an image of an object to be photographed; and
a lens barrel for accommodating said taking lens, said lens barrel being disposed to extend in said forward direction from said pack loading chamber, having a barrel rear end, and inserted through said front opening and said pack opening, wherein said barrel rear end is disposed in said recording medium pack.
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16. A camera of a printer built-in type, in which a recording medium pack for containing a sheet-shaped recording medium is used, said camera comprising:
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a taking lens;
a lens barrel for accommodating said taking lens, having a barrel rear end;
an image sensor for receiving object light from said taking lens, to output a pick-up signal;
a pack loading chamber, disposed behind said lens barrel, for being loaded with said recording medium pack;
a front opening through which said pack loading chamber is open in a forward direction;
a printing head, disposed to extend in a main scan direction, for printing an image to said recording medium through said front opening according to said pick-up signal;
a printing head moving mechanism for scanning said printing head in a head moving path in a sub scan direction with respect to said recording medium;
a barrel moving mechanism for moving said lens barrel between a collapsed position and a forward position in an optical axis direction, wherein said lens barrel, when in said collapsed position, protrudes into said head moving path, and said barrel rear end, when said lens barrel is in said collapsed position, is located inside said pack loading chamber, and when said lens barrel is in said forward position, is located in front of said pack loading chamber.
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