Digital camera with removable imaging module
First Claim
1. A digital camera comprising a lens, a digital image sensor to receive an image from the lens, and a digital image storage device, wherein the image sensor and image storage device are packaged together as an integral imaging module which is adapted to be assembled into and disassembled from the digital camera as an integral unit.
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Abstract
A digital camera disclosed herein comprises a lens, a digital image sensor to receive an image from the lens, and a digital image storage device. The image sensor and image storage device are packaged together as an integral imaging module, which is adapted to be assembled into and disassembled from the digital camera as an integral unit. The integral imaging module and the remaining parts of the digital camera may therefore be purchased or otherwise provided separately.
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54 Claims
- 1. A digital camera comprising a lens, a digital image sensor to receive an image from the lens, and a digital image storage device, wherein the image sensor and image storage device are packaged together as an integral imaging module which is adapted to be assembled into and disassembled from the digital camera as an integral unit.
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29. An imaging module for use in cooperation with a digital camera body, the imaging module comprising:
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a digital image sensor; and
a digital image storage device;
wherein the digital image sensor and digital image storage device are packaged together as an integral imaging module, which is adapted to be assembled into and disassembled from the digital camera body as an integral unit. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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- 41. A camera body comprising a lens but not comprising an image sensor or an image storage device, the camera body being dimensioned to accommodate an imaging module comprising at least an image sensor and an image storage device and having a guide to substantially correctly position the imaging module relative to the lens when the imaging module is inserted within the camera body.
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45. A method of making digital camera apparatus available to users, comprising:
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defining an integral imaging module which is adapted to be removably received into a digital camera body as an integral unit, the integral imaging module comprising at least a digital image sensor and a digital image storage device packaged together in the integral unit, but not comprising a lens;
making available to users, separately, integral imaging modules and digital camera bodies, whereby an integral imaging module and a digital camera body together form an operational digital camera. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of operating a digital camera, the method comprising:
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providing an imaging module having an image sensor and a storage device;
providing a separate camera body module having a lens;
installing the imaging module into the camera body module; and
activating the image sensor to sense an image from the lens. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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52. A digital camera comprising:
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means for focusing an image;
means for sensing an image from the focusing means;
means for storing an image sensed by the sensing means; and
means for enabling the sensing means and storing means to be removably assembled with the focusing means. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54)
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