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Camera system

  • US 4,422,745 A
  • Filed: 07/31/1981
  • Issued: 12/27/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A camera system comprising:

  • (a) a camera body;

    (b) a film supply cartridge loaded with a supply of film and mounted within said camera body;

    (c) a film take-up cartridge mounted within said camera body constructed and arranged for receiving film from said film supply cartridge;

    (d) lens means mounted on said camera body for projecting an image from outside of said camera body on an exposure location within said camera body;

    (e) lens adjusting means for adjusting the magnification of said lens means;

    (f) shutter means mounted within said camera body constructed and arranged to permit said lens means to project an image on said exposure location only when said shutter means is opened;

    (g) film drive means for moving film from said film supply cartridge through said exposure location to said film take-up cartridge;

    (h) actuator means; and

    (i) control means for coordinating operation of said film drive means and said shutter means to sequentially expose said film on a frame-by-frame basis in response to said actuator means and for verifying that unexposed film is in said exposure location prior to opening said shutter means.

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