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Camera for shooting movie and still pictures

  • US 4,829,384 A
  • Filed: 04/01/1988
  • Issued: 05/09/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/16/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A video camera comprising:

  • a casing having a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape;

    a first imaging optical system for shooting a still image and a second imaging optical system for shooting a video picture, said first and second imaging optical systems being disposed in a front surface of said casing so as to be directed to an object scene;

    a still camera unit disposed in said casing so as to be in the proximity of said first imaging optical system for causing said first imaging optical system to shoot the object scene to record a still picture thereof on a film;

    a video circuit section disposed in said casing so as to be on the rear side of said second imaging optical system for causing said second imaging optical system to shoot the object scene to form a video signal representing a movie picture thereof; and

    a video tape recording section disposed in said casing so as to be on the rear side of said first imaging optical system for recording said video signal on a video tape;

    said casing including a first opening through which said still camera unit is loaded with a film, and a second opening through which a video tape cassette is installed into said video tape recording section, said first and second openings being disposed in an upper surface of said casing;

    said first opening having a contour for enabling a magazine including said film to be inserted in a predetermined longitudinal direction of said magazine with a leader portion of said film drawn from said magazine;

    said first opening of said casing formed with an end portion having a shape to substantially straighten a curl of said film when said film is loaded.

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