Camera having selective information recording facility
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1. A camera comprising:
- a receiving device capable of receiving a signal externally transferred;
a recording device for recording, on a recording medium, information related to a signal received by said receiving device;
a timer circuit which measures a predetermined period from a reception by said receiving device of the signal; and
a control circuit which prohibits a receiving operation of said receiving device and performs a photographing operation by said camera until the predetermined period is measured by said timer circuit, said control circuit, after the predetermined period is measured by said timer circuit, performs the receiving operation of said receiving device, and thereafter, performs the photographing operation by said camera.
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Abstract
A camera includes a receiving device capable of receiving a signal externally transferred, a recording device for recording, on a recording medium, information related to the signal received by said receiving device, and a control circuit which inhibits signal-receiving of the receiving device during a predetermined period of time from the preceding reception of the signal by the receiving device.
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1. A camera comprising:
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a receiving device capable of receiving a signal externally transferred;
a recording device for recording, on a recording medium, information related to a signal received by said receiving device;
a timer circuit which measures a predetermined period from a reception by said receiving device of the signal; and
a control circuit which prohibits a receiving operation of said receiving device and performs a photographing operation by said camera until the predetermined period is measured by said timer circuit, said control circuit, after the predetermined period is measured by said timer circuit, performs the receiving operation of said receiving device, and thereafter, performs the photographing operation by said camera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
a warning device which gives a warning when a subsequent photo-taking operation is performed within the predetermined period.
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4. A camera according to claim 2, further comprising:
a display device capable of, when a subsequent photo-taking operation has been performed within the predetermined period, displaying a frame number related to the subsequent photo-taking operation.
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5. A camera according to claim 1, wherein the signal externally transferred is a signal related to a Global Positioning System.
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6. A camera comprising:
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a receiving device capable of receiving a signal externally transferred;
a recording device for recording an image on the recording medium and for recording, on the recording medium, information related to the signal received by said receiving device;
a timer circuit which measures a predetermined period from a reception by said receiving device of the signal; and
a control circuit which prohibits a receiving operation of said receiving device and performs a photographing operation by said camera until the predetermined period is measured by said timer circuit, said control circuit, after the predetermined period is measured by said timer circuit, performs the receiving operation of said receiving device, and thereafter, performs the photographing operation of said camera. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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