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Analog/digital camera and method

  • US 6,553,187 B2
  • Filed: 12/15/2000
  • Issued: 04/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A camera comprising:

  • a digital image transducer;

    a digital image storage;

    a film transport mechanism operable to advance film across a film focal plane;

    first and second imaging means for generating a first optical image on the digital image transducer and for generating a second optical image at the film focal plane; and

    , a trigger coupled to both a shutter associated with the film focal plane and circuitry associated with the digital image transducer to essentially simultaneously expose the film with the second optical image and generate and store a digital image representation of the first optical image, the digital image representation of the first optical image having higher resolution than the film as exposed with the second optical image, the film as exposed with the second optical image serving as a security reference to ensure against tampering of the digital image representation of the optical image.

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