Digital instant printing camera with image processing capability
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1. A portable hand held camera comprising:
- at least one area image sensor for imaging a scene;
a camera processor adapted to process said imaged scene in accordance with a programmable scene transformation requirement; and
a printer for printing out said processed imaged scene on print media, utilizing print media and printing ink stored in a detachable print roll inside said camera system, the print roll being adapted to store the print media and the printing ink for utilization by said printer, said print roll being detachable from said camera;
said camera comprising a unit for the imaging of scenes by said area image sensor and printing said scenes directly out of said camera via said printer.
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Abstract
A portable, hand held camera has at least one area image sensor for imaging a scene and a processor for processing said image in accordance with a set of programmable rules. An internal printer prints out said processed image on media stored in a detachable module inside said camera.
Preferable, the internal printer is an ink jet printer and the detachable print media module incorporates an ink supply and a chip to identify the module as authentic.
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1. A portable hand held camera comprising:
- at least one area image sensor for imaging a scene;
a camera processor adapted to process said imaged scene in accordance with a programmable scene transformation requirement; and
a printer for printing out said processed imaged scene on print media, utilizing print media and printing ink stored in a detachable print roll inside said camera system, the print roll being adapted to store the print media and the printing ink for utilization by said printer, said print roll being detachable from said camera;
said camera comprising a unit for the imaging of scenes by said area image sensor and printing said scenes directly out of said camera via said printer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- at least one area image sensor for imaging a scene;
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