Photographic film cartridge or cassette systems with microlens
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1. A cartridge for use in a camera, the cartridge comprising:
- a photosensitive element having an exposure surface;
a housing having a storage area for storing the photosensitive element and an opening adapted to permit transport of the photosensitive element from a storage position within the housing to an exposure position outside of the housing; and
,a micro-lens array joined to the housing and positioned to confront the exposure surface when the photosensitive element is in the exposure position.
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Abstract
Cartridge and camera systems are provided that have a cartridge with a photosensitive element having an exposure surface and a housing having a storage area for storing the photosensitive element and an opening adapted to permit transport of the photosensitive element from a storage position within a housing to exposure position outside of the housing. A micro-lens array is joined the housing and positioned to confront the exposure surface when the photosensitive element is in the exposure position.
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1. A cartridge for use in a camera, the cartridge comprising:
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a photosensitive element having an exposure surface; a housing having a storage area for storing the photosensitive element and an opening adapted to permit transport of the photosensitive element from a storage position within the housing to an exposure position outside of the housing; and
,a micro-lens array joined to the housing and positioned to confront the exposure surface when the photosensitive element is in the exposure position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A cartridge for use in a camera, the cartridge comprising:
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a housing having a photosensitive element with an exposure surface and an opening adapted to permit transport of the photosensitive element from a storage position within the housing to an exposure position outside of the housing; and
,a micro-lens array joined to the housing and positioned to confront the exposure surface when the photosensitive element is in the exposure position; wherein each micro-lens is positioned to receive focused light from a scene and adapted to fracture the received light into a first fraction and a second fraction with the first fraction concentrated to form a first image on a first portion of the photosensitive element when the light received during an exposure is within a first range, with said second fraction passing onto the photosensitive element to form a second image on a second portion of the photosensitive element when the light received during an exposure is within a second range. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A camera system comprising:
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a camera body having a chamber adapted to receive a cartridge; a lens system to focus light from a scene toward an exposure area inside the camera body; and an exposure control system for controllably allowing light to pass from the lens system to the exposure area to define an exposure; said cartridge having a housing with an opening adapted to permit transport of a photosensitive element from a storage position within the housing to the exposure area; and
a micro-lens array joined to the housing and positioned to confront the photosensitive element when the photosensitive element is in the exposure area with each micro-lens adapted to receive light from the lens system, and to concentrate a first fraction of the received light a first image on a first portion of the photosensitive element when the amount of light received from the lens system during exposure is within a first range, with a second fraction of the received light passing onto the photosensitive element to form a second image on a second portion of the photosensitive element when the amount of light received from the lens system during exposure is within a second range. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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