Abstract: A case (1) for a musical instrument, in particular a stringed instrument, in particular a guitar, having means (3) for displaying the humidity inside case (1). The air temperature inside case (1) may be also be displayed by display (4), so that case (1) need not be opened to check displays for humidity and temperature inside case (1). Both humidity and temperature may be read from the same hygrometer (2) in one or more embodiments of the invention. Means may be provided by eg. a moist sponge inside case (1) to maintain air humidity inside case (1). Displays (3) and (4) may be analog or digital or both.

Abstract: A camera (1), in particular an electrically powered digital camera (1), equipped with a removable lens (6), the camera being provided with a transparent element (3) such as a thin pane of glass (3), mounted behind removable lens (6), the pane of glass (3) being mounted in such a way on camera (1) that dust particles entering lens port (8) when removable lens (6) is removed from camera (1), settle on the front of glass pane (3) and cannot enter camera (1) and settle on an image gathering element (2) which may be a digital sensor (2), camera (1) being a camera for motion such as a video camera (1) or a camera (1) for still pictures and possibly video. Glass pane (3) may be mounted on a unit behind lens (6) to seal or substantially seal camera (1) from dust entering camera (1) through lens port (8) and settling on image sensor 2.

Abstract: A device for transporting film (5), in particular unperforated film (5) without slippage, preferably intermittently, powered by a power source, preferably an electric motor (8), having at least one element such as a needle point (2) mechanically engage film (5) by entering it and transporting film (5) from a start position to a stop position. An element such as a pressure plate (7) may be used in one embodiment to hold the film steady during exposure and a movable element (7) may act on the film to hold it during exposure. At least one mark may be exposed on film (5) to aid in picture registration. At least one roller (31) controls the length of loops of film (5) before and after the aperture. The roller (31) may transport the film (5) by friction, or, in another embodiment the roller (31) may have radially mounted needles (2) which penetrate film (5) to hold film (5) while transporting it.

Abstract: A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in successive dye transfer areas of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during dye transfer from each dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer.

Abstract: A thermal printer is adapted to prevent crease formation in successive dye transfer areas of a dye donor web that can cause line artifacts to be printed on a dye receiver during dye transfer from each dye transfer area to the dye receiver in a dye transfer printer.

Abstract: A camera and method are usable for capturing multicolor images of multicolor scenes. The camera has a color detector determining from the multicolor scene and/or a captured multicolor image of the scene, a predominant color in the captured image and/or multicolor scene. The camera also has a display showing a predominant color determined by the color detector, whereby one is alerted to color predominance.

Abstract: An electronic flash unit has alternative (dual) capacitor switching to reduce flash ready time for flash firing.

Abstract: A camera and method are usable for capturing multicolor images of multicolor scenes. The camera has a color detector determining from the multicolor scene and/or a captured multicolor image of the scene, a predominant color in the captured image and/or multicolor scene. The camera also has a display showing a predominant color determined by the color detector, whereby one is alerted to color predominance.

Abstract: A camera comprising a power source battery, and an exteriorly accessible operating button that is manually moveable to initiate at least one operation in the camera, is characterized in that the battery and the operating button are a simultaneously movable unit; and a pair of electrical leads maintain individual conductive contact with the battery when the battery and the button are simultaneously moved. The battery and the operating button can be the same one-piece entity, or alternatively the battery can be a separate entity that is contained in a chamber in the operating button. Examples of an operating button are a flash on-off button, a shutter release button, and a power on-off button.

Abstract: A dual image capture camera for capturing successive film images and electronic images that correspond to the respective film images has an image-combining selector capable of being manually operated to select an identical print designation for at least two captured film images which indicates that these captured film images should be combined to make a single print, and a display that shows the captured electronic images to permit one to view them in order to decide which captured film images are to be combined to make a single print.

Abstract: A dual image capture camera captures successive film images on a filmstrip and captures successive electronic images that correspond to the respective film images. The camera has a memory that individually stores captured electronic images, a film drive motor that is actuated to rewind an exposed film length with the respective film images into a film cartridge, and a print quantity selector that is capable of being manually operated to provide various print quantity designations of how many prints are to be made for the respective film images. The print quantity selector can designate that no print is to be made for a particular film image.

Abstract: A camera for successively capturing images of subjects, in which respective print quantity designations indicate the number of prints to be made for each one of the captured images, includes print cost totaller that calculates a print cost total which is a total cost of prints to be made for every one of the captured images, and updates the print cost total to make it current each time a print quantity designation is used for a particular captured image.

Abstract: A one-time use camera comprising a filmstrip having successive frames including first- and last-to-be-exposed frames and a pre-exposure frame immediately preceding the first-to-be-exposed frame, a backframe opening at which the respective frames of the filmstrip beginning with the first-to-be exposed frame and ending with the last-to-be-exposed frame are exposed during picture-taking, a film cartridge which contains a film take-up spool that is manually rotated decreasing angles of rotation to wind the respective frames of the filmstrip beginning with the pre-exposure frame from the backframe opening onto said spool, and an exposure-related component that must be enabled in order to operate, is characterized in that a rotation-sensing detector for sensing rotation of the spool is connected with the exposure-related component to enable the exposure-related component when the spool is rotated an angle of rotation no greater than an angle sufficient to wind the last-to-be exposed frame onto the spool, whereby th

Abstract: A camera comprising a film winder manually rotatable in a film winding direction about an axis and having a continuous alternating series of teeth and spaces concentric about the axis, and an anti-backup device having a tooth that can be received in any one of the spaces to bottom out in the space in order to prevent reverse rotation of the film winder in a film unwinding direction, is characterized in that the film winder is constructed to be tilted from being perpendicular to the axis in order to only partially retract any one of the spaces that has received the tooth from the tooth, when one manually rotates the film winder in the film winding direction, whereby as long as the film winder is tilted the tooth cannot bottom out in any one of the spaces that has received the tooth. This results in a film winder and anti-backup device that are quietly operating.

Abstract: A method of unloading a film cartridge with exposed film from a spent one-time-use camera that has a main body part with a chamber for the film cartridge and a pair of front and rear cover parts which house the main body part between them, comprises the steps:cutting off light lock engaging corresponding bottom portions of the front and rear cover parts to provide an exterior cut bottom opening in the front and rear cover parts, without cutting the main body part, in order to leave an interior original bottom opening in the main body part in tact; andremoving the film cartridge from the chamber through the interior original bottom opening and the exterior cut bottom opening,whereby the main body part may be recycled.

Abstract: In a revolver, a sleeve is attached to the outside rear section of the barrel and can be turned to adjust abutment with a forward portion of the cylinder of the revolver.

Abstract: An apparatus for reproducing images recorded on a photographic filmstrip wound on a film spool contained in a cartridge, the photographic filmstrip having machine-readable frame numbers associated with the images recorded thereon and the photographic filmstrip being associated with a device for storing film related data including frame numbers identifying selected images to be reproduced.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for uncuffing a bag in a case, forming the top of the bag into a neck, and taping the neck, operable on non-square rectangular cases as well as square cases of different sizes.

Abstract: A film cassette is disclosed wherein a filmstrip in roll form is stored within the cassette shell and has a leader that projects from an exterior end of a film passage slit in the cassette shell to permit the filmstrip to be drawn out of the shell. According to the invention, the leader has a forward edge portion that is folded back onto a successive portion of the leader to prevent the leader from being moved completely through the exterior end of the film passage slit into the cassette shell. Preferably, the forward edge portion of the leader is secured to the successive portion of the leader to form a looped portion of the leader between the forward edge and successive portions which may be engaged in a camera, for example, to draw the filmstrip out of the cassette shell.

Abstract: A method of operating a photographic camera to provide exposure information in association with a latent image picture frame includes the step of automatically providing a nominal exposure for the picture frame. An operator-selected exposure is provided for the picture frame which differs from the nominal exposure by a known under- or over-exposure. The picture frame is exposed in accordance with the operator-selected exposure, and data is recorded in association with the picture frame indicating the difference between the nominal and operator-selected exposures. A method of operating a photographic printing system is provided, responsive to the recorded data, for marking a photographic print to indicate to an observer the under- or over-exposure of the negative. A method of operating a transparency processing system is provided wherein, responsive to the recorded data, the slide mount is marked with the under- or over-exposure.