Abstract: A compound shown by the formula II, wherein Het is a mono- or polycyclic heterocyclic group comprising one or more hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of N, O and S which may be the same or different from each other; R1 is hydrogen, an optionally substituted lower alkyl or an optionally substituted lower alkenyl; A is an optionally substituted lower alkylene, an optionally substituted lower alkenylene or a single bond; B is an optionally substituted imino or a single bond; or A and B taken together may form a single bond; and D is a single bond or a group of the formula (a):

Abstract: To record images by a film recording system and an electronic recording system with one light-emission of a flashing device, the flashing device is controlled according to set values of photo film recording conditions since the sensitivity of a silver halide film is different from that of an imaging device. Information about exposure control of the electronic recording system is transmitted from a CPU that is equivalent to a controlling device of the film recording system to a CPU of the electronic recording system, and the electronic recording system sets a CCD aperture, a CCD gain and so on according to the information.

Abstract: A timing pulse (DSCEXP signal) that is synchronous with a vertical driving signal (VD) of a CCD is sent from an electronic imaging device (DSC) to a CPU of a silver halide recording device (APS). A CPU of the DSC synchronizes the image-capturing of the CCD and the shutter-operation of the APS when the nth pulse (for example, the second pulse) of the vertical driving signal is generated since a command for exposure timing generated by the full press of a shutter release button is received. When an outside luminance is higher than a reference value and an electronic flash is to be used, there is a time lag for one vertical driving signal between the image-capturing of the CCD and the shutter-operation of the APS.

Abstract: A camera system includes a taking lens and a lens cover type of operation card. The operation card incorporates a function of operating the camera system and covers the taking lens when attached to a front of the camera. The operation card may also be attached to another surface of the camera, and may be entirely detached from the camera and used as a remote control device.

Abstract: A camera for use with a filmstrip having a magnetic track along a longitudinal side of a frame thereof which is equipped with a magnetic recording head positioned at a distance from one side of the magnetic track for a frame positioned in an exposure aperture and determines, based on the distance, a length of advancement by which the filmstrip is advanced before starting data recording with the magnetic recording head and provides a data recording command to actuate the magnetic recording head to start recording the data on the magnetic track for the exposed frame when a advanced length monitoring device detects an advanced length of the filmstrip equal to the length of advancement.

Abstract: A cephem compound, wherein the cephem ring has a substituent at the 3-position, which substituent is shown by the formula II, wherein Het is a mono- or polycyclic heterocyclic group comprising one or more hetero atoms selected from the group consisting of N, O and S which may be the same or different from each other; R1 is hydrogen, an optionally substituted lower alkyl or an optionally substituted lower alkenyl; A is an optionally substituted lower alkylene, an optionally substituted lower alkenylene or a single bond; B is an optionally substituted imino or a single bond; or A and B taken together may form a single bond; and D is a single bond or a group of the formula (a): The cephem compounds of the present invention are useful as antibiotic agents.

Abstract: A zoom camera with a pseudo zooming function for assigning a frame a pseudo zoom ratio by which a printing area and a print magnification of the frame are modified to obtain a photo print that looks like being photographed at a virtual focal length that is equal to a multiplication product of the pseudo zoom ratio and an actual focal length of a taking lens used for photographing the frame. A virtual focal length is determined in accordance with operating direction and amount of a manual zooming operation member. A viewfinder is controlled in correspondence with the virtual focal length, to show a photographic field to be contained in a photo print as photographed at the virtual focal length.

Abstract: A still camera is provided with an area image sensor for obtaining digital image data, an LCD viewfinder, components for photographing image frames on a photo filmstrip in response to a shutter release operation, and a memory for storing the image data. The image data of one frame is written in the memory synchronously with each shutter release operation. In association with the image data of one frame, an ID code of the filmstrip and a frame number of the photographed image frame corresponding to the image data are written in the memory. Based on the data written in the memory, the display device can display a still image of the image frame photographed on the filmstrip, accompanied with the frame number of the photographed image frame.

Abstract: The time after film is rewound up to a first frame until a film cartridge holding the film is allowed to be taken out is divided with the time required for rewinding the film by the currently-exposed frames. A delayed frame number is displayed at the time which is delayed from a time when the actual frame corresponding to the delayed frame number has been rewound for a delay time which is found based upon a number of the currently-exposed frames. Thus, a time in which a displayed number "1" changes to such a mark as "E" can be decreased, thereby preventing the user from opening a film cartridge chamber before the film is completely rewound.

Abstract: In electric-supply equipment of the present invention, a main battery supplies electric power to equipment such as a camera, and an auxiliary battery such as an AA battery is used as a charging power source in order to supply electric energy to the main battery in a charging circuit. Thereby, if the power source (the auxiliary battery) has been consumed, only the auxiliary battery, which is inexpensive and easy to get, is replaced. In particular, a metal lithium secondary battery is used as the main battery, so that the main battery can supply a large amount of high current to the equipment such as a camera. Furthermore, the metal lithium secondary battery spontaneously discharges only a small amount of electricity, so that the battery need not be replaced even after a long period of non-use, and the equipment can be used anytime.

Abstract: A pyrrolidylthiocarbapenem derivative represented by Formula I is provided: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydrogen, lower alkyl which can be substituted or an amino protecting group independently, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together with a nitrogen atom to which R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are bonded form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.4, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with two nitrogen atoms and one sulfur atom in the sufamide group form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group; each cyclic group can further include at least one atom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and each cyclic group can be substituted; X.sup.1 is hydrogen or a hydroxy protecting group; X.sup.2 is hydrogen, a carboxy protecting group, an ammonio group, an alkali metal or an alkaline-earth metal; and Y.sup.2 is hydrogen or an amino protecting group.

Abstract: A camera view finder has a movable eyepiece lens barrel which is automatically shifted in the optical axis to a specific axial position in which the view finder protrudes from the camera body and provides dioptric power suitable for normal eyesight photographers when powering on the camera, to an additional axial position and to shifted back within the camera body when powering off camera.

Abstract: In a camera battery charger, a solar battery is provided upon a lid of a camera case, and a charging circuit for charging the in-camera battery by the solar battery or an external battery. When a camera is stored in a main body of the case, the in-camera battery is electrically connected to a power supply output terminal of the charging circuit, and is normally charged by the solar battery. When high-speed charging is necessary, the in-camera battery is charged at high speed by an external battery in an external battery adapter set in the main body of the case, or an external battery stored in an external battery storage part integrated with the main body of the case.

Abstract: The method for producing a sulfamide according to the present invention includes the step of reacting an alcohol and an oxycarbonylsulfamide compound in the presence of a trivalent phosphorus compound and an azodicarboxylic acid derivative. In one embodiment, the sulfamide is represented by Formula I, the alcohol is represented by Formula II, and the oxycarbonylsulfamide compound is represented by Formula III:R.sup.3 NHSO.sub.2 NR.sup.1 R.sup.2 (I)wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aralkyl, aryl, a heterocyclic group, and alkyl substituted with the heterocyclic group, respectively, said heterocyclic group being selected from the group consisting of pyranosyl, furanosyl, piperidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, an azetidinone ring, a cephem ring, a penem ring, and a carbapenem ring; R.sup.

Abstract: A method for controlling an image processing system comprising a fax-terminal and an image scanner connected to each other involves producing image signals by the image scanner and inputting them into the fax-terminal. When the fax-terminal accesses a telephone circuit, and if an original document is set in the fax-terminal, an image of the original and then the image picked up by the image scanner are transmitted in succession by facsimile. If the fax-terminal does not access a telephone circuit, the image signals from the image scanner are supplied to the fax-terminal which makes a hard copy of the scanned image. When the scanned image has been transmitted, a hard copy of the transmitted image can be made by the fax-terminal after the access to the telephone circuit is released. The access between the telephone circuit and the fax-terminal is maintained for a predetermined time interval after one image frame has been picked up and transmitted.

Abstract: A pyrrolidylthiocarbapenem derivative represented by Formula I is provided: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or lower alkyl; R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are hydrogen, lower alkyl which can be substituted or an amino protecting group independently, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 together with a nitrogen atom to which R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are bonded form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group, or R.sup.2 and R.sup.4, or R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 together with two nitrogen atoms and one sulfur atom in the sufamide group form a saturated or unsaturated cyclic group; each cyclic group can further include at least one atom selected from the group consisting of oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen, and each cyclic group can be substituted; X.sup.1 is hydrogen or a hydroxy protecting group; X.sup.2 is hydrogen, a carboxy protecting group, an ammonio group, an alkali metal or an alkaline-earth metal; and Y.sup.2 is hydrogen or an amino protecting group.

Abstract: An electronic copying machine for making a hard copy of a remote surface has a taking lens for forming an image of the remote surface and an image sensor which scans the image to provide video signals. The electronic copying machine is provided with a scanning area projecting device for projecting a frame onto the remote surface which defines an area of the image of the remote surface to be scanned. The scanning area projecting device comprises a frame slit plate formed with a plurality of frame slits for forming different sizes of slit frame images, a masking plate for selectively masking the frame slits and a source of illumination for illuminating the slit plate so as to project onto the remote surface a frame image of a size selected by the masking plate.

Abstract: A movable lens barrel contains a front lens group and a rear lens group and moves along the optical axis during zooming. The front lens group moves together with the movable lens barrel during zooming, and moves relative to the movable lens barrel along the optical axis during focussing. The rear lens group moves within and relative to the movable lens barrel during zooming. A deviation of the focussing position takes place due to backlash of the drive mechanism of the movable lens barrel. This focussing position deviation is eliminated by changing the position of the front lens group as set for focussing, or by changing the position of the rear lens group as set for zooming, respectively in accordance with the zooming direction. In order to determine the set position of the front lens group, two tables are provided corresponding respectively to the zooming direction.

Abstract: A photography mode input system for inputting any selected one of a plurality of predetermined optional photography modes into a camera having a microcomputer for controlling exposure. The system comprises a series of cards each having a different signal element pattern such as a notch pattern each respectively corresponding to an optional photography mode, and a switch array for detecting the signal element pattern. The switch array is disposed in a slot formed in a holder on the camera, and is connected to the microcomputer. The card is made of opaque plastic material or paper. The switch array comprises a series of switches each outputting a binary signal depending on whether each switch detects a notch, and the binary signals from the switches are read out as a binary code, on the basis of which the corresponding optional photography mode is set in the camera.

Abstract: A compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a protecting group; R.sup.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 cycloalkyl; R.sup.3 is hydrogen, hydroxy, or amino; R.sup.4 is halogen; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 each is identically or differently hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl; W is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkylidene; X is N or C-Y; Y is hydrogen or halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having a more potent antibacterial activity against G(+) and G(-) bacteria than known analogues, useful as antibacterial agents.