Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging optical system provided on a front side of the imaging apparatus facing a subject and configured to collect light from a field of view area; an image sensor configured to receive the light collected from the field of view area via the imaging optical system to generate image data; an optical sighting unit configured to transmit the light from the field of view area collected by the imaging optical system and to produce a virtual image of a light beam or a sighting mark in an area where the light from the field of view area transmits; and an imaging control unit configured to perform imaging under imaging control corresponding to driving of the optical sighting unit when the optical sighting unit is driven.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes: an imaging unit configured to receive light collected from an object area through an imaging optical system provided at a front side facing an object, and to generate image data; a body unit including the imaging unit; an optical sight unit including a light source unit for emitting luminous flux, and a reflecting optical element for allowing light from the object area to transmit and reflecting the luminous flux toward a back side opposite to the front in order to produce a virtual image of the luminous flux in the object area or near the object area; and a leg unit that holds at least the reflecting optical element in a movable manner in a direction away from the body unit and in a direction perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging optical system, at startup of the optical sight unit.

Abstract: The invention provides a portable optical instrument including: a body portion to which a lens barrel which holds a lens is fixed; a pop-up light emitting unit which projects illumination light forward; and a sighting device which includes an optical element which includes a concave-surface-shaped reflection surface and a sighting device light source opposed to the reflection surface, the sighting device forming a reflection light of the sighting device light source, wherein the optical element is disposed between the light emitting unit and the body portion.

Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating enhanced viewer perception of video images at computing devices according to one embodiment of the invention. A method of embodiments of the invention includes tracking, at a first computing device, movements associated with a first user within a camera range of one or more cameras coupled to the first computing device. Each movement of the first user may trigger an updated view of contents being displayed in real-time on the first computing device. The method may further include calculating a synthesized updated view of the contents in response to tracking a movement of the first user from a first position to a second position. The synthesized updated view may represent a realistic view of the contents in response to the movement of the first user from the first position to the second position. The method may further include displaying the synthesized updated view of the contents.

Abstract: A camera housing comprises a four-sided frame. A first side of the four-sided frame includes a first segment, a second segment, and a latch mechanism with a first latch component and a second latch component. The first latch component and the second latch component are pivotally coupled such that in a closed position, the frame securely encloses a camera and in an open position, the first segment and the second segment are separable.

Abstract: A storage structure for a light-emitting device is included in a camera body, which also includes a lens mount formed on its front side for attaching a lens barrel and an imaging element arranged on its back side with a center thereof aligned with the center of the lens mount. The storage structure is a concave storage compartment arranged to correspond with an upper part of the lens mount. The light-emitting device is attached to the storage compartment and capable of popping up and down therefrom, the floor of the concave storage compartment is located between a lower edge of an engaging pawl, which is arranged at an upper edge portion of the lens mount, and the upper side of the imaging area of the imaging element.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a light-emitting unit from which a lead wire and a flexible wiring board extend, a shaft member passing through the light-emitting unit, and a base member having formed therein two bearing portions pivotally supporting the shaft member. The light-emitting unit is caused to shift between an in-use state and a stored state according to the light-emitting unit being rotated around the shaft member. The flexible wiring board extending from the light-emitting unit extends into the imaging apparatus through a space between the two bearing portions in which the shaft member is located. The lead wire extending from the light-emitting unit extends into the imaging apparatus through an outside of one of the two bearing portions in which the shaft member is not located.

Abstract: In an imaging apparatus, a first slope is formed that inclines toward a second flash-unit cam at an end face of a first flash-unit cam on the second flash-unit cam side at a first position where a flash-unit follower is located on the first cam when the flash-unit follower is engaged with the first flash-unit cam and the lens barrel unit is changed into wide angle state, and a second slope is formed that inclines toward the first flash-unit cam at an end face of the second cam on the first flash-unit cam side at a second position where the flash-unit follower is located on the second flash-unit cam when the flash-unit follower is engaged with the second flash-unit cam and the lens barrel unit is changed into a wide angle state.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including a strobo assembly capable of controlling a light emitting angle of a strobo. The imaging apparatus includes a case and a strobo assembly mated to the case and that revolves with respect to the case. The strobo assembly includes a light source that emits light; a strobo housing that accommodates the light source; a bush embedded in the strobo housing and that provides a revolution shaft of the strobo assembly; and an elastic member accommodated in the bush and that provides a predetermined elastic force so that the strobo assembly revolves with respect to the case.

Abstract: Provided is a photographing apparatus. The photographing apparatus may illuminate auto focus (AF) auxiliary light onto a subject without regard to an opening/closing of a flash because the flash may illuminate the light out of a main body even when the flash is received in the main body in a retracted position.

Abstract: In an imaging apparatus, a first slope is formed that inclines toward a second flash-unit cam at an end face of a first flash-unit cam on the second flash-unit cam side at a first position where a flash-unit follower is located on the first cam when the flash-unit follower is engaged with the first flash-unit cam and the lens barrel unit is changed into wide angle state, and a second slope is formed that inclines toward the first flash-unit cam at an end face of the second cam on the first flash-unit cam side at a second position where the flash-unit follower is located on the second flash-unit cam when the flash-unit follower is engaged with the second flash-unit cam and the lens barrel unit is changed into a wide angle state.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a light-emitting unit from which a lead wire and a flexible wiring board extend, a shaft member passing through the light-emitting unit, and a base member having formed therein two bearing portions pivotally supporting the shaft member. The light-emitting unit is caused to shift between an in-use state and a stored state according to the light-emitting unit being rotated around the shaft member. The flexible wiring board extending from the light-emitting unit extends into the imaging apparatus through a space between the two bearing portions in which the shaft member is located. The lead wire extending from the light-emitting unit extends into the imaging apparatus through an outside of one of the two bearing portions in which the shaft member is not located.

Abstract: An image recording apparatus includes an image sensing part for converting an optical image imaged by a photograph lens to an electric signal, a distance measuring part for measuring a distance between a target object and the image recording apparatus, an illumination part for generating an illumination light and a pre-illumination light, a first illumination controlling part for controlling the amount of the illumination light of the illumination part based on the measured distance of the distance measuring part and a F number of the photograph lens, a second illumination controlling part for controlling the amount of the illumination light of the illumination part based on the electric signal output from the image sensing part in correspondence with the pre-illumination light, and a selecting part for selecting one of the first illumination controlling part and the second illumination controlling part.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a flash light emitting portion moving between a housed position and a light emitting position, a biasing means for biasing the flash light emitting portion toward the light emitting position, a member to be locked moving with a movement of the flash light emitting portion, a locking means for locking the member to be locked in a state in which the flash light emitting portion exists at the housed position and suppressing change of the position of the flash light emitting portion, opposing a biasing force by the biasing means and a lock releasing means having an electromagnet and a moving portion, for releasing a locked state of the member to be locked by moving the moving portion in a direction apart from the electromagnet by applying electric current to the electromagnet and by allowing the locking means to pivot about an axis.

Abstract: Provided is a photographing apparatus. The photographing apparatus may illuminate auto focus (AF) auxiliary light onto a subject without regard to an opening/closing of a flash because the flash may illuminate the light out of a main body even when the flash is received in the main body in a retracted position.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device 10 comprising first and second parts 11, 12 at least partially retractable with respect to one another along an extension axis 14 of the device to define retracted and extended configurations of the device, the device comprising a camera assembly 13 and a camera illumination assembly 21, the camera illumination assembly being arranged to be between the first and second parts in the extended configuration, the device being arranged such that the camera illumination assembly is substantially housed within the first and/or second parts in the retracted configuration and exposed in the extended configuration.

Abstract: An ornament plate of a ring-shape made of a metal with a high heat radiation effect, for instance, aluminum, is attached to an end surface on an object side of a lens barrel such that the ornament plate covers the whole front part of the lens barrel. Four kinds of LEDs of high luminance type constructing an LED light source are attached to the lens barrel through the ornament plate used as a substrate. A light diffusion cover made of a transparent resin is attached to the front of the ornament plate for covering the LEDs. When using the flash, a high voltage current is applied to the LEDs to emit flash light. Each LED generates heat. However, the heat is radiated through the ornament plate.

Abstract: A strobe pop-up device for moving a strobe assembly to pop-up, bounce, and closed positions includes: a strobe assembly having a strobe, and a strobe connecting link, a bottom end of which is rotatably supported by a main body of the camera to move the strobe assembly to the pop-up, bounce, or closed position; an elastic element that is located at a point where the strobe connecting link is connected to the main body of the camera, and biases the strobe assembly toward a direction the strobe assembly stands upright; and a bounce-position maintaining element which fixes the strobe assembly to be in an inclined position at a predetermined angle between the closed position and the pop-up position. The point where the main body of the camera is connected to the strobe connecting link is disposed closer to a subject to be photographed than the strobe when in the closed position.

Abstract: A handheld electronic device 10 comprising first and second parts 11, 12 at least partially retractable with respect to one another along an extension axis 14 of the device to define retracted and extended configurations of the device, the device comprising a camera assembly 13 and a camera illumination assembly 21, the camera illumination assembly being arranged to be between the first and second parts in the extended configuration, the device being arranged such that the camera illumination assembly is substantially housed within the first and/or second parts in the retracted configuration and exposed in the extended configuration.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera with a built-in strobe which can reduce its whole size, while having a pop-up mechanism that enables a strobe casing attached to a camera body to be shiftable. The camera is provided with a camera body (2), a support unit (3) which has a first turning section (11) and a second turning section (12) and which is turnably supported on the camera body (2) through the first turning section (11), a strobe casing (4) turnably supported at one side thereof on the support unit (3) through the second turning section (12), a first engaging section (15) for engaging the support unit (3) at a second position, and a second engaging section (16) for engaging the strobe casing (4) at the second position.

Abstract: A flash case, in which a flash is provided, is automatically moved to an up position, when a user selects a flash mode in a state where the flash case is at a down position, when a user begins to forcibly raise the flash case by hand in a state where the flash case is at the down position, or when the flash case is at the down position in a state where a photometric operation starts in an auto-flash mode. The flash case is automatically moved to the down position, when an external force is added to the flash case at the up position.

Abstract: A moving member holding device that holds at a first position a moving member that makes a movement between the first position and a second position relative to a fixed member, includes: an engaging member provided at either the moving member or the fixed member and having an engaging portion; and a holding member provided at the moving member or the fixed member where the engaging member is not provided, which becomes engaged with the engaging portion of the engaging member to hold the moving member at the first position. And: a position of the engaging portion of the engaging member changes along a direction in which the moving member makes the movement as the engaging member moves; the first position at which the moving member is held is adjusted along the direction in which the moving member makes the movement as the position of the engaging portion changes; and a direction in which the engaging member moves and the direction of the movement of the moving member are different from each other.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes: an image capture optical system; a rotary device rotatable from an initial position in a first direction and rotatable from the initial position in a second direction; a protective cover that performs an opening action to expose (uncover) the image capture optical system in response to rotation of the rotary device from the initial position in the first direction, and that performs a closing action to cover the image capture optical system in response to rotation of the rotary device from the initial position in the second direction; and an energizing member that returns the rotary device to the initial position.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera with a built-in strobe which can reduce its whole size, while having a pop-up mechanism that enables a strobe casing attached to a camera body to be shiftable. The camera is provided with a camera body (2), a support unit (3) which has a first turning section (11) and a second turning section (12) and which is turnably supported on the camera body (2) through the first turning section (11), a strobe casing (4) turnably supported at one side thereof on the support unit (3) through the second turning section (12), a first engaging section (15) for engaging the support unit (3) at a second position, and a second engaging section (16) for engaging the strobe casing (4) at the second position.

Abstract: A moving member holding device that holds at a first position a moving member that makes a movement between the first position and a second position relative to a fixed member, includes: an engaging member provided at either the moving member or the fixed member and having an engaging portion; and a holding member provided at the moving member or the fixed member where the engaging member is not provided, which becomes engaged with the engaging portion of the engaging member to hold the moving member at the first position. And: a position of the engaging portion of the engaging member changes along a direction in which the moving member makes the movement as the engaging member moves; the first position at which the moving member is held is adjusted along the direction in which the moving member makes the movement as the position of the engaging portion changes; and a direction in which the engaging member moves and the direction of the movement of the moving member are different from each other.

Abstract: Camera having a built-in and self-contained flash sub-assembly. The camera includes a body having a movable cover member, and a flash device for illuminating a subject to be imaged. The flash device includes a light emitting unit, a capacitor for supplying electric current to the light emitting unit to emit a flash of light, and a step-up circuit which, in accordance with a power source such as a battery, etc., charges the capacitor. The light emitting unit, the capacitor, and the step-up circuit are disposed in the moveable cover member of the body. The flash sub-assembly also may be disposed within a pop-up/out flash type unit supported by a camera body.

Abstract: A strobe device in which a damper device is built has a light-emitting portion main unit containing a flash-emitting tube and other members therein supported by a rotational supporting mechanism having rotational damper functions. The rotational supporting mechanism includes a rotational shaft fixed to the light-emitting portion main unit and a bearing tube fixed to the camera main unit to which the rotational shaft is fit with a slight gap therebetween. Grease is filled and sealed in the gap between the rotational shaft and the bearing, thus configuring the rotational supporting mechanism. When the light-emitting portion main unit rotates toward a pop-up position due to the pressing force of a spring, friction torque of the rotational supporting mechanism acts to suppress the moving speed, and bouncing at the pop-up position is prevented.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pop-up mechanism and a camera apparatus equipped with this pop-up mechanism which can be configured without using a motor or a gear train and manufactured at a low cost by reducing the number of parts and realizing compactness and light weight.

Abstract: Cam mechanism with a flat or planar locking member and a cam member also having a flat or planar shape. The cam mechanism is operable as a pop-up mechanism. The cam member moves substantially in a first plane and the lock member is urged or driven substantially in the first plane by the cam member when the cam member moves from a first to a second position corresponding to extended and retracted positions, respectively, of a pop-up device. When the cam member reaches a predetermined position, the movement of the cam member is restricted by the locking member and the restriction of the movement of the cam member is released by moving the locking member in a direction perpendicular to the first plane. A spring energizes the lock in a member towards a direction in which the movement of the cam member is restricted.

Abstract: There is disclosed a camera in which a power for a pop-up action of a built-in strobe is branched and taken out from & barrel-driving power transmitting path, the barrel is popped up in synchronization with an advancing action of the barrel from a retracted position to a shooting position, and a driving source for the barrel and a driving source for the strobe are from a common source. A first interrupting gear and a second interrupting gear are disposed coaxially and mutually movably in an intermediate portion of the barrel gear train. A following spring is interposed between the first interrupting gear and the second interrupting gear. The first interrupting gear idles in a predetermined range with respect to the second interrupting gear. A lock lever and a lock portion are made such that they can be engaged with and disengaged from each other.

Abstract: A flash controller of a camera system includes a camera body and an interchangeable lens which is detachably attached to the camera body, the camera body including a built-in flash, the interchangeable lens being of a type which can have data communication with the camera body to output lens data on the interchangeable lens to the camera body. The flash controller includes a memory which is provided in the camera body in which data on the built-in flash are pre-stored; and a calculating device, provided in the camera body, for judging whether flashlight emitted from the built-in flash will be interrupted by a periphery of the interchangeable lens in accordance with the lens data input from the interchangeable lens and flash data input from the built-in flash.

Abstract: A camera includes a retractable built-in flash unit which is movable between a retracted position and a discharge position, and a controller which controls the built-in flash and provides an auto flash mode in which the controller allows the built-in flash to discharge automatically when necessary. In the auto flash mode, the controller moves the built-in flash from the retracted position to the discharge position when predetermined conditions are satisfied, and subsequently controls the retractable built-in flash unit to discharge automatically at a time of exposure. Furthermore, the controller temporarily prohibits the retractable built-in flash unit from automatically discharging if the retractable built-in flash unit is pushed down to the retracted position after the controller moves the retractable built-in flash unit from the retracted position to the discharge position.

Abstract: A compact camera has a camera case that covers up more than half of a camera body in a resting position where the camera case covers a taking lens, a flash projector, a battery chamber and a cartridge chamber. By sliding the camera case to a working position uncovering the taking lens and the flash projector, the flash projector springs up to a flashing position, and a main switch is turned on. Then, a lens barrel is protruded out of the camera body. Locking mechanisms are provided to stop the camera case at the working position. The camera case is allowed to move from the working position to the resting position by stowing the flash projector into the camera body. The camera case is allowed to move from the working position in an uncoving direction by operating a knob that is mounted in a room provided inside the battery chamber. The battery chamber is located behind the flash projector in the stowed position, and a battery chamber lid and the flash projecotr are mounted rotatable about the same axis.

Abstract: A compact camera has a camera case that covers up more than half of a camera body in a resting position where the camera case covers a taking lens, a flash projector, a battery chamber and a cartridge chamber. By sliding the camera case to a working position uncovering the taking lens and the flash projector, the flash projector springs up to a flashing position, and a main switch is turned on. Then, a lens barrel is protruded out of the camera body. Locking mechanisms are provided to stop the camera case at the working position. The camera case is allowed to move from the working position to the resting position by stowing the flash projector into the camera body. The camera case is allowed to move from the working position in an uncoving direction by operating a knob that is mounted in a room provided inside the battery chamber. The battery chamber is located behind the flash projector in the stowed position, and a battery chamber lid and the flash projector are mounted rotatable about the same axis.

Abstract: In a lens-fitted film unit with a built-in strobe, when photographing is conducted with strobe light, a strobe unit takes a first attitude in which a strobe panel is directed to a subject being photographed, while when photographing is conducted without the strobe light or when photographing is not conducted, the strobe unit takes a second attitude in which the strobe panel is directed almost downward, a strobe frame is rotated so as to change from the first attitude to the second attitude or from the second attitude to the first attitude, a portion or an entire portion of a print base board is located beneath the strobe panel when the strobe unit takes the second attitude, a front cover has a protruded first wall section to hide at least the portion of the print base board located beneath the strobe panel when the strobe unit takes the second attitude.

Abstract: A camera having a viewfinder for viewing a subject to be photographed, and a flash unit for illuminating the subject which is supported for movement between an operative position in which the flash unit faces the subject and a storage position in which the flash unit does not face the subject, is characterized in that the viewfinder has an image-reflecting mirror that is arranged on the flash unit for movement with the flash unit to reflect an image of the subject when said flash unit is moved from the storage position to the operative position.

Abstract: A camera including a housing, a dual position flash pivotable between a folded position against the housing and an unfolded position extending from the housing, a taking lens, a shutter blade movable to momentarily uncover the taking lens in order to take a picture, and a shutter actuator manually depressible to initiate movement of the shutter blade, is characterized in that the shutter actuator is located on the flash to be pivoted with the flash and is manually depressible in the folded and unfolded positions of the flash to initiate movement of the shutter blade in each one of the positions.

Abstract: A camera comprises a photographing optical system, and a cover for covering the photographing optical system, and the cover is supported turnably about a rotating axis which is neither parallel nor perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of a camera body, and is operative to selectively open and close by turning about the rotating axis. Part of the cover is positioned by coming into abutment with part of a front exterior portion of the camera, so that the cover is held in a predetermined opened state. The cover is provided with a flash device, and when the cover is in an opened state, the flash device is moved away from the photographing optical system so that a red-eye phenomenon is prevented from easily occurring.

Abstract: A compact camera including a housing, and a pivotal flash that can be pivoted between a folded position against the housing and an unfolded position extending from the housing, is characterized in that the housing has a pair of elongate surfaces that come together to define a corner portion, and the pivotal flash is pivotally supported beneath the corner portion and has a pivot actuator that is located to be swung around the corner portion from over one of the surfaces to over the other surface in order to pivot the pivotal flash from the folded position to the unfolded position.

Abstract: A compact camera comprising a body housing, a film roll chamber within the body housing, and a flip-up flash pivotally connected to the body housing to permit the flip-up flash to be flipped up from the body housing for use and flipped down to the body housing for storage, is characterized in that the body housing has a protruding portion that at least partially forms the film roll chamber, and the flip-up flash has a flash housing with a cavity for receiving the protruding portion when the flip-up flash is flipped down to the body housing, to integrate the flash housing with the body housing.

Abstract: A compact camera including a housing, a manually depressible shutter release button, and a movable flash supported for movement between a folded position against the housing and covering the shutter release button and an unfolded position extending from the housing and not covering the shutter release button, is characterized in that the movable flash has a built-in actuator for the shutter release button which covers the shutter release button when the movable flash is in its folded position, but can be manually depressed sufficiently to similarly depress the shutter release button.

Abstract: A variable illuminating angle mechanism which can vary the illuminating angle of a flash unit. The variable illuminating angle mechanism includes a device which prevents a light emitting body or an illuminating lens from being moved in excess of a range of normal movement. The variable illuminating angle mechanism includes a drive shaft having a screw thread formed on a circumferential surface of the drive shaft and a drive device to rotationally drive the drive shaft. A transmission member in threaded connection to the drive shaft is moved by rotation of the drive shaft, and a transmission device moves the light emitting unit or the illuminating lens via movement of the transmission member. An escape device is positioned at at least one end of the drive shaft to disconnect the transmission member from the drive shaft when the transmission member is moved beyond a normal operating range of the light emitting unit or illuminating lens.

Abstract: A one-time-use flash camera comprising a camera housing that contains a cartridge chamber holding a film cartridge and a film roll chamber holding an unexposed film roll on which a predetermined maximum number of exposures can be made, and a flash device, is characterized in that the flash device has a total number of flash lamps that is equal to the predetermined maximum number of exposures that can be made on the unexposed film roll, and is connected non-removably to the camera housing in order that the flash device must be broken off the camera housing to separate the flash device from the camera housing, whereby once each one of the flash lamps is used there will not be any exposures that can be made and the one-time-use flash camera must be discarded.

Abstract: A compact camera comprising a camera body, a multi-lamp flash unit supported for movement relative to the camera body to advance respective flash lamps successively to a flash illumination position for illuminating a subject being photographed, and a drive assembly actuated to move the flash unit to advance the flash lamps to the flash illumination position in coordination with film movement to advance respective unexposed film sections successively to an exposure position in the camera body, is characterized in that the flash unit is supported for movement to a folded position collapsed to the camera body for compactness, and separated from the drive assembly to prevent actuation of the drive assembly from moving the flash unit, and to an unfolded position extended from the camera body to be used, and engaged with the drive assembly to permit actuation of the drive assembly to move the flash unit.

Abstract: A compact camera comprising a camera body, a multi-lamp flash unit supported for movement relative to the camera body to advance respective flash lamps successively to a flash illumination position for illuminating a subject being photographed, and a drive assembly actuated in engagement with the flash unit to move the flash unit to advance the flash lamps to the flash illumination position in coordination with film movement to advance respective unexposed film sections successively to an exposure position in the camera body, is characterized in that the flash unit is supported for movement to a folded position collapsed to the camera body for compactness and to an unfolded position extended from the camera body to be used, and the drive assembly remains in engagement with the flash unit during movement of the flash unit between its folded and extended positions.

Abstract: A camera comprises a movable unit, such as a cover and a flash emitting part for flash photography, movable relative to a camera body, for protecting a photographing optical system, an urging member for urging the movable unit, and a resistance member for exerting resistance to a movement of the movable unit caused by an urging force of the urging member, so that the movable unit moves slowly. With its simple construction, the camera gives a good feel to a user during use.

Abstract: A single-use camera including a camera body, a shutter driver, a battery, a film advance mechanism and a film frame counter connected to the film advance mechanism, includes a chemical flash arrangement having a compact photoflash lamp array. The photoflash lamp array employs a flexible circuit having a plurality of electrical conductors leading to an array of igniter links and defining the contacts of a commutator, and a common electrical connection to each igniter link. A combustible mass is deposited over each igniter link and a grid defining a corresponding array of combustion cavities is bonded to the substrate. A sheet of transparent material is bonded over the grid to contain the combustion products of the combustible mass. A commutator contact carried by the frame counter contact carries current from the battery and cooperates with the contacts on the flexible circuit to provide sequential electrical connection to successive igniter links.

Abstract: An opening is formed in an upper cover so as to be positioned above a printed circuit board when the upper cover is attached to a camera's main body. In order to connect the contacts of the printed circuit board and the lead wires, the upper cover is attached to the camera's main body, and the opening in the upper cover is used for connection. The lead wires are connected to the contacts of the printed circuit board in the opening.

Abstract: A one-time-use camera comprises a film cartridge and a lighttight enclosure which contains the film cartridge and can be opened to remove the film cartridge. Further, the one-time-use camera has a flash unit which is characterized in that a frangible support device for the flash unit is located to be destroyed when the lighttight enclosure is opened to remove the film cartridge.

Abstract: A folding assembly for use with an imaging device can foldably connect a first housing section to a second housing section so as to accommodate movement of the first and second housing sections relative to each other between erect and folded positions.