Abstract: Shooting is performed upon full depression of a shutter button, and a taken image is recorded in a memory card as an image file. An LCD displays the taken image and a print number thereof. The print number is adjusted by pressing addition and subtraction buttons. Upon pressing a decision button, number data of the print number is inputted. The number data is recorded in the memory card so as to relate to the image file. Incidentally, in case the shutter button is pressed by half without inputting the number data, the print number is set to one, and next shooting is allowed. The above operation is repeated until entire shooting is completed.

Abstract: Shooting is performed upon full depression of a shutter button, and a taken image is recorded in a memory card as an image file. An LCD displays the taken image and a print number thereof. The print number is adjusted by pressing addition and subtraction buttons. Upon pressing a decision button, number data of the print number is inputted. The number data is recorded in the memory card so as to relate to the image file. Incidentally, in case the shutter button is pressed by half without inputting the number data, the print number is set to one, and next shooting is allowed. The above operation is repeated until entire shooting is completed.

Abstract: A lens-fitted film unit is loaded with a photographic film for which pre-exposure is performed in advance. When the pre-exposure is performed for the photographic film, the photographic film is advanced out of a cartridge shell. The advanced photographic film is pre-exposed every five frames. By performing the pre-exposure for the plural frames at the same time, a process speed of the pre-exposure becomes fast in comparison with a conventional speed. The pre-exposed photographic film is rolled, and is contained in the lens-fitted film unit together with the cartridge shell. As the process speed of the pre-exposure is improved, manufacturing efficiency of the lens-fitted film unit is also improved.

Abstract: A lens-fitted photographic film package has at least an unexposed rolled film, a taking lens, a film transportiong mechanism, an exposure mechanism and an electronic flash as a whole contained in a light-tight case. The light-tight case comprises a main case section formed with a chamber containing therein light-tightly the unexposed rolled film and a front cover section attached to the main case section, the front cover section being formed with at least one opening for partially receiving therein a member of at least one of the mechanisms mounted on the main case section projecting beyond a plane defined by surfaces of the main case section in contact with an inner surface of the front cover section when the front cover section is securely attached to the main case section. The electronic flash unit is short-circuited to maintain the condenser of the flash unit discharged until the rolled film has been loaded in the light-tight case, so as to prevent accidental flashing that would expose the film.

Abstract: An instant camera equipped with a pressure plate for pressing against a stack of instant film units contained in a film pack to press the foremost film unit against the exposure opening frame of the film pack so as to place and hold that foremost film unit flat in the focal plane of the taking lens. A pressure relieving mechanism relieves pressure from the stack of instant film units at a predetermined time, so as to allow the foremost instant film unit to be withdrawn with reduced friction force from the film pack. To do this, the pressure relieving mechanism temporarily presses rearwardly against the pressure plate.

Abstract: A lens-fitted photographic film package has at least an unexposed rolled film, a taking lens, a film transportiong mechanism, an exposure mechanism and an electronic flash as a whole contained in a light-tight case. The light-tight case comprises a main case section formed with a chamber containing therein light-tightly the unexposed rolled film and a front cover section attached to the main case section, the front cover section being formed with at least one opening for partially receiving therein a member of at least one of the mechanisms mounted on the main case section projecting beyond a plane defined by surfaces of the main case section in contact with an inner surface of the front cover section when the front cover section is securely attached to the main case section. The electronic flash unit is short-circuited to maintain the condenser of the flash unit discharged until the rolled film has been loaded in the light-tight case, so as to prevent accidental flashing that would expose the film.