Abstract: A camera lens barrel for a camera includes first, second, third and fourth lens groups with a diaphragm located between the second and third lens groups. The second and third lens groups are connected, while the first, third and fourth lens groups can move relative to each other along the optical axis of the camera lens barrel. A diaphragm driver is positioned radially outside of the second lens group, while a lens shift driver device, including the horizontal and vertical lens shift drivers, is positioned radially outside of the third lens group. The diaphragm driver and the lens shift driver device are connected to a control unit via a flexible printed circuit. A power transmission extends from the diaphragm driver to the fourth lens group. The power transmission is connected to the diaphragm driver via a pin. When the pin is rotated, the angular rotation of a pin is transmitted to the fourth lens group to focus the camera lens barrel. Thus, the overall diameter of the camera lens barrel is reduced.

Abstract: A data imprinting device focusses light emitted from an array of LEDs onto the film, exposing the film as it is fed. A single chip microcomputer controls the LED array to imprint data. Some of the LEDs in the array are always energized together, while others are energized independently. The LEDs which are energized together require only a single control line, thus reducing the number of control lines, and consequently permitting reduction in the size of the camera. The group-wise serial activation of the dot matrix columns slightly staggers the imprinted data, but the imprinted characters are fully recognizable. In addition to reducing the number of control lines, the group-wise serial activation also reduces the peak load on the constant circuit, and thereby reduces the size of this circuit.

Abstract: The invention disclosed defined a vertically extending passage through the rotary center of an inner cup or the rotary center of a spinner in a notary chemical treater, disposes a stationary cleaning fluid nozzle in the passage, and injects the cleaning fluid from the nozzle to clean a lid of the rotary chemical treater and the underside of an object treatment within the treater. The underside of the lid and the underside of the objective part are efficiently cleaned, and the need for sealing the movable parts against the cleaning fluid is eliminated because the nozzle is stationary, ensuring the prevention of the cleaning fluid from leaking.

Abstract: A compact camera including a plurality of components and one mounting board having an upper surface and a lower surface and disposed inside the compact camera, near a top portion of the compact camera. The compact camera further includes a control circuit, mounted on the upper surface of the one mounting board, to control an operation of the plurality of components, a land portion disposed underneath at least one input device and mounted on the upper surface of the one mounting board, an IC element mounted on the lower surface of the one mounting board, a low power device disposed near the at least one input device and mounted on the lower surface of the one mounting board, and an inhibiting circuit mounted on the upper surface of the one mounting device, to inhibit an operation of the low power device when the at least one input device receives an operation input signal.

Abstract: In a camera which is provided with a clock which operates according to electrical power supplied from a battery, the date and time of photography are imprinted based upon the date and time output from the clock. When the changeover of the battery is detected, the recording of the date and time of photography is prevented, and when the date and time of the clock have been reset the prevention of recording of the date and time of photography is ceased.Further, in a camera which is provided with a clock which operates according to electrical power supplied from a battery, and with a display device which alternatively displays either the date and time output from the clock or the film frame number, when the changeover of the battery is detected, forcibly the date and time output from the clock are displayed on the display device.

Abstract: A camera having a photographic optical system contained in a lens barrel including a zoom cam tube and a collapsible mount cam tube. The zoom cam tube is movable in a focal length adjustment region between a Tele position and a Wide position, while the collapsible mount cam tube is movable in a collapsible mount movement region between the Wide position and a fully collapsed position. During focal length adjustment action, a gear which transmits a drive force of a motor is in engagement with a first rack on the zoom cam tube, and only the zoom cam tube rotates. Due to this rotation, a cam portion is rotated via other gears meshed with the first rack, and a pair of viewfinder lenses and a light generating unit, are made movable. During collapsible mount action, the gear is in engagement with a second rack, only the collapsible mount cam tube is rotated, and the drive force of the motor is not transmitted to the cam portion.

Abstract: A compact camera including one mounting board to which a plurality of electronic components are mounted. A display panel, a control unit, and a land portion, located underneath input devices, are mounted on an upper surface of the mounting board. A first drive IC and a second IC are mounted on a lower surface of the mounting board. Furthermore, a low-power device, such as an autofocus device, is mounted on a lower surface of the mounting board. The autofocus device is disposed near the input devices. Therefore, an inhibiting circuit is provided which inhibits the operation of the autofocus device when the input devices receive operation input signals.

Abstract: A camera with a vibration correcting function, having a phototaking preparation start device releasing a preparatory operation start signal for instructing the start of a phototaking preparatory operation by a first manual operation, a vibration state detecting device detecting a vibration state based on the preparatory operation start signal, a phototaking start device releasing a phototaking start signal instructing the start of a phototaking operation by a second manual operation, a vibration correcting optical system varying the phototaking optical axis according to the output of the vibration state detecting device, by driving at least a part of the phototaking optical system based on the phototaking start signal, and a control device allowing the entry only, during the function of the vibration state detecting device prior to the release of the phototaking start signal, of a cancellation signal indicating the cancellation of the first manual operation to the phototaking preparation start device or the p

Abstract: A shake-prevention mechanism is positioned on a support unit that supports the shake-prevention optical system. A single flexible printed circuit board having connection ends that connect to the various electrical connections is used as the wiring device to interconnect to the various electrical connections in the mechanism in addition to connecting the mechanism to external devices. The connection ends of the flexible printed circuit board are mounted to pinch and/or surround the support unit containing the drive mechanism from the front and back in the direction of the optical axis. Additionally, a base plate and a cover unit are positioned to have a spacing in between, together forming a support unit for supporting a shake-prevention optical system that is part of the shooting lens system. One photo-interrupter is fixed to the base plate that supports the motor, while another photo-interrupter is fixed to the cover unit that presses the motor and is a unit separate from the base plate.

Abstract: A camera having an anti-vibration sensor positioned so as to reduce the effect of electrically generated noise on the anti-vibration sensor. The camera includes a camera body having first, second and third portions, the second portion for coupling a photographic lens barrel to the camera body and being between the first and third portions. An anti-vibration sensor is positioned on the first portion of the camera body. An electrical noise generating source is positioned on the third portion of the camera body. In this manner, the photographic lens barrel acts as a shielding member when the photographic lens barrel is coupled to the second portion of the camera body.

Abstract: A camera having improvements in (a) the placement of anti-vibration sensors, (b) the connection between components of an anti-vibration mechanism, (c) the connection between the anti-vibration mechanism and external testing devices and (d) the connection of the camera to a tripod. The camera body has first and second ends and a photographic lens which is positioned on the camera body between the first end and the second end. A battery compartment, first and second anti-vibrations sensors and a main capacitor are all positioned in the first end of the camera body. The first anti-vibration sensor is positioned between the battery compartment and the photographic lens. The first and second anti-vibration sensors reside on the same sensor card and the sensor card has a connector mounted thereon. An anti-vibration CPU resides on a separate, flexible printed circuit card and is connected to the anti-vibration sensors by inserting a potion of the flexible printed circuit card into the connector on the sensor card.

Abstract: A camera with a data imprinting device has a plurality of in-line LEDs producing light focused by an optical system upon a photographic film at a first and a second position, corresponding to a full size format and a panorama size format, respectively. The focused light imprints data images upon the film at the first position are larger than data images imprinted at the second position. The optical system has first and second prisms, with integrated lenses, for reflecting and focusing the light upon the film at the first and second positions, respectively. A shutter plate is selectively positioned over apertures through which the light is focused, thus blocking the light and allowing only a selected imprint to be made upon the film. A vertical pattern of the data image is created by a controller selectively illuminating the in-line LEDs while a horizontal pattern is produced by the controller illuminating the LEDs in coordination with the movement of the film past the apertures.

Abstract: A camera having vibration detecting sensors and a vibration correction function, with improved positioning of the vibration detecting sensors to reduce noise resulting from vibration components in the roll direction of the camera. The camera includes a retaining member which supports the image storage material at the photographic image plane exposure aperture and a vibration detecting sensor arranged to the rear of the camera in relation to the retaining member and located approximately at a center position along the width of the camera.

Abstract: A camera with a data imprinting device has a plurality of in-line LEDs producing light focused by an optical system upon a photographic film at a first and a second position, corresponding to a full size format and a panorama size format, respectively. The focused light imprints data images upon the film at the first position are larger than data images imprinted at the second position. The optical system has first and second prisms, with integrated lenses, for reflecting and focusing the light upon the film at the first and second positions, respectively. A shutter plate is selectively positioned over apertures through which the light is focused, thus blocking the light and allowing only a selected imprint to be made upon the film. A vertical pattern of the data image is created by a controller selectively illuminating the in-line LEDs while a horizontal pattern is produced by the controller illuminating the LEDs in coordination with the movement of the film past the apertures.

Abstract: A camera with a data imprinting device has a plurality of in-line LEDs producing light focused by an optical system upon a photographic film at a first and a second position, corresponding to a full size format and a panorama size format, respectively. The focused light imprints data images upon the film at the first position are larger than data images imprinted at the second position. The optical system has first and second prisms, with integrated lenses, for reflecting and focusing the light upon the film at the first and second positions, respectively. A shutter plate is selectively positioned over apertures through which the light is focused, thus blocking the light and allowing only a selected imprint to be made upon the film. A vertical pattern of the data image is created by a controller selectively illuminating the in-line LEDs while a horizontal pattern is produced by the controller illuminating the LEDs in coordination with the movement of the film past the apertures.

Abstract: A camera having a data display function maintains a uniform shape of the characters even when several characters are displayed. Even when the resulting characters include gaps, the gaps are uniformly positioned in all of the characters that are displayed. The timing of the start of the data display of each character is linked to one of the front or the back edge of the pulse signal. That is, every character is started at the front edge of the pulse signal, or every character is started at the back edge thereof.

Abstract: A camera having a vibration detection unit to detect the amount of vibration of a camera body and a vibration correction unit to compensate for the amount of vibration detected. The vibration detection unit requires a predetermined amount of time to determine the amount of vibration. If a user desires to take a photograph before the completion of the predetermined amount of time, the photograph will be taken without operation of the vibration correction unit. If the user desires to take a photograph after the completion of the predetermined amount of time, the vibration correction unit corrects for the vibration and, then, the photograph is taken. In addition, while the vibration correction unit is determining the amount of vibration, a display lamp blinks (a first state) and once the vibration detection unit has completed its performance, the display lamp continuously shines (a second state).

Abstract: A camera with a data imprinting device has a plurality of in-line LEDs producing light focused by an optical system upon a photographic film at a first and a second position, corresponding to a full size format and a panorama size format, respectively. The focused light imprints data images upon the film at the first position are larger than data images imprinted at the second position. The optical system has first and second prisms, with integrated lenses, for reflecting and focusing the light upon the film at the first and second positions, respectively. A shutter plate is selectively positioned over apertures through which the light is focused, thus blocking the light and allowing only a selected imprint to be made upon the film. A vertical pattern of the data image is created by a controller selectively illuminating the in-line LEDs while a horizontal pattern is produced by the controller illuminating the LEDs in coordination with the movement of the film past the apertures.

Abstract: A camera having a vibration detection unit to detect the amount of vibration of a camera body and a vibration correction unit to compensate for the amount of vibration detected. The vibration detection unit requires a predetermined amount of time to determine the amount of vibration. If a user desires to take a photograph before the completion of the predetermined amount of time, the photograph will be taken without operation of the vibration correction unit. If the user desires to take a photograph after the completion of the predetermined amount of time, the vibration correction unit corrects for the vibration and, then, the photograph is taken. In addition, while the vibration correction unit is determining the amount of vibration, a display lamp blinks (a first state) and once the vibration detection unit has completed its performance, the display lamp continuously shines (a second state).

Abstract: A camera with a data imprinting device has a plurality of in-line LEDs producing light focused by an optical system upon a photographic film at a first and a second position, corresponding to a full size format and a panorama size format, respectively. The focused light imprints data images upon the film at the first position are larger than data images imprinted at the second position. The optical system has first and second prisms, with integrated lenses, for reflecting and focusing the light upon the film at the first and second positions, respectively. A shutter plate is selectively positioned over apertures through which the light is focused, thus blocking the light and allowing only a selected imprint to be made upon the film. A vertical pattern of the data image is created by a controller selectively illuminating the in-line LEDs while a horizontal pattern is produced by the controller illuminating the LEDs in coordination with the movement of the film past the apertures.