Abstract: A film cartridge mounting mechanism for use in an exterior film-feeding camera is disclosed which allows the camera to be more compact in size, more convenient and portable to use, at a substantially reduced cost. It includes (a) an exposed accommodation chamber on one side of a main body of the camera, the exposed accommodation chamber having an arc shaped contact surface with the camera for receiving a film cartridge; (b) a positioning base and a top plate provided in the accommodation chamber, wherein the position base having and the top plate form a lower bound and upper bound, respectively, of the accommodation chamber; (c) a plurality of restraints provided in the position base having and the top plate for anchoring a film cartridge; and (d) an inlet for introducing a film from the film cartridge into a film-conveying slot in the camera main body.

Abstract: An exterior film-feeding camera is disclosed which contains: (a) a main body and an exposed space on one side of the main body for anchoring a film shell; (b) a vertical plate movably disposed on a rear surface of the main body, the vertical plate contains an elastic upper advancing plates and an elastic lower advancing plates for protruding into corresponding punched holes of a film so as to cause the film to be advanced; (c) an actuating member connected to an top end of the vertical plate, the actuating member contains first driving claw, second driving claw, and third driving claw, for driving a shutter safety plate, for triggering a shutter actuating plate connected to a shutter, and for rotating a uni-directional gear for a pre-set angle, respectively; and (d) a film-advancing node provided on a rear surface of the main body which is connected to the vertical plate so as to cause the vertical plate to move horizontally.