Abstract: An electonic copying machine for making a hard copy of a remote original comprises a housing and an image pick-up unit pivotally mounted on the housing for vertical swinging movement between a raised use position and a lowered non-use position. In the housing, there are a scanner for scanning the remote original with a line of light projected through a transparent window plate, a recording head and image recording paper. In the image pick-up unit, there are a lens for forming a line image of the scanned remote original on the recording paper, a line image sensor for reading the line image formed thereon by the lens to provide line image signals according to which the image recording head records and image on the recording paper, shifting the line image sensor by a predetermined pitch in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the line image sensor.

Abstract: A copying machine for making a hard copy of an original comprises an image sensor for reading an image of the original to provide image signals, a memory for memorizing the image signals after or before processing the image signals for necessary corrections, and a printer for printing an image on a copying sheet according to the image signal after image processing. Preferably, a thermal printing head and a heat sensitive sheet are used. The copying machine is compact and either is incorporated in a portable overhead projector or is used as a writing board copy machine. In the former case, the image sensor is disposed in a supporting arm for supporting an image projection lens assembly above a base section of the overhead projector on which a transparent original is placed.

Abstract: A camera for shooting a movie picture and a still picture has a casing in which a pair of imaging optical systems for shooting a still picture and a movie picture, respectively are opened in a front surface of the casing. A functional section for shooting a still picture is disposed in the proximity of the imaging optical system for shooting a still picture, circuits and mechanisms necessary to shoot a movie picture are located in the rear side of the imaging optical system for shooting a movie picture, and a video tape recording mechanism and circuits related thereto are arranged at the back of the functional section for shooting a still picture. Consequently, a movie picture and a still picture can be shot at the same time. Since a film can be loaded in and removed from the camera through the upper surface of the casing, a statisfactory operability is attained.

Abstract: A video camera includes a casing having a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape, a first imaging optical system for shooting a still image and a second imaging optical system for shooting a video picture. The first and second imaging optical systems are disposed in a front surface of the casing so as to be directed to an object scene. A still camera unit is also disposed in the casing in the proximity of the first imaging optical system for shooting the object scene to record a still picture thereof on a film. A video circuit is provided in the casing on the rear side of the second imaging optical system for shooting the object scene to form a video signal representing a movie picture thereof, and a video tape recording section is also provided in the casing on the rear side of the first imaging optical system for recording the video signal on a video tape.

Abstract: The camera according to the present invention includes a reference optical system and a telescopic optical system. After photographing the subject using the reference optical system, a close-up of the subject is photographed using the telescopic optical system. As a consequence, when the subject is reproduced on a television screen, a sharp image can be obtained.

Abstract: A photographic film package having at least a taking lens comprises a box-shaped internal film casing with its back open; a removable film cartridge containing a film therein, in the internal film casing; a box-shaped external casing enclosing the internal film casing tightly therein and which is provided with openings for exposing the taking lens and operation elements; and sealing sheets for covering the openings so as to maintain the inside of the film package moistureproof and/or waterproof.

Abstract: A water-resistant camera has a lens barrel movable toward and away from a fluid-tight camera body for selecting the position of the lens barrel between wide-angle and telephoto positions. The camera has or can be combined with an automatic air-pressure adjusting mechanism for automatically keeping the air pressure in the inner space of the camera at a substantially constant level irrespective of the position of the lens barrel between the wide-angle position and the telephoto position. Therefore, the lens barrel can smoothly be moved with respect to the camera body upon switching between the wide-angle and telephoto positions.

Abstract: A photographic film package having at least a taking lens and a member for effecting an exposure, comprises a box-shaped internal film casing with its back open which removably contains a film cartridge therein; an exposure chamber in the internal film casing; a supporting member supporting and forcing the film cartridge against the exposure chamber so as to maintain the inside of the exposure chamber light-tight; and a box-shaped external film casing encasing the internal film casing therein and which is provided with openings for exposing the taking lens and the exposure effecting member.

Abstract: A telephoto lens having a long focal distance is disposed at an upper location at the side portion of a camera body, and the light passed therethrough is reflected sidewardly of the camera body by a pivotable first mirror. Disposed at an upper location of an exposure station is a second mirror which redirects the light from the first mirror to a third mirror disposed in front of and to the side of the second mirror. Below the third mirror and in a front part of an exposure station, a pivotable fourth mirror is disposed. Mounted at an upper location of the side portion of the camera body is an L-shaped movable lens barrel, in which an ultra telephoto lens having an exceptionally long focal length, and a fifth mirror for reflecting the light passed through the ultra telephoto lens toward the second mirror are disposed. The movable lens barrel is associated with the first mirror.