Abstract: A contact position at which the photographic film sent out from a film cartridge first contacts a film guide means is determined in such a manner that the photographic film does not contact a film entrance of the film cartridge when a film winding diameter in the film cartridge is at its maximum, and that only the edges of the photographic film, which curls in a direction of its breadth, which is not an image area, contacts the film entrance when the film winding diameter is at its minimum. As a result, the image area on the film is not damaged if the film is transported back and forth many times, and dust which causes damage to the film can be reduced.

Abstract: At the center of a guide plate, another guide plate is provided. A convex curved portion is formed on the guide plate, and a concave curved portion is formed on the guide plate facing the curved portion. The force for straightening a photographic film acts on the curled photographic film when it passes between the curved portions. As a result, the photographic film curled in the cross direction is straightened in a predetermined range. A line sensor reads out an image of a straightening position where photographic film curled in the cross direction has been straightened by the curved portions. As a result, even when the photographic film is fed in such a state that it curls in the cross direction, the straightening position keeps straightened by the function of the curved portions, so that a satisfactory image can be displayed on a monitor TV.