Abstract: A lens holder for holding a taking lens is fitted in a lens barrel rotating and shifting. The lens barrel is provided with cams respectively inserted in pins of the lens holder. Each of the cams has a short-distance cam groove and a long-distance cam groove, and an oblique cam groove that connects the above mentioned cams. A flash selection switch slidable between an ON position and an OFF position. When the flash selection switch is in the OFF position, the pins are respectively located on the long-distance cam groove, so that the taking lens is set on a long-distance lens position to perform a daylight photography with pan-focus. When the flash section switch is slid to the ON position, the lens holder rotates by one of the pins. When the lens holder rotates, each of the pins respectively enters the short-distance cam groove and the taking lens is set on a short-distance lens position. The taking lens is focused on a short-distance zone to perform a flash photography.

Abstract: A lens-fitted film unit has a simple structured lens mechanism that can adapt to photographing under close-up photographing and normal photographing and also with a finder that enable a photographer to check the photographing field from the front in close-up photographing and take pictures including the photographer in a composition. The unit is provided with a selector member selecting a focus adjusting position between a normal photographing position and a close-up photographing position.

Abstract: A lens-fitted photo film unit includes a main body. A cassette holder chamber in the main body contains a photo film cassette. A roll holder chamber in the main body contains a roll of photo film drawn from the photo film cassette. A front cover of transparent resin covers a front of the main body. A rear cover covers a rear of the main body. The roll holder chamber has a top wall portion and an end wall portion disposed farther from the cassette holder chamber. A first light-shielding ridge is disposed to project forwards from the rear cover and to extend horizontally, overlapped with the top wall portion, for blocking entry of ambient light at the top wall portion. A second light-shielding ridge is disposed to project forwards from the rear cover and to extend vertically, overlapped with the end wall portion, for blocking entry of ambient light at the end wall portion. The second light-shielding ridge extends to the first light-shielding ridge.

Abstract: An electronic flash device for a camera includes a flash emitting component, substantially quadrilateral, having vertical and horizontal side lines, for emitting flash light. A light reducing plate is disposed in front of the flash emitting component, extended in a vertical direction, and has a predetermined width in a horizontal direction. The predetermined width is shorter than the horizontal side lines. The light reducing plate intercepts a central portion of the flash emitting component. First and second lateral portions of the flash emitting component remain uncovered for illumination with a restricted amount of the flash light.

Abstract: A lens-fitted film unit equipped with a built-in electronic flash device having a printed wiring board, formed with a flash circuit thereon and an aperture therein, which is located between a film roll receiving chamber located on one side of an exposure mechanism unit and a front casing section so as to receive partly the film roll receiving chamber in the aperture.

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: A mode change-over device for a mode change-over device for a pre-winding type camera in which, after a loading of a film patrone in the camera and before the shooting, a pre-winding of the film is conducted to fully pre-wind the film on a spool and, when the pre-winding is finished, a mode retaining member is unlocked so as to release a mode change-over member thereby operating a mode change-over switch for a shooting mode, such as to allow an unwinding of the film in a frame-by-frame fashion for each shooting exposure, while the mode change-over member is charged by an opening of a back lid of the camera, the mode change-over device comprising; a counter adapted to operate in response to winding and rewinding of the camera; a retaining member for locking the mode retaining member when the back lid has been opened erroneously or accidentally; and a counter engaging member which prevents the retaining member from locking the mode change-over member when the counter is in the initial position, whereas, when th

Abstract: A pre-winding type photographic camera is provided with a mode changing mechanism for changing its operational mode between a pre-winding mode in which film is drawn out from a film magazine loaded in the camera and is taken up around the spool of the camera prior to photographing, and photographing mode in which the film is rewound into the film magazine by one frame each time the film is exposed.

Abstract: An exposure aperture frame defining an exposure aperture includes at least a pivotable partition member with an inclined guide surface on the inner wall thereof which is pivoted by and thereby permits advancement of a film leader to a film take-up chamber so that the film leader can reach a film take-up chamber without any standstill within the exposure aperture frame. The inclined guide surface permits the forward end of the film leader to ride across the partition member. A spring urges the partition member toward a position in which it encloses the exposure aperture frame. That spring also releasably retains the partition member on a shaft on which it is pivoted. The partition member has a platform member extending toward the take-up chamber, which has an opening therethrough that provides access to the spring.

Abstract: In a camera of the type having a film supply chamber opening at the bottom of the camera into which a container including a coiled strip film with its leader previously drawn out is inserted for film loading, a film supporting apparatus for holding the loaded film flat in film plane comprises a pressure plate and a holding frame for resiliently holding the pressure plate in cantilever fashion. The pressure plate can be displaced in the direction parallel to optical axis of the camera for assured advancement of the film to a film take-up chamber.

Abstract: In a sound recording portion of a sound motion picture camera, a film strip is continuously advanced by a capstan and a pinch roller. The pinch roller is movable between its retracted position where it is spaced apart from the capstan and its operative position where it is pressed against the capstan to pinch the film strip therebetween. The pinch roller is supported on a pivotable member which is capable of pivoting from a first position in which it holds the pinch roller in the retracted position to a second position in which it holds the pinch roller in the operative position. The pivotable member is moved between the two positions driven by a reciprocating plate member which is moved back and forth in translational movement by an electric motor through a cam mechanism. The electric motor is energized in response to depression of the shutter button of the camera and deenergized when the pivotable member is pivoted to its second position.

Abstract: In a motion picture camera in which films of different length can be loaded, a film end indicating device is provided to indicate that the film has come to its end regardless of its length. The film end indicating device is comprised of an indicator and a plurality of end detectors attached to a footage counter in the camera to detect the end of the film of different length respectively. A change-over lever is provided between the indicator and the plurality of end detectors to selectively connect one of the detectors to the indicator according to the length of the film.

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.