Abstract: If a movie reproducing apparatus detects an error during reproduction of encoded movie data, based on management information that includes a recording position of an intra-picture coded picture included in the encoded movie data, the movie reproducing apparatus determines a position used when the error is recovered by searching for an intra-picture coded picture subsequent to a frame including data with the error as well as updates elapsed time information to be displayed based on a frame number of the searched intra-picture coded picture at the time the error is recovered.

Abstract: This camera feed device is a camera film feed device enabling the freely loadable placement of a film magazine having a takeup shaft on which is wound film and in which the film leader protrudes from a film feeding opening; comprising a magazine chamber into which the film magazine is loaded, a fork which joins in mating fashion with the takeup shaft of the film magazine loaded into this magazine chamber, a takeup spool, on the other side of the photographing aperture opposite the magazine chamber, which takes up the film, and a control circuit which controls the operations of the fork, takeup spool and sprocket; and in which this control circuit starts an operation by the fork to rewind the film into the film magazine when the film magazine is loaded into the magazine chamber, stops the rewind operation when the film is rewound to a prescribed position, and then starts an operation by the sprocket to feed the film toward the takeup spool.

Abstract: A device for determining a position of a film which has been stopped includes plural mutually spaced film characteristic sensors. The sensors are disposed along a film transport path and circuitry associated with the sensors provides output indication that the film is in a predetermined position responsively to inputs from the film characteristic sensors.

Abstract: An apparatus for coping with positional deviations of a film includes a determination circuit for determining a positional deviation of the film which is at a stop, a time measuring circuit for measuring time, and a positional deviation correcting part for correcting the positional deviation of the film in response to the determination circuit and the time measuring circuit.

Abstract: A camera for thrusting a film from a film cartridge by rotationally driving a spool in the film cartridge has a measuring construction for measuring the amount of the film thrust from the film cartridge, a sensing construction for sensing the position of a leader of the film thrust from the film cartridge, and a determining circuit for determining whether the film is moving properly, based on the measured thrust amount of the film and the sensed position of the leader of the film.

Abstract: In a film feed device using a film having two perforations per frame, a perforation width and a perforation interval which are detected by one perforation sensor during a film feed operation are measured as times by timers in a microcomputer or as film moving amounts by a perforation detection circuit. When the time or the film moving amount measured as this perforation interval is less than the value obtained by multiplying the perforation width by a predetermined value, the film feed operation is stopped by a motor driving circuit and a motor. With this operation, even if the film position deviates from a predetermined position at the start of a film feed operation, the film can be accurately aligned with a correct position by using one perforation sensor.

Abstract: An apparatus capable of using a film cartridge in a manner that a lead portion of a film contained in the cartridge is fed out therefrom by the film thrusting, wherein a controller judges that an initial loading is not executed normally when a perforation is not detected although a fed film amount on an initial loading reaches a first predetermined amount, and stops a detector from detecting a perforation until the fed film amount reaches a second predetermined amount which is less than the first. Thus, a detector does not wrongly detect a notch on a film's lead portion as a perforation, and a leading frame is fed normally with a reliable judgment on an initial loading.

Abstract: A failure detection and storage device provided with a failure factor detection unit for detecting generation of a failure factor when the failure factor being capable of causing a failure of a camera is generated, a date-and-time information output unit for outputting date-and-time information which corresponds to a date and a time at which the failure factor is generated, a storage unit being capable of storing failure factor information representing the failure factor, the generation of which is detected by the failure factor detection unit, and date-and-time information outputted the date-and-time information output unit, a display unit being capable of displaying the information stored by the storage unit and a control unit for determining a level of the failure factor, the generation of which is detected by the failure factor detection unit, and for deciding whether or not at least one of the failure factor information, the generation of which is detected by the failure factor detection unit, and the da

Abstract: An apparatuses for preventing magnetic recording errors in an advanced photo system camera. The apparatus comprises a film transport sensing unit for detecting a perforation in a film and for generating an output signal for each detected perforation. A control unit determines whether noise has occurred in the transport sensing unit output signal while the film is being advanced. When noise occurs in the transport sensing unit output signal, the control unit prevents recording of photographic data on the film for a predetermined period of time. The apparatus also includes a magnetic recording unit for magnetically recording the photographic data on the film according to a control signal output by the control unit.

Abstract: An apparatus for transporting film within an APS camera includes a perforation sensor, a controller, a film transporter, and a motor. The controller receives signals from the perforation sensor, and controls the film transport in response to the electric signal. The control unit also controls the film transporter to rewind the film and then wind the film to a predetermined position. During winding the controller counts a time period during which a perforation is not sensed by the perforation sensor, and compares the time period with a predetermined time. The controller then controls the film transporter to wind the film so long as the time period is less than the predetermined time; and stopping winding of the film at a position when a state of a signal from the perforation sensor changes, when the time period exceeds the predetermined time.

Abstract: A camera has a control device (MCU) for controlling magnetic recording of photographing data in units of photographing frames stored upon photographing onto the corresponding photographing frames on the film upon film rewinding. The camera has a photographable frame number detection device for detecting the number of photographable frames of the film from an information device provided to a film cartridge, and a film counter device for incrementing the count number every time one frame is photographed. Also, the camera has a film end detection device for detecting the film end, and a comparison device for comparing the number of photographable frames detected by the photographable frame number detection device with the count number of the film counter device when the film end detection device detects the film end. Furthermore, the camera has an alarm display device (DSP) for producing an alarm indicating errors in magnetic recording when the comparison device detects a non-coincidence between the two values.

Abstract: A camera loadable with a film regularly formed with perforations along a length of the film and provided with exposure areas and magnetic recording areas arranged with reference to the perforations, the camera includes: a perforation detector which detects a perforation; a recording device which records magnetic data in a magnetic recording area; and a controller which controls the recording of the recording device in accordance with a detection of the perforation detector. The camera can securely perform a proper magnetic recording and recording of a photographed image within a set exposure area.

Abstract: An apparatus using a film cartridge in a system that a leading portion of a film contained in a cartridge is thrust to be conveyed from the cartridge, wherein an indicator showing an exposure condition is reset to an original state when an initial loading, which is executed on a film cartridge loading in an apparatus, is not executed normally, and the film is rewound, thus, it indicates "unexposed" when a new film cartridge is loaded. While, when a winding up operation is not executed normally during a photographing, a film is rewound and an indicator showing an exposure condition, is set so as to indicate that the film is exposed. Thus, it prevents from causing a double exposure.

Abstract: A camera metering mechanism discriminates between 1) adjacent perforations in a set, which trigger said metering mechanism to interrupt the film advance, and 2) adjacent perforations between sets, which do not trigger the interruption. The mechanism uses a difference in spacing between the perforations, which alternates between a first distance within a set and a second longer distance between sets. The mechanism is triggered to interrupt film advance when the space between detected perforations is less than a predetermined distance. If the space exceeds the predetermined distance, then film advance continues until the next successive perforation. According to more specific features, the perforation detector initiates electrical transitions at the leading and trailing edges of the perforations, and film distances are a determined from the time difference between selected transitions.

Abstract: To improve a camera of the kind having the possibility of causing inconveniences such as a double exposure or the like in taking a shot after a battery is replaced and stowed again, a shutter release is allowed after the transport of the film is completed, if a sequence state of the camera obtained when a battery is stowed in the camera is a state before completion of transport of the film.

Abstract: In a film feed device using a film having two perforations per frame, a perforation width and a perforation interval which are detected by one perforation sensor during a film feed operation are measured as times by timers in a microcomputer or as film moving amounts by a perforation detection circuit. When the time or the film moving amount measured as this perforation interval is less than the value obtained by multiplying the perforation width by a predetermined value, the film feed operation is stopped by a motor driving circuit and a motor. With this operation, even if the film position deviates from a predetermined position at the start of a film feed operation, the film can be accurately aligned with a correct position by using one perforation sensor.

Abstract: A camera, which is equipped with a magnetic head for recording data in a magnetic track of a film strip of a type having a perforation formed in the magnetic track and positioned at a specified distance from the last image frame toward a film trailer, has a controller for continuously advancing the film strip until the film makes the perforation pass over the magnetic head so as thereby to rub a contact surface of the magnetic head with edges of the perforation for cleaning.

Abstract: A film feed control apparatus feeds film with an electrical feeding mechanism in a film feeding direction and stops the film at predetermined positions. The film includes a plurality of photo frames. A predetermined number of perforations having edges at leading and trailing sides of the film are defined at predetermined positions at the photo frames. An edge detector detects edges of the perforations of the film as the film is fed in the feeding direction. A physical amount detector detects a physical amount that relates to an amount of film that is fed from a time when the film feeding starts to a time when an edge of a predetermined perforation is detected. The physical amount detector also detects a physical amount that relates to an amount of film that is fed from the time when the edge of the predetermined perforation is detected to a time when another edge is detected.

Abstract: A camera adapted to use a film in which two perforations are respectively formed at both end positions of each picture plane, comprises a winding device which winds the film, first and second perforation detecting devices which are respectively disposed adjacent to both end positions of a portion corresponding to a picture plane size, and a determination device which, while the winding device is performing a winding action of the film, determines that the film is in a stopped state, if none of the perforations is detected by the second perforation detecting device until the lapse of a first predetermined period of time after one of the perforations has been detected by the first perforation detecting device, and if none of the perforations is detected by the first perforation detecting device until the lapse of a second predetermined period of time after one of the perforations has been detected by the second perforation detecting device.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a feeder for feeding the film, a detector for detecting perforations formed on the edge of the film, a controller for controlling the feeder based on the output from the detector. In the apparatus, the operation of the detector is inhibited after the beginning of film feeding until the tip of the film has passed in front of the detector to prevent the erroneous detection of the perforations.

Abstract: A film feeding apparatus of a camera using a film having two perforations per frame detects the end of the film by detecting the final frame of the film. The film feeding apparatus comprises a detecting means for detecting the passage of a first perforation to detect a feeding speed of the film, a setting means for setting a predetermined limit value (limiter time) in accordance with the feeding speed, a film end determining means for determining that the film has ended when the passage, of a second perforation is not detected within the set limit value while the film is wound up. The film feeding apparatus feeds the film in accordance with a predetermined procedure of one-frame winding up and rewinds the film when the film has ended.

Abstract: A method for moving a photosensitive strip material for treatment either forwardly or reversely in a photoprocessing apparatus in which the photosensitive material is moved either from or to a magazine for storing the photosensitive material wound in a form of a roll which includes driving the strip moving mechanism at a plurality of strip-moving speeds. The strip, prior to stopping, is moved at a low speed and is stopped by braking from the low-speed state so that slack inside the magazine can be absorbed and, at the same time, slack is not generated inside the magazine. Consequently, abnormal noise or damage to the strip generated from inside the magazine is eliminated.

Abstract: A camera is provided having a film transport device that performs accurate detection of an end of film, even if there is a change in the electric power voltage or film transport mechanism load, e.g., because of a temperature change in the camera. The film transport device includes a film advance device that winds the film onto the spool of a camera, a motor, and first and second edge detectors that detect perforations in the film by detecting edges of the perforations. The film perforations are arranged before and after the film frame in a direction of the film advancement. A film transport controller stops the winding of the film by the film advance device when the film transport controller determines that the film has been wound to its end. The film transport controller determines that the film end has been reached when a perforation is detected by the first edge detection device prior to the detection of a specified number of perforations by the second edge detection device.

Abstract: A mechanism and method used by photographic systems to determine when film has been completely rewound into a film cartridge so that other operations involving the film cartridge can occur, for example, aligning a visual indicator with an appropriate visual exposure icon visible on exterior of a film cartridge. Preferably, the mechanism and method of the present invention are for use in photographic systems that accept film cartridges having a radial bar code contained on a data disk and means for aligning a visual indicator with an appropriate visual icon. The mechanism and method are characterized in that during rewinding of the film, sensing the leading edge of the film causes the number of film spool rotations to be counted. After a predetermined number of rotations have occurred, it is presumed that the film is completely rewound on the film spool and, as a result, a predetermined parking sequence can be initiated.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling the positioning of a filmstrip in a film scanning gate using signal states derived from a pair of spaced film sprocket holes or perforation ("perf") sensors on either side of the film scanning gate in conjunction with line scan counts and filmstrip drive, stepper motor half-step counts. The filmstrip is advanced by the stepper motor in a pre-scan operation through the film scanning gate for line scanning the image frames at a low resolution and advanced in the reverse direction back into the film scanning gate for high resolution scanning in a main-scan operation. A line scan array of line scan counts and half-step counts as well as first and second perf arrays of half-step counts and perf sensor states are generated in the pre-scan operation. Image frame borders are located in the pre-scan operation as border line scan counts and correlated in the line scan array to the half step counts to go to in the main-scan.

Abstract: A camera according to the present invention is a camera which feeds a film from a film feed opening of a patrone chamber and it includes a film feeder for feeding the film drawn from the film feed opening to a spool chamber through a film exposure portion, a detector for detecting whether or not the fed film passes through the film exposure portion, and a controller for controlling operation of the film feeder in response to an output of the detector.

Abstract: A film rewinder for a camera comprising a motor and rewinding means driven by the motor and adapted to rewind a used film into a film cartridge, comprises first sensing means disposed at a specific position in the path of the film moved to the film cartridge when the film is being rewound and effective to generate an output signal when the leader portion of the film has passed the specific position; second sensing means effective to generate an output signal when the leader portion of the film is further rewound to the film cartridge beyond the specific position; means for selecting one of first and second conditions; and control means. The control means is used for de-energizing the motor when the first condition is selected by the selecting means and if the control means receives the output signal from the first sensing means and for de-energizing the motor when the second condition is selected by the selecting means and if the control means receives the output signal from the second sensing means.