Photographic camera with flash unit capable of changing illumination angle and separation from taking lens
US5331362A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/051
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A photographic camera comprises a camera body, and an electronic flash unit having a flash lens and light-emitting means capable of being separated to change the illumination angle of the flash unit. According to the invention, the flash unit is supported to permit the flash unit to be increasingly extended from the camera body, and regulating means connects the camera body with one of the flash lens and the light-emitting means for continuously separating the flash lens and the light-emitting means to vary the illumination angle of the flash unit as the flash unit is increasingly extended from the camera body.
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