Photographing apparatus usable in first and second postures with a film amount display feature for each posture
US5619303A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/18
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A photographing apparatus includes an optical system for projecting an image of an original onto a film, and a camera unit detachably mountable relative to a main body of the apparatus. The camera unit includes a case, which includes a supply reel and a takeup reel. The apparatus also includes a holding unit disposed on the main body of the apparatus for detachably holding the camera unit in a first posture and in a second posture opposite to the first posture, and a display unit for separately displaying a photographable amount of the film within the camera unit when the camera unit is held in the first posture and a photographable amount of the film when the camera unit is held in the second posture.
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