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Camera having film counter

US5729775A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 1996
Grant dateMar 17, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B7/26
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A camera having a film counter according to the present invention includes a display device which displays information related to frames of a film; a detector which detects that a battery has been replaced while the camera is loaded with the film; a volatile memory which stores information related to a number of remaining unexposed frames of the film; and a controller which causes the display device to display the number of remaining unexposed frames according to the information stored in the volatile memory until the battery is replaced, and switches the display device to display a frame number in a forward count display, in which a frame number increases for each exposure, in response to a signal generated by the detector upon replacement of the battery.

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