Camera for recording images on a photographic film or on a magnetic tape
US5749006A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 5, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2217/244
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera for recording images on a photographic film in a cartridge and for recording images on a magnetic tape in a cartridge is disclosed. The camera includes a storage section for receiving a cartridge which can contain either photographic film or magnetic tape and a first optical path for recording an image of a subject on the photographic film when a photographic film cartridge is disposed in the storage section. The camera further includes an area image sensor for receiving an image of the subject and storing the image as a plurality of electrical signals and a recorder responsive to a cartridge containing magnetic tape being disposed in the cartridge receiver, for selectively recording images from the storage section onto a magnetic tape.
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