Movable flash with built-in actuator for shutter release button in compact camera
US5918079A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 13, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2215/0507
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A compact camera including a housing, a manually depressible shutter release button, and a movable flash supported for movement between a folded position against the housing and covering the shutter release button and an unfolded position extending from the housing and not covering the shutter release button, is characterized in that the movable flash has a built-in actuator for the shutter release button which covers the shutter release button when the movable flash is in its folded position, but can be manually depressed sufficiently to similarly depress the shutter release button.
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