Dual purpose camera for VSC with conventional film and digital image capture modules
US6181883A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N25/76
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A dual purpose camera for alternative use with one of photographic film and a digital image capture module is described. The camera includes a camera body, an electrical interface means disposed within said camera body for interfacing the camera body with a digital image capture module; and a communication means disposed within said camera body for transferring data from the digital image capture module to devices external to the camera body.
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