Canon Kabushiki Kaisha

Shinichi Tsujimoto

Jiro Kazumi

Masaaki Ishihara

Yoshitaka Watanabe

Kenichiro Amano

Kenji Itch

An apparatus for, a method of, and a computer program product for processing location information associated with an image of picture-taking, in a wide range of usage, inputs the location information associated with the image of picture-taking, and converts the input location information to a plurality of signals in different representation forms.

Apparatus for and method of converting location information, and computer program product that is used therefor

An apparatus, such as a camera, adapted for a film having a magnetic recording part, includes a magnetic head which reads information from the magnetic recording part of the film, a motor, a first shield member which shields the magnetic head from magnetic noise generated by the motor, and a second shield member which shields the magnetic head from magnetic noise generated by the motor and has a characteristic different from that of the first shield member. The second shield member is disposed closer to the magnetic head than the first shield member and on a front side of the magnetic head.

Apparatus adapted for film having magnetic recording part

The present invention relates to a camera capable of making a decision as to the kind of illumination light source and recording information indicative of the result of the decision on a magnetic recording part of a film. In the camera provided according to the present invention, the kind of light source detected at an arbitrary time instant when a manual operation independent of a shutter release operation is carried out is stored, and the stored value is magnetically recorded during a photographic operation executed by a shutter release operation at a later time.

Camera used with light source type detecting circuit

There is disclosed a camera adapted for films provided with magnetic storage portions or a magnetic recording apparatus for the camera of the type described comprising first information writing means for writing information in a first area of a magnetic storage portion of the film; and second information writing means for writing information in a second area of the magnetic storage portion, the second area being outward the first area of the first information writing means, the second information writing means comprising means for elongating a distance to the second area of the magnetic storage portion of the film in which the second information writing means is capable of writing information than a distance to the first area of the magnetic storage portion of the film in which the first information writing means is capable of writing information.

Camera adapted for films provided with magnetic storage portions

A camera capable of recording, on an image recording medium, a desired title selected from among a great number of kinds of titles while minimizing a recording capacity on the recording medium includes a recording device which records data on the image recording medium, and a data recording control device which causes the recording device to perform (i) a first recording operation for recording, on the image recording medium, title data of a first type composed of a numeric code which has compatibility with an external apparatus and is defined as a title composed of a plurality of characters, and (ii) a second recording operation for recording, on the image recording medium, title data of a second type formed by combining a plurality of character codes each of which is defined to correspond to one character in conformity to a predetermined character standard. The title data of the first type and the title data of the second type are stored beforehand in a memory provided in the camera.

Data recording apparatus adapted for camera, and camera having the same

A camera uses a film with a magnetic memory portion and includes a magnetic head for writing or reading information to or from the magnetic memory portion of the film, a moving-away device for moving the magnetic head away from a position where the magnetic head acts, and a driving source for driving the moving-away device. The magnetic head and the moving-away device are arranged on the side of a back lid of the camera, with respect to a film transporting path, and the driving source is arranged on the side of a photographic lens, with respect to the film transporting path. Alternatively, the camera includes a magnetic head for writing or reading information to or from the magnetic memory portion of the film, a following device for making the magnetic head follow a wave-like motion of the film while the film is being transported, and a moving-away device for moving the magnetic head as a unit with the following device away from a position where the magnetic head acts.

Head movement feature in a camera using a film with a magnetic memory

A magnetic head for a camera for use with a film with a magnetic memory portion, includes a first head portion for writing information to the magnetic memory portion of the film, and a second head portion for at least reading information from the magnetic memory portion of the film, wherein a length of the second head portion in the perpendicular direction to a film transporting direction is longer than a length of the first head portion in the perpendicular direction to the film transporting direction.

Magnetic head for a camera featuring multiple, varied-sized head portions

A data imprinting device for a camera wherein the exposure of imprinting data is changed by the information from the film sensitivity setting means. The device is provided with imprinting exposure control means operating in such a manner that when the picture exposure correction factor setting means is operated in a direction to increase the exposure, the data exposure determined based on the film sensitivity setting means is caused to increase.

Data imprinting device for camera

A timer-assisted photographing mode control device for use in a camera of the type which has a timer circuit capable of delivering, at a predetermined time interval, signals relating to starting of a shutter releasing operation. When timer-assisted photographing operation is to be executed, a photographing mode suitable for the timer-assisted exposure is forcibly selected.

Timer-assisted photographing mode control device for camera

A display apparatus includes a display unit in which a number of digits for display is finite, a memory for storing a plurality of display items each having a predetermined number of digits for display, a display item selecting unit for selecting at least one display item from among the display items stored in the memory so as to display the same in the display unit, and a display controlling unit for effecting control so as to display on the display unit the display item selected by the display item selecting unit. When a display item having a number of digits exceeding the final digit of the display unit is selected, the display controlling unit inhibits the display of the display item concerned.

Display apparatus

In a liquid crystal driving system for driving a plurality of liquid crystal display devices with a single liquid crystal driver, segment signals from the driver are connected in common to the liquid crystal devices. Meanwhile, common signals which are connected to the liquid crystal display devices are in different waveforms from each other.

Liquid crystal driving system

In a data recorder for a camera having a data storing memory and control device for causing data to be recorded frame by frame for every photographed frame in the memory, film presence or absence discriminating device is arranged to inhibit data from being recorded in the data storing memory when the absence of the film is detected from a film detection signal received.

Data recorder for camera

A camera having a data inserting device and an electric motor drive device is arranged to insert data onto each film frame, but to permit insertion of data only onto a first frame of film when a camera release button is depressed to produce a continuous photographic operation at high speed.

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Machida, Japan

Shinichi Tsujimoto