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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1992
Tetsuo Hosokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoaki Itabashi, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A camera has a pop-up strobe incorporated therein, including a light emitting unit which is movable between a retracted position, in which it is retracted into a camera body, and a pop-up position, in which the light emitting unit projects from the camera body. A manual actuating switch for moving the light emitting unit from the retracted position to the pop-up position, and a drive mechanism for driving the light emitting unit into the pop-up position in accordance with the operation of the manual actuating switch are provided, as is a mode changing switch for changing light emission modes of the light emitting unit. The manual actuating switch includes at least a part of the mode changing switch when the light emitting unit is in the pop-up position.