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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1994
Yasuo Yamazaki, Hino, JP;
Hideaki Kume, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The picture-format switchable camera of the present invention is fabricated with a photographic optical system which, in this invention, is a photographic lens; a display unit portion having a lamp light source, a reflection mirror, a condenser lens, and a liquid crystal display; and a mechanical portion, for switching the image plane, having a mask for switching the image plane while retaining an objective lens of an image-forming optical system for inscribing data and a total reflection mirror, and a mask B located in the position facing the mask A; wherein a data-inscribing operation can form the image of the inscribing data on a film by moving the data-inscribing optical system such as the objective lens being interlocked with the up-and-down movement of the mask. Accordingly, an image of the inscribing data can be formed in the predetermined position in accordance with the switched picture format.