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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1994
Moriya Katagiri, Hachioji, JP;
Tatsuya Suzuki, Funabashi, JP;
Hiroshi Akitake, Sagamihara, JP;
Kazuo Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A camera with a built-in strobe according to the present invention comprises a camera housing, an optical system located substantially in the center of the camera housing, a gripping section formed at an end of the camera housing in a direction that does not cross the optical axis of the optical system and is aligned in a substantially vertical direction, a release button formed above the gripping section and on the top of the camera housing, a strobe that is installed on the front of the camera between the release button and the gripping section and that lies between a finger for manipulating release and the other fingers for gripping the gripping section when the camera housing is gripped by a human hand, and a finger intrusion prevention screen that has a convex portion for preventing any of the fingers gripping the gripping section from intruding into the strobe.