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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 1996
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1994
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A camera-integrated type video recorder apparatus having a camera part and a recorder part which records an image pickup signal outputted from the camera part comprises a grip which is provided for holding the apparatus in a shooting state and is arranged near to a cassette mounting part which is provided for mounting and demounting a tape cassette on and from the recorder part, and an operation part which is openably and closably arranged near to the cassette mounting part and includes a plurality of operation keys for operations on the apparatus. When the apparatus is held in the shooting state, the grip and the operation part jointly close the cassette mounting part. When the grip and the operation part are in an open state, the tape cassette is mountable and demountable while the operation part is held in a predetermined operating position. Further, while the apparatus is in the shooting state, the operation keys are kept in an inoperable position.