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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masaki Nagao, Tokyo, JP;
Shinya Takahashi, Kodaira, JP;
Tamotsu Koiwai, Akikawa, JP;
Yoshito Kobayashi, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
354159 ; 354222 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a camera enabling selection of a normal photography mode in which an object image formed by a lens array is printed as it is or in a proportional size, or a trimming photography mode in which part of the image alone is enlarged and printed. The camera includes masks formed with translucent members and used to confirm the object range for the trimming photography mode in the view finder, and a device for positioning the masks in the view finder for trimming photography.