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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1996
Tomoaki Kawamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiko Hamamura, Chiba, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An electronic camera that includes a camera body incorporating a photographing function, and a card type recording unit loading unit connected to the camera body by an electrical mechanical connecting unit, and loadable into a card type recording medium slot of an external device. The card type recording medium loading unit is provided with a card type recording medium connector for a connection to a connector of the card type recording medium slot when inserting the card type recording medium loading unit into the card type recording medium slot of the external device. The card type recording medium loading unit is provided so that the loading unit changes its position to a housing position of being housed into the camera body, and to an eject position of being ejected sideways of the camera body.