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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kiyoshi Kawano, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 7/00 ; G03B 7/24 ; G03B 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 7/00 ; G03B 7/24 ; G03B 1/02 ;
Abstract
A camera using a roll film (Brownie film) having an identification mark, on one half of the width of the film strip, is provided with a pair of spool compartments in a camera body. The film can be loaded in one of the spool compartments. The film loaded in one spool compartment can be wound into the other spool compartment. The camera body is provided with a pair of code sensors, wherein at least one code sensor corresponds to the identification mark, regardless of the winding direction of said film.