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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2000
Dennis R. Zander, Penfield, NY (US);
Patricia L. Williams, Rochester, NY (US);
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
An exposure count indicator has a scale of successive exposure count indicia for visually indicating which film frame is positioned for exposure in a camera, and a confirmation indicator separate from the exposure count indicia for providing a visual confirmation indication that a first available frame is positioned for exposure in the camera. A pointer is supported to move from pointing to a pre-initialization one of the exposure count indicia for visually indicating that the first available frame has not been positioned for exposure in the camera to pointing to a successive one of the exposure count indicia for visually indicating that the first available frame is positioned for exposure. The confirmation indicator is capable of modifying light transmitted through it to prevent objects behind it from being clearly seen, and is fixed adjacent the pre-initialization one of the exposure count indicia to cover the pointer when the pointer points to the pre-initialization one of the exposure count indicia, in order that the pointer cannot be clearly seen, but not to cover the pointer when the pointer points to the successive one of the exposure count indicia, in order that the pointer can at least be partially clearly seen. Thus, the changeover from the pointer not being clearly seen to being at least partially clearly seen provides the visual confirmation.