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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.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002

Filed:

May. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Fuminori Kawamura, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;

Masaaki Sakaguchi, Tokyo, JP;

Hiroshi Sakata, Kanagawa-Ken, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/702 ; G03B 1/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/702 ; G03B 1/302 ;
Abstract

A focusing position selecting mechanism for determining focusing positions of a taking lens is provided with a selector member for selecting among a plurality of focusing positions including a focusing position for close-up photographing. In the front portion of the photographing unit a mirror is provided fixedly beside a finder window, and the photographer can take a picture of an object from the front with himself included in the composition by watching the mirror. On the front portion of the apparatus is indicated a focusing state of normal photographing so that the photographer may not make a mistake in photographing from the front at the normal focusing position.


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