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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ichiro Taguchi, Saitama, JP;
Shinya Suzuka, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Pentax Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 5/00 ; G03B 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 5/00 ; G03B 1/702 ;
Abstract
There is provided a camera including a camera body having an inner space, a cover mounted to said camera body to open and close said inner space, and an operation member movably mounted to said cover. The operation member is manually operable from outside said camera. The camera further includes at least one switch provided in said camera body, and a motion transmitting mechanism provided between the at least one switch and the operation member. The motion transmitting mechanism is provided to the camera such that it switches a status of the at least one switch in response to an operation of said operation member.