US4937673A
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Camera for shooting movie and still pictures while preventing noise from being recorded
Assignee: Fujifilm Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1988-04-01
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Granted: 1990-06-26
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Expires: 2008-04-01
Abstract
Abstract A camera has a video camera unit to shoot a movie picture and a still camera unit to shoot a still picture so as to allow movie and still pictures to be taken simultaneously. The camera is provided with mechanism to automatically wind or rewind a film installed in the still camera unit. While a movie picture shooting operation is taking place, the camera disables the film wind and rewind operations so as to prevent the noise due to the film wind or rewind operation from being recorded in the video camera unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Saito
- 👤 Toshiharu Iida
- 👤 Akio Serizawa
- 👤 Tatuo Inoue
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:57
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/02; G03B17/16; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S358/00; Y10S358/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A camera capable of shooting simultaneously both a movie picture and a still picture comprising: a still camera unit for shooting an object scene so as to record a still picture thereof on a film; a video camera unit for shooting an object scene so as to record a movie picture thereof on a video tape; film wind means including a motor for automatically winding said film after shooting said still picture; and control means for controlling an operation of said film wind means during an operation of said video camera unit; said still camera unit being allowed to shoot a still picture when said video camera unit is shooting a movie picture; said control means preventing said film wind means from winding said film while said video camera unit is shooting a movie picture whereby noise generated during the winding of said film is prevented from being recorded on said video tape.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A camera capable of shooting simultaneously both a movie picture and a still picture comprising: a still camera unit for shooting an object scene so as to record a still picture thereof on a film; a video camera unit for shooting an object scene so as to record a movie picture thereof on a video tape; film wind means including a motor for automatically winding said film after shooting said still picture; and control means for controlling an operation of said film wind means during an operation of said video camera unit; said still camera unit being allowed to shoot a still picture when said video camera unit is shooting a movie picture; said control means preventing said film wind means from winding said film while said video camera unit is shooting a movie picture whereby noise generated during the winding of said film is prevented from being recorded on said video tape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A camera in accordance with claim 1, wherein said video camera unit and said still camera unit are contained in the same housing; and said video camera unit and said still camera unit include respective imaging optical systems arranged in a substantially horizontal direction for a shooting operation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A camera in accordance with claim 1, further comprising film rewind means for rewinding said film when said film is finished.
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