US5606420A
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Camera system including a camera section and a reproduction section separately attachable to the camera section
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1995-11-17
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Granted: 1997-02-25
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Expires: 2015-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A camera system has a camera section, a reproduction section and a printer section, the printer section being separably attachable to either the camera section or the reproduction section to form an integral body. The camera system has photoelectric conversion elements and picks up an image of an object to produce image data. The reproduction section processes the image data so as to reproduce the picked-up image on a display screen, and the printer section prints the picked-up image on printing paper based on the image data. The reproduction section may include an output device which transmits the processed image data to a television set having a display screen, and it may also be integrally provided with a monitor having a display screen. The camera system further includes a recording portion electrically connected with the camera section and which records the image data. The recording portion has a first recorder which records the image data in an internal memory built in one or each of the camera section, the reproduction section and the printer section, and a second recorder which records the image data in an external memory removably mountable on one or each of the camera section, the reproduction section and the printer section.
Inventors
- 👤 Yutaka Maeda
- 👤 Yasuhiro Kyoden
- 👤 Hirokazu Naruto
- 👤 Yoshito Tanaka
- 👤 Dai Shintani
- 👤 Katsuyuki Nanba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:57
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/10; H04N1/107; H04N1/1077; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/0044; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/2137; H04N1/2154; H04N1/2158; H04N1/46; H04N1/50; H04N1/506; H04N1/508; H04N1/00519; H04N1/00538; H04N1/12; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N1/192; H04N1/193; H04N2101/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S358/00; Y10S358/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A camera system comprising: a camera section which includes photoelectric conversion elements and picks up an image of an object to produce image data; a reproduction section which processes the image data so as to reproduce the picked-up image on a display screen; and a printer section which prints the picked-up image on printing paper based on the image data, the printer section being separably attachable to either of the camera section and the reproduction section to form an integral body.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A camera system comprising: a camera section which includes photoelectric conversion elements and picks up an image of an object to produce image data; a reproduction section which processes the image data so as to reproduce the picked-up image on a display screen; and a printer section which prints the picked-up image on printing paper based on the image data, the printer section being separably attachable to either of the camera section and the reproduction section to form an integral body.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A camera system according to claim 1, further comprising a recording portion which is electrically connected with the camera section and records the image data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
A camera system according to claim 2, wherein the recording portion includes: a first recorder which records the image data in an internal memory built in one or each of the camera section, the reproduction section, and the printer section; and a second recorder which records the image data in an external memory removably mountable on one or each of the camera section, the reproduction section, and the printer section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A camera system according to claim 2, wherein the reproduction section processes the image data recorded by the recording portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A camera system according to claim 2, wherein the printer section prints the picked-up image based on the image data recorded by the recording portion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A camera system according to claim 2, wherein the recording portion is integrally provided in the camera section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A camera system according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction section includes an output device which transmits the processed image data to a television set having a display screen.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A camera system according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction section is integrally provided with a monitor having a display screen.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
A camera system according to claim 1, wherein the camera section includes a viewfinder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
A camera system comprising: a camera section including: an image pick-up portion which has photoelectric conversion elements and picks up an image of an object to produce image data; and a recording portion which is electrically connected with the image pick-up portion and records the image data; and a reproduction section including: a first reproducer which processes image data recorded by the recording portion so as to reproduce the picked-up image in the form of a video image; and a second reproducer which reproduces the picked-up image on printing paper based on the image data recorded by the recording portion; the reproduction section being separably attachable to the camera section.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
110 words
A camera system comprising: a camera section including: an image pick-up portion which has photoelectric conversion elements and picks up an image of an object to produce image data; and a recording portion which is electrically connected with the image pick-up portion and records the image data; and a reproduction section including: a first reproducer which processes image data recorded by the recording portion so as to reproduce the picked-up image in the form of a video image; and a second reproducer which reproduces the picked-up image on printing paper based on the image data recorded by the recording portion; the reproduction section being separably attachable to the camera section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
A camera system according to claim 10, wherein the first reproducer and the second reproducer are separably attachable to each other to form an integral body.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A camera system according to claim 10, wherein the first reproducer includes an output device which transmits the processed image data to a television set.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A camera system according to claim 10, wherein the first reproducer is integrally provided with a monitor.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
A camera system according to claim 10, wherein the camera section further includes a reception portion which removably receives a storage device.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
82 words
A camera system comprising: a camera section which includes an image pick-up portion having photoelectric conversion elements and picks up an image of an object to produce image data; and a reproduction section including: a first reproducer which processes the image data so as to reproduce the picked-up image in the form of video image; and a second reproducer which reproduces the picked-up image on printing paper based on the image data; the reproduction section being separably attachable to the camera section.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
82 words
A camera system comprising: a camera section which includes an image pick-up portion having photoelectric conversion elements and picks up an image of an object to produce image data; and a reproduction section including: a first reproducer which processes the image data so as to reproduce the picked-up image in the form of video image; and a second reproducer which reproduces the picked-up image on printing paper based on the image data; the reproduction section being separably attachable to the camera section.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
A camera system according to claim 15, wherein the first reproducer and the second reproducer are separably attachable to each other to form an integral body.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
25 words
A camera system according to claim 15, wherein the first reproducer includes an output device which transmits the processed image data to a television set.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
A camera system according to claim 15, wherein the first reproducer is integrally provided with a monitor.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
22 words
A camera system according to claim 15, wherein the camera section further includes a reception portion which removably receives a storage device.
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