Photographic camera

Claim 2

A photographic camera for exposing a frame of photographic film, the camera comprising: recording means for recording, in a predetermined area of the film, a print development instruction for the frame, finger resting detecting means for detecting a photographer's finger resting on an undesired location of the camera during exposure of the frame under strobe light, and for producing a finger resting detection signal in response to said detection, and recording control means for receiving the finger resting detection signal and, in response thereto, for controlling the recording means to record the print development instruction.

Claim 3

A photographic camera as defined in claim 1 in which said recording control means causes the recording means to record data representing that the strobe light was not properly operated during exposure of the frame when the recording control means receives a finger resting detecting signal from the finger resting detecting means.

Claim 4

A photographic camera as defined in claim 1 in which said recording means records data representing whether the strobe light was operated is recorded, and the recording control means causes the recording means to record the data representing that the strobe light was not operated instead of the data representing that the strobe light was operated when the recording control means receives a finger resting detecting signal from the finger resting detecting means.

Claim 5

The camera as set forth in claim 1, wherein said undesired location of said finger is one of a strobe window, a light projecting window, a light receiving window, an exposure meter window, or a taking lens of said camera.

Claim 6

A photographic camera for exposing a frame of photographic film, the camera comprising recording means for recording on the film one of: a print inhibition instruction which indicates whether the frame is to be printed, and information on the number of prints required, blur detecting means for detecting that the camera was moved so as to blur the picture during exposure of the frame, and for producing a blur detecting signal in response to the detection, and prompting means for receiving the blur detecting signal and, in response thereto, for prompting the recording means to record the print inhibition instruction.

Claim 7

A photographic camera for exposing a frame of photographic film, the camera comprising recording means for recording on the film one of: a print inhibition instruction which indicates whether the frame is to be printed, and information on the number of prints required, blur detecting means for detecting that the camera was moved so as to blur the picture during exposure of the frame, and for producing a blur detecting signal in response to the detection, and prompting means for receiving the blur detecting signal and, in response thereto, for prompting the recording means to record the print inhibition instruction.

Claim 8

A photographic camera as defined in claim 5 further comprising a retake determining means which determines whether or not the next frame is a retake frame of the preceding frame and a rewriting means which causes the recording means to rewrite the print inhibition instruction for the preceding frame to a print requirement instruction which requires printing of the frame when the retake determining means determines that the next frame is not a retake frame of the preceding frame.

Claim 9

A photographic camera as defined in claim 6 in which said retake determining means determines that the next frame is not a retake frame of the preceding frame when at least one of the following conditions (1) the main switch of the camera was turned off after the blur detecting means detected that the camera was moved to blur the picture during exposure of one frame and before the next frame was exposed; (2) the ratio of the distance to the object upon exposure of the blurred frame and the distance to the object upon exposure of the next frame is not smaller than a predetermined value or the difference therebetween is not smaller than a predetermined value; (3) the ratio of the brightness of the object of the blurred frame and that of the object of the next frame is not smaller than a predetermined value or the difference therebetween is not smaller than a predetermined value; (4) the time from the end of exposure of the blurred frame to the start of exposure of the next frame is not shorter than a predetermined time, (5) the position of the camera at the time the blurred frame was exposed differs from that at the time the next frame was exposed or is to be exposed by an amount not smaller than a predetermined value; and (6) the aspect ratio of the blurred frame differs from that of the next frame is satisfied.

Claim 10

A photographic camera as defined in claim 5 further comprising a manual input means for manually inputting an instruction on whether each frame is to be printed or on the number of prints required independently from the prompting means.

Claim 11

A photographic camera as defined in claim 6 further comprising a manual input means for manually inputting an instruction on whether each frame is to be printed or on the number of prints required independently from the prompting means.

Claim 12

A photographic camera as defined in claim 7 further comprising a manual input means for manually inputting an instruction on whether each frame is to be printed or on the number of prints required independently from the prompting means.