Photographic system linked with photographic data
AssigneeFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
InventorNaoto Kinjo
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Abstract
In a fine photo mode, a camera photographs a series of frames from the same scene upon one depression of a release button, and records data of correlation between the frames of the same scene in association with the series of frames. When a printer reads the correlation data, the printer composes a high definition image from image data of the series of frames, and make a print of the high definition image. A literal photo mode may be selected for a scene containing a literal image. The camera records data representative of the literal photo mode in association with the frame taken in the literal photo mode, so the printer processes image data to improve sharpness and resolution of the literal image of the frame, and makes a hard copy of the literal image from the processed image data.
Claims22
A photographic system consisting essentially of a camera and a printer, the camera comprising:
- a mode selection device for selecting one of an ordinary photo mode and a fine photo mode;
- a photographic device for photographing one scene in one frame in the ordinary photo mode or in a series of frames in the fine photo mode;
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- a data recording device for recording data of correlation between the frames of the same scene on a recording medium in the fine photo mode.
A photographic system consisting essentially of a camera and a printer, the camera comprising:
- a mode selection device for selecting one of an ordinary photo mode and a literal photo mode;
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- a data recording device for recording literal photo data on a recording medium in association with those frames photographed in the literal photo mode.
A camera comprising:
- a mode selection device for selecting one of an ordinary photo mode and a fine photo mode;
- a photographic device for photographing one scene in one frame in the ordinary photo mode or in a series of frames in the fine photo mode;
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- a data recording device for recording photographic data relating to each individual frame on a recording medium, the photographic data indicating correlation between the frames of the same scene photographed in the fine photo mode.
A printer comprising:
- a data reading device for reading photographic data relating to each individual frame to print from a recording medium, the photographic data being recorded by a camera;
- an image processing device for processing image data of a plurality of frames photographed from the same scene to compose a high definition image when the photographic data indicates correlation between the plurality of frames;
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- a printing device for printing a hard copy of the high definition image.
A camera comprising:
- a mode selection device for selecting one of an ordinary photo mode and a literal photo mode;
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- a data recording device for recording photographic data relating to each individual frame on a recording medium, the photographic data including literal photo data for those frames photographed in the literal photo mode, the literal photo data indicating that those frames contain a literal image each and that the literal image is to be printed sharp and clear.
A printing method comprising the steps of:
- reading photographic data from a recording medium, the photographic data being recorded by a camera;
- discriminating one frame when the photographic data of the one frame indicates that the one frame contains a literal image;
- processing image data of the one frame so as to improve resolution and sharpness of the literal image;
- and
- making a hard copy of the literal image based on the processed image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.