Hybrid cameras that download electronic images in selected geometric formats and methods
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorStephen G. Malloy Desormeaux
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Abstract
In a camera and method, a plurality of image pairs are captured. Each image pair has an archival image of a scene and an initial electronic image of the same scene. The archival image of each pair has a first geometric format. The initial electronic images are stored in memory. A designation of a alternative geometric format different than the first geometric format is recorded in association with selected image pairs. The initial electronic images of the selected image pairs are reformatted to respective alternative geometric formats to provide formatted electronic images. The formatted electronic images are downloaded.
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A method for handling images in a hybrid camera comprising the steps of:
- capturing a plurality of image pairs in a camera, each said image pair having an archival image of a scene and an initial electronic image of the same scene, said archival image of each said pair having a first geometric format;
- storing said in initial electronic images in memory;
- recording in association with selected image pairs of said plurality, a designation of a alternative geometric format different than said first geometric format;
- formatting said initial electronic images of said selected image pairs to respective said alternative geometric formats to provide formatted electronic images;
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- downloading said formatted electronic images.
A method for handling images in a hybrid electronic-photographic film camera comprising the steps of:
- capturing a plurality of image pairs in a camera, each said image pair having a latent image of a scene on photographic film and an initial electronic image of the same scene, said latent image of each said pair having a first geometric format;
- storing said initial electronic images in memory;
- assigning one of a plurality of geometric formats to each of said image pairs, said plurality of geometric formats including said first geometric format and one or more alternative geometric formats, said alternative geometric formats being different from each other and from said first geometric format;
- formatting said initial electronic images to respective said geometric formats to provide formatted electronic images;
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- downloading said formatted electronic images.
A hybrid camera for use with a film unit, said camera comprising:
- a body;
- an archival capture unit disposed in said body, said archival capture unit selectively capturing archival images in the film unit;
- a designator selectively switchable, in relation to each said archival image, among a plurality of different geometric formats to define a selected geometric format for each said archival image;
- a film writer writing designations of one or more of said geometric formats to said film unit in association with respective said archival images;
- an electronic capture unit disposed in said body, said electronic capture unit capturing initial electronic images corresponding to said archival images, said initial electronic images being in a first geometric format of said plurality of geometric formats;
- memory storing said electronic images;
- an controller operatively connected to said memory and said designator, said controller formatting said initial electronic images to said selected geometric formats of respective said archival images to provide formatted electronic images;
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- a communications port operatively connectable to said memory to download said electronic images.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.