Camera with a framing mirror

A camera comprising:

• a picture taking lens;
• a window for said picture taking lens arranged at a front part of said camera;
• a framing mirror having a relatively large size and arranged at the front part of said camera adjacent to said window such that a person standing in front of said camera at a position within the range of the scene to be photographed can confirm the range of the scene to be photographed through observation of said framing mirror, said framing mirror having a transparent portion at a given marginal portion;
• a first liquid crystal display device of a light reflection type arranged behind said transparent portion of said framing mirror;
• a second liquid crystal display device of a light transmitting type arranged adjacent to said first liquid crystal display device behind said framing mirror;
• a light source for emitting a light toward said second liquid crystal display device, said light source being arranged between said framing mirror and said second liquid crystal display device;
• a data recording optical system for transmitting the light from said light source having passed through said second liquid crystal display device towards a given position of a focal plane of said picture taking lens through said picture taking lens, said given position of said marginal portion of said framing mirror corresponding to said given position of said focal plane of said picture taking lens;
• and circuit means for causing said first and second liquid crystal display device to display of common data.

In a camera:

• a forwardly facing framing mirror;
• a liquid crystal display member located in front of the mirror;
• and
• control means for selectively transferring said liquid crystal display member between an overall transparent condition affording visual access to said mirror from a position in front of said mirror and an at least partially opaque condition at least partially masking said mirror.