Camera with finger over the taking lens/flash unit sensor
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorPeter Labaziewicz
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Abstract
In a camera, one photosensor is located next to the taking lens and another photosensor is located next to a built-in flash unit for sensing whether a camera user's fingers are obstructing the taking lens and/or the flash unit.
Claims9
A photographic camera comprising a camera body having a front face and a taking lens inset in said camera body to not project outwardly substantially from said front face, is characterized in that:
- photosensor means is located in the vicinity of said taking lens for emitting a light beam towards a camera user's finger that may be positioned over the taking lens and for detecting reflection of the light beam from the camera user's finger;
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- alarm means is connected to said photosensor means for providing a warning that a camera user's finger may be positioned over said taking lens when the photosensor means detects reflection of a light beam from the camera user's finger.
A photographic camera comprising a camera body having a front face, a taking lens inset in said camera body to not project outwardly substantially from said front face, and an electronic flash unit inset in said camera body to not project outwardly substantially from said front face, is characterized in that:
- first photosensor means is located in the vicinity of said taking lens for emitting a light beam towards a camera user's finger that may be positioned over the taking lens and for detecting reflection of the light beam from the camera user's finger;
- second photosensor means is located in the vicinity of said flash unit for emitting a light beam towards a camera user's finger that may be positioned over the flash unit and for detecting reflection of the light beam from the camera user's finger;
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- alarm means is connected to said first photosensor means and to second photosensor means for providing a warning that a camera user's finger may be positioned over said taking lens when the first photosensor means detects reflection of a light beam from the camera user's finger or that a camera user's finger may be positioned over said flash unit when photosensor means detects reflection of a light beam from the camera user's finger.
A photographic camera comprising a camera body having a front face, and an electronic flash unit inset in said camera body to not project outwardly substantially from said front face, is characterized in that:
- photosensor means is located in the vicinity of said flash unit for emitting a light beam towards a camera user's finger that may be positioned over the flash unit and for detecting reflection of the light beam from the camera user's finger;
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- alarm means is connected to said photosensor means for providing a warning that a camera user's finger may be positioned over said flash unit when the photosensor means detects reflection of a light beam from the camera user's finger.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.