Photographic camera having also function of panoramic photographing

A photographic camera having also the function of panoramic photographing, comprising:

• a body;
• variable focus means supported on said body and utilizing a motor drive to move an objective and thereby to vary a focal distance over a continuous range;
• at least one zoom switch connected to said motor and controlling said motor to move said objective;
• a manipulator on the exterior of said body and externally accessible for selectively switching between a mode of normal photographing in which a picture of normal size is obtained and a mode of panoramic photographing in which a picture of panoramic size is obtained wherein each photograph on a roll may be individually selected for panoramic or normal photography using said manipulator;
• panoramic components positioned in said body and including plates for changing the dimensions of an aperture through which film is exposed in said camera whereby the size of a picture taken using the photographic camera may be altered between normal and panoramic dimensions when said manipulator is operated to select a photographic mode;
• and
• a controller disabling said zoom switch and controlling said motor drive to position said objective at the minimum focal distance position automatically when said externally accessible manipulator is operated to select the mode of panoramic photographing.

A photographic camera having also the function of panoramic photographing, comprising:

• a body;
• variable focus means supported on said body and utilizing a motor drive to move an objective and thereby to vary a focal distance over a continuous range;
• a manipulator on the exterior of said body and externally accessible for selectively switching between a mode of normal photographing in which a picture of normal size is obtained and a mode of panoramic photographing in which a picture of panoramic size is obtained wherein each photograph on a roll may be individually selected for panoramic or normal photography;
• panoramic components positioned in said body and including plates for changing the dimensions of an aperture through which film is exposed in said camera whereby the size of a picture taken using the photographic camera may be altered between normal and panoramic dimensions when said manipulator is operated to select a photographic mode;
• and
• a controller disabling said shutter and controlling said motor drive to move said objective to the minimum focal distance position automatically when said externally accessible manipulator is operated to select the mode of panoramic photographing, said controller releasing said shutter when the minimal focal distance position is reached.