Photographic image size switching camera

A camera capable of switching a size of a photographic image, comprising:

• photographic image size information display means for displaying that an exposure has been performed in a photographic image size different from a normal photographic image size on an exterior of a film cartridge loaded into a camera;
• film rewinding means for rewinding a film within a film cartridge;
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• control means for determining, after photographic light is exposed onto frames of a film within said film cartridge and exposure of all framed of said cartridge has been completed, whether an image size different from said normal photographic image size has been included among the exposed frames,
• wherein when an image size different from said normal photographic image size has not been included among the exposed frames, an exposed film is totally wound within said cartridge by said film rewinding means, when an image size different from said normal photographic image size has been included among the exposed frames, a film is rewound within said cartridge with a tongue portion of a film extending from said cartridge by said film rewinding means, and thereafter a size of a photographic image is displayed on the extended tongue portion by said photographic image size information display means.

A method for operating a camera capable of switching a size of a photographing image between a first image size and a second image size which is different from the first image size comprising first marking means making a first identification mark representing a first image size photograph, second marking means for making a second identification mark representing a second image size photograph, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining the image size selected for each photographing operation and storing the selected image size;
• (b) determining if an end of film has been reached;
• (c) operating said first marking means to print only said first mark on an exterior of a film cartridge containing said film when only said first image size is stored;
• (d) operating said second marking means to print only said second identification mark on an exterior of a film cartridge containing said film when only said second image size is stored;
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• (e) operating both said first marking means and said second marking means to print said first identification mark and said second identification mark on an exterior of a film cartridge containing said film when at least one first image size and one second image size has been stored.

A method for operating a camera capable of switching a size of a photographing image between a first image size and a second image size which is different from the first image size, comprising first marking means making a first identification mark representing a first image size photograph, second marking means for making a second identification mark representing a second image size photograph, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining the image size selected for each photographing operation/and storing the selected image size;
• (b) determining if an end of film has been reached;
• (c) operating said first marking means to print only said first mark on a tongue portion of said film when only said first image size is stored;
• (d) operating said second marking means to print only said second identification mark on a tongue portion of said film when only said second image size is stored;
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• (e) operating both said first marking means and said second marking means to print said first identification mark and said second identification mark on a tongue portion of the film containing said film when at least one first image size and one second image size has been stored;
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• (f) rewinding the film into a cartridge containing said film so that/the tongue portion containing an identification mark extends from said cartridge.

A method for operating a camera capable of switching a size of a photographing image between a first image size and a second image size which is different from the first image size comprising first marking means making a first identification mark representing a first image size photograph, second marking means for making a second identification mark representing a second image size photograph, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining the image size selected for each photographing operation an storing the selected image size;
• (b) operating said first marking means to print said first mark on an exterior of a film cartridge containing said film responsive to detection of said first image size;
• (c) operating said second marking means to print said second identification mark on an exterior of a film cartridge containing said film responsive to detection of said second image size;
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• (d) preventing further operation of said first and second marking means when the first and second marking means have been operated at least one time.

A method for operating a camera capable of switching a size of a photographing image between a first image size and a second image size which is different from the first image size comprising first marking means making a first identification mark representing a first image size photograph, second marking means for making a second identification mark representing a second image size photograph, said method comprising the steps of:

• (a) determining the image size selected for each photographing operation and storing the selected image size;
• (b) determining if an end of film has been reached;
• (c) operating said first marking means to print only said first mark on an exterior of a film cartridge containing said film when only said first image size is stored;
• (d) preventing operation of said first and second marking means when only said second image size is stored;
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• (e) operating both said first marking means and said second marking means to print said first identification mark and said second identification mark on an exterior of a film cartridge containing said film when at least one first image size and one second image size has been stored.

A method for operating a camera capable of switching a size of a photographing image between a first image size and a second image size which is different from the first image size, comprising first marking means making a first identification mark representing a first image size photograph, second marking means for making a second identification mark representing a second image size photograph;

• said method comprising the steps of:
• (a) determining the image size selected for each photographing operation and storing the selected image size
• (b) determining if an end of film has been reached;
• (c) operating said first marking means to print only said first mark on a tongue portion of said film when only said first image size is stored;
• (d) preventing operation of said first and second marking means when only said second image size is stored;
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• (e) operating both said first marking means and said second marking means to print said first identification mark and said second identification mark on a tongue portion of said film when at least one first image size and one second image size has been stored;
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• (f) rewinding the film into a cartridge containing said film so that the tongue portion containing an identification mark extends from said cartridge.