Information recording apparatus of camera

An information recording apparatus capable of recording information on a recording medium, comprising:

• a first recorder for recording first information indicating a copyright on said recording medium;
• a second recorder capable of recording second information consisting of numerals on said recording medium and having a first mode in which said second information is recorded in a predetermined number of figures and a second mode in which said second information is recorded in a number of figures more than said predetermined number of figures;
• a third recorder for recording third information consisting of letters on said recording medium;
• a discriminator for judging whether or not the number of letters of said third information is smaller than a predetermined number of letters;
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• a mode selector for selecting one of said first and second modes responsive to a result of judgment by said discriminator and for causing said second recorder to effect recording in the selected mode, wherein, if said number of letters of the third information is not smaller than said predetermined number of letters, said first mode is selected, and if said number of letters of the third information is smaller than said predetermined number of letters, said second mode is selected.

An information recording capable of recording information on a recording medium comprising:

• a first recorder for recording first information indicating a copyright on said recording medium:
• a second recorder for recording second information consisting of numerals on said recording medium;
• a third recorder capable of recording third information consisting of letters on said recording medium and having a first mode in which said third information is recorded in a predetermined form and a second mode in which said third information is recorded in a scaled-down form smaller than said predetermined form;
• a discriminator for judging whether or not the number of letters of said third information is smaller than a predetermined number of letters;
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• a mode selector for selecting one of said first and second modes responsive to a result of judgment by said discriminator and for causing said second recorder to effect recording in the selected mode, wherein, if said number of letters of the third information is smaller than said predetermined number of letters, said first mode is selected, and if said number of letters of the third information is not smaller than said predetermined number of letters, said second mode is selected.

An information recording apparatus capable of recording a plurality of items of information on a photographing film, comprising:

• a first recorder for recording first information in a first position in the vicinity of a photographing frame on said film, the first recorder including a card member having a masking plate on which said first information is so recorded as to be identifiable and a mask portion through which said first information is identifiable from outside, the card member being attachable to and detachable from the information recording apparatus, wherein the first recorder is capable of deleting said first information recorded on said film by effecting recording when said card is not loaded;
• a second recorder for recording second information different from said first information in a second position different from said first position but in the vicinity of said photographing frame;
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• a controller for controlling said first and second recorders independently.

A method of recording information on a recording medium comprising:

• comparing a number of letters of literal information and a predetermined number of letters so as to judge whether or not the number of letters of the literal information is smaller than said predetermined number;
• recording, if said number of letters of the literal information is not smaller than said predetermined number of letters, numerical information on said recording medium in a predetermined number of figures;
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• recording, if said number of letters of the literal information is smaller than said predetermined number of letters, said numerical information on said recording medium in a number of figures more than said predetermined number of figures.

A method of recording information on a recording medium comprising:

• comparing a number of letters of literal information and a predetermined number of letters so as to judge whether or not the number of letters of the literal information is smaller than said predetermined number;
• recording, if said number of letters of the literal information is smaller than said predetermined number of letters, numerical information on said recording medium in a predetermined form;
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• recording, if said number of letters of the literal information is not smaller than said predetermined number of letters, said numerical information on said recording medium in a scaled-down form smaller than said predetermined form.