Camera with information recording device

A camera having a magnetic head in a camera body in which information is recorded by the magnetic head on a magnetic recording layer formed on the back surface of a photographic film, said camera comprising:

• an exposure frame defining an exposure aperture for determining an exposure area on said photographic film;
• a film guide plate for supporting the back of said photographic film, said film guide plate having a front surface which faces said exposure frame, said front surface being disposed at the back of said exposure frame and spaced by a predetermined distance from said exposure frame;
• a circuit board mounted on a back surface of said film guide plate and having a front side which opposes said back surface, said circuit board being electrically connected to said magnetic head;
• a first projection extending outward from the back surface of said film guide plate, a first slit formed in said first projection, and a light emitting diode mounted on the front side of said circuit board to face said first slit, said light emitting diode recording information on one lateral edge area of said photographic film;
• a second projection extending outward from the back surface of said film guide plate, a second slit formed in said second projection, and a photosensor mounted on the front side of said circuit board to face said second slit, said photosensor detecting a perforation formed in said photographic film on said one lateral edge area;
• a controller for controlling circuit elements on said circuit board mounted on the back surface of said circuit board;
• said magnetic head being supported by said film guide plate and extending through an opening formed in said film guide plate so that a front surface of said magnetic head is substantially flush with the front surface of said film guide plate;
• a back cover fixed to said camera body in opposition to a back side of said circuit board;
• a liquid crystal panel mounted on the back side of said circuit board, and window formed in said back cover to allow observation of said liquid crystal panel externally from said camera body;
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• a magnetic head driver for driving said magnetic head and a switch contact unit for inputting data mounted on the back side of said circuit board, said switch contact unit being coupled to an input unit mounted on said back cover.