Camera using film cartridge with movable light shielding door
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTetsuya Nishio
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Abstract
A camera, an apparatus, or a device applied thereto which uses an image recording medium cartridge having a cover for allowing an image recording medium to come out from or in the image recording medium cartridge, has determination means for determining at least one of a state wherein the cover of the cartridge loaded in the camera or apparatus allows entrance of light into the cartridge and a state wherein the cover of the cartridge clamps the image recording medium, and regulating means for regulating at least one of recording an image on the image recording medium and obtaining a print of an image recorded on the image recording medium in accordance with a determination result of the determination means.
Claims26
An apparatus adapted to an image recording medium cartridge having a cover for allowing an image recording medium to exit from or withdraw into the image recording medium cartridge, said apparatus comprising:
- a controller that determines at least one of a state wherein the cover of a cartridge loaded in a cartridge chamber of the apparatus allows entrance of light into the cartridge on the basis of a detected opening of the cover of the cartridge and a cover of the cartridge chamber, and a state wherein the cover of the cartridge clamps the image recording medium on the basis of a detected closing of the cover of the cartridge when a portion of the image recording medium is extruded from the cartridge;
- and which performs
- at least one of regulating recording of an image on the image recording medium and recording of information on the image recording medium which is subsequently usable for regulating printing of an image recorded on the image recording medium in accordance with a determination result of said controller.
An apparatus adapted to an image recording medium cartridge having a light shield portion, said apparatus comprising:
- a controller that determines at least one of a state wherein the light shield portion of a cartridge loaded in a cartridge chamber of the apparatus allows entrance of light into the cartridge on the basis of a detected opening of the light shield and a cover of the cartridge chamber of the apparatus, and a state wherein the light shield portion of the cartridge clamps the image recording medium on the basis of a detected closing of the light shield when a portion of the image recording medium is extruded from the cartridge;
- and which performs
- at least one of regulating recording of an image on the image recording medium and recording of information on the image recording medium which is subsequently usable for regulating printing of an image recorded on the image recording medium in accordance with a determination result of said controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.