Interconnection mechanism for zoom camera

An interconnection mechanism for a zoom camera having a zoom finder and a flash device, said zoom finder having at least a movable lens element movable to change magnification of said zoom finder in correspondence with magnification of a zoom lens, said flash device having a flash projecting portion movable to change projection angle of light projected from said flash device in accordance with angle of said zoom lens, said interconnection mechanism comprising:

• a finder zooming cam rotating in cooperation with said zoom lens being zoomed, said finder zooming cam having a rotational axis extending in parallel to a moving path of said movable lens element, and at least a helicoid cam surface;
• a first cam follower member provided on said movable lens and engaged with said helicoid cam surface of said finder zooming cam such that said movable lens element moves along said moving path in response to rotation of said finder zooming cam;
• a flash angle changing cam rotating in cooperation with said zoom lens being zoomed, said flash angle changing cam having a rotational axis extending in parallel to said rotational axis of said finder zooming cam, and at least a helicoid cam surface, said flash angle changing cam being disposed adjacent to said finder zooming cam;
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• a second cam follower member provided on said flash projecting portion and engaged with said helicoid cam surface of said flash angle changing cam such that said flash projecting portion moves in the direction of said rotational axes in response to rotation of said flash angle changing cam.