Camera system

Abstract

A camera system comprises a silver halide film camera, by which an object image is recorded on a silver halide film, and a digital camera, by which an object image is recorded in a CCD. The silver halide film camera has a first release button, a first zoom lever, and a light receiving unit. The digital camera has a second release button, a second zoom lever, and an infra-red light beam emitting diode. In a normal mode, by manually operating the first release button and the first zoom lever, a photographing operation and a zooming operation of the silver halide film camera are performed. In a remote control mode, by manually operating the first release button and the first zoom lever, a photographing operation and a zooming operation of the digital camera are performed. At this time, an infra-red light beam is radiated from the infra-red light beam emitting diode, so that a photographing operation and a zooming operation are performed in the silver halide film camera.

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