Dual film exposure, electronic exposure camera with multiple rewrite on film except for final exposure

An information rewrite method in a camera for exposing latent images on successive frames of a filmstrip having magnetic recording capacity, in which a memory stores a count indicative of the film frames remaining to be exposed including to indicate that the final frame was exposed, a magnetic head magnetically records user-selected information on the filmstrip adjacent each film frame, and a motor is actuated following exposure of each film frame to advance the filmstrip to permit the magnetic head to record the information on the filmstrip adjacent each exposed frame, is characterized by the steps:

• using at least one of a plurality of information selection switches to select the information the magnetic head will magnetically record on the filmstrip adjacent the most-recently exposed one of the film frames including the final exposed frame;
• actuating the motor to advance the filmstrip to permit the magnetic head to record the information on the filmstrip adjacent the most-recently exposed one of the film frames except the final exposed frame, each time at least one of the selection switches is used to select the information;
• actuating the motor to advance the filmstrip to permit the magnetic head to record the information on the filmstrip adjacent the final exposed frame, only one time at least one of the selection switches is used to select the information;
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• permitting an image display to be manually turned on each time one of the film frames, except the final frame, is exposed and turning on the image display automatically only when the final frame is exposed.

Information rewrite apparatus in a camera for exposing latent images on successive frames of a filmstrip having magnetic recording capacity, and in which a memory stores a count indicative of the film frames remaining to be exposed including to indicate that the final frame was exposed, a magnetic head magnetically records user-selected information on the filmstrip adjacent each film frame, and a motor is actuated following exposure of each film frame to advance the filmstrip to permit the magnetic head to record the information on the filmstrip adjacent each exposed frame, is characterized by:

• a plurality of information selection switches to select the information the magnetic head will magnetically record on the filmstrip adjacent the most-recently exposed one of the film frames including the final exposed frame;
• means for actuating the motor to advance the filmstrip to permit the magnetic head to record the information on the filmstrip adjacent the most-recently exposed one of the film frames except the final exposed frame, each time at least one of the selection switches is used to select the information;
• and for actuating the motor to advance the filmstrip to permit the magnetic head to record the information on the filmstrip adjacent the final exposed frame, only one time at least one of the selection switches is used to select the information;
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• an image display, and
• means permitting the image display to be manually turned on each time one of the film frames, except the final frame, is exposed and turning on the image display automatically only when the final frame is exposed.