JP2728992B2 - Print photo creation method, camera and photo printer used therefor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to relates to Luke camera and printer used to print photograph creation method and this.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some recent 35 mm full-size compact cameras are provided with a panoramic print service such as "Cardia Travel Mini" (trade name) sold by the present applicant. There is something. In such a camera, the size of the aperture that regulates the exposure range for the film is “24 mm × 36 mm” (aspect ratio 1.5), which is equivalent to 35 mm full size. Usually, photography is performed through this aperture. When a print is intended, a mask plate is inserted from above and below the aperture, and an image can be taken in a horizontally long exposure range of “13 mm × 36 mm” (aspect ratio: about 2.8). And, from a film taken in a landscape exposure range using such a camera,
Screen size 89mm × 2 with aspect ratio of about 2.9
A 54 mm landscape panoramic print photograph is obtained.

[0003] With the spread of the photographic system as described above, various demands for the size of a printed photograph have been raised among general users. In particular, when the aspect ratio of a printed photograph is increased, a large spread and depth can be given to the photographic image, and the user can enjoy a photographic image that cannot be obtained with a print photograph having a uniform aspect ratio. Will be able to

[0004]

In consideration of such a background, in the above-described print photograph, it is necessary to obtain an 89 mm × 254 mm horizontally long panoramic print photograph from a film photographed in a horizontally long exposure range. The film is stretched as much as 7 times, and the magnification for obtaining a service photo of 89 mm × 127 mm service size from a conventional 35 mm full size exposed film (3.6 times).
), There is a disadvantage that the image quality clearly deteriorates significantly.

[0005] Further, with the above-described camera, either a normal print photograph having an aspect ratio of "1.4" or a panoramic print photograph having an aspect ratio of "2.9" could be obtained. For this reason, depending on the shot scene, there is a problem that the aspect ratio is small in a normal print photograph and too large in a panoramic print photograph. of course,
It is possible in principle to obtain a print photograph with a satisfactory aspect ratio if a special order is placed at the time of a print request.However, with such a method, print photographs of various aspect ratios can be widely and generally provided. It is difficult and costly.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a print photograph creation method and a print photograph creation method capable of widely enjoying various print photographs having different aspect ratios while minimizing deterioration of image quality. It is an object to provide a camera and a photographic printer to be used at low cost.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing a print photograph, comprising: a camera for recording trimming information corresponding to various aspect ratios selected at the time of photographing on a photograph film; Using, the trimming information is read at the time of printing from the developed photographic film photographed by this camera, and if the aspect ratio according to this information is equal to or less than the aspect ratio of the entire exposure screen defined by the aperture of the camera, A print photograph was created at a constant reference magnification while maintaining the print area in the width direction of the photographic paper constant, and the aspect ratio according to the information exceeded the aspect ratio of the entire exposure screen defined by the camera aperture. In this case, create a print photo by changing the magnification so that the print area in the width direction of the photographic paper is constant. Is shall.

In the camera according to the second aspect, an aperture defining an exposure range of the photographic film with an aspect ratio of 1.5 to 3.0, and a reference print for printing the entire area of a screen shot in the exposure range. Print mode setting means for selecting any one of a plurality of trimming print modes for printing at an aspect ratio in which one of the long side or the short side of the screen shot in the exposure range is shortened. If the aspect ratio according to the set print mode is less than or equal to the aspect ratio of the range printed in the reference print mode,
Along with defining the view range of the finder corresponding to the exposure range by entering from the two short sides facing each other, if the aspect ratio of the range printed in the reference print mode is exceeded, the view range corresponds to the exposure range. Viewfinder changing means for entering and defining the field of view of the viewfinder from the two long sides facing each other, and print mode recording means for recording information corresponding to the print mode outside each exposure range of the photographic film. And are provided.

Photographic film car used in the camera of the present invention
As the cartridge , holes for positioning each image exposure unit are provided aligned along the longitudinal direction of the film, and both sides in the longitudinal direction and width direction of the film with respect to the center of each image exposure unit, and the image exposure range of positions, also be used as housing a photographic film, each pair of marks has been previously pre-exposure to display a plurality of types of trimming range
Good. In addition, a cartridge having a core for locking one end of the photo film and a means for sending the photo film from the other end to the outside by rotating the core is used.
You may.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a photographic printer which prints an image on a developed photographic film on which trimming information has been recorded by a camera on photographic paper by light emitted from a light source. A reading device that reads the trimming information, and when the aspect ratio according to the information obtained from the reading device is equal to or less than the aspect ratio of the entire image, defines the printing range of the photographic paper from the short side thereof, A mask means for defining the printing range of the photographic paper from its long side when the aspect ratio of the entire image is exceeded, and a means for varying the feed amount of the photographic paper according to information obtained from the reading device When the aspect ratio according to the information obtained from the reading device is equal to or less than the aspect ratio of the entire image, the width of the printing paper While maintaining the printing range of the image constant, printing is performed at a predetermined reference magnification, and when the aspect ratio of the entire image is exceeded, the magnification is adjusted so that the printing range in the width direction of the photographic paper becomes constant. The print is performed by changing.

[0011]

FIG. 2 shows a photographic film cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Further, a strip-shaped photo film (hereinafter referred to as "film") 13 having a width of 26 mm and a spool 14 for winding the same are housed. The spool 14 includes a core 15 whose both ends are exposed from the cartridge bodies 11 and 12, and flanges 16 and 17 fixed to both sides thereof. Between the flanges 16 and 17, an end portion of the film 13 is provided. Is provided. Ribs 18 and 19 are provided on the inner walls of the cartridge bodies 11 and 12 to prevent the film 13 from being loosened, and the film 1 is positioned outside the image exposure section 27 of the film 13 to be wound.
3 is in contact. Further, a separation claw 21 for separating the leading end of the film 13 in the direction of the film delivery port 20 is provided near one of the ribs 19 near the film delivery port 20. The cartridge main bodies 11 and 12 are connected to the film outlet 2.
The light shielding material 22 is stuck on the inner wall forming 0,
The film 13 to be wound is housed in a light-tight manner.

As shown in FIG. 1, a film 13 has a plurality of perforations 2 aligned along its longitudinal direction.
5a and 25b are provided. Also, a pair of triangular marks 29 for displaying one of a plurality of types of trimming ranges are provided on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the film 13 with respect to the center of each image exposure unit 27 and at positions outside the range of the image exposure unit 27.
Have been pre-exposed in advance. Further, each image exposure unit 2
A pair of line marks 30 indicating one of a plurality of types of trimming ranges are pre-exposed at positions on both sides in the width direction of the film 13 with respect to the center of the film 7 and outside the range of the image exposure unit 27. I have. The perforations 25a,
25b is for positioning each image exposure section when used in a camera and a photographic printer, and has a pitch (L) of about 28.7 mm according to the length of each image exposure section 27.
Is arranged from the film tip. Due to the arrangement of the perforations 25a and 25b, each image exposure unit 27 is a space that can be exposed in a horizontally long HDTV size having a screen size of about 15 mm × 26.7 mm (aspect ratio of about 1.8).

The pair of triangular marks 29 are described at positions about 11 mm in the longitudinal direction of the film 13 with respect to the center of each image exposing section 27, and the pair of line marks 30 are The position is approximately 5.8 mm in the width direction of the film 13 with respect to the center of the image exposure unit 27.

The photographic film cartridge 10 containing such a film 13 accommodates the entire film 13 in the cartridge bodies 11 and 12 by rotating the spool 14 in the film winding direction.
By rotating the spool 14 in the film sending direction, the film 13 is sent out of the cartridge bodies 11 and 12 from the leading end thereof. The photo film cartridge 10 has a smaller size than the conventional 135 photo film cartridge because the width of the photo film 13 is 26 mm. The film 13
Is 26 mm, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a film having a width of, for example, 22 mm to 30 mm may be used.

FIG. 3 shows the appearance of a camera using the above-described photographic film cartridge 10. In FIG.
A photographing lens 31 is provided at the center of the front surface of the camera 0, a finder 32 is provided at the upper center, and a distance measuring window 33 is provided at the upper left.
a, 33b, a strobe light emitting section 34 is provided in the upper right part. The shutter button 3 is located at the top of the camera body 30
5 is provided with a trimming selection switch 36 for selecting three levels of trimming modes of L, H, and C at the time of photographing.

By the slide operation of the trimming selection switch 36, the trimming mode can be selected in three stages of L, H and C. L is about 15 mm × 21.9 mm (aspect ratio 1.5) in the exposure range of each frame during printing.
H is a standard size mode for trimming in the range of about 15 mm × 2 within the exposure range of each frame during printing.
HDTV size standard mode for trimming in the range of 6.7 mm (aspect ratio 1.8), and C
Indicates about 11.1 of the exposure range of each frame during printing.
It corresponds to the cinemascope size mode in which trimming is performed in a range of 5 mm × 26.7 mm (aspect ratio 2.3). Note that the HDTV size mode is a mode in which trimming is performed with an aspect ratio (approximately 1.8) substantially equal to a screen size compatible with high-definition television.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the back cover of the camera body 30 is opened, the cartridge accommodating chamber 38 is exposed, and the photographic film cartridge 10 is loaded in the spool 14 in the axial direction. The cartridge accommodating chamber 38 is provided with a coupling 38a that engages with the spool 14. The rotation of the coupling 38a causes the film 13 to rotate.
Can be sent out or wound up. The film 13 thus sent out has its leading end passed through the aperture 39 and is wound on a reel 40 a of a film winding chamber 40. The aperture 39 of this camera has a size that defines the exposure screen of the film 13 by about 15 mm × 26.7 mm (approximate ratio of about 1.8), and is arranged with its longitudinal direction aligned with the film transport direction. ing. Above the aperture 39, the perforation 2 of the film 13
5 is provided. Based on the signal obtained from the photo sensor 42, the camera detects the perforation 25 and
Is set on the aperture 39. The camera body 30 is more compact than a conventional 35 mm camera because the photographic film cartridge 10 is small.

This camera changes the field of view of the viewfinder 32 in accordance with the selected trimming mode. The outline of the viewfinder 32 of this camera is shown in FIG. The finder 32 is an inverted Galileo finder in which the entire field of view is defined by an aspect ratio of 1.8, and an LCD 45 is provided between an objective lens 46 and an eyepiece 47. The control unit 48 of the camera receives a signal corresponding to the trimming mode obtained from the trimming selection switch 36 through the LCD driver 49 to control the LC.
At D45, a plurality of line displays are generated so as to be in the range of the aspect ratio corresponding to the selected trimming mode. That is, when the selected trimming mode is the standard size mode, the trimming mode is narrowed from two opposing short sides of the entire visual field range to define an aspect ratio range of 1.5 as shown in FIG. When the selected trimming mode is the HDTV size mode, the entire viewing range is narrowed from two opposing long sides to define a range having an aspect ratio of 2.3 as shown in FIG. . Thus, when the trimming selection switch 36 is operated in the order of L, H, and C, the field of view of the viewfinder 32 is sequentially changed to the field of view having the same aspect ratio as the standard size, HDTV size, and cinemascope size. Therefore, the photographer can shoot while checking the intended trimming range while looking through the viewfinder 32.

Further, the camera records information corresponding to the trimming mode outside the range of the image exposure section 27 of the film 13 set in the aperture 39 for each photographing. As shown in FIG. 8, the back cover 37 has a trimming information recording unit incorporated therein. When the camera control unit 48 receives a shutter release signal, the trimming information recording unit turns on the LED 51 via the LED driver 50 and illuminates the LCD 53 via the mirror 52. On the LCD 53, a mark and a barcode corresponding to the trimming mode are generated via an LCD driver 54. These marks and barcodes are exposed from the back surface of the film 13 to the respective exposure screens 27 by the light transmitted through the LCD 53. Trimming selection switch 3
As shown in FIG. 9, a triangular mark 56b in which the trimming mode is selected in the standard size and a barcode 58b corresponding to the trimming mode are recorded on the exposure screen 27b obtained by shooting the image 6 at L. When the image is taken with the trimming selection switch 36 set to C, a line mark 56a in which the trimming mode is set to the cinemascope size and a bar code 58a corresponding to this are recorded. Further, when the image is taken with the trimming selection switch 36 set to H, the trimming mode is selected to the HDTV size, and only the barcode 58c corresponding to this is recorded.

The mark 56 thus recorded for each photographing operation
Corresponds to the positions of the pair of triangular marks 29 and line marks 30 pre-exposed on the film 13 in advance. Thereby, the photographer can confirm the image in the trimming range intended at the time of photographing while referring to the mark 56 recorded on each exposure screen 27. Further, the barcode 58 is for causing a photographic printer, which will be described later, to read trimming information of each exposure screen section.

The photographic film cartridge 10 photographed by the above-mentioned camera is submitted to a developing laboratory. In the lab,
The film 13 is taken out of the photographic film cartridge 10 and developed. The developed film is taken up again inside the cartridge bodies 11 and 12, and this is
Is set on a predetermined portion of the photo printer shown in FIG. This photographic printer prints each image of the developed film 13 on which the trimming information is recorded by light emitted from the light source unit 61 so as to maintain a constant printing range in the width direction of the photographic paper 62. go.

This photographic printer includes a film transport unit 6
5, a printing paper transport section 66, an optical system 67, a control section 68 of the printer, and an information input section 69. The film transport unit 65 controls the motor 71 via a driver 70 in response to a signal from the control unit 68, and transports the developed film 13. The photographic paper transport unit 66 controls the motor 73 via a driver 70 based on a signal from the control unit 68, and transports the photographic paper 62. In the printer optical system 67, the enlargement magnification of the printing lens 67a can be changed by a signal from the control unit 68.

Further, the film transport section 65 includes
A photo sensor 74 for positioning each image of the developed film 13 at a predetermined position in the print optical path as shown in FIG.
a and 74b are provided, and a bar code reading sensor 75 is provided immediately before the predetermined position. The signals obtained from these are once sent to the information input unit 69 and then sent to the control unit 68. When the control unit 68 obtains two signals detected by the perforations 25 of the developed film 13 at the same time, the control unit 68 controls the film transport unit 65 to stop the transport of the developed film 13 and to add the trimming information read earlier. In response, the motor 77 is controlled via the driver 70 to change the pair of film masks 78a and 78b provided at the predetermined positions. When the trimming information is in the HDTV size mode, the pair of film masks 78a and 78b are controlled so as to define the entire area of the developed film 13 (15 mm × 26.7 mm). In the case of the mode, control is performed so that the screen enters the developed film 13 from the short side of the screen and defines a printing range of 15 mm × 21.9 mm. Further, when the trimming information is in the cinemascope size mode, the pair of film masks 78a and 78b penetrate from the long side of the screen of the developed film 13 to set the printing range to 11.5.
It is controlled to define mm × 26.7 mm.

Further, the control section 68 controls a motor 79 via a driver 70 in accordance with the trimming information to change the pair of photographic paper masks 80a and 80b so as to enter from the short side of the print range. This photographic paper mask 8
0a and 80b indicate that the print range is 89 mm × 158 when the trimming information is in the HDTV size mode.
mm, and when the trimming information is in the standard size mode, the print range is set to 89.
It is controlled to define mm × 130 mm. Further, the pair of photographic paper masks 80a and 80b are controlled so as to define a print range of 89 mm × 205 mm when the trimming information is in the cinemascope size mode. Further, the control unit 68 determines that the trimming information is HDT.
In the case of the V size mode and the standard size mode,
The printer optical system 67 is controlled to a reference magnification of about 5.9 times, and when the trimming information is in the cinemascope size mode, the printer optical system 67 is controlled to a magnification of about 7.7 times. Further, the control section 68 controls the photographic paper transport section 66 according to the trimming information, and variably controls the feed amount of the photographic paper 62 according to the trimming information.

When printing is performed from the negative film 13 shown in FIG. 9 by such a photo printer, three types of printed photographs having a fixed short side and different aspect ratios are obtained as shown in FIG. That is, the image 2 in which the trimming information of the standard size is recorded on the negative film 13
7b, 89 mm × 130 mm as shown in FIG.
mm (aspect ratio 1.5) is obtained as a standard size print photo, and from the image 27c in which the HDTV size trimming information is recorded on the negative film 13,
As shown in FIG. 10C, a print photograph having a size of 89 mm × 158 mm (aspect ratio 1.8) is obtained. Further, from the image 27a in which the cinemascope size trimming information is recorded on the negative film 13, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 0A, a print photograph having a size of 89 mm × 205 mm (aspect ratio 2.3) is obtained. According to this, the difference between the enlargement ratio between the standard size having the smallest aspect ratio and the cinemascope size having the largest aspect ratio is the enlargement ratio between the standard size and the panorama size described in the related art. , The deterioration of image quality can be minimized.

In the present embodiment, various print photographs having different aspect ratios are obtained from each frame in accordance with the trimming information recorded on the film. Can be obtained. In the photographic film cartridge 10 described in the present embodiment, the marks pre-exposed on the film are the triangular mark 29 and the line mark 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the marks are different depending on various trimming ranges. Characters and symbols may be used. Further, although two perforations 25 are provided for each image exposure unit 27, the present invention is not limited to this, and one perforation 25 may be provided for each image exposure unit 27, Also, three or more may be used.

In the photographic film cartridge 10 described in the present embodiment, ribs 18 and 19 for preventing the film 13 from being loosened and a separation claw 21 are provided.
The film 13 is fed out of the cartridges 11 and 12 from the leading end by the rotation of the cartridge. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the film 13 is disclosed in JP-A-1-306844, JP-A-1-306845 and JP-A-2-185545. JP-A-2-46453, JP-A-2-18544, JP-A-2-18454
71253, JP-A-2-124564, JP-A-2
-64533, Japanese Patent Application No. 1-21862, Japanese Patent Application No. 1-
The photographic film of the present invention may be housed in a photographic film cartridge having a structure described in each of Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 25362 and 3-37645.
According to this, the camera can be easily loaded, and the camera can be provided at low cost without having a complicated structure.

Further, in the camera described in the present embodiment, the trimming information recording means is an example in which light is illuminated on the display of the LCD and recording is performed from the back side of the film 13. Recording means for recording the selected trimming information by lighting or passing light through the taking lens may be used. Further, the recorded trimming information may be recorded at a position corresponding to the trimming range. In this case, the marks 29 and 30 need not be pre-exposed to the film 13 in advance.

Further, in the embodiment of the camera, the selected trimming information may be magnetically recorded by a magnetic recording head. In this case, it is necessary to provide the film 13 with a substantially transparent magnetic recording layer. Further, an example may be provided in which an IC memory chip is provided in the cartridge main bodies 11 and 12, and the camera is provided with a recording means for storing the trimming information selected in the IC memory chip for each photographing. Further, it is needless to say that the aspect ratio is not limited to the numerical value and the screen size described in the embodiment.

Next, another example of the camera will be described. The camera used in this example is a lens-fitted film unit having the structure described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 64-544.
As shown in FIG. 13, the photographic film 13 of the present invention is housed in the lens-fitted film unit. Further, a trimming selection lever 87 provided on the crank member 95 is provided.
The field of view of the eyepiece window 86 corresponding to the HDTV size with an aspect ratio of 1.8 is changed, and the selected trimming information is recorded outside the exposure range of the film 13. The crank member 95 is slidable in the direction in which the film 13 is transported. The light is blocked from the long side of the field of view and is changed to a field frame corresponding to a cinemascope size having an aspect ratio of 2.3. A frame 90 and a light-shielding frame 92 that shields light from the short side of the visual field range and changes to a visual field frame according to a standard size with an aspect ratio of 1.5 are provided. Further, below the crank member 95,
A plate 91 having one hole and a plate 93 having two holes are provided integrally.

When the trimming selection lever 87 is set to the "H" position, the crank member 95 is in the position shown in the figure. When the shutter is released, the subject light transmitted through the photographing lens 88 passes through the dark box 88 and reaches 15 mm.times.26. 7mm
Each image exposure unit 27 of the film 13 is exposed by the aperture having the size. When the trimming selection lever 87 is set to the position “C”, the light shielding frame 90 enters the front surface of the eyepiece window 86, and the plate 91 enters the dark box 89. If the shutter is released as it is, the shooting lens 8
8 is exposed to each image exposure unit 27 of the film 13 in a size of 15 mm × 26.7 mm by an aperture through a dark box 88, and the object light is moved to a position outside the image exposure unit of the film 13 by the object light. Lines are recorded. Further, when the trimming selection lever 87 is set to the “L” position, the light shielding frame 92 enters the front surface of the eyepiece window 86, and the plate 93 enters the dark box 89. When the shutter release is performed in this state, the subject light transmitted through the photographing lens 88 passes through the dark box 88 and becomes 15 mm × 2
Each image exposure section 27 of the film 13 is exposed in a 6.7 mm size, and two lines are recorded at positions outside the exposure screen area of the film 13 by subject light. As a result, the photographed film 13 has different aspect ratios.
Since the kind of trimming information is recorded, if this is read with a photographic print, the same print photograph as described in this embodiment can be obtained.

[0032]

As described above, according to the print photograph producing method of the present invention, since various print photographs having different aspect ratios can be produced from one film, various demands for the size of the print photograph can be generated. become. Further , since the camera according to the present invention is provided with the print mode setting means and the finder changing means, it is possible to specify the trimming range intended by the photographer while confirming the trimming range, and to surely transmit the information to the developing laboratory. it can. Furthermore, in the photographic printer according to the present invention, printing is performed at a magnification that makes the print width of the photographic paper constant according to the trimming information, so that the conventional photographic printer can be improved at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a photo film housed in a photo film cartridge .

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the photographic film cartridge .

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the camera of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the back of the camera of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a structure of a finder of the camera of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic explanatory view showing a finder visual field range when a trimming selection switch is set to an L position.

FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory view showing a finder visual field range when a trimming selection switch is set to a position C;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram showing a trimming information recording unit of the camera of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing an exposed film photographed by the camera of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic explanatory view showing a photographic printer of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of the photographic printer.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a print photograph obtained from a photograph printer.

FIG. 13 is a schematic explanatory view showing another embodiment of the camera.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Photo film cartridge 13 Photo film 14 Spool 18, 19 Rib 21 Separation claw 25 Perforation 29, 30 A pair of marks 30 Camera body 36 Trimming selection switch 45, 53 LCD 58 Bar code 62 Printing paper 78 A pair of film masks 80 A pair of printing Paper mask

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A camera that records trimming information corresponding to various aspect ratios selected at the time of photographing on a photographic film, and reads the trimming information at the time of printing from a developed photographic film photographed by the camera. If the aspect ratio according to is equal to or less than the aspect ratio of the entire exposure screen defined by the aperture of the camera, a print photograph is created at a constant reference magnification while maintaining a constant print range in the width direction of the photographic paper. If the aspect ratio according to the information exceeds the aspect ratio of the entire exposure screen defined by the aperture of the camera, the magnification is changed so that the printing range in the width direction of the photographic paper is constant. A print photo creation method characterized by creating a print photo. 2. An aperture defining an exposure range of a photographic film with an aspect ratio of 1.5 to 3.0, a reference print mode for printing the entire area of a screen shot in the exposure range, or an image shot in the exposure range. Print mode setting means for selecting one of a plurality of trimming print modes for printing at an aspect ratio in which either the long side or the short side of the screen is shortened, and an aspect ratio corresponding to the selected print mode Is smaller than or equal to the aspect ratio of the range printed in the reference print mode, the view range of the finder corresponding to the exposure range is entered from two opposite short sides thereof and defined, and the reference print mode is set. If the aspect ratio of the area to be printed is exceeded, the file corresponding to the exposure area Viewfinder changing means for entering and defining the field of view of the indder from the two long sides facing each other, and print mode recording means for recording information according to the print mode outside each exposure range of the photographic film. A camera comprising: 3. A photographic printer for printing an image on a developed photographic film on which trimming information has been recorded by a camera onto photographic paper by light emitted from a light source, and a reading device for reading the trimming information, and the reading device. If the aspect ratio according to the information obtained from is less than or equal to the aspect ratio of the entire image, the print range of the photographic paper is defined from the short side, and if the aspect ratio exceeds the entire image, A mask means for defining the print range of the photographic paper from the long side thereof, and a means for varying a feed amount of the photographic paper in accordance with information obtained from the reading apparatus. If the corresponding aspect ratio is equal to or less than the aspect ratio of the entire image, the print range in the width direction of the photographic paper is kept constant beforehand. In addition to printing at a fixed reference magnification, when the aspect ratio of the entire image is exceeded, printing is performed by changing the magnification so that the printing range in the width direction of the photographic paper is constant. Photo printer.