DE7831989U1 - PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA WITH A BUILT-IN ELECTRON FLASH - Google Patents

Description

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Kodak Public Company
P.O. Box 36 9
7000 Stuttgart 60

Photographic camera with a built-in electronic flash unit

The innovation relates to a photographic camera that is flat, cuboid design, the length of which is perpendicular to the recording beam path, with a built-in electronic flash unit, which is arranged at one end of the camera.

In the case of a commercially available camera of the type mentioned at the outset, the camera must be designed in this way in order to carry out a flash exposure be detected on the top or bottom of the camera that the flash reflector remains free. For daylight shots however, the camera can also be held differently. This camera is therefore at least for the implementation of Flash photography requires certain handling in order to avoid faulty flash photography. On the other hand, there is with these so-called pocket cameras due to their small volume and light design and the resulting more difficult handling when activating the shutter release the risk of motion blurring due to shaking.

Cameras with a handle that allows convenient handling of the Camera allows and thus also reduces the risk of camera shake, are commercially available, but do not have a built-in electronic flash unit.

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The innovation is based on the task of providing a camera of the generic type Art to be trained in such a way that their handling is the same both in the flash light area and in the daylight area and takes place in such a way that the flashlight reflector always remains free and the risk of blurring during the actuation of the shutter release is reduced without increasing the overall length of the camera.

According to the innovation, this is achieved in that in the area between the taking lens and the electronic flash unit a handle is arranged which can be pivoted about a bearing axis running approximately parallel to the objective axis and which starts from one the camera adjacent non-use position can be pivoted into an unfolded use position.

In an advantageous embodiment of the innovation, the handle is designed in the area of its pivot axis so that it is around the the camera end having the flash unit can be pivoted around, while the one lying outside the camera end when pivoting Part of the handle is designed as a bowl-shaped cover. The lid covers in an advantageous manner in its on the camera when not in use position the top of the camera, the front of the camera, the back of the camera and the flash unit facing away from the front of the camera, in such a way that the taking lens, the viewfinder and the shutter release are protected.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the innovation, the electronic flash device is used to avoid the so-called red-eye effect at the furthest away from the taking lens Arranged at the end.

In the case of the camera according to the innovation, the opened Position located handle are detected in an advantageous manner so that the flash unit always remains free, so that

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incorrect flash illumination is avoided. the innovation according to the arrangement of the handle requires in advantageous No increase in the length of the camera, as no additional space is required for its storage. Besides that allows the handle in an advantageous manner a safe and comfortable handling of the camera, so that the risk of blurring is reduced when the trigger is actuated.

Further features and advantages can be found in the description of an in The embodiment of the innovation shown in the drawing, as well as the dependent claims.

The drawing shows a schematic representation in FIG

1 shows the camera in the recording position in a front view; Fig. 2 shows the camera of Fig. 1 in the closed position and

3 shows the camera according to FIG. 2 in a diagrammatic representation.

A camera 1 has a built-in flash unit 2, a taking lens 5, a viewfinder 4 and a shutter release button 6.

Between the taking lens 5 and the flash unit 2 is a handle 3 is articulated, which can be pivoted on the front and rear of the camera 1 by means of bearings 3a on bearings on the camera side is arranged.

The handle 3 has arms 3b, which on the front and back side of the camera 1 and at least as long

are that the handle 3 is unimpeded by the electronic flash device 2 supporting end of the camera 1 can pivot around.

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The handle 3 is formed in the area adjoining the arms 3d as a bowl-shaped cover, which is in the the camera adjacent non-use position according to FIGS. 1 and 3, the top of the camera, the front of the camera, the back of the camera and the adjoining end face of the camera 1 covers in such a way that the shutter release 6 cannot be actuated and that Taking lens 5 and the viewfinder 4 are protected.

To establish readiness for exposure, the handle 3 is swiveled clockwise until it hits a stop surface 1a of the camera housing 1 adjoins the position of use shown in FIG. 3.

In this position, the handle 3 can be grasped without the flash unit 2 being covered by one hand.

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Claims (5)

Protection claims 1. Photographic camera of flat, cuboid design, the length of which is perpendicular to the recording beam path, with a built-in electronic flash unit that * Is placed at one end of the camera, thereby characterized in that in the area between the taking lens (5) and the electronic flash device (2) a handle (3) pivotable about a bearing axis running approximately parallel to the objective axis which can be pivoted from a non-use position adjacent to the camera (1) into an unfolded use position. 2. Camera according to claim 1, characterized in that the handle (3) is designed as a bowl-shaped cover, the in the non-use position adjacent to the camera (1) the taking lens (5), the viewfinder (4) and the Cover release (6) protectively. j 3. Camera according to claim 1 and 2, characterized in that the handle (3) in the area of its bearing axis is assigned two of the front of the camera and the rear of the camera Has arms (3b) which delimit a recess in the top of the handle (3) by a small amount is longer than the distance between the bearing axis (3a) and the end of the camera (1) on the flash unit. • · ··· III - 2nd 4. Camera according to claim 1 to 3, characterized in that on the bearing axis of the handle (3) on the handle side Bearings (3a) are formed in the camera-side bearings intervention. § 5. Camera according to claim 1 to 4, characterized in that the electronic flash unit (2) on that of the taking lens (5) is arranged at the furthest end of the camera (1).