JP2000214520A - Camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera on which a large rotary member can be loaded, although the main body is made small in size. SOLUTION: As for the camera, a drive unit for recording data on a flat recording medium such as an FD or a medium whose size is nearly the same as that of the FD is used, and the flat part of the drive unit is constituted so as to be nearly orthogonal to a photographing optical axis and a photographing optical system is arranged on the object side of the drive unit, the camera is provided with an imaging device arranged on the end face side of the camera housing 1 and a disk-like rotary member 4 in which plural photographing optical systems 5 to 8 are arranged, and whose center is positioned nearly at the center of the camera so that the member 4 may be rotated and whose diameter is the same as the outside dimension of the camera.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera for recording data in a memory, and more particularly to a camera using a 3.5-inch floppy disk and a flat recording medium of the same size.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, floppy disks (hereinafter, referred to as floppy disks)
FD) is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 290573, there is a digital camera that records image data, audio data, and the like on a memory card, a magnetic recording medium (FD or hard disk), and the like, but this camera is vertically thin like a camera using a 110 film cartridge. It is a flat type, and the shooting lens is 1
It was only one big thing and had a fixed configuration. Also,
Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 193536/1985 discloses a silver halide camera having a turret lens incorporated therein. In this camera, a disk used as a lens cover is provided with a lens opening and used as a rotating member. The switching lens switches between a telephoto lens and a wide-angle lens disposed on the left and right of the center of the camera. .

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the former has the FD held by the hand because the flat part is parallel to the photographing optical axis and the flat part faces the upper surface. There is a problem in that the camera cannot be held unless it is sandwiched between the fingers of both hands from above and below, so that it is easy to shake during release. On the other hand, in the latter camera, the photographing optical axis is located substantially at the center of the camera, and the two lenses are respectively located left and right away from the center of the camera. The rotation center of the camera comes between the center of the lens and the end face of the camera, so that a large rotating plate cannot be used with a normal camera size, and the number of switching lenses is limited to about two at most. Was. Therefore, the present invention provides a flat part of the FD that is substantially perpendicular to the photographing optical axis, is easy to hold, does not need to worry about camera shake, and is equipped with a rotating member incorporating a large number of lenses even in a camera having a small external shape. An object of the present invention is to provide a camera which is possible and has no trouble in the structure of the light emitting portion of the strobe.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, data is recorded on a floppy disk or a flat recording medium having substantially the same size. Using a drive unit for, in a camera in which the flat part of the drive unit is configured substantially perpendicular to the shooting optical axis and a shooting optical system is arranged on the subject side of the drive unit, an image sensor arranged on the end face side of the camera outer shape, The camera is characterized in that it has a disk-shaped rotating member having a plurality of photographing optical systems therein and rotatably arranged with the center substantially at the center of the camera and having the same diameter as the outer shape of the camera. According to this configuration, camera shake is prevented by setting the plane portion of the FD at right angles to the optical axis, and a large rotating member can be used even if the camera is small by arranging the image sensor at the end of the camera. Another configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application uses a drive unit for recording data on a floppy disk or a flat recording medium having substantially the same size as described in claim 2, In a camera in which a plane portion of a drive unit is formed substantially at right angles to a photographing optical axis and a photographing optical system is arranged on a subject side of the drive unit, an image sensor arranged on a side surface of the drive unit and a front side of the image sensor are arranged. A first lens system; and a disk-shaped rotating member having a plurality of second optical systems therein and rotatably disposed on the front side of the first lens system and having substantially the same diameter as an outer shape of a camera. A camera characterized in that: According to this configuration, by arranging the image sensor on the side surface of the drive unit, the center of rotation of the rotating member of the disk-shaped lens can substantially match the center of the camera, and the imaging optical axis of the telephoto system having a long focus length can be set. Can be formed. In a specific configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application, as set forth in claim 3, the strobe light emitting unit is surrounded by the camera outer shape at the upper front end of the camera body and the disk-shaped rotating member. 3. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera is arranged in a substantially triangular portion. According to this configuration, even a small camera does not hinder the arrangement of the strobe,
There is no need to cover the light emitting part with your hand during flash photography.
According to another specific configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application, the rotating member is formed at a switching portion between a thinnest lens and a thick lens among a plurality of lenses. 3. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the step is a finger hook for rotating the rotating member. According to this configuration, it is possible to form a finger hook for rotating the rotating member by utilizing a step at the boundary between the thinnest lens and the thick lens on the rotating member. According to another specific configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application, a plurality of optical systems disposed in the rotating member are provided on a camera body side, and The engagement hole portion having the same number and pitch as the engagement member engages with the engagement member on the rotating member side to stop at the position where the optical axis of the optical system coincides with the image sensor. Item 1 or 2. According to this configuration, the engaging member such as a spring or a hard ball engages with the engaging hole to be clicked, and the rotating member can be stopped at a position where the optical axes of both the image sensor and the optical system coincide.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the camera shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the camera shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a camera body having a square shape slightly larger than an FD drive. Reference numeral 2 denotes a release button, and reference numeral 3 denotes a strobe window, which is disposed in a substantially triangular portion surrounded by a disk-shaped rotating member 4 and a camera outer shape. Since there is a part of the rotating member 4 under the light emitting window 3, the light emitting window 3 is not covered by hand. Reference numeral 4 denotes a turret-type rotating member into which a plurality of lenses are fitted. In this embodiment, four types of lenses 5, 6, 7, and 8 are used. Each lens part has a length depending on the focal length (in the thickness direction of the disk)
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the rotating member 4 is configured not to have a uniform thickness, but to gradually increase in the rotating direction. However, when a telephoto lens is formed, the thickness becomes very large. Therefore, it is preferable to use a relatively wide-angle lens. The rotating member 4 has a length substantially equal to the length of the end of the camera outer shape having a square diameter.
The center is located approximately at the center of the camera outline. Reference numeral 4a denotes a finger hook for rotating the rotating member 4. This is formed so as to use the step at the switching portion between the thinnest lens 5 and the thickest lens portion 8. 9 is other operation buttons,
Reference numeral 10 denotes a cover for preventing the screw fixing the rotating member 4 to the main body 1 from being seen. Next, in FIG.
1 is a liquid crystal display serving as a viewfinder, 1
2 is a main switch. Reference numeral 13 denotes a battery compartment, and 14 denotes a lid of the battery compartment. In the rear battery compartment, a strobe condenser of approximately the same size as the battery can be placed. 50 is a 3.5-inch FD,
The outer shape of the camera 1 is substantially the same shape slightly larger than the FD. Next, the main configuration and operation will be described with reference to FIG. The rotating member 4 is rotatably supported by the hole 4 b and the shaft 1 a of the main body 1, and is prevented from rotating by screws 20. Reference numeral 10 denotes a screw head lid. An engaging member is formed by the spring 21 and the hard sphere 22.
Is pressed against the engagement hole 23 on the camera body 1 side. The engagement holes 23 have the same pitch as the number of lenses, and are configured to be clicked when the lenses come in front of the imaging device 25 arranged on the camera end face. Therefore, if the rotating member is stopped at the position where there is a click, the optical axes of the lens and the image sensor become the same. Numeral 30 denotes a substrate on which the image sensor is mounted, and 31 denotes various elements arranged on the substrate 30. Elements required for the camera are mounted on the substrate 30. Reference numeral 32 denotes a board on which a release button and the like are mounted. Reference numeral 40 denotes a backlight of the liquid crystal 11, reference numeral 41 denotes a substrate on which elements for driving the liquid crystal are mounted, and reference numeral 60 denotes a 3.5-inch FD drive unit. As a photographing operation, the FD 50 is mounted on the FD drive unit 60, the main switch 12 is turned on, and the finger hook 4a of the rotating member 4 is operated to set a desired lens in front of the image sensor 25. Now I rotate the rotating member 4 manually,
Automatic operation is also possible. Next, the user operates the other setting buttons 9 to set photographing conditions and the like, and when the preparation is completed, presses the release button 2 to photograph. Although the number of shots depends on whether or not the image data is compressed, the standard compression type is about 20 to 40 for each 3.5-inch 2HD, 1.44 MB FD. Although the FD is described here as a recording medium, a card-shaped recording medium (such as a flash memory) other than the FD can be used in the same manner. As described above, according to the first embodiment, there is no need to worry about camera shake, and
Is arranged on the end face of the camera body 1, so that the rotation center of the rotating member 4 for disposing the lenses 5 to 8 on the outer periphery can be adjusted to the center of the camera, so that a large rotating member can be used, and a large number of lenses can be incorporated. The range of shooting is widened. (Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a camera according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the camera shown in FIG. In FIG.
Is a camera body, 102 is a release button, 103 is a strobe window, and 104 is a rotating member having a plurality of lenses incorporated therein. Reference numeral 104a denotes a finger hook for rotating the rotating member 4. 110 is a lid and 151 is a grip rubber. Next, the main configuration and operation will be described with reference to FIG. The rotating member 104 is rotatably supported by the hole 104 b and the shaft 101 a of the main body 101, and is prevented from rotating by screws 120. 110 is a lid. The spring 121 and the hard ball 122 form an engaging member, and the spring 121 makes the hard ball 122 engage with the engaging hole 12.
Pressing on 3. The engagement holes 123 have the same pitch as the number of lenses, and are configured to be clicked when the lenses come in front of the image sensor 125. Reference numeral 125 denotes an image sensor, which is disposed on the back side of the camera body and on the side surface of the FD driver unit 160. Reference numeral 130 denotes a substrate on which the image sensor 125 is mounted, which is on the front side of the camera 1 in the first embodiment, but is on the rear side. Reference numeral 126 denotes a first lens system which is configured to have a long back focus length from the second lenses 105 to 108 to the image pickup device 125, so that a telephoto optical system can also be configured. 140 is a backlight of the liquid crystal 111, 141 is a substrate, and 160 is an FD drive unit. As described above, according to the second embodiment, camera shake can be prevented, and a large number of lenses can be incorporated in the rotating member while the camera body is small in size, as in the first embodiment. In addition to the advantages, a telephoto lens configuration can be used, which further expands the range of photography.

As described above, according to the present invention,
A drive unit for recording data on a floppy disk or a flat recording medium of approximately the same size was used, and the plane part of the drive unit was formed at a substantially right angle to the photographing optical axis, and a photographing optical system was arranged on the subject side. With the camera,
An image sensor is arranged on the camera end face side, and there are a plurality of photographing optical systems in a disk-shaped rotating member approximately the same size as the camera outer shape, and the center of the rotating member is located at approximately the center of the camera and can be rotated The camera can be shake-prevented, and by setting the center of the rotating member to be almost the same as the center of the camera, it is possible to layout the strobe and a large number of optical systems in the rotating member without increasing the size of the camera. effective. It also has a drive unit for recording data on a flat recording medium such as a floppy disk. The flat part of the drive unit is formed substantially at right angles to the shooting optical axis, and a shooting optical system is arranged on the subject side of the drive unit. In this camera, the image sensor was arranged on the side of the drive unit, the first lens was arranged in front of the image sensor, and the disk-shaped rotating member incorporating the second plurality of lenses was arranged rotatably before it. In addition, the strobe can be laid out without increasing the size of the camera, and a large number of optical systems can be laid out in the rotating member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the camera shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,101 Camera main body 2,102 Release button 3,103 Strobe window 4,104 Rotating member 5-8,105-108,126 Lens 10,110 Cover 11,111 Liquid crystal display 12 Main switch 13 Battery 20,120 Screw 21 , 121 Spring 22, 122 Hard ball 23, 123 Engagement hole 25, 125 Image sensor 30, 130 Substrate 50 FD 60, 160 FD drive unit

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[Submission date] April 6, 1999 (1999.4.6)

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[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a camera for recording data in a memory, and more particularly to a camera using a 3.5-inch floppy disk and a flat recording medium of the same size.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, floppy disks (hereinafter, referred to as floppy disks)
FD) is disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 290573, there is a digital camera that records image data, audio data, and the like on a memory card, a magnetic recording medium (FD or hard disk), and the like, but this camera is vertically thin like a camera using a 110 film cartridge. It is a flat type, and the shooting lens is 1
It was only one big thing and had a fixed configuration.

[0003] In addition, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No.
A turret lens is incorporated in a silver halide camera. In this camera, a disk used as a lens cover is provided with a lens opening and used as a rotating member. The switching lens switches between a telephoto lens and a wide-angle lens disposed on the left and right of the center of the camera. .

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional example, the former has the FD held by the hand because the flat part is parallel to the photographing optical axis and the flat part faces the upper surface. There is a problem in that the camera cannot be held unless it is sandwiched between the fingers of both hands from above and below, so that it is easy to shake during release.

On the other hand, in the latter camera, the photographing optical axis is located substantially at the center of the camera, and the two lenses are arranged on the left and right, respectively, away from the center of the camera. Since the center of rotation of the disk comes between the center of the lens and the end face of the camera, a large rotating plate cannot be used with a normal camera size, and the number of switching lenses is at most about two. There was a problem.

In view of the above, according to the present invention, the flat portion of the FD is formed substantially at right angles to the photographing optical axis so that it is easy to hold, there is no risk of camera shake, and even a camera with a small external shape incorporates a large number of lenses with a built-in rotation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a camera to which a member can be attached and the structure of a light emitting unit of a strobe does not hinder at all.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, data is recorded on a floppy disk or a flat recording medium having substantially the same size. Using a drive unit for, in a camera in which the flat part of the drive unit is configured substantially perpendicular to the shooting optical axis and a shooting optical system is arranged on the subject side of the drive unit, an image sensor arranged on the end face side of the camera outer shape, The camera is characterized in that it has a disk-shaped rotating member having a plurality of photographing optical systems therein and rotatably arranged with the center substantially at the center of the camera and having the same diameter as the outer shape of the camera.

According to this configuration, camera shake is prevented by setting the plane portion of the FD at right angles to the optical axis, and a large rotating member can be used even if the camera is small by arranging the image sensor at the end of the camera. .

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drive unit for recording data on a floppy disk or a flat recording medium having substantially the same size. In a camera in which a flat portion of the drive unit is formed substantially at right angles to a shooting optical axis and a shooting optical system is arranged on a subject side of the drive unit, an imaging device arranged on a side surface of the drive unit and a front side of the imaging device A first lens system disposed therein, and a plurality of second optical systems disposed therein.
And a disk-shaped rotating member having the same diameter as the outer shape of the camera disposed substantially in front of the lens system.

According to this structure, by arranging the image pickup device on the side surface of the drive unit, the center of rotation of the rotating member of the disk-shaped lens can be substantially coincident with the center of the camera, and a telephoto system having a long focus length can be taken. An optical axis can be formed.

According to a specific configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application, as set forth in claim 3, the strobe light-emitting unit is configured such that the camera outer shape at the front upper end of the camera body and the disk-shaped rotating member are provided. The camera according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the camera is arranged in a substantially triangular portion surrounded by (3).

According to this configuration, even with a small camera, there is no problem in the arrangement of the strobe, and there is no need to cover the light emitting portion with the hand at the time of flash photography.

According to another specific configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application, the rotating member switches between a thinnest lens and a thick lens among a plurality of lenses. 3. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the step formed in the portion is a finger hook for rotating the rotating member.

According to this structure, it is possible to form a finger hook for rotating the rotating member by utilizing a step at the boundary between the thinnest lens and the thick lens on the rotating member.

According to another specific configuration for realizing the object of the invention according to the present application, a plurality of optical systems disposed in the rotating member are provided on a camera body side. The number of the optical systems is equal to the pitch of the engaging holes and the engaging members on the rotating member are engaged to stop at a position where the optical axis of the image sensor and the optical system match. The camera according to claim 1 or 2, wherein

According to this configuration, the engaging member such as a spring or a hard ball engages with the engaging hole to be clicked, and the rotating member can be stopped at a position where the optical axes of both the image pickup device and the optical system coincide. it can.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of the camera according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the camera shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the camera shown in FIG.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a camera body having a square shape slightly larger than an FD drive. Reference numeral 2 denotes a release button, and reference numeral 3 denotes a strobe window, which is disposed in a substantially triangular portion surrounded by a disk-shaped rotating member 4 and a camera outer shape. Since there is a part of the rotating member 4 under the light emitting window 3, the light emitting window 3 is not covered by hand.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a turret-type rotating member into which a plurality of lenses are fitted. In this embodiment, reference numeral 5, 6, 7, 8
Using different types of lenses. Since the length of each lens portion (the thickness direction of the disk) differs depending on the focal length, FIG.
As shown in (1), the rotating member 4 is not configured to have a uniform thickness, but is configured to gradually increase in thickness in the rotating direction.
However, when a telephoto lens is formed, the thickness becomes very large. Therefore, it is preferable to use a relatively wide-angle lens.

The rotating member 4 has a length substantially equal to the length of the end of the camera outer shape having a square diameter, and the center thereof is disposed substantially at the center of the camera outer shape. Reference numeral 4a denotes a finger hook for rotating the rotating member 4. This is formed so as to use the step at the switching portion between the thinnest lens 5 and the thickest lens portion 8. Reference numeral 9 denotes other operation buttons, and reference numeral 10 denotes a cover for preventing the screw fixing the rotating member 4 to the main body 1 from being seen.

Next, in FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a liquid crystal display serving as a finder, and reference numeral 12 denotes a main switch. Reference numeral 13 denotes a battery compartment, and 14 denotes a lid of the battery compartment. In the rear battery compartment, a strobe condenser of approximately the same size as the battery can be placed. Reference numeral 50 denotes a 3.5-inch FD, and the outer shape of the camera 1 is slightly larger than the FD and has substantially the same shape.

Next, the main structure and operation will be described with reference to FIG. The rotating member 4 has a hole 4b and the shaft 1 of the main body 1.
a and is rotatably supported by screws a and is prevented from rotating by screws 20. Reference numeral 10 denotes a screw head lid. An engaging member is formed by the spring 21 and the hard sphere 22, and when engaged, the spring 21 presses the hard sphere 22 against the engaging hole 23 on the camera body 1 side. Engagement hole 23
Is configured so that the number of lenses matches the pitch and the click is made when the lens comes in front of the image sensor 25 arranged on the end face of the camera. Therefore, if the rotating member is stopped at the position where there is a click, the optical axes of the lens and the image sensor become the same.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a substrate on which an image sensor is mounted;
Reference numeral 1 denotes various elements arranged on the substrate 30. Elements required for the camera are mounted on the substrate 30. 32
Is a substrate on which a release button and the like are mounted. 40
Denotes a backlight of the liquid crystal 11, 41 denotes a substrate on which elements for driving the liquid crystal are mounted, and 60 denotes a 3.5-inch FD drive unit.

As a photographing operation, the FD 50 is mounted on the FD drive unit 60 and the main switch 12 is turned on.
Then, the user operates the finger hook 4a of the rotating member 4 to set a desired lens in front of the image sensor 25. Now, the rotating member 4 is manually rotated, but it is also possible to perform automatic operation. Next, the user operates the other setting buttons 9 to set photographing conditions and the like, and when the preparation is completed, presses the release button 2 to photograph. Although the number of shots depends on whether or not image data is compressed, a 3.5-inch 2HD, 1.44MB FD1
A standard compression type is about 20 to 40 sheets per sheet.

Although the FD has been described here as a recording medium, a card-shaped recording medium (such as a flash memory) other than the FD can be used in the same manner.

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
There is no need to worry about camera shake.
Since the center of rotation of the rotating member 4 for arranging the lenses 5 to 8 on the outer periphery can be adjusted to the center of the camera, a large rotating member can be used, and a large number of lenses can be incorporated. The width expands.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a camera according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the camera shown in FIG.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 101 denotes a camera body;
2 is a release button, 103 is a strobe window, 104 is a rotating member having a plurality of lenses incorporated therein.
There are different types of lenses. Reference numeral 104a denotes a finger hook for rotating the rotating member 4. 110 is a lid and 151 is a grip rubber.

Next, the main configuration and operation will be described with reference to FIG. The rotating member 104 is rotatably supported by the hole 104b and the shaft 101a of the main body 101.
It is stopped by screw 120. 110 is a lid.
An engaging member is formed by the spring 121 and the hard ball 122, and the spring 12
1 presses the hard ball 122 against the engagement hole 123. The engagement holes 123 have the same pitch as the number of lenses, and are configured to click when the lenses come in front of the image sensor 125. Reference numeral 125 denotes an image sensor, which is arranged on the back side of the camera body and on the side surface of the FD driver unit 160.

Reference numeral 130 denotes a substrate on which the image sensor 125 is mounted, which is on the front side of the camera 1 in the first embodiment, but is on the rear side. Reference numeral 126 denotes a first lens system which is configured to have a long back focus length from the second lenses 105 to 108 to the image pickup device 125, so that a telephoto optical system can also be configured. 14
0 is the backlight of the liquid crystal 111, 141 is the substrate, 160
Is an FD drive unit.

As described above, according to the second embodiment,
In addition to the same advantages as in the first embodiment, such as preventing camera shake and allowing a large number of lenses to be incorporated in the rotating member while keeping the camera body small, a telephoto lens configuration is also possible. Furthermore, the range of photography expands.

[0032]

As described above, according to the present invention,
A drive unit for recording data on a floppy disk or a flat recording medium of approximately the same size was used, and the plane part of the drive unit was formed at a substantially right angle to the photographing optical axis, and a photographing optical system was arranged on the subject side. With the camera,
An image sensor is arranged on the camera end face side, and there are a plurality of photographing optical systems in a disk-shaped rotating member approximately the same size as the camera outer shape, and the center of the rotating member is located at approximately the center of the camera and can be rotated The camera can be shake-prevented, and by setting the center of the rotating member to be almost the same as the center of the camera, it is possible to layout the strobe and a large number of optical systems in the rotating member without increasing the size of the camera. effective.

The drive unit for recording data on a flat recording medium such as a floppy disk is provided. The drive unit has a flat portion formed substantially at right angles to the photographing optical axis. In a camera equipped with a system, an image sensor is arranged on the side of the drive unit, a first lens is arranged in front of it, and a disk-like rotating member incorporating a second plurality of lenses is rotatable in front of it. Since it is arranged, the strobe can be laid out without increasing the size of the camera, and a large number of optical systems can be laid out in the rotating member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a camera according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view of the camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the camera shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of a camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the camera shown in FIG.

[Description of Signs] 1,101 Camera body 2,102 Release button 3,103 Strobe window 4,104 Rotating member 5-8,105-108,126 Lens 10,110 Lid 11,111 Liquid crystal display 12 Main switch 13 Battery 20, 120 Screw 21, 121 Spring 22, 122 Hard ball 23, 123 Engagement hole 25, 125 Image sensor 30, 130 Substrate 50 FD 60, 160 FD drive unit

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A drive unit for recording data on a floppy (registered trademark) disk or a flat recording medium having substantially the same size, wherein a plane portion of the drive unit is formed substantially at right angles to a photographing optical axis. A camera in which a photographing optical system is arranged on the subject side of the drive unit, and an image pickup device arranged on an end face side of the camera outer shape, and a plurality of photographing optical systems inside, and the center is located at substantially the center of the camera and can be rotated. And a disk-shaped rotating member having the same diameter as the outer shape of the camera. 2. A drive unit for recording data on a floppy disk or a flat recording medium having substantially the same size, wherein a plane portion of the drive unit is formed substantially at right angles to a photographing optical axis, and A camera having a photographic optical system on the subject side, comprising: an image sensor arranged on a side surface of the drive unit; a first lens system arranged in front of the image sensor; and a plurality of second optical systems therein. A camera comprising: a disk-shaped rotating member having the same diameter as the outer shape of a camera substantially rotatably disposed on the front side of the first lens system. 3. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the strobe light emitting portion is disposed in a substantially triangular portion surrounded by the camera outer shape and the disk-shaped rotating member at an upper front end of the camera body. . 4. The rotating member according to claim 1, wherein a step formed at a switching portion between the thinnest lens and the thick lens among the plurality of lenses is a fingerhold for rotating the rotating member. 3. The camera according to 1 or 2. 5. The optical system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of optical systems disposed in the rotating member include an engaging hole provided on a camera body and having the same number and pitch as the number of the optical systems, and an engaging member provided on the rotating member. The camera according to claim 1, wherein the camera is engaged to stop at a position where an optical axis of the image sensor and an optical axis of the optical system coincide with each other.