JPH07287360A - Film unit with lens - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To execute appropriate developing and printing based on processing information by previously recording the processing information after exposure on unexposed film. CONSTITUTION:The processing information D after exposure is previously recorded on the leading edge Fa of the unexposed film F in a film cartridge 3. The processing information D is optically recorded by an LED, etc., or magnetically recorded by coating the film F with a magnetic material and using a magnetic head in the producing process of film, or the producing process of a film unit with a lens, or at the time of photographing. The processing information D is a picture size, film material, film only used for a film unit with a lens, and film producing date. Therefore, the appropriate developing and printing based on the processing information D are executed by reading the processing information previously recorded.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lens-equipped film unit, and more particularly to a lens-equipped film unit capable of appropriately performing post-exposure processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A film unit with a lens, which has an unexposed film built therein and has a simple photographing function, is commercially available. The user who purchases this film winds up the exposed film on the spool in the patrone provided in the film winding room at the end of each shooting, and when the exposure is complete, submits the film unit with lens to the development store. Then, a development request is made. At the photo lab, part of the film unit with lens that had been taken is destroyed, the cartridge containing the exposed film is taken out, and processing such as development and printing is performed using the existing processing system, and printing is done to the user. Return the photo and the negative film.

[0003]

As described above, the lens-fitted film unit develops the exposed film and prints the developed negative film image on photographic paper to obtain a print photograph. If you can know the processing information such as screen size, film material, special film of lens unit with film, film manufacturing date, etc., when you print or print, you can perform appropriate development and printing based on this processing information. You will be able to do it.

In particular, a negative film photographed by a film unit with a lens is warped due to distortion. Therefore, such a warp is corrected, and an unexposed film is pre-installed and sold. Therefore, it is necessary to make a correction according to the unique performance such as a correction according to the manufacturing date.

Further, even with a lens-fitted film unit, it is desired that the date of photography be imprinted on a print photograph. However, compared with, for example, a camera with a built-in auto date, a simpler one suitable for the film unit with lens is used. It needs to be a mechanism.

The present invention has been made in view of the above point, and the inventions described in claims 1 and 2 are capable of appropriately performing post-exposure processing by recording processing information on a film in advance. It is intended to provide an attached film unit. It is another object of the present invention to provide a film unit with a lens capable of imprinting a shooting date on a print photograph with a simple structure.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 has a lens unit film unit having a unit main body and a film cartridge for exposing and housing an unexposed film contained therein. In the above, the processing information after exposure is previously recorded on the unexposed film.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the processing information is
It is characterized by screen size, film material, special film for lens-equipped film unit, and film manufacturing date.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a unit main body is provided.
In a film unit with a lens having a built-in unexposed film exposed and stored,
A film production date is recorded in advance on the unexposed film, and a counter for counting in units of one day and a recording unit for recording the count number by the counter in correspondence with the film production date by photographing. It is characterized by having.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by processing information recorded on the film in advance, the lens-equipped film unit develops the exposed film, and prints the developed negative film image on photographic paper. Although a photograph is obtained, by appropriately reading the processing information recorded in advance when performing the development or printing, it is possible to perform the appropriate development or printing based on the processing information.

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the screen size information is recorded, it is possible to easily identify a panoramic photograph, a standard photograph, a high-definition photograph, etc. at the time of printing.
It is possible to print according to the screen size.

Further, when the information of the film material is recorded, the color correction according to the film material can be automatically performed at the time of printing.

Further, since it can be seen that the film has been photographed by the lens-equipped film unit, it is possible to correct the curve due to distortion, which is a unique performance.

Further, the film unit with lens has a larger change with time than a normal film such as an unexposed film built in and sold in advance, but it can be corrected according to the manufacturing date.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the date of manufacture is recorded in advance, and the camera stores a simple daily counter, so that the counter information recorded at the time of photographing and the date of manufacture are recorded. The date at the time of shooting can be calculated by adding them. By imprinting this on the print, it becomes an auto date.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A lens-fitted film unit of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the film unit with lens, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the film unit with lens. The lens-equipped film unit 1 includes a unit body 2 having a film counter function, a shutter function, a winding function, a strobe light emitting function, and a strobe charging function,
It is composed of a film cartridge 3. A taking lens 4 is provided in the center of the unit body 2, a viewfinder window 5 is provided above the taking lens 4, and a release button 6 is provided on the right side of the upper surface.

The unexposed film F is wound into a roll and stored in the unit main body 2, and the leading end of the unexposed film F is attached to the spool 7 of the film cartridge 3, and the winding knob 8 is normally rotated. Then, the film F exposed on the spool 7 is wound from the opening 9 in a light-shielded state.

On the unexposed film F of the film cartridge 3, as shown in FIG. 3, processing information D after exposure is recorded in advance at the front end portion Fa. This processing information D is a film manufacturing process, a manufacturing process of a film unit with a lens, or an optical device such as an LED when photographing.
Alternatively, a magnetic material is applied to the film F and magnetically recorded by a magnetic head or the like.

The processing information D includes the screen size, the film material, the dedicated film for the lens-equipped film unit, and the film manufacturing date.

In this way, the processing information D is previously recorded on the film F.
By recording, the lens-equipped film unit 1 develops the exposed film and prints the developed negative film image on photographic paper to obtain a print photograph. By reading the processing information D recorded in advance, appropriate development and printing based on this processing information D can be performed.

When screen size information is recorded, panoramic photographs, standard photographs, high-definition mixed images, etc. can be easily identified at the time of printing in a laboratory, and printing according to the screen size can be performed.

When the information on the film material is recorded, color correction can be automatically performed by PET or TAC for the base material of the film, for example, at the time of printing in a laboratory.

Further, in the case of the film dedicated to the lens-equipped film unit, as shown in FIG. 4, it can be seen that it is the negative film N photographed by the lens-equipped film unit. Occasionally, the distortion can be corrected to obtain a print photograph P without any bend.

Further, in the film unit with lens 1,
Although the change over time is larger than that of a normal film such as an unexposed film F that is sold in advance, if the film manufacturing date is recorded, it is possible to make a correction according to the manufacturing date. it can.

FIG. 5 is a view showing another embodiment of the film unit with lens. The film unit with lens 1
It has a counter 10 for counting in units of one day, and a recording means 11 for recording the number X counted by the counter 10 in correspondence with the film production date Y by photographing. Therefore, the film production date Y is recorded in advance on the unexposed film F, and this film F is incorporated into the lens-equipped film unit 1. Furthermore, the counter 10 that counts on a daily basis is reset, and the counter 10 is taken by photographing.
The recording means 11 records the count number X in accordance with the film manufacturing date Y. In this way, the film production date Y is recorded in advance, and the camera side incorporates a simple daily counter 10, so that the counter information is recorded at the time of shooting, and the film production date Y and the number of counts are recorded. By reading both X and X by the reading means 12 and adding the film manufacturing date Y and the count number X, the date at the time of photographing can be calculated. By imprinting this at the time of printing, the print date P becomes the auto date Z.

[0026]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, processing information is recorded in advance on an unexposed film,
By reading the processing information recorded in advance when performing development or printing, it is possible to perform appropriate development or printing based on this processing information.

According to the first aspect of the invention, when the screen size information is recorded, it is possible to easily identify a panoramic photograph, a standard photograph, a high-definition photograph, etc. at the time of printing.
It is possible to print according to the screen size.

Further, when the information of the film material is recorded, the color correction according to the film material can be automatically performed at the time of printing.

Further, since it can be seen that the film has been photographed by the film unit with lens, it is possible to correct the curve due to the distortion which is a peculiar performance.

Further, in the lens-fitted film unit, although the change over time is larger than that of a normal film such as an unexposed film built in and sold, a correction can be made according to the date of manufacture.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the manufacturing date is recorded in advance at the time of manufacturing, and the camera has a built-in simple daily counter, so that the number of counters recorded at the time of photographing and the manufacturing date are recorded. By adding the days, the date at the time of shooting can be calculated and the auto date can be imprinted at the time of printing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a film unit with a lens.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a film unit with a lens.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which processing information is recorded in a film cartridge.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing distortion correction.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating imprinting an automatic date on a print photograph.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Film unit with lens 2 Unit body 3 Film cartridge 7 Spool D Processing information F Film

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A lens-equipped film unit comprising a unit main body and a film cartridge for exposing and housing an unexposed film contained therein, wherein processing information after exposure is recorded in advance on the unexposed film. Characteristic film unit with lens. 2. The lens-equipped film unit according to claim 1, wherein the processing information includes a screen size, a film material, a film dedicated to the lens-equipped film unit, and a film manufacturing date. 3. A lens-equipped film unit having a unit main body and a film cartridge for exposing and storing an unexposed film contained therein, wherein the film production date is recorded in advance on the unexposed film, and A lens-equipped film unit, comprising: a counter that counts on a day-by-day basis; and a recording unit that records the number of counts by the counter in correspondence with the date when the film was manufactured by photographing.