JPH08184888A - Waterproof camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a waterproof camera of inputting/outputting a large amount of information from an external device by using a film on which nonimage information can be recorded in addition to an image. CONSTITUTION: The camera 41 has waterproof structure, a connecting means 43 is provided on the side surface of the camera 41 and the connecting terminal 29 of an input/output device 25 is connected to the connecting means 43. Light emitting and receiving elements are provided in the connecting means and the connecting terminal respectively, to enable connection with light. Further, the connecting means has the waterproof structure by a glass transmitting the light for communication. Therefore, the connecting terminal of the input/ output device is connected to the connecting means, to easily input kinds of information of a large amount to the camera and read out them. Since the waterproof structure is adopted, even if the camera is cruelly used in a worksite, etc., photographing can be attained without any trouble. Moreover, in a processing laboratory, an index print is made with the information recorded on the film and the film can be easily reprinted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a waterproof camera used in a photographic system using a film capable of recording non-image information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art At present, when printing a film taken by a camera, when the film is handed over to a negative agency, the film is developed and printed at a photo lab, and then a developed film (commonly called "negative") is printed, for example, every 6 frames. It is cut into pieces, stored in a bag for storing negatives, and returned to the customer along with the prints. After that, when reprinting prints, write the number of additional copies directly with a pencil etc. at the position corresponding to the position of the frame you want to reprint in the bag for negative storage, and pass the negative together with the bag for negative storage to the negative agent store and reprint it. It is a system to request.

By the way, in the case of building a building or performing a civil engineering work, a contractor or a civil engineering contractor is inspected by a supervisory agency in order to inspect whether the building or the construction is constructed and constructed according to a design document or a building standard. The company is obliged to submit a photo of the construction site, which shows the work situation during construction and during construction. Therefore, the contractor or civil engineering contractor selects the required photo from the huge number of films taken and reprints it to create an album for submission.

[0004]

When a large amount of such a photograph is taken, in the conventional photographic system, when reprinting the print, it corresponds to the photograph desired to be reprinted from a large number of negatives. The negatives are searched for, and the number of copies to be reprinted is directly entered according to the position of the frame found using a pencil or the like from the bag for storing negatives, but this work is very time-consuming, and errors in entry occur. There was a problem that it was easy. On the other hand, even in the photo lab, it is very troublesome to look at the bags for storing negatives one by one and do the work for each negative, for example, how many frames of the image from the right are printed. There is a problem of this.

As described above, in the present situation, it takes a lot of time and labor to perform the reprinting work not only in the contractor and the civil engineering contracting company but also in the photofinishing place when creating the album.

By the way, in recent years, unlike the conventional films, a new film has been proposed which can record various information in areas other than the image of the film (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No.
No. 501024), this film is provided with a transparent magnetic layer as a recording means to the film, and various information such as photographing conditions and developing conditions can be recorded in or read from the transparent magnetic layer of the film from a camera or other related equipment. It is possible to use this information at the time of photographing and developing.

When such a film is used, it is possible to connect an input / output device not only to the camera but also to the camera from the outside so that more information can be recorded on the magnetic layer of the film. However, in a camera based on a waterproof structure, if an electrical connecting means that is usually used as a connecting portion for connecting such an external input / output device is used, the water vapor will flow from the connecting portion to the inside of the camera. May penetrate and damage the internal mechanism of the camera.

In view of the appearance of such a new film, it is an object of the present invention to provide a waterproof camera capable of externally recording non-image information by effectively using such a film.

[0009]

Therefore, in the present invention, the waterproof camera is constructed as follows.

That is, a film having a recording area for recording non-image information other than an image, an optical exposure mechanism for optically exposing and recording an image on the film, and a recording for recording the non-image information. A camera used in a photographic system using a camera having a means, wherein the waterproof camera is configured with a waterproof structure as a connecting portion that connects the recording means for recording the non-image information and an external input / output means. .

Further, the recording means and the external input / output means are communicated by optical communication.

The recording means and the external input / output means are made to communicate with each other by infrared light. .

The recording means and the external input / output means are communicated by radio waves.

[0014]

The operation of the waterproof camera of the present invention will be described.

The photographer loads a film corresponding to the camera into a camera having a recording means, inputs various information from an input device provided in the camera to record the information in the recording area of the film, and Connect the connection terminal of the input / output device to the connection part provided on the camera, and similarly from this input / output device, various information, such as the address of the construction site,
Input information that cannot be entered from the input device provided in the camera, such as the name of the company to work and shooting conditions. Further, it is confirmed by displaying on the display screen of the input / output device whether or not the information recorded in the camera is input correctly and sufficiently.

When various kinds of information are input to the film in this manner, such information is recorded in the non-image recording area of the film as, for example, magnetic information, and then the film is photographed one after another.

When a predetermined number of frames have been photographed and the photographed film has been photographed, the photographed film is taken to a negative agency for development. After the film is developed, images of all frames of the film are printed on one or a plurality of sheets together with an image identification code (usually a frame number), which is hereinafter referred to as an index print, at the developing station. When creating an index print, information that is input and recorded in advance from the camera or external input / output device is used, and the vertical and horizontal screens, screen size, enlargement, etc. are processed according to the content of the shooting screen. The process is easy to see. When the index print is completed, the film housed in the cartridge and the index print are passed from the negative agency to the photographer.

The photographer associates the received cartridge with the index print and stores them in the index print storage device or the like, and when reprinting, selects the image desired to be reprinted from the index print at hand, The re-burning information such as the frame number and the required number of sheets is written on the re-burning order sheet or recorded in the recording area of the film, and the cartridge is handed to the negative agency.

At the photo lab, the cartridge is loaded into the printing apparatus, the reprint information written on the order form is input to the printing apparatus, or the information recorded on the film is read, and the designation is made according to the reprint information. Reprint the required number of photos. The photographer receives the reprinted photos from the negative agency and creates an album for submission.

[0020]

EXAMPLE An example of a waterproof camera according to the present invention will be described.

First, a photographic system using the waterproof camera of the present invention will be described. A photographic system includes a waterproof camera having a magnetic recording means capable of magnetically recording information other than a photographed image on a film, and a film having a transparent magnetic layer for recording magnetic information provided on one entire surface. , A cartridge that contains the developed film, an index print that shows the image of the film in the cartridge together with information other than the image on a single sheet, an index print creation device that creates the index print, and an input reprint It is composed of a printing device or the like that creates a print based on information.

First, the film will be described with reference to FIG.

The film 61 is long, and a perforation 66 which is a hole penetrating the film 61 is formed in the upper part, and is housed in a state wound in a cartridge 62 (the whole is a cartridge 60 with a film). ). A unique ID seal 67 described below is attached to the cartridge 62.

In the film 61, a transparent magnetic layer is provided on the entire back surface in addition to the photosensitive layer, and a photographed image 63 is formed substantially in the center.
Is exposed by an optical recording mechanism to form each frame, and various information is magnetically recorded in a lower area of the captured image 63 by a magnetic head described later to form a magnetic track 64. As shown in FIG. 8, the magnetic tracks 64 are divided into upper and lower two stages. The upper magnetic tracks 64b are used as recording areas after development, and the lower magnetic tracks 64a are used as recording areas for input from the camera. To be done.

Further, the area of the unwinding leading end of the film 61 is similarly set as a magnetic track 65.
The magnetic track 65 is set on the same straight line as the magnetic track 64, but it may be above the magnetic track 64, and at that time, the magnetic head for recording on the magnetic track 65 does not scratch the area of the captured image 63. After recording the necessary information, the recording medium is retracted away from the film surface. Incidentally, the transparent magnetic layer does not affect the image formation of the photosensitive layer, and the protective layer is provided on the upper surface of the transparent magnetic layer, so that the transparent magnetic layer is not affected by a chemical such as a developer. It is structured.

2 and 3 show a camera according to the present invention. The camera 41 has a waterproof structure, and the lens 42
A read / write means having a magnetic head 45 (see FIG. 3) for recording / reading magnetic information on / from the magnetic track 64 of the film 61 is provided inside the optical system including the read / write means. A connecting means 43 for connecting the external information input / output device 25 with the external information input / output device 25 is provided.

FIG. 4 shows the overall structure of the read / write means. The read / write means is, as shown in FIG. 4, a CPU 44, a magnetic information recording / reproducing device 48 connected to the magnetic head 45, a connecting means 43, and a vertical / horizontal detector 4 for detecting the shooting condition of the camera.
6, and a date mechanism 47 for inputting date information,
It is composed of a zooming information input means (not shown) and the like.

The input / output device 25 shown in FIG. 2 has a keyboard 26 and a display unit 27, and a connection terminal 29 is provided at the tip of the communication line 28.

Connection means 43 between the connection terminal 29 and the camera 41
FIG. 5 shows the internal structure of the connection portion with and. The connection terminal 29 is
Clips 31 for fixing are provided on both sides, a light emitting element 35 and a light receiving element 36 are provided inside, and a communication line 28 is connected to the light emitting element 35 and the light receiving element 36, respectively.

The connecting means 43 is attached to the inside of the outer wall of the camera 41 via the packing 7, and the glass 5 is arranged at the back of the stopper portion 3 for stopping the clip 31. The glass 5 is a glass that allows the light emitted from the light emitting element 35 to pass satisfactorily, and is attached with a waterproof structure. The light receiving element 10 and the light emitting element 9 are provided on the back surface of the glass 5 so as to face the light emitting element 35 and the light receiving element 36 of the connection terminal 29, respectively, and the communication line 13 extending from these is connected to the CPU.
It is connected to 44.

As a result, the CPU 44 can exchange information with the external input / output device 25 via the connection means 43, and can read and record information on the magnetic track 64 of the film 61 through the magnetic head 45. it can. The CPU 44 also controls each mechanism (film winding mechanism, shutter mechanism, etc.) in the camera 41.

Further, the communication method may be carried out by an infrared remote control capable of transmission / reception or a radio control by radio waves, which has no connection part.

Next, the index print will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the index print 80 is, in principle, a single sheet on which all of the images 63 taken on a single film are printed, and the ID seal 67 attached to the cartridge 62 is used. ID information M corresponding to the ID information is recorded, and each image 63 has a frame number N for identification. Alternatively, the size of one frame may be increased to form a plurality of index prints 80 from one film 61.

Creating device 71 for index print 80
Is shown in FIG. The creating device 71 includes a reading unit 72 that reads the image of the film 61 by the CCD 73, an image processing device 74 that processes the read image information, an editing device 75 that stores and edits the processed image information, and an editing device 75. A CRT 76 that is connected and displays an edited image, and a printer 77 that prints the edited index print 80
And an ID sticker printer 78 for creating an ID sticker 67 attached to the cartridge 62, an input device 79 for inputting various instructions to the editing device 75, and the like.

The index print 80 is edited by first reading the information of various images recorded on the magnetic track 64 of the film 61, for example, the vertical and horizontal directions of the screen at the time of shooting, the screen aspect ratio, zooming information, and the like. In consideration of this, the entire screen is arranged in an easy-to-see manner on a single sheet so that the printing status of each image can be grasped. Furthermore, in the image of the blackboard with the site name etc. written on the screen ( Such information may be input in advance) and the operation of enlarging the information on the blackboard on the screen to be read is included, and the operation may be performed one by one while watching the CRT 76, or It may be automatically performed based on the information recorded on the film 61.

After editing the image, the result is printed by the printer 7.
Print at 7. On the other hand, the ID sticker 67 created by the ID sticker printer 78 shows what the film 61 attached to the cartridge 62 and stored in the cartridge 62 is, and as shown in FIG. It is represented by the symbol and a number that can be identified by a person. Further, the film 61 after the index print 80 is formed is accommodated in the cartridge 62 as it is long without being cut into several frames as in the conventional case. The cartridge 62 is
It is shared even after the film 61 is developed.

The instruction for re-baking is the index print 8
Enter the image selected from 0 on the order form together with the number of additional copies, or use the magnetic track 6 on the film 61.
4 is magnetically input using the reburning information input device 53.

As shown in FIG. 10, the reburning information input device 53 comprises a keyboard 32, a screen 33 for displaying an image 63 of the film 61, a display section 34, etc. Magnetic track 6 on film 61
It is composed of a magnetic head 54 provided in accordance with the position of No. 4, a light 58 for irradiating the image 63, a motor 57 for pulling out the film 61, a control unit 55 for controlling the whole.

Accordingly, the film-containing cartridge 6
When 0 is loaded into the re-burning information input device 53 through an insertion opening (not shown) and a frame number or the like is input using the keyboard 32, the film 61 causes the motor 57 to move as shown in FIG.
Is driven to be drawn to the position of the image 63 of the frame number, and the light 63 causes the image 63 of the film 61 to be drawn.
Is displayed on the screen 33, and the information of the magnetic track 64 is displayed on the display unit 34. When the re-burning information such as the number of re-burning is input from the keyboard 32, the film 61 is driven again from the state of stopping at the position corresponding to the frame number and the re-burning information is transferred from the magnetic head 54 to the magnetic track 64 while moving the film 61. It is magnetically recorded on the magnetic track 64b.

The screen 33 shows an image 63 of the film 61.
However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and an image pickup device such as a CCD (not shown) is provided, the image 63 is captured by this image pickup device, and a negative image is processed into a positive image and displayed. It may be a screen like this. In that case, the image-processed image is displayed on the screen 33.

Next, the printing apparatus 2 for printing photographic paper will be described with reference to FIG.

The printing apparatus 2 includes a film processing unit 4, a printing paper processing unit 6, a controller 8 for controlling the whole, and an input device 1.
It is composed of 0 etc.

The film processing section 4 includes a pull-out section 11 for pulling out the film 61 from the loaded film-containing cartridge 60, a transport table 14 for transporting the film 61,
A magnetic head 12 provided in accordance with the position of the magnetic track 64 of the film 61 for reading and writing various information on the magnetic track 64, a motor 16 for driving the film 61, and an exposure mechanism for exposing the film 61 to the photographic paper 20. 18, 19 and a film position detector 17 for detecting the amount of the film 61 pulled out from the cartridge 62, which is provided at the position of the perforation 66 of the film 61. When the magnetic head 12 reads the information and the re-burning information, the information is sent to the controller 8, and the controller 8 drives the motor 16 based on the read re-burning information and the input information from the input device 10, and the like. 61 is moved by a predetermined amount and the exposure mechanism 1
8 is operated to perform color adjustment and the exposure mechanism 19
By operating the focus, shutter, etc., the necessary number of images are printed on the lower photographic paper 20.

The photographic paper processing unit 6 includes a photographic paper 20 wound into a roll, a motor 22 for moving the photographic paper 20 by a predetermined amount, and a developing device 24 for developing the exposed photographic paper 20.
According to an instruction from the controller 8, the photographic printing paper 20 is sequentially exposed and a developing process is performed.

Next, the case of reprinting photographs using the present photographic system will be described as an example in which the work is photographed and recorded in the construction work, and an album is created from the necessary photographs at a later date and the album is submitted to a predetermined supervisory agency. To do.

First, the photographer connects the camera 41 with the film-containing cartridge 60 to the connecting means 43 prior to photographing.
An external input / output device 25 is connected (see FIG. 2) to input various kinds of information regarding the contents of photographing. For example, the information to be input includes the name of the building under construction, the name of the company that works, the name of the photographer, and the like. The input contents are displayed on the display unit 27, and the input contents are confirmed and recorded. Then, the information is magnetically stored in the magnetic track 65 at the unwinding front end of the film 61. On the other hand, such information may be stored in the storage means provided in the camera and recorded on the magnetic track 64a for each frame taken, or may be recorded while rewinding after all film frames are taken. .

Further, when a new film is loaded in the camera 41, only when a predetermined switch is operated so that the conventional information stored in the camera 41 is not recorded in the new film. Magnetic track 65 or 6
4 is used for recording conventional information, and a detecting means for detecting whether or not the connecting terminal 29 is connected to the connecting means 43 is provided. When the connecting terminal 29 is connected to the connecting means 43, an external device is provided. Only the input information from the input / output device 25 may be recorded on the magnetic track 65 or 64a.

The photographing operation of the camera 41 is the same as that of the conventional camera, and the shutter is released to photograph. At this time, the photographing state is simultaneously detected by various detecting devices built in the camera 41, and for example, the vertical / horizontal detector 46 (see FIG. 4).
The orientation of the camera 41, the shooting date by the date setting mechanism 47, the presence or absence of zooming operation by the zooming information input unit and the operation content, the aspect ratio of the image by the aspect ratio input unit, the trimming information by the trimming information input unit, and the like are appropriately magnetic. It is recorded on the track 64a in synchronization with the film winding movement after photographing. When the photographing of all frames is completed, the undeveloped film-containing cartridge 60 is taken out from the camera 41 and the negative agency is requested to develop it.

At the developing station, the film-containing cartridge 60 containing the photographed film 61 is received, the film 61 is developed, and the index print 80 is created from the developed film 61.

To create the index print 80, first, the cartridge 60 containing the film is loaded into the index print creating apparatus 71 (see FIG. 9), and the film 61 is pulled out. Then, the magnetic head 90 is moved to the magnetic tracks 64 and 65 of the film 61. The CCD 73 reads the image 63 as well as the recorded shooting information, and the editing device 75 performs processing based on the shooting information and the image information so that all the images have respective sizes, postures, aspect ratios, shooting contents, and the like. The calculation is performed so that they are appropriately arranged according to the state. When the arrangement of the images is calculated, the printer 77 prints on one sheet. Therefore, the index print 80
In addition to the information on the shooting condition, all the images are printed with each frame number and the ID information M of the cartridge 62 attached in an easy-to-see state so that the actually printed state can be grasped. The prints of the index print 80 may be electronically printed, printed on photographic paper, or formed on both front and back surfaces.

Index print 80 and ID sticker 6
7 (see FIG. 6), the ID sticker 67 is attached to the cartridge 62, and then the requester is provided with the film-containing cartridge 60 and the created index print 80.
That is, it is returned to the photographer.

The photographer who receives the index print 80 selects an image to be reprinted from the index print 80 when he / she sees the index print 80 and immediately finds a necessary photograph, and the reprint information is used to print the reprint information. Or fill in or fill in the film cartridge 6
0 is loaded into the reburning information input device 53 (see FIG. 10), and while confirming the image 63 displayed on the screen 33,
Reburning information is input from the keyboard 32 and recorded on the magnetic track 64a of the film 61. When the reprint information is written on the order form or the reprint information is input to the film 61, the refill information is taken to the negative agency while being housed in the cartridge 62, and a request for additional printing is made.

The developing station is a cartridge 60 containing a film.
Is loaded into the printing apparatus 2 (see FIG. 1), the reprint information written on the order form is input, or the printing apparatus 2 is made to read the reprint information recorded on the film 61, and the request is made based on the read information. Reprint the photos taken.

On the other hand, when the photographed contents are in the middle of construction and the work contents are photographed continuously, the index print 80 and the film-containing cartridge 60 are received, and the index print 80 is stored together with the cartridge 60. About the work of shooting a new film 61, and when the shooting ends, the film 61
The index print 80 and the film-containing cartridge 60, which are newly created by developing them in a developing place, are received and stored. Film 6 that has been taken one after another in this way
1 and its index print 80 are stored.

When a series of work is completed and an album is created from all the pictures taken during that time, each index print 80 is viewed and the required image is selected from the index print 80, and the ID information M of the index print 80 is selected.
Take out the cartridge 62 having the same ID sticker 67 as the above, and write the reprint information on the order sheet, or the film-filled cartridge 60 in the reprint information input device 53.
Is loaded, the selected image 63 is called up on the screen 33, and after confirming on the screen 33, the number of reprints and the like are input. When such a work is performed on the film 61 of each index print 80 and the reprinting information for the required image 63 is entered or input, the corresponding film-containing cartridge 60 is brought to a negative agency to request additional printing.

At the photo lab, a cartridge 6 containing film
0 is sequentially loaded in the printing apparatus 2. When the reburning information is written on the order form, the reburning information is input from the input device 10 according to the ID sticker 67 of the cartridge 62 to perform the reburning, while the reburning information is recorded on the magnetic track 64 of the film 61. If recorded, printing device 2
Automatically pulls out the film 61 from the film-containing cartridge 60, reads the re-burning information recorded from the magnetic track 64 of the film 61, sends the read re-burning information to the controller 8, and displays the image 63 according to the information. Reprint the required number of sheets. At that time, after the re-burning information is read from the film 61, the magnetic track 6
The re-burning information of 4 is deleted.

The finished print is returned to the photographer together with the film-containing cartridge 60, and an album is created from the print.

As described above, according to the camera 41 of this embodiment, since the external input / output device 25 can be connected and the connecting means 43 for connecting the external input / output device 25 to the camera 41 has a waterproof structure, a large amount of it can be obtained. Information can be input to the film 61 through the camera 41, and shooting can be performed without causing any trouble even in severe use in construction such as construction.

Further, when selecting an image to be reprinted, it is not necessary to see all prints printed individually, and the index print 80 can be easily selected. Further, since the index print 80 has each image printed on the index print 80 at the time of printing, the image is easy to see, and the photographer collates the image with the negative when requesting the negative agency. Alternatively, it is not necessary to reprint the desired number of sheets in a bag for storing negatives according to the position of the frame. Further, it is convenient for storage because it is not necessary for the photographer to store a huge number of prints (thousands), and only the index print 80 and the developed film-containing cartridge 60 are stored.

Further, if it is known in advance that the number of films for photographing a series of work steps will reach a large number, it is possible to unify each film with a serial number, and to store the cartridge containing the film and the developing station. It is possible to easily carry out the re-baking work and the like.

After the reprinting information of the film 61 is read by the printing apparatus 2, the reprinting information is not erased from the magnetic track 64, and the reprinted information or the like is added to the reprinting information input by the photographer. The finished print and the reprint information returned to the photographer in the state are the reprint information input device 53.
Alternatively, the re-burning information may be deleted by the re-burning information input device 53. In this way, input mistakes can be easily found.

[0062]

According to the present invention, the camera is provided with the connection portion of the non-image information input / output device from the outside, and the connection portion has the waterproof structure, so that it has the following effects.

(1) A large amount of various non-image information can be easily input to the camera and recorded on the film at the time of photographing.

(2) Since it is not necessary to install an input device such as a keyboard on the camera body, the camera itself can be made compact and lightweight.

(3) Since the connecting portion has a waterproof structure, even if it is used in a dusty or moist environment such as a construction site, there is no infiltration of water or dust from the connecting portion, and no failure occurs.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a printing apparatus according to an embodiment of a photographic system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a camera used in the photographic system according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an internal mechanism of a camera used in the photographic system according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a reading / writing means of a camera used in the photographic system according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a connecting means according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an index print used in the photographic system according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 shows a film used in a photographic system according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 shows a magnetic track of a film used in a photographic system according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an index print creating apparatus used in the photographic system according to the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a reprinting information input device used in the photographic system according to the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a reprinting information input device used in the photographic system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Printing device 3 Stopping unit 4 Film processing unit 5 Glass 6 Printing paper processing unit 7 Packing 8 Controller 9 Light emitting element 10 Light receiving element 11 Drawing section 12 Magnetic head 13 Communication line 14 Conveyor stand 16, 22 Motor 17 Film position detecting section 18, 19 exposure mechanism 20 photographic paper 24 developing device 25 external input / output device 26 keyboard 27 display section 28 communication line 29 connection terminal 31 clip 32 keyboard 33 screen 34 display section 35 light emitting element 36 light receiving element 41 camera 42 lens 43 connecting means 44 CPU 45 Magnetic head 46 Vertical / horizontal detector 47 Date mechanism 48 Magnetic information recording / reproducing device 53 Reburning information input device 54, 90 Magnetic head 57 Motor 58 Light 60 Cartridge with film 61 Film 62 Cartridge 63 Image 64, 65 Magnetic Track 66 Perforation 67 ID sticker 71 Creating device 72 Reading unit 73 CCD 74 Image processing device 75 Editing device 76 CRT 77 Printer 78 ID sticker printer 79 Input device 80 Index print M ID information

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A film having a recording area for recording non-image information other than an image, an optical exposure mechanism for optically exposing and recording an image on the film, and a recording for recording the non-image information. A camera used in a photographic system using a camera having means, wherein a connecting portion for connecting the recording means for recording the non-image information and an input / output means outside the camera has a waterproof structure. A characteristic waterproof camera. 2. The waterproof camera according to claim 1, wherein the recording means and an external input / output means communicate with each other by optical communication. 3. The waterproof camera according to claim 1, wherein the recording means and an external input / output means communicate with each other by infrared light. 4. The waterproof camera according to claim 1, wherein the recording means and an external input / output means communicate with each other by radio waves.