Camera for recording images on a photographic film or on a magnetic tape

摘要

A camera for recording images on a photographic film in a cartridge and for recording images on a magnetic tape in a cartridge is disclosed. The camera includes a storage section for receiving a cartridge which can contain either photographic film or magnetic tape and a first optical path for recording an image of a subject on the photographic film when a photographic film cartridge is disposed in the storage section. The camera further includes an area image sensor for receiving an image of the subject and storing the image as a plurality of electrical signals and a recorder responsive to a cartridge containing magnetic tape being disposed in the cartridge receiver, for selectively recording images from the storage section onto a magnetic tape.