Electronic camera including electronic signal storage cartridge

摘要

An electronic camera system, which system comprises the combination of an image digitizer media and a digital signal storage media. The camera includes an x-y matrix formed of a thin film photosensor array of small area photosensitive elements capable of providing high resolution digitized electrical signal corresponding to an image projected thereon. The storage media is preferably formed as a layer of phase change optical memory material deposited upon an elongated tape or disc-like number and disposed in a cartridge-like housing which is removably positioned in the camera adjacent a writing mechanism such as a multi-headed laser. By utilizing multiple lasers, it is possible to simultaneously write on the entire width of the tape or disc for increasing processing speed.