Flash in Camera Viewfinder
Flash in Camera Viewfinder
The public wants compact cameras. Rather than enlarging the camera to add a flash, the flash can be combined with the viewfinder. Developed by Steve Hines in 1977 at the Kodak Research Laboratories.
The electronic flash is reflected, or slid into position, each securely blocking the viewfinder to prevent any light reaching the photographer’s eye. The flash fires only when a micro switch is closed after the light-blocking device is in place.
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U.S. Patent 4,279,488 is assigned to Eastman Kodak. For questions, please contact Steve Hines at:
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