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In this invention, there is provided a camera using a secondary battery as a power source and including load means such as a flash device or motor driven by use of electric energy of the secondary battery, charging means having a charging control circuit for charging the secondary battery with elect

In this invention, there is provided a camera using a secondary battery as a power source and including load means such as a flash device or motor driven by use of electric energy of the secondary battery, charging means having a charging control circuit for charging the secondary battery with electric energy supplied from an external power source provided on the exterior of the secondary battery, and a camera control circuit for "exclusively" driving and controlling the charging means and load means by use of an EEPROM as storage means, wherein the size of the camera is small, circuit protection can be attained, the precision of a specified voltage of a protection circuit on the secondary battery side is high, the design is simplified, and the manufacturing process and adjustment process can be simplified.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A camera using a secondary battery, comprising:charging means for charging the secondary battery with electric energy supplied from an external power source provided on an exterior of the camera;load means driven by use of the electric energy of the secondary battery charged by said

[ I claim:] [1.] A camera using a secondary battery, comprising:charging means for charging the secondary battery with electric energy supplied from an external power source provided on an exterior of the camera;load means driven by use of the electric energy of the secondary battery charged by said charging means; andcontrol means for exclusively driving and controlling said charging means and said load means by outputting a charge controlling signal for controlling said charging means and an operation signal for driving said load means.