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Abstract

A rifle style camera supplied with power by an internal power supply for producing at least one of a photograph on a film material and digital data representative of an object. The rifle style camera includes a stalk and a barrel extending from the stalk and including a top side and a bottom side. A housing is connected to the bottom side of the barrel. A photographic camera for producing the photograph of the object on the film and a digital image processor including a memory device for capturing a digital image of the object, producing the digital data representative of the object from the captured digital image and storing said produced digital data in said memory device are positioned within the housing and connected to receive power from the internal power supply. An eyepiece and view finder are mounted to the top side of the barrel and connected to both the photographic camera and the digital image processor. A trigger shutter release is connected to the bottom side of the barrel and adjacent the housing. The trigger shutter release is operable between a first closed position in which the film is not exposed to light for capturing a photograph of the object thereon and a second open position for exposing the film to light for capturing the object on the film and initiating capture of an image representative of the object and production of digital data representative of the object by the digital image processor.

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