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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7627240 | Optical device with improved autofocus performance and method related thereto A device, method and a computer program product are shown for correcting the focus error in an optical device, wherein in a first position of the optical device at least one focus detector is focused onto a given image plane of the target subject and the distance (d... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7433586 | Camera with an auto-focus function A first area of a predetermined size is set as a focus area from which AF evaluation values are picked up in AF control when a focus mode is a normal one. When the focus mode changes to a macro mode, a second area narrower than the first area is set as the AF area. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7355634 | Moving image pickup apparatus carrying out automatic focus adjustment and still image recording method therefor A moving image pickup apparatus which is capable of attaining both enhanced focusing accuracy and increased chances of snapshooting. A predetermined time period is determined according to a designated image pickup period. Responsive to designation of still image rec... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7330647 | Autofocus system In a lens system in which a momentary mode in which AF is operated when an AF switch SW2 is pressed and a continuous mode in which the AF is continuously operated can be selected, a CPU uses the AF switch SW2 for use in the momentary mode as an AF stop... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7274401 | Digital camera for fast start up The present invention provides a digital camera in which the start-up time which is from when a power source is turned on until the digital camera is in a state in which photographing is possible is short. A DC motor and a stepping motor are driven simultaneously. A... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7071985 | Optical device and method for selecting object of focus A camera capable of automatically detecting a main object in a sensed image. A distance distribution generation unit discriminates a plurality of areas in the sensed image on the basis of a predetermined condition, and a main object area determination unit automatic... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7046275 | Digital camera and imaging method Digital camera and method are configured to operate in various photographic modes of operation that capture a sequence of images. The sequence of images is stored in memory, and selected of the stored images are retrieved from memory and automatically displayed afte... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6707996 | Camera with a focus retaining mechanism A camera includes a base, a focusing lens, a retaining wheel, a pushing member, and a retaining hook. The base has a cylindrical and vertical opening in it. The focusing lens is rotationally fixed within the opening. The retaining wheel is rotationally fixed in the ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6456795 | Camera with a display device and operation keys In a multifunction camera, an area selector is used both as an operation key in a first selection mode for selecting the focus detection area of the focus detection device, and as an operation key in a second selection mode for selecting the function sett... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6373522 | Electro-optical reconnaissance system with forward motion compensation An electro-optical framing camera forward motion compensation (FMC) system comprising a moving shutter and a full frame focal plane array detector is disclosed. The reconnaissance system is designed to minimize the variation of image motion from a target ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6240253 | Automatic focusing camera An automatic-focusing camera is provided with a multiple-point distance-measurement device having a plurality of distance-measurement areas, a multiple-division photometry device having a plurality of photometry areas, and a multiple-division light-amount... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6229959 | Camera in which focus is detected from among a plurality of viewfields in conjunction with detection of the visual axis An optical apparatus includes a projecting optical system for projecting an image of an object in a viewfield onto an image receiving surface. First detecting structure is provided for detecting which position is viewed in the viewfield. Second detecting ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6144804 | Camera with visual line detection capability A camera which has a visual line detection device to detect the visual line of a photographer, and which inhibits visual line detection and automatic focus adjustment operations when these operations are unnecessary. Visual line detection may be inhibited... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5895130 | Auto-focus camera An auto-focus camera performs a focusing and a photometry when a shutter button is half depressed in an auto-focus mode. In this case, when an MF button is depressed, a result value of the focusing is held as long as the MF button is depressed even if the... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5832321 | Camera In a camera of the present invention, when a shutter button is depressed half, a focusing and a photometry are executed. If the shutter button is held in a state of being depressed half, the results are retained. In this case, if an MF button is depressed... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5721981 | Operation control device for a camera An automatic-focus camera has a focus lock system that stores focus adjusting information so that a photo-taking lens may be kept focused on an object during one or more exposures. The camera has a self timer, an automatic exposure system with different p... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5689741 | Automatic focus camera having an audio device to indicate an in-focus state of a lens and a method thereof An automatic focus camera having a focal point detection unit to detect a focal point status of a photographic lens in relation to the subject, a focal point adjustment unit which drives the photographic lens to an in-focus position based on the detection... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5649240 | Camera having a device for setting plural modes of camera operation with a single operating member A camera having a device for setting plural modes of camera operation with a single operating member. The camera operates in various modes of operation, including a first focus detection region mode in which focus detection of a photographic lens is perfo... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5408291 | AF camera having a display for displaying a plurality of modes An AF camera system for automatically controlling an objective lens for focusing an object includes a focus detector for generating a defocus data DF carrying information of a defocus amount and a defocus direction based on a focus condition of an object ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5367353 | Operation control device for a camera An automatic-focus camera has a focus lock system that stores focus adjusting information so that a photo-taking lens may be kept focused on an object during one or more exposures. The camera has a self timer, an automatic exposure system with different p... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5333027 | Camera having automatic exposure bracketing device This invention provides a camera having an automatic exposure bracketing device for performing photography while sequentially altering an exposure value for exposure of each frame. According to the invention, the camera is capable of selectively operating... | 07/26/1994 |
| 5315339 | Auto focus camera having plural focussing modes An auto focus camera includes a focus detecting circuit, a lens driving circuit for driving a taking lens to an in-focus position based on a focus detection result, a starting signal outputting circuit for outputting a starting signal which starts a focus... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5311243 | Flash photographing system In a flash photographing system, measuring light is calculated by dividing a picture plane into a plurality of areas and adjusting a quantity of flash light on the basis of light measurement outputs obtained from the plurality of areas. The light measurem... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5289225 | Photometering apparatus of camera for variably weighting different areas of an image area A photometering apparatus for a camera is provided that includes a split type photometering device for measuring the luminance of an object to be photographed and in which an image area is divided into a plurality of object luminance measuring zones, an a... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5223886 | AF camera system An AF camera system for automatically controlling an objective lens for focusing an object includes a focus detector for generating a defocus data DF carrying information of a defocus amount and a defocus direction based on a focus condition of an object ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5218394 | Automatic focusing camera with improved determination of operation modes An automatic focusing camera according to the present invention is an automatic focusing camera having a plurality of operation modes, including an information input device for entering a plurality of types of photographing information, an information ana... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5216459 | Operation control device for a camera An automatic-focus camera has a focus lock system that stores focus adjusting information so that a photo-taking lens may be kept focused on an object during one or more exposures. The camera has a self timer, an automatic exposure system with different p... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5206678 | Camera having preliminary flash device for preventing red-eye A camera of the kind performing a preliminary flashing action before flash photographing for the purpose of preventing the red-eye phenomenon is arranged to give indications to enable the photographer to know selection of a preliminary flashing mode when ... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5191372 | Camera A camera includes an automatic focusing device for focusing in a mode selected from different automatic focusing modes; an advancing device for advancing a film in a mode selected from different advance modes; an exposure device arranged to execute a prog... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5144355 | Camera having automatic focus adjusting apparatus An automatic focus adjusting apparatus of a camera having an AF lock function in which driving of a lens is prohibited after detection of an in-focus state comprises determining apparatus for determining whether or not the lens is at the in-focus point an... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5140358 | Camera A camera has a first photographing mode for also performing a second photographing operation at a focusing-lens position of a first photographing operation, a second photographing mode for performing autofocusing for every photographing operation, and dia... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5126776 | Auto-focus camera In an auto-focus camera, the focus position of the lens is locked to permit the user to let go of the shutter button, with subsequent depression of the shutter button resulting in photography at the retained focus position of the lens without further lens... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5006877 | Camera system A camera system comprises a brightness measuring circuit, a exposure line choosing circuit, an operable switch, a film driver and a film driving mode selector. The brightness measuring circuit measures brightness of a photographic scene to send a brightne... | 04/09/1991 |
| 5006876 | Exposure calculating device An exposure calculating device including a device for automatically adjusting a focusing condition of an object of lens to produce an in-focus signal when the objective lens has been adjusted to its in-focus position, a device for producing a lock signal ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4998124 | Autofocus camera including automatically controlled focus adjustment An AF autofocus camera system for automatically controlling an objective lens for focusing an object including a focus detector for generating defocus data carrying information of a defocus amount and a defocus direction based on a focus condition of an o... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4974005 | Light measuring and distance measuring apparatus for camera A light measuring and distance measuring apparatus for a camera equipped with an automatic exposure control apparatus (AE) and an automatic focus adjustment apparatus (AF) is disclosed which, when it measures the distance to an object in order to bring th... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4926204 | Photometric apparatus for a camera A camera is provided with automatic focusing circuitry which is arranged to begin to operate to drive a focusing motor, in response to an operation performed on a shutter release button, to bring the motor to a stop upon detection of an in-focus state and... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4907025 | Automatic focusing camera A camera has automatic focusing modes which can be switched upon operation of the release button. When the release button is depressed by a first operation, a photographing operation is performed in the focusing priority mode, that is, it is performed aft... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4887117 | Camera having auto-focus device A camera with an auto-focus device and having a first mode for causing the auto-focus device to perform focusing upon operation of a second operating member independently of a release operation member and a second mode for causing the auto-focus device to... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4801962 | Camera incorporating automatic focusing apparatus Disclosed is an automatic focusing apparatus for a camera and, more particularly, to an automatic focusing apparatus for a camera of a type which performs a focus detecting operation under emission of auxiliary light when, e.g., luminance is low. In the c... | 01/31/1989 |
