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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440022 | Image sensing apparatus with electronic shutter function and mechanical shutter function, and image sensing method An image sensing apparatus having an electronic shutter for controlling the charge accumulation time of an image sensing element and a mechanical shutter for releasing/shielding an optical path to the image sensing element includes an electronic shutter mode of cont... | 10/21/2008 |
| 5327183 | Camera having flash A camera having a flash, a focal plane shutter, a mechanism for changing a size of a film frame by changing a size of an aperture of the camera, and a mechanism for setting a flash synchronized shutter speed. The focal plane shutter has a leading-shutter-... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5239336 | Camera and system of camera and electronic flash device A camera system includes a camera having a focal plane shutter and an electronic flash device cooperable with the camera. The flash device, which emits light repetitively, has two operating modes. In a first mode, a light emission start signal is synchron... | 08/24/1993 |
| 4311371 | Exposure control system for camera An exposure control system for a photographic camera of a type having a two-curtain type focal plane shutter. When used in combination with an electronic flash device in which the voltage stored on a capacitor is discharged through a flash tube to illumin... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4295722 | Camera for daylight and flash photography A flash unit triggering arrangement that cooperates with a shutter control mechanism or circuit of a camera for permitting the firing of a flash lamp of the flash unit in a time period during which the entire area of a film aperture of the camera remains ... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4268139 | Camera for daylight and flash photography A flash unit triggering arrangement that cooperates with a shutter control mechanism or circuit of a camera for permitting the firing of a flash lamp of the flash unit in a time period during which the entire area of a film aperture of the camera remains ... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4085413 | Apparatus for retarding camera shutter release An electro-mechanical shutter release delay apparatus includes a front curtain lock lever 4 sharing a common pivot axis 6 with a release lever 5 and joined to the latter by a spring 7. The depression of a shutter release rod 8 initially rotates the releas... | 04/18/1978 |
| 3987468 | Apparatus for synchronizing an electronic flash with a camera An apparatus for activating an electronic flash by operating an X contact when the first blind of a focal plane shutter has terminated its movement to fully open an exposure light path, irrespective of an exposure period establishing operation. Where an e... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3945026 | Focal plane shutter A flash synchronizing device suitable for focal plane shutters arranged to accurately synchronize lighting of the flash bulb and opening of the shutter and comprising an M-movable contact to be moved for closing the flash circuit at the same time as shutt... | 03/16/1976 |
