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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313323 | Camera system with a photometering device and an external operating device A camera system includes a camera body including a photometering device and an external operating device, and a photographing lens which is detachably attached to the camera body, the photographing lens including an aperture setting device for selecting an auto aper... | 12/25/2007 |
| 6801718 | Camera having LCD panel displaying groups of camera modes Modes of a camera are classified into groups according to their type. On an LCD panel, the different groups are displayed on different rows, and modes to be selected out of each group are displayed in different columns. Group selection is accomplished by vertically ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6097898 | Camera capable of displaying the level of visual effect A camera is provided with a photographing device for setting various photographing conditions which determine a state of a subject image to be obtained as a picture, the photograph device including an exposure device having a plurality of selectively sett... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5999753 | Single-lens reflex camera A single-lens reflex camera with a full-aperture metering part includes a lens having an automatic diaphragm part, a lens mount, and an information transmitting part for transmitting information for full-aperture metering error compensation, and a camera ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5915133 | Camera with a photographic mode automatic selecting apparatus A camera having a photographic mode automatic selecting apparatus. A photographic mode selecting device selects a photographic mode from a plurality of photographic modes. A photographic distance detecting device detects photographic distance data of a ph... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5892991 | Camera capable of displaying the level of visual effect A camera is provided with a photographing device for setting various photographing conditions which determine a state of a subject image to be obtained as a picture, the photography device including an exposure device having a plurality of selectively set... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5687410 | Information setting apparatus of camera An information setting apparatus of a camera, which permits an exposure mode to be set, includes a first setting unit for setting a shutter speed of the camera when the exposure mode is a manual mode, and a second setting unit for setting an aperture valu... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5659820 | Camera system A camera having a covering member which covers the upper side of the camera and having a projecting portion shaped as a pentagonal reflecting member; a first manually operable portion located at the covering member on one side of the projecting portion fo... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5608491 | Camera with simplified parameter selection and dual mode operation and method of operation A camera is provided so that an inexperienced photographer is able to see the data easily regarding the necessary parameter for setting, and furthermore, the setting input operation of that parameter can be accomplished easily. The camera has a display th... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5602616 | Exposure control apparatus of camera A camera having a manually actuable switch for temporarily shifting the camera to an optimum exposure value so that exposure factors, based upon a manually set shutter speed and a manually set aperture value, are replaced by optimum exposure factors based... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5465133 | Still video camera A mode changing device for a camera employing a minimum number of actuating members to permit a user to change an operating mode and/or setting of the camera. A mode actuating member and a selector switch, used in conjunction with an LCD panel that indica... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5210569 | Camera having a display which varies according to an exposure control mode A camera includes an exposure control part which permits exposure control either in a first exposure control mode or in a second exposure control mode, a selection member which is movable and is arranged to permit selection of the first exposure control m... | 05/11/1993 |
| 4972223 | Camera with automatic exposure function which is operatable in a normal photography mode and a slow photography mode A camera having an ordinary automatic exposure function which automatically decides a proper shutter speed and f-stop based on the results of photometry is additionally provided with a slow-photography mode. When the camera is set to the slow-photography ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4890134 | Photographic information setting device for a camera A photographic information setting device for a camera of the present invention comprises mode switches for switching a first type exposure mode to a second type exposure mode, and vice versa. The changing rate for altering values relative to exposure in ... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4623234 | Camera An automatic exposure control camera is arranged to permit selection of a stop-down aperture priority mode in which an actually stopped down aperture has priority when a specific lens is mounted on the camera.... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4529290 | Operation mode display device for picture taking devices An operation mode display device is provided for a picture taking device such as a camera which controls exposure in a plurality of modes such as a programmed automatic exposure control mode, a diaphragm priority automatic shutter speed control mode, a sh... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4527882 | Display apparatus for automatic exposure control camera Display apparatus for an automatic exposure control camera wherein, when the exposure control mode is automatically changed over from one mode to another, a display is presented to the photographer to indicate the fact of the change over.... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4509847 | Automatic exposure control camera having a low brightness warning device A camera in which light-sensing means is exposed to the light from an object to be photographed passed through stop means includes means for setting the aperture value of the stop means, means for driving the stop means in a direction in which the apertur... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4480903 | Camera capable of switching between manual exposure control and shutter priority automatic exposure control The disclosed camera includes a viewfinder which displays a display member representing a preset aperture value in its view field, and is capable of operating in open aperture and stopped down aperture manual exposure modes as well as a shutter priority a... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4468109 | Camera with automatic exposure control and display device An automatic exposure control camera, with a plurality of selectable control modes, has a display device that normally display an exposure value determined by the control mode and by operating conditions of the automatic exposure control. The user may cau... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4344681 | Selection and setting device for camera exposure control In a multi-mode exposure control device for a photographic camera which automatically controls camera exposure in any desired one of diaphragm aperture priority mode, shutter speed priority mode and program mode, the selection of the exposure control mode... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4286849 | Digital camera A digital camera with five automatic exposure modes is provided with corresponding individual cards upon selective insertion into the camera to effect the operation of either or both of the shutter and diaphragm in accordance with the digital output of a ... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4238146 | Sound alarm device in a camera An alarm device in a camera comprises a shutter speed manual/auto change-over dial having a first Auto position and a second Auto position, and alarm sound generating circuit operatively associated with the change-over dial so as to become operative in th... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4175842 | Exposure control system for a camera The present invention relates to an exposure control system for a camera with both priority modes in which the photographic information of either the shutter time or the aperture value and the photographic information including the measured value of the b... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4171884 | Electrically controlled camera device An electrically controlled camera device is disclosed which includes a counter for counting the number of pulses representative of the preferentially selected one exposure condition of a shutter speed and a diaphragm aperture level to control the preferen... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4162839 | Dual preference camera for digitally displaying preset and computered valves In the camera disclosed, depending upon whether the shutter preference or aperture preference mode is selected, a computer establishes a computed value on the basis of a preset value and other ambient conditions. A number of separate comparators compare t... | 07/31/1979 |
| 4137541 | Automatic exposure control apparatus for a single lens reflex camera An automatic exposure control apparatus for controlling the diaphragm of the camera in accordance with the preselected shutter time and the exposure value, in which a digital-to-analog converter having a counter responsive to the number of pulses supplied... | 01/30/1979 |
| 4118716 | Photographic mode selection device for a camera A photographing mode selection device for a camera permitting selection of either a shutter speed preference photographing mode or a lens stop preference photographing mode as desired. To ensure excellent operability for photographing mode selection, the ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4117500 | Automatic exposure control apparatus in a camera Automatic exposure control apparatus for automatic setting of exposure parameters wherein the settings for any two of three exposure control parameters, namely, diaphragm aperture, shutter speed and filter transmittance, are preselected and the setting fo... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4090207 | Photographic information indication device In a camera which permits both shutter-preference and aperture-preference automatic operation, the selected shutter time is displayed digitally within a view finder while the selected aperture appears as an analog value.... | 05/16/1978 |
| 4064515 | Analog to digital converter for a plurality of analog channels A number of separate comparators compare respective analog inputs to a single reference waveform and turn off respective gates when the analog voltages achieve predetermined relationships to reference wave form. The gates pass pulses from a common source ... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4045807 | Automatic exposure control apparatus which prevents simultaneous diaphragm and shutter speed preselection An automatic exposure control apparatus for a single lens reflex camera equipped with a shutter speed preselection exposure range and a diaphragm aperture preselection exposure range. When the apparatus is set for operation in the shutter speed preselecti... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4037235 | Exposure indicating device for use in multiple exposure control cameras An exposure indicating device for use in a multiple exposure control camera is capable of indicating the diaphragm aperture value and the shutter speed which are to be effected, respectively. With the diaphragm aperture value manually set, and with the sh... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4011569 | Exposure control system for a camera An exposure control system for a camera of the type provided with shutter preselection and diaphragm preselection automatic exposure ranges and with a manual exposure range. A switching arrangement responds to a selected range by selectively establishing ... | 03/08/1977 |
