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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7657172 | Controller, photographing equipment, control method of photographing equipment, and control program A controller includes a photographing control unit controlling an image pickup unit taking a photograph of an object to perform a short-time photographing operation in which an exposure time is set shorter than a normal exposure time and an image correcting unit acq... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7499641 | Optical apparatus An optical apparatus includes a mechanical shutter in addition to a mechanical diaphragm. The optical apparatus obtains a shutter shifting amount based on acceleration data of the shutter, obtains a total light exposure in a period of time required for the shutter t... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7496291 | Method and apparatus for interleaved image captures A digital camera takes interleaved photographs of two different kinds. In one example embodiment, the first kind of photograph is taken using a first set of pixels of the camera's electronic array light sensor and has a short exposure time. The second kind of photog... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7432959 | Image acquiring device and method capable of performing optimum time lapse imaging easily An imaging portion performs imaging of a subject. A time lapse imaging condition setting portion sets a time lapse imaging condition including at least an exposure time and an imaging interval, prior to the imaging of the subject by the imaging portion. A determinin... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7415203 | Method and apparatus for controlling automatic exposure in a camera For controlling exposure in a camera, first and second brightness levels of first and second areas of a captured image are determined. First and second weight values for the first and second brightness levels are determined with an increase of the first weight value... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7340159 | Image taking device and personal identification system In order to perform personal identification by matching a first body image that is obtained in advance by an image taking process with a second body image that is obtained when the identification is performed, an image taking device (1) for obtaining the seco... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7260323 | Imaging using silver halide films with micro-lens capture, scanning and digital reconstruction The present invention resides in a method and apparatii for using a photosensitive element that is photosensitive to light within a predetermined range of exposures to capture images including exposures that are outside of the predetermined exposure range. In this m... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7215371 | Electronic camera with quick review of last captured image A camera incorporates a working memory (124) for storing a working image corresponding to the last captured image. The working image is displayed on a display screen (36) in a quick review mode of operation in response to a quick review signal entered ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206024 | Electronic camera having rotatably coupled first and second body sections The invention provides improved operability for portable electronic devices. A portable electronic device includes a display component and a device aperture component which are mounted on separate segments of the electronic device. Each segment can be rotated with r... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203009 | Lens device A lens device in which a first movable lens holding frame and a second movable lens holding frame are moved along an optical axis by rotating a cam cylinder rotatably provided on a lens barrel, an escape channel for escapement of a portion of the second movable lens... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7161628 | Image-pickup apparatus outputting signals for finder display and signals for focal-point detection, control method applied to the apparatus, and computer readable medium having encoded thereon a program implementing a method using the apparatus An image-pickup apparatus, a control method applied to the image-pickup apparatus, and a control program for operating a computer used for the image-pickup apparatus are provided. The image-pickup apparatus comprises an image-pickup element for picking up the images... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7110032 | Setting control of bracketing image sensing operation in image sensing apparatus An image sensing apparatus capable of performing bracketing image sensing operations for a plurality of different types of parameters is provided. The image sensing apparatus comprises a selection unit adapted to select a parameter for performing a bracketing image ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7088164 | Semiconductor integrated circuit device and electronic appliance with power control When main power is turned on by a switch SW, a pulse shaper 12 feeds a pulse signal having a pulse width Tp through an OR circuit 14 to a power supply circuit 2a to turn it on. Moreover, a delay generator 13a gives the pulse... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7053933 | Image pickup apparatus having an automatic mode control An object of this invention is to easily execute photography in various photography modes. In order to achieve this object, an image pickup apparatus of this invention has a setting device for setting a plurality of chapters, and a control device for controlling pho... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7007779 | Electromagnetic brake assembly and power supply An electromagnetic brake assembly has a brake shoe) movable between a first position at which it is located in a braking engagement with a movable surface and a second position at which it is located out of braking engagement with the movable surface. An electromagn... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6922524 | Camera having blur detecting function A camera having a blur notifying function according to one aspect of the present invention has a blur mode setting section which is used to set a blur notification mode in which a blur is detected in the camera and a blur state is notified, a blur detection section ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6678345 | Reactor pressure vessel and process for temperature equalization in a reactor pressure vessel A reactor pressure vessel with an upper support plate, in which an equalization opening is provided as a bypass is described. A process for temperature equalization between an upper dome chamber above a support plate and a lower chamber below it is descri... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6549729 | Camera that operates in accordance with the speed requirements of the photographer A camera senses the speed with which the photographer actuates the shutter release. This speed is interpreted as a measure of the urgency of the photograph. The camera modifies its operation in accordance with the urgency measure to give appropriate prior... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6385398 | Camera with blurring detection function A panning shot check unit checks whether a panning shot is succeeded or not on the basis of an output from a focal point detection unit for detecting an in-focus state of a photographing lens to output a focal point detection signal and an output from a b... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6122451 | Setting apparatus for camera A setting apparatus for a camera includes a first switch having a plurality of stop positions; a second switch; and a shutter speed setting device which can select a desired shutter speed from a plurality of shutter speeds set at predetermined steps in ac... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6044228 | Camera capable of shake correction A camera capable of shake correction, and is provided with: a sensor for sensing a light image of an object to detect a camera shake; an exposure time setter for setting a first exposure time based on a brightness of an object and a second exposure time s... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5822629 | electronically controlled variable slit width focal plane shutter A focal plane shutter includes first and second shutter blades mounted for forming a slit that is scanned across an aperture. The shutter blades are shaped to form the slit between a trailing edge of the first blade and a leading edge of the second blade,... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5793422 | Electron shutter control with exposure control responsive to shutter gain differences The present invention is directed to a video camera which comprises an image sensing device for sensing an incident light to generate charges and supplying an output signal corresponding to the charges, the output signal comprising a recurrent vertical sc... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5705873 | Light-quantity control device An optical apparatus having a light-quantity control device includes: a) a rotating member having a plurality of magnetic poles; b) a stator having a plurality of magnetic pole sections opposed to the rotating member; c) a coil for exciting the stator; d) an input ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5678067 | Motion compensation device having stabilizing motion detection unit that does not inhibit imaging operations in an imaging unit A motion compensation device includes a detection unit detecting an amount of motion about a camera, a photographic preparatory operation commencement instruction unit generating a first instruction to commence photographic preparatory operations includin... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5664243 | Camera A camera divides a light beam having passed through a taking lens unit into two light beams. One light beam forms an image on a silver salt film. Another light beam forms an image on a CCD. A light path for said another light beam is provided with an aper... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5638120 | Electron shutter control with exposure control responsive to shutter gain differences The present invention is directed to a video camera which comprises an image sensing device for sensing an incident light to generate charges and supplying an output signal corresponding to the charges, the output signal comprising a recurrent vertical sc... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5625848 | Multiple point distance measurement camera with correction for orientation A camera includes an orientation detection device that detects the orientation of the camera, a recording device that records photographic settings to be used during photography, and a camera controller. The recording device records the photographic setti... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5602617 | Light metering device with adjustable output A light metering device incorporates a light dependent resistor as a light sensing element, a network including a plurality of circuit elements, and a selection mechanism for selectively connecting the light dependent resistor to one of the plurality of c... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5602610 | Shutter for camera When a driving member is rotated counterclockwise by a single motor with a pair of sectors biased in the closing direction by a biasing spring, a first driving pin causes an operating lever to rotate clockwise. The pair of sectors pivot in opposite direct... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5568194 | Adjusting a white balance in a camera using a flash An exposure condition when an electronic flash is to be used, i.e., an aperture value and a shutter speed, is determined based on a photometry value. Under the exposure condition, a photographing operation is carried out without use of the electronic flas... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5557359 | Camera including shutter control and method A camera including a shutter that regulates the exposure time of the recording medium, a shutter measuring device that measures the time during which the shutter exposes the recording medium, a discerning device that discerns whether or not the recording ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5532785 | Camera having means for correcting shutter time by measuring the actual exposure time A shutter operation detection device comprising a light emitting diode and a photo transistor is provided in proximity to the shutter curtains to measure the actual exposure time. The difference between the control exposure time, which is based upon the b... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5530515 | Control system for an apparatus using a microcomputer A control system comprises a reset unit for outputting a reset output by the manipulation of a manually operable member, a first microcomputer adapted to be reset by the reset output, a second microcomputer, and a controller for deactivating the second mi... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5502536 | Electrically powered camera In order to prevent noise effects from occurring in a detection signal line or in a control signal line, which are small signal lines of a camera, and which are wired close and/or parallel to drive signal lines, which carry a large current, a low impedanc... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5420660 | Motor driven shutter activated by single motor having controllable clockwise and counterclockwise rotations A motor driven shutter is activated by a single motor whose clockwise and counterclockwise rotations may be controlled. The motor driven shutter includes a driving member whose clockwise and counterclockwise rotations are controlled by the motor and havin... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5414486 | Camera shaking prevention device and camera shaking warning device There is disclosed a device for preventing the camera shaking, provided with a light metering circuit for receiving the light from an object and releasing luminance signal corresponding to the luminance of the object; a detection circuit for detecting the... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5331368 | Photomicrographic apparatus A photomicrographic apparatus, which takes a picture of an enlarged image of a specimen observed under a microscope, causes filter insert/remove means to insert a light intensity-reducing filter in the photometric optical path to a light-receiving element... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5325148 | Camera having an exposure control device for minimizing heating and power consumption of a driving device An exposure control device for a camera having a shutter mechanism, a solenoid serving as an electromagnetic drive, a presser for pressing a solenoid plunger, and a control circuit for conduction control for the solenoid. After the solenoid attracts the p... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5307168 | Method and apparatus for synchronizing two cameras The imaging of a scene by two cameras is synchronized, wherein both cameras include releasable shutters exhibiting different shutter release delays. A controller responds to a release start signal to release the shutter of one of the cameras at a first ti... | 04/26/1994 |
