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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7583892 | Finder device and camera The present invention discloses a finder device capable of adjusting the amount of light emitted from a light-emitting display section arranged in the device according to the light-receiving level of an image pickup device. The amount of light emitted is adjusted, f... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7454137 | Scene adaptive power control apparatus and method thereof A scene adaptive power control device using a plurality of input images as consecutive input images and controlling a power level of a light source used in displaying the third input image. The scene adaptive power control device including a histogram analysis unit ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7403227 | Digital camera that automatically adjusts LCD brightness according to ambient light A digital camera includes a LCD that has a back light whose intensity level is set at a point midway between a maximum intensity setting and a minimum intensity setting. The back light level is then adjusted automatically from this default setting to a brightness le... | 07/22/2008 |
| 6816676 | Adaptive control of LCD display utilizing imaging sensor measurements A method and arrangement of controlling the attributes of a camera display is disclosed. The method and arrangement obtain information relating to a scene and detect a sensitivity value associated with a camera. Using this information, at least a brightness of the c... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6374054 | Digital camera viewfinder and method of using same A digital camera includes a viewfinder having a proximity sensor which is activated whenever a user looks through the viewfinder in preparation of viewing an object or framed scene. An illuminated status indicator mounted for viewing within the viewfinder... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6047139 | Camera capable of display in finder A camera capable of display in a finder, the camera including a finder optical system that allows a user to view an object to be photographed; a liquid crystal display device positioned within an optical path of the finder optical system; a polarizing mem... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5983029 | Optical apparatus equipped with sight line detector An optical apparatus including a detecting unit for detecting sight line direction of a human eye, a correcting data forming unit, electrically connected to the detecting unit, for forming correcting data as to personal difference of a human eye, a visual... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5903788 | Camera A subject image is formed on a focusing screen by a taking lens in a camera. The focusing screen is constituted by a liquid crystal whose light diffusion characteristic is variable. The light diffusion characteristic is varied according to an open apertur... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5890022 | Camera with flash illumination light source for phosphorescent exposure counter A camera comprises an exposure counter for indicating the number of frames of a film load that have been exposed or remain to be exposed, and a flash illumination light source for illuminating a subject being photographed. The exposure counter has a phosp... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5708881 | Camera display device with reduced display time A needle-type display device for displaying photographic data in a camera, the display device including a display having indicating needles which move directly from displaying presently displayed values to displaying new values without temporarily returni... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5396316 | User-replaceable liquid toner cartridge with integral pump and valve mechanisms A user-replaceable liquid toner cartridge fits into a receptacle in an EP printer. The receptacle includes automatic fluid and mechanical connectors that mate with the cartridge upon its insertion. The cartridge includes a liquid toner supply reservoir, a... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5276477 | Camera display circuit A camera in accordance with the invention includes a display circuit that uses the decay voltage of a storage capacitor to determine the time interval during which an information display of the camera will be illuminated. When the storage capacitor decay ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 4572646 | Display device in camera finder A display device in the finder of a camera has a plurality of digits of light-emitting elements for displaying exposure information on the side of a frame of field of view of the finder. The light-emitting element of the nearest one of the digits to the f... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4555170 | Device for illuminating display unit in viewfinder A device for controlling a light source in a viewfinder of a camera, such as may be used for illuminating a liquid crystal display unit, having a simple operation and which is saving of power. An operating switch is provided for operating the light source... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4504133 | Power source switch for cameras A camera includes a manually adjustable photographic parameter such as diaphragm aperture, shutter speed, focus distance or the like and an electrically energizable network indicating the value of the adjusted parameter or a related value. The indicator n... | 03/12/1985 |
| 4140378 | View finder device having liquid crystal cell A liquid crystal cell is provided within a camera viewfinder. In the cell, a liquid crystal is sandwiched between a resistance layer mounted on a substrate and another substrate-mounted layer which may be either resistive or conductive. Suitable means mas... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4006485 | Luminance controlled indicator in camera view finder An automatically light adjusted luminous indicator observable through a camera view finder includes a photoconductor exposed to the camera incident light and either constitutes or controls the resistance component of a frequency controlling RC network of ... | 02/01/1977 |
