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Warning circuit in an auto-controlled flashlight photographing device

US4193677A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 28, 1978
Grant dateMar 18, 1980
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Expiry dateJul 28, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B2215/0514
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A warning circuit in an auto-controlled flashlight device comprises a first circuit for generating a voltage corresponding to the guide number determined by film sensitivity, aperture value and object distance, a second circuit for generating a maximum voltage corresponding to the maximum value of the quantity of light emitted by the auto-controlled speed light and a minimum voltage corresponding to the minimum value of the quantity of light emitted by the auto-controlled speed light, comparator means for comparing the output voltage of said first circuit with said maximum voltage and said minimum voltage and generating a high-level signal when the output voltage is in the range of said maximum voltage value and said minimum voltage value but generating a low-level signal when the output voltage is beyond the range, and a light emitting display element turned on in response to the high-level signal from the comparator means.

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