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Spot exposure adjustment circuit

US4535364A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 10, 1981
Grant dateAug 13, 1985
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/71
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A television camera of the type having an image pickup element for converting the image of an object to be photographed into an electrical signal having an exposure control circuit with a voltage detector and controlling the exposure according to the voltage level of said electrical signals. A spot selection circuit provides the exposure control apparatus with signals corresponding to a portion of the image less than the entire image. The exposure of the entire image is controlled in accordance with the detected voltage levels of electrical signals corresponding to the image portion.

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