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Apparatus for exposure correction

US4598986A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 4, 1985
Grant dateJul 8, 1986
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Expiry dateSep 4, 2005

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B7/091
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for exposure correction is provided for use with a camera of automatic exposure control type. An amount of exposure which is determined on the basis of an output from photometric means is shifted by a given correction value toward overexposure or underexposure in response to the operation of a manual operating member. The correction value can be varied either automatically or manually. The correction value can be changed by automatically reading information given on a film or a film container and representing a film latitude, by manually supplying a film latitude value, or by utilizing information representing a film speed which has a correlation with a film latitude. In this manner, a photograph having an improved gradation can be obtained by effectively utilizing a film latitude.

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