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Analog-to-digital converter for camera

US4702585A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 9, 1986
Grant dateOct 27, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2006

Classification

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

Abstract

There is disclosed an analog-to-digital converter for a camera which is arranged to convert an analog signal of an exposure information, particularly a photometric output of a light measuring circuit into a corresponding digital signal. The analog-to-digital converter according to the present invention includes means for dividing a photometric output signal of a light measuring circuit, which is fed into an analog-to-digital converting circuit, into predetermined areas, means for level-shifting the respective ones of the divided areas of said photometric output signal, and means for feeding the level-shifted photometric output in the respective areas, separately, into the analog-to-digital converter circuit, whereby digital values are obtained, separately, in connection with the respective ones of the divided areas of the photometric output signal.

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