Camera
US5027150A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S20/20
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A camera comprising an electronic flash and other load devices powered by a source battery. The load devices are controllable by a microcomputer mounted in a camera body, which microcomputer is also powered by the source battery. The camera includes a power backup such as a capacitor for supplying power to the microcomputer when the source battery has run down. A detecting device detects an output voltage of the source battery, and outputs a detection signal when the output voltage is below a predetermined level. The microcomputer discontinues a camera sequence and operation of the load devices in response to the detection signal. While the camera sequence and operation of the load devices are suspended, photographic information is stored in the microcomputer powered by the backup. After lapse of a predetermined time period, the microcomputer enables the camera sequence and the operation of the load devices provided that the battery voltage is above the predetermined level.
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