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Camera system having the plurality of manually settable parameters for determining camera operation

US5140361A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 18, 1991
Grant dateAug 18, 1992
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Expiry dateJan 18, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B7/097
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein. When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.

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