Patent · US Expired

Camera with multiple lens driving modes

US5274409A · kind A · utility

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50Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 12, 1992
Grant dateDec 28, 1993
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/102
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention discloses a camera having power zooming function to execute zooming by electric power in accordance with manual operation and power focusing function to execute focusing by electric power in accordance with manual operation, in which both the power zooming and power focusing can be executed by one operation member. The operation member can be rotated and moved back and forth, and can execute power zooming responding to its rotation and power focusing responding to its movement back and forth.

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