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Exposure control device in a camera

US5313246A · kind A · utility

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18Claims
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Filing dateDec 22, 1992
Grant dateMay 17, 1994
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Expiry dateDec 22, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/34
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An exposure control device in a camera comprises a focus detection device for calculating a plurality of defocus amounts corresponding to a plurality of focus detection areas, a weight producing device for producing a plurality of weights corresponding to the plurality of focus detection areas on the basis of the plurality of defocus amounts, a light metering device for light-metering a plurality of light metering areas at least partly overlapping with the plurality of focus detection areas and producing a plurality of light metering outputs, and an exposure amount calculating device for calculating a proper exposure amount on the basis of the plurality of weights and the plurality of light metering outputs.

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