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Exposure control apparatus of a camera

US5325147A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 1993
Grant dateJun 28, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B7/16
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An exposure control apparatus of a camera having a photometer, a film sensitivity detector, a calculator which calculates an exposure value, a diaphragm value and a shutter speed in accordance with a measurement by the photometer and the film sensitivity, an object distance detector, a strobe, a limit diaphragm value calculator that calculates a first limit diaphragm value, which varies with the film sensitivity, and a second limit diaphragm value, which varies with the object distance, when strobe light is emitted, and a minimum limit diaphragm value setting device which compares the first and second limit diaphragm values and selects the larger diaphragm value as the minimum limit diaphragm value to be used in the exposure control.

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