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Camera controlling apparatus

US5325206A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateSep 10, 1992
Grant dateJun 28, 1994
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Expiry dateSep 10, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B7/102
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A video camera having a zoom controlling apparatus which readily controls the magnitude of an image to a fixed size. The camera apparatus detects movement of a subject being photographed based on changes in the image signal and detects the magnitude of the subject being photographed by the imaging device. A servo-control maintains the magnitude of a subject being viewed by the camera constant by moving a zoom lens in response to the detected magnitude.

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