Camera
US5659823A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B17/20
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A camera includes a manually operable member having a plurality of distance measuring areas and for switching between exposure correction and AF area and between single photographing and continuous photographing. A viewfinder of the camera displays not only an object but also the above-described respective functions displayed on a LCD and switchable by the manually operable member. As a result, a photographer is allowed to perform photographing while looking at not only the object but also the state of the various functions displayed on the LCD in the finder.
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