Camera
US6496657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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12Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B13/02
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A camera includes: a distance measuring device for measuring an object distance; a photometry device for measuring an object brightness; a mode setting device for setting a self portrait photographic mode to set a photographic condition appropriate for photographing a photographer oneself holding the camera; and a controller for controlling to perform photographing without conducting at least one of the measurement by the distance measuring device and the measurement by the photometry device when the self portrait photographic mode is set by the mode setting device.
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