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Camera display apparatus having rotating elements to indicate information

US6510287B1 · kind B1 · utility

9Cited by
3References
35Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 8, 1999
Grant dateJan 21, 2003
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Expiry dateFeb 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03B17/18
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A display apparatus in a camera for displaying photographic information using rotating elements. The display apparatus includes rotating pointers which rotate about display scales to display the photographic information. The display apparatus further includes a control unit which receives camera control information and in response to the control information, the control unit controls driving circuitry which causes the rotating display pointer to point to an index on the display scale representing the photographic information.

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