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7606481 |
Image pickup apparatus and flash unit and method of controlling the same
An image pickup apparatus having a flash unit locating at a storing position or a projecting position, in which either an automatic mode to automatically move the flash unit from the storing...
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7218759 |
Face detection in digital images
A method and apparatus for the detection of faces in a digital image captured under a variety of lighting conditions are provided. Rather than subjecting an entire image to computationally...
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7092625 |
Camera with an exposure control function
A camera according to this invention determines whether a subject to be photographed is backlit; and when it is backlit, compares a brightness of the subject with a brightness of a background of...
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7043156 |
Strobe light emitting apparatus and camera
A strobe apparatus includes a xenon tube, which is a discharge tube, having a discharge light emitting portion and a light emitting portion terminal. Light is emitted from the xenon tube and is...
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7027726 |
Camera having proper exposure controlling function
A camera includes a luminance distribution detecting unit, a changing point determining unit, and an exposure controller. The luminance distribution detecting unit detects distribution of...
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6952527 |
Apparatus for releasing flash device automatically
The present invention relates to a built-in flash mechanism that will pop up when the illumination is insufficient or it is manually switched on. The present invention comprises a flash unit having...
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6922524 |
Camera having blur detecting function
A camera having a blur notifying function according to one aspect of the present invention has a blur mode setting section which is used to set a blur notification mode in which a blur is detected...
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6904234 |
Camera and wide-angle field distance-measuring camera
A camera includes a sensor array which can detect a brightness signal of a subject and has a plurality of segments for focal point detection, a first photometry unit for calculating the brightness...
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6859618 |
Exposure compensation method and system employing meter matrix and flash
Mechanisms for compensating for backlight conditions in a scene for use in an image capture device that includes a flash and a flash control signal for activating the flash when the flash control...
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6850702 |
Camera and light-receiving sensor of the camera
In a pair of photometric sensors which receive an object light flux through a pair of the light-receiving lenses are formed on a semiconductor chip on which a pair of the sensor arrays are formed....
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6724987 |
Lens-fitted photo film unit with electronic flash device
A lens-fitted photo film unit includes a flash emitter for emitting flash light toward a photographic object in flash photography. A flash amount control circuit quenches flash emission of the...
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6684130 |
Robot apparatus and its control method
A robot apparatus is provided with a photographing device for photographing subjects and a notifying device for making an advance notice of photographing with the photographing device. In addition,...
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6516147 |
Scene recognition method and system using brightness and ranging mapping
A method of controlling exposure of a scene image comprising the following steps: sensing a scene for image data; deriving values representative of a brightness map of the scene; sensing the scene...
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6510285 |
Strobe control device
A strobe control device for a camera is provided with a light amount measuring system that measures amount of light emitted by a strobe and reflected by an object, a comparing system that compares...
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6427051 |
Controller for controlling a camera having a built-in flash
A camera includes a built-in flash and a controller for controlling the camera. The controller includes different photographic modes; an auto-exposure-mode selecting mode in which an appropriate...
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6343189 |
Controller for controlling a built-in flash of a camera
A camera includes a retractable built-in flash unit which is movable between a retracted position and a discharge position, and a controller which controls the built-in flash and provides an auto...
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6272289 |
Camera
A camera using an image blur prevention device including exposure time calculating apparatus which calculates a first exposure time from at least photometry data, sensitivity data of a recording...
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6195509 |
Exposure control apparatus for a camera
An exposure control apparatus for a camera includes a focus detection device which receives object light within a predetermined distance measuring area to measure the object distance, a...
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6094544 |
Photographing operation control device
A photographing operation control device has an electro-developing recording medium to electronically develop an image formed thereon. An exposure calculation is performed based on a photometry...
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6058270 |
Photometric device and camera having the photometric device
A low cost, low power photometric circuit suitable for use in a low end camera includes a first counter for counting successive pulses produced by a first oscillator having a substantially constant...
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6029014 |
Light measuring apparatus and camera using the light measuring apparatus
A light measuring apparatus comprises an oscillation circuit, a first delaying circuit for delaying an output waveform of the oscillation circuit in accordance with a peripheral brightness, a...
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5881326 |
Shutter apparatus and camera apparatus
A shutter apparatus is provided wherein openings for defining a secondary aperture are formed in respective shutter blades, such that an amount of light transmitted through the secondary aperture...
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5878290 |
Camera provided with red-eye phenomenon preventing feature
A camera with a red-eye preventing feature includes an operation unit for causing the red-eye phenomenon preventing feature to function, a timer for measuring a predetermined period when the...
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5822624 |
Camera control device and method for preventing red-eye effect
A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic...
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5717964 |
Camera exposure apparatus having flash tubes for correcting for overexposure
An exposure apparatus for flash illuminating a subject is disclosed. The exposure apparatus includes a main flash tube for directly illuminating the subject, a bounce flash tube for indirectly...
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5713055 |
Ambient light sensitive automatic flash control circuit
A flash control circuit for a camera flash circuit in which a scene ambient light sensing circuit is coupled to the main flash capacitor which serves as the sole energy source for the light sensing...
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5697002 |
Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera
A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic...
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5669023 |
Optimal charging and energy conserving apparatus and method for controlling camera functions in an automatic flash camera
An autofocusing camera allows a distance measurement operation even if the electric charge amount accumulated in the condenser does not reach a predetermined value when a picture to be taken does...
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5666571 |
Automatic emission device suitable for use as light source, such as flash unit
The present invention relates to an automatic flash emission device suitable for use as, for example, an automatic flash emission device for a camera. The present invention is to provide an...
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5606391 |
Exposure control apparatus for camera
There is disclosed an exposure control apparatus for a camera, enabling appropriate exposure control for varied photographing situations. The apparatus determines the optimum exposure value,...
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RE35415 |
Camera having an automatically operated built-in strobe
A strobe incorporated camera having a strobe light emitter which emits strobe light, a light emitter driving mechanism which moves the light emitter between a retracted position in which the light...
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5528333 |
Camera system capable of converting between a built-in flash and an external flash and control method thereof
A camera system capable of automatically switching between a built-in flash and an external flash and including a body and an external flash detachable from the body. The body of the camera system...
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5521664 |
Camera with flash-prevention mode override
A camera having an automatic flash prevention mode includes an override mechanism allowing a photographer to override the automatic flash prevention mode. The number of flashes and timing of the...
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5384617 |
Exposure control system of a camera having an interval mode
An automatic exposure control system for a camera includes selecting either a normal taking mode or an interval taking mode, determining an exposure value according to at least photometry data,...
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5357308 |
Automatic zoom camera and driving method therefor
An automatic zoom camera and driving method therefor by which a user can take an optimal photograph, while controlling a zoom operation by synthetically controlling a shading of a picture and a...
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5343268 |
Camera with strobe capable of adjusting light emitting amount
A camera has a photomerry device to measure luminance of an object. The camera is provided with a strobe unit in which a strobe light is automatically emitted when the result of measurement by the...
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5335041 |
Exposure and focus system for a zoom camera
A light-sensitive, zone focus, passive automatic focus/automatic exposure system for a zoom camera receives light level data and selects flash status, lens focus distance, and exposure setting such...
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5255048 |
Camera with exposure-controlled pseudo-telephoto mode and method of operation
A photographic camera with a pseudo-telephoto mode of operation, a flash unit, and a picture taking lens that can be set at a plurality of focal lengths includes a controller that responds to a...
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5233384 |
Flash photographing system
The disclosure relates to the flash photographing system having a first exposure controlling mode and a second exposure controlling mode which includes a selecting device for selecting either the...
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5233383 |
Zooming control device for a camera
A camera is so structured that trimming photographing in which the F-number of the photographing optical system does not change is preferentially selected for the zoom-up photographing of a dark...
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5220364 |
Exposure control device for camera
In an exposure control device employed in an electronically controlled camera, an exposure value, representing the relation between an exposure time and an aperture value, is determined in...
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5144359 |
Aperture value determining device for a flash system
An aperture value determining apparatus for setting an optimal aperture value to be used in conjunction with a flash system of a camera. The aperture value is determined based on, for example,...
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5138362 |
Auto strobe camera
An auto strobe camera that gives a clear indication of the status of a strobe charge operation only when the photographer intends to take a picture. In the preferred embodiment of the invention,...
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5134433 |
Strobe-incorporated camera
A camera having a strobe incorporated therein including a strobe light emitter which moves between a retracted position in which the light emitter is retracted in a camera body and an operative...
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5122829 |
Camera having an automatically operating built-in strobe
A strobe incorporated camera having a strobe light emitter which emits strobe light, a light emitter driving mechanism which moves the light emitter between a retracted position in which the light...
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5051769 |
Flash system
An aperture value determining apparatus in taking photographs with flash light in accordance with the present invention receives a full open aperture value of a taking lens employed, information in...
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5017955 |
Autofocus camera with flash unit
A camera is provided with a data table memory which stores control data for controlling not only the position of a taking lens but also the aperture size of a program shutter. The data also...
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5008699 |
Device for driving shutter
In a device for driving a shutter having a bimorph element displaceable or deformable by the application of a voltage thereto, and so constructed as to open and close the shutter by using the...
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4998127 |
Camera with flash return sensing
A camera includes both film for recording an image and a solid state image sensor. The solid state sensor determines the brightness level after the flash has been fired in order to determine...
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4969005 |
Backlighting detecting device
A device for detecting a backlighting condition comprising a light meter of which the image receiving surface is divided into a central area, an intermediate area and a marginal area, and a circuit...
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