发明授权
- 专利标题: Semiconductor photo detector element, distance measuring equipment, and camera
- 专利标题(中): 半导体光电探测器元件,测距设备和相机
-
申请号: US09559541申请日: 2000-04-28
-
公开(公告)号: US06285832B1公开(公告)日: 2001-09-04
- 发明人: Shuichi Ishii , Takaaki Kotani , Seimei Ushiro
- 申请人: Shuichi Ishii , Takaaki Kotani , Seimei Ushiro
- 优先权: JP11-121781 19990428; JP11-121786 19990428; JP11-121791 19990428; JP12-102908 20000405
- 主分类号: G02B728
- IPC分类号: G02B728
摘要:
A camera is provided with an SPD and a PSD suitable for implementing a camera capable of enhancing an accuracy of focusing and/or reducing a cost with a small scale of circuit. In the event that a photography is performed at a relatively short distance, a switch is switched by an MPU to offer a low impedance state. An AF-dedicated photo detector circuit determines a distance I1 and I2 obtained through a pair of signal electrodes of the PSD. On the other hand, in case of a relatively long distance, the MPU switches the switch to offer a high impedance state in accordance with distance data representative of the determined distance, so that an AF-dedicated photo detector circuit determines a distance up to the camera subject in accordance with photo-current I3 obtained from one of the signal electrodes of the PSD. In this manner, in the event that a photography is performed at a relatively long distance, there is performed a processing of determining a distance up to the subject in accordance with a total quantity of light.