摘要:
A camera including a mount portion onto which a lens barrel housing a lens is mounted as movable in a direction of an optical axis thereof, a moving mechanism for moving the lens barrel in the direction of the optical axis, a limiter for setting a limit of movement of the lens barrel moved by the moving mechanism while the lens barrel is mounted on the mount portion, and a limit remover for removing the limit of movement set by the limiter when the lens barrel is dismounted from the mount portion. The camera further includes a signal transmission apparatus in which the lens barrel is mounted as movable in the direction of the optical axis thereon on the camera body. The signal transmission apparatus includes a light emitting element located on either one of the lens barrel and the camera body, and a light receiving element located on the other one of the lens barrel and the camera body, for receiving light from the light emitting element. The light emitting element and the light receiving element perform signal transmission between a lens controller in the lens barrel and a camera controller in the camera body.
摘要:
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.
摘要:
A display apparatus in a camera for displaying photographic information using rotating elements. The display apparatus includes a rotating setting dial to rotatively set photographic information, and a display unit including pointers and pointer scales to display the photographic information set by the rotating setting dial. The pointer rotates about a fixed pointer scale in order to indicate photographic information on the pointer scale as set by the rotating setting dial. The display apparatus further includes a detector to detect a direction of rotation of the rotating setting dial, a drive unit to rotate the pointer, and a control unit to control the drive unit to rotate the pointer in the same direction as the direction of the rotating setting dial detected by the detector. In addition, the display unit may include at least one pointer which is controlled by a stepping motor to rotate the pointer in only one direction, regardless of the direction of rotation of the rotating setting dial.
摘要:
A camera controller advises a user of a camera to manipulate a selector to select a predetermined function so that even a beginner can fully utilize the functions of the camera. The camera controller comprises an externally manipulatable selector for selecting a predetermined function of the camera, a controller for causing the photographing with the predetermined function selected by the manipulation of the selector, a detector for determining whether the selector has been manipulated or not, and an advisor for advising the user to manipulate the selector when the detector detects that the selector has not been manipulated.
摘要:
A vibration preventing camera includes a vibration amount detecting unit for detecting the amount of vibration, a vibration correcting unit for correcting vibration, a light measuring unit for measuring the light value at a subject, and a control unit for controlling the vibration correcting unit in consonance with a detection signal that is obtained by the light measuring unit and the vibration detecting unit, and for activating the vibration detecting unit after the length of exposure is determined by the light value at the subject that is obtained by the light measuring unit. More preferably, a vibration preventing camera further includes a self-timer unit, and when the self-timer unit is set for an exposure, the vibration detecting unit is activated after the timing count down for the self-timer unit begins.
摘要:
A camera provided with a rear surface switch includes a pressure plate. The pressure plate maintains film in a flattened alignment within a film exposure region of the camera. An external cover encloses a rear of the pressure plate. A switch includes a movable operational member that protrudes from the cover. An electrical conductive member is attached to the rear of the pressure plate. An electrical signal is output in accordance with the movement of the operational member. The operational force resulting from the movement of the operational member is supported by the pressure plate.
摘要:
A parallax correcting apparatus in a camera provided with an auto focus mode in which a photo-taking lens is automatically driven on the basis of the result of distance measurement to thereby effect focus adjustment and a manual focus mode in which a photographing distance is manually set by the operation of a manually operated member and the photo-taking lens is driven on the basis of the photographing distance comprises a display device for displaying the photographing range, and a parallax correcting device for changing the display of the photographing range on the basis of the photographing distance. During the auto focus mode, the parallax correcting device changes the display of the photographing range in operative association with the driving of the photo-taking lens, and during the manual focus mode, the parallax correcting device changes the display of the photographing range in operative association with the operation of the manually operated member independently of the driving of the photo-taking lens.
摘要:
An indicator device comprises an indicator rotatively driven by an electrical driving source, such as a stepping motor or the like, a plurality of indexes indicated by the indicator to indicate various photographing information, and changing mechanism for changing indicating positions of the indicator. The changing mechanism includes an operating member operated in order to start a rotation of the indicator, an operating member for commanding a rotational direction of said indicator, and driving control mechanism for controlling a rotation of the indicator in accordance with operation of the operating members.
摘要:
A camera with a built-in flash light unit has a light shielding barrel of truncated cone shape and a stepped film cartridge chamber. The light shielding barrel is disposed to shield an optical path between a photographic lens at a front of the camera and a film plane at a rear of the camera, the smaller end of the truncated cone residing at the photographic lens. The cartridge chamber is provided at one side of the light shielding barrel and encloses a film cartridge having a cylinder for including a film wound therein and a feed step tangentially projecting out from a circumference of the cylinder for film feed therefrom. The cartridge chamber has a predetermined rear-to-front dimension and comprises a first room defined by a curved wall shaped to fit the cylinder and a second room connected to the first room and defined by a wall shaped to fit the feed step. The light shielding barrel and both of the cartridge chamber walls define a space between the cartridge chamber and the light shielding barrel. A power source condenser, that provides power to the flash light unit, and a film feed transmission member are disposed in the space between the cartridge chamber and the light shielding barrel within a rear-to-front dimension of the space that is within the predetermined rear-to-front dimension of the cartridge chamber.
摘要:
An indicator device for a camera for displaying the value of an item of information related to photographic conditions includes an indicator means, which includes a scale plate with a central point, a number of index marks being inscribed on the scale plate around the perimeter of a circle which has the central point as its center and the angular positions of the index marks relative to the central point being a subset of the angular positions derived by subdividing the circumference of the circle into sixty equal divisions, and an indicating pointer which is rotatable around the central point against the scale plate. The indicating pointer is rotationally driven against the scale plate by a drive means such as a stepper motor.Thereby, by intuitive analogy with the face of a clock, a user can perceive the value of the item of information from the angular position of the pointer relative to the index marks. Optionally several indicating pointers may be provided and may be driven by the drive means so as together to display the value of a single item of information related to photographic conditions by their angular positions relative to the index marks, considered together.