摘要:
A method and an apparatus for spectrum synthesis for use in a flash unit, wherein the spectrum synthesis includes combining a plurality of emissive light sources in order to provide a combine output beam and producing the output spectrum for the combined output beam at least based on a reference spectrum. The reference spectrum can be obtained by sensing the spectrum of ambient light or selected from a plurality of stored spectra. The flash unit has at least two emissive light sources and each of the light sources can be adjusted relative to each other so that the outputs from the light sources can mimic a selected illumination scenario. It is possible to use a mixture of quantum dots to tailor each light source so that the combined spectra from different light sources can reasonably mimic a number of frequently used illumination scenario.
摘要:
An illuminating device which is provided with a plurality of light source units is provided. Each of the plurality of light source units includes a light emitting unit having a light emitting device, a first optical system that adjusts an optical path of light emitted from the light emitting unit, an electrode that supplies power to the light emitting unit, and a connecting element that connects the light emitting unit to the electrode and is disposed so as to block a part of the optical path of light from the light emitting unit thus to create an unilluminated area. In this structure, the plurality of light source units are arranged such that unilluminated areas of the plurality of light source units are substantially uniformly distributed over an entirety of an area illuminated by all the plurality of light source units.
摘要:
A camera flash apparatus having a flash tube enclosing a pair of electrodes in an ultraviolet light transparent envelope containing gas molecules normally presenting a high impedance between the electrodes. An ultraviolet light source directed at the tube is actuated at the start of a flash picture-taking event to ionize at least some of the gas in the envelope lowering the internal resistance of the tube to allow a flash energy source coupled to the electrodes to discharge through the flash tube. A flash unit incorporating the ultraviolet source is also disclosed
摘要:
A CPU judges whether a current operating state of a camera corresponds to an in-service state of a lens barrel or an in-service state of a self-timer, and performs light emission control over a front display LED or a rear display LED by controlling an LED drive circuit. The front display LED or the rear display LED is constituted by integrating LED chips having a plurality of types of colors. Therefore, the front display LED and the rear display LED can emit the light in a plurality of different colors by using one light source.
摘要:
In a multiple-point automatic focusing camera of this invention, when a focal point is detected to a focal point detecting region in the center of a shot screen by an AP sensor and a main control circuit, a LED having a narrow light distribution angle is used as a supplemental light source. On the other hand, upon detecting the focal point in a focal point detecting region in the periphery of the shot screen, a stroboscope light source having a wide light distribution angle is used as the supplemental light source. As a result, the focal point can be detected in any focal point detecting region even at the time of a low luminance. At this time, the stroboscope light source may be originally equipped for illumination at the time of photographing. Further, the LED may be of small size having a narrow light distribution angle. Thus, the size of the supplemental light source can be suppressed.
摘要:
A tamper resistant electronic flash unit comprising a pair of first and second flash circuit boards arranged parallel to one another in order to have respective inner sides that face towards each other and respective outer sides that face away from each other, an electrical component positioned on the outer side of the first flash circuit board, conductive connections connecting the electrical component to the first flash circuit board and having respective portions exposed on the inner side of the first flash circuit board, and a plurality of spacers holding the first and second flash circuit boards spaced from one another to maintain a narrow gap between the inner sides of the flash circuit boards that is narrow enough to discourage access to the portions of the conductive connections exposed on the inner side of the first flash circuit board, whereby it is difficult to reach the portions of the conductive connection in an attempt to short-circuit the electrical component. A second electrical component can be positioned on top of the electrical component positioned on the outer side of the first flash circuit board. The second electrical component is connected directly to the first flash circuit board to prevent removal of the electrical component positioned on the outer side of the first flash circuit board without having to disconnect the second electrical component from the first flash circuit board.
摘要:
A self-timer camera equipped with a red-eye reducing function is provided with a photographing device that performs photographing, a light emitting device that performs light emission to illuminate the photographic subject in synchronization with the operation of the photographing device when the condition for flash photographing is present and which also performs pre-light emission for red-eye reduction prior to the light emission for illuminating the photographic subject if a red-eye reducing mode is being set when the condition for flash photographing is present, a photographing control device, which causes the photographing device to operate after a specific length of self-timer time has elapsed from the time point at which a photographing start instruction was output when a self-timer mode is set, and a mode setting device, which sets the self-timer mode in response to a specific operation and which also sets the red-eye reducing mode as the self-timer mode is set.
摘要:
A camera flash control device and method thereof for preventing red-eye phenomenon which can prevent red-eye phenomenon by controlling the amount of light and a number of times the light is emitted from a flash according to a distance measured from an object to a camera with a built-in flash. The camera flash control device comprises a first photographic mode selector, an automatic distance measuring circuit, a zoom position sensor, a second photographic mode selector, a micro-controller and a flash.
摘要:
A camera capable of reducing image blur according to the present invention comprises a vibration detection device that detects the quantity of camera vibration, an image blur reducing device that, based upon the detection output from the vibration detection device, electrically drives an image blur reducing optical system in a direction different from the direction of the optical axis in order to reduce blurring of the photographic image, a flash photographing device that, when flash photographing conditions are present, performs photographing by emitting an illuminating light to illuminate the photographic subject, a pre-light emission device that, prior to flash photographing, performs pre-light emission in order to reduce the red eye phenomenon and a control device that, when flash photographing conditions are present, causes the image blur reducing device and the flash photographing device to operate after the pre-light emission by the pre-light emission device is completed.