Abstract: When a zoom lens system is focused by moving a lens other than the foremost lens group, the advancing amount of the focusing lens varies according to the variation in the focal length even whyen focusing on an object at the same object distance. When a zoom lens system is zoomed to a certain focal length, the object distance and advancing amount of the focusing lens has a relationship expressed by a function resembling a logarithmic function. The present invention enables one to focus a zoom lens system using only one movement amount curve by arranging to move the focusing lens along the movement amount curve, utilizing different portions of the movement amount curve according to the amount of zooming.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide crystals, the silver chloride content of which being not less than 80 mol %, at least one compound which is represented by general formula [I], of which acid dissociation constant (Ka) and the solubility product (Ksp) with silver ion are not more than 1.times.10.sup.-8 and not more than 1.times.10.sup.-10, respectively; ##STR1## (wherein Z represents a group of atoms necessary to complete a heterocyclic ring) and at least one azaindene compound having at least one hydroxyl group.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material having, upon a substrate, a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive emulsion layer and a red-sensitive emulsion layer. The silver halide grains contained in the blue-sensitive emulsion layer is optically sensitized for maximum spectral sensitivity in the wavelength region of 450 to 500 nm, and at least one emulsion layer other than the blue-sensitive layer contains a magenta coupler represented by the following formula, the substituents of which are defined within the Specification. ##STR1## Photographic materials thus formed have both an increased blue and green sensitivity.

Abstract: A heat sensitive transfer recording medium is disclosed, which is excellent in the heat-transferability onto a large variety of paper surface and is suitable usable for repetitive printings. The recording medium comprises a subbed support and a heat fusible coloring material layer which contains at least one compound having a plurality of polar groups and/or polar bonds selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an imino group, a carboxyl group, an ester bond, an ether bond, an urethane bond and an amino bond.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for processing a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material in which a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer is exposed imagewise to light and then subjected to processing including at least a color development treatment or a color development treatment followed by a bleach-fixing treatment, the improvement wherein said at least one silver halide emulsion layer is a silver halide emulsion layer in which not less than 80 mole % of the total silver halide in the layer is silver chloride and the pH value of the bleach-fixing solution used in said bleach-fixing treatment is in the range of 4.5 to 6.8.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically focusing a movable lens with respect to an object comprising means for projecting light on to the object, a movable light detector for receiving at an incident position light reflected from the object, a position generating circuit for generating a position signal indicating the position in the light detector of the incident position, a linking mechanism adapted to interlink the light detector and the lens to move the light detector such that when the lens is in focus with respect to the object the light reflected form the object is received at a predetermined position of the light detector and a positioning mechanism responsive to the position signal and adapted to move the lens to a position in focus with the object, the linking mechanism being responsive to the movement of the lens to the focus position to move the light detector to a position wherein the reflected light is received at the predetermined position of the light detector means.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the improvement of an exposure control device in a camera having a centralized control system that has a built-in control circuit such as a microprocessor etc. and employing a shutter wherein an optimum exposure is obtained in a way that the exposure is given to the film between the gradual opening of the shutter and the closing thereof and the correlation between the shutter apertures and their corresponding lapse of time form a triangle on the graph. If further relates to the improvement of the exposure control means for flash photographing in a camera employing aforesaid shutter and a built-in strobe flash light source.

Abstract: A light-sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion wherein the silver halide crystals thereof are formed by:preparing a dispersion containing homogeneously dispersed silver halide particles, the particles containing silver iodide and having an average grain size of 0.5 .mu.m or less,adding an aqueous solution containing at least one halide other than iodide, and an aqueous solution containing a silver salt, to the dispersion, thereby effecting growth, andadding an aqueous solution containing iodide during the course of the crystal growth, independent of the addition of the solution containing the halide other than iodide.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus wherein document information is separated by using an optical device into two colors that are complementary to each other, converted photo-electrically and processed by using a photo-electric conversion device, and extracted on the basis of the result of processing by using a color extraction information generation device, and a color information designated by the color extraction information of the color extraction information generation device is stored in a color information storage device.

Abstract: A servo system for flexible magnetic disks such that the synchronization pulses do not have to be perfectly aligned. The disk is encoded such that consecutive servo tracks alternate between having a synchronization and an alternate synchronization mark. Four pulses represent a synchronization mark and two pulses represent an alternate synchronization mark. The alternate synchronization marks are off-set from the synchronization marks by a certain distance, such that they do not interfere with each other when a transducer head located between the servo tracks reads them. The disk drive system will read and identify the synchronization marks or alternate synchronization marks and start generating timing signals as appropriate. The servo bursts in the servo sector can then be read.

Abstract: A motor driven camera in which a reversible motor is used to wind and rewind the film, and to perform some reciprocative camera function. The camera is constructed so that film will be wound in the forward direction of the motor. The reciprocative camera function is performed by reversing the direction of the motor. An additional shifting step is necessary to rewind the film, the film being rewound when the motor is in the reverse mode and the shifting step is completed. Examples of reciprocative camera functions include lens focus, and retracting a flash or lens cover.

Abstract: A moving type image recording apparatus wherein an image on an original document is recorded on a substance to be recorded by moving an apparatus body having a recording device, the recording device being driven based on an information from a detecting device for detecting a moving amount of the apparatus body. A device for reading the image on the original document, a memory device for storing an image information from the reading device, and an edit device for the information stored by the memory device are provided.

Abstract: A silver halide color photographic material improved in sensitivity, gradiation and maximum density when the material is treated with a rapid processing. The silver halide color photographic material comprises a support and photograhic component layers including at least one silver halide emulsion layer comprising (a) silver halide grains comprising not less than 80 mol % of silver chloride, (b) a gold compound in an amount of from 5.times.10.sup.-7 to 5.times.10.sup.-3 mol per mol of silver halide contained in said silver halide emulsion layer, (c) a sulfur sensitizer and (d) a spectral sensitizing dye represented by the following general formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein X.sub.1, X.sub.2, X.sub.3 and X.sub.4 are a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group or a hydroxy group, respectively; R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are an alkyl group, respective;y X.sup..crclbar. is a counter anion and n is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, which has high image quality in addition to high sensitivity. The photographic material comprises a support and at least one silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer containing a compound being capable of splitting off a diffusible development-inhibitor or a precursor thereof upon a reaction with an oxidized product of a color developing agent. At least one of the silver halide light-sensitive emulsion layer layer and a layer adjacent to the light-sensitive emulsion layer contains a silver halide emulsion comprising a silver halide grain having an internal fog nucleus.

Abstract: In a silver halide color photographic material which has red-, green- and blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers on a support, the improvement wherein the total thickness of the hydrophilic colloid layers is not more than 18 .mu.m on a dry basis and at least one silver halide emulsion layer contains a cyan dye-forming coupler represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; Ar is an optionally substituted aryl group; and X is a group that may be eliminated upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a color developing agent.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a novel cyan dye forming coupler is disclosed. The cyan dye forming coupler is represented by the following formula. ##STR1## In the formula R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each a substituent, and X is a group capable of being splitted off from the coupler residue upon reaction of the coupler residue with the oxydized product of a color developing agent; and the total number of carbon atoms contained in the groups represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and X is from 8 to 50. The spectral absorption characteristics of cyan dye images formed by the coupler of the invention are so sharp and steep that color reproduction can be achieved very advantageously.

Abstract: There is disclosed a thermal transfer recording medium comprising a support, a layer containing an aqueous emulsion of a heat-fusible substance provided on the support and at least one colorant layer comprising an aqueous emulsion of a thermoplastic resin and a colorant provided on the layer containing an aqueous emulsion of a heat-fusible substance, the colorant layer having a film thickness of not more than 2 .mu.m.

Abstract: A method of forming an electric signal wherein the signal level corresponding to the selected color in the original indicates the maximum or minimum value. The original is exposed to the light and the reflected light is introduced into a photoelectric converting means through two different paths, each of which has a filter corresponding to a different selected color. These two signals are multiplied by a predetermined ratio, and are combined to obtain the final image signal.

Abstract: A platen for a thermal transfer printer includes a support and a platen body mounted on the support and made of an elastic material. The platen body has a first layer located on a thermal printer head side and having a high hardness and a second layer having a hardness lower than that of the first layer. The hardness of the first layer is a JIS a hardness of 60 to 100. The front layer is treated such that a surface roughness of the first layer is not more than 30 .mu.m and a friction coefficient of a surface thereof is small.

Abstract: A developer layer forming apparatus having a developer carrying member having a magnet therein and a plate-shaped elastic member having a rubber surface thereon, wherein the rubber surface is in pressure contact with the developer carrying member and one end of the rubber surface projects from the pressure contact point to the upstream of the developer carrying member in the revolving direction. The plate-shaped elastic member is constructed by superposing a metal or a synthetic resin and a rubber material.