Abstract: In the disclosed camera exposure control, data recording and film winding are performed sequentially and the system is protected from battery voltage drop arising from the effective increase in consumption of electrical energy necessary to make each exposure as compared with the ordinary camera, by detecting the battery level upon occurrence of a prescribed phase of the operating cycle. In one embodiment, the battery is also checked at a subsequent step of the cycle (for example, film winding operation is permitted only when the battery level is above the predetermined level). According to an embodiment of the invention, a sequence control circuit controls the photographic operation sequentially.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control device for camera, so designed as to sequentially control the photographing period, the release time and the release frequency in an automatic way and to print the data information on the film. The eventual abrupt change of photographic conditions is detected so as to carry out the releasing independently of the sequential control, stopping the sequential control and automatically controlling the starting time or the determination time of the sequential control.

Abstract: A camera having an exposure control device in which various photographing informations are converted into digital amounts and supplied to a digital operation circuit and the exposure is controlled by the output of the operation circuit. The camera comprises a digital-analogue converter for converting diaphragm informations from the operation circuit into analogue diaphragm informations, a comparison means for comparing the analogue diaphragm informations from a photographing lens with the analogue informations from the above digital-analogue converter, and an alternating switch which supplies the informations from the photographing lens to the comparison means for shutter preference photographing, and supplies the analogue informations from the photographing lens to the analogue-digital converter for diaphragm preference photographing.

Abstract: In the disclosed photographic exposure control system, an exposure mechanism generates at least one controllable exposure parameter for regulating the exposure of a photosensitive material. A coding circuit is set to produce digital signals corresponding to at least one photographic value. A control device between the coding circuit and the exposure mechanism calculates the exposure parameter and controls the coding circuit. The coded values are then suitably displayed to the photographer.

Abstract: A photographing information setting device of such system that a pulse generation means is provided and photographing information is set by pulses generated by opening and closing of a switch, being characterized by that a switch to place a photographing information setting circuit thereof in an activated state and a switch for photographing information setting are simultaneously handled by a single handling member.

Abstract: A printed circuit unit for a camera, comprisinga photo-sensing means to measure brightness of an object,an integrated exposure operation circuit means to conduct exposure operation based on the photo-sensing output from said photo-sensing means and other exposure factors for determining a proper exposure value, (an exposure time value or an exposure aperture value),an electro-optical display means to digitally display in an optical manner the exposure value (the exposure time value and/or the exposure aperture value) within a field of view finder of the camera, anda flexible printed circuit sheet having electrically conductive paths to electrically connect said photo-sensing means and said display means to said exposure operation circuit means,and in said printed circuit unit, said photo-sensing means, said display means and said integrated exposure operation circuit means are mounted on said flexible printed circuit sheet, and an opening is formed at a part of said printed circuit sheet to allow the image li

Abstract: The present invention refers to a system for digitally indicating the digital input information, and particularly for avoiding the flickering of the indication state of the indication means in case the input information varies. The system includes a control means for conveying the digital input information to the indication means periodically to update the content of the indication means at the end of a determined period. When input information varies excessively, it is detected and immediately conveyed to the indication means independently of the update at the end of the determined period. Accordingly, the system is quite efficient as an indication system for a continuously varying input information.

Abstract: A photographic apparatus of the foldable type in which, when in preparation for photography, a front housing carrying a photographic objective lens system together with a focusing mechanism therefor is moved away from a rear housing to form an exposure chamber for a sensitive material loaded in the rear housing. When the apparatus is rearranged to a folded position, the front housing is brought into compact relation with the rear housing. Since a distance-measurng device is located in the rear housing, there is provided an electrical channel for establishing electrically operative connection between the focusing mechanism and the distance measuring device as arranged along a path between the front and rear housing which remains substantially unchanged in length during the erecting and collapsing operation of the apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an operation detecting device of a camera for detecting the operation of an operation member such as the shutter member. The operation detecting device functions by detecting the electrical signal produced at the time at which a closed magnetic circuit is opened when a magnet operates so as to actuate or release the operation member.

Abstract: An exposure control device is disclosed which has an extremely high accuracy as compared with the prior art, the error range being within a one-eighth step. For such a highly accurate control of exposure time, a value of exposure time to be determined is converted to a binary code of n bits, of which the lowest one bit is weighed one-eighth step. Based on the decimal number corresponding to the upper m bits of the binary code, the frequency of the control signal is adjusted and is used in reading out the lower (n-m) bits of the same binary code, whereby the period of actuation of the shutter is determined.

Abstract: In the disclosed folding camera, a built-in flash is disabled and displaced into an inoperative position within the regular contours of the camera housing when the housing is folded. When the housing is extended, the flash may be set either in an operative enabled position outside the regular housing contours or in the inoperative disabled position within the contours.

Abstract: An electronic exposure control apparatus for a camera includes a setting means to set the exposure factor, a compression means connected to the setting means, for compressing the above-mentioned exposure factor logarithmically and an analogue-digital conversion means, being connected to said compression means, and generating a pulse number which corresponds to the output from the compression means. Also included is a first counter, which is connected to the output of the above-mentioned analogue-digital conversion means, for counting the pulse number from the above-mentioned analogue-digital conversion means, a pulse generating means, a binary counter having plural number of bits and connected to the output of the above-mentioned pulse generating means, wherein the counter counts the pulse number from the above-mentioned pulse generating means in association with shutter release, and the output of the counter is connected to the first counter for resetting the memorized content of the first counter.

Abstract: In the disclosed camera exposure control device, a first control automatically controls the camera exposure on the basis of a signal generated by a first brightness sensor. A second control automatically controls an exposure on the basis of a manual setting that responds to a second brightness sensor. A mode selector enables either an electromagnetic actuator that operates the first exposure control or a mechanical actuator that operates the second control.

Abstract: An instant picture camera which uses a cassette housing photosensitive sheet material, has a storage area for storing developer agent and forms a visible image after the developing process by the agent in the storage area after exposure is disclosed. The camera includes a rear housing having a cassette housing chamber into which the cassette is loaded. A front housing has a device which can selectively expose the photosensitive material in the rear housing and is also included. A mechanism for advancing photosensitive material forms part of the camera which advances the material after exposure. An upper cover of the camera opens and closes an opening of the cassette housing chamber. The cover includes an opening which permits the discharging of the photosensitive sheet material being processed and advanced by the advancing mechanism to the outside. A folding device for bringing the rear housing and front housing either close to each other or far apart from each other is included in the camera arrangement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photographic camera device in which current is supplied to the winding up motor device for automatically advancing the film and cocking the shutter and to a rechargeable electronic flash light device from a single common power source battery. The camera is provided with a voltage detecting device for detecting the voltage of the power source battery, and a control device for simultaneously supplying current to the winding up motor device and the flash light device when the power source voltage detected by the voltage detecting device is higher than a certain determined voltage, and for preventing current flow to the flash light device while the current is being supplied to the winding up motor device when the detected power source voltage is lower than the determined voltage.

Abstract: A camera wherein a front housing which contains a photographing optical system, an exposure device, etc. is connected by a foldable connecting device such as a bellows or the like to a rear housing which contains a photosensitive material to be exposed to light, a view finder optical system, etc. During photographing, the foldable connecting device is stretched to adjust the distance between the front and rear housings to a distance suitable for photographing. When the camera is not in use, the connecting device is contracted to being the front and rear housings very close to each other. An electrical wiring arrangement of a flexible material is either provided on the surface of the bellows or formed together with the bellows as an integral part of the bellows when it is formed in such a way as to be stretchable and contractable together with the bellows, the wiring service to electrically connect the components disposed in the front housing to those disposed in the rear housing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a camera so designed that the aperture preset mechanism as well as the aperture adjusting mechanism at the side of the camera body are operative by means of the first urging mechanism provided in the lens barrel. The aperture adjusting mechanism is operated by means of the release operation of the camera so as to close the aperture preset mechanism down to a certain determined aperture value. Between the aperture adjusting mechanism and the aperture preset mechanism an intermediary member and the second urging mechanism are provided. By means of operating the focus depth confirmation member, the aperture preset mechanism is closed down to a certain determined aperture value through the intermediary member. The camera is brought into the state ready for taking a picture by means of the second urging mechanism upon releasing the focus depth confirmation operation.

Abstract: In the disclosed photographic display circuit, a counter counts pulses from a pulse generator and the exposure information to be entered is stepped while the content of the counter and that of the light measuring circuit are used to obtain an exposure value. When the data is being entered only the entered data is displayed. After entry, the resulting exposure data is displayed.

Abstract: A photographic apparatus of the foldable type in which, when in preparation for photography, a front housing carrying a photographic objective lens system together with a focusing mechanism therefor is moved away from a rear housing to form an exposure chamber for a sensitive material loaded in the rear housing. When the apparatus is rearranged to a folded position, the front housing is brought into compact relation with the rear housing. Since a distance-measuring device is located in the rear housing, there is provided an electrical channel for establishing electrically operative connection between the focusing mechanism and the distance measuring device as arranged along a path between the front and rear housing which remains substantially unchanged in length during the erecting and collapsing operation of the apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for exposure measurement and/or focus detection by means of image senser such as photo diode array (MOS image senser), CCD (charge coupled devices) consisting of a plural number of adjacently disposed respectively integrated fine light sensing elements whereby the image pattern of the object is scanned purely electrically in such a manner that the then obtained output of each light sensing element is converted into a digital value one after another for processing.