Abstract: A system for performance of photographing with moving picture cameras, still picture cameras or television cameras, particularly of direct sound - movie picture photography, whereby a signal receptor - and/or transmitting - device is coordinated to each photographic object, and the running time between the photographic object, and respectively, between the signal receptor - and/or transmitting - device and the camera is used for determining the distance of the photographic object from the camera and under the circumstances for the automatic distance setting of its camera taking lens.

Abstract: A motion-picture camera switchable to long-term exposure, in the presence of insufficient illumination for normal filming, has a photodetector which in the long-term mode controls a timing circuit measuring the length of an exposure period during which the camera shutter is arrested in an unblocking position, that period varying inversely with the detected intensity of incident light. In order to provide a fade-out effect at the end of a scene taken in this manner, the exposure period is progressively shortened--or the diaphragm aperture is progressively reduced--in discrete steps during successive shutter cycles to substantially complete cutoff. For fade-in at the beginning of a scene filmed with long-term exposure, the opposite procedure is followed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the recording and reproduction of an audio signal for multi-channel play-back in which both a monaural signal and a code signal are recorded on a magnetic tape, the recorded code signal having characteristics in accordance with the selective feeding of the audio signal to the various channels together with an adjusting device through which the code signal is controlled to thereby control the distribution of the audio signal throughout the multi-channel reproduction apparatus during multi-channel reproduction of the audio signal.

Abstract: A transport mechanism for the advance of a motion-picture film in a camera is controlled by a photometric circuit to stop the advance of the film for a predetermined number of shutter revolutions, in the event of insufficient lighting, whereby each frame is exposed a number of times depending upon luminous intensity. The photometric circuit includes a photosensor periodically illuminated by a reflective shutter surface; the resulting voltage pulses may be fed to a pulse counter, which reactivates the transport mechanism after a manually or automatically selected number of cycles, or may charge a capacitor to trigger a threshold sensor after a sufficiently long cumulative exposure. A servomotor for the control of an iris diaphragm ahead of the shutter is controlled by the photometric circuit to reduce the incident light, under conditions of nearly sufficient illumination, to prevent overexposure of a frame due to successive exposures at full aperture.

Abstract: An audio signal device for reproduction apparatus such as a sound-film camera including a sound signal emitter and a microphone connected to the camera in which the control trigger on the camera is arranged through a switching arrangement to connect the sound emitter to the microphone only during at least one of the turn-on and turn-off steps in the operation of the camera to thereby provide an audible signal from the microphone to the person being photographed only during such steps.

Abstract: A circuit for storing a control signal on a selected length of strip material such as a magnetic tape having a tape head associated therewith and provided with longitudinally spaced marking signals. The circuit includes a control signal generator arranged to be switched on by a control unit to produce a control signal which is applied to the selected length of strip material, and a first detector responsive to the marking signals for switching off the control signal generator when a marking signal is sensed in one direction of movement of the tape material together with a second detection responsive to the stored control signal for switching on the control signal generator during the movement of the tape in the other direction to store the control signal throughout the selected length of strip material, the first detector switching off the control signal generator when the other marking signal is sensed by the first detector.

Abstract: A motion picture camera having a film transport mechanism driven by an electric motor having an electronic speed control circuit which may be controlled by the camera operator so as to modify the speed of the motor and consequently the film transport velocity for the selection of various picture frequencies or frames per unit of time both above and below a normal picture frequency for normal shooting thereby permitting both time lapse and slow motion photography during use, the motor speed control circuit permitting the motor to be returned to its normal film speed automatically, together with an automatic aperture control circuit and a picture frequency indicator which may be observed by the operator during the operation of the camera.

Abstract: A cine camera with an exposure regulating device for regulating the aperture during operation with a continuously driven shutter and having means for stopping the rotation of the shutter in an open position to provide long exposures. The means for stopping the rotation of the shutter for long exposures operates automatically when the maximum available aperture is inadequate to provide correct exposure when the shutter is driven continuously.