Abstract: There is disclosed an exposure control apparatus for a camera, enabling appropriate exposure control for varied photographing situations. The apparatus determines the optimum exposure value, referring to various conditions including the season and time of photographing, photographing location, sunrise/sunset times and so on.

Abstract: A process for producing a semiconductor device, comprising the steps of: (i) forming a transistor having a gate electrode, channel region and source/drain regions on a semiconductor substrate, followed by forming an interlayer insulation film on the entire semiconductor substrate including the transistor; (ii) forming a contact hole extending to either of the gate electrode and each of source/drain regions in the interlayer insulation film on the gate electrode or source/drain regions of the transistor; (iii) forming a resist mask having an opening above the channel region of the transistor on the interlayer insulation film, and implanting ions into the channel region by using the resist mask to write data; (iv) annealing the entire semiconductor substrate at a temperature of about 700.degree. C. to about 800.degree. C. in an atmosphere of an inert gas; and (v) forming a wiring.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A display device of a camera is automatically switched from a date display mode to a time display mode for a predetermined amount of time in a case when the photographer inputs exposure correction information, such as geographic area information, which involves a correction to account for time change with no change of date. The photographer may thus readily confirm that the time change correction has been made. The order of arrangement of the month, day, and year in the date display mode may be selected automatically according to the geographic area to conform with prevailing custom. The device may incorporate a correction feature to account for daylight saving time and may display a correction code corresponding to the graphic area and a mark indicating that daylight saving time has been selected.

Abstract: A camera records exposure correction information on a recording medium such as a film. The exposure correction information may be based on calendar information, including date information and time information, and geographic information corresponding to the geographic location of the camera. A printing device effects exposure correction based on the recorded information during printing, thereby obtaining a properly exposed print. In a case when the camera itself effects exposure correction, the camera records exposure correction prohibiting information to prohibit exposure correction from being effected by the printing device.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A semiconductor device which comprises a semiconductive substrate having thereon a plurality of source/drain regions arranged parallel to each other and a plurality of gate electrodes which extend perpendicularly to and above the source/drain regions through a gate oxide film, wherein at least one of a specific pair of source and drain regions corresponding to any desired at least one of the gate electrodes is provided with an offsetting stepped portion extending in the direction of depth of the substrate, and the offsetting stepped portion is filled up with an insulating film for filling up the stepped portion, so that the specific source/drain region provided with the offsetting stepped portion is disposed with respect to the corresponding gate electrode through a step of the offsetting stepped portion.

Abstract: A display device of a camera automatically switches from a date display mode to a time display mode for a predetermined amount of time in a case when the photographer inputs exposure correction information, such as geographic area information, which involves a correction to account for time change with no change of data. The photographer may thus readily confirm that the time change correction has been made. The order of arrangement of the month, day, and year in the date display mode may be selected automatically according to the geographic area to conform with prevailing custom. The device may incorporate a correction feature to account for daylight saving time and may display a correction code corresponding to the geographic area and a mark indicating that daylight saving time has been selected.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate, a gate electrode formed on the substrate, a pair of source/drain regions provided in the substrate, and an offset step portion formed in at least one of the source/drain regions and downwardly extending into the substrate in the vicinity of the gate electrode.

Abstract: A camera capable of automatic film rewinding into the magazine, comprises an information recording device for recording at least information on use in an information recording portion formed at a predetermined position of the magazine loaded in the magazine chamber of the camera, an information detecting device capable of detecting recorded information of the magazine when it is loaded, a prohibition device for prohibitng the photographing operation in response to a detection signal corresponding to information, indicating that all the film is already used, detected by the information detecting device and a control device for controlling the information recording device, information detecting device and prohibition device in such a manner that the detection by the information detecting device is conducted prior to the recording of information of use by the information recording device, and that the photographing operation is prohibited in response to the detection of information indicating that all the film i

Abstract: There is disclosed an exposure control apparatus for a camera, enabling appropriate exposure control for varied photographing situations. The apparatus determines the optimum exposure value, referring to various conditions including the season and time of photographs, photographing location, sunrise/sunset times and so on.

Abstract: A lens shutter camera comprises a mode signal output device for outputting either a first flash mode signal or a second flash mode signal, a shutter driving device for effecting the opening movement of the lens shutter slowly and effecting the closing movement of the lens shutter quickly when the first flash mode signal is being outputted, and for effecting both of the opening and closing movements of the lens shutter slowly when the second flash mode signal is being outputted, and a flash start signal output device for outputting a flash start signal during the opening movement of the lens shutter when the first flash mode signal is being outputted, and for outputting the flash start signal during the closing movement of the lens shutter when the second flash mode signal is being outputted.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a head-up display for a motor vehicle having a dashboard with a top surface, which comprises a projector enclosed in the dashboard, the projector including a light source, an object from which visual information is to be displayed and a lens, an aperture formed on the top surface of the dashboard which is covered by the lens or a transparent member for preventing dust or the like from entering thereinto, a reflecting member provided in front of a driving seat on which light projected from the projector through the aperture is reflected to produce the image of the visual information thereon, and a reflection preventing member for preventing the reflection of light entering from the outside of the vehicle on the lens of the projector or on the transparent member. An antireflection coating such as a black paint is applied on the upper surface of the reflection preventing member.

Abstract: New 1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives of the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents a group of the formula: ##STR2## and R.sub.2 represents an amino, lower alkylamino, cyclohexylamino, benzoylamino, mercapto or lower alkylthio group, a process for the production of them and the use of the derivatives as antiulcer agents.