Abstract: A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable of performing pre-light-emission for the purpose of preventing red-eye effect. When it is judged from the photographing condition that red-eye effect may to occur, a controller activates the electronic flash device to effect a pre-light-emission for reducing the size of pupils of eyes of a person to be photographed before the main flashing which is executed in synchronization with the exposure.

Abstract: A camera input and display device and method generates displays on a dot matrix display device having a plurality of display blocks which display a plurality of display-screens. The display-screens correspond to either a first display or a second display. An input device inputs data in accordance with each display-screen. A control unit is coupled to the display device and the input device. The control unit sets a specified timer value for each display-screen. The control unit stops receiving data from the input device when a timer generates a time-out signal based on the specified timer value. The specified timer value is set for a longer time for the first display than for the second display.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an electrical connecter, mounted on a mounting board within a camera, to which an FPC board is connected, that does not increase the size of the camera, and is a simplified shape and structure. The main camera body is equipped with a flat portion on one portion of the outer wall that forms a film chamber comprising either a cartridge chamber or a spool chamber. A mounting board has a section that faces and is substantially parallel to the flat portion and an extension section that does not face the flat portion. A horizontal or vertical electrical connecter is attached to the extension section of the mounting board on the surface generally facing the outer wall of the film chamber and an electrical board comprising an FPC board or the like is connected to the electrical connecter. To enhance the features of the camera, a first electrical component is loaded on the surface of the mounting board opposite to the electrical connector loaded surface.

Abstract: A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable of performing pre-light-emission for the purpose of preventing red-eye effect. When it is judged from the photographing condition that red-eye effect may occur, a controller activates the electronic flash device to effect a pre-light-emission for reducing the size of pupils of eyes of a person to be photographed, before the main flashing which is executed in synchronization with the exposure.

Abstract: A camera on which warnings of serious content and warnings of relatively insignificant content are organized and displayed, and on which warning contents are easily understandable, even to an inexperienced photographer. When a condition requiring a warning is detected as a result of camera monitoring, a camera controller performs a procedure that displays an appropriate warning on the display device. If the warning content concerns a condition that has been determined in advance to be serious, the warning is displayed without regard to the current display content. If the warning concerns a condition that is relatively insignificant, the warning is displayed only in conditions in which specific functions have been selected.

Abstract: A camera comprises an indicating device for indicating a plurality of photographic information pieces in a photography preparation state, a warning signal generating device for making the indicating device undergo a warning indication, a selecting device for selecting either one of a first indication mode and a second indication mode, and an indication controlling device for inhibiting the indicating device from indicating the plurality of photographic information pieces when the first indication mode is selected and while no warning indication is output from the warning signal generating device in the photography preparation state and for permitting the indicating device to indicate the plurality of photographic information pieces irrespective of presence of warning indication from the warning signal generating device in the photography preparation state when the second indication mode is selected.

Abstract: A camera capable of operating in a red-eye prevention mode. The camera has an electronic flash device which is activated by a drive circuit in synchronization with the exposure. The electronic flash device also serve as a pre-light-emission device capable of performing pre-light-emission for the purpose of preventing red-eye effect. When the photographing condition is judged that red-eye effect is possible to occur, a controller activates the electronic flash device to effect a pre-light-emission for reducing the size of pupils of eyes of the photographing object, before the main flashing which is executed in synchronization with the exposure.

Abstract: A system for inputting photography information into a camera, in which a chart having a pattern representing information to be input is provided as a photography object, and the pattern is read through a photographing lens by a plurality of light receiving elements provided in the camera and ordinarily used for automatic focusing or exposure control. The pattern information is decoded into digital data which is stored in a memory and which is used for exposure control and so on.

Abstract: A camera with a flash device comprises: flash emission means, regulating means for regulating the irradiating angle of the light from the flash emission means, the regulating means having at least a first state and a second state wherein the irradiating angle in the first state is wider than that in the second state, a photographing lens, displacing means for displacing the flash emission means between a first position and a second position which is more distant than the first position from the optical axis of the photographing lens, a drive shaft to be rotated by a motor, and transmission means for transmitting the rotation of the drive shaft to the regulating means in case of the rotation of the drive shaft in a direction, and transmitting the rotation of the drive shaft to the displacing means in case of the rotation of the drive shaft in the other direction, whereby the regulating means is adapted to shift from one of the first and second states to the other in response to the rotation of the drive shaft

Abstract: A camera system includes a camera body, an interchangeable lens mountable on the camera body and outputting a discrimination signal, and an intermediate barrel mountable between the interchangeable lens and the camera body. The intermediate barrel has memory means storing therein a plurality of information data regarding the optical characteristic, selector means responsive to the discrimination signal to select one of the plurality of information data from among the plurality of information data, and output means for outputting an information signal conforming to the selected one of said plurality of information data to the camera body. The camera body effects a calculation process on the basis of the information signal.

Abstract: An automatic focus adjustment apparatus of this invention is constituted by: position detector for detecting the position of a photographing lens to be driven to the in-focus position in accordance with the state of focus; a memory section for storing therein a given position of the photographing lens which is specified by an operator; a command generator for generating a command for the photographing lens to be shifted to the thus-stored position; a difference calculating circuit for calculating the difference between the thus-stored position and the current focus position of the photographing lens; and a drive controller for controlling a drive motor so that the drive motor may drive the photographing lens to the stored position in response to the command from the command generator and in accordance with the thus-calculated difference. The command generator issues a command in correspondence with a desired focus position of the photographing lens.

Abstract: A focusing screen is inserted from a mirror box side and mounted below a pentaprism. A keeper member formed by bending a linear spring member into the shape of a frame is provided for the positioning of the focusing screen, an engaging pawl for engaging the intermediate portion of the keeper member is provided on a fixed portion near the opening of a lens mount, the opposite end portions of the keeper member opposed to the intermediate portion are rotatably supported on a fixed portion opposite to the lens mount, and the focusing screen is designed to be released from a focusing screen containing chamber along the keeper member when the keeper member is disengaged from the engaging pawl and rotated.

Abstract: This specification discloses an indicator device within the viewfinder of a camera for indicating a predetermined range substantially centrally of the viewfinder field frame. The indicator device comprises at least one electro-optical element for indicating the predetermined range, the optical characteristic of the electro-optical element being variable by an electrical signal information, an information circuit for putting out photographing information, and a control circuit for producing an electrical signal information corresponding to the output of the information circuit and varying the optical characteristic of the electro-optical element.