Abstract: A camera capable of line of sight detection, has a line of sight detecting device for detecting the line of sight of the user who is watching the screen, an operation member manually operated by the user, and a display for selecting and displaying at least one of a plurality of index marks set in the screen on the basis of an output from the line of sight detecting device. The display starts display of the index mark in response to operation of the operation member, and maintains display of the index mark even after the operation of the operation member is canceled.

Abstract: A camera capable of display in a finder, the camera including a finder optical system that allows a user to view an object to be photographed; a liquid crystal display device positioned within an optical path of the finder optical system; a polarizing member positioned in the optical path of the finder optical system and behind the liquid crystal display device, as viewed along an optical axis of the optical system; and projection device for projecting polarized light beams toward the liquid crystal display device from outside the optical path of the finder optical system.

Abstract: A camera comprising: finder means for inspecting an object, illumination means for illuminating an operator's eye by which the operator looks in at the finder means, a condensing optical system for condensing a reflected light from the operator's eye, photoelectric converter means for receiving the condensed reflected light, calculation means for calculating a direction of a visual axis of the operator's eye on the basis of an output of the photoelectric converter means, and condition setting means operable in response to the result of the calculation of the calculation means, for setting taking conditions of the camera.

Abstract: The present invention provides a conveniently usable optical apparatus such as a camera which is provided with a visual axis detecting apparatus and a display portion in the field of view of a finder and which realizes a predetermined operating function which is not started when the finder observer is seeing the display portion and the like.

Abstract: A semiconductor optical device is provided with a photo-electric conversion unit having plural photo-electric conversion elements and is entirely sealed by a sealing member. The photo-electric conversion elements are connected to external leads with electrical connectors. The distance D between a planar outer surface and a photoelectric conversion area satisfies the equation, D.gtoreq./2.multidot.l/tan .theta., where .theta. is a critical angle of total reflection of the sealing member with respect to air and l is the maximum length of said photoelectric conversion area.

Abstract: The invention relates to a multipoint focus detection device and is to provide a device which determines a sampling point of an output of a sensor in accordance with a movement speed distribution of an image on the sensor and carries out an appropriate process in case that the movement speed is different.

Abstract: There is disclosed a focus detecting apparatus capable of detecting the focus state of an objective lens in a wide viewing field, comprises a view finder optical unit for observing the image formed by the objective lens, an optical unit for forming a pair of optical amount distributions, based on light beams passing through different areas of the pupil of the objective lens, wherein the optical unit being provided, at the light incident side, with a concave face directed to the light incident side, and, at the light exit side, with a convex face directed to the light exit side, a sensor unit for received said pair of the optical amount distributions, a main mirror positioned in the optical path from the objective lens to the optical unit and adapted to reflect the light beams from the objective lens toward the finder optical unit, and a reflecting mirror having a concave curved face directed to the light entrance side and adapted to reflect the light beams, transmitted by the main mirror, in a direction oppos

Abstract: An apparatus which has a finder optical unit for observing therethrough an image formed by an objective lens, an optical unit for forming a pair of distributions of light quantity on the basis of light beams transmitted through the different pupils of the objective lens, a sensor unit for receiving the pair of distributions of light quantity, a main mirror disposed in an optical path leading to the objective lens and the optical unit for reflecting the light beam from the objective lens to the finder optical unit, and a reflecting mirror having a curved surface having its concave surface facing the light incidence side for reflecting the light beam transmitted through the main mirror in the direction of the optical unit which is opposite to the finder optical unit, and which well makes focus detection possible for a wide field area formed by the objective lens.

Abstract: A camera has a movable mirror arranged to permit its position to be switched between a first position in which an image light flux is guided to a viewfinder optical system and a second position in which an exposure can be carried out by an image pickup part, a display device arranged to make a display by superimposing a light from a light source on an image obtained within a viewfinder, and a control circuit arranged to cause the light source to begin to light up either while the movable mirror is in process of moving from the second position to the first position or within a period of time during which the movable mirror stabilizes in the first position.

Abstract: A focus detecting apparatus includes an optical unit provided on an image plane side of an objective lens for detecting a focus state of the objective lens, the optical unit forming a plurality of light quantity distributions, a photoelectrical changing unit having a plurality of elements for outputting a relative positional signal between the plurality of light quantity distributions, and a circuit for detecting a focus state of the objective lens. The optical unit includes a reflecting mirror having a light condensing property for reflecting a light beam from the objective lens to form an object image on a predetermined surface, a secondary imaging lens having at least a pair of lenses for causing the object image formed on the predetermined surface to be reimaged on the photoelectrical changing unit and a pair of apertures having aperture portions respectively corresponding to the pair of lenses.

Abstract: An intra-viewfinder display device includes an optical system having a light splitting surface and arranged to guide light coming from an object to a viewer, and a display element for displaying information by using light of a predetermined wavelength. The information displayed by the display element is transmitted to the viewer by utilizing the light splitting surface. The light splitting surface has respective different spectral characteristics with respect to light of a wavelength band including the predetermined wavelength and light of wavelengths not included in the wavelength band.

Abstract: There is disclosed a superimpose device for a single-lens reflex camera, which has a finder optical system including a focusing screen, a pentagonal roof type prism, and an eyepiece lens, a reflection plate which is arranged near the prospective imaging plane the finder optical system, and has micro-prisms forming a display portion, a plurality of light sources arranged near the vertex of the prism, and a projection optical element for deflecting illumination light from each light source by a reflection surface, and projecting the deflected light toward a front upper portion of the prism. The display portion illuminated with the illumination light via the prism, and light reflected by the display portion is guided to the eyepiece lens.

Abstract: A focus detecting device having a light distribution forming device for forming the light intensity distribution whose relative position varies in accordance with the focus adjustment of an object lens from the light flux passing through the object lens, a sensing device for receiving the light intensity distribution and outputting a signal representing the state of focus adjustment of the object lens based on the relative position in the light intensity distribution, and having a plurality of sensing elements, and a light diffusing device disposed in or near a predetermined imaging plane of the object lens, and having the degree of light diffusion determined so that the light intensity distribution can be moved relatively in accordance with the adjustment of the object lens.

Abstract: An optical apparatus detects a visual point of an observer, and reduces the visual axis detection error due to anatomical differences between people, such as the difference in the size of the eye. The apparatus sequentially displays a plurality of marks in a finder, and can calculate a precise visual point position on the basis of errors between the calculated visual point position and the marks when the observer sequentially watches these marks.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor photo-sensor, an assembly including a photoelectric conversion element having a photoreceiving section, and a lead terminal having an inner lead connected to the photoelectric conversion element by a bonding wire is provided. A light transmitting member is also provided within the cavity spaced apart from the photoelectric conversion element and at a light-incident side of the photoelectric conversion element, the light transmitting member having an inner surface facing an upper surface of the photoelectric conversion element and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The photoelectric conversion element, the inner lead and the bonding wire are sealed by introducing a light transmitting resin into the cavity so as to provide a relation l<2.multidot.(d.sub.1 +d.sub.2).multidot.tan.theta..sub.1, wherein l is a length of the photoreceiving section of the photoelectric conversion element, d.sub.

Abstract: A focus detection apparatus provided with a reimaging optical system for forming a pair of secondary objective images capable of changing the relative positions with each other, an iris member having a pair of apertures for controlling the light beam passing through the reimaging optical system, and a condenser lens for projecting the apertures of the iris member onto the exit pupil of the photographing lens. The reimaging optical system is structured by an optical member having the optical axis which is different from the optical axis of the photographing lens in a space between the iris member and the condenser lens, and further, the two apertures which are paired on the iris member have circular arc portions respectively at the furthest positions from the optical axis of the photographing lens, and the centers of the two circular arcs are arranged to be different from each other.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting the visual axis of an observer in accordance with light reflected by a photo-sensor by illuminating an eye of the observer includes a controller means for controlling the accumulation time of the photo-sensor or a quantity of light emitted by a light projector so that the reflected light is sufficient to permit the detection of the visual axis.

Abstract: A camera includes a finder for inspecting an object, a illuminator for illuminating an operator's eye by which the operator looks in at the finder means, a condensing optical system for condensing a reflected light from the operator's eye, a photoelectric converter for receiving the condensed reflected light, calculator for calculating a direction of a visual axis of the operator's eye on the basis of an output of the photoelectric converter, and a condition setter operable in response to the result of the calculation of the calculator for setting photographing conditions of the camera.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-point distance measuring camera. The present invention provides a camera in which target marks representative of distance measuring points are indicated in an image field in a finder to thereby indicate for which object focus detection can be effected and the indication of the marks representative of those of the distance measuring points which are in a state incapable of distance measurement is prohibited to thereby enable a photographer to appropriately know a position in which distance measurement is possible.

Abstract: A device for projecting, by a light projection lens, a pattern chart image toward an object focus-detected by a focus detecting device comprises a chart having a predetermined pattern, and an illuminator for illuminating the chart non-uniformly.