Abstract: There is provided an electronic device. A setting unit is able to set a setting value for at least one exposure control parameter among aperture, shutter speed, and ISO sensitivity in 1/n-stop increments (where n is an integer greater than or equal to 8). A display control unit carries out control so that the setting value for the exposure control parameter set in 1/n-stop increments is displayed as a numerical value in one-stop increments and a fraction serving as a stop expression indicative of a stop that is less than one stop.

Abstract: An electronic viewfinder is provided. The electronic viewfinder includes a display device including a display portion and a peripheral portion positioned around the display portion, an eyepiece optical system facing the display device, and a light absorbing resin member facing a space between the display device and the eyepiece optical system. In a normal direction with respect to a first surface, of the display device, on a side of the eyepiece optical system, the light absorbing resin member includes an overlap portion that overlaps at least a part of the peripheral portion. A distance from a second surface, facing the eyepiece optical system, of the overlap portion to the first surface in the normal direction is not less than 1/11 of a focal length of the eyepiece optical system.

Abstract: A character input device includes: a terminal control unit that accepts information on a character candidate being a candidate of an input confirmed character, and performs a displaying process of the character candidate, and generates a guide image whose image varies in accordance with a remaining time until an input confirmation of the character candidate; and a display unit that displays the character candidate and the guide image. By displaying the guide image that varies in accordance with the remaining time before the input character is confirmed, how long it takes until the character is confirmed, or whether the character has already been confirmed is reported to the user, so as to avoid an unintended manipulation of the user.

Abstract: A control unit for generating a control signal comprises a base part, a control element rotatable about an axis of rotation relative to the base part, a position encoder for detecting an angular position or a change in angular position of the control element relative to the base part, a control device which is adapted generate the control signal in dependence on the detected angular position or change in angular position of the control element and an electronic display device, wherein the control device is adapted to control the electronic display device to show at least one symbol arrangement. The control unit is characterized in that the electronic display device has the shape of a cylinder or of a cylinder sector whose axis coincides with the axis of rotation of the control element or extends in parallel thereto.

Abstract: A photometric apparatus includes an exposure value calculator for calculating an exposure value based on light data from a photo sensor and an inputted photosensitivity; an exposure value difference calculator for calculating a difference between a calculated exposure value and a reference exposure value; a gamma characteristic provider, which provides a gamma characteristic concerning a relationship between the exposure value difference and a gradation value of digital data; a gradation calculator for calculating, based on the exposure value difference and the gamma characteristic, a gradation value of digital data in connection with an object having the calculated exposure value when the object is photographed at the reference exposure value; and an indicator for indicating the calculated gradation value of digital data in connection with the object.

Abstract: A disclosed photographing apparatus has a LCD display, a select member, and a controller. The display displays information about a photographic condition, in arbitrary display form using a dot-matrix. The select member selects one display mode among a plurality of display modes. In each mode of the plurality of display modes, display forms are different to each other, standard information required for photographing is displayed common to every display mode, and at least one information inherent to each display mode is displayed. The controller controls the display to display the display mode selected by the selector, and at a time of starting the camera, to display a display mode which has been displayed when the camera was previously switched off.

Abstract: An exposure meter has both function of an incident light type exposure meter for measuring an exposure value of an object by an incident light to the object and a reflected light type exposure meter for measuring exposure value of the object by a reflected light from the object. A latitude of a film is calculated from the exposure value by the incident light. The exposure value by the incident light and an upper and a lower limit values of the latitude are displayed on a display device. At least one exposure value measured by the reflected light is further displayed on the display device comparably with the latitude.

Abstract: A display device for a camera including a multiple section display that displays data arranged in a specified direction. A control unit controls the multiple section display to display date data or a count of the frames of film. The count of the frames of film is displayed in the center of the multiple section display so that it is easy to see.

Abstract: An organic EL display driving system which enables even a display with a mixed matrix-and-segment portion to be driven with neither a contrast lowering nor a false light emission phenomenon, and yet which is simple in construction. To achieve this, there is provided a system and method for driving an organic EL display with a mixed matrix-and-segment portion, which includes an organic material-containing organic layer between a scanning electrode and a data electrode. When the scanning electrode and the data electrode are driven, a non-selection time during which no data is displayed is provided after driving the segment portion.

Abstract: A speech recognition camera 10 comprises a camera body 11 for providing a protective housing; a display (20, 25, 30) disposed on the camera body 11; a microphone 15 for receiving voice commands; and a microcontroller 40 disposed in said camera body 11 that signals said display (20, 25, 30) to display initial words or phrases representative of voice commands pre-programmed in said microcontroller 40, and to display a pull-down menu, upon receiving any of the initial words or phrases, containing preprogrammed words or phrases that are voice commands, and that are further descriptive of the initial words or phrases.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a camera to achieve sharp, clear pictures includes a sensor for determining the distance of the camera from a subject and a controller for calculating the camera's depth-of-field, determining whether the subject is within the depth-of-field, and generating various signals which are provided to control operation of the camera or convey pertinent information to the photographer.

Abstract: A camera has a memory for storing date information in a plurality of display patterns, the memory being capable of storing one of the plurality of display patterns as a home position, and a display for displaying the date information in the display pattern stored as the home position in the memory. The camera can display a desired display pattern readily and is excellent in operability.

Abstract: A camera is provided in which light entering from an object field through a shooting lens is reflected by reflective mirror, and an image is formed on a focusing screen. The light that forms the image is reflected in a pentaprism, and forms an image on an eyepiece lens. Photometry is performed on each light component of the light that left from the pentaprism through the photometry lens by a photometry element and color information from the photometry value is computed in a CPU. Looking through a finder the color information is displayed, having been computed by the CPU at a color information display apparatus. A user can see the display in the finder through the eyepiece lens. Also, a camera wherein when a photographer either presses a release button half way down or all the way down, the CPU performs an exposure calculation and calculates the aperture value and the shutter speed for appropriate exposure.

Abstract: A camera is used with a photo film cassette of a predetermined type. The photo film cassette includes a spool about which photo film is wound. A cassette shell contains the spool in a rotatable manner. A data disk with a bar code is disposed on the spool in a manner readable externally outside the cassette shell for signaling photo film information. In the camera, a cassette containing chamber contains the cassette. A bottom lid closes the cassette containing chamber in an openable manner. A spool drive shaft rotates the spool of the cassette in the cassette containing chamber, the spool drive shaft being connected to the spool set at a first rotational angle when the spool drive shaft has the first rotational angle. An bar code reader reads the photo film information from the data disk rotated in the cassette containing camber.

Abstract: A camera display system comprises circuit sections and a driving section disposed in a camera, a display section having display patterns each corresponding to an error detected in one of the circuit sections or the driving section, and a control section for controlling the display section and the circuit sections. When an error is detected in one of the circuit sections or the driving section of the camera, the control section controls the display section to display the detected error by turning ON or OFF the display pattern corresponding to the detected error while flickering the remaining display patterns.

Abstract: A camera or a remote controller with memory stores pieces of title information which correspond to predefined titles. The title information includes a title number and title display data. The title number indicates a predefined title to be printed together with a frame image on photographic film. The title display data is displayed on a LCD in the same mode as a printing mode. The pieces of title information are sequentially fetched from the memory in response to a title selection operation. The title display data of a fetched piece of title information is displayed on the LCD so that a desired title can be selected.

Abstract: A one-time-use camera comprises a film cartridge and a filmstrip, a lighttight camera body having an interior chamber for the film cartridge and an exterior cover portion for light-tightly sealing the chamber that can be separated from another exterior (remaining) portion to open the chamber in order to remove the film cartridge, and matching respective indicia on the outside of the camera body and on the film cartridge and/or the filmstrip. The indicia on the outside of the camera body is positioned partially on the exterior cover portion and partially on the other exterior portion to be divided in order to be visually obliterated when the exterior cover portion is separated from the other exterior portion to open the chamber. Thus, the one-time camera cannot practically be reused without removing or covering the part of the indicia on the other exterior (remaining) portion of the camera body.

Abstract: A camera comprising a mode setting portion in which either mode is set out of a first focusing mode and a second focusing mode; a mode switch; detecting means; focusing means; and focusing mode controlling means for performing such a control, after completion of focusing, that when the period detected by the detecting means is longer than a predetermined period and the second focusing mode is set, or when the first focusing mode is set, the mode is held as it is, and that when the period is shorter than the period and the second focusing mode is set, the mode is switched to the first focusing mode. The present invention provides a camera which permits the user to select either the operation in which the mode change is performed every shot or the operation in which a same mode is continuously maintained, by the period in which the mode switch is kept on.

Abstract: In a camera for displaying a plurality of control contents such as set values and functions controlled by a plurality of operation members on an LCD device, there are provided a plurality of display areas which constitute the LCD device and are formed by dividing the LCD device so as to correspond to the respective control contents of the operation members. An operation section is constituted of the operation members and disposed such that the divided shape of the display areas is the same as, or similar to, a divided shape of the operation section constituted of the operation members. According to a preferred embodiment, in a camera for displaying a plurality of control contents such as set values and functions controlled by a plurality of operation members on an LCD device, there are provided a plurality of display areas which constitute the LCD device and are formed by dividing the LCD device so as to correspond to the respective control contents of the operation members.

Abstract: An information setting and displaying device for a camera has a rotary dial mounted on a camera body to be rotatable stepwise. A display member is provided adjacent the rotary dial, and includes at least a pair of display sub-areas arranged along the direction in which the rotary dial rotates. An information setting mechanism sets information by operating said rotary dial. A display control mechanism displays current set information in one of the display sub-areas and displays a proposed information, to be set as the rotary dial rotates in a direction from one of the display sub-area toward the other display sub-area by at least one step. The proposed information is displayed in the other display sub-area. The information includes at least one of a shutter speed, a diaphragm stop, and an exposure compensation value.

Abstract: A camera is provided that accomplishes a warning display using a range measurement frame indicating a specific subject field region. The camera includes a shake amount detection system that detects the amount of shaking of the camera, a drive system that drives the correction lens to effect shake correction and a movement amount detection system that detects the amount of movement of the correction lens. The camera may also include a lens MPU and a camera MPU. The lens MPU determines whether or not shaking has been negated through driving of the correction lens accomplished by the drive system. When shaking has not been negated, the lens MPU outputs a warning signal. The camera MPU sends a signal to the warning display system upon receiving this output warning signal to cause a range measurement frame to flash.

Abstract: A photographing information setting apparatus for a camera has a capability of improving the operativity in setting photographing information by displaying all of the photographing information or a part thereof contained in a photographing information group when such a group is selected by an information group selecting device. In selecting photographing information, a photographing information group containing exposing modes, shutter speeds, and others is selected by the information group selecting device and at least two pieces of photographing information contained in this photographing information group are displayed in a display. For example, when a photographing information group regarding exposing modes is selected, the exposing modes PM, P, S, A and M are displayed in the display.

Abstract: A camera is equipped with an integral color temperature measurement mechanism. The color temperature measurement mechanism measures the color temperature of the light source illuminating the subject field and a display mechanism displays the color temperature information based on output from the color temperature measurement mechanism. The camera also includes a system that determines what kind of filter is recommended based on the output of the color temperature measurement mechanism and a display mechanism that displays the output of the filter determination.

Abstract: A camera comprising a mode setting portion in which either mode is set out of a first focusing mode and a second focusing mode. The camera includes: a mode switch, detecting means, focusing means, and focusing mode controlling means for performing such a control. After completion of focusing when the period detected by the detecting means is longer than a predetermined period and the second focusing mode is set or when the first focusing mode is set the mode is switched to the first focusing mode. The present invention provides a camera which permits the user to select either the operation in which the mode change is performed every shot or the operation in which a same mode is continuously maintained, by the period in which the mode switch is kept on.

Abstract: A sight line detecting device includes a controller operable in a sight line information using mode for controlling an optical apparatus for use in accordance with sight line information, and usable in a sight line information prohibiting mode for controlling the apparatus without using the sight line information. A selector selects either mode for controlling the optical apparatus.

Abstract: A camera which imprints alphanumeric messages on the film. The camera allows a user to view, in the order of most frequently used, the messages which can be imprinted. In order to reduce the cost of the camera, there is a dot matrix LCD display which can only display a limited number of characters which is less than the total number of characters of the largest message. After a user takes a picture, the dot matrix display scrolls through the message which has been imprinted on the film so that the user can confirm that the correct message has been imprinted. The speed at which the characters are scrolled or displayed is determined based on the total number of characters of the message. As an alternative to scrolling, the characters can be displayed one or two at a time. As an alternative, instead of displaying the alpha-numerical characters of the message, a graphical indication is given that some type of information has been imprinted on the film.

Abstract: A multi-function camera having a display unit in which the different operational modes are displayed in different colors. The operational modes are controlled by manipulation members on the exterior surface of the camera. The manipulation members are color coordinated with the respective operational modes. As a result, a photographer can quickly consult the display unit to find out the operational mode that the multi-function camera is operating in. Furthermore, the color coordination also makes it easier for a photographer to set the multi-function camera in the proper operational mode.

Abstract: A control circuit for operating a camera in the B shutter mode includes a microcontroller for computing an appropriate film exposure time period based on a measurement of ambient light in a scene to be photographed. Under the control of a user-actuated shutter switch, the microcontroller opens the camera shutter, counts off the computed exposure time period, and closes the shutter at the end thereof. The control circuit includes the capability of permitting the user to compensate the computed exposure time period, abort the computed exposure time period, end the computed exposure time period prematurely, and select an exposure time period in place of the computed exposure time period. Exposure times are displayed to facilitate user compensation, premature conclusion, and independent selection of the film exposure time period, in order to facilitate successful practice of time exposure photography.

Abstract: A camera includes a memory, a display component, a selector, a controller and a shutter assembly. The memory stores a plurality of preset parameters used to control the camera during a photographic operation. The display component is coupled to the memory and displays a selection of parameters from the stored parameters. The selector is coupled to the display and allows a user to select at least one of the displayed parameters for the photographic operation. The controller is coupled to the memory, the display component and the selector. The controller controls the photographic operation based on either a parameter selected from a display when the selector is operated or a parameter automatically selected by the controller when the selector is not operated. The shutter assembly is coupled to the controller and executes the photographic operation based on the selected parameter.

Abstract: This invention relates to an optical apparatus with a visual axis detection function. The apparatus having finder means for observing an object, and visual axis detection means for detecting a visual axis position of an observer who looks into a field of view of a finder comprises a visual axis input index which is arranged in the field of view of the finder means, visual axis input means for executing a predetermined function selected when the visual axis detection means detects that the visual axis of the observer is located on or near the visual axis input index and selection means for causing the observer to select the predetermined function to be executed by said visual axis input means from a plurality of functions.

Abstract: Data positions and character orientations are quickly and reliably determined by a data copying device of a camera. Data relating to photography such as date and time, exposure value, and the like is copied inside or in the vicinity of a photographic field of a film.