US4107707A
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Analogue operation adjusting means for photographic camera
Assignee: Fujinon Corp
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Filing: 1977-03-07
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Granted: 1978-08-15
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Expires: 1997-03-07
Abstract
Abstract In a photographic camera provided with an exposure control circuit employing an analogue type arithmetic unit, film speed, aperture size and scene brightness are put into the circuit in the analogue form. In order to compensate for the errors caused by the manufacturing error, a single adjusting element is incorporated into the circuit. The single adjusting element is composed of an additional information input device which is able to input an additional factor into the arithmetic unit independently of the other exposure factors such as the film speed, aperture size and the scene brightness.
Inventors
- 👤 Saburo Numata
- 👤 Shinichiro Okazaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 07:28
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/081; G03B7/083
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
In an analogue type exposure control circuit built in a photographic camera including an analogue arithmetic unit in which a plurality of exposure information input means are connected with the input terminals of the arithmetic unit, an adjusting means for collectively compensating for all of errors due to the plurality of exposure information input means comprising a single additional adjustable information input means connected in parallel with at least one of said exposure information input means, said additional adjustable information input means being adjustable independently of the other exposure information input means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
In an analogue type exposure control circuit built in a photographic camera including an analogue arithmetic unit in which a plurality of exposure information input means are connected with the input terminals of the arithmetic unit, an adjusting means for collectively compensating for all of errors due to the plurality of exposure information input means comprising a single additional adjustable information input means connected in parallel with at least one of said exposure information input means, said additional adjustable information input means being adjustable independently of the other exposure information input means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
An adjusting means according to claim 1 wherein said arithmetic unit comprises an operational amplifier having a non-inversion input terminal and an inversion input terminal, and said adjusting means is a variable resistor connected with the non-inversion input terminal of said operational amplifier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
An adjusting means according to claim 2 wherein said operational amplifier is connected to the output terminal of another arithmetic unit into which the film speed and the aperture size are put.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
An adjusting means according to claim 2 wherein said variable resistor is manually operable independently of the other exposure information input means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
92 words
In an analogue type exposure control circuit built in a photographic camera including an analogue arithmetic unit in which a plurality of exposure information input means are connected with the input terminals of the arithmetic unit, an adjusting means for collectively compensating for all of errors due to the plurality of exposure information input means comprising a single additional adjustable information input means connected in series with at least one of said exposure information input means, said additional adjustable information input means being adjustable independently of the other exposure information input means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
92 words
In an analogue type exposure control circuit built in a photographic camera including an analogue arithmetic unit in which a plurality of exposure information input means are connected with the input terminals of the arithmetic unit, an adjusting means for collectively compensating for all of errors due to the plurality of exposure information input means comprising a single additional adjustable information input means connected in series with at least one of said exposure information input means, said additional adjustable information input means being adjustable independently of the other exposure information input means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
An adjusting means according to claim 5 wherein said arithmetic unit comprises an operational amplifier having a non-inversion input terminal and an inversion input terminal, and said adjusting means is a variable resistor connected with the non-inversion input terminal of said operational amplifier.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
An adjusting means according to the output terminal of another arithmetic unit into which the film speed and the aperture size are put.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
An adjusting means according to the output terminal of another arithmetic unit into which the film speed and the aperture size are put.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An adjusting means according to claim 6 wherein said variable resistor is manually operable independently of the other exposure information input means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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