US4529288A
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Camera system with interchangeable objective lens
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-09-07
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Granted: 1985-07-16
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Expires: 2003-09-07
Abstract
Abstract A camera system having an interchangeable objective lens selectively mountable to at least two different types of camera bodies of a, first type and second type, is involved. The camera system has a ROM located in the interchangeable objective lens for storing a plurality of compensation data: one is suitable for the first type camera body; and the other is suitable for the second type camera body. Each data compensates an error in fully-open aperture light measurement for each type of camera. The compensation data is transmitted from the lens to the camera body. A register is provided in the camera body for storing a selected compensation data which is necessary for the type of camera body mounted with the lens. A device is provided in the camera body for practicing a fully-open aperture light measurement through the interchangeable objective lens to produce a light measuring information including the light measurement error. A calculator is provided in the camera body for calculating a correct exposure information using the compensation data stored in the register and the light measuring signal, whereby the error included in the light measuring signal can be removed.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaaki Nakai
- 👤 Masayoshi Sahara
- 👤 Nobuyuki Taniguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 18:49
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/20; G03B7/08; G03B7/091; G03B7/095
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
234 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens a combination of, a camera and an interchangeable objective lens selectively attachable to said camera body and to at least one different camera body, comprising: means located in said interchangeable objective lens for storing a plurality of compensation data suitable to said first mentioned camera body and to the at least one different camera body, respectively, to prepare for each case of compensating an error in a fully-open aperture light measurement; means located in said interchangeable objective lens for transmitting said compensation data to the camera body to which said interchangeable objective lens is attached; means located in said first mentioned camera body for registering said compensation data from said transmitting means; means located in said first mentioned camera body for controlling the camera system so that a predetermined one of said compensation data stored in said storing means is registered in said registering means; means located in said first mentioned camera body for practicing a fully-open aperture light measurement through said interchangeable objective lens to produce light measuring information including the error; and means located in said first mentioned camera body for calculating correct exposure information in response to said compensation data registered in said registering means and said light measuring signal, in which the error included in said light measuring signal is removed by utilizing said compensation data registered in said registering means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
234 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens a combination of, a camera and an interchangeable objective lens selectively attachable to said camera body and to at least one different camera body, comprising: means located in said interchangeable objective lens for storing a plurality of compensation data suitable to said first mentioned camera body and to the at least one different camera body, respectively, to prepare for each case of compensating an error in a fully-open aperture light measurement; means located in said interchangeable objective lens for transmitting said compensation data to the camera body to which said interchangeable objective lens is attached; means located in said first mentioned camera body for registering said compensation data from said transmitting means; means located in said first mentioned camera body for controlling the camera system so that a predetermined one of said compensation data stored in said storing means is registered in said registering means; means located in said first mentioned camera body for practicing a fully-open aperture light measurement through said interchangeable objective lens to produce light measuring information including the error; and means located in said first mentioned camera body for calculating correct exposure information in response to said compensation data registered in said registering means and said light measuring signal, in which the error included in said light measuring signal is removed by utilizing said compensation data registered in said registering means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
81 words
The invention of claim 1, wherein said controlling means includes means for forwarding a digital signal to said interchangeable objective lens, and said storing means includes a read only memory with a plurality of addresses at which said compensating data is located, respectively, and wherein said interchangeable objective lens further comprises means for determining an address of said storing means in response to said digital signal, whereby said compensation data located at the determined address is transmitted by said transmitting means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
The invention of claim 2, wherein said forwarding means includes means for selectively producing a predetermined address data as said digital signal for designating an address at which the predetermined one of said compensation data is stored, and said determining means includes means for passing said predetermined address data from said producing means to said storing means, whereby the predetermined one of said compensation data is transmitted to be registered in said registering means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
105 words
The invention of claim 2, wherein said forwarding means includes means for generating a train of clock pulses as said digital signal, and said determining means includes means for designating the addresses of said storing means one by one in response to said clock pulses from said generating means to transmit said plurality of compensation data one by one by means of said transmitting means, and wherein said controlling means further includes means for actuating said registering means to register the predetermined one of said compensation data in a timing when the predetermined one of said compensation data arrives at said first mentioned camera body.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
174 words
The invention of claim 2, wherein said storing means further includes an address for storing exposure compensating data to be transmitted to said first mentioned camera body for the purpose of compensating an exposure error upon fully-open aperture size control, and said calculating means further includes means for providing aperture size information and at least another exposure factor information in response to said correct exposure information, and wherein said first mentioned camera body further comprises means for discriminating whether or not the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size, means responsive to said discriminating means for modifying said other exposure factor information by said exposure compensating data when the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size, and for adopting said other exposure factor information as it is when the calculated aperture size information does not correspond to the fully-open aperture size, means for controlling the aperture size in response to said providing means, and means for controlling another exposure factor in response to said modifying and adopting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
158 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens, a camera body to be combined with an interchangeable objective lens which stores a plurality of compensation data suitable to the camera body and at least one different camera body, respectively, to prepare for each case of compensating an error in fully-open aperture light measurement, comprising: means for registering the compensation data to be transmitted from the interchangeable objective lens; means for controlling the camera system so that a predetermined one of the plurality of compensation data is registered in said registering means; means for practicing a fully-open aperture light measurement through the interchangeable objective lens to produce light measuring information including the error; and means for calculating correct exposure information in response to said compensation data registered in said registering means and said light measuring signal, in which the error included in said light measuring signal is removed by utilizing said compensation data registered in said registering means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
158 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens, a camera body to be combined with an interchangeable objective lens which stores a plurality of compensation data suitable to the camera body and at least one different camera body, respectively, to prepare for each case of compensating an error in fully-open aperture light measurement, comprising: means for registering the compensation data to be transmitted from the interchangeable objective lens; means for controlling the camera system so that a predetermined one of the plurality of compensation data is registered in said registering means; means for practicing a fully-open aperture light measurement through the interchangeable objective lens to produce light measuring information including the error; and means for calculating correct exposure information in response to said compensation data registered in said registering means and said light measuring signal, in which the error included in said light measuring signal is removed by utilizing said compensation data registered in said registering means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
33 words
The invention of claim 6, wherein said controlling means includes means for ordering the interchangeable objective lens to selectively transmit the predetermined one of the plurality of compensation data to said registering means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
58 words
The invention of claim 6, wherein said controlling means includes means for making the interchangeable objective lens transmit the plurality of compensation data one by one, and means for actuating said registering means to register the predetermined one of the compensation data in a timing when the predetermined one of the compensation data arrives at the camera body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
125 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens, an interchangeable objective lens selectively attachable to a plurality of different camera bodies each capable of fully-open aperture light measurement, comprising: read only memory having a plurality of addresses for storing a plurality of compensation data suitable to the plurality of camera bodies, respectively, to prepare for each case of compensating an error in fully-open aperture light measurement; means for receiving a digital signal from the camera body to which said interchangeable objective lens is attached; means for determining an address of said read only memory in response to said digital signal; and means for transmitting the compensation data stored in the determined address to the camera body to which said interchangeable objective lens is attached.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
125 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens, an interchangeable objective lens selectively attachable to a plurality of different camera bodies each capable of fully-open aperture light measurement, comprising: read only memory having a plurality of addresses for storing a plurality of compensation data suitable to the plurality of camera bodies, respectively, to prepare for each case of compensating an error in fully-open aperture light measurement; means for receiving a digital signal from the camera body to which said interchangeable objective lens is attached; means for determining an address of said read only memory in response to said digital signal; and means for transmitting the compensation data stored in the determined address to the camera body to which said interchangeable objective lens is attached.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The invention of claim 9, wherein said receiving means includes means for introducing address data as said digital signal, and said determining means includes means for passing said address data from said introducing means to said read only memory to designate an address.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
The invention of claim 9, wherein said receiving means includes means for introducing a train of clock pulses as said digital signal, and said determining means includes means for designating the address of said read only memory one by one in response to said clock pulses.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
94 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens, an interchangeable objective lens attachable to a camera body capable of an automatic exposure control, comprising: a read only memory having a plurality of addresses, one of which stores an exposure time compensating data for compensating an exposure error upon fully-open aperture size control; means for receiving a digital signal from the camera body; means for determining an address of said read only memory in response to said digital signal; and means for transmitting the data stored in the determined address to the camera body.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
94 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens, an interchangeable objective lens attachable to a camera body capable of an automatic exposure control, comprising: a read only memory having a plurality of addresses, one of which stores an exposure time compensating data for compensating an exposure error upon fully-open aperture size control; means for receiving a digital signal from the camera body; means for determining an address of said read only memory in response to said digital signal; and means for transmitting the data stored in the determined address to the camera body.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
176 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens, a camera body to be combined with an interchangeable objective lens which stores exposure compensating data for compensating an exposure error upon fully-open aperture size control, comprising: means for receiving the exposure compensating data from the interchangeable objective lens; means for practicing a light measurement to produce exposure information; means for providing aperture size information and at least another exposure factor information in response to said exposure information; means for discriminating whether or not the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size; means responsive to said discriminating means for modifying said other exposure factor information by said exposure compensating data when the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size, and for adopting said other exposure factor information as it is when the calculated aperture size information does not correspond to the fully-open aperture size; means for controlling the aperture size in response to said providing means; and means for controlling an exposure factor in response to said modifying and adopting means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
176 words
In a camera system with an interchangeable objective lens, a camera body to be combined with an interchangeable objective lens which stores exposure compensating data for compensating an exposure error upon fully-open aperture size control, comprising: means for receiving the exposure compensating data from the interchangeable objective lens; means for practicing a light measurement to produce exposure information; means for providing aperture size information and at least another exposure factor information in response to said exposure information; means for discriminating whether or not the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size; means responsive to said discriminating means for modifying said other exposure factor information by said exposure compensating data when the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size, and for adopting said other exposure factor information as it is when the calculated aperture size information does not correspond to the fully-open aperture size; means for controlling the aperture size in response to said providing means; and means for controlling an exposure factor in response to said modifying and adopting means.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
149 words
A camera system capable of compensating an exposure error upon fully-open aperture size control comprising: means for preparing exposure compensating data; means for practicing a light measurement to produce exposure information; means for providing aperture size information and at least another exposure factor information in response to said exposure information; means for discriminating whether or not the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size; means responsive to said discriminating means for modifying said other exposure factor information by said exposure compensating data when the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size, and for adopting said other exposure factor information as it is when the calculated aperture size information does not correspond to the fully-open aperture size; means for controlling the aperture size in response to said providing means; and means for controlling an exposure factor in response to said modifying and adopting means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
149 words
A camera system capable of compensating an exposure error upon fully-open aperture size control comprising: means for preparing exposure compensating data; means for practicing a light measurement to produce exposure information; means for providing aperture size information and at least another exposure factor information in response to said exposure information; means for discriminating whether or not the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size; means responsive to said discriminating means for modifying said other exposure factor information by said exposure compensating data when the calculated aperture size information corresponds to the fully-open aperture size, and for adopting said other exposure factor information as it is when the calculated aperture size information does not correspond to the fully-open aperture size; means for controlling the aperture size in response to said providing means; and means for controlling an exposure factor in response to said modifying and adopting means.
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