Camera

Claim 1

A camera comprising: (a) measuring means for dividing an object field to be photographed into a plurality of areas, measuring luminances of at least some of said plurality of areas and producing a plurality of measurement outputs conforming to the luminances of said at least some areas; (b) producing means for producing a first information signal conforming to a maximum luminance difference and a second information signal conforming to a mean luminance value on the basis of said plurality of measurement outputs, said maximum luminance difference indicating a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value in the measured luminances corresponding to said at least some areas, said mean luminance value indicating a mean value of said measured luminances corresponding to said at least some areas; (c) control means for calculating an exposure value for exposure of a film on the basis of said plurality of measurement outputs corresponding to said at least some areas, and performing an exposing operation of the film; (d) memory means in which a plurality of comparative levels are stored; (e) selecting means for selecting one of said plurality of comparative levels on the basis of said first and second information signals; (f) flash emitting means for emitting flash toward the object field in response to the start of the exposing operation by said control means; (g) means for calculating an integrated value of at least a part of light from the object field at a time subsequent to the start of the exposing operation by said control means; and (h) stop means for detecting that said integrated value and said selected one of said plurality of comparative levels have assumed a predetermined relationship, and stopping the flash emitting operation of said flash emitting means.