US4866467A
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Camera system
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-07-15
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Granted: 1989-09-12
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Expires: 2008-07-15
Abstract
Abstract A camera is adapted to operate with stored data by sensing the film speed data prepared on the surface of a film cartridge loaded in the camera to produce a data reading signal and reading the sensed film speed data in response to the data reading signal and detecting whether or not the the film loaded in the camera includes film speed data to provide a warning when a determination is made that the film speed data is not on the film cartridge. Film speed data may be loaded in the camera manually and the warning is interrupted in response to the manual setting of the film speed. At least one of the film speed data and the manually set film speed data is stored and the exposure data is calculated on the basis of the stored film speed data.
Inventors
- 👤 Nobuyuki Taniguchi
- 👤 Masatake Niwa
- 👤 Akira Fujii
- 👤 Takeo Hoda
- 👤 Masaaki Nakai
- 👤 Minoru Sekida
- 👤 Masayoshi Sahara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:25
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/091; G03B7/097; G03B7/24; G03B7/26; G03B2217/00; G03B2217/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A camera adapted to operate with stored data, comprising: means for sensing film speed data prepared on the surface of a film cartridge loaded in the camera; means for producing a data reading signal; means for reading the sensed film speed data in response to the data reading signal; means responsive to said reading means for detecting whether or not the film cartridge with the film speed data is loaded in the camera; means for producing a warning when said detecting means detects that the film cartridge with the film speed data is not loaded in the camera; means, including a manually operable member, for setting film speed data in accordance with a manual operation of said manually operable member; means for interrupting the warning produced by the warning producing means in response to the manual operation of said manually operable member; means for storing at least one of film speed data read by said reading means and film speed data set by the setting means; and means for calculating exposure data on the basis of the film speed data stored in said storing means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A camera adapted to operate with stored data, comprising: means for sensing film speed data prepared on the surface of a film cartridge loaded in the camera; means for producing a data reading signal; means for reading the sensed film speed data in response to the data reading signal; means responsive to said reading means for detecting whether or not the film cartridge with the film speed data is loaded in the camera; means for producing a warning when said detecting means detects that the film cartridge with the film speed data is not loaded in the camera; means, including a manually operable member, for setting film speed data in accordance with a manual operation of said manually operable member; means for interrupting the warning produced by the warning producing means in response to the manual operation of said manually operable member; means for storing at least one of film speed data read by said reading means and film speed data set by the setting means; and means for calculating exposure data on the basis of the film speed data stored in said storing means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
151 words
The camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the film speed data prepared on the surface of said film cartridge having a first kind of three contact portions which indicates an integral portion of the film speed data represented in the APEX system, a second kind of two contact portions which indicates a decimal portion of the film speed data represented in the APEX system, and a common contact portion, and wherein said detecting means includes means for detecting that the film cartridge with the film speed data is loaded in the camera when at least one of the second kind of the two contact portions is conductive with the common contact portion and for detecting that the film cartridge with the film speed data is not loaded in the camera when both of the second kind of the two contact portions are not in contact with the common contact portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the reading means starts its operation in response to a loading operation of a battery in the camera.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
167 words
A camera adapted to operate with stored data, comprising: means for storing film speed data; means for discriminating whether or not the film speed data stored in the storing means are proper data; means for indicating the film speed data stored in said storing means in a first manner when said discriminating means determines that the stored film speed data are proper data, and for indicating the film speed data stored in said storing means in a second manner different from the first manner when said discriminating means determines that the film speed data stored in the storing means are not proper data; means, including a manually operable member, for changing the film speed data stored in said storing means in response to a manual operation of said manually operable member; and means, in response to the manual operation of said manually operable member, for switching the indicating condition of said indicating means from the indication in the second manner to the indication in the first manner.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
167 words
A camera adapted to operate with stored data, comprising: means for storing film speed data; means for discriminating whether or not the film speed data stored in the storing means are proper data; means for indicating the film speed data stored in said storing means in a first manner when said discriminating means determines that the stored film speed data are proper data, and for indicating the film speed data stored in said storing means in a second manner different from the first manner when said discriminating means determines that the film speed data stored in the storing means are not proper data; means, including a manually operable member, for changing the film speed data stored in said storing means in response to a manual operation of said manually operable member; and means, in response to the manual operation of said manually operable member, for switching the indicating condition of said indicating means from the indication in the second manner to the indication in the first manner.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
99 words
A camera, comprising: means for reading film speed data from a film cartridge loaded in the camera; means responsive to said reading means for detecting whether or not the film cartridge with the film speed data is loaded in the camera; means for producing a warning when said detecting means detects that the film cartridge with the film speed data is not loaded in the camera; a manually operable member to be operated for confirming the film speed; and means in response to the manual operation of the manually operable member for interrupting the warning of said producing means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
99 words
A camera, comprising: means for reading film speed data from a film cartridge loaded in the camera; means responsive to said reading means for detecting whether or not the film cartridge with the film speed data is loaded in the camera; means for producing a warning when said detecting means detects that the film cartridge with the film speed data is not loaded in the camera; a manually operable member to be operated for confirming the film speed; and means in response to the manual operation of the manually operable member for interrupting the warning of said producing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
146 words
A camera adapted to operate with stored data, comprising: means for storing film speed data; means for discriminating whether or not the film speed data stored in said storing means are proper data; means for indicating in a first manner the film speed data stored in said storing means when said discriminating means determines that the stored film speed data are proper data, and for indicating, in a second manner different from the first manner, the film speed data stored in said storing means when said discriminating means determines that the stored film speed data are not proper data; a manually operable member to be operated for confirming the film speed; and means in response to the manual operation of the manually operable member for switching the indicating condition of said indicating means from the indication in the second manner to that in the first manner.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
146 words
A camera adapted to operate with stored data, comprising: means for storing film speed data; means for discriminating whether or not the film speed data stored in said storing means are proper data; means for indicating in a first manner the film speed data stored in said storing means when said discriminating means determines that the stored film speed data are proper data, and for indicating, in a second manner different from the first manner, the film speed data stored in said storing means when said discriminating means determines that the stored film speed data are not proper data; a manually operable member to be operated for confirming the film speed; and means in response to the manual operation of the manually operable member for switching the indicating condition of said indicating means from the indication in the second manner to that in the first manner.
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