Still image color sequential photographic apparatus

Claim 2

A color sequential photographic apparatus comprising: monochrome display means on which an image is scanned and displayed with an adjustable display luminance; an optical system for guiding the displayed image on said display means onto a color film; filter means, having three primary color filters, for sequentially inserting said primary color filters in said optical system; variable aperture means located within said optical system and capable of varying an aperture value of said optical system; display control means for controlling the display luminance of said display means; exposure time control means for controlling a film exposure time of each of three images corresponding to three primary colors by sequentially displaying the images on said display means during a predetermined interval while simultaneously using said filter means in associated with the images displayed on said display means; and photographing control means for controlling at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with a desired photographing condition; said photographing control means including: film information input means for detecting and inputting information indicating the type of said color film; and characteristic control means for controlling a control characteristics of at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with the information input from said film information input means.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said exposure time control means comprises means for controlling the film exposure times in synchronism with display scanning performed by said display means.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a shutter which is located within said optical system and is controlled in synchronism with the inserting of said color filters by said filter means.

Claim 5

A color sequential photographic apparatus comprising: monochrome display means on which an image is scanned and displayed with an adjustable display luminance; an optical system for guiding the displayed image on said display means onto a color film to produce a photographed image; filter means, having three primary color filters, for sequentially inserting said primary color filters in said optical system; variable aperture means located within said optical system and capable of varying an aperture value of said optical system; display control means for controlling the display luminance of said display means; exposure time control means for controlling a film exposure time of each of three images corresponding to three primary colors by sequentially displaying the images on said display means during a predetermined interval while simultaneously using said filter means in association with the image displayed on said display means; and photographing control means for controlling at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with a desired photographing condition; said photographing control means including: condition setting means for setting a photographing condition, said condition setting means comprising means for selecting one of a mode giving priority to a decrease in said exposure times, a mode giving priority to sharpness in the photographed image, and a mode giving priority to color saturation in the photographed image; and characteristic control means for controlling a control characteristic of at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means in accordance with the photographic condition set by condition setting means.

Claim 6

A color sequential photographic apparatus comprising: monochrome display means on which an image is scanned and displayed with an adjustable display luminance; an optical system for guiding the displayed image on said display means onto a color film to produce a photographed image; filter means, having three primary color filters, for sequentially inserting said primary color filters in said optical system; variable aperture means located within said optical system and capable of varying an aperture value of said optical system; display control means for controlling the display luminance of said display means; exposure time control means for controlling a film exposure time of each of three images corresponding to three primary colors by sequentially displaying the images on said display means during a predetermined interval while simultaneously using said filter means in association with the image displayed on said display means; and photographing control means for controlling at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with a desired photographing condition; said photographing control means including: condition setting means for setting a photographing condition, said condition setting means comprising means for selecting one of a mode giving priority to a decrease in said exposure times, a mode giving priority to sharpness in the photographed image, and a mode giving priority to color saturation in the photographed image; and characteristic control means for controlling a control characteristic of at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means in accordance with the photographic condition set by condition setting means.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said exposure time control means comprises means for controlling the film exposure times in synchronism with display scanning performed by said display means.

Claim 8

An apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a shutter which is located within said optical system and is controlled in synchronism with the inserting of said color filters by said filter means.

Claim 9

A color sequential photographic apparatus comprising: monochrome display means on which an image is scanned and displayed with an adjustable display luminance; an optical system for guiding the displayed image on said display means onto a color film to produce a photographed image; filter means, having three primary color filters, for sequentially inserting said primary color filters in said optical system; variable aperture means located within said optical system and capable of varying an aperture value of said optical system; display control means for controlling the display luminance of said display means; exposure time control means for controlling a film exposure time of each of three images corresponding to three primary colors by sequentially displaying the images on said display means during a predetermined interval while simultaneously using said filter means in association with the images displayed on said display means; and photographing control means for controlling at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with a desired photographing condition; said photographing control means including: condition setting means for setting a photographing condition, said condition setting means comprising means for selecting one of a mode giving priority to a decrease in said exposure times, a mode giving priority to sharpness in the photographed image, and a mode giving priority to color saturation in the photographed image; film information input means for inputting information indicating the type of said color film; and characteristic control means for controlling a control characteristic of at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with the photographing condition set by said condition setting means and the information input from said film information input means.

Claim 10

A color sequential photographic apparatus comprising: monochrome display means on which an image is scanned and displayed with an adjustable display luminance; an optical system for guiding the displayed image on said display means onto a color film to produce a photographed image; filter means, having three primary color filters, for sequentially inserting said primary color filters in said optical system; variable aperture means located within said optical system and capable of varying an aperture value of said optical system; display control means for controlling the display luminance of said display means; exposure time control means for controlling a film exposure time of each of three images corresponding to three primary colors by sequentially displaying the images on said display means during a predetermined interval while simultaneously using said filter means in association with the images displayed on said display means; and photographing control means for controlling at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with a desired photographing condition; said photographing control means including: condition setting means for setting a photographing condition, said condition setting means comprising means for selecting one of a mode giving priority to a decrease in said exposure times, a mode giving priority to sharpness in the photographed image, and a mode giving priority to color saturation in the photographed image; film information input means for inputting information indicating the type of said color film; and characteristic control means for controlling a control characteristic of at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with the photographing condition set by said condition setting means and the information input from said film information input means.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said exposure time control means comprises means for controlling the film exposure times in synchronism with display scanning performed by said display means.

Claim 12

An apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising a shutter which is located within said optical system and is controlled in synchronism with the inserting of said color filters by said filter means.

Claim 13

A color sequential photographic apparatus comprising: monochrome display means on which an image is scanned and displayed with an adjustable display luminance; an optical system for guiding the displayed image on said display means onto a color film; filter means, having three primary color filters, for sequentially inserting said primary color filters in said optical system; variable aperture means located within said optical system and capable of varying an aperture value of said optical system; display control means for controlling the display luminance of said display means; exposure time control means for controlling a film exposure times of each of three images corresponding to three primary colors by sequentially displaying the images on said display means during a predetermined interval while simultaneously using said filter means in association with the images displayed on said display means; and photographing control means for controlling at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with a desired photographing condition; said photographing control means including: condition setting means for setting a photographing condition; film information input means for detecting and inputting information indicating the type of said color film; and characteristic control means for controlling a control characteristic of at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means in accordance with the photographing condition set by said condition setting means and the information input from said film information input means.

Claim 14

A color sequential photographic apparatus comprising: monochrome display means on which an image is scanned and displayed with an adjustable display luminance; an optical system for guiding the displayed image on said display means onto a color film; filter means, having three primary color filters, for sequentially inserting said primary color filters in said optical system; variable aperture means located within said optical system and capable of varying an aperture value of said optical system; display control means for controlling the display luminance of said display means; exposure time control means for controlling a film exposure times of each of three images corresponding to three primary colors by sequentially displaying the images on said display means during a predetermined interval while simultaneously using said filter means in association with the images displayed on said display means; and photographing control means for controlling at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means, in accordance with a desired photographing condition; said photographing control means including: condition setting means for setting a photographing condition; film information input means for detecting and inputting information indicating the type of said color film; and characteristic control means for controlling a control characteristic of at least one of said display control means, said variable aperture means, and said exposure time control means in accordance with the photographing condition set by said condition setting means and the information input from said film information input means.

Claim 15

An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said exposure time control means comprises means for controlling the film exposure times in synchronism with display scanning performed by said display means.

Claim 16

An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a shutter which is located within said optical system and is controlled in synchronism with the inserting of said color filters by said filter means.