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Silver halide film type camera
Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc
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Filing: 1989-10-03
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Granted: 1991-06-11
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Expires: 2009-10-03
Abstract
Abstract A silver halide type camera wherein an optical image of a subject focused on a silver halide film is received by a charge coupled device, an image information from the charge coupled device is processed by a signal processing device and displayed on a display, and a photographing condition is changed according to the image on the display immediately before taking a picture to form an optimum picture on the silver halide film. The camera has a photographing condition input device, an operating device for generating a start signal for reproducing and displaying the image, a memory device for storing the image information signal, an image information transfer device for transferring to the memory device the image information signal which is generated within a predetermined time by the signal processing device, and a control device for actuating the image information transfer device on the basis of the photographing condition applied from the photographing condition input device when the start signal is generated by the operating device.
Inventors
- 👤 Yasushi Hoshino
- 👤 Kazuhiro Sugiyama
- 👤 Yoshitaka Ohta
- 👤 Masaki Shimada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 08:42
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B17/00; G03B17/18; G03B7/00; G03B7/08; G03B7/091; G03B7/097
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
195 words
A camera for taking a picture of an object on silver halide film, comprising: means for converting an optical image of the object into an image information signal corresponding to the optical image, the converting means including a photographing section for receiving the optical image; memory means for storing the image information signal to reproduce a visible still image of the optical image; means for displaying the visible still image; means for setting photographic conditions depending upon the visible still image displayed on the display means; means for switching the operation of the camera between a first mode and a second mode, wherein when the camera is operated in the first mode the photographic conditions can be adjusted to obtain a desirable photographing condition and in the second mode the picture is taken based upon the photographic conditions set in the first mode; means for detecting a sensitivity of the silver halide film; and means for adjusting the photographing section of the converting means in response to the sensitivity of the film detected by the detecting means, so that the visible image displayed by the display means is substantially equivalent to the object being photographed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
195 words
A camera for taking a picture of an object on silver halide film, comprising: means for converting an optical image of the object into an image information signal corresponding to the optical image, the converting means including a photographing section for receiving the optical image; memory means for storing the image information signal to reproduce a visible still image of the optical image; means for displaying the visible still image; means for setting photographic conditions depending upon the visible still image displayed on the display means; means for switching the operation of the camera between a first mode and a second mode, wherein when the camera is operated in the first mode the photographic conditions can be adjusted to obtain a desirable photographing condition and in the second mode the picture is taken based upon the photographic conditions set in the first mode; means for detecting a sensitivity of the silver halide film; and means for adjusting the photographing section of the converting means in response to the sensitivity of the film detected by the detecting means, so that the visible image displayed by the display means is substantially equivalent to the object being photographed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The camera of claim 1, further comprising an optical system including an iris diaphragm and shutter means for converting an image of the object into the optical image.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The camera of claim 2, wherein one of the photographic conditions is a value representing an opening amount of the iris diaphragm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The camera of claim 2, wherein one of the photographic conditions is a shutter speed of the shutter means of the optical system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
79 words
The camera of claim 1, further comprising means for either selecting a dynamic image mode or a stationary image mode, wherein during the dynamic image mode a dynamic image is displayed by the display means in accordance with the image information signal supplied by the converting means, and during the stationary image mode a still image is displayed by the display means in accordance with the image information signal stored in the memory means to adjust the photographing conditions.
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