Camera exposure calculation device dependent on type of scene to be photographed

Claim 2

A camera comprising: light receiving means for receiving light from a plurality of areas on an object field and generating a plurality of brightness signals corresponding to said plurality of areas; photographing scene setting means responsive to an operation by a photographer for setting a photographing scene selected from a plurality of different types of objects that may be photographed and producing first information corresponding to the set photographing scene; photographing condition detecting means responsive to a condition of said camera for producing second information which is related to the condition of said camera and different from the photographing scene; and exposure determining means for determining an exposure value based on said plurality of brightness signals, said first information and said second information.

Claim 3

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said exposure determining means has selecting means for selecting a part of said plurality of brightness signals on the basis of said first and said second information and means for calculating the exposure value.

Claim 4

A camera according to claim 1, which further comprises means for detecting an attitude of the camera to produce an attitude signal, wherein said light receiving means selects a part of said plurality of brightness signals in response to said attitude signal.

Claim 5

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said photographing scene setting means is capable of setting a sport scene in which a primary object moves and a portrait scene in which a primary object is almost static, and wherein the number of said selected brightness signals in said sport scene is larger than the number of said selected brightness signals in said portrait scene.

Claim 6

A camera according to claim 4, which further comprises focus detecting means for detecting the focus condition of a photographing lens in response to outputs of said light receiving means.

Claim 7

A camera according to claim 5, wherein said second information is related to a distance from said camera to the object.

Claim 8

A camera according to claim 6, wherein said second information is related to a focal distance of a photographing lens.

Claim 9

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said photographing scene setting means is capable of setting a sport scene in which a primary object moves.

Claim 10

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said photographing scene setting means is capable of setting a portrait scene in which a primary object is static.

Claim 11

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said photographing scene setting means is capable of setting a landscape scene.

Claim 12

A camera comprising: light receiving means for receiving light through a photographing lens form two areas on an object field and generating a plurality of light intensity distribution signals corresponding to said two areas, one of said two areas being extended in a horizontal direction and the other of said two areas being extended in a vertical direction when said camera is held in a horizontal attitude; focus condition detecting means for detecting a focus condition of said photographing lens on the basis of said plurality of light intensity distribution signals; attitude detecting means for detecting an attitude of the camera to produce an attitude signal; photographing scene setting means responsive to an operation by a photographer for setting a photographing scene selected from a plurality of different types of objects that may be photographed and producing first information corresponding to the set photographing scene; photographing condition detecting means responsive to a condition of said camera for producing second information which is related to the condition of said camera and different from the photographing scene; selecting means responsive to said attitude signal for selecting a part of said plurality of light intensity distribution signals corresponding to one of said two areas; and exposure calculating means for calculating an exposure value based on the selected part of said plurality of light intensity distribution signals, said first information and said second information.

Claim 13

A camera comprising: light receiving means for receiving light through a photographing lens form two areas on an object field and generating a plurality of light intensity distribution signals corresponding to said two areas, one of said two areas being extended in a horizontal direction and the other of said two areas being extended in a vertical direction when said camera is held in a horizontal attitude; focus condition detecting means for detecting a focus condition of said photographing lens on the basis of said plurality of light intensity distribution signals; attitude detecting means for detecting an attitude of the camera to produce an attitude signal; photographing scene setting means responsive to an operation by a photographer for setting a photographing scene selected from a plurality of different types of objects that may be photographed and producing first information corresponding to the set photographing scene; photographing condition detecting means responsive to a condition of said camera for producing second information which is related to the condition of said camera and different from the photographing scene; selecting means responsive to said attitude signal for selecting a part of said plurality of light intensity distribution signals corresponding to one of said two areas; and exposure calculating means for calculating an exposure value based on the selected part of said plurality of light intensity distribution signals, said first information and said second information.