Data imprinting device for camera

Claim 2

A camera having a data imprinting device, comprising: (A) exposure control means for controlling an amount of light from an object to be photographed that is incident on sensitive means; (B) varying means for varying the amount of object light that said exposure control means controls to be incident on the sensitive means; and (C) light amount setting means for setting a data imprinting light amount, said light amount setting means setting said data imprinting light amount in accordance with a sensitivity of the sensitive means and information from said varying means regarding the amount of object light controlled to be incident on the sensitive means.

Claim 3

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said light amount setting means includes discriminating means for causing said data imprinting light amount to increase in response to an increase in the incident amount of object light by said varying means.

Claim 4

A camera according to claim 2, wherein said discriminating means is arranged not to decrease said imprinting light amount in response to a decease in the incident amount of object light by said varying means.

Claim 5

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said light amount setting means includes discriminating means for causing said data imprinting light amount not to alter when said varying means has operated so as to decrease the incident amount of object light.

Claim 6

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said light amount setting means is arranged to prevent said data imprinting light amount from changing when the sensitivity information of said sensitive means and a varying value of said varying means are within a predetermined value.

Claim 7

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said exposure control means comprises determining means for determining a proper incident amount of light from the object in accordance with at least one of brightness of the object and a sensitivity of the sensitive means, and said varying means comprises means for varying the incident light amount determined by the determining means.

Claim 8

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said varying means comprises setting means, operable by a camera operator, for setting exposure variance information and means for varying the amount of light that said exposure control means controls to be incident on the sensitive means in accordance with the exposure variance information set by the setting means.

Claim 9

A data imprinting device which receives from an image recording device information regarding both a sensitivity of an image recording medium and an exposure light amount that is varied by an exposure control device, and which imprints data on the image recording medium, comprising: (A) imprinting means for imprinting the data on the image recording medium; and (B) light amount setting means for setting an imprinting light amount of the imprinting means, said light amount setting means setting said imprinting light amount in accordance with the sensitivity and exposure light amount information received from the image recording device.

Claim 10

A data imprinting device which receives from an image recording device information regarding both a sensitivity of an image recording medium and an exposure light amount that is varied by an exposure control device, and which imprints data on the image recording medium, comprising: (A) imprinting means for imprinting the data on the image recording medium; and (B) light amount setting means for setting an imprinting light amount of the imprinting means, said light amount setting means setting said imprinting light amount in accordance with the sensitivity and exposure light amount information received from the image recording device.

Claim 11

A camera according to claim 8, wherein said light amount setting means includes discriminating means for causing the imprinting light amount to increase in response to an increase in the exposure light amount by said exposure control means.

Claim 12

A camera according to claim 9, wherein said discriminating means is arranged not to decrease the imprinting light amount in response to a decrease in the exposure light amount by said exposure control means.

Claim 13

A camera according to claim 8, wherein said light amount setting means includes discriminating means for causing the imprinting light amount not to alter when said exposure control means has operated so as to decrease the exposure light amount.

Claim 14

A camera according to claim 8, wherein said light amount setting means is arranged to prevent the imprinting light amount from changing when the sensitivity of the image recording medium and an exposure value for varying the exposure light amount controlled by said exposure control means are within a predetermined range.

Claim 15

A data imprinting device for imprinting data on an image recording medium and for receiving from an image recording device information regarding an exposure amount for recording an image on the image recording medium, comprising: (A) imprinting means for imprinting the data on the image recording medium by emission of light; and (B) light emission amount setting means for setting a light emission amount for the data imprinting by said imprinting means in accordance with the exposure amount information.

Claim 16

A data imprinting device for imprinting data on an image recording medium and for receiving from an image recording device information regarding an exposure amount for recording an image on the image recording medium, comprising: (A) imprinting means for imprinting the data on the image recording medium by emission of light; and (B) light emission amount setting means for setting a light emission amount for the data imprinting by said imprinting means in accordance with the exposure amount information.

Claim 17

A data imprinting device according to claim 13, wherein the image recording device includes exposure control means for controlling the exposure amount according to sensitivity of the image recording medium and varying means for varying the amount of exposure light that the exposure control means controls to be incident on the image recording medium, and wherein said light emission amount setting means determines the light emission amount in accordance with the exposure amount varied by the varying means.

Claim 18

A data imprinting device according to claim 13, wherein said light emission amount setting means includes means for increasing the light emission amount for the data imprinting as the exposure amount increases.

Claim 19

A camera having a data imprinting device for imprinting data on an image recording medium, comprising: (A) imprinting means for imprinting the data on the image recording medium by emission of light; and (B) light emission amount setting means for setting a light emission amount for the data imprinting by said imprinting means in accordance with an exposure light amount for recording an image on the image recording means.

Claim 20

A camera having a data imprinting device for imprinting data on an image recording medium, comprising: (A) imprinting means for imprinting the data on the image recording medium by emission of light; and (B) light emission amount setting means for setting a light emission amount for the data imprinting by said imprinting means in accordance with an exposure light amount for recording an image on the image recording means.

Claim 21

A camera according to claim 16, further comprising: exposure control means for controlling the exposure light amount in accordance with sensitivity of the image recording medium; and varying means for varying the exposure light amount that said exposure control means controls to be incident on the image recording medium, wherein said light emission amount setting means determines the light emission amount in accordance with the exposure light amount varied by the varying means.

Claim 22

A camera according to claim 16, wherein said light emission amount setting means includes means for increasing the light emission amount for the data imprinting as the exposure light amount increases.

Claim 23

A camera having a data imprinting device, comprising: exposure control means for controlling an amount of light from an object to be photographed that is incident on an image recording medium; varying means for outputting control information used by said exposure control means to vary the amount of light incident on the image recording medium, and determination means for determining an imprinting light level for the imprinting device and for outputting a signal indicative of the determined imprinting light level, said determination means comprising means for receiving the control information output by said varying means and means for determining the imprinting light level in accordance with the received control information and sensitivity information for the image recording medium.

Claim 24

A camera having a data imprinting device, comprising: exposure control means for controlling an amount of light from an object to be photographed that is incident on an image recording medium; varying means for outputting control information used by said exposure control means to vary the amount of light incident on the image recording medium, and determination means for determining an imprinting light level for the imprinting device and for outputting a signal indicative of the determined imprinting light level, said determination means comprising means for receiving the control information output by said varying means and means for determining the imprinting light level in accordance with the received control information and sensitivity information for the image recording medium.

Claim 25

A camera according to claim 19, wherein said determination means further comprises means for determining the imprinting light level based on both the control information and the sensitivity information, when the control information indicates an increase in the incident light amount, and based on the sensitivity information without the control information, when the control information indicates a decrease in the incident light amount.