Camera for recording position information of object to be photographed on the basis of moving amount of object in photographic image plane, and method of recording position information

Claim 2

A camera capable of loading a film having an information recording portion, the camera comprising: a) focusing means for measuring a distance to a principal object to be photographed present in a focusing area of a photographic image plane and for determining a focal position of a taking lens on the basis of the measurement result; b) output means for determining a position of the principal object in said photographic image plane in response to a change in a photographic field angle after said focusing means has determined the focal position, and for outputting principal object position information; and c) recording means for recording the principal object position information from said output means in the information recording portion of said film.

Claim 3

A camera according to claim 1, wherein said output means comprises: a) rotational amount detecting means for detecting a rotational amount of said camera with the change in the photographic field angle; b) focal length detecting means for detecting a focal length of said taking lens; c) calculating means for calculating a moving amount of the principal object in said photographic image plane on the basis of the rotational amount detected by said rotational amount detecting means and the focus length detected by said focal length detecting means; and d) generating means for determining an area of said photographic image plane in which the principal object is present on the basis of the calculation result from said calculating means, and for generating the principal object position information.

Claim 4

A camera according to claim 2, wherein said rotational amount detecting means detects a vibration applied to said camera in a predetermined direction.

Claim 5

A camera according to claim 1, wherein the principal object position information specifies one of a plurality of areas of said photographic image plane.

Claim 6

A camera according to claim 1, further comprising: generating means for generating luminance information of the principal object; and recording means for recording the principal object position information from said output means and the luminance information from said generating means in the information recording portion of said film.

Claim 7

An information recording method of a camera having detecting means for detecting a rotational angle of said camera and recording means for recording information on a film, comprising the steps of: a) generating an operation start signal in response to a first operation performed by a user; b) starting an integral action for an output from said detecting means in response to the operation start signal; c) generating an operation end signal in response to a second operation performed by the user during the integral action; d) stopping the integral action in response to the operation end signal; e) converting a signal obtained by the integral action into recording information to be recorded on said film; and f) recording the recording information on said film.

Claim 8

An information recording method of a camera having detecting means for detecting a rotational angle of said camera and recording means for recording information on a film, comprising the steps of: a) generating an operation start signal in response to a first operation performed by a user; b) starting an integral action for an output from said detecting means in response to the operation start signal; c) generating an operation end signal in response to a second operation performed by the user during the integral action; d) stopping the integral action in response to the operation end signal; e) converting a signal obtained by the integral action into recording information to be recorded on said film; and f) recording the recording information on said film.

Claim 9

A camera comprising: a) displacement angle defecting means for detecting a displacement angle of a principal object to be photographed, which is present in a photographic image plane, from a center of said photographic image plane, said displacement angle being obtained on the basis of an output signal from angular velocity detecting means provided in said camera; and b) data recording means for recording data based on the displacement angle detected by said displacement angle detecting means on a film as a displacement of the principal object from the center of said photographic image plane.

Claim 10

A camera comprising: a) displacement angle defecting means for detecting a displacement angle of a principal object to be photographed, which is present in a photographic image plane, from a center of said photographic image plane, said displacement angle being obtained on the basis of an output signal from angular velocity detecting means provided in said camera; and b) data recording means for recording data based on the displacement angle detected by said displacement angle detecting means on a film as a displacement of the principal object from the center of said photographic image plane.

Claim 11

A camera according to claim 7, wherein said data recording means includes means for magnetically recording the data on said film.

Claim 12

A camera according to claim 7, further comprising: a taking lens capable of zooming; and detecting means for detecting a focal length of said taking lens, and wherein said data recording means records a product of the displacement angle of the principal object from the center of said photographic image plane and the focal length of said taking lens detected by said detecting means as the displacement of the principal object from the center of said photographic image plane.

Claim 13

A camera comprising: a) photometric means for measuring luminance of a portion of a photographic image plane; b) rotational amount detecting means for detecting a rotational amount of a photographic optical axis; c) displacement detecting means for detecting a displacement of a principal object to be photographed, which is present in said photographic image plane, from a center of said photographic image plane, based on an output from said rotational amount detecting means; and d) data recording means for recording data, based on outputs from said photometric means and said displacement detecting means, on a film.

Claim 14

A camera comprising: a) photometric means for measuring luminance of a portion of a photographic image plane; b) rotational amount detecting means for detecting a rotational amount of a photographic optical axis; c) displacement detecting means for detecting a displacement of a principal object to be photographed, which is present in said photographic image plane, from a center of said photographic image plane, based on an output from said rotational amount detecting means; and d) data recording means for recording data, based on outputs from said photometric means and said displacement detecting means, on a film.

Claim 15

A camera according to claim 10, wherein the data recorded on said film includes print exposure correction data used when an image in said photographic image plane is printed.

Claim 16

A camera capable of recording data on a film, the camera comprising: a) focusing means for focusing an object to be photographed present in a focusing area provided in a center of an image plane of a viewfinder; b) focus lock means for allowing exposure even if a principal object to be photographed is present outside said focusing area; c) rotational amount detecting means for detecting a rotational amount of a photographic optical axis; and d) focal length output means for outputting a focal length of a taking lens, wherein an operation of said rotational amount detecting means is started when said focus lock means is operated and stopped when an exposure start signal is input, thereby obtaining a rotational angle of the principal object from the center of said image plane, and a product of the rotational angle and the focal length of said taking lens is recorded on said film as data about a displacement of the principal object from the center of said image plane.

Claim 17

A camera capable of recording data on a film, the camera comprising: a) focusing means for focusing an object to be photographed present in a focusing area provided in a center of an image plane of a viewfinder; b) focus lock means for allowing exposure even if a principal object to be photographed is present outside said focusing area; c) rotational amount detecting means for detecting a rotational amount of a photographic optical axis; and d) focal length output means for outputting a focal length of a taking lens, wherein an operation of said rotational amount detecting means is started when said focus lock means is operated and stopped when an exposure start signal is input, thereby obtaining a rotational angle of the principal object from the center of said image plane, and a product of the rotational angle and the focal length of said taking lens is recorded on said film as data about a displacement of the principal object from the center of said image plane.

Claim 18

An automatic focusing camera including a focusing area in a center of an image plane of a viewfinder and capable of performing focus lock, the camera comprising: a) data recording means for recording data on a film; b) rotational amount detecting means for detecting a rotational amount of a photographic optical axis; and c) focal length detecting means for detecting a focal length of a taking lens, wherein an operation of said rotational amount detecting means is started when the focus lock is performed and stopped when an exposure start signal is input, thereby obtaining a rotational angle of a principal object to be photographed from the center of said image plane, and a product of the rotational angle and the focal length of said taking lens is recorded on said film as data about a displacement of the principal object from the center of said image plane.

Claim 19

An automatic focusing camera including a focusing area in a center of an image plane of a viewfinder and capable of performing focus lock, the camera comprising: a) data recording means for recording data on a film; b) rotational amount detecting means for detecting a rotational amount of a photographic optical axis; and c) focal length detecting means for detecting a focal length of a taking lens, wherein an operation of said rotational amount detecting means is started when the focus lock is performed and stopped when an exposure start signal is input, thereby obtaining a rotational angle of a principal object to be photographed from the center of said image plane, and a product of the rotational angle and the focal length of said taking lens is recorded on said film as data about a displacement of the principal object from the center of said image plane.

Claim 20

A camera according to claim 13, further comprising spot photometric means for measuring an object luminance within a narrow range near said focusing area, so that spot photometric data of the principal object is also obtained in the focus lock and added to the data to be recorded on said film.

Claim 21

An automatic focusing camera capable of using a film capable of recording data, the camera comprising: a) focusing means for focusing a principal object to be photographed present in a focusing area provided in a center of an image plane of a viewfinder; b) first means for allowing exposure even if the principal object is present outside said focusing area; c) second means for designating a start of the exposure; d) focal length output means for outputting a focal length of a taking lens; e) rotational angle detecting means for detecting a rotational angle of a photographic optical axis from an operation of said first means to an operation of said second means; and f) recording means for recording a product of the focal length from said focal length output means and the rotational angle from said rotational angle detecting means on said film as a moving amount of the principal object from the center of said image plane.

Claim 22

An automatic focusing camera capable of using a film capable of recording data, the camera comprising: a) focusing means for focusing a principal object to be photographed present in a focusing area provided in a center of an image plane of a viewfinder; b) first means for allowing exposure even if the principal object is present outside said focusing area; c) second means for designating a start of the exposure; d) focal length output means for outputting a focal length of a taking lens; e) rotational angle detecting means for detecting a rotational angle of a photographic optical axis from an operation of said first means to an operation of said second means; and f) recording means for recording a product of the focal length from said focal length output means and the rotational angle from said rotational angle detecting means on said film as a moving amount of the principal object from the center of said image plane.

Claim 23

A data recording method for an automatic focusing camera capable of using a film capable of recording data, the method comprising: a) a first step of determining focusing data of a taking lens with a principal object to be photographed present in a center of a photographic image plane, and holding the focusing data; b) a second step of designating a start of exposure to said film with the principal object present outside the center of said photographic image plane; and c) a third step of detecting a rotational angle of a photographic optical axis occurring from the first step to the second step, and recording a product of a focal length of said taking lens and the rotational angle as data on said film.

Claim 24

A data recording method for an automatic focusing camera capable of using a film capable of recording data, the method comprising: a) a first step of determining focusing data of a taking lens with a principal object to be photographed present in a center of a photographic image plane, and holding the focusing data; b) a second step of designating a start of exposure to said film with the principal object present outside the center of said photographic image plane; and c) a third step of detecting a rotational angle of a photographic optical axis occurring from the first step to the second step, and recording a product of a focal length of said taking lens and the rotational angle as data on said film.

Claim 25

An information recording apparatus of a camera having detecting means for detecting a rotational angle of said camera and recording means for recording information on a film, the information recording apparatus comprising: a) first generating means for generating an operation start signal in response to a first operation performed by a user; b) starting means for starting an integral action for an output from said detecting means in response to the operation start signal from said first generating means; c) second generating means for generating an operation end signal in response to a second operation performed by the user during the integral action; d) stopping means for stopping the integral action of said starting means in response to the operation end signal from said second generating means; e) converting means for converting a signal obtained by the integral action of said starting means into recording information to be recorded on said film; and f) recording means for recording the recording information from said converting means on said film.

Claim 26

An information recording apparatus of a camera having detecting means for detecting a rotational angle of said camera and recording means for recording information on a film, the information recording apparatus comprising: a) first generating means for generating an operation start signal in response to a first operation performed by a user; b) starting means for starting an integral action for an output from said detecting means in response to the operation start signal from said first generating means; c) second generating means for generating an operation end signal in response to a second operation performed by the user during the integral action; d) stopping means for stopping the integral action of said starting means in response to the operation end signal from said second generating means; e) converting means for converting a signal obtained by the integral action of said starting means into recording information to be recorded on said film; and f) recording means for recording the recording information from said converting means on said film.