Fill-in light emitting apparatus and still video camera

Claim 2

A strobe emission apparatus, comprising: a first light emitter that emits light of a first color temperature Kc; a second light emitter that emits light of a second color temperature Kc'; a first color temperature control filter provided in an optical path of said first light emitter and having a first color temperature conversion power Ta; and a second color temperature control filter provided in an optical path of said second light emitter and having a second color temperature conversion power Tb, wherein said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb are determined in accordance with a color temperature of ambient light so that a resultant color temperature G of light transmitted through said first color temperature control filter and said second color temperature control filter is within a range defined by a lower limit Ka' and an upper limit Kb', said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb being defined as follows: Ta≧(10.sup.6 /Ka')-(10.sup.6 /Kc); and Tb≧(10.sup.6 /Kb')-(10.sup.6 /Kc'). 2.

Claim 3

The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a drive device that selectively moves said first color temperature control filter into said optical path of said first light emitter and moves said second color temperature control filter into said optical path of said second light emitter.

Claim 4

The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an emission controller that controls a quantity of light to be emitted by said first light emitter and by said second light emitter.

Claim 5

The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising an emission controller that controls a quantity of light to be emitted by said first light emitter and by said second light emitter.

Claim 6

The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said drive device comprises: a gear wheel provided in a housing of said strobe emission apparatus; and a slidable rack mounted to said first color temperature control filter and said second color temperature control filter.

Claim 7

A strobe emission apparatus, comprising: a light emitter that emits light of a predetermined color temperature Kc; a first color temperature control filter that is selectively moved into an optical path of said light emitter, said first color temperature control filter having a first color temperature conversion power Ta; a second color temperature control filter that is selectively moved into said optical path of said light emitter, said second color temperature control filter having a second color temperature conversion power Tb; and a drive device that selectively moves said first color temperature control filter and said second color temperature control filter into said optical path of said light emitter, wherein said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb are determined in accordance with a color temperature of ambient light so that a resultant color temperature G of light transmitted through said first color temperature control filter and said second color temperature control filter is within a range defined by a lower limit Ka' and an upper limit Kb', said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb being defined as follows: Ta≧(10.sup.6 /Ka')-(10.sup.6 /Kc); and Tb≦(10.sup.6 /Kb')-(10.sup.6 /Kc). 7.

Claim 8

A strobe emission apparatus, comprising: a light emitter that emits light of a predetermined color temperature Kc; a first color temperature control filter that is selectively moved into an optical path of said light emitter, said first color temperature control filter having a first color temperature conversion power Ta; a second color temperature control filter that is selectively moved into said optical path of said light emitter, said second color temperature control filter having a second color temperature conversion power Tb; and a drive device that selectively moves said first color temperature control filter and said second color temperature control filter into said optical path of said light emitter, wherein said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb are determined in accordance with a color temperature of ambient light so that a resultant color temperature G of light transmitted through said first color temperature control filter and said second color temperature control filter is within a range defined by a lower limit Ka' and an upper limit Kb', said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb being defined as follows: Ta≧(10.sup.6 /Ka')-(10.sup.6 /Kc); and Tb≦(10.sup.6 /Kb')-(10.sup.6 /Kc). 7.

Claim 9

The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said drive device comprises: a gear wheel provided in a housing of said strobe emission apparatus; and a slidable rack mounted to said first color temperature control filter and said second color temperature control filter.

Claim 10

The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising means for controlling a quantity of light emitted by said first emitting means and said second emitting means.

Claim 11

A strobe emission apparatus, comprising: first means for emitting light of a first color temperature Kc; second means for emitting light of a second color temperature Kc'; first means for filtering said light emitted by said first light emitting means, said first filtering means having a first color temperature conversion power Ta and being selectively postionable in an optical path of said first emitting means; and second means for filtering said light emitted by said second light emitting means, said second filtering means having a second color temperature conversion power Tb and being selectively postionable in an optical path of said second emitting means, wherein said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb are determined in accordance with a color temperature of ambient light so that a resultant color temperature G of light transmitted through said first filtering means and through said second filtering means is within a range defined by a lower limit Ka' and an upper limit Kb', said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb being defined as follows: Ta≧(10.sup.6 /Ka')-(10.sup.6 /Kc); and Tb≧(10.sup.6 /Kb')-(10.sup.6 /Kc'). 10.

Claim 12

A strobe emission apparatus, comprising: first means for emitting light of a first color temperature Kc; second means for emitting light of a second color temperature Kc'; first means for filtering said light emitted by said first light emitting means, said first filtering means having a first color temperature conversion power Ta and being selectively postionable in an optical path of said first emitting means; and second means for filtering said light emitted by said second light emitting means, said second filtering means having a second color temperature conversion power Tb and being selectively postionable in an optical path of said second emitting means, wherein said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb are determined in accordance with a color temperature of ambient light so that a resultant color temperature G of light transmitted through said first filtering means and through said second filtering means is within a range defined by a lower limit Ka' and an upper limit Kb', said first color temperature conversion power Ta and said second color temperature conversion power Tb being defined as follows: Ta≧(10.sup.6 /Ka')-(10.sup.6 /Kc); and Tb≧(10.sup.6 /Kb')-(10.sup.6 /Kc'). 10.

Claim 13

The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising means for selectively driving said first filtering means into said optical path of said first emitting means and said second filtering means into said optical path of said second emitting means.

Claim 14

The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said driving means comprises: a gear wheel provided in a housing of said strobe emission apparatus; and a slidable rack mounted to said first filtering means and to said second filtering means.