US5070355A
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Camera system capable of recording information in an external memory
Assignee: Minolta Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-05-18
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Granted: 1991-12-03
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Expires: 2010-05-18
Abstract
Abstract A camera capable of identifying photographing conditions causative of red-eye effect making the eyes of human pictures in a flash-photographed picture come out red, and recording the identified photographing conditions in an external memory provided on a film cartridge loaded thereon. The camera recognizes the possibility of occurrence of red-eye effect on the basis of the focal length of the camera lens, the object distance, the distance between the optical axis of the camera lens and the light source of the flash light device and the object brightness. When the photographing conditions are identified to be causative of red-eye effect, a warning is displayed and flash photographing is forbidden. When photographing operation is carried out under photographing conditions liable to cause red-eye effect, information about the exposed film including the photographing conditions is recorded in the external memory to enable the subsequent developing and printing processes to correct the photograph with reference to the information.
Inventors
- 👤 Manabu Inoue
- 👤 Nobuyuki Taniguchi
- 👤 Katsuyuki Nanba
- 👤 Yoshinobu Kudo
- 👤 Michihiro Iwata
- 👤 Shigeru Wada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:38
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03B; G03B7/00; G03B7/16; G03B17/00; G03B2206/00; G03B2206/002; G03B2206/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A camera system including a camera body and a flash light device, comprising: means for judging whether or not a red-eye effect will occur when said flash light device is fired at a photographing operation of said camera system, to produce a red-eye signal when the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect is judged; external memory means detachably mounted on said camera body, for storing a plurality kinds of photographing conditions; and means for writing information representative of the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect in said external memory means in accordance with said red-eye signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
98 words
A camera system including a camera body and a flash light device, comprising: means for judging whether or not a red-eye effect will occur when said flash light device is fired at a photographing operation of said camera system, to produce a red-eye signal when the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect is judged; external memory means detachably mounted on said camera body, for storing a plurality kinds of photographing conditions; and means for writing information representative of the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect in said external memory means in accordance with said red-eye signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
147 words
A camera system including a camera body and a flash light device, comprising: means for judging whether or not a red-eye effect will occur when said flash light device is fired at a photographing operation of said camera system, to produce a first signal when the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect is judged; means for determining whether or not said flash light device will be fired at the photographing operation; means for discriminating that said determining means determines said flash light device will be fired at the photographing operation to produce a second signal; means for generating a third signal in accordance with both of said first and second signals; external memory means, detachably mounted on said camera body, for storing a plurality kinds of photographing conditions; and means for writing a predetermined information in said external memory means in accordance with said third signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
147 words
A camera system including a camera body and a flash light device, comprising: means for judging whether or not a red-eye effect will occur when said flash light device is fired at a photographing operation of said camera system, to produce a first signal when the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect is judged; means for determining whether or not said flash light device will be fired at the photographing operation; means for discriminating that said determining means determines said flash light device will be fired at the photographing operation to produce a second signal; means for generating a third signal in accordance with both of said first and second signals; external memory means, detachably mounted on said camera body, for storing a plurality kinds of photographing conditions; and means for writing a predetermined information in said external memory means in accordance with said third signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
148 words
A camera system including a camera body and a flash light device, comprising: means for judging whether or not a red-eye effect will occur when said flash light device is fired at a photographing operation of said camera system, to produce a first signal when the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect is judged; means for determining whether or not said flash light device will be fired at the photographing operation; means for discriminating that said determining means determines said flash light device will not be fired at the photographing operation to produce a second signal; means for generating a third signal in accordance with both of said first and second signals; external memory means, detachably mounted on said camera body, for storing a plurality kinds of photographing conditions; and means for writing a predetermined information in said external memory means in accordance with said third signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
148 words
A camera system including a camera body and a flash light device, comprising: means for judging whether or not a red-eye effect will occur when said flash light device is fired at a photographing operation of said camera system, to produce a first signal when the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect is judged; means for determining whether or not said flash light device will be fired at the photographing operation; means for discriminating that said determining means determines said flash light device will not be fired at the photographing operation to produce a second signal; means for generating a third signal in accordance with both of said first and second signals; external memory means, detachably mounted on said camera body, for storing a plurality kinds of photographing conditions; and means for writing a predetermined information in said external memory means in accordance with said third signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A camera system as claimed in claim 3, further comprising, means for calculating a proper exposure value for a condition when said flash light device is fired at the photographing operation, and means for correcting the calculated exposure value in response to said third signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A camera system as claimed in claim 4, further comprising, means for calculating a difference between the calculated exposure value and the corrected exposure value, and wherein said writing means includes means for writing an information representative of said calculated difference in said external memory means in accordance with said third signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
74 words
A camera system including a camera body and a flash light device, comprising: means for judging whether or not a red-eye effect will occur when said flash light device is fired at a photographing operation of said camera system, to produce a red-eye signal when the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect is judged; and means for inhibiting a flash light emission of said flash light device in response to said red-eye signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
74 words
A camera system including a camera body and a flash light device, comprising: means for judging whether or not a red-eye effect will occur when said flash light device is fired at a photographing operation of said camera system, to produce a red-eye signal when the possibility of occurrence of the red-eye effect is judged; and means for inhibiting a flash light emission of said flash light device in response to said red-eye signal.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-12-02 | 1999-06-03 | 1999-12-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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