Apparatus for detecting the direction of visual axis and informa

Details Apparatus for detecting the direction of visual axis and informa Apparatus for detecting the direction of visual axis and informa

1995-05-24

2000-07-18

Adams, Russell E.

Photography

Eye tracking

G03B 1700

Patent

active

060918993

ABSTRACT:
A camera operating in a plurality of photographing modes is provided with an image receiver for receiving the optical image of an object, a viewfinder for observing the object therethrough, a display device for displaying the photographing modes in visually recognizable characters so that they can be seen through the viewfinder, detecting means for detecting the direction of the visual axis of the photographer gazing at desired one of the characters, means for causing the photographer to recognize the completion of the selection of the photographing mode, and a controller for setting the camera to the selected photographing mode in conformity with the result of the detection by the detecting means, and controlling the camera in the selected photographing mode.

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