Photography – Having camera indicator – Nonmechanical visual display
Patent
1994-12-28
1997-08-19
Adams, Russell E.
Photography
Having camera indicator
Nonmechanical visual display
396297, G03B 1718
Patent
active
056598238
ABSTRACT:
A camera includes a manually operable member having a plurality of distance measuring areas and for switching between exposure correction and AF area and between single photographing and continuous photographing. A viewfinder of the camera displays not only an object but also the above-described respective functions displayed on a LCD and switchable by the manually operable member. As a result, a photographer is allowed to perform photographing while looking at not only the object but also the state of the various functions displayed on the LCD in the finder.
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Maeda Yasuo
Mukai Hiromu
Ohmori Shigeto
Ootsuka Hiroshi
Adams Russell E.
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
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