Patent
1992-10-23
1993-11-02
Adams, Russell E.
354414, 354432, G03B 1336, G03B 1505
Patent
active
052588033
ABSTRACT:
A camera comprising a detection circuit for dividing a field of view into plural small areas and detecting luminance for each of the plural small areas, a focus detecting circuit capable of effecting focus detecting for each of plural focus detecting areas in the field of view, a selection circuit for selecting at least one of the plural focus detecting areas to be utilized by the focus detecting circuit, and a decision circuit for determining the necessity of flash illumination by using first luminance information detected by the detection circuit for the small area containing the focus detecting area selected by the selection circuit and second luminance information for the small area having a maximum luminance among the plural small areas. The camera can precisely determine a backlighting condition in particular.
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Adams Russell E.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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