1995-06-05
1996-01-16
Adams, Russell E.
3542891, G03B 708
Patent
active
054852420
ABSTRACT:
An exposure control apparatus of a camera having a photometer for detecting a brightness of an object to be taken, an exposure value calculator for calculating an optimum exposure value in accordance with the object brightness, and an exposure factor setting device for setting a pair of exposure factors having a shutter speed and a diaphragm value, including an exposure factor manual setting device, a specific program exposure mode in which the exposure factors corresponding to the optimum exposure values are automatically set, and an exposure factor modifying device for enabling the exposure factor manual setting device to manually set one of the exposure factors when the exposure factor manual setting device is actuated in the specific program exposure mode.
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Hirai Isamu
Kitazawa Toshiyuki
Nakano Satoshi
Sato Osamu
Sensui Takayuki
Adams Russell E.
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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