Photography – Having variable focal length of camera objective – Manually selected preset zoom position or range
Patent
1996-12-26
1999-06-29
Adams, Russell
Photography
Having variable focal length of camera objective
Manually selected preset zoom position or range
396 89, G03B 500
Patent
active
RE0362387
ABSTRACT:
An electric zoom camera comprises a photographing lens system having a zoom lens system, a detecting device for detecting a focal length of the photographing lens system and generating a corresponding output, a driving device for driving the photographing lens system for zooming, a commanding device for generating a command for executing zooming to the driving device, and control device for controlling the driving device in accordance with the output from the detecting device and the command, to change a focal length of the photographing lens stepwise between focal lengths of a plurality of predetermined focal lengths arranged substantially in accordance with a geometric progression.
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Daitoku Koichi
Kazami Kazuyuki
Miyamoto Hidenori
Nakamura Toshiyuki
Adams Russell
Nikon Corporation
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