Photography – Exposure control circuit – Viewfinder light compensation
Patent
1997-10-28
1999-12-14
Metjahic, Safet
Photography
Exposure control circuit
Viewfinder light compensation
396296, 396373, G03B 1310
Patent
active
060028874
ABSTRACT:
In a view finder having an objective lens, an indicator is provided in the vicinity of an image forming position of the objective lens. The indicator includes a liquid crystal cell having a pair of spaced first and second glass substrates with transparent electrodes. A transparent macromolecular substance having a liquid crystal dispersed therein is enclosed in the space between the first and second glass substrates. An eyepiece is provided through which an image formed by the objective lens can be viewed. Light sources are provided along side surfaces of the indicator to emit and make light incident upon the indicator.
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Chiba Toru
Hirakawa Jun
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Mahoney Christopher E.
Metjahic Safet
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