Abstract:
Apparatus is disclosed for measuring and providing an indication of illumination, comprising a delay circuit including a lightreceiving element and a capacitor, for integrating the quantity of light in accordance with illumination incident on the lightreceiving surface of the light-receiving element; a switching circuit actuated by an output signal from the delay circuit; a pulse generator circuit generating pulses of a constant frequency; and a counter circuit comprising a plurality of binary counter circuits disposed in cascade connection, in which the counter circuit is provided with counting elements corresponding to all digits and indicating luminescent diodes connected to output terminals of the counting elements. The counter circuit initiates the counting of the pulses derived from the pulse generator circuit in accordance with illumination incident on the light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element, and the delaying operation of the delay circuit. The counting circuit counts the number of the pulses in a period of time until the switching circuit is actuated, thereby providing a digital indication of a set analog value.
Abstract:
An automatic flash device for use on a photographic camera, which is of a type capable of controlling the flash illumination in response to an incident pulse of reflected light energy originating from the flash illumination. This automatic flash device includes a light sensitive element for sensing the incident pulse of the reflected light energy and then to generate an electrical signal indicative of the amount of the reflected light energy. The light sensitive element is housed in a sensor housing structure separate of a flash housing structure accommodating therein a major portion of the flash circuit.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a light integrating type light detector circuit, comprising a parallel circuit formed with a photovoltaic cell, an integrating capacitor and a timing switch for starting integration, and a trigger circuit which is triggered when a voltage of the parallel circuit has reached a predetermined level within a range of a voltage charged with a charging current substantially equal to a short-circuit current of the photovoltaic cell, in which an output time characteristic in inverse proportion to the illumination of light received by the photovoltaic cell is obtained.
Abstract:
A photometric device for generating an electric signal related to coincident light intensity comprises a number of photoresponsive means each including first and second photoconductive elements having response characteristics such that the logarithm of resistance to the logarithm of light intensity are respectively proportional over different ranges of light intensity. Additionally, the first photoconductive element in each of the photoresponsive means has a higher sensitivity than that of the second photoconductive element. The first and second photoconductive elements are positioned to receive light for different areas of the objective field. The first and second photoconductive element of each photoresponsive means are specifically interconnected with similar elements of another photoresponsive means to enhance the light response characteristics.
Abstract:
A shutter control device has two delay circuits and a timing circuit including a photoconductive element for determining a delay period as a function of the intensity of the scene light. The timing circuit and one of the delay circuits are actuated simultaneously with the operation of the shutter release and the other delay circuit is operated when the first actuated delay circuit attains a given potential. The shutter closing is initiated when the potentials of the two delay circuits are equal.
Abstract:
A circuit for detecting current generated by a light transducer such as a photovoltaic cell includes at least one P-N junction for biasing a transistor to compensate for the voltage drop of the base emitter junction thereof and includes feedback between the collector of the transistor and the biasing junction to compensate for temperature changes and changes in the amplification factor of the transistor whereby the linearity of the light transducer output is maintained.