Abstract:
In an electrical exposure control device for a single lens reflex camera in which the scene light of objects to be photographed which passes through the objective lens of the single lens reflex camera is received by light receiving elements the output thereof is detected by the compression circuit as a voltage proportional to the value of logarithm of the brightness of said light, said potential is stored in the storage means, the timing circuit is actuated, at the time of exposure, by the current anti-logarithmically converted from the stored voltage, and the activation circuit for terminating the exposure is included; there is disclosed that said device comprises a constant current generating circuit for preventing variation of current resulting from fluctuation of voltage in the power source, said voltage being impressed to the compression circuit; a circuit to which the current generated at the constant current generating circuit is fed, said circuit including photoconductive elements and resistors, and generating a voltage proportional to a value of logarithm of illumination of light receiving surfaces; a compression circuit connected in series to the secondlymentioned circuit and including a bias voltage generating circuit depending upon a set value of film speed and a set value of diaphragm aperture, said compression circuit photographically calculating voltage of both circuits which is developed by output current of said constant current generating circuit and producing output voltage proportional to a value of logarithm of duration of exposure; a storage means for storing output voltage of said compression circuit through a switch prior to exposure; a timing circuit for producing an anti-logarithmically converted current from the stored voltage of said storage means simultaneously with the exposure, the thus produced current being impressed thereto; and an activation circuit being actuated by said timing circuit and terminating the exposure, said device being free from error which may be introduced due to a variation of characteristics of P-N functions in these circuits depending upon a variation of temperature, and part of these circuits being of an integrated circuit.
Abstract:
In an electrical exposure control device for use with reflex type photographic cameras, the voltage stored in a storage device is accurately retained after the light has been detected by a light receptive element and prior to the use of the stored voltage for purposes of exposure control by structure which ensures that the required switching of the stored voltage is coincidentally timed with the actual movement of the shutter mechanism to initiate an exposure, thereby eliminating unwanted decay between operation of a change-over switch and actual movement of the shutter mechanism.
Abstract:
In a photographic camera wherein a shutter is controlled or a shutter speed is indicated by output signals generated according to a quantity of scene light received by light receptive elements and a film sensitivity setting, and, in addition thereto if necessary, a diaphragm aperture setting, an electric circuit is responsive only to signals relating to the scene brightness for indicating whether the scene brightness is lower or higher than a predetermined critical level.
Abstract:
A temperature-dependent current supplier specially suitable for application to an integrated circuit is characterized as follows. The base of a first transistor is connected to a connecting point between two resistors which are connected in series to each other in a collector circuit of said transistor, the voltage between the base and the collector of said transistor being selected at about kT/q where the charge quantity is q, the Boltzmann''s constant is k and the absolute temperature is T; and the base of a second transistor is connected to the collector of said first transistor, respective temperature coefficients of the baseemitter voltages of said first and second transistors being selected to differ from each other; and also current-outputs of the quantity proportional to the absolute temperature is taken out from the collector circuit of said second transistor.
Abstract:
A motor driven camera having a motor for driving the shutter releasing and film-winding mechanisms and capable of periodically repeating a predetermined cycle of operation is provided with a mechanism for automatically prolonging the cycle of operation when it fails to provide a correct exposure due to insufficient luminosity of a subject which requires a longer exposure time. The mechanism includes a first operating member which initiates the timing in association with shutter release and is actuated when a time corresponding to the predetermined cycle of operation has occurred and a second operating member which is actuated in relation to the completion of the exposure by the shutter, the motor operating the film winding mechanism when both of the first and second operating members are actuated.
Abstract:
A universal circuit module is adaptable for the automatic exposure control of different types of camera shutter mechanisms. The circuit module includes switching means responsive to input signals for supplying output signals for controlling the excitation of a load connected to output terminals of the module and biasing means for biasing semiconductor switch means within the module for actuating the switch means at one-half of the voltage of a power source.
Abstract:
First and second output voltages are generated respectively in accordance with the logarithm of the intensity of light and as a function of a manually set exposure condition. A control signal to initiate shutter closing is generated when a signal which changes in proportion to the logarithm of an elapsed time period initiated by shutter release operation plus the second output voltage is substantially equal to the first output voltage. The control device includes a circuit for comparing the voltages. The device may be modified to generate a third output voltage which changes in response to the change of the signal and then comparing the first output voltage with the second plus the third output voltage.
Abstract:
Switching mechanism in an exposure control device for a photoconductive camera reduces unnecessary battery consumption by disconnecting the power source from a light measuring circuit and a mechanism for actuating shutter closing during those times when either the output of the light measuring circuit and/or the actuation of the shutter are not required. Manually operative individual switches respectively interconnect the light measuring circuit and the shutter actuation mechanism with the power source. A button switch movable between first and second positions engages with a locking member to prevent actuation of the shutter release button to prevent interconnection of the shutter actuating mechanism with the power source when an exposure time setting member is set to an automatic exposure position and the button switch is in the first position for opening the switch interconnecting the light measuring circuit with the battery source. Rotation of the exposure time setting member to any one of a number of positions rotates the locking member enabling the release button to be depressed and the interconnection of the shutter actuating mechanism with the battery source.
Abstract:
A constant current transistor circuit employs a pair of PNP transistors disposed adjacent to each other on a single monolithic integrated circuit. Also included are a pair of NPN transistors disposed adjacent to each other on the same monolithic integrated circuit, with respective ones of the PNP transistors and the NPN transistors being connected to each other to form first and second combined transistor circuits. In each of the combined transistor circuits, the emitter of the PNP transistor is connected to the collector of the NPN transistor, while the collector of the PNP transistor is connected to the base of the NPN transistor, the respective bases of each PNP transistor also being connected directly to each other. Also provided is a third NPN transistor to provide constant current, the collector of which is connected to the emitter of the NPN transistor of one of the combined transistor circuits, while a diode is connected between the connected bases of the PNP transistors of the two combined transistor circuits and the collector of the third NPN transistor, while a DC power source is connected in series with a load and is provided across the third NPN transistor and said combined transistor circuits.