Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Tamio Murano

Yoshio Fukushima

Toshitatsu Suzuki

Ikue Kawashima

Satoshi Yamane

A camera system in which information is transmitted between a camera body and an accessory in the form of a current signal is provided. A voltage-to-current converter is provided in at least either one of the camera body and accessory and a current-to-voltage converter is provided in at least the other of the camera body and accessory. Thus, analog information can be transmitted between the camera body and the accessory with high accuracy even if they have separate voltage sources different in level.

Current signal controlled camera system

A focusing position detection circuit provided with a pair of light receiving element arrays respectively disposed in front of and behind a predetermined focusing plane of an optical system, capable of determining the position of the optical system by the output signals of the light receiving element arrays, and outputting an analog signal corresponding to the position of the optical system in the defocused range, but in the focused range with a predetermined tolerance, outputting a focused signal at a predetermined level.

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Itami, Japan

Tamio Murano