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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 21, 1977
Hiroshi Hasegawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Ohtsubo, Kawasaki, JP;
Sakuji Watanabe, Yono, JP;
Kouichi Takahata, deceased, LATE OF Tokyo, US;
Nippon Kogaku K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automatic control type electronic flash unit includes flashlight generator, a metering device for measuring the quantity of light emitted from the flashlight generator and reflected by an object to be photographed, a first detector for detecting the output of the metering device and generating a proper output when the output corresponds to a quantity of light which provides a proper exposure, and apparatus for discontinuing the flashlight generation of the flashlight generator in response to the proper output, a second detector for generating an over-exposure output when the output of the metering device related to the quantity of the reflection, by the object, of the flashlight generated during the time from the generation of the proper output until the discontinuation of the flashlight generation of the flashlight generator reaches a predetermined value, and an indicator operable by an over-exposure output to indicate an over-exposure.
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