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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1978
Nobuaki Date, Kawasaki, JP;
Masanori Uchidoi, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Aizawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masami Shimizu, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Takishima, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a camera having an exposure control device designed so that the light measurement, the exposure condition determination and the photographing operation are carried out by means of a release means including an electromagnet element to be controlled by means of a plural number of switches operating successively with the release operation of the camera. The invention is characterized in that the time at which the output signal of the control circuit for controlling the operation of the camera after the light measurement in accordance with the magnitude of the output signal of the light measuring means is controlled so as to be delayed in such a manner that a correct operation can be obtained even if the light measuring time is short.