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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1982
Filed:
May. 19, 1980
Kazuya Hosoe, Machida, JP;
Nobuhiko Shinoda, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Fukuda, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Kawabata, Kamakura, JP;
Takao Kinoshita, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A focal point detection system for detecting the focus adjusting state of an image forming lens during its focusing operation on an object is disclosed. The system comprises a focus detection circuit which produces a detection output that varies with focusing of the lens on the object; a plurality of display elements are provided for display of the focusing state of the lens; and a display control circuit which enables the display elements to display a greater number of focusing states than the number of these display elements through selective combinations of these elements on the basis of the output of the focus detection circuit. The system is capable of displaying intermediate focusing states such as a slightly near-focus state, a slightly far-focus state, and the like in addition to in-focus, near-focus, and far-focus states, so that the focusing state can be displayed stepwise in a detailed manner.