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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1989
Masaaki Nakai, Kawachinagano, JP;
Shuji Izumi, Sakai, JP;
Akihiko Fujino, Sakai, JP;
Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Nishinomiya, JP;
Toshio Yamaki, Osaka, JP;
Hiromu Mukai, Kawachinagano, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An exposure control device for a camera comprising; first means for measuring light from a central area of an object field, said first measuring means including a plurality of means for receiving light from different portions within the central area, respectively; second means for measuring light from a surrounding area other than the central area, the surrounding area being greater than each portion within the central area; means for selecting between a first exposure control mode and a second exposure control mode; and means for controlling exposure in accordance with one of said plurality of receiving means in said first exposure control mode, and in accordance with all of said plurality of receiving means and said second measuring means in said second exposure control mode.