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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:
Sep. 24, 1991
Filed:
May. 15, 1989
Kohtaro Hayashi, Osaka, JP;
Toshihiko Karasaki, Osaka, JP;
Yasuteru Yamano, Osaka, JP;
Koji Hata, Osaka, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An aperture value determining apparatus in taking photographs with flash light in accordance with the present invention receives a full open aperture value of a taking lens employed, information in association with object distance, information in association with film speed, a guide number of a flash apparatus and information in association with shutter speed, measures brightness of an object to be photographed, determines an exposure controlling value based on the information of film speed and on the brightness, calculates a maximum aperture value enabling proper photographing operation with flash light based on the information of the object distance, the information of film speed and the guide number, and sets prescribed aperture value larger than the full open aperture value. The aperture value is determined based on the magnitude of the prescribed aperture value in association with the maximum aperture value, the information of the shutter speed and on the exposure value.
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