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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1993
Osamu Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Nakano, Tokyo, JP;
Isamu Hirai, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Sensui, Tokyo, JP;
Masato Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimasa Yamanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Takenao Shishikura, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Takahashi, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhiko Matsudo, Tokyo, JP;
Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An exposure control apparatus of a camera, wherein a pair of exposure factors that include a shutter speed and a diaphragm value can be manually and independently set. Furthermore, in the exposure control apparatus, an exposure value determined in accordance with the exposure factors can be locked, and one of the exposure factors can be varied, based on the locked exposure value, when the other exposure factor is varied by the associated manual setting means.