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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Wakabayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Terunuma, Ichikawa, JP;
Daiki Tsukahara, Hiratsuka, JP;
Shuji Iijima, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396 61 ; 396176 ; 396182 ;
Abstract
A camera having a built-in first flash light emitting unit located directly above a photographic lens on the front surface of the camera body, and a second flash light emitting unit located at an upper corner of the front face of the camera body. The camera has autofocus capabilities, and reduces shadows created during close-up photography and reduces the 'red eye' phenomenon created during far away photography through the control of each of the two flash light emitting units.