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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1994
Akihiko Fujino, Sakai, JP;
Shinichi Nishimura, Sakai, JP;
Sadanobu Ueda, Osaka, JP;
Noriyuki Ishii, Sakai, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A mode selecting system of a camera which comprises a first mode group which includes a plurality of photo-taking modes, wherein photographing parameters are automatically set by the camera when each one among the modes of the first mode group is selected, and a second mode group which includes a plurality of photo-taking modes, wherein at least one of photographing parameters is manually settable when one among the modes of the second mode group is selected. The system further comprises an operation member which is operated to changeover a mode group between the first mode group and the second mode group, a mode select initiation member which is operated to set the camera into a condition where the photo-taking modes can be changed, a selector which is operated to select one mode in the first mode group and the second mode group, and a display which indicates all of modes contained in the group which is selected by the operation member when the mode select initiation member is operated and indicates one mode which is selected by the selector when the selector is operated.