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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1996
Riichi Higaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyuki Tsuru, Tokyo, JP;
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a camera comprising a plurality of controlled devices each operated in at least one of a photographing action and a photographing standby action, the photographing standby action having a first photographing standby action and a second photographing standby action, a release device having a first stroke of outputting a first signal for indicating an execution of the photographing standby action and a second stroke of outputting a second signal for indicating an execution of the photographing action and a control device for repeatedly executing a part of the second photographing standby action through a part of the controlled devices during the outputting of the first signal, repeatedly executing the first photographing action till a predetermined time elapses or till the first signal is outputted when the first signal annihilates without outputting the second signal after the first signal has been outputted, starting an execution of the second photographing standby action when the first signal is outputted during the execution of the first photographing standby action and executing the photographing action by other part of said controlled devices when the second signal is outputted after executing at least other part of the second photographing standby action.