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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuro Goto, Funabashi, JP;
Akira Katayama, Koganei, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B / ; G03B / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
396235 ; 396236 ; 396247 ;
Abstract
A camera has a calculator which calculates a photographing condition suitable for a selected exposure mode. A driving device of the camera performs a photographing operation in accordance with a nominal value of an exposure parameter calculated by the calculator. The camera is provided with a measurement device which measures a real value of the exposure parameter in the photographing operation. The calculator is controlled to perform an exposure calculation on the basis of the real value of the exposure parameter obtained by the measurement device.