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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2000
Satoshi Miyazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiro Dai, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A camera capable of detecting an abnormality has photographing operation programs, an abnormality detection program, and a checking operation program installed therein. The photographing operation programs cause a plurality of mechanisms included in the camera to act sequentially. The abnormality detection program detects an abnormality in an action of a predetermined one of the plurality of mechanisms. Responsive to detection of the abnormality in the action of the predetermined mechanism, as detected by the abnormality detection program, the checking operation program causes the predetermined mechanism alone to act again for checking of the predetermined mechanism under conditions different from those under which the predetermined mechanism has acted to have the abnormality detected by the abnormality detection program.