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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 03, 1996
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A camera includes a shutter unit for limiting the exposure time to a record medium, a shutter time setting unit for setting the shutter time of the shutter unit, a shutter drive and control unit for driving and controlling the shutter unit, a shutter condition detecting unit for detecting the condition of the shutter unit, a manifesting unit for manifesting the result detected by the shutter condition detecting unit, a manifestation control unit for driving and controlling the manifesting unit and a memory unit for previously storing inherent data to detect with the shutter condition detecting unit whereby a photographer is informed of the fact that the detection accuracy of the detecting element is insufficient for a shutter time, thus dealing with the situation. The manifestation control unit drives the shutter condition detecting unit, based on a shutter time set by the shutter time setting unit and inherent data stored in the memory unit, thus notifying the shutter condition detecting unit of the result.