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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Yoshida, Saitama, JP;
Takaaki Kotani, Saitama, JP;
Katsumi Motomura, Saitama, JP;
Wataru Sasaki, Saitama, JP;
Yoshiaki Yamamoto, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Uchiyama, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 3/700 ;
Abstract
Flash light is repeatedly emitted in a pulse state by intermittently turning on and off an IGBT. The flash light reflected by a subject is received by a phototransistor to integrate a received light amount with a capacitor. While the IGBT is turned off, a charging voltage of the capacitor is converted to digital data. Based on the obtained data, it is judged whether emitting the flash light is stopped or not.