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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toru Ito, Saitama, JP;
Hideo Yoshida, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd., Saitama, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/336 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 1/336 ;
Abstract
An automatic focusing camera has a release button ( ) on a top wall of its camera body, and a release switch ( ) is disposed underneath the release button such that the release switch is turned on by pressing down the release button. An autofocus IC ( ) for calculating a subject distance is placed behind the release switch at about the same height as the release switch.