Photographic camera with automatic exposure control means

A photographic camera comprising,

• a camera body containing a shutter mechanism therein and having a shutter release button thereon to be depressed for operating said shutter mechanism,
• an automatic exposure control means provided in the camera body for controlling said shutter mechanism in accordance with the scene brightness measured thereby to obtain a photograph of normal exposure,
• a shutter release locking means provided in the camera body for locking said shutter mechanism to prevent the same from operating when the scene brightness is below a predetermined level,
• a self-timer provided in the camera body,
• a self-timer starting member provided in the camera body and operatively connected to said self-timer for starting the operation of the self-timer, and
• a shutter locking nullifying lever pivotally mounted on the camera body movable between a first position where the shutter release mechanism is capable of being locked by said shutter release locking means and a second position where the effect of the shutter release locking means is nullified,
• said self-timer starting member being capable of being operated when said shutter locking nullifying lever is in said second position.