Camera with an electronic timer and including an electro-mechanical delayed action stop for the shutter drive

A camera having an electronic timer controlled by ambient light including an electro-mechanical delayed action stop for the shutter to stop the action of the shutter upon shutter release, an electronic delay device for delaying temporarily the action of the shutter after shutter release, and electronic switching means, including a battery-energizable signal lamp, responsive to the action of said delay device, and having means electronically controlled in dependence upon the action of said delay device for specifically generating distinctive and different light signals via said lamp respectively during the action of said delay device and the subsequent exposure period whereby to indicate to the operator the corresponding state of the shutter action continuously throughout the duration of the shutter operation upon shutter release and during both the action of said delay device and the subsequent exposure period.