Camera in which exposure is electrically and mechanically controllable

A camera controlling exposure, said camera comprising:

• (a) first control means for electrically controlling said exposure;
• (b) power supply means for supplying power to said first control means, said first control means being capable of controlling said exposure when said power supply means supplies power to said first control means;
• (c) second control means for mechanically controlling said exposure;
• (d) an operating member operable to selectively operate said first and second control means;
• (e) means for generating exposure information for determining said exposure, in response to said operating member, said exposure information indicating one of said first and second control means selected by said operating member;
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• (f) inhibition means for inhibiting said power supply means from supplying power to said first control means in response to said exposure information indicative of said second control means selected by said operating member.

A camera controlling exposure, said camera comprising:

• (a) first control means for electrically controlling the time of said exposure;
• (b) bias means for biasing said first control means, said first control means being capable of controlling the time of said exposure in response to said bias by said bias means;
• (c) power supply means for supplying power to said bias means, said bias means biasing said first control means when said power supply means supplies power to said bias means;
• (d) second control means for mechanically controlling the time of said exposure;
• (e) an operating member for selecting one of said first and second control means, said operating member being operable to set the time of said exposure;
• (f) means for producing a binary code in response to said operating member, said binary code including information indicative of one of said first and second control means selected by said operating member and information indicative of the time of said exposure set by said operating member;
• and
• (g) inhibition means for inhibiting said power supply means from supplying power to said bias means in response to said binary code indicative of said second control means selected by said operating member.