Exposure control device for a camera

An exposure control device for a camera, comprising:

• light measurement means for outputting light measurements corresponding to a plurality of light measurement regions of a scene to be photographed;
• data storing means for analog-to-digital conversion and storing of a plurality of the light measurements with a first period to store the A/D converted values respectively;
• reading means for reading out all the A/D converted values stored by the data storing means;
• designation means for outputting a designation signal for designating a light measurement distribution, at least one of the A/D converted data being selected in accordance with the designation signal;
• calculation means for carrying out an exposure calculation on the basis of the light measurement selected by the designation signal among said A/D converted values read by said reading means;
• sequence control means for carrying out the operations of said reading means, designation means, and calculation means in sequence with a second period shorter than the first period;
• and
• exposure control means for carrying out exposure control on the basis of the result obtained by the exposure calculation.