Camera with night photography apparatus

A camera having an automatic focusing device for automatically focusing a taking lens system and an automatic exposure device for automatically determining an exposure time depending on the brightness of a scene to be photographed and for limiting said exposure time to a predetermined maximum exposure time when the brightness of the scene to be photographed is no higher than a first brightness level, comprising:

• operable means for selecting a scenic picture taking mode, in which mode said automatic focusing device is not effective for focusing;
• means for setting said taking lens system at an infinity focusing lens position in said scenic picture-taking mode, at which said taking lens system focuses on a subject at infinity rather than at the longest focusable distance of said automatic focusing device;
• brightness discriminating means for outputting a night photography signal when a scene to be photographed is below a second brightness level which is no higher than said first brightness level;
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• means for setting a night photography exposure time instead of a time set by said automatic exposure control device when said brightness discriminating means outputs said night photography signal in said scenic picture-taking mode, said night photography exposure time being longer than said predetermined maximum exposure time.