Camera system
AssigneeMinolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNorio Ishikawa, Masaaki Nakai, Masayasu Hirano, Akihiko Fujino, Hiroshi Ootsuka, Takeshi Egawa, Kunio Kawamura
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Abstract
A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein. When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.
Claims10
A camera capable of functioning in accordance with a plurality of types of data received from an external device comprising:
- means for receiving the data values from said external device;
- means for identifying the type of data values received by said receiving means;
- means for displaying an exposure data value;
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- means for controlling said displaying means to display the type of data value identified by said identifying means in place of the exposure data value.
A camera capable of functioning in accordance with data from an external device, comprising:
- means for receiving data from said external device;
- means, responsive to data received by said receiving means, for setting an exposure control mode in which said camera is operable;
- means, responsive to data received by said receiving means, for enabling at least one operation of said camera except the setting of the exposure control mode;
- and
- means for displaying information, including first display means for making a display indicating the exposure control mode set by said setting means and second display means for making a display indicating the operation of said camera enabled by said enabling means.
A camera capable of functioning in accordance with data from an external device, comprising:
- means for receiving the data from said external device;
- means, responsive to the received data, for setting one of a plurality of programmed automatic exposure control modes which are enabled to be set in accordance with the received data to automatically determine an aperture value and a shutter speed;
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- display means for displaying the programmed automatic exposure control mode set by said setting means, said displaying means including a first display part indicating a programmed automatic exposure control mode which is commonly displayed in spite of the set programmed automatic exposure control mode and second display part indicating the type of set programmed automatic exposure control mode.
A camera capable of functioning in accordance with data including control data from an external device comprising:
- means for receiving said data from said external device;
- a first manually operable means for designating one parameter among parameters for determining predetermined operation modes of said camera;
- means for controlling said first manually operable means which prohibits the designation of a parameter by said first manually operable means except when said receiving means has received data from said external device;
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- a second manually operable means for setting values of data indicating contents of said one parameter designated by said first manually operable means when allowed by said control means.
A camera capable of functioning in accordance with data including control data from an external device, comprising:
- means for receiving data from said external device;
- manually operable means for designating one parameter among parameters for determining predetermined operation modes of said camera;
- means for controlling said manually operable means which prohibits the designation of parameter by said first manually operable means except when said receiving means has received data from said external device;
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- means for displaying said parameters to be designated by said first manually operable means when allowed by said control means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.