Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera

A camera comprising:

• main flash means provided to emit illuminating light toward an object;
• pre-light-emitting means provided to emit pre-irradiating light toward the object for reducing the size of a human eye pupil;
• driving control means for causing said pre-light-emitting means to emit light prior to the light emission of said main flash means;
• and
• means for indicating after the emission by said pre-light-emitting means and before the emission by said main flash means, that the emission by said main flash means will be effected.

A camera comprising:

• main flash means provided to emit illuminating light toward an object;
• pre-light-emitting means provided to emit pre-irradiating light toward the object for reducing the size of a human eye pupil;
• driving control means for causing said pre-light-emitting means to emit light prior to the light emission of said main flash means;
• and
• means for indicating, during the emission by said pre-light-emitting means, that the emission by said main flash means will be effected.

A camera comprising:

• a main flash light emitter;
• a pre-light emitter;
• a controller operative to cause said pre-light emitter to emit pre-irradiating light toward an object to reduce the size of a human eye pupil and to cause the main flash light emitter thereafter to emit main flash light toward the object to effect a flash exposure with said main flash light;
• and
• an acoustic indicator responsive to said controller to effect an acoustic indication, prior to the pre-irradiating light emission, that the pre-irradiating light and the main flash light will be emitted one after another.

A camera comprising:

• a main flash light emitter;
• a pre-light emitter;
• a controller operative to cause said pre-light emitter to emit pre-irradiating light toward an object to reduce the size of a human eye pupil and to cause the main flash light emitter thereafter to emit main flash light toward the object to effect a flash exposure with said main flash light;
• and
• an indicator responsive to said controller to provide an indication, after the pre-irradiating light emission and before the main flash light emission, that the main-flash light will be emitted.

A camera comprising:

• a main flash light emitter;
• a pre-light emitter;
• a controller operative to cause said pre-light emitter to emit pre-irradiating light toward an object to reduce the size of a human eye pupil and to cause the main flash light emitter thereafter to emit main flash light toward the object to effect a flash exposure with said main flash light;
• and
• an indicator responsive to said controller to provide an indication, during the pre-irradiating light emission, that the main-flash light will be emitted.

A camera comprising:

• main flash means provided to emit illuminating light toward an object;
• pre-light-emitting means provided to emit pre-irradiating light toward the object for reducing the size of a human eye pupil;
• driving control means for causing said pre-light-emitting means to emit light prior to the light emission of said main flash means;
• and
• indicating means distinct from said pre-light-emitting means for indicating, prior to the emission by said pre-light-emitting means, that said pre-irradiating light and said illuminating light will be emitted one after another.

A camera comprising:

• a main flash light emitter;
• a pre-light emitter;
• a controller operative to cause said pre-light emitter to emit pre-irradiating light toward an object to reduce the size of a human eye pupil and to cause the main flash light emitter thereafter to emit main flash light toward the object to effect a flash exposure with said main flash light;
• and
• an indicator distinct from said pre-light emitter and responsive to said controller to effect an indication, prior to the pre-irradiating light emission, that the pre-irradiating light and the main flash light will be emitted one after another.

A method of conducting flash photography, comprising:

• emitting pre-irradiating light toward an object to reduce the size of a human eye pupil;
• emitting main flash light toward the object, following the pre-irradiating light emission, to effect a flash exposure with said main flash light;
• and
• providing, by an indicator distinct from a source of the pre-irradiating light, and prior to the emission of pre-irradiating light, an indication that the pre-irradiating light and the main flash light will be emitted one after another.

A method of conducting flash photography, comprising:

• emitting pre-irradiating light toward an object to reduce the size of a human eye pupil;
• emitting main flash light toward the object, following the pre-irradiating emission, to effect a flash exposure with said main flash light;
• and
• providing an indication, after the pre-irradiating light emission and before the main flash light emission, that the main flash light emission will be effected.

A method of conducting flash photography, comprising:

• emitting pre-irradiating light toward an object to reduce the size of a human eye pupil;
• emitting main flash light toward the object, following the pre-irradiating emission, to effect a flash exposure with said main flash light;
• and
• providing an indication, during the pre-irradiating light emission, that the main flash light emission will be effected.