Electronically controlled camera with interval time setting
AssigneeAsahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTakeo Kobayshi, Yasushi Tabata, Norio Numako, Katsutoshi Nagai
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Abstract
An electronically controlled camera is disclosed which is capable of being operated in an automatic release mode in which a plurality of shootings can be automatically executed. A period of time between the first shooting, of the plurality of shootings, and the start of the automatic release mode, and another period of time between, each shooting, can be set arbitrarily.
Claims20
A camera system including a control unit for a camera capable of being operated in an automatic release mode in which a plurality of shootings can be automatically executed, said control unit comprising:
- means for arbitrarily and manually setting a first period of time which defines the amount of time that elapses beginning with the start of said automatic release mode and ending with the first shooting of said plurality of shootings;
- and
- means for arbitrarily and manually setting a second period of time, said second period of time defining the time interval between said first shooting and a second shooting of said plurality of shootings and each subsequent shooting, wherein said second period of time can be set independently of the value of said first period of time.
A camera system which is capable of being operated in an automatic release mode in which a plurality of shootings can be automatically executed, comprising:
- a release button for initiation of the automatic release mode;
- means for manually setting a time interval between each of said plurality of shootings which are automatically executed, wherein said time interval defines the time between first and second shootings and any subsequent shootings of said plurality of shootings;
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- means for manually setting a period of time between an operation of said release button and the first of said automatically executed shootings.
A camera system including a control unit for a camera capable of being operated in an automatic release mode in which a plurality of shootings can be automatically executed, said control unit comprising:
- means for manually setting a first period of time which defines the amount of time that elapses beginning with the start of said automatic release mode and ending with the first shooting of said plurality of shootings;
- and
- means for manually setting a second period of time, said second period of time defining the time interval between each of a plurality of shootings subsequent to said first shooting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.