Camera having hand shake detecting function and trimming mode selecting function

A trimming camera which records a print range with respect to a photographic frame, comprising:

• print area setting means for setting the print range;
• shake detecting means for detecting a value associated with a shake amount of said trimming camera;
• image blur amount calculating means for calculating an image blur amount on the basis of the value associated with the shake amount, detected by said shake detecting means;
• determining means for determining whether the image blur amount calculated by said image blur amount calculating means falls within a predetermined range;
• limiting means for limiting the print range set by said print area setting means when said determining means determines that the image blur amount falls outside the predetermined range;
• and
• display means for displaying the print range limited by said limiting means.

A trimming camera which records a print range with respect to a photographic frame, comprising:

• print area setting means for setting the print range;
• shake detecting means for detecting a value associated with a shake amount of said trimming camera;
• image blur amount calculating means for calculating an image blur amount on the basis of the value associated with the shake amount, detected by said shake detecting means;
• determining means for determining on the basis of the image blur amount calculated by said image blur amount calculating means whether or not the print range set by said print area setting means is allowed with respect to the shake amount detected by said shake detecting means;
• and
• displaying means for displaying a result of a determination by said determining means.

A trimming camera which records a print range with respect to a photographic frame, comprising:

• print area setting means for setting the print range;
• shake detecting means for detecting a value associated with a shake amount of said trimming camera;
• print range setting means for setting an allowable print range within which degradation of an image quality is allowed, on the basis of the shake amount detected by said shake detecting means;
• and
• display means for displaying the print range set by said print area setting means and the allowable print range set by said print range setting means.

A trimming camera which records a print range with respect to a photographic frame, comprising:

• print area setting means for setting the print range;
• shake amount detecting means for detecting a value associated with a shake amount of said trimming camera during an exposure operation of said trimming camera;
• storage means for storing an output from said shake amount detecting means during the exposure operation of said trimming camera;
• determining means for determining whether the output from said shake amount detecting means during the exposure operation falls within a predetermined range;
• and
• changing means for changing the print range set by said print area setting means when said determining means determines that the shake amount falls outside the predetermined range.

A trimming camera which records a print range with respect to a photographic frame, comprising:

• shake amount detecting means for detecting a shake amount of said trimming camera;
• shake preventing means for preventing an influence of a shake by using the shake amount detected by said shake amount detecting means;
• shake prevention mode selecting means for manually selecting to operate said shake preventing means;
• trimming mode setting means for setting a photographic operation in a print range narrower than a normal print range;
• and
• automatic selecting means for automatically operating said shake preventing means when the narrower print range is designated by said trimming mode setting means.

A trimming camera capable of setting a printing operation with respect to a normal photographic frame and a frame range narrower than the normal photographic frame, comprising:

• shake amount detecting means for detecting a shake amount of said trimming camera;
• shake preventing means for causing said trimming camera to perform a photographic operation in which an influence of a shake is prevented on the basis of the shake amount detected by said shake amount detecting means;
• trimming mode setting means for setting an operation of printing to a frame range narrower than the normal photographic frame;
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• means for causing said shake preventing means to operate as a function of the setting of said trimming mode setting means.

A camera capable of selecting a normal photographic mode in which a normal photographic range is set, and a trimming photographic mode in which a trimming photographic range narrower than the normal photographic range is set, comprising:

• trimming photographic range signal output means for outputting a photographic range signal indicating the trimming photographic range;
• photographic range display means for displaying the trimming photographic range on the basis of an output from said trimming photographic range signal output means;
• shake information detecting means for detecting shake information influencing a photographed image within the trimming photographic range;
• and
• photographic range correcting means for correcting the output from said trimming photographic range signal output means on the basis of an output from said shake information detecting means.

A camera capable of selecting a normal photographic mode in which a normal photographic range is set, and a trimming photographic mode in which a trimming photographic range narrower than the normal photographic range is set by using an operation member, comprising:

• trimming photographic range information output means for outputting information corresponding to the trimming photographic range;
• shake information output means for detecting a shake state of said camera and for outputting shake information;
• allowable shake amount output means for outputting an allowable shake amount on a frame photographed by said camera;
• and
• correcting means for correcting the trimming photographic range on the basis of an output from said trimming photographic range information output means, an output from said shake information output means, and an output from said allowable shake amount output means.

A camera capable of selecting a normal photographic mode in which a normal photographic range is set, and a trimming photographic mode in which a trimming photographic range narrower than the normal photographic range is set by using an operation member, comprising:

• trimming photographic range information output means for outputting information corresponding to the trimming photographic range;
• shake information output means for detecting a shake state of said camera and for outputting shake information;
• allowable shake amount output means for outputting an allowable shake amount on a frame photographed by said camera;
• and
• determining means for determining whether a print frame on which an influence of the shake is small can be obtained within the trimming photographic range, on the basis of the trimming photographic range information which is output from said trimming photographic range information output means, an output from said shake information output means, and an output from said allowable shake amount output means.

A camera capable of selecting a normal photographic mode in which a normal photographic range is set, and a trimming photographic mode in which a trimming photographic range narrower than the normal photographic range is set by using an operation member, comprising:

• trimming photographic range information output means for outputting information corresponding to the trimming photographic range;
• allowable shake amount output means for outputting an allowable shake amount on a frame photographed by said camera;
• start signal output means for outputting a signal for starting a photographic operation;
• photographing means for performing a photographic operation in response to an output from said start signal output means;
• shake information output means for detecting a shake state of said camera during a photographic operation of said photographing means and for outputting shake information;
• and
• correcting means for correcting the trimming photographic range on the basis of an output from said trimming photographic range information output means, an output from said shake information output means, and an output from said allowable shake amount output means.

A camera capable of selecting a normal photographic mode in which a normal photographic range is set, and a trimming photographic mode in which a trimming photographic range narrower than the normal photographic range is set by using an operation member, comprising:

• trimming photographic range information output means for outputting information corresponding to the trimming photographic range;
• recording means for recording the trimming photographic range information on a recording medium;
• allowable shake amount output means for outputting an allowable shake amount on a frame photographed by said camera;
• start signal output means for outputting a signal for starting a photographic operation;
• photographing means for performing a photographic operation in response to an output from said start signal output means;
• shake information output means for detecting a shake state of said camera during a photographic operation of said photographing means and for outputting shake information;
• and
• correcting means for correcting the trimming photographic range information recorded by said recording means on the basis of an output from said trimming photographic range information output means, an output from said shake information output means, and an output from said allowable shake amount output means.