Control device for preventing red-eye effect on camera

An electronic flash apparatus comprising:

• a main illuminating device operable to provide main illumination;
• a pre-illuminating device operable to provide pre-illumination before main illumination;
• a selecting device which selects whether or not said pre-illuminating device should be operated;
• a control device which controls operation of said pre-illuminating device so as to operate said pre-illuminating device when said selecting device selects that said pre-illuminating device should be operated;
• a receiving circuit operable to receive a start signal to start operation of said pre-illuminating device when said selecting device selects that said pre-illuminating device should be operated;
• a counter responsive to the receiving of said start signal by said receiving circuit, which starts to count a predetermined time;
• and
• an outputting device which outputs an exposure start signal which starts an exposure operation of a film after laid pre-illumination, with a delay therefrom in accordance with said predetermined time, when said selecting device selects that said pre-illuminating device should be operated, and outputs an exposure start signal which starts an exposure operation of said film without said delay when said selecting device selects that said pre-illuminating device should not be operated.

A method of controlling a camera comprising the steps of:

• selecting whether or not a pre-illumination should be performed prior to a main illumination;
• performing a pre-illumination when it is selected that a pre-illumination should be performed;
• starting to count a predetermined time in response to the start of the pre-illumination;
• and
• exposing a film;
• wherein, when said selecting selects that said pre-illumination should be performed, said exposing is started after said pre-illumination with a delay therefrom based on said predetermined time, and when said selecting selects that said pre-illumination should not be performed, said exposing is started without said delay.

A method of controlling an electronic flash apparatus comprising the steps of:

• selecting whether or not a pre-illumination should be performed prior to a main illumination;
• receiving a start signal for starting a pre-illumination when it is selected that a pre-illumination should be performed;
• starting to count a predetermined time in response to the receiving of the start signal;
• and
• starting to expose a film with a delay from said pre-illumination based on said predetermined time when said selecting selects that said pre-illumination should be performed, and starting to expose said film without said delay when said selecting selects that said pre-illumination should not be performed.