Camera

A camera comprising:

• a release device having a first stroke of outputting a first signal to indicate an execution of a photographing standby action and a second stroke of outputting a second signal to indicate an execution of a photographing action;
• a measuring device to measure photographing data;
• a display device to display the photographing data measured by said measuring device,
• the photographing standby action having a first photographing standby action and a second photographing standby action,
• the first photographing standby action having a sequential action to repeatedly execute a series of actions,
• the series of actions containing a measuring action of the photographing data by said measuring device, a determining action of determining whether the first signal is outputted, a displaying action of displaying the photographing data and a determining action of determining whether the first signal is outputted, said actions being executed in sequence;
• a timer to start measuring a predetermined time when receiving the first signal for the first time,
• a controlling device to execute the second photographing standby action without executing the sequential actions of the first standby action when the first signal is outputted for the first time, to execute the sequential actions of the first photographing standby action until a predetermined time of said time elapses or until the next first signal is outputted when the first signal annihilates without receiving the second signal, to execute the second standby action without executing the display action when receiving the first signal during the execution of the sequential actions and to execute the photographing action after the second standby action when photographing action after the second standby action when receiving the second signal.

A method of controlling a camera, comprising the steps of:

• repeatedly executing a part of a second photographing standby action through a part of a plurality of controlled devices while causing a release device to output a first signal to indicate an execution of a photographing standby action which includes a first photographing standby action and said second photographing standby action;
• repeatedly executing said first photographing standby action until a predetermined time elapses or until the first signal is output when the first signal annihilates without the release device outputting a second signal to indicate an execution of a photographing action after the first signal has been output, wherein the first photographing standby action contains at least a first action and a second action executed in sequence and also a determining action of determining whether the first signal is output from said release device;
• starting an execution of the second photographing standby action when the first signal is output during the execution of the first photographing standby action;
• executing the photographing action by another part of said controlled devices when the second signal is output after executing at least another part of the second photographing standby action;
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• determining whether the first signal is output from said release device between the first action and the second action and starting, when determining that the first signal is output, the second photographing standby action by skipping over the second action.

A method of controlling a camera, comprising the steps of:

• executing a second photographing standby action without executing sequential actions of a first photographing standby action when a first signal to indicate an execution of a photographing standby action is output by a release device for the first time, wherein the photographing standby action has the first photographing standby action and the second photographing standby action, and wherein the first photographing standby action has a sequential action for repeatedly executing a series of actions, and wherein the series of actions contain a measuring action of photographing data by a measuring device, a determining action of determining whether the first signal is output, a displaying action of displaying the photographing data and a determining action of determining whether the first signal is output, said actions being sequentially executed;
• executing the sequential actions of the first photographing standby action until a predetermined time elapses or until the next first signal is output when the first signal annihilates without said release device outputting a second signal to indicate an execution of a photographing action;
• executing the second photographing standby action without executing the display action when said release device outputs the first signal during the execution of said sequential actions;
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• executing the photographing action after the second photographing standby action when said release device outputs said second signal.