Detecting device and camera with the detecting device
AssigneeMinolta Co., Ltd.
InventorMasataka Hamada
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Abstract
A detecting apparatus for detecting a focusing condition or a distance from a subject, and a camera having the detecting apparatus. The apparatus includes: image taking lenses which make respective subject images on respectively individual positions; area photo sensor, which are of the charge accumulation type, arranged on the respective positions focused by the lenses; and at least one of brightness monitor, arranged across a detecting area of at least one of the area photo acceptance units, for controlling charge accumulating time of the area photo acceptance units.
Claims28
A detecting device for detecting one of a focusing condition and a distance from a subject comprising:
- optical members which form respective subject images on respectively individual positions;
- area photo acceptance units, which are of a charge accumulation type, arranged on the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members;
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- at least one brightness monitoring photo acceptance unit, arranged to detect brightness of a subject image within a detecting area of at least one of the area photo acceptance units, for controlling charge accumulating time of the area photo acceptance units.
A detecting device for detecting one of a focusing condition and a distance from a subject comprising:
- optical members which form respective subject images on respectively individual positions;
- area photo acceptance units, which are of a charge accumulation type, arranged on some of the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members;
- line photo acceptance units, which are of the charge accumulation type, arranged on others of the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members;
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- a brightness monitor photo acceptance unit for controlling the area photo acceptance units and/or the line photo acceptance units, which is arranged at a side of the line photo acceptance units.
A detecting device for detecting one of a focus and a distance from a subject comprising:
- optical members which form respective subject images on respectively individual positions;
- area photo acceptance units arranged on some of the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members;
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- charge accumulation type line photo acceptance units arranged on others of the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members, wherein charge accumulating time of the area photo acceptance units and/or charge accumulating time of the charge accumulation type line photo acceptance units are/is controlled by using the charge accumulation type line photo acceptance units.
A detecting device for detecting one of a focus and a distance from a subject comprising:
- a first pair of lenses which form a first pair of respective subject images on a first pair of respectively individual positions;
- a second pair of lenses which form a second pair of respective subject images on a second pair of respectively individual positions, a line passing through the first pair of respectively individual positions crossing a line passing through the second pair of respectively individual positions;
- a first set of solid-state image sensing devices which include a first pair of photo acceptance units, having two-dimensional array or matrix, for sensing the first pair of respective subject images focused by the first pair of lenses, respectively;
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- a second set of solid-state image sensing devices which include a second pair of photo acceptance units, having one-dimensional array or line, for sensing the second pair of subject images focused by the second pair of focusing lenses, respectively, and a brightness monitoring portion for monitoring brightness at or near the second photo acceptance units, whereby the first set of solid-state image sensing devices and the second set of solid-state image sensing devices are controlled by using the brightness monitoring portion.
A camera having a detecting device for detecting one of a focusing condition of a taking lens and a distance from a subject to be photographed, said camera comprising:
- optical members which form respective subject images on respectively individual positions;
- area photo acceptance units, which are of a charge accumulation type, arranged on the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members;
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- at least one brightness monitoring photo acceptance unit, arranged to detect brightness of a subject image within a detecting area of at least one of the area photo acceptance units, for controlling charge accumulating time of the area photo acceptance units.
A camera having a detecting device for detecting one of a focusing condition of a taking lens and a distance from a subject to be photographed, said camera comprising:
- optical members which form respective subject images on respectively individual positions;
- area photo acceptance units, which are of a charge accumulation type, arranged on some of the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members;
- line photo acceptance units, which are of the charge accumulation type, arranged on others of the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members;
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- a brightness monitor photo acceptance unit for controlling the area photo acceptance units and/or the line photo acceptance units, which is arranged at a side of the line photo acceptance units.
A camera having a detecting device for detecting one of a focusing condition of a taking lens and a distance from a subject to be photographed, said camera comprising:
- optical members which form respective subject images on respectively individual positions;
- area photo acceptance units arranged on some of the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members;
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- charge accumulation type line photo acceptance units arranged on others of the respectively individual positions focused by the optical members, wherein charge accumulating time of the area photo acceptance units and/or charge accumulating time of the charge accumulation type line photo acceptance units are/is controlled by using the charge accumulation type line photo acceptance units.
A camera having a detecting device for detecting one of a focusing condition of a taking lens and a distance from a subject to be photographed, said camera comprising:
- a first pair of lenses which form a first pair of respective subject images on a first pair of respectively individual positions;
- a second pair of lenses which form a second pair of respective subject images on a second pair of respectively individual positions, a line passing through the first pair of respectively individual positions crossing a line passing through the second pair of respectively individual positions;
- a first set of solid-state image sensing devices which include a first pair of photo acceptance units, having two-dimensional array or matrix, for sensing the first pair of respective subject images focused by the first pair of lenses, respectively;
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- a second set of solid-state image sensing devices which include a second pair of photo acceptance units, having one-dimensional array or line, for sensing the second pair of subject images focused by the second pair of focusing lenses, respectively, and a brightness monitoring portion for monitoring brightness at or near the second photo acceptance units, whereby the first set of solid-state image sensing devices and the second set of solid-state image sensing devices are controlled by using the brightness monitoring portion.
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