Claims
- 1. An image magnification control device for a camera, said device comprising:
- means for effecting image magnification control of the camera;
- means for monitoring the level of contrast of an object to be photographed; and
- means for disabling said image magnification control effecting means until such time as the monitored level of contrast of the object to be photographed reaches a prescribed minimum level.
- 2. The image magnification control device according to claim 1, wherein said effecting means effects image magnification control of the camera based upon one or more predetermined measured values.
- 3. An image magnification control device for a camera, said device comprising:
- means for effecting image magnification control of the camera;
- means for determining if the camera is in a macro mode; and
- means for disabling said image magnification control effecting means until such time as the camera is determined to be taken out of the macro mode.
- 4. The image magnification control device according to claim 3, wherein said effecting means effects image magnification control of the camera based upon one or more predetermined measured values.
Priority Claims (6)
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63-237570 |
Sep 1988 |
JPX |
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63-237571 |
Sep 1988 |
JPX |
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63-237572 |
Sep 1988 |
JPX |
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63-237573 |
Sep 1988 |
JPX |
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63-237574 |
Sep 1988 |
JPX |
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63-237575 |
Sep 1988 |
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Parent Case Info
This application is a division, of application Ser. No. 08/431,284, filed Apr. 28, 1995 now abandoned, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/373,369, filed Jan. 17, 1995, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,541,702 on Jul. 30, 1996, which is a division of application Ser. No. 08/149,226, filed Nov. 2, 1993, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,428,419 on Jun. 27, 1995, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/881,785, filed May 11, 1992, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,283,607 on Feb. 1, 1994, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/652,038, filed Feb. 4, 1991, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,159,377 on Oct. 27, 1992, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/410,880, filed on Sep. 22, 1989, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,093,680 on Mar. 3, 1992.
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Divisions (3)
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431284 |
Apr 1995 |
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373369 |
Jan 1995 |
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149226 |
Nov 1993 |
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Continuations (3)
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881785 |
May 1992 |
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652038 |
Feb 1991 |
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410880 |
Sep 1989 |
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