Information display arrangement for camera
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1. An information display arrangement for a viewfinder of a camera or the like comprising:
- a plurality of camera function indicators arranged along a first predetermined portion of the perimeter of the viewfinder and associated with a respective plurality of functions;
a plurality of quantity indicators arranged along a second predetermined portion of the perimeter of the viewfinder;
manually operable switch selection means for selectively actuating a respective one of said function indicators in each of a plurality of switch positions;
quantity measurement means for generating an analog voltage for each of a plurality of functions corresponding to said function indicators, said analog voltage representing a predetermined quantity representation associated with each of said functions, said manually operable switch means including means for selectively connecting to a quantity signal output the respective one of said analog voltage quantity representations corresponding to the function represented by the function indicator that is actuated by said manually operable switch means; and
means responsive to said quantity signal output controlling said plurality of quantity indicators in a predetermined manner to represent said predetermined quantity representation corresponding to said actuated function.
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Abstract
An information display arrangement is provided in a viewfinder of a movie camera or the like. The information display arrangement includes a first array of function indicators and a second array of quantity indicators. The function indicators are selectively actuable by a switch arrangement operated by the camera user and the quantity indicators display the quantity of the camera function selected. The information display arrangement also includes apparatus for accurately displaying battery voltage status and film supply information independent of the switch setting by the camera user.
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1. An information display arrangement for a viewfinder of a camera or the like comprising:
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a plurality of camera function indicators arranged along a first predetermined portion of the perimeter of the viewfinder and associated with a respective plurality of functions; a plurality of quantity indicators arranged along a second predetermined portion of the perimeter of the viewfinder; manually operable switch selection means for selectively actuating a respective one of said function indicators in each of a plurality of switch positions; quantity measurement means for generating an analog voltage for each of a plurality of functions corresponding to said function indicators, said analog voltage representing a predetermined quantity representation associated with each of said functions, said manually operable switch means including means for selectively connecting to a quantity signal output the respective one of said analog voltage quantity representations corresponding to the function represented by the function indicator that is actuated by said manually operable switch means; and means responsive to said quantity signal output controlling said plurality of quantity indicators in a predetermined manner to represent said predetermined quantity representation corresponding to said actuated function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An information display arrangement disposed about the viewfinder of a camera comprising:
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a plurality of function indicators; a plurality of quantity indicators; manually operable switch selection means for selectively actuating a predetermined number of said camera function indicators, said predetermined number being at least two, said manually operable switch selection means actuating one of said predetermined number of function indicators in a respective switch position; quantity measurement means for generating a signal corresponding to each of said predetermined number of functions indicators, said generated signal representing a predetermined quantity associated with each of said functions, said manually operable switch means including means for selectively connecting to a quantity output the respective one of said generated signals corresponding to the function represented by the function indicator actuated by said manually operable switch means; means responsive to said quantity outputs of said quantity measurement means for controlling said quantity indicator to represent the predetermined quantity associated with the actuated function indicator; and warning means for actuating said function indicators not included in said predetermined number of functions indicators in accordance with predetermined basic operating requirements for said camera whereby said respective function indicator is actuated when said corresponding camera function is not within an acceptable range for camera operation. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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