Lens unit for a camera
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1. A lens assembly for use with a camera body having electrical power supply circuit means, measured light signal providing means and zooming control means, said lens assembly comprising:
- (A) a focus adjustable zoom lens system for image pick-up;
(B) an automatic focusing device for automatically adjusting the focus of said lens system onto an object;
(C) an automatic diaphragm device for automatically adjusting a diaphragm aperture in accordance with the measured light signal provided by said light signal providing means;
(D) an automatic zooming device for driving, under the control of said zooming control means, said lens system to effect zooming;
(E) means for connecting said automatic focusing device to said electric power supply circuit means;
(F) means for connecting said automatic diaphragm device to said measured light signal providing means; and
(G) means for connecting said automatic zooming device to said zooming control means.
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Abstract
This specification discloses a lens unit for a video camera which is provided with an image pickup lens, an automatic focus adjusting device for automatically focusing the image pickup lens onto an object, an automatic diaphragm device, connection means for connecting the automatic focus adjusting device to a power supply circuit on the camera body side, and connection means for connecting the automatic diaphragm device to a photometry signal (luminance signal) putting-out circuit on the camera body side.
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1. A lens assembly for use with a camera body having electrical power supply circuit means, measured light signal providing means and zooming control means, said lens assembly comprising:
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(A) a focus adjustable zoom lens system for image pick-up; (B) an automatic focusing device for automatically adjusting the focus of said lens system onto an object; (C) an automatic diaphragm device for automatically adjusting a diaphragm aperture in accordance with the measured light signal provided by said light signal providing means; (D) an automatic zooming device for driving, under the control of said zooming control means, said lens system to effect zooming; (E) means for connecting said automatic focusing device to said electric power supply circuit means; (F) means for connecting said automatic diaphragm device to said measured light signal providing means; and (G) means for connecting said automatic zooming device to said zooming control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A lens assembly for use with a camera body having electrical power supply circuit means and information display means, said lens assembly comprising:
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(A) a focus adjustable picture-taking lens system; (B) an automatic focusing device for automatically adjusting the focus of said lens system onto an object, said automatic focusing device including focus detecting means for producing an electrical output representing the focusing condition of said lens system; (C) means for connecting said automatic focusing device to said electrical power supply circuit means; and (D) means for connecting the output of said focus detecting means in said automatic focusing device to said information display means to enable the display means to indicate the focusing condition of said lens system in accordance with the electrical output of said focus detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A camera comprising in combination:
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(A) a camera body, having; (A-1) electrical power supply circuit means; and (A-2) information display means; (B) a lens assembly, having; (B-1) a focus adjustable picture-taking lens system; and (B-2) an automatic focusing device for automatically adjusting the focus of said lens system onto an object, said automatic fucosing device including focus detecting means for producing an electrical output representing the focusing condition of said lens system; and (C) a coupling device between said camera body and said lens assembly, and having; (C-1) means for connecting said camera body and said lens assembly; (C-2) means for electrically connecting said automatic focusing device and said electrical power supply circuit means; and (C-3) means for electrically connecting the output of said focus detecting means on said automatic focusing device and said information display means to enable the display means to indicate the focusing condition of said lens system in accordance with said electrical output of the focus detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A camera comprising in combination:
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(A) a camera body, having; (A-1) electrical power supply circuit means; (A-2) light measuring means for providing a measured light signal related to an object light; (A-3) zooming control means; (B) a lens assembly, having; (B-1) a focus adjustable zoom lens system for image pick-up; (B-2) an automatic focusing device for automatically adjusting the focus of said lens system onto an object; (B-3) an automatic device for automatically adjusting a diaphragm aperture in accordance with the measured light signal provided by said light measuring means; and (B-4) an automatic zooming device for driving, under the control of said zooming control means, said lens system to effect zooming; and (C) a coupling device between said camera body and said lens assembly, and having; (C-1) means for connecting said camera body and said lens assembly; (C-2) means for electrically connecting said automatic focusing device and said power supply circuit means; (C-3) means for electrically connecting said automatic diaphragm device and said light measuring means; and (C-4) means for electrically connecting said automatic zooming device and said zooming control means. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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