Camera with active optical range finder
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1. A camera comprising:
- (a) light emitting means for emitting light;
(b) finder means for observing an image of an object;
said finder means having an objective optical system;
(c) optical means for projecting light produced from said light emitting means toward the object through said objective optical system of said finder means, said optical means being formed so that rays of light emerging from said objective optical system are substantially collimated; and
(d) light receiving means for producing a signal for determining the relationship between the object and the camera by detecting the light from the objective system after reflection from the object.
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In the disclosed camera, an optical arrangement projects substantially collimated light rays from a light emitter toward an object through an objective system in a finder, and a light receiver produces a signal that determines the relationship between the object and the camera by detecting the light from the objective system after reflection by the object.
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1. A camera comprising:
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(a) light emitting means for emitting light; (b) finder means for observing an image of an object;
said finder means having an objective optical system;(c) optical means for projecting light produced from said light emitting means toward the object through said objective optical system of said finder means, said optical means being formed so that rays of light emerging from said objective optical system are substantially collimated; and (d) light receiving means for producing a signal for determining the relationship between the object and the camera by detecting the light from the objective system after reflection from the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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