Camera
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1. A camera detecting a focus by dividing a photographing picture into a plurality of regions, comprising:
- a region selection member to select an arbitrary region from the plurality of regions;
a focus detecting device to detect a focus adjusting state of a photographing lens in the region selected by said region selection member; and
a display unit to display the region selected by said region selection member on a finder picture,wherein said region selection member is provided so that an operation surface of said region selection member is substantially parallel to the finder picture, and said region selection member hasa data setting dial to set each item of data in accordance with a rotating direction and a rotational quantity,a support member to support said data setting dial in such a manner as to be shiftable or tiltable on the surface substantially parallel to the finder picture, anda detection member to detect a shifting or tilting direction of said data setting dial, and wherein a region corresponding to the shifting or tilting direction of said data setting dial is selected.
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Abstract
A camera quickly selecting a focus detection region or a light metering region while seeing a finder picture. A region selection member is provided so that an operating surface of the region selection member is substantially parallel to a finder picture.
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1. A camera detecting a focus by dividing a photographing picture into a plurality of regions, comprising:
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a region selection member to select an arbitrary region from the plurality of regions; a focus detecting device to detect a focus adjusting state of a photographing lens in the region selected by said region selection member; and a display unit to display the region selected by said region selection member on a finder picture, wherein said region selection member is provided so that an operation surface of said region selection member is substantially parallel to the finder picture, and said region selection member has a data setting dial to set each item of data in accordance with a rotating direction and a rotational quantity, a support member to support said data setting dial in such a manner as to be shiftable or tiltable on the surface substantially parallel to the finder picture, and a detection member to detect a shifting or tilting direction of said data setting dial, and wherein a region corresponding to the shifting or tilting direction of said data setting dial is selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A camera metering the light by dividing a photographing picture into a plurality of regions, comprising:
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a region selection member to select an arbitrary region from the plurality of regions; a light metering device to detect a luminance of an object in the region selected by said region selection member; and a display unit to display the region selected by said region selection member on a finder picture, wherein said region selection member is provided so that an operating surface of said region selection member is substantially parallel to the finder picture. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A camera detecting a focus by dividing a photographing picture into a plurality of regions and metering the light by dividing the photographing picture into the plurality of regions, comprising:
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a region selection member to select an arbitrary region from the plurality of regions; a focus detecting device to detect a focus adjusting state of a photographing lens in the region selected by said region selection member; a light metering device to detect a luminance of an object in the region selected by said region selection member; and a display unit to display the region selected by said region selection member on a finder picture, wherein said region selection member is provided so that an operating surface of said region selection member is substantially parallel to the finder picture, and said region selection member has a data setting dial to set each item of data in accordance with a rotating direction and a rotational quantity, a support member to support said data setting dial in such a manner as to be shiftable or tiltable on the surface substantially parallel to the finder picture, and a detection member to detect a shifting or tilting direction of said data setting dial, and wherein a region corresponding to the shifting or tilting direction of said data setting dial is selected. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A camera recognizing a photographing picture as a surface divided into a plurality of regions, comprising:
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a region selection member having a shiftable or tiltable dial to select a specified region from the plurality of regions; and a display unit, having a plurality of display regions on a display surface, to display the specified region, wherein the specified region displayed on the display surface is, when said region selection member is externally operated, shifted in a direction substantially parallel to an operating direction of said region selection member. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A camera dividing a photographing picture into a plurality of regions, comprising:
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a region selection member having a dial shiftable or tiltable on a plane substantially parallel to a display to select at least one of the plurality of regions, and rotatable to set photographing data items; and a photographing device to photograph an image using the at least one of the plurality of regions selected by said region selection member and the photographing data items. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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