Photographic lightmeter-remote, system, and method
First Claim
1. A lightmeter-remote for use with a remotely settable camera and a plurality of remotely settable photolamps, said lightmeter-remote comprising:
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a lightmeter disposed in said body;
an exposure controller disposed in said body, said exposure controller being selectively actuable to set aperture, exposure time, and gain parameters of the camera and to set output parameters of each of the photolamps; and
a transmitter operatively and wirelessly connecting said camera and said photolamps with said exposure controller.
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Abstract
A lightmeter-remote is usable in a system with a remotely settable camera and a plurality of remotely settable photolamps. The lightmeter-remote has a body, and a lightmeter, exposure controller, and transmitter disposed in the body. The exposure controller can be selectively actuated to set aperture, exposure time, and gain parameters of the camera and to set output parameters of each of the photolamps. The transmitter operatively and wirelessly connects the camera and photolamps with the exposure controller. The lightmeter-remote can have a plurality of lighting models, each providing user instructions defining a lighting setup and requiring one or more light measurements.
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24 Claims
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1. A lightmeter-remote for use with a remotely settable camera and a plurality of remotely settable photolamps, said lightmeter-remote comprising:
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a body; a lightmeter disposed in said body; an exposure controller disposed in said body, said exposure controller being selectively actuable to set aperture, exposure time, and gain parameters of the camera and to set output parameters of each of the photolamps; and a transmitter operatively and wirelessly connecting said camera and said photolamps with said exposure controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A lightmeter-remote for use with a remotely settable camera and a plurality of remotely settable photolamps, said lightmeter-remote comprising:
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a body; a lightmeter disposed in said body, said lightmeter being repeatedly actuable to generate a series of light readings corresponding to ambient light; a memory disposed in said body, said memory having a plurality of lighting models, each said lighting model having one or more required light measurements; a user input unit mounted to said body, said user input unit being actuable to select one of said lighting models as a current model and to associate individual said light readings with each of said required light measurements; an exposure controller operatively connected to said lightmeter, said memory, and said user input unit, said exposure controller being selectively actuable to generate a camera setting signal and a plurality of photolamp setting signals responsive to said light readings and said current model; and a transmitter disposed in said body, said transmitter being operatively connected to said exposure controller, said transmitter being capable of wirelessly communicating said camera setting signal to said camera and said photolamp setting signals to respective said photolamps. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A photography system comprising:
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a camera having an exposure unit adjustable by a set of wireless readying commands, said camera having a release triggerable by a wireless camera trigger command; a plurality of remotely controllable photolamps, said photolamps each having a release triggerable by a wireless lamp trigger command and an output adjustment unit adjustable by a set of wireless lighting adjustment commands; and a lightmeter-remote including; a body; a lightmeter disposed in said body, said lightmeter being repeatedly actuable to generate a series of light readings corresponding to ambient light; a memory disposed in said body, said memory having a plurality of lighting models, each said lighting model having one or more required light measurements; a user input unit mounted to said body, said user input unit being actuable to select one of said lighting models as a current model and to associate individual said light readings with each of said required light measurements; an exposure controller operatively connected to said lightmeter, said memory, and said user input unit, said exposure controller being selectively actuable to generate a camera setting signal and a plurality of photolamp setting signals responsive to said light readings and said current model; and a transmitter disposed in said body, said transmitter being operatively connected to said exposure controller, said transmitter being capable of wirelessly communicating said camera setting signal to said camera and said photolamp setting signals to respective said photolamps. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method for setting up a camera and a plurality of photolamps, said method comprising the steps of:
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individually and wirelessly triggering each of said photolamps responsive to a user input; measuring a lighting value consequent to each said triggering; automatically and wirelessly adjusting light output of said photolamps responsive to said measuring steps; following said triggering, wirelessly readying an exposure unit of said camera, responsive to said measuring and adjusting. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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