Title:
CAMERA
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2007/040205
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a camera comprising an image pickup device for picking up an object focused
by a photographing lens; a control device for controlling a camera action containing
the action of the image pickup device and for performing various initializing operations
of the camera, and an operation member operated to instruct the power ON/OFF of
the camera. The control device (a) performs, when the power ON of the camera is
instructed by the operation member, only that of the initializing operations, which
is not accompanied by the drive of the photographing lens, and then allows the
camera action, and (b) performs, when the power OFF of the camera is instructed by
the operation member, an initializing operation accompanied by the drive of
the photographing lens, and then makes the power OFF of the camera.
Inventors:
EBISAWA HIROSHI (JP)
YOKONUMA NORIKAZU (JP)
YOKONUMA NORIKAZU (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2006/319702
Publication Date:
April 12, 2007
Filing Date:
October 02, 2006
Export Citation:
Assignee:
NIKON CORP (JP)
EBISAWA HIROSHI (JP)
YOKONUMA NORIKAZU (JP)
EBISAWA HIROSHI (JP)
YOKONUMA NORIKAZU (JP)
International Classes:
G03B17/00; G02B7/08; H04N5/228
Foreign References:
| JP2004274515A | 2004-09-30 | |||
| JP2003043338A | 2003-02-13 | |||
| JP2001228500A | 2001-08-24 | |||
| JPH05232365A | 1993-09-10 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NAGAI, Fuyuki (2-1-1 Uchisaiwai-ch, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 11, JP)
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