Camera having a power zoom function

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5697000
SERIAL NO

08283667

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A camera is provided with a varifocal lens including a zoom lens system driven by a motor and by a zoom lens drive control section and a focusing lens system driven by a motor and by a focusing lens drive control section for performing focusing before the zoom lens system is driven or while the zoom lens system is being driven. The camera is also provided with a lens switch sensor for determining whether an operation member for starting an exposure operation has been operated or not and a body control section and a lens control section for halting the driving of the zoom lens system when it is determined that the operation member has been operated by the sensor to re-start the driving of the focusing lens system.

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MINOLTA CAMERA KABUSHIKI KAISHAOSAKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akahoshi, Kimiharu Osaka, JP 5 116
Akamatsu, Norihiko Suita, JP 27 134
Hara, Yoshihiro Kishiwada, JP 111 2635
Ishibashi, Kenji Sakai, JP 109 1896

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