F-Term-List

G03B15/04;15/05

AA00
INFORMATION SENSED

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

AA05

AA06

AA07

AA08

AA09

. Brightness of photographed objects

. Mounting of flash apparatuses on cameras

. Charge state of main capacitor

. Power source voltage

. Distance to photographed objects

. Stroboscope light emission

. Completion of automatic light adjustment (i.e., detecting completion of light adjustment per se)

. Shutter frames per second (i.e., shutter speed)

. Aperture information

AB00
SYSTEM SWITCHING

AB01

AB02

AB03

AB04

AB05

AB06

AB07

AB08

. Photographic mode switching

. . Switching between automatic and manual modes

. . Switching between flash modes, or other modes

. . . Interlocked with flash apparatus (power) switches

. . . Automatic switching by detecting states that allow flash photography

. . . Switching to autoflash

. . Switching between mechanical frames per second self-timed and bulb control

. . Switching between close-up photography and normal photography

AB11

. Photometric system switching (e.g., switching between transistor-transistor logic and external light photometry)

AC00
SAFETIES

AC01

AC02

. Prohibiting photography from proceeding

. . Release and lock

AC11

AC12

AC13

AC14

AC15

AC16

AC17

. Indication

. . Indication of photographic information (e.g., exposure factors)

. . Warning indication

. . Indicating means

. . . Sound-generating elements

. . . Light-emitting elements

. . . Liquid crystal display elements

AC21

AC22

AC23

. Power feed prohibition or selective power feeding

. . Power switch

. . Feed-holding circuits

AC31

. Prevention of electric shocks

AD00
FLASH EXPOSURE CONTROL

AD01

AD03

AD04

AD06

AD07

AD08

. Aperture control by inputting distance and guide numbers

. Control of light emission timing

. . Shutters double as apertures

. Guide number control

. . Control of the amount of charge of the main capacitor

. . Control of the duration of light emission

AD11

AD12

AD13

AD14

AD15

AD16

. Controlling by automatic stroboscopes

. . Transistor-transistor logic light adjustment

. . Introduction or setting of designated aperture values

. . Light adjustment on the side with the automatic stroboscope

. . . Direct light reception from discharge tubes

. . . Detection of discharge current

AD21

AD23

AD25

. Consideration of ambient light (e.g., daylight synchronization)

. Preliminary light emission

. Synchronized shutter speed control

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CIRCUITS

BA01

BA02

BA03

BA04

BA05

BA06

BA07

BA08

BA09

BA10

. Power source circuits (i.e., up to the main capacitor)

. . Variants that have multiple main capacitors

. . Connection of external power sources

. . Sharing of other control circuits and power sources

. . AC power sources

. . DC-DC converter circuits

. . . Blocking of DC-DC converter circuits

. . Control of main capacitor charge voltage

. . Control of charge current (e.g., preventing rush current)

. . Prevention of power depletion (e.g., automatic shut-off)

BA12

BA13

. . Prevention of glow discharge

. . Prevention of incorrect light emission

BA21

BA22

BA23

BA24

BA25

. Trigger circuits

. . Prevention of chattering

. . Control of trigger capacitor charging and discharging

. . Prevention of malfunction by or damage to trigger circuits

. . Tuning of exposure operations and stroboscope light emission

BA31

BA32

BA33

BA34

. Variants that have multiple discharge tubes

. . Simultaneous light emission

. . Sequential light emission

. . Selective light emission

BA41

. Variants that have modeling lamps

BA51

BA52

BA54

BA55

BA56

BA58

BA59

BA60

. Light-adjusting circuits

. . Prevention of over-exposure at close ranges

. . Switching of light adjustment levels on the basis of photographic information

. . . Switching of apertures at the fronts of light-receiving sections

. . . Switching of the capacitance of integrating capacitors

. . Power feed to photometric circuits

. . Prevention of malfunctions in light-adjusting circuits caused by third-party light emissions

. . Control of charging and discharging of commutating capacitors

BA62

BA63

BA64

BA65

BA66

BA67

. . Methods of stopping light emission

. . . Serial control

. . . . Thyristors

. . . . Transistors

. . . . Field-effect transistors (FET)

. . . Parallel control

BA71

BA72

BA73

BA74

BA75

BA76

BA77

BA78

BA79

. Combinations of cameras and stroboscopes

. . Transmission of information between cameras and stroboscopes

. . . Aperture information

. . . Shutter speed information

. . . Information on distance to photographed objects

. . . Focal length information

. . . Release information

. . . Synchronization information

. . . International Standardization Organization (i.e., ISO) information

BA82

BA83

BA84

BA85

. . Combinations with autofocus cameras

. . Adapters for connecting cameras and stroboscopes

. . Flash apparatuses interlocked with camera exposure meters

. . Combination with electric shutter circuits

BA91

BA92

. Control of light emission waveforms

. . Flat light emission

CA00
STRUCTURE

CA01

CA02

CA03

CA04

CA05

CA06

CA07

CA08

. Stroboscope apparatuses (i.e., stroboscopes alone)

. . Strobe light emission sections

. . . Discharge tubes

. . . . Ring stroboscopes

. . . . Movable discharge tubes

. . . . Multiple discharge tubes

. . . Discharge tubes and flash bulbs are shared

. . . Reflecting means

CA12

CA13

CA14

CA15

CA16

CA17

CA18

. . Optical members provided on front faces of light-emitting sections

. . Variable illuminating angle mechanisms

. . Strobe light-emitting sections are movable

. . Variants that have multiple strobe light-emitting sections

. . Light-receiving sections in automatic stroboscopes

. . Exposure calculating panels

. . Arrangements of electrical components (e.g., capacitors or batteries)

CA21

CA22

CA23

CA24

CA25

CA26

. Combinations of stroboscope apparatuses and cameras

. . Attachment to cameras

. . . Accessory shoes

. . . Mounting feet

. . . Attachment via brackets

. . . Stroboscope apparatuses that are movable relative to cameras

CA32

CA33

. . Plugs or sockets

. . Variants that are mechanically interlocked with camera mechanisms

CA41

CA42

CA43

CA44

CA45

CA46

. Cameras with built-in stroboscopes

. . Movable strobe-light-emitting sections

. . Variable focal-point cameras

. . Variable illuminating angle mechanisms

. . Arrangements in cameras

. . Variants that have lens protecting covers

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ELECTRONIC FLASH APPARATUSES AND OTHERS

DA01

DA02

DA03

DA04

DA05

DA06

DA07

DA08

DA09

. Variants for underwater photography

. Variants for cameras for medical treatment

. Variants for still video cameras

. Variants that photograph at close range or when in contact

. Variants that use bounce lighting for photography

. Increased numbers of lights

. . Wireless remote control

. Multiple light emissions (i.e., for one screen)

. Prevention of red-eye

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NON-ELECTRONIC FLASH APPARATUSES

EA01

EA02

EA03

. Mechanical ignition

. Electrical ignition (e.g., multiple light emission)

. Simultaneous light emission

2H053	STROBOSCOPE APPARATUSES
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