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G03B 7/00

Control of exposure by setting shutters, diaphragms or filters, separately or conjointly

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2021

Classification Context

Section:
PHYSICS
Class:
PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
Subclass:
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

Additional Content

Control of exposure in television cameras by means of circuitry for compensating for variation in the brightness of the object

Related Keywords

TIME setting on cameras

12 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • G03B 7/01 with selection of either manual or automatic mode
  • G03B 7/02 Control effected by setting a graduated member on the camera in accordance with indication or reading afforded by a light meter, which may be either separate from, or built into, camera body
  • G03B 7/18 in accordance with light-reducing "factor" of filter or other obturator used with or on the lens of the camera
  • G03B 7/2 in accordance with change of lens
  • G03B 7/22 in accordance with temperature or height, e.g. in aircraft
  • G03B 7/24 automatically in accordance with markings or other means indicating film speed or kind of film on the magazine to be inserted in the camera
  • G03B 7/26 Power supplies; Circuitry or arrangement to switch on the power source; Circuitry to check the power source voltage
  • G03B 7/28 Circuitry to measure or to take account of the object contrast
  • G03B 7/3 Safety arrangements for control of exposure

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CANON 31,416
  2. CANON JP 17,469
  3. KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS 9,845
  4. RICOH COMPANY 9,807
  5. ASML NETHERLANDS NL 9,427
  6. FUJIFILM JP 7,225
  7. KONICA MINOLTA CORPORATION 7,216
  8. FUJI XEROX COMPANY 5,711
  9. CARL ZEISS SMT DE 4,971
  10. RICOH COMPANY JP 4,123