Patent ID: 7218353

Claim:
An electronic camera comprising: an image-capturing device that captures an image of a subject through a photographic lens; a brightness detection device that detects a subject brightness; a first exposure calculation circuit that performs an exposure calculation by using an exposure sensitivity set at the image-capturing device, an exposure time length set at the image-capturing device, an aperture value set at the photographic lens and the subject brightness detected by the brightness detection device, and calculates a first control exposure for main photographing by changing at least the exposure sensitivity within a first range among the exposure sensitivity, the exposure time length and the aperture value if the correct exposure is not achieved; a second exposure calculation circuit that sets the exposure sensitivity within a second range which is higher than the first range and to which the first exposure calculation circuit does not set the exposure sensitivity, and calculates a second control exposure for main photographing by changing at least one of the exposure time length and the aperture value so as to achieve the correct exposure; and a control circuit that allows the first control exposure calculation by the first exposure calculation circuit and also disallows the second control exposure calculation by the second exposure calculation circuit if a specific condition is satisfied, and disallows the first control exposure calculation by the first exposure calculation circuit and also allows the second control exposure calculation by the second exposure calculation circuit if the specific condition is not satisfied.