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referring to fig1 which shows a first embodiment of the present invention , a ttl metering circuit 1 has a photoelectric element and may meter the light from a finder light path and generate a metering output corresponding to the brightness of an object . an exposure parameter circuit 2 may generate an exposure information output corresponding to the film speed and the aperture value ( in the case of the aperture priority photography mode ) or the shutter speed ( in the case of the shutter speed priority photography mode ). an operation circuit 3 may generate , from the metering output and the exposure information output , an operation output corresponding to the shutter speed for obtaining a proper exposure ( in the case of the aperture priority photography mode ) or the aperture value ( in the case of the shutter speed priority photography mode ). the operation output is stored as a charging voltage in a memory capacitor 5 through a memory analog switch 4 and is applied to an exposure display meter 7 through a follower circuit 6 . the meter 7 may display a proper exposure value or the propriety of the exposure by the operation output . the analog switch 4 has an enable terminal 4a and may be closed when there is an h - level input to this terminal , and may be opened when there is an l - level input to this terminal . a memory control switch 8 is operatively associated with the mirror of the camera or a mirror driving mechanism so as to be closed immediately before the mirror is retracted from a normal position for directing the object light to the finder and to be opened in response to the return of the mirror to the normal position . a delay circuit 9 comprises a resistor r 1 , a capacitor c 1 , a standard power source e 1 and a comparator cp 1 , and the operation thereof is controlled by the memory control switch 8 . the output of the memory control switch 8 is indicated as ( a ) and the output of the delay circuit 9 is indicated as ( b ), and their timing is shown by identical characters in the timing chart of fig2 . operation will now be described by reference to fig2 . when the release button of the camera is depressed , the mirror driving mechanism is operated to retract the mirror . on the other hand , the memory control switch 8 is closed at a time t 1 immediately before the retraction of the mirror and therefore , the output ( a ) rises up to the source voltage + vcc . at this time , the capacitor c 1 is charged up to + vcc . as the result , the output of the comparator cp 1 , namely , the output ( b ) of the delay circuit 9 assumes l - level and the analog switch 4 becomes open . therefore , the memory capacitor 5 stores a charging voltage corresponding to the operation output immediately before the analog switch 4 becomes open , and the displayed value of the meter 7 is fixed . when the exposure is terminated and the mirror is returned to its initial position , the memory control switch 8 is opened at a time t 2 and the output ( a ) is reduced to l - level . however , the capacitor c 1 has been charged up to + vcc and the charge thereof is discharged through the resistor r 1 upon opening of the memory control switch 8 and therefore , the comparator cp 1 continues to apply the l - level output to the enable terminal of the analog switch 4 until time t 3 whereat the charging voltage of the capacitor c 1 reaches the voltage of the standard power source . the time from the time t 2 to the time t 3 is so determined as to correspond to the period of time until the bounce at the termination of the return of the mirror is stopped . accordingly , during the bounce of the mirror , the analog switch 4 is in off state and therefore , the displayed value of the meter 7 during this period of time corresponds to the charging voltage of the memory capacitor 5 , thus preventing the tremble of the meter pointer . when the time t 3 is passed after the return of the mirror , the output of the comparator circuit cp 1 assumes h - level and as the result , the analog switch 4 becomes closed and the storage operation of the memory capacitor is released . thereafter , the meter 7 effects the exposure display in accordance with the operation output . the operational effect of the present invention does not change even if the meter 7 employs the light - emission display effected by led or the like . a second embodiment of the present invention is shown in fig3 . the second embodiment is constructed so as to more positively prevent the leakage current to the meter 7 which is a display device . in fig3 elements similar to those of fig1 are designated by similar reference characters . the operation output from the operation circuit 3 is stored as the charging voltage in the memory capacitor 5 through the memory analog switch 4 and also applied to the display meter 7 through an analog switch 36 . the analog switch 36 has an enable terminal 36a and may be closed when there is an h - level input to this terminal , and may be opened when there is an l - level input to this terminal . the output end of the memory capacitor 5 is connected to an exposure control circuit 37 . connected to one terminal of the memory control switch 8 , in parallelism to the delay circuit 9 , is a second delay circuit 39 comprising a resistor r 3 , a capacitor c 3 , a comparator cp 3 and a standard power source e 3 . the output of the comparator cp 3 , namely , the output of the second delay circuit , is connected to the enable terminal of the analog switch 36 . operation of the second embodiment will now be described . as in the first embodiment , when the release button of the camera is depressed and the memory control switch 8 is closed immediately before the mirror is retracted , the output of the delay circuit 9 assumes l - level and the memory capacitor 5 stores the operation output immediately before the analog switch 4 is opened . the exposure control circuit 37 effects exposure control ( for example , shutter speed control ) in accordance with the operation output stored in the memory capacitor 5 . on the other hand , when the memory control switch 8 has been closed , the ⊖ input voltage of the comparator cp 3 is reduced below the ⊕ input voltage and therefore , the output of the second delay circuit 39 assumes h - level and the analog switch 36 is in on state . after the lapse of the time constant determined by the resistor r 3 and the capacitor c 3 , the output of the second delay circuit 39 assumes l - level and the analog switch 36 becomes open . that is , the memory capacitor 5 becomes electrically insulated from the operation circuit 3 and the meter 7 by the analog switches 4 and 36 , thus preventing reduction of the charging voltage . the shorter is the time from the closing of the memory control switch 8 till the opening of the analog switch 36 , the better , but when the controlled shutter speed is , for example , between 1 / 1000 to 1 / 30 sec ., it is preferable in observation that the display by the meter is held by the on state of the analog switch 36 , because the display before the retraction of the mirror and after the return of the mirror is substantially constant in that case . that is , at this time , the delay circuit 39 achieves the display holding function by holding the analog switch 36 in on state to such an extent that the current leakage of the capacitor 5 offers no problem in shutter speed control and thereafter , prevents the display in the manner as already described . fig4 shows a third embodiment of the present invention . instead of the delay circuit 9 in fig3 an inverter 40 is connected between the memory control switch 8 and the enable terminal of the analog switch 4 to obtain the same effect as that attained by the second embodiment .

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