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An auto-focus camera performs a focusing and a photometry when a shutter button is half depressed in an auto-focus mode. In this case, when an MF button is depressed, a result value of the focusing is held as long as the MF button is depressed even if the shutter button is released. When the shutter

An auto-focus camera performs a focusing and a photometry when a shutter button is half depressed in an auto-focus mode. In this case, when an MF button is depressed, a result value of the focusing is held as long as the MF button is depressed even if the shutter button is released. When the shutter button is depressed again, only the photometry is performed. On the other hand, when the MF button is depressed in a manual focus mode, an object distance can be set by an UP/DOWN dial which is also used for setting various kinds of photographing items. The MF button is used for maintaining an AF lock, and is used for instructing the setting of the object distance in the manual-focus mode.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An auto-focus camera, comprising:a shutter button;focus mode selection means for selecting one of an auto-focus mode and a manual focus mode by switching;photographing condition setting means for setting plural photographing conditions including an object distance;object distance s

[ We claim:] [1.] An auto-focus camera, comprising:a shutter button;focus mode selection means for selecting one of an auto-focus mode and a manual focus mode by switching;photographing condition setting means for setting plural photographing conditions including an object distance;object distance setting instruction means for instructing setting of the object distance; andcontrol means having an autofocus mode for performing focusing and photographing condition setting upon a first-step depression of the shutter button, holding the obtained focusing result as long as the object distance setting instruction means is operated, including upon releasing of said first-step depression of the shutter button for enabling re-setting of a photographing condition without changing of the focusing result upon repeating of the first step depression of the shutter button, and performing photographing upon a second-step depression of the shutter button, when said auto-focus mode is set by said focus mode selection means, and said control means also having a manual focus mode for allowing the photographing condition setting means to set the object distance when the object distance setting instruction means is operated and for allowing the photographing condition setting means to set a different photographing condition when the object distance setting means is not operated, and performing photographing in accordance with the object distance set by the photographing condition setting means, when said manual focus mode is set by said focus mode selection means.