Image pickup apparatus with lens unit detection and recording control
US5600371A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/663
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a video camera apparatus having a camera main-body unit and a lens unit detachably mounted on the camera main-body unit, a state of the lens unit attached to or detached from the camera main-body unit is determined. If the lens unit is not accurately attached to the camera main-body unit, a power supply is controlled and various driving units in the lens unit are disabled or set in a state of low power consumption. At the same time, picture recording is prohibited on the camera main-body unit side, and a nonmounting state of the lens is displayed.
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