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Shutter control device

US8837933B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 2012
Grant dateSep 16, 2014
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Expiry dateAug 3, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N23/663
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A shutter control device that uses an imaging device provided in a camera body to operate a shutter housed in a lens barrel to perform photography. The shutter control device comprises a communication port and a shutter control unit. The communication port is provided for transmitting and receiving signals between the camera body and the lens barrel. The shutter control unit is provided in the camera body, and outputs a shutter control signal to operate the shutter. The shutter control signal is transmitted to the lens barrel through the communication port.

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