Camera system, camera body, and interchangeable lens
US8970779B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03B2206/00
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to an aspect of the present invention, the camera body can switch the present version, which is an original version, to specifications of an older version. Thus, even if the present versions of the camera body and the interchangeable lens doe not have compatibility, if an old version has compatibility, a minimum operation can be ensured by the specifications of the old version without updating the firmware, although the functions may have possibility of being restricted.
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