Image pickup apparatus, lens unit, and methods of controlling the same
US-2015381880-A1 · Dec 31, 2015 · US
Camera system, camera body, and interchangeable lens
US8970779B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8970779-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414312829-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | Dec 28, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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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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What is claimed is: 1. A camera body configuring a camera system including the camera body and an interchangeable lens attachably and detachably mounted on the camera body, the interchangeable lens having lens firmware storage means which has stored therein data of lens firmware of a predetermined version for operating the interchangeable lens, with the predetermined version being taken as a present version, the lens firmware capable of switching to specifications of either one of…
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- What does patent US8970779B2 cover?
- 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…
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- Fujifilm Corp
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- Primary CPC classification G03B17/14. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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