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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideaki Yoshida, Hachioji, JP;
Tetsuya Toyoda, Hachioji, JP;
Shigeru Kato, Tachikawa, JP;
Masaaki Komiya, Akiruno, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/345 (2011.01); H04N 3/14 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2006.01); G02B 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23296 (2013.01); H04N 3/1562 (2013.01); H04N 5/23216 (2013.01); H04N 5/3454 (2013.01); G02B 15/161 (2013.01); G03B 17/14 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01);
Abstract
An interchangeable lens includes an optical system which is variable in focal distance and in which a size of an image circle varies by the focal distance, the image circle being an effective image formation region of an optical image of a subject; a lens data storage unit which stores data indicating a correspondence between a value of the focal distance and a value of the size of the image circle; and a lens interface unit which sends data indicating the correspondence to the imaging apparatus.