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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yutaka Watanabe, Utsunomiya, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23241 (2013.01); G03B 17/14 (2013.01); G03B 17/56 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01); G03B 2205/0053 (2013.01); G03B 2206/00 (2013.01); G03B 2217/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An accessory apparatus attached to an interchangeable lens attached to a camera body can switch between a first accessory power mode and a second accessory power mode consuming less power than the first accessory power mode. The power state of the accessory apparatus is set based on information regarding the power mode of the camera body and the power mode of the interchangeable lens.