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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Fuya Mizuochi, Saitama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An accessory apparatus includes a first electrical contact configured to receive power from an image capturing apparatus in a state of being attached to the image capturing apparatus, a second electrical contact disposed on a predetermined direction A side of the first electrical contact, configured to be connected to a predetermined electrical contact connected to a reference potential of the image capturing apparatus in the state of being attached to the image capturing apparatus, and configured to be unconnected to the reference potential during detachment from the image capturing apparatus, and a capacitor device connected to the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact. Further, the accessory apparatus includes a reduction unit configured to reduce charge stored in the capacitor device during the detachment from the image capturing apparatus.