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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Sugita, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus to which an interchangeable lens and an intermediate accessory, which is attachable between the interchangeable lens and the imaging apparatus, are attachable, the imaging apparatus including at least one processor which functions as: a first communication control unit configured to control a first communication via a first communication path; a second communication control unit configured to control a second communication via a second communication path; and a setting unit configured to set an update target of control software. When the interchangeable lens is set as the update target, the first communication control unit transmits update data to be applied to the interchangeable lens via the first communication path to the interchangeable lens, and when the intermediate accessory is set as the update target, the second communication control unit transmits update data to be applied to the intermediate accessory via the second communication path to the interchangeable lens.