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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/238 (2006.01); G03B 13/36 (2021.01); G03B 17/14 (2021.01); G03B 9/02 (2021.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/238 (2013.01); G03B 9/02 (2013.01); G03B 13/36 (2013.01); G03B 17/14 (2013.01); H04N 5/2254 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present technology relates to an interchangeable lens and a method for controlling the same capable of starting shooting in consideration of mechanical fluctuations after a diaphragm is driven, a shooting apparatus, and a camera system. An interchangeable lens includes: a diaphragm; a diaphragm driving unit configured to drive the diaphragm; and a lens control unit configured to transmit diaphragm driving information including stabilization time information of the diaphragm to a shooting apparatus when the diaphragm driving unit drives the diaphragm. The present technology is applicable to lens-interchangeable digital cameras, and the like, for example.