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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazumichi Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus to which an accessory apparatus including a plurality of operation members is detachably attached includes a camera communicator configured to provide a communication path with the accessory apparatus, and a camera controller configured to communicate with the accessory apparatus via the camera communicator, and to transfer to a sleep state with the accessory apparatus when none of the accessory apparatus and the imaging apparatus are operated in a normal operation state. The camera controller designates a specific operation member among a plurality of operation members for the accessory apparatus. The camera controller in the sleep state returns to the normal operation state when receiving a communication from the accessory apparatus corresponding to an operation of the specific operation member.
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