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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2024
Imaging apparatus and method for controlling imaging apparatus including limited range determination
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Naotaka Kishida, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An imaging apparatus of the present disclosure comprises: a processor; a memory storing instructions to be executed by the processor; a camera body including an imaging element and a display panel; and an interchangeable lens including a lens, a zoom ring that varies position of the lens, and a zoom encoder that detects information on zoom position of the zoom ring; the instructions including: determining whether the teleconverter is attached to the interchangeable lens; calculating the zoom position of the zoom ring; determining whether the zoom position is within a limited range in which optical performance deteriorates if the teleconverter is attached to the interchangeable lens; and changing information displayed on the display panel if the zoom position is within the limited range.