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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 1990
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1988
Norio Ishikawa, Osaka, JP;
Masaaki Nakai, Krawachinagano, JP;
Masayasu Hirano, Nishinomiya, JP;
Akihiko Fujino, Sakai, JP;
Hiroshi Ootsuka, Sakai, JP;
Takeshi Egawa, Osaka, JP;
Kunio Kawamura, Sakai, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A camera system being comprised of a camera and an external device is disclosed. The external device is detachably mounted on the camera which memorizes a program or data necessary for executing a program therein. When the external device is mounted on the camera, they are connected electrically with each other and communicate therebetween in order to read a program or data memorized in the external device into a memory means provided in the camera. The camera is controlled according to the program designated by the external device.