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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2009
Applicants:
Kenichi Honjo, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Ueda, Osaka, JP;
Masato Murayama, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A camera body () comprises a housing (), a body mount (), an imaging sensor (), a display section (), a mounting detector (), and an image display controller (). The display section () is capable of displaying an image on the basis of an image signal acquired by the imaging sensor (). The mounting detector () is capable of detecting the mounting state of an interchangeable lens unit () with respect to the body mount (). The image display controller () controls the display section () so that the mounting state of the display section () is switched on the basis of the detection result of the mounting detector ().