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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2012
Applicant:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Naoto Yumiki, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G02B 7/02 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2006.01); H04N 101/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); G02B 7/021 (2013.01); G02B 7/023 (2013.01); G03B 17/14 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01); H04N 5/23293 (2013.01); H04N 5/23296 (2013.01); H04N 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera body () includes a display unit () and a body microcomputer (). The display unit () is able to display a zoom display bar () that expresses the focal length of the optical system (L). The body microcomputer () controls the display unit () so that the direction in which a zoom ring () moves when the user operates the zoom ring () substantially coincides with a change direction in which the zoom display bar () shown on the display unit () changes according to the operation of the zoom ring ().