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Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 09, 2014
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kazuhiro Izukawa, Utsunomiya, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/23241 (2013.01);
Abstract

A camera communication unit is configured to change a voltage applied to a communication terminal used for a communication with the lens unit. The camera communication unit is configured to communicate with the lens unit using one of a first communication mode and a second communication mode, the first communication mode setting the voltage applied to the communication terminal to a first range and enabling the communication with the lens unit using a communication method of a first communication speed, and the second communication mode setting the voltage applied to the communication terminal to a second range that is located on a lower voltage side than the first range and enabling the communication with the lens unit using a communication method of a second communication speed higher than the first communication speed.


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