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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2012
Yasuyuki Motoki, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiro Ozone, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuharu Imafuji, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Yasuyuki Motoki, Yokohama, JP;
Akihiro Ozone, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuharu Imafuji, Kawasaki, JP;
Akihiro Sugiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An accessory capable of communicating with a camera, includes a terminal section having a plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals include a startup state providing terminal that provides, to the camera, a detection level by which the camera detects that the accessory is capable of being started up, a data signal terminal that outputs a data signal including information regarding the accessory to the camera, and a first reference potential terminal having a reference potential of the detection level and the data signal. The startup state providing terminal is disposed adjacent to the data signal terminal, and the first reference potential terminal is adjacent to the data signal terminal, and is disposed with the data signal terminal interposed between the startup state providing terminal and the first reference potential terminal.