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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Applicants:
Naomi Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Sakaguchi, Inagi, JP;
Inventors:
Naomi Mori, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Sakaguchi, Inagi, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/14 (2013.01); H04N 1/00962 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01); H04N 5/23225 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image pickup apparatus, which is mountable a lens apparatus thereon, obtains information of a mounted lens apparatus and if the lens apparatus is identified as the interchangeable lens which fails in firmware update based on the obtained information, controls to restrict an operation in which an interchangeable lens is used and to enable an operation which does not use the interchangeable lens.