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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuharu Imafuji, Kawasaki, JP;
Masafumi Oikawa, Mikata, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2006.01); G03B 17/56 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/14 (2013.01); G03B 17/565 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01);
Abstract
A camera accessory is configured to be detachably mounted to a camera body. The camera accessory includes an accessory contact point configured, when the camera accessory is mounted to the camera body, to output to the camera body a ready signal that indicates whether or not an information communication operation with the camera body is enabled. The camera accessory also includes a pull-down resistor electrically connected to the accessory contact point.