Interchangeable lens type camera system

1. Field of the Invention In an interchangeable lens type camera system composed of an interchangeable lens unit and a camera body and having an optical zooming process and an electronic zooming process, information about inhibition or permission of the electronic zooming process is transmitted from...

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Main Author Kyuma, Kenji
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.02.2002
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Summary:1. Field of the Invention In an interchangeable lens type camera system composed of an interchangeable lens unit and a camera body and having an optical zooming process and an electronic zooming process, information about inhibition or permission of the electronic zooming process is transmitted from the lens unit to the camera body, and information about the stoppage or moving direction of a zoom lens is transmitted from the camera body to the lens unit, so that a switching between the optical zooming process and the electronic zooming process is smoothly carried out.