Imaging apparatus
AssigneePanasonic Corporation
InventorToshihiko IWATANI
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus is provided that includes a hot shoe and a control unit. The hot shoe has a plurality of terminals configured to establish an electrical connection with an external flash device. The control unit is configured to communicate with the external flash device using at least one of the plurality of terminals when the external flash device is connected to the hot shoe. The control unit is further configured to determine the type of external flash device connected to the hot shoe so as to cause each of the plurality of terminals to function in accordance with the type of external flash device connected to the hot shoe.
Claims3
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- a hot shoe having a plurality of terminals configured to establish an electrical connection with an external flash device;
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- a control unit configured to communicate with the external flash device using at least one of the plurality of terminals when the external flash device is connected to the hot shoe, the control unit being further configured to determine the type of external flash device connected to the hot shoe and to cause each of the plurality of terminals to function in accordance with the type of external flash device connected to the hot shoe.
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- a hot shoe having a plurality of terminals configured to establish an electrical connection with an external flash device;
- a control unit configured to communicate with the external flash device via at least one of the plurality of terminals when the external flash device is connected to the hot shoe, the control unit being further configured to determine the type of external flash device connected to the hot shoe and whether power is to be supplied to the external flash device via at least one of the plurality of terminals based on the type of external flash device connected to the hot shoe;
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- a power supply unit configured to supply power to the external flash device via at least one of the plurality of terminals when the control unit determines that power is to be supplied to the external flash device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.