Imaging apparatus, accessory apparatus, and communication control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsAtsushi Sugita, Kazumichi Sugiyama
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus to which an accessory apparatus is attachable includes a camera controller configured to communicate with the accessory apparatus. The camera controller receives first information on a data size receivable by the accessory apparatus, performs a setting for a data size to be transmitted to the accessory apparatus based on the first information, and communicate with the accessory apparatus based on the setting.
Claims18
An imaging apparatus to which an accessory apparatus is attachable, the imaging apparatus comprising a camera controller configured to communicate with the accessory apparatus,
- wherein the camera controller receives first information on a data size receivable by the accessory apparatus, performs a setting for a data size to be transmitted to the accessory apparatus based on the first information, and communicate with the accessory apparatus based on the setting.
An accessory apparatus attachable to an imaging apparatus, the accessory apparatus comprising an accessory controller configured to communicate with the imaging apparatus,
- wherein the accessory controller transmits first information on a data size receivable by the accessory apparatus and second information on a data size transmittable by the accessory apparatus.
A communication control method of an imaging apparatus to which an accessory apparatus is communicatively attachable, the communication control method comprising the steps of:
- instructing the imaging apparatus to receive first information on a data size receivable by the accessory apparatus,
- instructing the imaging apparatus to perform a setting for a data size to be transmitted to the accessory apparatus based on the first information;
- and
- instructing the imaging apparatus to communicate with the accessory apparatus based on the setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.