Accessory, image pickup apparatus, control method, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKAZUTO SUZUKI
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Abstract
An accessory is connectable to an image pickup apparatus and includes an operation member operable by a user, one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors that, upon execution of the instructions, operate to control the accessory according to an operation of the operation member, transmit information on the accessory to the image pickup apparatus, and receive setting information transmitted from the image pickup apparatus based on the information. The setting information is used to make a setting regarding a control of the accessory.
Claims20
An accessory connectable to an image pickup apparatus, the accessory comprising:
- an operation member operable by a user;
- one or more memories storing instructions;
- and
- one or more processors that, upon execution of the instructions, operate to:
- control the accessory according to an operation of the operation member,
- transmit information on the accessory to the image pickup apparatus, and
- receive setting information transmitted from the image pickup apparatus based on the information,
- wherein the setting information is used to make a setting regarding a control of the accessory.
An image pickup apparatus connectable to an accessory that is controllable according to an operation of an operation member, the image pickup apparatus comprising:
- one or more memories storing instructions;
- and
- one or more processors that, upon execution of the instructions, operate to:
- perform a setting regarding a control of the accessory based on information on the accessory received from the accessory, and
- transmit setting information to the accessory for the accessory to make the setting.
A control method for an accessory that includes an operation member operable by a user and is connectable to an image pickup apparatus, the control method comprising:
- controlling the accessory according to an operation of the operation member;
- transmitting information on the accessory to the image pickup apparatus;
- and
- receiving setting information transmitted from the image pickup apparatus based on the information,
- wherein the setting information is used to make a setting regarding a control of the accessory.
A control method for an image pickup apparatus connectable to an accessory that is controlled according to an operation of an operation member, the control method comprising:
- receiving information on the accessory from the accessory;
- performing a setting regarding a control of the accessory based on the information;
- and
- transmitting setting information to the accessory for the accessory to make the settings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.