Leaf shutter system for interchangeable lens cameras
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
InventorKazunori Tanaka
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Abstract
A camera system, including: an interchangeable lens; an internal shutter configured to open and close; and a lens detector coupled to the internal shutter and capable of accepting the interchangeable lens, the lens detector configured to detect the presence of a leaf shutter within the interchangeable lens, wherein the lens detector generates a shutter signal to keep the internal shutter open when the presence of the leaf shutter within the interchangeable lens is detected. Key words include interchangeable lens and leaf shutter.
Claims20
A camera body, comprising:
- an internal shutter configured to open and close;
- and
- a lens detector coupled to the internal shutter and capable of accepting an interchangeable lens, the lens detector configured to detect the presence of a leaf shutter within the interchangeable lens,
- wherein the lens detector generates a shutter signal to keep the internal shutter open when the presence of the leaf shutter within the interchangeable lens is detected.
A camera system, comprising:
- a camera body;
- an interchangeable lens configured to be attachable to the camera body,
- wherein the camera body comprises:
- an internal shutter configured to open and close;
- a lens detector coupled to the internal shutter and capable of accepting the interchangeable lens, the lens detector configured to detect the presence of a leaf shutter within the interchangeable lens,
- wherein the lens detector generates a shutter signal to keep the internal shutter open when the presence of the leaf shutter within the interchangeable lens is detected.
A camera, comprising:
- an interchangeable lens having a leaf shutter indicator that indicates the interchangeable lens includes a leaf shutter;
- a camera body comprising:
- an internal shutter configured to open and close;
- and
- a lens detector coupled to the internal shutter, the lens detector configured to detect the leaf shutter indicator,
- wherein the leaf shutter indicator does not protrude into the camera body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.