Patent ID: 9025946
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: G02B,G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A camera system, comprising: an interchangeable lens having a photographing optical system capable of changing a focal length; and a camera body to which the interchangeable lens is detachably attached, the interchangeable lens comprising: a zoom position detecting section configured to detect a zoom position corresponding to a focal length of the photographing optical system; and a lens control section configured to input the zoom position and transmit it to the camera body, and the camera body comprising: a body control section configured to communicate with the lens control section, a focus detecting section configured to detect an in-focus position of a focus lens included in the photographing optical system, and a zoom position memory section configured to memorize the zoom position which is transmitted from the lens control section and received by the body control section, wherein when transmitting the in-focus position to the lens control section, the body control section transmits the memory zoom position memorized in the zoom position memory section to the lens control section.