Patent ID: 6292313
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: G02B,H04N

Abstract:
A lens drive unit which is arranged at a side of a lens barrel, the lens drive unit comprising:a motor which is operatively connected with an operation ring on the lens barrel to drive one of a zoom lens, a focus lens and an iris within the lens barrel;a control device which controls the motor in accordance with a control signal to control the one of the zoom lens, the focus lens and the iris;a connector to which one of an external lens controller and an external computer outputting the control signal is connected;a connection determining device which determines which one of the external lens controller and the external computer is being connected to the connector; andan input changeover device which receives the control signal through the connector from the connected one of the external lens controller and the external computer, the input changeover device sending the received control signal to the control device through a first signal pass when the connection determining device determines that the external lens controller is being connected to the connector, the input changeover device sending the received control signal to the control device through a second signal pass when the connection determining device determines that the external computer is being connected to the connector.