Patent ID: 8498529
Filing Date: 2013-07-30
Classification: G02B,G03B

Abstract:
1. An interchangeable lens detachable from a camera body, the interchangeable lens comprising: an image stabilizing unit configured to correct an image blur by driving a correction lens; a position detector configured to detect a position of the correction lens; and a controller configured to set a movable range of the correction lens, wherein, when the interchangeable lens is mounted on a first camera body having a function of correcting at least one of a peripheral brightness and an aberration of a picked-up image according to position information of the correction lens, the controller sets the movable range of the correction lens to a first movable range, and when the interchangeable lens is mounted on a second camera body not having a function of correcting the peripheral brightness or the aberration of the picked-up image according to the position information of the correction lens, the controller sets the movable range of the correction lens to a second movable range that is narrower than the first movable range.