Patent ID: 7463827

Claim:
A camera system comprising: a camera head comprising an imaging optical system and an imaging device; and a camera main frame that receives an image signal from the camera head via an interface for transferring signals between the camera main frame and the camera head so as to perform signal processing, wherein the camera head comprises a first CPU and a timing generator that supplies exposure start signal and exposure completion signal according to a shutter speed of an electronic shutter to the imaging device in accordance with a control of the first CPU, the camera main frame comprises a second CPU and a release button for communicating a signal of a photography start to the second CPU, and the camera system further comprises a dedicated line connecting the camera main frame with the camera head, the dedicated line supplying a release signal according to depression of the release button to the first CPU of the camera head when the release signal is supplied to the second CPU in accordance with the depression of the release button.