Patent ID: 8786770

Claim:
A camera body to which a lens unit configured to form an optical image of a subject is attachable, the camera body comprising: a body mount to which the lens unit is attachable; an imaging element configured to convert the optical image of the subject into an electrical signal; a shutter unit disposed between the body mount and the imaging element and provided so that the optical path can be blocked between the lens unit and the imaging element, the shutter unit being configured to maintain an open state while the supply of power is halted; a shutter controller configured to control the shutter unit before the supply of power is halted, so as to maintain the shutter unit in the open state while the supply of power is halted; and a lens detector configured to detect whether or not the lens unit has been mounted, wherein the shutter unit has a shutter mechanism configured to assume the open state and a closed state, and a shutter driver configured to drive the shutter mechanism, the shutter driver is configured to drive the shutter mechanism to a first state in which the open state is maintained mechanically, and a second state in which the closed state is maintained, and the shutter controller controls the shutter driver to drive the shutter mechanism to the first state when the lens unit is being removed from the body mount.