Patent ID: 7133607

Claim:
A system for alerting a wireless communication capability within a camera body to the presence of an external antenna, the camera body including a pre-existing port not originally designed to accept a wireless communications antenna, the wireless communication capability being in electrical communication with the pre-existing port, the system comprising: (a) an antenna element; (b) a port connector configured to connect to the pre-existing port of the camera body, said port connector being in electrical communication with said antenna element and providing electrical communication between said antenna element and the wireless communication capability when said port connector element is connected to the pre-existing port of the camera body; and (c) an antenna notification module in electrical communication with said antenna element and said port connector, said antenna notification module producing an electrical event when said port connector element is connected to the pre-existing port of the camera body, the electrical event providing an indication to the wireless communication capability that said antenna element is present, wherein said port connector is configured to allow rotation of said antenna element with respect to the camera body when said port connector is connected to the pre-existing port.