Patent ID: 8488050

Claim:
A camera body to which an interchangeable lens is mountable, comprising: an imaging unit that can capture a subject image; a receiving unit that receives an operation by a user; an obtaining unit that obtains from the interchangeable lens driving method information about driving methods including a driving method of the interchangeable lens for autofocus control, the driving method being supported by the interchangeable lens when a moving image is captured and continuously focusing on a subject image for autofocus control when the moving image is captured; a body controller that controls the camera body and generates a control signal for controlling the interchangeable lens; and a sending unit that sends the generated control signal to the interchangeable lens, wherein the body controller determines control to be performed on the interchangeable lens, by referring to the driving method information obtained from the interchangeable lens, and generates a control signal that instructs the interchangeable lens to perform the determined control, and the receiving unit receives a selection of one driving method setting menu from a plurality of driving method setting menus, and makes a driving method setting menu, which uses a driving method other than the driving method indicated by the driving method information obtained by the obtaining unit setting menu, unselectable.