Imaging device
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1. An imaging device comprising a camera module including:
- an imaging member for capturing a subject image as image data; and
a first memory for storing individual control data which are peculiar to the camera module in advance, the imaging device further comprising a main unit connected with the camera module, the main unit including;
a second memory for storing type-dependent control data relating to a type of the camera module in advance;
a retrieving device for retrieving the individual control data from the first memory, wherein the camera module further includes a data communication device for transmitting and receiving data between the first memory and the retrieving device, and the main unit further includes a control device for controlling the camera module based on the individual control data retrieved by the retrieving device from the first memory through the data communication device and type-dependent control data stored in the second memory.
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Abstract
An imaging device wherein a camera module is controlled based on a personality file for module (individual control data) which is retrieved from a camera module and is peculiar to the camera module and on a personality file for sensor (type-dependent control data) relating to the type of the camera module stored in a memory section (second memory) in advance.
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1. An imaging device comprising a camera module including:
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an imaging member for capturing a subject image as image data; and
a first memory for storing individual control data which are peculiar to the camera module in advance, the imaging device further comprising a main unit connected with the camera module, the main unit including;
a second memory for storing type-dependent control data relating to a type of the camera module in advance;
a retrieving device for retrieving the individual control data from the first memory, wherein the camera module further includes a data communication device for transmitting and receiving data between the first memory and the retrieving device, and the main unit further includes a control device for controlling the camera module based on the individual control data retrieved by the retrieving device from the first memory through the data communication device and type-dependent control data stored in the second memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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