Camera system having a detachable remote controller with different functions
First Claim
1. A camera system comprising a camera body and a remote controller detachably coupled to said camera body, at least one operation means being provided on said remote controller for transmitting an operation signal to said camera body, said system further comprising:
- means for discriminating whether said remote controller is coupled to said camera;
said at least one operation means being accessible to a user when said remote controller is both coupled to said camera body and detached from said camera body; and
means for initiating a selected one of predetermined operations, upon operation of said at least one operation means, when said discriminating means determines that said remote controller is coupled to said camera body, and for initiating a different one of said predetermined operations, upon operation of said at least one operation means, when said discriminating means determines that said remote controller is detached from said camera body.
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Abstract
In a camera system having a camera body and a remote controller detachably coupled to the camera body, at least one operation button is provided on the remote controller. A predetermined operation signal is transmitted from the remote controller to the camera body when the operation button is operated. Upon operation of the at least one operation button, selected one of predetermined operations is executed when the remote controller is coupled to the camera body. Another one of the predetermined operations is executed when the remote controller is detached from the camera body.
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12 Claims
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1. A camera system comprising a camera body and a remote controller detachably coupled to said camera body, at least one operation means being provided on said remote controller for transmitting an operation signal to said camera body, said system further comprising:
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means for discriminating whether said remote controller is coupled to said camera; said at least one operation means being accessible to a user when said remote controller is both coupled to said camera body and detached from said camera body; and means for initiating a selected one of predetermined operations, upon operation of said at least one operation means, when said discriminating means determines that said remote controller is coupled to said camera body, and for initiating a different one of said predetermined operations, upon operation of said at least one operation means, when said discriminating means determines that said remote controller is detached from said camera body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A camera body to which a remote controller is detachably coupled, at least one predetermined signal being transmitted from said remote controller to said camera body, said remote controller including at least one operation means for initiating said at least one predetermined signal, said at least one operation means being accessible to a user when said remote controller is both coupled to said camera body and detached from said camera body, said camera body comprising:
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means for discriminating whether said remote controller is coupled to said camera body; means for initiating a selected one of predetermined operations, upon receipt of said at least one predetermined operation signal, when said discriminating means determines that said remote controller is coupled to said camera body, and for initiating a different one of said predetermined operations, upon receipt of said at least one operation signal, when said discriminating means determines that said remote controller is detached from said camera body.
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11. A camera body to which a remote controller is detachably coupled, at least one operation means being provided on said remote controller for transmitting an operation signal to said camera body, said at least one operation means being accessible to a user when said remote controller is both coupled to said camera body and detached from said camera body, said camera body comprising:
means for initiating a selected one of predetermined operations upon operation of said at least one operation means when said remote controller is coupled to said camera body, and for initiating a different one of said predetermined operations upon operation of said at least one operation means when said remote controller is detached from said camera body.
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12. A camera system comprising a camera body and a remote controller detachably coupled to said camera body, at least one operation member being provided on said remote controller, a predetermined operation signal being transmitted to said camera body upon operation of said operation member, said camera system further comprising:
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means for discriminating whether said remote controller is coupled to said camera; said at least one operation member being accessible to a user when said remote controller is both coupled to said camera body and detached from said camera body; and means for initiating a selected one of predetermined operations to be performed by said camera body upon receipt of said predetermined operation signal when said discriminating means determines that said remote controller is coupled to said camera body, and for initiating a different one of said predetermined operations, upon receipt of said predetermined operation signal when said discriminating means determines that said remote controller is detached from said camera body.
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