摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a control program stored in a memory element is not rewritable into a control program for operating a camera, when the unit configuration of the camera is changed if the unit configuration is not correct. SOLUTION: An external device for the camera is composed of a discriminating means 28, which discriminates the properness of the unit configuration of the camera in accordance with the information on the unit configuration, based on the information and a warning means 31 having a display means 33 which displays an improperness warning and contents functionally restricted, according to the unit configuration, when the discriminating means 28 discriminates that the unit configuration is improper. The external device is constituted to transmit a functionally restricted control program. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |