Photographing apparatus having an external optical component connector and method of controlling the same

摘要

Provided is a photographing apparatus. The photographing apparatus includes: a main body having an image pickup device disposed therein; a middle cover disposed in a back side of the main body and includes a first opening disposed to correspond to a position of the image pickup device; a first connector formed on the middle cover and around the first opening, where the first connector is configured to couple to an external optical component and is disposed so that the an optical axis of the image pickup device coincides with an optical axis of the external optical component, when the external optical component is coupled to the first connector; and a rear cover disposed on the middle cover and includes a second opening disposed to correspond to the position of the image pickup device.

主权项

1. A photographing apparatus comprising:
a main body having an image pickup device disposed on a back side of the main body; a middle cover coupled to the back side of the main body, and having a first opening disposed to correspond to a position of the image pickup device so that light can be incident onto the image pickup device through the first opening, the middle cover comprising a first connector formed around the first opening, wherein the first connector is configured to couple to an external optical component, the first connector is disposed so that an optical axis of the image pickup device coincides with an optical axis of the external optical component, when the external optical component is coupled to the first connector, and the first connector comprises a first electrode that is electrically connected to a second electrode of the external optical component; and a rear cover coupled to the middle cover and having a second opening disposed to correspond to the position of the image pickup device so that light can be incident onto the image pickup device through the second opening, wherein the main body further comprises a photographing apparatus controller that deactivates a function of the photographing apparatus while the external optical component is coupled to the first connector, when the function of the photographing apparatus is redundant of a function of the external optical component, depending on a type of the external optical component.