Abstract: A camera body at which an interchangeable lens, holding a plurality of sets of optical characteristics data, each expressing specific optical characteristics in one of a plurality of representation formats, can be detachably mounted, includes: an identification information reception unit that receives lens-side identification information from the interchangeable lens, which indicates the plurality of representation formats; an identification information storage unit in which body-side identification information indicating each representation format that the camera body is capable of recognizing among the plurality of representation formats, is stored; a selection unit that selects a single representation format included in both the lens-side and the body-side identification information, among the plurality of representation formats; a request unit that issues a request to the interchangeable lens for the optical characteristics data corresponding to the selected representation format; and an optical character

Abstract: An interchangeable lens that can be fitted to and removed from a camera body, includes: an optical characteristic storage unit that stores information relating to optical characteristics of the interchangeable lens, including at least information related to vignetting of the interchangeable lens; and an optical characteristic transmission unit that transmits to the camera body the information relating to optical characteristics stored in the optical characteristic storage unit. And with an image height corresponding to one sixth of an image height from a center of an approximately rectangular photographic field to any of four corners of the photographic field being termed Y1, the optical characteristic storage unit stores, as the information related to vignetting of the interchangeable lens, information specifying vignetting at positions for which image heights from the center are integral multiples of Y1 from 2 through 6 inclusive.

Abstract: An interchangeable lens including a fitting unit that can be fitted to and removed from a camera body; an imaging optical system that has an aperture, and whose focal length is variable over a range from a first focal length to a second focal length; and an MTF characteristic transmission unit that transmits MTF characteristic data specifying MTF characteristics of the imaging optical system to the camera body.

Abstract: An exchangeable lens detachably mounted at a camera body includes: an optical characteristics storage unit; an optical characteristics information generation unit; and an optical characteristics transmission unit. Peripheral shading information for only some image heights is stored as the information pertaining to the peripheral shading characteristics of the exchangeable lens into the optical characteristics storage unit, but peripheral shading information for at least one image height position among five image height positions equivalent to integral multiples of y1, which represents an image height equal to ? of an image height measured from a center of a substantially rectangular image capturing range to one of four corners of the image capturing range, obtained by multiplying y1 by integers in a range 2 through 6, is not stored in the optical characteristics storage unit.

Abstract: A camera body at which an interchangeable lens, holding a plurality of sets of optical characteristics data, each expressing specific optical characteristics in one of a plurality of representation formats, can be detachably mounted, includes: an identification information reception unit that receives lens-side identification information from the interchangeable lens, which indicates the plurality of representation formats; an identification information storage unit in which body-side identification information indicating each representation format that the camera body is capable of recognizing among the plurality of representation formats, is stored; a selection unit that selects a single representation format included in both the lens-side and the body-side identification information, among the plurality of representation formats; a request unit that issues a request to the interchangeable lens for the optical characteristics data corresponding to the selected representation format; and an optical character

Abstract: A camera body at which an interchangeable lens, holding a plurality of sets of optical characteristics data, each expressing specific optical characteristics in one of a plurality of representation formats, can be detachably mounted, includes: an identification information reception unit that receives lens-side identification information from the interchangeable lens, which indicates the plurality of representation formats; an identification information storage unit in which body-side identification information indicating each representation format that the camera body is capable of recognizing among the plurality of representation formats, is stored; a selection unit that selects a single representation format included in both the lens-side and the body-side identification information, among the plurality of representation formats; a request unit that issues a request to the interchangeable lens for the optical characteristics data corresponding to the selected representation format; and an optical character

Abstract: A camera body at which an interchangeable lens, holding a plurality of sets of optical characteristics data, each expressing specific optical characteristics in one of a plurality of representation formats, can be detachably mounted, includes: an identification information reception unit that receives lens-side identification information from the interchangeable lens, which indicates the plurality of representation formats; an identification information storage unit in which body-side identification information indicating each representation format that the camera body is capable of recognizing among the plurality of representation formats, is stored; a selection unit that selects a single representation format included in both the lens-side and the body-side identification information, among the plurality of representation formats; a request unit that issues a request to the interchangeable lens for the optical characteristics data corresponding to the selected representation format; and an optical character

Abstract: An exchangeable lens detachably mounted at a camera body includes: an optical characteristics storage unit; an optical characteristics information generation unit; and an optical characteristics transmission unit. Peripheral shading information for only some image heights is stored as the information pertaining to the peripheral shading characteristics of the exchangeable lens into the optical characteristics storage unit, but peripheral shading information for at least one image height position among five image height positions equivalent to integral multiples of y1, which represents an image height equal to ? of an image height measured from a center of a substantially rectangular image capturing range to one of four corners of the image capturing range, obtained by multiplying y1 by integers in a range 2 through 6, is not stored in the optical characteristics storage unit.

Abstract: An interchangeable lens including a fitting unit that can be fitted to and removed from a camera body; an imaging optical system that has an aperture, and whose focal length is variable over a range from a first focal length to a second focal length; and an MTF characteristic transmission unit that transmits MTF characteristic data specifying MTF characteristics of the imaging optical system to the camera body.

Abstract: An interchangeable lens that can be fitted to and removed from a camera body, includes: an optical characteristic storage unit that stores information relating to optical characteristics of the interchangeable lens, including at least information related to vignetting of the interchangeable lens; and an optical characteristic transmission unit that transmits to the camera body the information relating to optical characteristics stored in the optical characteristic storage unit. And with an image height corresponding to one sixth of an image height from a center of an approximately rectangular photographic field to any of four corners of the photographic field being termed Y1, the optical characteristic storage unit stores, as the information related to vignetting of the interchangeable lens, information specifying vignetting at positions for which image heights from the center are integral multiples of Y1 from 2 through 6 inclusive.

Abstract: An image editing apparatus includes a selecting unit, an accepting unit, an extracting unit, and a calculating unit. The selecting unit selects any frame from a plurality of frames forming a moving image to be edited according to an instruction from a user. The accepting unit accepts designation of the user regarding an area to be edited and editing content for the any frame. The extracting unit extracts the area to be edited for each of the frames forming the moving image. For each of the frames forming the moving image, the calculating unit calculates a control value to be used for editing the area in each frame based on a difference between previously or subsequently continuing frames and the editing content or based on a result of editing provided to the any frame according to the editing content.