Abstract: An anti-shake device furnished between a lens module and an image sensor. An optical path is defined along the lens module and image sensor. The anti-shake device comprises a base plate, at least one piezoelectric member and a circuit member. The base plate is located in the optical path and has a surface facing the lens module, wherein a first axial direction and a second axial direction are defined on the surface. The piezoelectric member is located on the base plate and contacts with the lens module. The circuit member located on the base plate comprises a control module for controlling the piezoelectric member to drive the lens module moving alone the first and second axial directions in order to adjust the deviation caused by shaking.

Abstract: An adjustment apparatus for adjusting a camera lens with an adjustment pin includes a supporting bracket, a gear assembly installed to the supporting bracket, a motor mounted to the supporting bracket, a controller electrically connected to the motor, and an adjustment member movably installed to the supporting bracket. The adjustment member includes two spaced clamping poles clamping the adjustment pin of the camera lens. The controller controls the motor to rotate and the motor drives the gear assembly to rotate, to drive the adjustment member to move. Thereby, the adjustment pin is moved by the clamping pins to adjust the camera lens.

Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element and a third lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The second lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof. The third lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region thereof, wherein the image-side surface of the third lens element has at least one convex shape in an off-axis region thereof, and both of an object-side surface and the image-side surface are aspheric. The imaging lens assembly has a total of three lens elements with refractive power.

Abstract: An optical image capturing lens assembly includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element, and a sixth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The second lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave in a paraxial region and an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The third lens element has refractive power. The fourth lens element with refractive power has an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The fifth lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex in a paraxial region. The sixth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface being concave in a paraxial region.

Abstract: There is provided a diaphragm unit, including a plurality of diaphragm blades structured to at least rotate, the plurality of diaphragm blades being capable of changing an area of an aperture, each of the diaphragm blades including portions on a part of an inner periphery, a R (radius) of a shape of one portion being at the opposite side of a R (radius) of a shape of the other portion, the inner periphery being a periphery forming an outer periphery of the aperture.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes: a lens apparatus; and a camera apparatus that can be attached and removed from the lens apparatus, wherein the camera apparatus includes: an image pickup element; and an optical element configured to be inserted and removed from an optical path, the optical element is a ND filter, and the ND it has a surface with positive refractive power. A ratio of a thickness of the optical element on an optical axis and a thickness of the optical length adjustment unit on the optical axis is appropriately set.

Abstract: In an image capturing and processing system, a device and method is provided. The lens is made of simple lens with high diffractive materials and known strong color aberrations. The method includes the steps of: calibrating or measuring a Point Spread Function (PSF) for each color components at a set of distances, capturing image data, and calculating the image obtained using a de-convolution method based on the PSF found.

Abstract: A multiband camera comprises: a band-pass filter having four or more optical filters; a microlens array having arrayed microlenses; a photoelectric conversion element including a plurality of pixels; and a measurement unit for measuring spectral intensity. The multiband camera satisfies the expression below, where Pl is a pitch between the microlenses, Ps is a pitch between the pixels, n is a number of pixels corresponding to one microlens, u is an effective dimension in a prescribed direction of the pixels, t is a dimension in the prescribed direction of a real image that the band-pass filter forms on a plurality of two-dimensionally arrayed pixels, Na is a number of microlenses arrayed in the prescribed direction, L is a distance from an exit pupil to the microlens, and f is a focal length of the microlens.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a field angle change unit, and a movement detection unit. The imaging unit includes a lens that forms an image of a subject and acquires a picture image by taking the image formed by the lens. The field angle change unit changes a field angle of the picture image acquired by the imaging unit. The movement detection unit detects a movement of the imaging apparatus. The field angle change unit changes the field angle of the picture image in accordance with a moving direction of the imaging apparatus when the movement detection unit detects the movement of the imaging apparatus.

Abstract: An imaging lens system includes a first lens to a fifth lens sequentially disposed from an object side to an image side. The first lens has a positive refractive power and an object side lens surface that is convex toward the object side. The second lens has a negative refractive power and a meniscus shape that is concave toward the image side. The third lens has a positive refractive power. The fourth lens has a negative refractive power and a meniscus shape that is concave toward the object side. The fifth lens has a negative refractive power and a meniscus shape that is concave toward the image side near an optical axis. The imaging lens system satisfies the following condition: f34/f<?5, where f denotes a focal length of the imaging lens system, and f34 denotes an effective focal length of the third lens and the fourth lens.

Abstract: An interior housing of a compact camera module is insulated from external shocks in a direction along the optical path to an external housing that is spaced from the interior housing by a compression distance of one or more shock absorbing sponges that are disposed between the outer housing and the interior housing and that are configured to compress to absorb external physical shocks in two or three spatial dimensions.

Abstract: A camera module has an image sensor and a lens assembly that includes a lens barrel having a first cylindrical portion that includes an externally threaded portion and a second cylindrical portion that has a larger diameter than the externally threaded portion. A lens moving mechanism includes a movable sleeve having internal threads that receive the externally threaded portion of the lens assembly. The lens moving mechanism is coupled to the image sensor such that the second cylindrical portion of the lens assembly is closest to the image sensor. The camera module is assembled by inserting the lens assembly into the lens moving mechanism from the side closest to the image sensor. An installation tool may engage the second cylindrical portion to rotate the lens assembly and engage the threaded portions. Features may be provided to retain the lens assembly in the lens moving mechanism before joining the threaded portions.

Abstract: A photographing device includes a photographing optical system having an image sensor, a polarizing filter which rotates about an optical axis of the photographing optical system and is positioned in an optical path thereof, a rotation driver which preliminarily rotates the polarizing filter at a predetermined cycle pattern, a detector which detects an object luminance signal of object-emanating light transmitting through the polarizing filter and captured by the image sensor when the polarizing filter preliminarily rotates the polarizing filter at the predetermined cycle pattern, a signal generator which generates a rotation control signal by eliminating any frequency component of a cycle pattern that is different from the predetermined cycle pattern from the object luminance signal, and a controller which controls a rotational angle position of the polarizing filter based on the rotation control signal generated by the signal generator.

Abstract: Provided is an image pickup lens that despite being small is favorably corrected for aberrations and has a five element configuration that is wide angle and has a bright F-number also provided is an image pickup device and a portable terminal using the image pickup lens. The image surface side of the fifth lens has an aspherical shape, has an inflection point at a position other than a position that intersects with the light axis, and satisfies the following formulae: ?5.0<(r1+r2)/(r1?r2)??1.0 (1); 0.90<f1/f<1.70 (2); 0.35<?DL13/f<0.55 (3). Provided that r1: curvature radius of the first lens object side surface, r2: curvature radius of the first lens image side surface, f1: focal distance of the first lens, f: focal distance of the entire image pickup lens system, ?DL13: distance on the optical axis from object side surface of the first lens to image side surface of the third lens.

Abstract: A method and a system for controlling an external lens, applicable to a main device to control a lens module connected thereto, are provided. The main device provides power and storage medium for the lens module to use. In the present method, the lens module is connected to the main device, and a control program is downloaded from a memory unit of the lens module and installed in the main device. The control program is used to allow the main device to receive a control operation, accordingly control the lens module to execute a camera function, and finally display an execution result of the lens module executing the camera function.

Abstract: A main CPU (a mounting determination part) in a camera body makes a determination by detecting voltage, at a lens detection terminal, n1 consecutive times at time intervals of dl, at the time of turning on a power supply with a power switch. After a result of the determination turns out to be non-mounting, the main CPU makes a determination by detecting voltage, at the lens detection terminal, n2 consecutive times at time intervals of d2 (where n2 and d2 are equal to or greater than to n1 and d1, respectively) on condition that any one of conditional expressions d1<d2 and n1<n2 is met.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes: a first lens group having a positive refracting power; a second lens group having a negative refracting power; a third lens group having a positive refracting power; a fourth lens group having a positive refracting power; and a fifth lens group having a positive refracting power and configured of sub lens groups. The first, the second, the third, the fourth, and the fifth lens groups are arranged in this order from an object plane. The third lens group serves as a first compensation lens group, and one or more of the plurality of sub lens groups serves as a second compensation lens group. Each of the first compensation lens group and the second compensation lens group independently shifts in a direction perpendicular to a light axis to allow an image formed on an image plane to be shifted in the direction perpendicular to the light axis.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, in order from an object side to an image side, first and third lens units having a positive refractive power, a second lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear lens group. The first lens unit is closer to the object side at a telephoto end than at a wide angle end. The second lens unit is closer to the image side at the telephoto end than at the wide angle end. A distance between the second lens unit and the third lens unit at the telephoto end, focal lengths at the wide angle end and the telephoto end, respectively, a focal length of the second lens unit, and an amount of movement of the second lens unit in an optical axis direction during zooming from the wide angle end to the telephoto end are appropriately set.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes a front unit including one lens unit having a negative refractive power, and a rear unit including an aperture stop and one or more lens units and having a positive refractive power as a whole, and an interval between adjacent lens units changes during zooming such that an interval between the front unit and rear unit decreases at a telephoto end when compared to a wide angle end. The front unit includes a negative lens G11 in a position closest to the object side, and a lens surface of the negative lens G11 on the image side has an aspherical shape by which the positive refractive power increases from a center to an edge. Various parameters for the zoom lens according to the present invention are properly set.

Abstract: A camera module includes an imaging sensor, a power feed electrode, a first conductive member, and a first sealing member. The imaging sensor includes a light-receiving surface receiving light gathered by a lens. The power feed electrode is formed to a surface including the light receiving-surface of the imaging sensor, and the power feed electrode is configured to make a power feed. The first conductive member is configured to electrically connect the power feed electrode and a drive electrode. The drive electrode is provided to a drive section configured to drive the lens in accordance with the power feed. The first sealing member is formed by sealing the first conductive member.

Abstract: An image-capturing system for automatically adjusting divergence angle includes an image-capturing unit, an auxiliary lighting unit and a control unit. The image-capturing unit includes an image sensor and a zoom lens adjacent to the image sensor. The image sensor is applied to capture images of at least one body through the zoom lens, and the zoom lens has a first variable focus. The auxiliary lighting unit includes at least one light-emitting element for generating light beams and at least one electrically-controlled zoom lens module adjacent to the light-emitting element, and the electrically-controlled zoom lens module has a second variable focus. The light beams generated by the light-emitting element can pass through the electrically-controlled zoom lens module to form a projection light source that can be projected onto the body. The control unit includes a voltage controlling module electrically connected between the image-capturing module and the auxiliary lighting device.

Abstract: A camera apparatus includes: a camera main body having a single plate type imaging section; and a handle mounting section for mounting a handle on an upper portion of the camera main body, wherein a lens for a three-plate type imaging section can be mounted on a lens mount section of a front portion of the camera main body via a mount adapter, and the handle mounting section mounts the handle on the upper portion of the camera main body so as to be able to move in a front-back direction.

Abstract: A telephoto lens system and an electronic apparatus having the same are provided. The telephoto lens system includes a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a negative refractive power, and a third lens group. The third lens group includes a (3-1)-th lens group having a positive refractive power, a (3-2)-th lens group having a negative refractive power, and a (3-3)-th lens group having a positive refractive power.

Abstract: A visibility support apparatus includes a light receiving unit receiving reflected light from an object to generate a signal for an image for each of wavelength bands, a wavelength selecting unit to set, in the image for at least one wavelength band, a set of those of pixels with comparable signal intensities which define the largest occupied area to be a reference area and to compare, for each of identification target pixels not included in the reference area, a value of the pixel in the image for each wavelength band with a pixel value of the reference area to select at least two wavelength bands which are effective for detecting the object, and a display unit to group the identification target pixels based on a wavelength band combination selected for each identification target pixel and display an image in which the object is distinguishably shown based on the grouping.

Abstract: An interchangeable lens camera includes a camera body and a lens unit. The camera body includes: a body-side mount section; a mounting determination section; a body-side communication section; and a body control section. The lens unit includes a lens-side mount section and a lens-side communication section. A specific body-side signal terminal among plural body-side signal terminals of the camera body is connected to a power supply through a pull-up resistor, and a specific lens-side signal terminal, which is capable of coming into contact with the specific body-side signal terminal, among plural lens-side signal terminals of the lens unit is grounded through a pull-down resistor. The mounting determination section determines that the lens unit is mounted on the body-side mount section when resistance values of both the specific body-side signal terminal at time of non-communication and a body-side detection terminal of the camera body are at low levels.

Abstract: A solid state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a liquid crystal optical element including a first electrode having a first recess and a projecting portion surrounding the first recess on a first surface, a second electrode facing the first surface of the first electrode, a filling film located between the first recess of the first electrode and the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer located between the filling film and the second electrode; an imaging lens facing the second electrode to form an image of a subject on an imaging plane; and an imaging element facing the first recess, the imaging element having a pixel block having a plurality of pixels.

Abstract: An optical imaging system and method including a movable pixelated filter array, a shutter mechanism to which the pixelated filter array is attached, and a controller configured to implement a data reduction algorithm. The shutter mechanism is configured to move the pixelated filter array into and out of the optical path, and the data reduction algorithm allows the controller to account for axial and/or lateral misalignment of the filter array relative to the imaging detector array or its conjugate. In certain examples, the controller is further configured to use the data reduction algorithms also to perform wavefront sensing, for example to estimate wavefront error.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an auxiliary optical system for a mobile electronic device has a mounting component that is configured to be selectively attachable and detachable from the mobile electronic device. The mounting component is configured to be coupled to and decoupled from a multi-lens component with a plurality of lenses. When the multi-lens component is coupled to the mounting component, the multi-lens component can be prevented from moving, such as sliding or rotating. In some embodiments, an auxiliary optical system for a mobile electronic device comprises a removable onboard camera lens or onboard camera of a mobile electronic device. The onboard lens or onboard camera can be removed and/or replaced with another onboard lens or onboard camera with different optical qualities.

Abstract: A system is provided comprising: a light field emanating from a scene and a positive imaging lens focusing light from the light field onto a DMD array. A first collector lens directs the spatially modulated light to a first photodetector having a spectral sensitivity to a first spectral band. The first photodetector senses the directed light from the first pixel-wise multiplication and produces a signal representing a first inner product between the light incident on the DMD and the first basis function for the first spectral band. A second collector lens directs the spatially modulated light to a second photodetector having a spectral sensitivity to a second spectral band. The second photodetector senses the directed light from the first pixel-wise multiplication and produces a signal representing a first inner product between the light incident on the DMD and the first basis function for the second spectral band.

Abstract: Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to a lens component having one or more lenses attached to a retainer portion configured to removably attach to communication devices such as mobile phones, tablet computers, media players, and the like. The retainer portion may be configured so as not to interfere with a user's view of a display panel of the communication device. In some embodiments, a plurality of lenses may be provided, and the lenses may be removably attached to the retainer portion and may be interchangeable. A structure for providing a flash may also be provided. In some embodiments, additional features may be provided, such as attachment components to facilitate attachment to stability devices, such as tripods, and to user-wearable accessories.

Abstract: A device includes: an interface for performing communication with an apparatus to which the device is connected; and a supplying section that supplies support information, for notifying functions supported and controlled by the apparatus based on a detection result provided from a detecting section that detects a malfunction associated with a program held in a holding section, to the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus for auto-focusing detection, a camera applying the same, and a method for calculating a distance to a subject are disclosed. The camera calculates a focusing control state based on synthetic image data output as an image passing through a pupil split unit provided with a filter arranged at one or more of the at least two holes as taken by an image pickup unit.

Abstract: This camera body includes an interchangeable lens detector, a lens information recognition component, a wireless communication component, and an output controller. The interchangeable lens detector detects whether or not the interchangeable lens is mounted to the camera body. The lens information recognition component recognizes lens information related to the interchangeable lens, according to the mounting state of the interchangeable lens. The wireless communication component performs wireless communication with the outside of the camera body. The output controller controls the output strength of the wireless communication component on the basis of the lens information in the information recognition component.

Abstract: A five element lens system for use with an imaging sensor includes first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens elements and an optical filter that are arranged sequentially in order from an object side to an imaging side. The lens elements are coated with an anti-reflective film. The lens system further includes an optical filter that is disposed at a distance from the imaging sensor. The lens elements are relatively positioned to each other to satisfy specific conditions. The lens elements further include thickness to diameters ratios that satisfy specific conditions. The lens system is capable of focusing images of objects located from a range of 10 cm to infinity from the lens system.

Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens including a first convex surface facing the object side, a first concave surface with an aperture stop facing the image side; a second lens including a second convex surface facing the object side and a second concave surface facing the image side; a first lens further including. Defining that f, f1, f2 are a focal length of the lens assembly, the first lens, and the second lens; D is a distance between the first lens and the second lens; TTL is a total track length; R1 is a radius of the first convex surface; R2 is a radius of the first concave surface; R3 and R4 are respectively radius of the second convex surface and the second concave surface; and ? is the image circle; the following conditions are satisfied: 0.01<|f/f2|<0.2; 0.1<R1/f1<0.5; 0.8<f1/TTL<1.1; 0.2<D/f<0.5; 0.3<R2/?<0.7; and 0.03<(R3?R4)/(R3+R4)<0.3.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image pickup device, by which cut resistance at the time of cutting a wafer lens is reduced, high production efficiency is maintained, and excellent optical characteristics are obtained. The image pickup device has a first lens block, a second lens block, a spacer, and a sensor unit. The side surface section of the first lens block, the side surface section of the second lens block, and the side surface section of the spacer are formed on the same plane. A lens cover that covers the first and the second lens blocks is provided in a step formed by respective side surface sections of the first lens block, the second lens block and the spacer, and the side surface section of the sensor unit.

Abstract: Provided is an imaging device including an image sensor, and an engagement member which is an annular or cylindrical member provided between a lens mount unit and a first optical filter fixedly installed on a subject side of the image sensor, and has a second uneven portion formed in an inner circumferential direction, the second uneven portion having a shape corresponding to a first uneven portion formed on an outer periphery of a filter holding member for holding a second optical filter, and being for engaging the filter holding member in an attachable/detachable manner.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for capturing or generating images using multiple optical chains operating in parallel are described. Pixel values captured by individual optical chains corresponding to the same scene area are combined to provide an image with at least some of the benefits which would have been provided by capturing an image of the scene using a larger lens than that of the individual lenses of the optical chain modules. By using multiple optical chains in parallel at least some benefits normally obtained from using a large lens can be obtained without the need for a large lens. Furthermore in at least some embodiments, a wide dynamic range can be supported through the use of multiple sensors with the overall supported dynamic range being potentially larger than that of the individual sensors. Some lens and/or optical chain configurations are designed for use in small handheld devices, e.g., cell phones.

Abstract: Disclosed is an array camera. The array camera includes an array camera comprising an image sensor sectioned into at least two channels and at least two lens modules each positioned on a top of one of the channels. Each channel consists of an active sensor area and a dead space. Each lens module has a barrel. Each barrel of the lens modules has an inner sidewall facing the adjacent lens modules and an outer sidewall opposite to the inner surface. Wherein, a projection of the inner sidewall of each barrel along the optical axis is an inner line on the corresponding channel of the image sensor and the inner line is substantially superposed with a part of the outline of the active sensor. The array camera has a small size.

Abstract: Optical systems based on an objective lens comprising one or more plastic lens elements are disclosed. The inclusion of plastic lens element reduces one or more of system cost, size, weight, and/or complexity. The chromatic performance of some imaging systems in accordance with the present invention is improved by incorporation of a diffractive surface into the entry surface of the objective lens.

Abstract: An interchangeable lens includes: an attachment section to which a camera body is to be attached; a photographic optical system that includes a plurality of driven members whose driven state changes; a driven information transmission unit that transmits a plurality of items of driven information to the camera body according to a clock signal outputted from the camera body, the plurality of items of driven information being related to positions of the plurality of driven members; and a type information transmission unit that transmits type information via a first transmission unit, the type information representing a type of driven information which can be transmitted by the driven information transmission unit; wherein the driven information transmission unit transmits the driven information for each of the plurality of driven members via a second transmission unit that is different from the first transmission unit.

Abstract: This disclosure describes a method of improving filter wheel imaging data capture and other functionality through use of an improved filter wheel design with pie shaped filter segments, continuously rotating image capture, multiple filtered images, and easily removable and attachable filter segments.

Abstract: An interchangeable lens mountable to a camera body, includes a focus lens operable to adjust a focus state of a subject, a driver operable to drive the focus lens by repeatedly performing slight advancing and retreating of the focus lens along an optical axis, a lens-side obtaining unit operable to obtain a control signal for driving the driver from the camera body, and a lens-side transmission unit operable to transmit, to the camera body, information about a direction of slight advancing and retreating operations of the focus lens.

Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic computing device including a processor, a memory element, a camera module, and a housing including an alignment structure associated therewith for aligning a lens with the camera module. The electronic computing devices further includes a housing attachment structure associated with the alignment structure for attaching the lens to the housing. The lens includes a first structure portion including a lens attachment structure, and an image transformation portion coupled to the first structure. The lens attachment structure is configured to engage the housing attachment structure, and the alignment structure is configured to position the image transformation portion in a predetermined alignment with the camera module.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a lens unit, a body unit detachably attached to the lens unit, and an interface unit configured to connect the lens unit and the body unit so as to be capable of communicating with each other, the interface unit having a bidirectional communication interface and a unidirectional interface. The lens unit includes an optical lens configured to transmit light from an object, an imaging device configured to form an image with the light, and an image processing section configured to generate image data based on an output of the imaging device.

Abstract: A zoom lens includes, sequentially from an object side, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, a third lens group having negative refractive power; and a fourth lens group having positive refractive power. When zoom is varied from a wide-angle end to a telephoto end, positions of the first lens group and the fourth lens group are fixed on an optical axis. The second lens group includes, sequentially from the object side, a second A lens group having positive refractive power and a second B lens group having positive refractive power, and the second B lens group is moved in the optical axis direction to perform a focusing function from an object disposed in a close range to an object disposed at infinity. The third lens group is shifted in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis to correct image blur.

Abstract: The present invention is a camera system which is usable with a mobile terminal. The camera system includes a lens module and at least one mechanism for changing optical properties by interacting with the lens module.

Abstract: A camera to which a lens unit is exchangeably attached includes a phase difference detection type focus detection unit, a contrast detection type focus detection unit, and a processor configured to acquire correction information used to correct a shift amount between a focus detecting light flux and an image-pickup light flux from the image pickup lens. The contrast detection type focus detection unit performs scanning in a single direction from a focus position detected by the phase difference detection type focus detection unit, the single direction being set based on the correction information.

Abstract: The image pickup system includes a camera and an interchangeable lens having an image-taking optical system. The camera includes an image sensor to photoelectrically convert an object image formed by the image-taking optical system and to be moved in an optical axis direction, and a camera controller configured to control movement of the image sensor such that focus variation caused due to variation of magnification of the interchangeable lens is reduced. The camera controller is configured to acquire image sensor moving data corresponding to the interchangeable lens attached to the camera, and controls the movement of the image sensor by using the image sensor moving data.

Abstract: A camera body including a receiving unit that receives an operation by a user, an obtaining unit that obtains driving method information indicating a capability of controlling a focus lens from a mounted interchangeable lens, a body controller that controls the camera body and generates a control signal for controlling the interchangeable lens, and a sending unit that sends the control signal to the interchangeable lens. The body controller determines control of the interchangeable lens by referring to the driving method information to generate a control signal that instructs the interchangeable lens to perform the determined control. The receiving unit receives a selection of one driving method setting menu from a plurality of driving method setting menus, and makes a driving method setting menu, which uses a driving method other than the driving method indicated by the driving method information, unselectable.