Intermediate adapter

1. An intermediate adapter comprising:

a camera shake detection section that detects camera shake;

a head driving section that drives an exchange head in a direction that the camera shake is corrected in accordance with a detection result of the camera shake detection section; and

wherein the intermediate adapter is interposed between the exchange head for generating an image signal through catching a subject image by an image taking optical system and a camera main frame on which the exchange head is detachably mounted to receive the image signal and perform at least one of an image display and an image storage, the intermediate adapter being attachable to the camera main frame, and the exchange head being attachable to the intermediate adapter.

2. An intermediate adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the exchange head or the camera main frame has a sensor that detects the camera shake instead of the camera shake detection section, and the intermediate adapter comprises a camera shake receiving section that receives a camera shake detection signal.

3. An intermediate adapter according to claim 2 , wherein the exchange head has correction permission/prohibition information indicative of permission or prohibition of camera shake correction,

the intermediate adapter has a correction permission/prohibition receiving section that receiving the correction permission/prohibition information from the exchange head that is mounted on the intermediate adapter, and

the head driving section drives the exchange head only when the correction permission/prohibition information received by the correction permission/prohibition receiving section is indicative of a correction permission.

4. An intermediate adapter according to claim 2 , wherein the exchange head has categorization information indicative of categorization of the exchange head,

the intermediate adapter comprises a categorization information receiving section that receives the categorization information from the exchange head that is mounted on the intermediate adapter, and an association storage section that stores an association between the categorization information and the correction permission/prohibition information indicative of permission or prohibition of camera shake correction, and

the head driving section drives the exchange head only when the categorization information received by the categorization information receiving section is associated with a correction permission in the association between the categorization information and the correction permission/prohibition information.

5. An intermediate adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the exchange head has correction permission/prohibition information indicative of permission or prohibition of camera shake correction,

the intermediate adapter has a correction permission/prohibition receiving section that receiving the correction permission/prohibition information from the exchange head that is mounted on the intermediate adapter, and

the head driving section drives the exchange head only when the correction permission/prohibition information received by the correction permission/prohibition receiving section is indicative of a correction permission.

6. An intermediate adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the exchange head has categorization information indicative of categorization of the exchange head,

the intermediate adapter comprises a categorization information receiving section that receives the categorization information from the exchange head that is mounted on the intermediate adapter, and an association storage section that stores an association between the categorization information and the correction permission/prohibition information indicative of permission or prohibition of camera shake correction, and

the head driving section drives the exchange head only when the categorization information received by the categorization information receiving section is associated with a correction permission in the association between the categorization information and the correction permission/prohibition information.

7. An intermediate adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the exchange head is held via a holding adapter for holding the exchange head on the intermediate adapter in accordance with categorization of the exchange head.

8. An intermediate adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the intermediate adapter has a palm guard section provided on at least lower portion of the exchange head, and being at least to cover a rear portion of the exchange head mounted on the intermediate adapter.

9. An intermediate adapter according to claim 1 , wherein the palm guard section has a geometry to cover the rear portion of the exchange head in its entirety or an under portion of the rear portion.

10. A camera system comprising:

an exchange head for generating an image signal through catching a subject image by an image taking optical system;

a camera main frame on which the exchange head is detachably mounted to receive the image signal and perform at least one of an image display and an image storage;

an intermediate adapter that is interposed between the exchange head and the camera main frame, the intermediate adapter being attachable to the camera main frame, and the exchange head being attachable to the intermediate adapter, the intermediate adapter comprising:

a camera shake detection section that detects camera shake; and

a head driving section that drives the exchange head in a direction that the camera shake is corrected in accordance with a detection result of the camera shake detection section.

11. A camera system according to claim 10 , wherein the exchange head or the camera main frame has a sensor that detects the camera shake instead of the camera shake detection section, and the intermediate adapter comprises a camera shake receiving section that receives a camera shake detection signal.

12. A camera system according to claim 11 , wherein the exchange head has correction permission/prohibition information indicative of permission or prohibition of camera shake correction,

the intermediate adapter has a correction permission/prohibition receiving section that receiving the correction permission/prohibition information from the exchange head that is mounted on the intermediate adapter, and

the head driving section drives the exchange head only when the correction permission/prohibition information received by the correction permission/prohibition receiving section is indicative of a correction permission.

13. A camera system according to claim 11 , wherein the exchange head has categorization information indicative of categorization of the exchange head,

the intermediate adapter comprises a categorization information receiving section that receives the categorization information from the exchange head that is mounted on the intermediate adapter, and an association storage section that stores an association between the categorization information and the correction permission/prohibition information indicative of permission or prohibition of camera shake correction, and

the head driving section drives the exchange head only when the categorization information received by the categorization information receiving section is associated with a correction permission in the association between the categorization information and the correction permission/prohibition information.

14. A camera system according to claim 10 , wherein the exchange head has correction permission/prohibition information indicative of permission or prohibition of camera shake correction,

the intermediate adapter has a correction permission/prohibition receiving section that receiving the correction permission/prohibition information from the exchange head that is mounted on the intermediate adapter, and

the head driving section drives the exchange head only when the correction permission/prohibition information received by the correction permission/prohibition receiving section is indicative of a correction permission.

15. A camera system according to claim 10 , wherein the exchange head has categorization information indicative of categorization of the exchange head,

the intermediate adapter comprises a categorization information receiving section that receives the categorization information from the exchange head that is mounted on the intermediate adapter, and an association storage section that stores an association between the categorization information and the correction permission/prohibition information indicative of permission or prohibition of camera shake correction, and

the head driving section drives the exchange head only when the categorization information received by the categorization information receiving section is associated with a correction permission in the association between the categorization information and the correction permission/prohibition information.

16. A camera system according to claim 15 , wherein the palm guard section has a geometry to cover the rear portion of the exchange head in its entirety or an under portion of the rear portion.

17. A camera system according to claim 10 , wherein the camera system further comprises a holding adapter for holding the exchange head on the intermediate adapter in accordance with categorization of the exchange head, and wherein the exchange head is held via the holding adapter.

18. A camera system according to claim 10 , wherein the intermediate adapter has a palm guard section provided on at least lower portion of the exchange head, and being at least to cover a rear portion of the exchange head mounted on the intermediate adapter.