Image projection apparatus and interchangeable lens therefor
The image projection apparatus includes a light modulating element modulating light according to an image signal, a correcting part performing correction processing on the image signal to decrease geometric distortion in a projection image by using correction data, a memory storing first correction data corresponding to interchangeable optical units, and a controller acquiring identification information of the interchangeable optical unit attached to the apparatus, reading the first correction data corresponding to the acquired identification information from the memory, and setting the read first correction data as the correction data for the correction processing. The controller acquires, when no first correction data corresponding to the acquired identification information is stored in the memory, second correction data stored in a memory in the attached interchangeable optical unit, and sets the acquired second correction data as the correction data for the correction processing.
1. An image projection apparatus configured to project light through a projection optical system onto a projection surface to display a projection image and configured so that one of plural interchangeable optical units each including an optical system is selectively attached, the optical systems of the plural interchangeable optical units being mutually different, the image projection apparatus comprising:
a light modulating element configured to modulate the light to be projected through the projection optical system according to an image signal;
a correcting part configured to perform correction processing on the image signal to decrease geometric distortion that appears in the projection image by using correction data;
a correction data memory configured to store first correction data corresponding to the respective interchangeable optical units; and
a controller configured to acquire identification information of the interchangeable optical unit attached to the image projection apparatus among the plural interchangeable optical units, to read the first correction data corresponding to the acquired identification information from the correction data memory, and to set the read first correction data as the correction data to be used in the correction processing,
wherein the controller is configured to acquire, when no first correction data corresponding to the acquired identification information is stored in the correction data memory, second correction data stored in a memory provided in the interchangeable optical unit attached to the image projection apparatus, and to set the acquired second correction data as the correction data to be used in the correction processing.
2. An image projection apparatus configured to project light through a projection optical system onto a projection surface to display a projection image and configured so that one of plural interchangeable optical units each including an optical system is selectively attached, the optical systems of the plural interchangeable optical units being mutually different, the image projection apparatus comprising:
a light modulating element configured to modulate the light to be projected through the projection optical system according to an image signal;
a correcting part configured to perform correction processing on the image signal to decrease geometric distortion that appears in the projection image by using correction data;
a correction data memory configured to store first correction data corresponding to the respective interchangeable optical units; and
a controller configured to acquire identification information of the interchangeable optical unit attached to the image projection apparatus among the plural interchangeable optical units, to read the first correction data corresponding to the acquired identification information from the correction data memory, and to set the read first correction data as the correction data to be used in the correction processing,
wherein the controller is configured to acquire, when no first correction data corresponding to the acquired identification information is stored in the correction data memory, optical information of the interchangeable optical unit attached to the image projection apparatus, to calculate second correction data, and to set the second correction data as the correction data to be used in the correction processing.
3. An image projection apparatus configured to project light through a projection optical system onto a projection surface to display a projection image and configured so that one of plural interchangeable optical units each including an optical system is selectively attached, the optical systems of the plural interchangeable optical units being mutually different, the image projection apparatus comprising:
a light modulating element configured to modulate the light to be projected through the projection optical system according to an image signal;
a correcting part configured to perform correction processing on the image signal to decrease geometric distortion that appears in the projection image by using correction data;
a correction data memory configured to store correction data corresponding to optical information of the respective interchangeable optical units; and
a controller configured to acquire the optical information of the interchangeable optical unit attached to the image projection apparatus among the plural interchangeable optical units, to read the stored correction data corresponding to the acquired optical information from the correction data memory, and to set the read correction data as the correction data to be used in the correction processing.
4. An image projection apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is configured to select, when no correction data corresponding to the acquired optical information is stored in the correction data memory, specific correction data corresponding to specific optical information that is closest to the acquired optical information of the interchangeable optical unit attached to the image projection apparatus, and to set the specific correction data as the correction data to be used in the correction processing.
5. An interchangeable optical unit including a projection optical system and configured to be detachably attached to an image projection apparatus, the image projection apparatus comprising:
a light modulating element configured to modulate, according to an image signal, light to be projected through the projection optical system to display a projection image;
a correcting part configured to perform correction processing on the image signal to decrease geometric distortion that appears in the projection image by using correction data; and
a controller configured to set the correction data,
wherein the interchangeable optical unit further comprises:
a correction data memory configured to store the correction data corresponding to the interchangeable optical unit and being readable by the controller.