A camera system includes: a lens assembly and a camera body. The lens
assembly has: an image-taking optical system, a storage section that
stores screen information for display on an input screen, a screen
transmission section that transmits the screen information, an
information receiving section that receives the information entered
according to the input screen, and a function execution section that
executes a function according to the information received by the
information receiving section. The camera body has: a connection section
on which the lens assembly is detachably mounted, an image processing
section that processes image data of the subject light image formed
through the image-taking optical system, a screen receiving section that
receives the screen information, a display input section that displays
the input screen and receives information input according to the input
screen, and an information transmitting section that transmits
information entered through the display input section.