IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL DEVICE

An imaging apparatus configured to notify an external control device of information in the imaging apparatus, the imaging apparatus includes: a communication circuitry configured to perform data communication with the control device; and a control circuitry configured to generate notification data in response to an event and control the communication circuitry to transmit the notification data to the control device, the event indicating that a state in the imaging apparatus changes, wherein the notification data includes a data storage region capable of storing data indicating each state in a plurality of types of events.