Lens camera device which wirelessly communicates image data to a host device

A lens camera device 722 captures image data through a lens with an image sensor 726 of the lens camera device. A first mount 736 of the lens camera device is operative to attach the lens to the lens camera device; enabling a host device 728 (such as a camera, Smartphone or laptop) to control capturing of image data by the lens camera device. Captured image data is wirelessly communicated to the host device; and the host device displays captured image data or processes the captured image data. Second lens mount 740 is used to attach the lens camera to the host device. A hardware chip (figure 5, 500) is used to enable capturing of image data by the lens camera device and a memory (figure 4, 406) is operative to store the captured image data. Low or high bandwidth radio may be used respectively for communicating control information or the captured image data.