Image sensing apparatus, control method and recording medium

1. An image sensing apparatus comprising:

a setting unit configured to set one of a plurality of image sensing modes;

an image sensing unit configured to obtain an image of an object;

a processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image obtained by the image sensing unit based on the image sensing mode set by the setting unit, the image processing including a plurality of processes;

a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus; and

a determination unit configured to determine, based on the image sensing mode set by the setting unit, which of the image sensing apparatus and the external apparatus is to perform a predetermined process out of the plurality of processes on the image obtained by the image sensing unit,

wherein in a case that the determination unit determines that the image sensing apparatus is to perform the predetermined process, the processing unit performs the predetermined process on the image obtained by the image sensing unit, and

wherein in a case that the determination unit determines that the external apparatus is to perform the predetermined process, the communication unit transmits the image obtained by the image sensing unit to the external apparatus so that the predetermined process is performed by the external apparatus.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a management unit configured to manage information indicating a process to be performed by the external apparatus out of the plurality of processes for each image sensing mode,

wherein the determination unit determines the process to be performed by the external apparatus based on the information managed by the management unit.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the determination unit determines the process to be performed by the external apparatus before the image obtention by the image sensing unit is started.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising a change unit configured to change the information managed by the management unit in accordance with a user operation.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the communication unit cannot communicate with the external apparatus, the plurality of processes are performed by the image sensing apparatus.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of processes include an image recognition process, and

wherein in a case that a mode for capturing an image of a person is set as the image sensing mode by the setting unit, the determination unit determines the image recognition process as the process to be performed by the external apparatus.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the determination unit further determines a process to be performed by the image sensing apparatus out of the plurality of processes, and

wherein in a case that a mode for capturing an image of a landscape is set as the image sensing mode by the setting unit, the determination unit determines the image recognition process as the process to be performed by the image sensing apparatus.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit,

wherein the display unit displays the predetermined process to be performed by the external apparatus.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit,

wherein the display unit displays a representation for identifying which of the image sensing apparatus and the external apparatus perform the predetermined process as a result of a determination by the determination unit.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the displaying by the display unit is performed before the image obtention by the image sensing unit is started.

11. A control method of an image sensing apparatus, comprising:

setting one of a plurality of image sensing modes;

obtaining an image of an object;

performing image processing to the obtained image based on the set image sensing mode, the image processing including a plurality of processes; and

determining, based on the set image sensing mode, which of the image sensing apparatus and an external apparatus is to perform a predetermined process out of the plurality of processes on the image obtained by the obtained image,

wherein in a case that it is determined that the image sensing apparatus is to perform the predetermined process, performing the predetermined process to the obtained image, and

wherein in a case that it is determined that the external apparatus is to perform the predetermined process, transmitting the obtained image to the external apparatus so that the predetermined process is performed by the external apparatus.

12. A non-transitory recording medium recording a program for controlling a computer to execute respective operations of a control method of an image sensing apparatus of claim 11 .

13. The apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the representation by the display unit is performed before the image sensing process by the image sensing process is started.

14. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image sensing apparatus and the external apparatus communicate via a network.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the external apparatus is a server apparatus.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the external apparatus provides a cloud service.

17. An image sensing apparatus comprising:

a setting unit configured to set one of a plurality of image sensing modes;

an image sensing unit configured to obtain an image of an object;

a processing unit configured to perform image processing on the image obtained by the image sensing unit based on the image sensing mode set by the setting unit, the image processing including a plurality of processes;

a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus; and

a determination unit configured to determine, based on the image sensing mode set by the setting unit, a process to be performed by the external apparatus and a process to be performed by the image sensing apparatus out of the plurality of processes on the image obtained by the image sensing unit,

wherein the communication unit transmits the image obtained by the image sensing unit to the external apparatus so that the process determined by the determination unit is performed by the external apparatus, and

wherein the plurality of processes include an image recognition process, and in a case that a mode for capturing an image of a person is set as the image sensing mode by the setting unit, the determination unit determines the image recognition process as the process to be performed by the external apparatus, and in a case that a mode for capturing an image of a landscape is set as the image sensing mode by the setting unit, the determination unit determines the image recognition process as the process to be performed by the image sensing apparatus.

18. A control method of an image sensing apparatus, comprising:

setting one of a plurality of image sensing modes;

obtaining an image of an object;

performing image processing on the obtained image based on the set image sensing mode, the image processing including a plurality of processes;

determining, based on the set image sensing mode, a process to be performed by an external apparatus and a process to be performed by the image sensing apparatus out of the plurality of processes on the obtained image; and

transmitting the obtained image to the external apparatus so that the determined process is performed by the external apparatus,

wherein the plurality of processes include an image recognition process, and in a case that the set image sensing mode is a mode for capturing an image of a person, the image recognition process is determined as the process to be performed by the external apparatus, and in a case that the set image sensing mode is a mode for capturing an image of a landscape, the image recognition process is determined as the process to be performed by the image sensing apparatus.