Communication apparatus communicating with external apparatus through wireless communication, control method of communication apparatus, and storage medium
A communication apparatus includes a first wireless communication unit, a second wireless communication unit, a control unit that remotely controls an imaging apparatus in a mode selected from among a plurality of modes including a first mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the first wireless communication unit and a second mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the second wireless communication unit, a display unit, wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display an item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image, wherein, in the first mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item in a first size, and wherein, in the second mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item in a second size that is larger than the first size.
1. A communication apparatus comprising:
a first wireless communication unit;
a second wireless communication unit with a communication speed slower than a communication speed of the first wireless communication unit;
a control unit configured to remotely control an imaging apparatus in a mode selected from among a plurality of modes including a first mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the first wireless communication unit and a second mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the second wireless communication unit;
a display unit; and
a detection unit configured to detect a touch operation performed on the display unit,
wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display an item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image,
wherein the control unit controls the communication apparatus to transmit an image-capturing request to the imaging apparatus in a case where a touch operation on a predetermined region corresponding to the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image is detected by the detection unit,
wherein, in the first mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a first size, and
wherein, in the second mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a second size that is larger than the first size.
2. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in the first mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display a live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus, and
wherein, in the second mode, the control unit controls the display unit not to display the live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus.
3. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein, in the first mode, the control unit controls the communication apparatus to receive a live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus via the first wireless communication unit, and
wherein, in the second mode, the control unit controls the communication apparatus not to receive the live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus via the second wireless communication unit.
4. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in the second mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a size larger than a size of another item displayed on a same screen.
5. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture a still image and an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture a moving image can be input in the first mode and the second mode.
6. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein electric power necessary to operate the second wireless communication unit is less than power necessary to operate the first wireless communication unit.
7. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the touch operation is an operation of removing a touch after performing the touch.
8. The communication apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a number of imaging parameter types settable in the first mode is greater than a number of imaging parameter types settable in the second mode.
9. A communication apparatus configured to wirelessly communicate with an imaging apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising:
a communication unit;
a display unit;
a detection unit configured to detect a touch operation on the display unit; and
a control unit configured to control the display unit to display an item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image,
wherein the control unit receives, via the communication unit, a live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus,
wherein the control unit remotely controls the imaging apparatus in a selected mode from among a plurality of modes including a first mode for sequentially displaying, on the display unit, the live view image received via the communication unit and a second mode for not displaying the live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus,
wherein the control unit transmits an image-capturing request to the imaging apparatus in a case where a touch operation on a predetermined region corresponding to the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image is detected by the detection unit,
wherein, in the first mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a first size, and
wherein, in the second mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a second size that is larger than the first size.
10. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein, in the second mode, the control unit controls the display unit to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a size larger than a size of another item displayed on a same screen.
11. The communication apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture a still image and an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture a moving image can be input in the first mode and the second mode.
12. A control method of a communication apparatus including a first wireless communication unit, a second wireless communication unit with a communication speed slower than a communication speed of the first wireless communication unit, and a display unit, the control method comprising:
remotely controlling an imaging apparatus in a mode selected from among a plurality of modes including a first mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the first wireless communication unit and a second mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the second wireless communication unit;
controlling the display unit to display an item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image;
detecting a touch operation on the display unit; and
transmitting an image-capturing request to the imaging apparatus in a case where a touch operation on a predetermined region corresponding to the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image is detected,
wherein, in the first mode, the display unit is controlled to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a first size, and
wherein, in the second mode, the display unit is controlled to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a second size that is larger than the first size.
13. A control method of a communication apparatus including a display unit and configured to wirelessly communicate with an imaging apparatus, the control method comprising:
controlling the display unit to display an item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image;
receiving a live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus;
remotely controlling the imaging apparatus in a selected mode from among a plurality of modes including a first mode for sequentially displaying the received live view image on the display unit and a second mode for not displaying the live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus on the display unit;
detecting a touch operation on the display unit; and
transmitting an image-capturing request to the imaging apparatus in a case where a touch operation on a predetermined region corresponding to the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image is detected,
wherein, in the first mode, the display unit is controlled to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a first size, and
wherein, in the second mode, the display unit is controlled to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a second size that is larger than the first size.
14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program to cause a communication apparatus including a first wireless communication unit, a second wireless communication unit with a communication speed slower than a communication speed of the first wireless communication unit, and a display unit, to execute a method, the method comprising:
remotely controlling an imaging apparatus in a mode selected from among a plurality of modes including a first mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the first wireless communication unit and a second mode for remotely controlling the imaging apparatus via the second wireless communication unit;
controlling the display unit to display an item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image;
detecting a touch operation on the display unit; and
transmitting an image-capturing request to the imaging apparatus in a case where a touch operation on a predetermined region corresponding to the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image is detected,
wherein, in the first mode, the display unit is controlled to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a first size, and
wherein, in the second mode, the display unit is controlled to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a second size that is larger than the first size.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores a program to cause a computer to execute a method, the method comprising:
controlling a display unit to display an item for inputting an instruction to cause an imaging apparatus to capture an image;
receiving a live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus;
remotely controlling the imaging apparatus in a selected mode from among a plurality of modes including a first mode for sequentially displaying the received live view image on the display unit and a second mode for not displaying the live view image sequentially captured and acquired by the imaging apparatus on the display unit;
detecting a touch operation on the display unit; and
transmitting an image-capturing request to the imaging apparatus in a case where a touch operation on a predetermined region corresponding to the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image is detected,
wherein, in the first mode, the display unit is controlled to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a first size, and
wherein, in the second mode, the display unit is controlled to display the item for inputting an instruction to cause the imaging apparatus to capture an image in a second size that is larger than the first size.