Imaging device, control method, and program

1. An imaging device, comprising:

circuitry configured to:

perform a contactless communication with an external device;

perform a wireless communication with the external device; and

control a power-on of the imaging device and a connection of the wireless communication,

wherein the circuitry controls to set the power of the imaging device ON when the external device, which is activated and unlocked, reaches a distance range with the imaging device, transmits a connection information for the wireless communication with the external device to the external device after the imaging device is powered on, and performs control such that the connection by the wireless communication with the external device is made.

2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry is further configured to:

control such that the imaging device is powered on, when a polling command transmitted as a radio signal by the contactless communication is received from the external device, and

control such that an imaging preparation operation is performed, when the transmission of the connection information is complete.

3. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to control such that the imaging device is powered off, after the imaging device is powered on and when the transmission of the connection information is not completed within a predetermined period of time.

4. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to control such that an information for specifying an application activated in the external device is transmitted together with the connection information.

5. The imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein

the circuitry is configured to control such that the imaging device is powered on and the imaging preparation operation is performed, when an operation of a power button by a user is detected.

6. The imaging device according to claim 2 , wherein

the imaging preparation operation is an operation involving a change in appearance or a notification of activation to a user.

7. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein

the imaging preparation operation involving the change in appearance is an operation of driving a collapsible lens.

8. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein

the imaging preparation operation involving the notification of activation to a user is an operation of reproducing a start-up sound.

9. The imaging device according to claim 6 , wherein

the imaging preparation operation involving the notification of activation to a user is an operation of emitting light from a power lamp.

10. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the contactless communication is a near field communication (NFC).

11. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein

the wireless communication is a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication.

12. A control method of an imaging device, comprising:

performing control such that the imaging device is powered on when an external device, which is activated and unlocked, reaches a distance range with the image device;

transmitting a connection information for a wireless communication with the external device to the external device after the imaging device is powered on; and

performing control such that a connection by the wireless communication with the external device is made.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

performing a contactless communication with an external device;

performing a wireless communication with the external device; and

controlling a power-on of an imaging device and a connection of the wireless communication,

wherein the controlling includes controlling to set the power of the computer ON when the external device, which is activated and unlocked, reaches a distance range with the computer, transmitting a connection information for the wireless communication with the external device to the external device after the computer is powered on, and controlling such that the connection by the wireless communication with the external device is made.

14. The control method according to claim 12 , wherein

the performing control such that the imaging device is powered on occurs when a polling command transmitted as a radio signal by a contactless communication is received from the external device, and

an imaging operation is performed when the transmission of the connection information is complete.

15. The control method according to claim 14 , wherein

the contactless communication is a near field communication (NFC).

16. The control method according to claim 12 , wherein

the wireless communication is a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein

the controlling to set the power of the computer ON occurs when a polling command transmitted as a radio signal by the contactless communication is received from the external device, and

an imaging operation is performed when the transmission of the connection information is complete.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein

the contactless communication is a near field communication (NFC).

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 13 , wherein

the wireless communication is a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) communication.