Image capture apparatus and control method
An image capture apparatus capable of charging a battery. The image capture apparatus includes a connection unit that receives power from a power supply device, a charging control unit that charges the battery by using power received from the power supply device, a power supply control unit that supplies power to components of the image capture apparatus by using power received from the power supply device, and a control unit that controls charging of the battery and power supply to the components of the image capture apparatus by using power received from the power supply device, according to whether or not an operating mode of the image capture apparatus is restricted due to heat from the battery.
1. An image capture apparatus, comprising:
a power receiving circuitry that receives power from a power supply device;
a charging control circuitry that charges a battery by using power received from the power supply device;
a power supply control circuitry that supplies power to components of the image capture apparatus by using power received from the power supply device;
a determining circuitry that determines a power supply capability of the power supply device; and
a control circuitry that controls the charging control circuitry and the power supply control circuitry,
wherein, in a case where the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is greater than or equal to a first power when an operating mode of the image capture apparatus is a moving image shooting mode, the control unit controls the charging control circuitry such that charging of the battery is performed with a second power obtained from power received from the power supply device, and controls the power supply control circuitry such that power supply to the components of the image capture apparatus is performed with a remaining power of power received from the power supply device, and
in a case where the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is greater than or equal to the second power and lower than the first power when the operating mode of the image capture apparatus is the moving image shooting mode, the control unit controls the charging control circuitry such that charging of the battery is performed with the second power obtained from power received from the power supply device, and controls the power supply control circuitry such that power supply to the components of the image capture apparatus is not performed with a remaining power of power received from the power supply device.
2. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is lower than the second power when the operating mode of the image capture apparatus is the moving image shooting mode, the control unit controls the charging control circuitry such that charging of the battery is performed with power received from the power supply device, and controls the power supply control circuitry such that power supply to the components of the image capture apparatus is not performed with power received from the power supply device.
3. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is 2.5 W, 4.5 W, 7.5 W, 15 W, or 100 W.
4. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first power is 15 W.
5. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second power is 4.5 W.
6. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the power receiving circuitry receives power from the power supply device via a USB cable.
7. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image capture apparatus is capable of acting as a digital camera.
8. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image capture apparatus is capable of acting as a mobile phone or a smartphone.
9. The image capture apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the image capture apparatus is capable of acting as a mobile terminal a tablet terminal.
10. A method comprising:
causing a determining circuitry of an image capture apparatus to determine a power supply capability of a power supply device;
receiving power supplied from the power supply device;
in a case where the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is greater than or equal to a first power when an operating mode of the image capture apparatus is a moving image shooting mode, controlling a charging control circuitry of the image capture apparatus such that charging of a battery is performed with a second power obtained from power received from the power supply device, and controlling a power supply control circuitry of the image capture apparatus such that power supply to components of the image capture apparatus is performed with a remaining power of power received from the power supply device; and
in a case where the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is greater than or equal to the second power and lower than the first power when the operating mode of the image capture apparatus is the moving image shooting mode, controlling the charging control circuitry such that charging of the battery is performed with the second power obtained from power received from the power supply device, and controlling the power supply control circuitry such that power supply to the components of the image capture apparatus is not performed with a remaining power of power received from the power supply device.
11. The method to claim 10 , further comprising
in a case where the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is lower than the second power when the operating mode of the image capture apparatus is the moving image shooting mode, controlling the charging control circuitry such that charging of the battery is performed with power received from the power supply device, and controlling the power supply control circuitry such that power supply to the components of the image capture apparatus is not performed with power received from the power supply device.
12. The method to claim 10 , wherein the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is 2.5 W, 4.5 W, 7.5 W, 15 W, or 100 W.
13. The method to claim 10 , wherein the first power is 15 W.
14. The method to claim 10 , wherein the second power is 4.5 W.
15. The method to claim 10 , wherein power supplied from the power supply device is received by a power receiving circuitry of the image capture apparatus via a USB cable.
16. The method to claim 10 , wherein the image capture apparatus is capable of acting as a digital camera.
17. The method to claim 10 , wherein the image capture apparatus is capable of acting as a mobile phone or a smartphone.
18. The method to claim 10 , wherein the image capture apparatus is capable of acting as a mobile terminal a tablet terminal.
19. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program causing a computer to execute a method comprising:
causing a determining circuitry of an image capture apparatus to determine a power supply capability of a power supply device;
receiving power supplied from the power supply device;
in a case where the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is greater than or equal to a first power when an operating mode of the image capture apparatus is a moving image shooting mode, controlling a charging control circuitry of the image capture apparatus such that charging of a battery is performed with a second power obtained from power received from the power supply device, and controlling a power supply control circuitry of the image capture apparatus such that power supply to components of the image capture apparatus is performed with a remaining power of power received from the power supply device; and
in a case where the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is greater than or equal to the second power and lower than the first power when the operating mode of the image capture apparatus is the moving image shooting mode, controlling the charging control circuitry such that charging of the battery is performed with the second power obtained from power received from the power supply device, and controlling the power supply control circuitry such that power supply to the components of the image capture apparatus is not performed with a remaining power of power received from the power supply device.
20. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 19 , wherein the method further comprising
in a case where the power supply capability of the power supply device determined by the determining unit is lower than the second power when the operating mode of the image capture apparatus is the moving image shooting mode, controlling the charging control circuitry such that charging of the battery is performed with power received from the power supply device, and controlling the power supply control circuitry such that power supply to the components of the image capture apparatus is not performed with power received from the power supply device.