Control device capable of remotely controlling external device by performing communication, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A control device, configured to be connected to and control a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, includes: a transmission device, one or more memories, and one or more processors. The one or more memories and the one or more processors are configured to select, for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a focus function to be used for the image capturing apparatus between an autofocus function and a manual focus function, control the transmission device to transmit a first image capturing instruction to all of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses in response to a first operation from a user, instruct, along with transmission of the first image capturing instruction, all image capturing apparatuses that receive the first image capturing instruction to use either the autofocus function or the manual focus function, and set, in advance, priority between the selected focus function and the instructed focus function.
1 . A control device configured to be connected to and control a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, the control device comprising:
an interface for communicating with a plurality of image capturing apparatuses;
one or more memories storing instructions; and
one or more processors, wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are configured to:
select, for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a focus function to be used for the image capturing apparatus between an autofocus function and a manual focus function;
control the interface to transmit a first image capturing instruction to the plurality of image capturing apparatuses in response to an operation of pressing a button for enabling a user to perform multi-remote shooting using the plurality of image capturing apparatuses;
instruct, along with transmission of the first image capturing instruction, the plurality of image capturing apparatuses that receive the first image capturing instruction to use either the autofocus function or the manual focus function; and
set, in advance of transmitting the first image capturing instruction, a respective priority between the selected focus function and the instructed focus function for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.
2 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are further configured to control the interface to transmit, in response to an operation of enabling a user to perform image capturing using an image capturing apparatus included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a second image capturing instruction to the image capturing apparatus and information corresponding to the selected focus function.
3 . The control device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a display device configured to display, on a screen, the button and a member configured to receive the operation of enabling a user to perform image capturing using an image capturing apparatus included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, wherein
the button and the member configured to receive the operation of enabling a user to perform image capturing using an image capturing apparatus included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses are displayed on an identical screen.
4 . The control device according to claim 3 , wherein the button is larger than the member configured to receive the operation of enabling a user to perform image capturing using an image capturing apparatus included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.
5 . The control device according to claim 3 ,
wherein the display device is configured to display live view images from the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, and
wherein the button and the member configured to receive the operation of enabling a user to perform image capturing using an image capturing apparatus included in the plurality of image capturing apparatuses are displayed so as to sandwich a region where the live view images are displayed.
6 . The control device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display device configured to display live view images from the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, wherein
the button is displayed below a region where the live view images are displayed.
7 . The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are further configured to transmit, after receiving an instruction to adjust focus of any one of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a manual focus instruction along with an image capturing instruction to the image capturing apparatus for which the instruction to adjust focus has been received, in a case where the button has been pressed.
8 . A control method for a control device configured to be connected to and control a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, the control method comprising:
selecting, for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a focus function to be used for the image capturing apparatus between an autofocus function and a manual focus function;
transmitting an image capturing instruction to the plurality of image capturing apparatuses in response to an operation of pressing a button for enabling a user to perform multi-remote shooting using the plurality of image capturing apparatuses;
instructing, along with the transmitting of the image capturing instruction, the plurality of image capturing apparatuses that receive the image capturing instruction to use either the autofocus function or the manual focus function; and
setting, in advance of transmitting the image capturing instruction, a respective priority between the focus function selected in the selecting and the focus function instructed in the instructing for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.
9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute a control method for a control device, the control method comprising:
selecting, for each of a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a focus function to be used for the image capturing apparatus between an autofocus function and a manual focus function;
transmitting an image capturing instruction to the plurality of image capturing apparatuses in response to an operation of pressing a button for enabling a user to perform multi-remote shooting using the plurality of image capturing apparatuses;
instructing, along with the transmitting of the image capturing instruction, the plurality of image capturing apparatuses that receive the image capturing instruction to use either the autofocus function or the manual focus function; and
setting, in advance of transmitting the image capturing instruction, a respective priority between the focus function selected in the selecting and the focus function instructed in the instructing for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.
10 . A control device configured to be connected to and control a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, the control device comprising:
a display device;
one or more memories storing instructions; and
one or more processors, wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are configured to:
control the display device to display a plurality of first items for instructing all of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing individually, and one second item for instructing all of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing,
control the display device to display a third item for instructing the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to use either autofocus or manual focus, and
change a display size of the second item without changing a display size of the third item,
wherein both in a case where the second item is displayed at a first display size and in a case where the second item is displayed at a second display size, the third item is arranged horizontally with respect to the second item.
11 . The control device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are further configured to:
control the display device to change the display size of the second item to either the first display size or the second display size larger than the first display size in response to an operation performed by a user.
12 . The control device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are further configured to:
control the display device to change the display size of the second item to either the first display size or the second display size larger than the first display size in response to an operation performed by a user, and
in a case where the second item is displayed at the first display size, the first item is displayed so as to be operable, and in a case where the second item is displayed at the second display size, the first item is displayed so as to be inoperable.
13 . The control device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are further configured to:
control the display device to display images captured by the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, and
wherein the second item is superimposed and displayed on a display region of the images captured by the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.
14 . The control device according to claim 13 , wherein the images captured by the plurality of image capturing apparatuses are hidden by the second item that is superimposed and displayed on the display region.
15 . The control device according to claim 13 , wherein the second item is superimposed and displayed in a transparent display mode on the display region of the images captured by the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.
16 . The control device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are further configured to change the display size of the second item in response to a user operation.
17 . The control device according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are further configured to change the display size of the second item in accordance with a display region width.
18 . A control method for a control device configured to be connected to and control a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, the control method comprising:
displaying, on a display device, a plurality of first items for instructing each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing individually, and one second item for instructing all of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing;
displaying, on the display device, a third item for instructing the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to use either autofocus or manual focus; and
changing a display size of the second item without changing a display size of the third item in response to an operation performed by the user,
wherein both in a case where the second item is displayed at a first display size and in a case where the second item is displayed at a second display size, the third item is arranged horizontally with respect to the second item.
19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute a control method for a control device, the control method comprising:
displaying, on a display device, a plurality of first items for instructing a plurality of image capturing apparatuses each to perform image capturing individually, and one second item for instructing all of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing;
displaying, on the display device, a third item for instructing the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to use either autofocus or manual focus; and
changing a display size of the second item without changing a display size of the third item in response to an operation performed by the user,
wherein both in a case where the second item is displayed at a first display size and in a case where the second item is displayed at a second display size, the third item is arranged horizontally with respect to the second item.