Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates structure when filming apparatus of the present invention and external equipment communicate.
Filming apparatus 200 shown in Fig. 1 illustrates the outward appearance of its rear side (towards user's the one side of operation filming apparatus), and information terminal 300 illustrates the outward appearance of its face side.Information terminal 300 is the equipment take multifunctional portable phone (smartphone) as representative.Its front is the face that disposes display unit and touch panel.Filming apparatus 200 has as the back displays portion 222 of the first observation unit with as the view finder (View Finder) 218 of the second observation unit, and user can utilize any one observation unit to confirm shot object image as required.Eyepiece test section 220 is the unit which observation unit detection user is utilizing.Filming apparatus 200, according to the testing result of this detecting unit, is controlled the action of view finder 218 and back displays portion 222.As console switch (Switch: switch), filming apparatus 200 has release-push 210a, mains switch 210b, wireless mode setting/cancel switch 210c, crossbar switch 210d etc.And back displays portion 222 has touch panel, user can operate filming apparatus 200 by touching the parts (virtual console switch) that show in picture.Information terminal 300 has terminal display part 328, image pickup part 304, shooting command switch 330a, mains switch 330b etc. as console switch.
Filming apparatus 200 and information terminal 300 have respectively WLAN(Wireless Local Area Network: WLAN (wireless local area network)) telecommunication circuit.This telecommunication circuit for example communicates action in the mode based on IEEE803.11 standard.Do not need to be defined as this standard, the mode of radio communication also can be used based on IrDA standard, Bluetooth(registered trade mark) mode of standard, IrSimple standard etc.
User operates wireless mode setting/cancel switch 210c, selects the pattern of (setting) wireless mode as filming apparatus 200.So, in the back displays portion 222 of filming apparatus 200, show and comprise the image of the information relevant with messaging parameter in interior code information 11.This yard of information can be any one party in one-dimensional bar code, two-dimensional bar.As two-dimensional bar, for example, can use QR code (registered trade mark).Also can use QR code Quick Response Code (PDF417, Maxi Code, Veri Code etc.) in addition.On the other hand, the user of information terminal 300 starts the application software of regulation (Application Software), to carry out the communication operation based on WLAN.The user of the user of information terminal 300 and filming apparatus 200 can be identical, also can be different, all no problem.Therefore, below, user do not distinguished in the present note.The needed program of action of this application software (below referred to as software) downloads to information terminal 300(download by users from networks server (Web Server) in advance) and (install) be installed.
User starts after software in information terminal 300, operates taking command switch 330a, takes information 11(communication setting information shown in filming apparatus 200) image.In this shooting action, on display part 328, show the image 12 identical with code information 11.Information terminal 300 is decoded to the code information of captured image, obtains messaging parameter.By information terminal 300 and filming apparatus 200 both sides are set to messaging parameter, set up the communication line of WLAN.
User, in the time that information terminal 300 is operated to take the code information 11 in back displays portion 222, makes the image pickup part 304 of information terminal 300 approach near of back displays portion 222.Now, in the time that eyepiece test section 220 has carried out action, the housing of information terminal 300 enters the surveyed area of (interference) eyepiece test section 220.So camera head 200 is judged as user and uses view finder, forbid the action (extinguishing demonstration) of back displays portion 222.Under this situation, cannot set up the communication line of (connection) WLAN.Therefore,, in wireless mode, camera head 200 stops the detection action of (forbidding) eyepiece test section 220, maintains the demonstration of the code information 11 in back displays portion 222.The details of this action is narrated in the back.
Fig. 2 illustrates filming apparatus 200 and the structured flowchart of the replacing camera lens 100 that loads and unloads with respect to filming apparatus 200.
The disclosed filming apparatus 200 of Fig. 2 also can be configured to that to make to change camera lens 100 integrated.As structural element, filming apparatus 200(camera body) there is system controller 202, imaging apparatus 204, shutter 206, shutter drive division 208, camera operation portion 210, connector 212, power circuit d214, WLAN(Wireless Local Area Network: WLAN (wireless local area network)) telecommunication circuit d216, EEPROM(Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory: Electrically Erasable Read Only Memory) 230, view finder 218, eyepiece test section 220, back displays portion 222, storage card d224, working storage d226, nonvolatile memory d228.In order to prevent that the title of structural element of filming apparatus 200 is identical with the title (with reference to Fig. 5) of the structural element of information terminal 300, has added " d " to the title of a part of structural element.As structural element, change camera lens 200 and there is lens controller 102, camera lens operating portion 104, lens driving portion 106, aperture drive division 108, aperture 110, phtographic lens 112.
System controller 202 is overall control filming apparatus 200 and the control part of changing camera lens 100.Camera operation portion 210 is made up of release-push 210a, mains switch 210b, wireless mode setting/cancel switch 210c, crossbar switch 210d etc.The action that system controller 202 puts rules into practice to the operation of these switches (Switch) according to user.The light beam of phtographic lens 112 forms shot object image on the shooting face of imaging apparatus 204.Shooting sub-prime 204 is converted to shot object image (optical image) signal of telecommunication (view data) and outputs to system controller 202.The on-off action of shutter 206 is undertaken by shutter drive division 208.The driving of aperture 110 is undertaken by aperture drive division 108.Lens controller 102 communicates with system controller 202 via connector 212, controls aperture 110 according to the instruction of system controller 202.System controller 202 is controlled shutter 206 and aperture 110 according to the lightness of subject, thereby controls the exposure to imaging apparatus 204.System controller 202 calculates the contrast value of subject according to the signal of telecommunication of being exported by imaging apparatus 204, according to contrast value, lens controller 102 is indicated the driving of phtographic lens 112.Lens controller 102 is controlled lens driving portion 106 according to this indication.In the time of manual actuation phtographic lens 112, by user, camera lens operating portion 104 is operated.The electric power of the battery in filming apparatus 200 (not shown) is provided to circuit and the actuator in the circuit of filming apparatus 200 inside and actuator, replacing camera lens 100 by power circuit d214.
WLAN telecommunication circuit d216 is the circuit for communicating with information terminal 300.On WLAN telecommunication circuit d216, be connected with the EEPROM230(nonvolatile memory of having stored messaging parameter).Messaging parameter is by WLAN needed information when open communication circuit between camera head 200 and information terminal 300.As messaging parameter, for example, by SSID(Service Set Identification: service set identifier), encryption key, MAC Address (Media Access Control address: Media Access Control address) be stored in EEPROM230.
View finder 218 is the EVF(Electronic View Finder that can observe in electric mode shot object image: electronic viewfinder).View finder 218 shown in Fig. 2 is assembled in filming apparatus 200 inside, still, also can adopt handling structure freely.View finder 218 has display element drive circuit 2d218a, EVF display element 218b, eyepiece 218c.The action (action is observed in license) of permitting view finder 218 at system controller 202, system controller 202 is obtained view data with the frame rate of regulation from imaging apparatus 204, sends it to display element drive circuit 2d218a.Display element drive circuit 2d218a, according to this view data, carries out live view demonstration (Live View) on EVF display element 218b.User can utilize eyepiece 218c to observe this demonstration.The action (forbidding observing action) of having forbidden view finder 218 at system controller 202, system controller 202 does not carry out the demonstration of EVF display element 218b.As the method, if consider to stop display element drive circuit 2d218a or EVF display element 218b action, stop that display element drive circuit 2d218a is sent to view data EVF display element 218b and there is display element backlight, extinguish the methods such as backlight.As long as the method that the electric power that can be set as being consumed by view finder 218 reduces and cannot observe the state of shot object image, can select method arbitrarily.
Back displays portion 222 is configured in the surface of shell of the rear side of filming apparatus 200, does not use optical system (eyepiece) just can observe its demonstration.Back displays portion 222 has display element drive circuit 1d222a, display element 1d222b, touch panel d222c, touch panel drive circuit d222e.The action (action is observed in license) of permitting back displays portion 222 at system controller 202, system controller 202 is obtained view data with the frame rate of regulation from imaging apparatus 204, sends it to display element drive circuit 1d222a.Display element drive circuit 1d222a, according to this view data, carries out live view demonstration (Live View) on display element 1d222b.User can observe shot object image by this display action.The action (forbidding observing action) of having forbidden back displays portion 222 at system controller 202, system controller 202 does not carry out the demonstration of display element 1d222b.As the method, if consider to stop display element drive circuit 1d222a or display element 1d222b action, stop that display element drive circuit 1d222a is sent to view data display element 1d222b and there is display element backlight, extinguish the methods such as backlight.,, as long as the method that the electric power that can be set as being consumed by back displays portion 222 reduces and cannot observe the state of shot object image, can select method arbitrarily.
On display element 1d222b, dispose touch panel d222c, in the time having touched touch panel d222c with finger or writing pen (stylus pen) etc., touch panel drive circuit d222e detects this touch location.
System controller 202 judges according to the output of eyepiece test section 220 whether user is using view finder 218(to say exactly, and eyepiece test section 220 is not to detect user.Be only detecting object obj).System controller 202 is in the situation that being judged as user and using view finder 218, and the action of license view finder 218, forbids the action of back displays portion 222.System controller 202, in the situation that being judged as user and not using view finder 218, is forbidden the action of view finder 218, the action of license back displays portion 222.The details of the action of eyepiece test section 220 is narrated in the back.
In storage card d224, store the file of dynamic image or the file of still image etc. that generate according to the view data of being taken by filming apparatus 200 with the form stipulating.Use working storage d226 as the storage area for interim keeping data.For example, process in action and use this storage area at image.Nonvolatile memory d228 stores program code, the control parameter etc. carried out by system controller 202.Control the parameter that includes the detection sensitivity (detecting distance) that determines eyepiece test section 220 in parameter.Also messaging parameter can be stored in nonvolatile memory d228 as controlling a part for parameter.
Fig. 3 illustrates the variation of the filming apparatus 200 shown in Fig. 2.
In Fig. 3, the structural element with the function identical with structural element on Fig. 2 is marked identical title.Omit the explanation relevant with the structural element with same names, only the structural element with different names is described.The disclosed view finder 218 of Fig. 2 is EVF, and the disclosed view finder 217 of Fig. 3 is the OVF(Optical View Finder that can observe with optical mode shot object image: optical finder).View finder 217 has moving reflector 217a, focusing screen (focusing screen) 217b, erecting prism 217c, eyepiece 217d.Moving reflector 217a can be set in primary importance (light path of phtographic lens is outer) and the second place (in the light path of phtographic lens).The position of the disclosed moving reflector 217a of Fig. 3 illustrates the second place.Mirror drive portion 232 drives moving reflector 217a, to carry out this setting action.In the time that moving reflector 217a is set at primary importance, shot object image is formed on imaging apparatus 204, can obtain as the view data of shot object image.,, in the case of the action of license back displays portion 222, moving reflector 217a must be set in primary importance.In the time that moving reflector 217a is set at the second place, shot object image is formed on focusing screen 217b.User can observe this shot object image by erecting prism 217c and eyepiece 217d.,, in the case of the action of license view finder 217, moving reflector 217a must be set in the second place.System controller 202 is controlled the position of moving reflector 217a according to the testing result of eyepiece test section 220.
Fig. 4 is the structured flowchart of the details for eyepiece test section 220 is described.
Eyepiece test section 220 has photodiode 220a, light-emitting diode 220b, amplifying circuit 220c, comparison circuit 220d, reference voltage setting circuit 220e, interface circuit 220f, LED drive circuit 220g, power circuit 220h.The transducer portion of eyepiece test section 220 is made up of light-emitting diode 220b and photodiode 220a.If there is object obj, the infrared ray sending from light-emitting diode 220b reflects, and is received by photodiode 220a.Drive light-emitting diode 220b by LED drive circuit 220g, by interface circuit, 220f sets drive condition.In the time that photodiode 220a receives the ultrared reverberation from object obj, be converted into the signal of telecommunication and be input to amplifying circuit 220c.The signal of telecommunication is exaggerated and conduct is subject to light signal to be input to comparison circuit 220d.Comparison circuit 220d is to the comparison signal from reference voltage setting circuit 220e (reference voltage) and compared by light signal.In the situation that comparative result represents to exist object obj, generate detection signal (DETECT), this signal is imported into the interrupt detect circuitry 202b in system controller 202.Set the output valve of the comparison signal being generated by reference voltage setting circuit 220e from interface circuit 220f.Interface circuit 220f is connected by null modem cable (CLK, DATA) with the telecommunication circuit 202c in system controller 202.In the time that eyepiece test section starts to move, send the operation condition of LED drive circuit 220g and reference voltage setting circuit 220e from system controller 202.These operation conditions (adjustment data) are stored in nonvolatile memory d228 as controlling parameter.
The transducer portion of eyepiece test section 220 is configured in the roughly the same At The Height in the surface with housing on the back side of housing of filming apparatus 200.Therefore the distance L of the object obj that, eyepiece test section 220 can detect is the surperficial distance from surface of shell to object obj.This distance L is defined as to object obj and filming apparatus 200(back displays portion 222, eyepiece test section 220) between distance.The distance L that can detect the existence of object obj is for example set to the value of 1/3 times of the distance of distinct vision (distance of distinct vision).The value of the distance of distinct vision is 25cm~30cm.In the time that the user of twenty-twenty vision observes back displays portion 222, can not make face approach the distance nearer than the distance of distinct vision and observe.But the poor user of eyesight makes the approaching distance nearer than the distance of distinct vision of face observe sometimes.In such user's observation, also should maintain the display action of back displays portion 222.Therefore, must consider that this puts the value of carrying out setpoint distance L.Therefore, eyepiece test section 220 has can adjust this distance L to become the function of desired value, and the operation condition of the operation condition of LED drive circuit 220g and reference voltage setting circuit 220e can be adjusted.One or both that control by utilization that parameter adjusts in 2 operation conditions realizes above-mentioned purpose.
System controller 202 is forbidden the detection action of object obj according to pattern.About the method, there is the method for the action of directly forbidding eyepiece test section 220 and the method for indirectly forbidding the action of eyepiece test section 220.No matter be to implement a method, still implement two methods, all can forbid the action of eyepiece test section 220.In the present invention, be identical depending on them.
The method of directly forbidding refers to, eyepiece test section 220 cannot be generated or cannot output detection signal (DETECT).Therefore, carry out following this processing.Send the control information (action inhibit command) of regulation from system controller 202 to null modem cable.In the time receiving this control information, the control signal of all or part of output prohibited acts of the internal circuit of interface circuit 220f to eyepiece test section 220.Or the power circuit 220h being connected with interface circuit 220f controls the electric power of the internal circuit to eyepiece test section 220 and supplies with.Therefore,, by power circuit 220h being controlled via interface circuit 220f, can stop the electric power of totality circuit to supply with or the electric power of a part of internal circuit is supplied with.By utilizing this function, can forbid the action of all or part of circuit in internal circuit.
The method of indirectly forbidding refers to, although eyepiece test section 220 generates (exerting oneself) detection signal (DETECT), and, system controller 202 does not detect this detection signal (or this detection signal is not reacted).The action of interrupt detect circuitry 202b by halt system controller 202 inside, can realize the method.By stopping the action of interrupt detect circuitry 202b, do not notify to CPU202a even if generate detection signal yet.Or, do not use interrupt detect circuitry and detect detection signal in the situation that, as long as stop this detection action at CPU202a., as long as stop the action (Polling) that CPU202a periodically reads in the state of imput output circuit 202d.
Fig. 5 illustrates the structured flowchart of information terminal 300.
As information terminal, for example, consider following multifunctional portable phone: except thering is the function as portable phone, also there is the execution function of Internet connection function, homepage reading function, E-mail receiver/send function, various application software etc.
As structural element, information terminal 300 has processor 302, image pickup part 304, angular velocity detection portion 306, acceleration detecting section 308, GPS(Global Positioning System: global positioning system) receiving circuit 310, WLAN telecommunication circuit s312, NFC(Near Field Communication: near-field communication) telecommunication circuit 314, telephone line telecommunication circuit 316, infrared LEDs 318, infrared communication circuit 320, power circuit s322, battery 324, charging control circuit 326, display part 328, smart mobile phone operating portion 330, storage card s332, working storage s334, nonvolatile memory s336, sound treatment circuit 338, loud speaker 340, microphone 342.Identical with the title (with reference to Fig. 2) of the structural element of filming apparatus 200 in order to prevent the title of structural element of information terminal 300, the title of a part of structural element has been marked to " s ".
Processor 302 is control parts of overall control information terminal 300.Image pickup part 304 is made up of optical system and imageing sensor, and shot object image is exported as view data.And needed communication setting information is to be taken into from image pickup part 304 as view data (image of bar code) while carrying out radio communication with camera head 200.Processor 302 is according to the processing of decoding of this view data, thereby obtains communication setting information (messaging parameter, control parameter).
Processor 302 can be obtained the pose information of information terminal 300 and the impact information applying from the output of angular velocity detection portion 306, acceleration detecting section 308.Processor 302 is obtained information terminal 300 positional information on earth from the output of GPS receiving circuit 310.
Processor 302 can carry out radio communication via the system controller of WLAN telecommunication circuit s312 and filming apparatus 200 202.And, also in the time of the access point via WLAN (Wireless LAN access point) and Internet connection, be utilized.
In the time that information terminal 300 is played a role as prepaid card or cash card, can utilize NFC telecommunication circuit 314.Telephone line telecommunication circuit 316 is circuit that information terminal 300 is played a role as portable phone.When being present near other information terminals information terminal 300 and communicating, utilize infrared LEDs 318 and infrared communication circuit 320.
The output that is built in the battery 324 in information terminal 300 is converted to the voltage of expectation by power circuit s322, and is provided to the circuit block in information terminal 300.Charging control circuit 326 is provided by the electric power providing from the outside of information terminal 300, and battery 324 is charged.
Display part 328 has display element drive circuit s328a, display element s328b, touch panel s328c, touch panel drive circuit s328d.In the time carrying out wireless connections action with camera head 200, in terminal display part 328, show the communication setting information obtaining from image pickup part 304.In the time that filming apparatus 200 is carried out to remote-operated software start-up, the GUI(Graphical User Interface that display part 328 is used as filming apparatus to operate: graphical user interface).User, by touching the parts (virtual console switch) that show in picture, can carry out remote operation to filming apparatus 200.Smart mobile phone operating portion 330 has the command switch of shooting 330a, mains switch 330b etc.User, in the time making information terminal 300 play a role as filming apparatus and obtain view data, operates taking command switch 330a.
In storage card s332, store the information relevant with telephone directory, view data, information, the content from internet downloaded etc. relevant with Email.Working storage s334 is with acting on region, data processing action (image processing, acoustic processing etc.) needed interim data storage areas etc. of carrying out the software of storing in nonvolatile memory s336.
In the time that information terminal 300 is played a role as portable phone, utilize sound treatment circuit 338, loud speaker 340, microphone 342.The voice signal receiving from telephone line telecommunication circuit 316 processing of decoding sound treatment circuit 338, exports from loud speaker 340 as sound.User's sound is inputted from microphone 342, in sound treatment circuit 338, encodes, and sends from telephone line telecommunication circuit 316.
Fig. 6 is the flow chart that the main program of being carried out by system controller 202 is shown.By by system controller 202(CPU202a) carry out the program code of storing in nonvolatile memory d228, carry out each action step of main program.
In the time that mains switch 210b connects, system controller 202 starts to move.In S100, system controller 202 carries out the action of system initial setting.In S102, system controller 202 sends to eyepiece test section 220 information, the above-mentioned control parameter etc. that indication action starts.And system controller 202 is permitted the detection action of interrupt detect circuitry 202b.Process by these, can carry out the detection action of object obj.
In S104, it is unchanged that system controller 202 judges that user's observation state has.In the time that observation state changes, S106 is transferred in processing by system controller 202, and in the time that observation state does not change, S112 is transferred in action by system controller 202.Judge the variation of observation state according to the state of the detection signal of exporting from eyepiece test section 220 (DETECT)., system controller 202 switches observing pattern according to the state of this detection signal.
In S106, system controller 202 judges that the first observation unit (back displays portion 222) is moving or the second observation unit (view finder 218) moves.If the second observation unit moves,, in S108, system controller 202 is permitted the action of back displays portion 222, forbids the action of view finder 218., spendable observation unit is changed to the first observation unit from the second observation unit.If the first observation unit moves,, in S110, system controller 202 is permitted the action of view finder 118, forbids the action of back displays portion 222., spendable observation unit is changed to the second observation unit from the first observation unit.The observing pattern that can use the first observation unit to observe shot object image is the first observing pattern, and the observing pattern that can use the second observation unit to observe shot object image is the second observing pattern.
The treatment step of S104~S110 discloses following content: system controller 202 is according to the testing result of eyepiece test section 222, to use view finder 218 and back displays portion 222 observation action forbid and license is controlled.Hence one can see that, even view finder 218 is replaced into view finder 217(with reference to Fig. 3), the treatment step of S104~S110 is also set up.
In S112, system controller 202 judgements have or not operate wireless pattern setting/cancel switch 210c.In the time operation being detected, treatment S 114 is transferred in action by system controller 202, and in the time operation not detected, treatment S 124 is transferred in action by system controller 202.
In S114, system controller 202 is judged the set condition of current pattern, if in normal mode, action is transferred to S116, if in wireless mode, action is transferred to S120.The in the situation that of having operated wireless mode setting/cancel switch 210c in wireless mode, this operation means the releasing of wireless mode.In normal mode, in (in the pattern beyond wireless mode), operated wireless mode setting/cancel switch 210c, this operation means the setting (selection) of wireless mode.In the present embodiment, be provided for the special switch of setting and the releasing of carrying out wireless mode.But, other console switchs that also can use camera operation portion 210 to have.
In S116, system controller 202 setting wireless patterns are as the pattern of filming apparatus 200, and in S118, execution subroutine " communicates to connect and processes ".In this subprogram, carry out the processing (for the processing of open communication circuit) of the communication line for connecting filming apparatus 200 and information terminal 300.The action of subprogram is narrated in the back.
In S120, the wireless mode that system controller 202 is removed in setting, in S122, stops the action of WLAN telecommunication circuit d216.By this processing, the communication line between filming apparatus 200 and information terminal 300 is cut off.
In S124, system controller 202 judgements have or not takes the instruction starting.In the time having this instruction, S126 is transferred in action by system controller 202, and in the time of this instruction not, S132 is transferred in action by system controller 202.Generate by the operation of release-push 210a the instruction that the shooting under normal mode starts.,, by the operation of this switch, carry out still image and take action (or dynamic image is taken action).The shooting commencing signal sending according to this switching manipulation with from external equipment (information terminal 300), generates the instruction that the shooting under wireless mode starts.
In S126, system controller 202 exposes to imaging apparatus 204 and obtains view data under defined terms, according to this data synthetic image file, this file is recorded in storage card d224.In S128, system controller 202 judges whether to communicate with information terminal 300, if can communicate,, in S130, image file is sent to information terminal 300.
In S132, in the case of the on-state of mains switch 210b being detected, S104 is transferred in action by system controller 202, and in the case of the off-state of mains switch 210b being detected, S134 is transferred in action by system controller 202.In S134, system controller 202 carries out the processing of the action for stopping filming apparatus 200.By this processing, the action of filming apparatus 200 stops.
Use Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 to describe the action of the subprogram of being carried out by system controller 202 " communication connection is processed ".By by system controller 202(CPU202a) carry out the program code of storing in nonvolatile memory d228, carry out each action step of execution subroutine.Fig. 8 illustrates the display format that subprogram shows in display part 222 in carrying out overleaf.
In S200, system controller 202 is forbidden the action of eyepiece test section 220.Illustrate that this forbids method.In the time having carried out this action, even make information terminal 300 approach filming apparatus 200 in order to take back displays portion 222, also maintain the demonstration of back displays portion 222, show and can not disappear.
In S202, system controller 202 is permitted the communication operation of WLAN telecommunication circuit d216, before the signal based on messaging parameter receiving from information terminal 300, carries out standby.
In S204, system controller 202 overleaf in display part 222 with two display format display communication set informations.Communication setting information is shown as character information in the first display format, is shown as the image of bar code in the second display format.Character 11 on the picture 10 of Fig. 8 is corresponding to the first display format, and image 12 is corresponding to the second display format.Information terminal 300 photographic images 12, carry out decoding to captured bar code and process, and obtain communication setting information.In communication setting information, include messaging parameter (SSID, encryption key).Messaging parameter is stored in EEPROM230.System controller 202, in the time generating bar code (coding is processed), communicates and reads from EEPROM230 messaging parameter with WLAN telecommunication circuit d216.In communication setting information, also include needed control parameter when filming apparatus 200 is carried out to remote operation.As controlling parameter, include model information, the version information of software that nonvolatile memory d228 stores etc. of the type for determining filming apparatus 200.Communication setting information must at least comprise messaging parameter.But, be the information that depends on the software of carrying out in information terminal 300 owing to controlling parameter, so, be set to as required communication setting information.In order to set more safely communication setting information in information terminal 300, also can and control messaging parameter after parameter is encrypted and be encoded to bar code.
By communication setting information is shown as to character information, user is identifying information easily.Information terminal 300 is not the read functions (decoding function) must with bar code information.For this information terminal 300, perhaps the demonstration of character information becomes advantage.This be because, if information terminal 300 has optical character identification OCR(Optical Character Recognition) function, information terminal 300 can by take character 11 obtain communication setting information.
The information terminal 300 that success has obtained communication setting information is controlled WLAN telecommunication circuit s312 and is started to communicate action.In S206, system controller 202 judgements have or not the transmitted signal from information terminal 300, carry out standby in detection (reception) before this transmitted signal.When detect based on messaging parameter signal time, system controller 202 authenticates information terminal 300, the communication line of open WLAN between filming apparatus 200 and information terminal 300.In S208, system controller 202 is informed the setting release of communication line to user.That is, as the demonstration 20 of Fig. 8, display message and image in display part 222 overleaf.In " XXXX " that show on 20, show the information (device name of for example being set at information terminal 300 by user) for identifying information terminal 300.
In S210, system controller 202 starts server (remote control software).This server moves as the webserver (Web Server), the control command that receives the browser (browser) of starting in the comfortable information terminal 300 fixed action of professional etiquette of going forward side by side.,, by information terminal 300, filming apparatus 200 becomes can remote-operated state.Then, system controller 202 is to the proceed-to-send of user's notification server.That is, as the demonstration 30 of Fig. 8, display message in display part 222 overleaf.
In S212, system controller 202 starts to carry out via communication line, information terminal 300 being sent the action of live view image.During communication line effectively, continue to carry out this action.Therefore, user can observe the shot object image identical with the shot object image that can observe by filming apparatus 200 from the display part of information terminal 300 328.
In S214, system controller 202 is permitted the action of eyepiece test section 220.Then, the display format of back displays portion 222 is returned to this subprogram state before of carrying out.Conventionally restart to carry out live view demonstration.Then, main program is returned in action.
In the above description, at least before the setting of communication line finishes during in, forbid the action of eyepiece test section 220, maintain the display action of back displays portion 222.This is in order also can to utilize view finder 218 in wireless mode.But, in wireless mode, can utilize the display part 328 of information terminal 300 to replace view finder 218.Therefore in, also can be during having selected wireless mode, continue to forbid the action of eyepiece test section 220.That is, forbid the action of eyepiece test section 220 in the moment of having selected wireless mode, removing the action of moment license eyepiece test section 220 of selection of wireless mode.This action does not depart from purport of the present invention yet.
The precondition of disclosed embodiment is above, and information terminal 300 moves to obtain the communication setting information of filming apparatus 200 by shooting.But under other preconditions, the present invention is also effective.
If to filming apparatus 200 additional close-range telecommunication circuits, filming apparatus 200 can communicate action with the NFC telecommunication circuit 314 of information terminal 300., can utilize short-range communication to set communication setting information.In order to make the communication operation of NFC telecommunication circuit 314 effective, information terminal 300 need to approach in the mode almost contacting with filming apparatus 200 (or contact) filming apparatus 200.Therefore,, utilizing short-range communication to obtain in the course of action of communication setting information, also expect to forbid the action of eyepiece test section 220.In the time that user makes information terminal 300 approach filming apparatus 200 in order to obtain communication setting information, do not expect that the demonstration of back displays portion 222 disappears.In the time that the demonstration of back displays portion 222 suddenly disappears, for this unpredictable phenomenon, user may feel meaningless worry.And, need display communication set information, so that user is confirmed whether correctly to have set information in information terminal 300.Therefore,, in this situation, also expect to forbid the action of eyepiece test section 220., the present invention is also effective under other preconditions (information terminal 300 uses wireless near field communication to obtain communication setting information).
Disclosed embodiment discloses an embodiment of the invention above.In the scope of the technological thought of the claim scope dictates by inventing, embodiment can carry out various design alterations.