JP2021190764A - Imaging apparatus, control method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable a proper connection between an imaging apparatus and a communication device when the imaging apparatus and the communication device are connected via wired and wireless connections.SOLUTION: The imaging apparatus that transmits data obtained from imaging to a communication device has first communication means that automatically and wirelessly connects to and communicates with a registered communication device and second communication means that wiredly connects to and communicates with the communication device. When a wired connection to the communication device is detected after a wireless connection to the communication device, a communication path of the wired connection is set to a first communication path, and a communication path of the wireless connection is set to a second communication path.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12

Description

The present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus, a control method and a program.

Patent Document 1 describes a method of establishing a plurality of communication paths between two devices.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-110639

Patent Document 1 describes a method in which a communication path for which a connection is first established among a plurality of communication paths is used as a main communication path, and another communication path is used as a backup line. However, when the communication speed or the communication method differs depending on the communication path, it may not be preferable to use the communication path for which the connection is first established as the main communication path. For example, when the image pickup device and the communication device are connected by a wired connection and a wireless connection, when the wireless connection is first established, the wireless connection is used as the main communication path and the wired connection is used as the secondary communication path. Will be used as.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to enable an appropriate connection between the image pickup device and the communication device when the image pickup device and the communication device are connected by a wired connection and a wireless connection.

One of the image pickup devices according to the present invention is an image pickup device that transmits the data obtained by photographing to a communication device, and is a first image device that automatically wirelessly connects to the registered communication device and performs communication. When it is detected that the communication means, the second communication means that connects to the communication device by wire and communicates with the communication device, and the communication device is connected to the communication device by wire after being wirelessly connected to the communication device, the communication path of the wired connection is used. It has a control means for setting the communication path of the wireless connection to the first communication path and setting the communication path of the wireless connection to the second communication path.
One of the image pickup devices according to the present invention is an image pickup device that transmits the data obtained by photographing to a communication device, and is a first image device that automatically wirelessly connects to the registered communication device and performs communication. When the communication means, the second communication means that connects to the communication device by wire, and the communication device are set to be connected to the communication device by the wireless connection and the wired connection, the communication device is used. It has a control means for disconnecting the wireless connection with the communication device when it is not detected that the wire connection with the communication device is made even after a predetermined time has passed after the wireless connection.

According to the present invention, when the image pickup device and the communication device are connected by a wired connection and a wireless connection, an appropriate connection between the image pickup device and the communication device becomes possible.

It is a figure for demonstrating the appearance of the image pickup apparatus 100, and the flow of image data. It is a figure for demonstrating the component | component of the image pickup apparatus 100. It is a figure for demonstrating the smartphone 300. It is a figure for demonstrating the example which connected the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 with the USB cable 311. It is a figure for demonstrating the configuration example of the smartphone holder 500. It is a figure explaining the example which connected the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 by the smartphone holder 500. It is a figure for demonstrating an example in which an image pickup apparatus 100 and a smartphone 300 are wirelessly connected. It is a figure for demonstrating an example in which an image pickup apparatus 100 and a smartphone 300 are connected by a wired connection and a wireless connection. It is a figure for demonstrating the use example of the data transmitted to the cloud. It is a figure for demonstrating the example of the SSID connection setting. It is a figure for demonstrating an unintended wireless connection between an image pickup apparatus 100 and a smartphone 300. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the example of the connection process of the image pickup apparatus 100.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

[Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1A is a diagram for explaining the flow of image data in the image pickup apparatus 100, and FIG. 1B is a diagram for explaining the appearance of the image pickup apparatus 100. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the components of the image pickup apparatus 100 related to image capture. In the following, as an example, the wired connection will be described as a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connection, and the wireless connection will be described as a WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) connection. However, the wired connection is not limited to the connection by USB, and USB may be changed to another wired communication standard. Similarly, the wireless connection is not limited to the connection by WiFi, and the WiFi may be changed to another wireless communication standard.

How the image data is transmitted will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b).

The light from the subject that has passed through the lens 201 (see FIG. 2) whose focal point or aperture has been adjusted by the lens control unit 202 (see FIG. 2) is photoelectrically converted by the image sensor 101 and converted into an electric signal for A / D conversion. It is converted into digital data by the unit 102. Subsequently, the digital data converted by the A / D conversion unit 102 is input to the image processing unit 103, and the image processing unit 103 performs various image processing such as color adjustment to complete the image. The completed image is stored in the recording medium 104 as needed.

Images and the like stored on the recording medium 104 can be transmitted to the outside. Whether the image or the like is transmitted to the outside by a wired connection by the accessory shoe 108 or the USB connector 109 or by the wireless connection by the WiFi module 110 is sorted by the first selector 105.

When the image data is transmitted by a wired connection via the accessory shoe 108 or the USB connector 109, the image data is converted into the USB format by the USB module 106. The data converted to the USB format is output to the accessory shoe 108 or the USB connector 109 by the second selector 107. When transmitting image data via a wireless connection WiFi, the image data is output to the WiFi module 110 by the first selector 105, and the image data is transmitted wirelessly by the WiFi module 110.

With reference to FIG. 2, equipment control related to image capture by the image pickup apparatus 100 will be described. The microcomputer 206 controls the equipment constituting the image pickup apparatus 100. The microcomputer 206 adjusts the focus or aperture of the lens 201 via the lens control unit 202. The image pickup apparatus 100 has a button or a dial (hereinafter, also referred to as a “button dial”) 204 for receiving a user's input, and a signal from the button dial 204 corresponding to the user operation is a microcomputer 206. Will be notified to. The microcomputer 206 indicates the response to the input from the button dial 204 or the state of the image pickup apparatus 100 to the display unit 203 to notify the user. Further, the image pickup apparatus 100 has a non-volatile memory 205 so that the information set by the user in the image pickup apparatus 100 is not lost even when the power is turned off.

FIG. 3A is a diagram for explaining the appearance of the smartphone 300, and FIG. 3B is a diagram for explaining the flow of image data in the smartphone 300.

The smartphone 300 has a function as a communication device that transmits data received from an external device on behalf of the external device. In the first embodiment, the external device is, for example, an image pickup device 100. The smartphone 300 and the external device can be connected by a wired connection and a wireless connection. In the example shown in the first embodiment, the smartphone 300 has a USB connector 301 for a wired connection, and communicates with an external device by connecting the cable 311. Further, the wireless connection between the smartphone 300 and the external device is connected via the WiFi module 302 built in the smartphone 300.

As the communication path for transmitting image data from the image pickup apparatus 100 to the smartphone 300, either a wired or wireless communication path is used, and image data cannot be transmitted using both wired and wireless at the same time. For switching the communication path, the microcomputer 305 controls the selector 303 to select either the image data input from the USB connector 301 or the image data input from the WiFi module 302. The selected image data is input to the 5G module 304, which is a transmission means, and transmitted to the cloud 306.

The 5G module 304 is a module capable of transmitting and receiving data by a communication method conforming to the communication standard 5G. 5G is an example, and other standards such as 4G may be used. Here, "5G" is used as a representative. The operation of each functional unit in the smartphone 300 required for data transmission / reception, such as the above-mentioned USB connector 301, WiFi module 302, selector 303, and 5G module 304, is controlled by the microcomputer 305.

The flow of image data in the case where the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 as a communication device are communicably connected and the image pickup device 100 transmits the image data obtained by taking a picture will be described.

An example in which the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by the USB cable 311 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). FIG. 4A is a diagram for explaining the appearance when the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by wire with a USB cable 311. FIG. 4B is a diagram for explaining the flow of image data when the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by wire with a USB cable 311.

As shown in FIG. 4A, when the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by the USB cable 311, the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are not fixed to each other, so that there is a degree of freedom in arrangement. However, when carrying it, it is necessary to have both the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300, and it is necessary to be careful not to catch the USB cable 311.

With reference to FIG. 4B, the flow of image data when the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by wire with a USB cable 311 will be described. The image data output from the USB connector 109 of the image pickup apparatus 100 is transmitted to the USB connector 301 of the smartphone 300 through the USB cable 311 connected to the USB connector 109. In the smartphone 300, when the selector 303 selects the image data from the USB connector 301, the image data is sent to the 5G module 304 and transmitted to the cloud 306.

Next, an example in which the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by the smartphone holder 500 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5, 6 (a) and 6 (b). FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a configuration example of the smartphone holder 500. FIG. 6A is a diagram for explaining the appearance when the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by wire using the smartphone holder 500. FIG. 6B is a diagram for explaining the flow of image data when the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by wire using the smartphone holder 500.

With reference to FIG. 5, a smartphone holder 500 in which the smartphone 300 is fixed to the image pickup device 100 and can be integrally carried will be described. In the smartphone holder 500, the members 501 to 504 for fixing the smartphone 300 are urged toward the center of the smartphone holder 500, and the smartphone 300 is fixed by sandwiching the smartphone 300 from the top, bottom, left, and right. The smartphone holder 500 includes a USB connector 506, and at the same time as fixing the smartphone 300, the USB connector 301 of the smartphone 300 and the USB connector 506 of the smartphone holder 500 are fitted together. The USB connector 506 of the smartphone holder 500 is electrically connected to the accessory shoe connection portion 507 that is fitted to the accessory shoe 108 of the image pickup apparatus 100.

As shown in FIG. 6A, the smartphone holder 500 in which the position of the smartphone 300 is fixed is connected to the accessory shoe 108 of the image pickup apparatus 100 by the accessory shoe connection portion 507. Unlike the case where the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by the USB cable 311, the smartphone 300 is fixed to the image pickup device 100 via the smartphone holder 500, so that the configuration is easy to carry.

With reference to FIG. 6B, the flow of image data when the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by wire using the smartphone holder 500 will be described. The image data output from the accessory shoe 108 of the image pickup apparatus 100 is transmitted to the USB connector 301 of the smartphone 300 via the accessory shoe connection portion 507 of the smartphone holder 500 and the USB connector 506. In the smartphone 300, when the selector 303 selects the image data from the USB connector 301, the image data is sent to the 5G module 304 and transmitted to the cloud 306.

Next, an example in which the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 are wirelessly connected will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b). FIG. 7A is a diagram for explaining how the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 are wirelessly connected. FIG. 7B is a diagram for explaining the flow of image data when the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 are wirelessly connected.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are wirelessly connected (701) using a wireless communication device (for example, a WiFi module) built in the device. The wireless communication device is not limited to the built-in device, and a wireless communication device attached to the outside of the image pickup device 100 or the smartphone 300 may be used for wireless connection.

With reference to FIG. 7B, the flow of image data when the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 are wirelessly connected will be described. The image data transmitted from the WiFi module 110 of the image pickup apparatus 100 via the wireless connection 701 is transmitted to the WiFi module 302 of the smartphone 300. In the smartphone 300, when the selector 303 selects the image data from the WiFi module 302, the image data is sent to the 5G module 304 and transmitted to the cloud 306.

The three connection methods for connecting the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 have been described above. The first two connection methods shown in FIGS. 4 and 6 are connected by wire depending on whether the member connecting the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 is the USB cable 311 or the smartphone holder 500. The connection method is essentially the same.

Here, the wired connection and the wireless connection will be compared from the viewpoint of connection stability and communication speed. In the wired connection, the communication path is shared only by the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300. In the wireless connection, although the communication path is logically shared only by the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300, the space in which the radio waves propagating as the communication path is physically shared with other wireless devices is used for the wired connection. Inefficient compared to. Therefore, in general, it is easier to increase the communication speed with a wired connection than with a wireless connection. In terms of connection stability and communication speed, it can be said that the wired connection is superior to the wireless connection.

Here, for example, when the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected and the image data of the moving image taken by the image pickup device 100 is transmitted to the cloud 306 in real time via the smartphone 300, it is important not to interrupt the communication. Therefore, as one measure for improving the availability of the communication path between the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300, it is conceivable to connect the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 by two communication paths.

The image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 can be connected by a wired connection and a wireless connection. At that time, since the wired connection is superior to the wireless connection in terms of connection stability and communication speed, the wired connection is used as a normally used communication path (main channel), and the wireless connection is a backup communication. It is appropriate to use it as a road (secondary communication path). Then, in order not to lose the communication continuity that is a feature of real-time communication, the secondary channel is kept in a standby state so that it can be switched to the secondary channel immediately when the main channel becomes unavailable. The hot standby method is often adopted.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example in which the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by a wired connection and a wireless connection. FIG. 8 shows an example in which the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by wire using the smartphone holder 500 as shown in FIG. 6, and the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are wirelessly connected as shown in FIG. 7. There is. Not limited to this, the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 may be connected by wire with a USB cable 311 as shown in FIG. 4, and the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 may be wirelessly connected as shown in FIG. good.

When the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by a wired connection and a wireless connection as shown in FIG. 8, the wired connection using the smartphone holder 500 is used as the main communication path (main communication path) of the image data. Then, the wireless connection 701 is in a state of being ready to send image data at any time (secondary communication path). In the main communication path, the image data output from the accessory shoe 108 of the image pickup apparatus 100 is transmitted to the USB connector 301 of the smartphone 300 via the accessory shoe connection portion 507 of the smartphone holder 500 and the USB connector 506. Further, when the secondary communication path is used, the image data transmitted from the WiFi module 110 of the image pickup apparatus 100 via the wireless connection 701 is transmitted to the WiFi module 302 of the smartphone 300.

Whether or not the image data transmitted by the image pickup device 100 using the communication path of the wired connection has reached the smartphone 300 can be confirmed, for example, by sending a notification compliant with the communication protocol from the smartphone 300 to the image pickup device 100. can. When it cannot be confirmed that the image data from the image pickup device 100 has reached the smartphone 300, the transmission of the image data can be continued by changing the transmission path of the image data to the wireless connection (secondary communication path). ..

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of using the image data transmitted to the cloud 306. The subject 901 is photographed by the image pickup device 100, and the image data is transmitted in real time to the cloud 306 using the smartphone 300 fixed to the smartphone holder 500. Since the process of transmitting the image data captured by the image pickup apparatus 100 to the cloud 306 has been described above, an example of the usage pattern after the image data transmitted to the cloud 306 will be described below.

The image data transmitted to the cloud 306 is stored in a server (not shown) installed in the cloud 306. The user (viewer) downloads the image data stored in the server, displays it on the display, and watches it. The form of downloading the image data may be a wired connection (902) or a wireless connection (904). The display may be, for example, a monitor 903 or a mobile terminal 905.

The connection method of the wireless connection will be described. The connection is made by connecting a device called an access point (AP) to a device that is a slave unit. There may be a plurality of devices that serve as slave units. As an identifier of the access point, an access point-specific name called SSID (service set identifier) is attached. The slave device can establish a connection and start communication by performing a connection process for the SSID to be connected.

Both the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 in the first embodiment can be access points. The smartphone 300 can always be connected to a public line using the 5G module 304, and can easily access the cloud 306. On the other hand, although the WiFi module 110 of the image pickup apparatus 100 can be connected to a public WiFi, it takes more time and effort to access the cloud 306 than the smartphone 300 because many of them have local connections. Therefore, in the first embodiment, it is easier to transmit the received information to the cloud 306 when the smartphone 300 side is used as the access point.

The wireless connection connects to the SSID as described above. When making a wireless connection, it is not necessary to attach accessories such as cables, so if the wireless communication module is enabled, if you can find the SSID you want to connect to and connect automatically Very easy to use.

10 (a) and 10 (b) are diagrams for explaining an example in which the SSID list and the setting status for each SSID are displayed on the display unit 203 of the photographing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. 10A, the display unit 203 of the photographing apparatus 100 displays the SSID list 1001 to be set, which is registered in advance in the photographing apparatus 100 as shown in FIG. 10B.

In the example shown in FIG. 10B, there are three SSIDs to be set, SSID-A, SSID-B, and SSID-C. When the image pickup apparatus 100 finds the SSID whose name is SSID-A, the image pickup apparatus 100 automatically performs the connection process because the connection setting is "Auto". Since the smartphone connection is checked, the image pickup device 100 communicates using the smartphone 300, the main communication is performed by the wired connection, and the wireless connection is used as the secondary communication path.

Even if the image pickup apparatus 100 finds the SSID whose name is SSID-B, it does not automatically perform the connection process because the connection setting is "Manual". When the image pickup apparatus 100 finds the SSID whose name is SSID-C, the image pickup apparatus 100 automatically performs the connection process because the connection setting is "Auto". However, since the smartphone connection is not checked, the image pickup device 100 does not perform communication using the smartphone 300.

When a plurality of SSIDs for which connection processing is automatically performed are found, the image pickup apparatus 100 performs connection processing according to a priority set separately. For other SSIDs, the connection process is not automatically performed, but the predetermined process is manually performed. Since these will not be mentioned later, the description thereof will be omitted. These setting information are stored in the non-volatile memory 205 of the image pickup apparatus 100, and the settings can be stored.

When the WiFi module 110, which is a wireless communication module, is operating, the image pickup apparatus 100 performs a connection process when it finds an SSID for which automatic connection is set, and makes communication possible. Regarding the wired connection, when the image pickup device 100 detects the connection with the smartphone 300, the communication path is opened and communication is possible. From the viewpoint of user-friendliness, the image pickup apparatus 100 does not connect either the wireless connection or the wired connection first, but automatically performs the connection process when it detects the connection trigger in each connection method.

Here, since the wireless connection is invisible, it is difficult for the user to recognize that the wireless connection has been established and communication is possible. Explaining such a situation with reference to FIG. 11, when the user 1101 is photographing the subject 1102 with the image pickup device 100, the user 1103 who has the smartphone 300 for the purpose of making a phone call is the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300. It is assumed that the user is within the wireless communication range. In this case, if the image pickup device 100 is set to automatically connect wirelessly, the image pickup device 100 and the smartphone 300 make a wireless connection without the user 1101 or 1103 being aware of it. When the position of the access point is fixed, the user of the photographing apparatus 100 may be able to recognize that the access point is within the connectable range, and may be automatically connected wirelessly. Can be noticed. However, since the smartphone 300 is a portable device and therefore moves, the user of the image pickup apparatus 100 cannot be aware of the connection at all if he / she does not intentionally connect to the smartphone 300. The same applies to the user of the smartphone 300. At this time, since the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 consume a large amount of resources or electric power for wireless connection, there are problems such as increasing the time required for processing the application and accelerating the decrease in the remaining battery level.

When the photographing device 100 unintentionally and automatically wirelessly connects to the SSID for connection with the smartphone 300, the problem is that the wireless connection is maintained because no action is taken thereafter. Therefore, in the first embodiment, the photographing device 100 operates as follows when the photographing device 100 automatically wirelessly connects to the SSID for connection with the smartphone 300. If the image pickup apparatus 100 cannot detect the wired connection between the photographing apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300 within a predetermined time from the completion of the wireless connection, the image pickup apparatus 100 disconnects the wireless connection and makes an unintended connection by the user. Try not to. Also, after disconnecting the wireless connection, it is advisable to change the mode of the SSID connection setting from automatic connection to manual connection to manually connect wirelessly so that the automatic connection is not performed again. After the mode is changed, the user must manually perform the connection work in order to wirelessly connect the photographing device 100 and the smartphone 300. In addition, in order to save the trouble of setting, after disconnecting the wireless connection, the wireless connection setting of the SSID may be invalidated for a predetermined time.

The connection process of the photographing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of the connection process of the image pickup apparatus 100. Each process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 12 is realized by the microcomputer 206 of the image pickup apparatus 100 reading and executing a program stored in a memory or the like.

When the image pickup device 100 starts the connection process with the smartphone 300 which is a communication device, in step S1201, the image pickup device 100 investigates the SSID beacon and displays a list of SSIDs of access points existing around the image pickup device 100. get. Subsequently, the image pickup apparatus 100 sequentially selects one SSID from the acquired SSIDs, and performs the processes after step S1202 on the selected SSIDs.

In step S1202, the image pickup apparatus 100 determines whether or not the automatic connection is set for the SSID to be processed. If it is determined that the automatic connection is set (YES in step S1202), the image pickup apparatus 100 proceeds to step S1203. When it is determined that the automatic connection is not set (NO in step S1202), the image pickup apparatus 100 performs the process of step S1202 for another SSID. The processing is performed for all the acquired SSIDs, and if there is no other SSID, the image pickup apparatus 100 ends the connection processing.

In step S1203, the image pickup apparatus 100 performs wireless connection processing with respect to the SSID to be processed. If the wireless connection is possible, the image pickup apparatus 100 proceeds to step S1204, and if the wireless connection is not possible, the image pickup apparatus 100 performs the process of step S1202 for another SSID. The processing is performed for all the acquired SSIDs, and if there is no other SSID, the image pickup apparatus 100 ends the connection processing.

In step S1204, the image pickup apparatus 100 determines whether or not the wirelessly connected SSID is the SSID to which the smartphone 300 is to be connected. When it is determined that the smartphone 300 is the SSID to be connected (YES in step S1204), the image pickup apparatus 100 proceeds to step S1205. When it is determined that the smartphone 300 is not the SSID to be connected (NO in step S1204), the image pickup apparatus 100 performs the process of step S1202 for another SSID. The processing is performed for all the acquired SSIDs, and if there is no other SSID, the image pickup apparatus 100 ends the connection processing.

In step S1205, the image pickup apparatus 100 determines whether or not a wired connection corresponding to the wireless connection is made between the image pickup apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300. If it is determined that the wired connection is not made (NO in step S1205), the image pickup apparatus 100 proceeds to step S1206. If it is determined that the connection is made by wire (YES in step S1205), the image pickup apparatus 100 proceeds to step S1209.

In step S1206, the image pickup apparatus 100 determines whether or not the time for confirming whether or not the wired connection has been made exceeds a predetermined time. When it is determined that the time for confirming whether or not the wired connection has been made does not exceed the predetermined time (NO in step S1206), the image pickup apparatus 100 returns to step S1205. When it is determined that the time for confirming whether or not the wired connection has been made exceeds a predetermined time (YES in step S1206), the image pickup apparatus 100 proceeds to step S1207.

In step S1207, the image pickup apparatus 100 determines that only the wireless connection is made between the photographing apparatus 100 and the smartphone 300, the wired connection is not made even after a predetermined time, and the connection form is not desired, and the wireless connection is achieved. Disconnect. As a result, it is possible to prevent the unintended wireless connection from being continued, and it is possible to suppress the consumption of resources or power of the photographing device 100 or the smartphone 300.

In step S1208, the image pickup apparatus 100 sets the SSID connection setting to manual connection in order to prevent the wireless connection from being automatically reconnected even if the wireless connection is disconnected. Alternatively, the image pickup apparatus 100 invalidates the SSID connection setting for a predetermined time. Then, the image pickup apparatus 100 ends the connection process.

In step S1209, since the wireless connection communication path is the main communication path (main communication path) between the photographing device 100 and the smartphone 300, the image pickup device 100 mainly performs communication on the wired connection communication path. Change to the first communication path (main communication path). Further, the image pickup apparatus 100 changes the communication path of the wireless connection to a second communication path (secondary communication path) which is a backup communication path. Then, the image pickup apparatus 100 ends the connection process.

With the above control, when the photographing device 100 and the smartphone 300 are connected by a wired connection and a wireless connection, the photographing device 100 and the smartphone 300 are unnecessarily connected even if they are wirelessly connected before the wired connection. Can be prevented and connected properly.

[Embodiment 2]
The various functions, processes or methods described in the first embodiment can also be realized by executing a program by a personal computer, a microcomputer, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor or the like. Hereinafter, in the second embodiment, a personal computer, a microcomputer, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a microprocessor, and the like are referred to as "computer X". Further, in the second embodiment, a program for controlling the computer X and for realizing various functions, processes, or methods described in the first embodiment is referred to as a "program Y".

The various functions, processes or methods described in the first embodiment are realized by the computer X executing the program Y. In this case, the program Y is supplied to the computer X via a computer-readable storage medium. The computer-readable storage medium according to the second embodiment includes at least one such as a hard disk device, a magnetic storage device, an optical storage device, a photomagnetic storage device, a memory card, a volatile memory, and a non-volatile memory. The computer-readable storage medium according to the second embodiment is a non-transitory storage medium.

100 Imaging device 300 Smartphone

Claims (11)

It is an image pickup device that transmits the data obtained by shooting to a communication device.
A first communication means that automatically wirelessly connects to the registered communication device and communicates with the registered communication device.
A second communication means that connects to the communication device by wire and communicates with the communication device.
When it is detected that a wire connection is made to the communication device after the wireless connection to the communication device, the communication path of the wired connection is set as the first communication path, and the communication path of the wireless connection is set to the second communication path. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a control means for setting to. The imaging device according to claim 1, wherein the first communication path is a communication path that mainly communicates with the communication device, and the second communication path is a spare communication path. The control means is set to connect to the communication device by the wireless connection and the wired connection, and is wired to the communication device even after a predetermined time is exceeded after the wireless connection to the communication device. The imaging device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the connection is not detected, the wireless connection with the communication device is disconnected. It is an image pickup device that transmits the data obtained by shooting to a communication device.
A first communication means that automatically wirelessly connects to the registered communication device and communicates with the registered communication device.
A second communication means that connects to the communication device by wire and communicates with the communication device.
When it is set to connect to the communication device by the wireless connection and the wired connection, it is detected that the communication device is connected to the communication device by wire even if the predetermined time is exceeded after the wireless connection to the communication device. An image pickup device comprising a control means for disconnecting a wireless connection with the communication device when the communication device is not used. The imaging device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein after disconnecting the wireless connection with the communication device, the setting is changed so that the communication device is manually connected wirelessly. The imaging device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein after disconnecting the wireless connection with the communication device, the setting for automatically wirelessly connecting to the communication device is invalidated for a predetermined time. The imaging device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the communication device is connected to the communication device by wire via an accessory shoe. It is a control method of an image pickup device that has a first communication means for communicating by a wireless connection and a second communication means for communicating by a wired connection, and transmits data obtained by photographing to a communication device.
A first connection step for automatically wirelessly connecting the registered communication device and the first communication means,
A second connection step of wire-connecting the communication device and the second communication means,
When it is detected that the communication device and the second communication means are connected by wire after the communication device and the first communication means are wirelessly connected, the communication path of the wired connection is set as the first communication path. A control method comprising a control step for setting the communication path of the wireless connection to the second communication path. It is a control method of an image pickup device that has a first communication means for communicating by a wireless connection and a second communication means for communicating by a wired connection, and transmits data obtained by photographing to a communication device.
A first connection step for automatically wirelessly connecting the registered communication device and the first communication means,
When it is set to connect to the communication device by the wireless connection and the wired connection, the communication device may exceed a predetermined time after the communication device and the first communication means are wirelessly connected. A control method comprising: and a control step for disconnecting the wireless connection between the communication device and the first communication means when it is not detected that the second communication means is connected by wire. To the computer of the image pickup device, which has a first communication means for communicating by a wireless connection and a second communication means for communicating by a wired connection, and transmits the data obtained by photographing to the communication device.
A first connection step for automatically wirelessly connecting the registered communication device and the first communication means,
A second connection step of wire-connecting the communication device and the second communication means,
When it is detected that the communication device and the second communication means are connected by wire after the communication device and the first communication means are wirelessly connected, the communication path of the wired connection is set as the first communication path. A program for executing a control step of setting the communication path of the wireless connection to the second communication path. To the computer of the image pickup device, which has a first communication means for communicating by a wireless connection and a second communication means for communicating by a wired connection, and transmits the data obtained by photographing to the communication device.
A first connection step for automatically wirelessly connecting the registered communication device and the first communication means,
When it is set to connect to the communication device by the wireless connection and the wired connection, the communication device may exceed a predetermined time after the communication device and the first communication means are wirelessly connected. A program for executing a control step for disconnecting the wireless connection between the communication device and the first communication means when it is not detected that the second communication means is connected by wire.

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