Patent ID: 9357126
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An imaging operation terminal comprising: a storage section configured to store switching information of an operation mode which operates according to a state of physical contact with an imaging device; a communication section configured to perform wireless communication with the imaging device; a communication detection section configured to detect whether the wireless communication by the communication section with the imaging device is possible; a physical state detection section configured to detect the state of the physical contact with the imaging device; and an operation mode selection section configured to select one operation mode based on the switching information according to the state of the physical contact with the imaging device detected by the physical state detection section after the communication detection section has detected that the wireless communication with the imaging device is possible, wherein the operation mode includes a shooting mode for performing shooting by using the imaging device and a utilization mode for utilizing an image obtained by the shooting by the imaging device, the shooting mode and the utilization mode being mutually exclusive, and wherein the operation mode selection section selects one of the shooting mode and the utilization mode.