Patent ID: 6980233
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup control apparatus, for controlling an image pickup apparatus via a data communications interface unit, the image pickup control apparatus comprising: a connection detecting unit which detects a connection to the image pickup apparatus via the data communications interface unit; a setting unit which displays a plurality of photographing conditions with each of which a plurality of kinds of control data are associated, selects a desired photographing condition from among the plurality of displayed photographing conditions to display the plurality of kinds of control data associated with the selected photographing condition, and changes the plurality of kinds of control data in accordance with an input instruction; a control unit which is communicatively coupled to said connection detecting unit and said setting unit, wherein in a case that said connection detection unit detects the connection to the image pickup apparatus, said control unit effects control so as to transmit to the image pickup apparatus the plurality of kinds of control data changed by said setting unit; a display control unit which displays a model image corresponding to the control data for the desired photographing condition selected by said selection unit; and a change unit which changes the control data corresponding to the model image by referring to the model image displayed by said display control unit, wherein said control unit transmits the control data changed by said change unit to the image pickup apparatus.