Patent ID: 7098943
Filing Date: 2006-08-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A shooting condition providing apparatus which is accessible via a network, said apparatus comprising: a storage section configured to store images as data and shooting condition setting information which is associated with the images and which indicates shooting conditions of the associated images to enable a camera device to set the shooting conditions; a reducing section configured to reduce to a predetermined transmission size at least specified ones of the images stored in the storage section; a transmission section configured to transmit data to a shooting condition receiving terminal; and a control section configured to cause the transmission section to transmit the images stored as data in the storage section to the shooting condition receiving terminal, to cause the reducing section to reduce at least one of the images that is specified by the shooting condition receiving terminal, and to cause the transmission section to transmit the reduced at least one specified image and the associated shooting condition setting information to the shooting condition receiving terminal after the shooting condition setting information has been added to the reduced at least one specified image.