Patent ID: 8896753

Claim:
An image-pickup device comprising a camera unit which picks up an image, a first light-emission unit which emits light together with an image-pickup operation by the camera unit, and a second light-emission unit which is arranged apart from the camera unit relative to the first light-emission unit and which emits light together with an image-pickup operation by the camera unit, the image-pickup device further comprising: an operation mode setting unit which is configured to switch and set a first operation mode corresponding to a first image-pickup distance from the camera unit to an object and a second operation mode corresponding to a second image-pickup distance longer than the first image-pickup distance; a camera control unit which performs an image-pickup operation by controlling a focal point of the camera unit in accordance with an operation mode switched and set by the operation mode setting unit; and a light-emission control unit which only controls the second light-emission unit to emit light when the operation mode setting unit switches and sets the first operation mode, and controls only the first light-emission unit to emit light when the operation mode setting unit switches and sets the second operation mode, wherein the light-emission control unit controls the first light-emission unit or the second light-emission unit to emit light at respective different brightnesses corresponding to the operation mode switched and set by the operation mode setting unit.