Patent ID: 8797412

Claim:
An image capturing apparatus capable of controlling a communication device configured to transmit image data to an external apparatus, the image capturing apparatus comprising: a shooting mode setting unit configured to set a shooting mode, wherein the shooting mode includes a first shooting mode and a second shooting mode; an image capturing unit configured to shoot an object based on the shooting mode to obtain image data; a recording unit configured to record the image data obtained by the image capturing unit in a recording medium; an operation unit configured to accept a shooting preparation instruction or a shooting instruction from a user; and a control unit configured to control a communication function of the communication device, wherein, the image capturing unit starts shooting of an image in response to an operation of the operation unit in the first shooting mode, wherein, the image capturing unit starts shooting of an image without accepting the shooting preparation instruction or the shooting instruction through the operation unit in the second shooting mode, wherein, in a case that the first shooting mode is set by the shooting mode setting unit, the control unit performs control to invalidate the communication function of the communication device in response to accepting the shooting preparation instruction or the shooting instruction through the operation unit, and wherein, in a case that the second shooting mode is set by the shooting mode setting unit, the control unit performs control to invalidate the communication function of the communication device in response to shifting to the second shooting mode.