Patent ID: 8081217

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus capable of being used for preview image pickup of a predetermined scene prior to actual image pickup of the scene, comprising: an image pickup section configured to carry out the preview image pickup using setting data regarding image pickup; a transmission section configured to transmit image data obtained by the preview image pickup by said image pickup section and preview setting data used in the preview image pickup to a remote information processing apparatus which determines actual recommendation setting data recommended as actual setting data to be used in the actual image pickup; and an acquisition section configured to remotely acquire, as a construction table, the actual recommendation setting data determined based on the preview setting data by the information processing apparatus from the information processing apparatus, wherein the remotely acquired construction table comprises a data table having a plurality of fields for preview image pickup setting data and actual image pickup setting data, the plurality of fields including a recommendation setting field and a use setting field for each of the preview image pickup setting data and the actual image pickup setting data.