Patent ID: 7057643

Claim:
An image capturing system comprising: a) an image capturing apparatus; and b) a manual operating apparatus connected with said image capturing apparatus via communication, receiving image data from said image capturing apparatus, operating said image capturing apparatus via communication and including a display, wherein said image capturing apparatus includes: a-1) a generating device generating view position information regarding a view position of said image capturing apparatus; a-2) a first communication device communicating with said manual operating apparatus and transmitting said view position information to said manual operating apparatus; a-3) a view position changing device changing said view position of said image capturing apparatus on the basis of an optical operation command regarding a pan position, a tilt position and a zoom position, and said manual operating apparatus is capable of continuously inputting said optical operation command, and includes: b-1) a second communication device communicating with said image capturing apparatus and receiving said view position information from said image capturing apparatus; b-2) a display controller displaying, on said manual operating apparatus, a relative positional relationship between said view position and a target position after changing of said view position on the basis of said view position information and said optical operation command; and b-3) an updating device updating display of said relative positional relationship on the basis of said view position information repeatedly received during operation of said view position changing device.