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US-20260129278-A1 - CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

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Abstract

A control apparatus includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors that, upon execution of the instructions, operate to determine whether a first illumination apparatus or a second illumination apparatus is wirelessly connected, and determine a setting regarding light emission for each of the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus so that the setting for the first illumination apparatus and the setting for the second illumination apparatus are different from each other, according to a determination result of a wireless connection. The first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus belong to different groups, and the one or more processors operate to determine the setting for each group.

Inventors

  • Yutaka Yamamoto

Assignees

  • CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Dates

Publication Date
20260507
Application Date
20250919
Priority Date
20241101

Claims (20)

  1. 1 . A control apparatus comprising: one or more memories storing instructions; and one or more processors that, upon execution of the instructions, operate to: determine whether a first illumination apparatus or a second illumination apparatus is wirelessly connected, and determine a setting regarding light emission for each of the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus so that the setting for the first illumination apparatus and the setting for the second illumination apparatus are different from each other, according to a determination result of a wireless connection, wherein the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus belong to different groups, and the one or more processors operate to determine the setting for each group.
  2. 2 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the setting includes a setting regarding at least one of a group regarding the light emission, a light emission amount, a light emission mode, a color temperature, and a color.
  3. 3 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display information on the setting.
  4. 4 . The control apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein a display content of the display unit is different between the setting for the first illumination apparatus and the setting for the setting of the second illumination apparatus.
  5. 5 . The control apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the display unit changes the display content regarding the setting for each group.
  6. 6 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors operate to perform, according to a user selection, first light emission processing for light emission at a light emission amount ratio determined for each of a plurality of illumination apparatuses including one of the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus, or second light emission processing for light emission at a light emission amount determined individually for each of the plurality of illumination apparatuses.
  7. 7 . The control apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors operate to perform the second light emission processing in a case where the first light emission processing is selected by a user and the second illumination apparatus is wirelessly connected.
  8. 8 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first illumination apparatus performs illumination using flashlight, and the second illumination apparatus performs illumination using steady light.
  9. 9 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control apparatus is an illumination apparatus that performs illumination using flashlight.
  10. 10 . The control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control apparatus is attachable to and detachable from an image pickup apparatus.
  11. 11 . The control apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the one or more processors operate to prohibit the light emission of the first illumination apparatus in a case where the image pickup apparatus is in a moving image capturing mode.
  12. 12 . A control apparatus comprising: one or more memories storing instructions; and one or more processors that, upon execution of the instructions, operate to determine a setting for first illumination and a setting for second illumination of a wirelessly connected illumination apparatus so that the setting for the first illumination and the setting for the second illumination are different from each other.
  13. 13 . The control apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the one or more processors operate to determine the setting for the first illumination or the setting for the second illumination according to whether the first illumination or the second illumination is selected by the illumination apparatus.
  14. 14 . The control apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the first illumination is illumination using flashlight, and the second illumination is illumination using steady light.
  15. 15 . An imaging system comprising: the control apparatus according to claim 1 ; an image pickup apparatus; the first illumination apparatus; and the second illumination apparatus.
  16. 16 . An imaging system comprising: the control apparatus according to claim 12 ; an image pickup apparatus; and the illumination apparatus.
  17. 17 . A control method comprising: determining whether a first illumination apparatus or a second illumination apparatus is wirelessly connected; and determining a setting regarding light emission for each of the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus so that the setting for the first illumination apparatus and the setting for the second illumination apparatus are different from each other, according to a determination result of a wireless connection, wherein the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus belong to different groups, and determining is made for each group.
  18. 18 . A control method comprising: determining a setting for first illumination and a setting for second illumination of a wirelessly connected illumination apparatus so that the setting for the first illumination and the setting for the second illumination are different from each other.
  19. 19 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute the control method according to claim 17 .
  20. 20 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute the control method according to claim 18 .

Description

BACKGROUND Field of the Technology The aspect of the disclosure relates to one or more embodiments of a control apparatus, an imaging system, a control method, and a storage medium. Description of the Related Art One of the conventional imaging systems (multi-light illumination apparatus control systems) uses multiple illumination apparatuses capable of wireless communication to provide illumination during imaging. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-098296 discloses a method for quickly changing the settings of each illumination apparatus and confirming the effects. The plurality of illumination apparatuses in the multi-light illumination apparatus control system may include different types of illumination apparatuses, such as illumination apparatuses that provide illumination using flashlight and illumination apparatuses that provide illumination using steady light (continuous light). To provide proper illumination using multiple types of illumination apparatuses, light-emission settings may be properly set for each type (group) of illumination apparatus. However, the method disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-098296 does not allow proper light-emission settings to be set for each type of illumination apparatus. SUMMARY A control apparatus according to one aspect of the disclosure includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors that, upon execution of the instructions, operate to determine whether a first illumination apparatus or a second illumination apparatus is wirelessly connected, and determine a setting regarding light emission for each of the first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus so that the setting for the first illumination apparatus and the setting for the second illumination apparatus are different from each other, according to a determination result of a wireless connection. The first illumination apparatus and the second illumination apparatus belong to different groups, and the one or more processors operate to determine the setting for each group. Alternatively, the one or more processors may determine a setting for first illumination and a setting for second illumination of a wirelessly connected illumination apparatus so that the setting for the first illumination and the setting for the second illumination are different from each other. An imaging system having the above control apparatus, a control method corresponding to the above control apparatus, and a storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute the above control method also constitute another aspect of the disclosure. Features of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following description of embodiments with reference to the attached drawings. The following description of embodiments is described by way of example. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of imaging systems according to first, third to fifth embodiments. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the imaging systems according to the first, third to fifth embodiments. FIGS. 3A and 3B are external views of an illumination apparatus according to each embodiment. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a sender illumination apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating wireless communication processing of the sender illumination apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a flashlight illumination apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a steady-light illumination apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 8 is an external view of wireless setting screen display of a sender illumination apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an imaging system according to a second embodiment. FIGS. 10A and 10B are external views of an illumination apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating processing of a receiver illumination apparatus according to the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating wireless communication processing of a sender illumination apparatus according to a third embodiment. FIGS. 13A and 13B are external views of wireless settings screen display of the sender illumination apparatus according to the third embodiment. FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating wireless communication processing of a sender illumination apparatus according to a fourth embodiment. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating wireless communication processing of a sender illumination apparatus according to a fifth embodiment. FIG. 16 is an external view of wireless settings screen display of the sender illumination apparatus according to the fifth embodiment. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS In the following, the term “unit” may refer to a software context, a hardware context, or a combination of software and hardware contexts.