Image capturing apparatus capable of specifying an object in image data based on object detection, motion detection and/or object recognition, communication apparatus communicating with image capturing apparatus, and control method therefor

摘要

An image capturing apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus, an image capturing unit configured to generate image data by capturing an object, a setting unit configured to set a shooting condition, a specifying unit configured to specify an object in image data captured by the image capturing unit, wherein the object specified by the specifying unit is used to set the shooting condition by the setting unit, and a control unit configured to control the specifying unit so as to specify the object with less processing when shooting upon receiving an instruction from the external apparatus connected via the communication unit based on the object specified by the specifying unit as compared to a case in which shooting is performed by directly operating the image capturing apparatus.

主权项

1. An image capturing apparatus comprising:
a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus; an image capturing unit configured to generate image data by capturing an object; a setting unit configured to set a shooting condition; a specifying unit configured to specify an object in image data captured by the image capturing unit, wherein the object specified by the specifying unit is used to set the shooting condition by the setting unit; and a shooting control unit configured to control shooting based on the shooting condition set in accordance with an object specified by the specifying unit, wherein processing for specifying the object by the specifying unit is configured to use a result of object detection processing of detecting a feature of an object and at least one of results of motion detection processing of detecting a motion of the object and object recognition processing of determining whether the object detected by the motion detection processing is a predetermined object, when shooting upon reception of an instruction by directly operating the image capturing apparatus, and wherein processing for specifying the object by the specifying unit is configured to use a result of the motion detection processing and not to use a result of the object recognition processing, when shooting upon reception of an instruction from the external apparatus connected via the communication unit.