<p>Provided is a light emitting control means or the like which is capable of performing an appropriate light emission control with a simple structure according to the status of its use. A light emitting control device (6) applies a driving current to a light emitting element to control the brightness of the light emitting element and comprises a temperature information acquisition means and a drive current control means. The temperature information acquisition means acquires temperature information indicating the temperature of the light emitting device. The drive current control means previously sets a temperature served as a threshold for the output value of the driving current and a target output value of the driving current corresponding to the threshold and performs control on the basis of the temperature information so that the output value of the driving current gradually approaches the target output value.</p>
