Control device, control method, and program

Abstract

To reduce the operational burden on a user compared to when the user performs operations to change the content of each preset information item that is the target for content modification.SOLUTION: The control device includes change acceptance means for accepting changes to the content of preset information, the content of which is predetermined to be applied to settings used for imaging apparatus shooting when selected and control means for reflecting the change content in the content of other preset information different from one preset information among multiple preset information, in response to the content of one preset information among multiple preset information being changed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a control device, a control method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, there have been control devices for image capture devices and the like that have a function for saving the contents of settings used for image capture by the image capture device, such as ISO sensitivity and exposure, as predetermined preset information. In such control devices, the contents of the selected preset information are applied to the settings used for image capture. Conventionally, there have also been technologies for changing the contents of the settings used for image capture. Patent Document 1 discloses a method for capturing an intended image by storing multiple image capture parameters, notifying the user of differences between the image capture parameters intended before image capture and the image capture parameters of an actually captured image, and providing a correction means. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-183441 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Here, when multiple pieces of preset information exist, it may be necessary to change the contents of the multiple pieces of preset information in response to changes in the shooting environment, etc. In this case, if the user is required to operate a control device or the like to change the contents of the preset information for each piece of preset information whose contents need to be changed, the operational burden on the user may become large. The present invention aims to reduce the operational burden on the user compared to when the user performs an operation to change the contents of preset information for each piece of preset information whose contents are to be changed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] In order to solve the above problem, the control device of the present invention is a control device that includes: a change acceptance means that accepts changes to the content of preset information, the content of which is predetermined to be applied to settings used for shooting with an imaging device when selected; and a control means that, in response to a change in the content of one preset information among a plurality of pieces of preset information, reflects the content of the change in the content of other preset information that is different from the one preset information among the plurality of pieces of preset information. [Effects of the Invention]

[0006] According to the present invention, the operational burden on the user can be reduced compared to when the user performs an operation to change the contents of the preset information for each piece of preset information whose contents are to be changed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of an imaging system. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a camera. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of a control device. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the camera. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the contents of a preset management table. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of a reflection process. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of extraction processing. [Figure 8] FIG. 10A is a diagram showing a setting acceptance screen, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing a proposed image. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a completion notification image. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a setting reception screen. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modification proposal image. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0008] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of an imaging system 1. As shown in FIG. The imaging system 1 accepts a change in the content of the preset information and changes the content of the preset information in accordance with the accepted content. Preset information is information in which the content of settings to be used for imaging by the camera 100 is predetermined. When preset information is selected, the selected preset information is applied to the settings to be used for imaging by the camera 100. Therefore, the preset information can also be regarded as information in which the content to be applied to the settings to be used for imaging by the camera 100 when selected is predetermined. Examples of preset information include information used to set the image quality of an image obtained by imaging, and information used to set the control position of the PTZ or the like of the driving unit 108 in the camera 100. Examples of preset information also include information used for exposure control such as aperture and shutter speed, and information used for focus control. Furthermore, when the content of one of the plurality of preset information is changed, the imaging system 1 of this embodiment reflects the changed content in the content of other preset information different from the preset information whose content is changed. The imaging system 1 includes a plurality of cameras 100 and a control device 200.

[0009] The control device 200 is a server device that controls the camera 100. The control device 200 includes an operation unit 201 and a display unit 202. The operation unit 201 accepts user operations on the control device 200. Examples of the operation unit 201 include buttons and a touch panel. The display unit 202 displays information, such as preset information. In the illustrated example, the operation unit 201 and the display unit 202 are provided separately, but the operation unit 201 and the display unit 202 may be provided as an integrated unit.

[0010] A camera 100, which is an example of a control device, is connected to a control device 200 via a network. Furthermore, multiple cameras 100 are connected to one another via the network. The type of these networks is not particularly limited as long as they are capable of transmitting and receiving data, and may be, for example, the Internet, a LAN (Local Area Network), a WAN (Wide Area Network), etc. Furthermore, the communication line used for transmitting and receiving data may be either wired or wireless. In the illustrated example, the imaging system 1 is provided with two cameras 100, but this is not limiting. The number of cameras 100 provided in the imaging system 1 may be one, or three or more.

[0011] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the camera 100. As shown in FIG. Camera 100 includes lens 101, imaging unit 102, image processing unit 103, image output unit 104, image output terminal 105, system control unit 106, drive control unit 107, and drive unit 108. Camera 100 also includes recording medium control unit 109, recording medium 110, volatile memory 111, nonvolatile memory 112, communication control unit 113, and network connection terminal 114.

[0012] The lens 101 has a focus mechanism, a zoom mechanism, an aperture, and an image stabilization mechanism. The imaging unit 102 captures an image and generates it. The imaging unit 102 has an imaging sensor (not shown) that converts an optical image collected by the lens 101 into an electrical signal, and an A / D converter (not shown) that converts an analog signal into a digital signal. The image processing unit 103 processes the image generated by the imaging unit 102 and transmits the processed or unprocessed image to the volatile memory 111. Examples of processing by the image processing unit 103 include color conversion and predetermined arithmetic processing. Examples of predetermined arithmetic processing include processing to detect part or all of a subject, such as a face. The image output unit 104 reads the image stored in the volatile memory 111 and transmits the read image to the image output terminal 105 or the communication control unit 113. The image output terminal 105 outputs the image to a device external to the camera 100.

[0013] The system control unit 106 controls the entire camera 100. The system control unit 106 controls the lens 101, including focus drive, zoom drive, aperture drive, and image stabilization drive. The system control unit 106 also performs AF (autofocus) processing, AE (auto exposure) processing, image stabilization processing, AWB (auto white balance) processing, exposure processing, distance measurement processing, and the like. The system control unit 106 realizes each operation of the camera 100 by reading and executing programs recorded in the nonvolatile memory 112. Note that the system control unit 106 may be provided with multiple CPU cores, and programs may be executed by distributed processing of the multiple CPU cores. The system control unit 106 also has a system timer for controlling the timing of each process. The system control unit 106 also stores preset information in the nonvolatile memory 112. The system control unit 106 then reads the preset information from the nonvolatile memory 112 and applies the read preset information to settings used for image capture.

[0014] The drive control unit 107 controls the drive unit 108 based on instructions from the system control unit 106. Examples of control of the drive unit 108 by the drive control unit 107 include control of the drive amount of the drive unit 108, control of the drive speed of the drive unit 108, and initialization of the settings of the drive unit 108. The drive unit 108 drives the lens 101 and the imaging unit 102 in a pan direction or a tilt direction. The drive unit 108 has a motor as a drive source and a sensor for identifying the drive position (attitude). The recording medium control unit 109 stores information in the recording medium 110 and reads information from the recording medium 110. The recording medium 110 is a recording medium such as an HDD or SSD. The recording medium 110 stores information such as images. The volatile memory 111 stores information such as images used by the image processing unit 103 and the image output unit 104. The volatile memory 111 also holds a dynamic memory area for programs executed by the system control unit 106. The non-volatile memory 112 is a recording medium from which information can be erased and recorded. An example of the nonvolatile memory 112 is an EEPROM. Constants and programs for the operation of the system control unit 106, as well as preset information, are recorded in the nonvolatile memory 112. The programs recorded in the nonvolatile memory 112 are programs executed to realize each process of the camera 100, which will be described later. The communication control unit 113 controls communication between the camera 100 and external devices. Examples of external devices include other cameras 100 and the control device 200. The communication control unit 113 transmits and receives information to and from external devices. Examples of information that the communication control unit 113 transmits to external devices include images and preset information. Examples of information that the communication control unit 113 receives from external devices include information indicating requests for control of the camera 100. The network connection terminal 114 is a terminal used by the communication control unit 113 for communication with external devices.

[0015] 3 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of the control device 200. The control device 200 has a CPU 201, a ROM 202, a RAM 203, a HDD 204, an input device 205, an output device 206, and an I / F 207. The CPU 201, the ROM 202, the RAM 203, the HDD 204, the input device 205, the output device 206, and the I / F 207 are each connected via an internal bus.

[0016] The CPU 201 controls the entire device. The ROM 202 stores the BIOS. The RAM 203 is used as a work area for the CPU 201 and as temporary storage for loading software modules for implementing various processes. The HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 204 is a storage device that stores the OS, which is basic software, and software modules. Note that instead of an HDD, an SSD (Solid State Drive) may be provided as the storage device. The input device 205 is a device such as a keyboard or pointing device used by the user to input information. The output device 206 is a device such as a display used to output information. The I / F 207 is an interface used for communication with external devices. In this embodiment, the CPU 201 loads a program from the ROM 202 or HDD 204 into the RAM 203 and executes it, thereby realizing each process performed by the control device 200.

[0017] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the camera 100. As shown in FIG. The camera 100 includes a transmitting / receiving unit 121 , a storage unit 122 , a change receiving unit 123 , a setting receiving unit 124 , an extraction unit 125 , an estimation unit 126 , a control unit 127 , and a cancellation receiving unit 128 . The transmitting / receiving unit 121, which is an example of a communication means, transmits and receives information to and from an external device by communicating with the external device. Examples of information transmitted by the transmitting / receiving unit 121 include preset information. Examples of information received by the transmitting / receiving unit 121 include information indicating a request to change the contents of the preset information. The storage unit 122 stores information such as preset information, etc. The information stored in the storage unit 122 will be described in detail later.

[0018] The change accepting unit 123, which is an example of a change accepting means, accepts changes to the content of preset information. When the change accepting unit 123 receives a request to change the content of specific preset information among a plurality of pieces of preset information, the change accepting unit 123 changes the content of the requested preset information. Note that, hereinafter, the preset information whose content is changed by the change accepting unit 123 may be referred to as changed preset information. Also, hereinafter, the content of the changed preset information changed by the change accepting unit 123 may be referred to as the change content of the changed preset information. The setting receiving unit 124 receives a setting as to which preset information the changes made to the changed preset information are to be reflected.

[0019] The extraction unit 125 extracts target preset information that reflects the changes made to the changed preset information from the plurality of preset information. The extraction unit 125 of this embodiment compares the changed preset information with preset information that is different from the changed preset information among the plurality of preset information, and extracts target preset information that reflects the changes made to the changed preset information based on the comparison result. More specifically, the extraction unit 125 extracts preset information that satisfies an extraction condition among the plurality of preset information as target preset information that reflects the changes made to the changed preset information. Note that the preset information that is compared with the changed preset information may be referred to as comparison preset information below. Furthermore, the preset information extracted by the extraction unit 125 as satisfying the extraction condition may be referred to as extracted preset information below. The extracted preset information may also be regarded as target preset information that is target preset information that reflects the changes made to the changed preset information. The extraction conditions are conditions used by the extraction unit 125 to extract target preset information that reflects the changes made to the changed preset information. The extraction conditions are determined with respect to the relationship between the changed preset information and the comparison preset information. The extraction conditions will be described in detail later.

[0020] The estimation unit 126, which is an example of an estimation means, estimates the result of shooting with settings to which the extracted preset information is applied. More specifically, when changes in the changed preset information are reflected in the extracted preset information, the estimation unit 126 estimates the result of shooting with settings to which the reflected extracted preset information is applied. Then, the estimation unit 126 transmits information indicating the estimated result to the extraction unit 125 together with information identifying the target extracted preset information. Note that, hereinafter, the information indicating the result estimated by the estimation unit 126 may be referred to as estimation result information.

[0021] The control unit 127, which is an example of a control means, reflects the changes in the changed preset information in the extracted preset information. More specifically, the control unit 127 suggests to the user that the changes in the changed preset information be reflected in the extracted preset information. If the user accepts this suggestion, the control unit 127 changes the content of the extracted preset information to the same content as the changes made by the change accepting unit 123 in the changed preset information, thereby reflecting the changes in the changed preset information in the extracted preset information. Note that the content changed by the control unit 127 in the extracted preset information is limited to the same item as the item changed by the change accepting unit 123 in the changed preset information, among the multiple items provided as the extracted preset information. Furthermore, when it is determined from the estimation result information generated by the estimation unit 126 that a defect will occur as a result of the shooting, the control unit 127 restricts the reflection of the change content of the change preset information to the extracted preset information. In this case, the control unit 127 changes the content of the extracted preset information to content different from the change content of the change preset information.

[0022] The cancellation receiving unit 128, which is an example of a receiving means, receives a request to restore the extracted preset information, in which the change contents of the change preset information are reflected by the control unit 127, to the content before the reflection. In addition, when the change contents of the change preset information are reflected in the extracted preset information, the content of the extracted preset information before the reflection is stored in the storage unit 122. Then, when the cancellation receiving unit 128 receives a request to cancel the reflection performed on the extracted preset information, the cancellation receiving unit 128 restores the content of the requested extracted preset information to the content before the reflection based on the content stored in the storage unit 122.

[0023] Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the contents of a preset management table. The preset management table is a table for managing preset information. The preset management table is stored in the storage unit 122 of the camera 100. Note that "..." shown in Fig. 5 indicates that a description is omitted. The preset management table shows "No." and "Item." The "No." in the preset management table is a number that identifies the preset information. The preset management table shows the preset information for each "No."

[0024] The "items" in the preset management table are setting items used for shooting. The preset management table shows, for each "item," an index that is predetermined as the content of the setting used for shooting. In the illustrated example, the "items" shown are "ISO," "IRIS," "WB," and "PTZ." "ISO" indicates the index defined as ISO sensitivity. "IRIS" indicates an index defined as the amount of light incident on the lens 101. "WB" indicates an index defined as the degree of light color correction. "PTZ" indicates an index determined for the control position of the drive unit 108 specified by the PTZ.

[0025] "ISO", "IRIS", and "WB" are examples of items used to set the image quality of an image obtained by shooting. "ISO", "IRIS", and "WB" can also be considered as items used for exposure control. "PTZ" is an example of an item used to set the control position of the drive unit 108. "PTZ" can also be considered as an item used for focus control. Furthermore, each piece of preset information does not necessarily have to define all of "ISO," "IRIS," "WB," and "PTZ." More specifically, each piece of preset information only needs to define at least one "item" of "ISO," "IRIS," "WB," and "PTZ." In this embodiment, it is assumed that "PTZ" is defined in at least two pieces of preset information among the pieces of preset information managed in the preset management table.

[0026] 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of the reflection process. The reflection process is a process in which the control unit 127 reflects the changes made to the changed preset information in preset information different from the changed preset information. In this embodiment, the reflection process is started when the transmitting / receiving unit 121 receives information indicating a request to change the contents of the preset information. The reflection process is realized by the system control unit 106 executing a program stored in the nonvolatile memory 112. The transmitting / receiving unit 121 acquires information indicating the requested change to the preset information (step (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "S") 101). Note that the information indicating the requested change to the preset information acquired by the transmitting / receiving unit 121 in step 101 may be referred to as request information hereinafter. Also, the camera 100 that is the target of the preset information that has been requested to be changed may be referred to as target camera 100 hereinafter.

[0027] The extraction unit 125 performs extraction processing (S102). The extraction processing is processing in which the extraction unit 125 extracts preset information that satisfies extraction conditions from a plurality of pieces of preset information. Note that, as will be described in detail later, in the extraction processing, the extraction unit 125 assumes that each piece of preset information managed in the preset management table is changed preset information to which changes in content specified by the request information are applied. Then, for each assumed piece of changed preset information, the extraction unit 125 extracts all preset information that satisfies the extraction conditions in relation to this assumed changed preset information.

[0028] An example of the process performed in the extraction process will be described. The extraction unit 125 assumes that the preset information indicated by "No. 1" in the preset management table (see FIG. 5) is changed preset information. The extraction unit 125 also extracts all preset information that satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the preset information with "No. 1" from among the preset information with "No." from "2" onwards in the preset management table. The extraction unit 125 assumes the change preset information, using the preset information "No. 1" as an example, for each piece of preset information listed in the preset management table. Furthermore, for each piece of assumed change preset information, the extraction unit 125 extracts all pieces of preset information that satisfy the extraction conditions in relation to the assumed change preset information. That is, all pieces of preset information, including not only preset information for which a change request has been made but also preset information for which no change request has been made, are assumed to be change preset information, and preset information that satisfies the extraction conditions in relation to the assumed change preset information is extracted. Therefore, the extraction process identifies the number of pieces of preset information that satisfy the extraction conditions for each piece of preset information assumed to be change preset information. Additionally, the extraction process identifies which piece of preset information, when assumed to be change preset information, will result in the largest number of pieces of preset information that satisfy the extraction conditions.

[0029] The control unit 127 refers to the number of preset information items that satisfy the extraction conditions for each of the preset information items that are assumed to be changed, which are identified through the extraction process. Then, the control unit 127 determines whether the number of preset information items that satisfy the extraction conditions is the largest when the preset information for which a change request has been made is assumed to be changed preset information (S103). If the preset information for which no change request has been made is assumed to be the preset information to be changed, which will result in the largest number of pieces of preset information satisfying the extraction conditions (No in S103), the control unit 127 proceeds to the next step. In this case, the control unit 127 proposes changing the preset information to be changed from the requested preset information to the preset information for which the largest number of pieces of preset information satisfy the extraction conditions is available (S104).

[0030] The control unit 127 determines whether to change the preset information whose contents are to be changed from the requested preset information to the preset information that has the largest number of pieces of preset information that satisfy the extraction condition (S105). The control unit 127 makes this determination based on whether it has acquired information indicating that the proposal made in step 104 was accepted by the user or whether it has acquired information indicating that the proposal made in step 104 was not accepted by the user. If the proposal made in step 104 is accepted by the user (Yes in S105), the control unit 127 changes the preset information whose contents are to be changed to the preset information whose number of pieces of preset information satisfying the extraction condition is the largest (S106). That is, the preset information whose number of pieces of preset information satisfying the extraction condition is the largest is determined to be the changed preset information.

[0031] Furthermore, if the proposal made in step 104 is not accepted by the user (No in S105), the control unit 127 determines the preset information for which a change has been requested as the changed preset information. Also, when the number of preset information satisfying the extraction conditions is greatest when the preset information for which a change has been requested is assumed to be the changed preset information (Yes in S103), the preset information for which a change has been requested is also determined to be the changed preset information.

[0032] The control unit 127 determines whether the target camera 100 is connected to another camera 100 via a network (S107). If the target camera 100 is connected to another camera 100 via a network (Yes in S107), the extraction unit 125 performs extraction processing (S108). In this extraction processing, the extraction unit 125 acquires preset information about the other camera 100. Then, from the acquired preset information, the extraction unit 125 extracts preset information that satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the changed preset information about the target camera 100.

[0033] The control unit 127 changes the content of the preset information and reflects the changed content in the preset information (S109). More specifically, the control unit 127 changes the content of the changed preset information for the target camera 100 to the content indicated in the request information. The control unit 127 also reflects the changed content of the changed preset information in the content of preset information that satisfies the extraction conditions for the target camera 100. Furthermore, if the extraction process in step 108 is being performed, the control unit 127 reflects the changed content of the changed preset information in the content of preset information that satisfies the extraction conditions for other cameras 100 connected to the target camera 100. Note that, as will be described in detail later, if the changed content of the changed preset information is reflected in the preset information that satisfies the extraction conditions in the extraction process, it may be estimated that a problem will occur in shooting to which the reflected preset information is applied. In this case, the control unit 127 changes the content of the extracted preset information in step 109 to content that is different from the changed content of the changed preset information, such as content set by AE processing.

[0034] FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the extraction process (see steps 102 and 108 in FIG. 6). In the extraction process, the extraction unit 125 first identifies which preset information is changed preset information. In the extraction process of step 102, the extraction unit 125 assumes, as changed preset information, one piece of preset information of the target camera 100 that has not been assumed as changed preset information in the ongoing extraction process, among the preset information for the target camera 100. In addition, in the extraction process of step 108, the changed preset information is the changed preset information determined for the target camera 100 in the reflection process (see FIG. 6). In addition, in each of the following processes in the extraction process of step 102, the comparison preset information is each preset information about the target camera 100. In addition, in each of the following processes in the extraction process of step 108, the comparison preset information is each preset information about the other cameras 100 connected to the target camera 100.

[0035] The extraction unit 125 sets one piece of preset information, among the comparison preset information, which has not yet been determined as to whether it satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the change preset information, as a target for determining whether it satisfies the extraction condition (S201). The preset information set in the extraction unit 125 as a target for determination in step 201 may hereinafter be referred to as the preset information to be determined. The extraction unit 125 determines whether the preset information to be determined satisfies a setting condition (S202). The setting condition is a condition set by a user regarding whether changes made to the changed preset information are reflected in the preset information to be determined. The setting condition is one of the extraction conditions. In this embodiment, two conditions, a preset condition and an item condition, are defined as the setting condition.

[0036] The preset condition is a condition set in the comparison preset information regarding the reflection of the change contents of the change preset information. Also, the preset condition is that the comparison preset information is set by the user as a target to which the change contents of the change preset information can be reflected. In this embodiment, the user sets for each comparison preset information whether or not the change contents of the change preset information can be reflected. There may be preset information for which the user does not want the changes in the changed preset information to be reflected. Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to prevent the changes from being reflected in preset information for which the user does not want the changes to be reflected, the user is allowed to set whether or not to reflect the changes in the changed preset information in the comparison preset information.

[0037] The item condition is a condition set for an item of preset information regarding the reflection of the change content of the changed preset information. The item condition is that the difference between the index set in the comparison preset information and the index set in the changed preset information is within a range set by the user. The extraction unit 125 refers to the preset management table and determines whether the item condition is satisfied based on whether the difference between the index set in the preset information to be judged and the index set in the changed preset information is within a range set by the user. The item of the preset information to be compared for the item condition is the item specified by the request information, i.e., the item requested to be changed.

[0038] If the preset information to be determined satisfies both of the two conditions defined as the setting conditions (Yes in S202), the extraction unit 125 determines whether the preset information to be determined satisfies the angle of view condition (S203). The angle of view condition is a condition defined regarding the relationship between the content related to the angle of view identified from the changed preset information and the content related to the angle of view identified from the comparison preset information. The angle of view condition is one of the extraction conditions. In this embodiment, the angle of view condition is defined such that at least a part of the angle of view of the camera 100 in the shooting to which the preset information to be determined is applied overlaps with the angle of view of the camera 100 in the shooting to which the changed preset information is applied. Note that the angle of view is identified from the preset information by analyzing "PTZ (see FIG. 5)", which is one of the items of the preset information, and the optical system of the camera 100.

[0039] If the preset information to be determined satisfies the angle of view condition (Yes in S203), the extraction unit 125 extracts the preset information to be determined as preset information that satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the changed preset information. That is, the extraction condition is that the preset information to be determined satisfies both the setting condition and the angle of view condition. When the change content of the changed preset information is reflected in the preset information to be determined, the estimation unit 126 estimates the result of shooting with the settings to which the reflected preset information to be determined is applied. Then, the extraction unit 125 determines whether or not clipping such as blown-out highlights or crushed shadows is estimated to occur as the result of shooting estimated by the estimation unit 126 (S204).

[0040] If the estimation unit 126 does not estimate the occurrence of clipping (No in S204), the extraction unit 125 extracts the target preset information as target preset information that reflects the change content of the change preset information (S205). Furthermore, if the estimation unit 126 estimates that clipping has occurred (Yes in S204), the extraction unit 125 extracts the preset information to be determined as the preset information to be set by the AE processing (S206). Furthermore, if at least one of the two conditions defined as the setting conditions is not satisfied (No in S202), or if the angle of view condition is not satisfied (No in S203), the extraction unit 125 does not extract the preset information to be determined.

[0041] The extraction unit 125 determines whether there is any comparison preset information that has not yet been determined as to whether it satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the changed preset information (S207). If there is any comparison preset information that has not yet been determined as to whether it satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the changed preset information, the process from step 201 is repeated. In this way, in the extraction process, the process is repeated until all the comparison preset information becomes the preset information to be determined as to whether it satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the changed preset information. Furthermore, if there is no comparison preset information that has not yet been determined as to whether it satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the changed preset information (No in S207), the process proceeds to the next step. The extraction unit 125 determines whether the extraction process being executed is the extraction process for the target camera 100 (S208). The extraction unit 125 determines whether the extraction process being executed is the extraction process for the target camera 100 based on whether the extraction process being executed is the process in step 102 of the reflection process (see FIG. 6). Furthermore, if the extraction process being executed is the extraction process for the target camera 100 (No in S208), that is, if it is the process in step 108 of the reflection process, the extraction process ends.

[0042] Furthermore, if the extraction process being executed is an extraction process for the target camera 100 (Yes in S208), the extraction unit 125 determines whether or not there is any preset information that has not been assumed as changed preset information in the extraction process being executed (S209). If there is no preset information that has not been assumed as changed preset information in the extraction process being executed (No in S209), the extraction process ends. Furthermore, if there is preset information that has not been assumed as changed preset information in the extraction process being executed (Yes in S209), the process proceeds to the next step. The extraction unit 125 assumes one piece of preset information that has not been assumed as changed preset information in the extraction process being executed as new changed preset information (S210). After this, the process from step 201 is repeated. In this way, in the extraction process for the target camera 100, all preset information for the target camera 100 is assumed as changed preset information. Then, for each assumed changed preset information, the process is repeated until all comparison preset information is determined as to whether or not the extraction condition is satisfied in relation to the assumed changed preset information.

[0043] 8(A) is a diagram showing a setting acceptance screen 400. The setting acceptance screen 400 is a screen for accepting settings related to preset information for the target camera 100. The setting acceptance screen 400 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the control device 200. The setting reception screen 400 displays a list image 401, a change reception image 402, a reflection reception image 403, a range reception image 407, and a request reception image 404.

[0044] The list image 401 is an image showing a list of preset information for the target camera 100. The list image 401 shows a preset display section 406 and a target receiving section 405. The preset display section 406 is an image showing preset information. In this embodiment, a preset display section 406 is shown for each piece of preset information, and a number identifying the preset information is shown in each preset display section 406. In the illustrated example, a "◯" mark is displayed in the preset display section 406, suggesting that the preset information "Preset3" that is the target of this preset display section 406 has been selected. The target receiving section 405 is an image that receives the selection of target preset information on which the change contents of the changed preset information are to be reflected. In the illustrated example, a target receiving section 405 is displayed for each preset display section 406, and the preset information corresponding to the selected target receiving section 405 is received by the setting receiving section 124 as the target preset information on which the change contents of the changed preset information are to be reflected. In addition, the preset condition is that the target receiving section 405 is selected.

[0045] The change acceptance image 402 is an image for accepting changes to the contents of the preset information. The setting acceptance image 402 displays the contents of each item of the preset information corresponding to the selected preset display section 406. In the example shown, the change acceptance image 402 displays the text of "IRIS F6.5," "ISO Auto," "WB:G 2," and "WB:B 21," which are items of "Preset3." In addition, although the "IRIS" of "Preset3" was "F4.5" (see FIG. 5), the "IRIS" in the change acceptance image 402 is now displayed with the text of "F6.5," which is the change content, due to a user operation.

[0046] The reflection acceptance image 403 is an image for accepting that the content of the change input in the change acceptance image 402 is to be reflected in the content of the extracted preset information. In the illustrated example, by selecting the reflection acceptance image 403, the setting acceptance unit 124 accepts that the content of the change input in the change acceptance image 402 is to be reflected in the content of the extracted preset information. The range acceptance image 407 is an image for accepting a range that satisfies the item condition. In the illustrated example, the range acceptance image 407 is selected, and the text "±2" is displayed on the range acceptance image 407. This means that the difference between the index determined in the comparison preset information and the index determined in the change preset information, which is determined as the range that satisfies the item condition, is "±2". Note that if the range acceptance image 407 is not selected, the item condition is considered to be satisfied regardless of the degree of difference between the index determined in the comparison preset information and the index determined in the change preset information. The request acceptance image 404 is an image for accepting a request to change the contents of the preset information.

[0047] Here, it is assumed that the user selects the request acceptance image 404. In this case, the control device 200 transmits information indicating that the request acceptance image 404 has been selected to the camera 100 as information indicating a request to change the content of the preset information, thereby starting the reflection process shown in Fig. 6. Furthermore, the control device 200 transmits the content input to the change acceptance image 402 to the camera 100 as request information. Note that in this example, when the preset information of "Preset3" for which a change has been requested is assumed to be changed preset information, it is assumed that the number of comparison preset information that satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the assumed changed preset information becomes the largest.

[0048] In this case, as shown in Fig. 8(B), a proposal image 410 is displayed on the display unit 202. The proposal image 410 is an image for proposing that the change contents of the changed preset information be reflected in the contents of the extracted preset information. The proposal image 410 shows a reflection target display section 411, a proposal content display section 412, an affirmative section 413, and a negative section 414. The reflection target display section 411 displays preset information to which changes in the changed preset information are reflected. In the illustrated example, the reflection target display section 411 displays text for "Preset1," "Preset2," "Preset5," and "Preset8," which are preset information to which changes in the changed preset information are reflected. In addition, for each piece of preset information displayed in the reflection target display section 411, the target receiving section 405 is selected, and the index of "IRIS" is within the range of "±2" shown in the range receiving image 407 with respect to "F4.5" of "Preset3" (see FIG. 5). Therefore, the setting conditions are satisfied for each piece of preset information displayed in the reflection target display section 411. On the other hand, for the preset information of "Preset4," the index of "IRIS" is not within the range of "±2" shown in the range receiving image 407 with respect to "F4.5" of "Preset3" (see FIG. 5). Therefore, the preset information of "Preset4" does not satisfy the setting conditions, and is not displayed in the reflection target display section 411. Furthermore, the preset information of "Preset6" does not satisfy the setting conditions because the target receiving section 405 has not been selected (see FIG. 8A), and is not displayed in the reflection target display section 411.

[0049] The proposed content display section 412 displays the content to be reflected in the preset information displayed in the reflection target display section 411, i.e., the change content of the change preset information, as content proposed to the user. In the illustrated example, the proposed content display section 412 displays the text "Reflect [IRIS F6.5] in the above preset." When affirmative section 413 is selected, control section 127 of camera 100 reflects the content of the proposal shown in proposal image 410 in the preset information shown in reflection target display section 411 . When the negation section 414 is selected, the content of the proposal shown in the proposal image 410 is not reflected in the preset information shown in the reflection target display section 411 . Regardless of whether the affirmative part 413 or the negative part 414 is selected, the control part 127 changes the content of the change preset information to the content input in the change acceptance image 402 .

[0050] Here, when the user selects the affirmative section 413, a completion notification image 420 is displayed on the display unit 202 as shown in Fig. 9. The completion notification image 420 is an image for notifying that the changes in the changed preset information have been completely reflected in the preset information displayed in the reflection target display section 411 (see Fig. 8(B)). The completion notification image 420 shows a completion notification section 421 and a non-reflection notification section 422. The completion notification section 421 displays an image indicating that the changes in the changed preset information have been completely reflected in the preset information displayed in the reflection target display section 411. In the illustrated example, the completion notification section 421 displays the text "Preset reflection has been completed." The non-reflection notification section 422 is an image notifying preset information of which changes in the changed preset information are not reflected among the extracted preset information. The non-reflection notification section 422 displays information for identifying the target preset information, a reason why changes in the changed preset information are not reflected in preset information that satisfies the extraction conditions, and information indicating the settings made for the target preset information. In the illustrated example, the non-reflection notification section 422 displays the text "To prevent clipping, the IRIS of Preset7 has been automatically set." In addition, the preset information of "Preset7" is preset information that satisfies the extraction conditions in the reflection process (see FIG. 6). On the other hand, the preset information of "Preset7" is preset information in which the estimation unit 126 has estimated that clipping has occurred as a result of shooting using settings to which changes in the changed preset information are applied.

[0051] In addition, the items of the extracted preset information whose contents are changed in accordance with the change of the content of the modified preset information are limited to the items whose contents are changed in the modified preset information. In the illustrated example, the indexes of the items of the extracted preset information other than "IRIS" are not changed. Although not shown in the figure, if the target camera 100 is connected to other cameras 100 via a network, when the affirmative part 413 (see FIG. 8(B)) is selected, the changes in the changed preset information are also reflected in the extracted preset information for the other cameras 100.

[0052] Next, it is assumed that after the change content of "Preset3" which is the changed preset information is reflected in the preset information displayed in the reflection target display area 411, the user selects the preset display area 406 of "Preset1" on the setting acceptance screen 400. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, a change acceptance image 402 for "Preset1" is displayed on the setting acceptance screen 400. In the illustrated example, "IRIS" on the change acceptance image 402 displays the text "F6.5", which is the same as the change content of the changed preset information. Furthermore, the change acceptance image 402 displays a cancellation acceptance image 408. The cancellation acceptance image 408 is an image for accepting cancellation of reflecting the changes in the changed preset information to the extracted preset information. When the cancellation acceptance image 408 is selected, the cancellation acceptance unit 128 of the camera 100 sets "IRIS" of "Preset1" to "F3.5", which is the index before the changes in the changed preset information are reflected (see FIG. 5).

[0053] As described above, when the content of one piece of preset information among the plurality of pieces of preset information is changed, the control unit 127 of the camera 100 reflects the change in the content of the other piece of preset information that is different from the one piece of preset information among the plurality of pieces of preset information. Here, the one piece of preset information may be changed preset information. Furthermore, the other piece of preset information may be extracted preset information. In this case, the operational burden on the user is reduced compared to when the user performs an operation to change the contents of the preset information for each piece of preset information whose contents are to be changed.

[0054] Furthermore, the control unit 127 displays a screen for proposing that the change be reflected in other preset information in response to a change in the content of one piece of preset information. Then, when it is selected on the displayed screen to reflect the change in other preset information, the control unit 127 reflects the content of the change in the content of the other preset information. In this case, the contents of other preset information are prevented from being changed without the user's consent.

[0055] Furthermore, the control unit 127 reflects preset information among the plurality of preset information whose relationship with the changed preset information satisfies predetermined conditions. Examples of the predetermined conditions include extraction conditions, setting conditions, and angle of view conditions. In this case, preset information whose relationship with the changed preset information does not satisfy a predetermined condition is prevented from being reflected.

[0056] Furthermore, in this embodiment, at least two or more pieces of preset information among the plurality of pieces of preset information include information used to identify the details regarding the angle of view of the camera 100. The above-described predetermined conditions are defined regarding the relationship between the details regarding the angle of view identified from the changed preset information and the details regarding the angle of view identified from the comparison preset information. An example of information used to identify the details regarding the angle of view of the camera 100 is "PTZ (see FIG. 5)." In this case, preset information that does not satisfy the conditions defined regarding the angle of view with respect to the changed preset information is prevented from being reflected. In particular, in this embodiment, the predetermined condition is that at least a part of the angle of view of the camera 100 in shooting to which the comparison preset information is applied overlaps with the angle of view of the camera 100 in shooting to which the changed preset information is applied. In this case, the change content of the changed preset information can be reflected only in preset information that overlaps with the angle of view of the changed preset information, that is, preset information in which the shooting environment to be set is close to that of the changed preset information.

[0057] The content of the angle of view condition is not limited to the above example. The angle of view condition may be, for example, that the angle of view of the camera 100 in the shooting to which the comparison preset information is applied and the angle of view of the camera 100 in the shooting to which the change preset information is applied overlap by a predetermined angle range. In this case, the overlapping angle range determined as the angle of view condition may be set by the user.

[0058] Furthermore, the area where the camera 100 is in focus may be specified by "PTZ" shown in the preset management table (see FIG. 5) and an analysis of the optical system of the camera 100. The angle of view condition may be that the area where the camera 100 is in focus, specified from the changed preset information, overlaps with at least a part of the angle of view of the camera 100 in the shooting to which the comparison preset information is applied. Even in this case, the change content of the changed preset information can be reflected by limiting it to preset information whose shooting environment is close to that of the changed preset information.

[0059] Note that the angle of view condition may be that the area in focus of the camera 100 specified from the comparison preset information overlaps with at least a part of the angle of view of the camera 100 in the shooting to which the changed preset information is applied. Also, the angle of view condition may be that the area in focus of the camera 100 specified from the comparison preset information overlaps with at least a part of the area in focus of the camera 100 specified from the changed preset information. That is, the angle of view condition defines the relationship between the content related to the angle of view specified from the changed preset information and the content related to the angle of view specified from the comparison preset information. It is sufficient that at least one of the content related to the angle of view specified from the changed preset information and the content related to the angle of view specified from the comparison preset information indicates the area in focus of the camera 100 in the angle of view. Furthermore, the information used to identify the area where camera 100 is in focus is not limited to the information described above. For example, the items of preset information managed in the preset management table may include an item used for focus control in addition to "PTZ." Then, the area where camera 100 is in focus may be identified from this item.

[0060] As described above, the control unit 127 reflects preset information among a plurality of preset information whose relationship with the changed preset information satisfies a predetermined condition. This condition is determined for the relationship between an item whose content is changed in the changed preset information and an item included in the comparison preset information whose content is changed in the changed preset information. In this case, the comparison preset information is prevented from being reflected based on the relationship between the item whose content is changed in the change preset information and the item contained in the comparison preset information that is different from the item whose content is changed in the change preset information.

[0061] One of the setting conditions is an item condition that the difference between the index of an item in the changed preset information before the change and the index of the same item in the comparison preset information is within a predetermined range, and this range is set by the user. In this case, it is possible to prevent the reflection of preset information whose difference from the index of the changed preset information exceeds the range set by the user.

[0062] Furthermore, the cancellation accepting unit 128 accepts a request to restore the content of the preset information to the content before the change is reflected by the control unit 127. In this case, the operational burden on the user is reduced compared to when the user performs an operation to input the content of the preset information before the change is reflected.

[0063] Furthermore, the control unit 127 limits the reflection of the content of the extracted preset information in accordance with the result of estimation by the estimation unit 126, and changes the content of the extracted preset information to content different from the reflection. Examples of content different from the reflection include content set by AE processing. In this case, compared to when the changes in the changed preset information are reflected in the extracted preset information regardless of the estimation result by the estimation unit 126, the occurrence of problems in shooting due to settings in which the extracted preset information reflecting the changes in the changed preset information is applied is suppressed.

[0064] As described above, the imaging devices include a first imaging device that is the imaging device for which the preset information has been changed, and a second imaging device that is different from the first imaging device and is capable of communicating with the transmitting / receiving unit 121. An example of the first imaging device is the target camera 100. An example of the second imaging device is a camera 100 different from the target camera 100. Then, the control unit 127 reflects the change in the content of the preset information for the first imaging device and the content of the preset information for the second imaging device. In this case, the operational burden on the user is reduced compared to when the user performs an operation to change the contents of the preset information for each imaging device.

[0065] Next, an image displayed on the display unit 202 when the preset information that satisfies the extraction condition in the largest number of pieces of comparison preset information is different from the preset information for which a change request has been made will be described. First, it is assumed that the setting acceptance screen 400 shown in Fig. 8(A) is displayed on the display unit 202 of the control device 200. That is, it is assumed that "IRIS" of "Preset3" has been changed to "F6.5" in the change acceptance image 402, just like the example shown in Fig. 8(A). Furthermore, in the following example, it is assumed that the preset information with the largest number of items that satisfy the extraction conditions is "Preset2," which is different from "Preset3," the preset information for which a change is requested.

[0066] When the user selects the request acceptance image 404 on the setting acceptance screen 400, a change proposal image 430 is displayed as shown in Fig. 11. The change proposal image 430 is an image for proposing that the preset information whose contents are to be changed be changed from the preset information for which the change request was made to preset information that will have the largest number of preset information items that satisfy the extraction conditions. The change proposal image 430 shows a content display section 431, an affirmative section 432, and a negative section 434.

[0067] The content of the proposal to change the preset information of the target to be changed is displayed in the content display section 431. In the example shown in the figure, the content display section 431 displays the text "If you change Preset2, the changes can be reflected in more presets" and the text "Do you want to change the target to Preset2?" When the affirmative part 432 is selected, the control part 127 changes the preset information whose contents are to be changed from the requested preset information to the preset information that has the largest number of pieces of preset information that satisfy the extraction condition. In this case, a proposal image 410 (see FIG. 8(B)) is displayed for the preset information that satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the preset information of "Preset2". When the negative part 434 is selected, the control part 127 determines the preset information whose contents are to be changed as the requested preset information. In this case, the same suggested image 410 as that shown in FIG. 8(B) is displayed.

[0068] As described above, in this embodiment, the plurality of pieces of preset information includes the first preset information for which a request to change the content has been made, and the second preset information that is different from the first preset information. Among the plurality of pieces of preset information, there may be a case where the number of pieces of preset information whose relationship with the second preset information satisfies the extraction condition is greater than the number of pieces of preset information whose relationship with the first preset information satisfies the extraction condition. In this case, the control unit 127 proposes changing the content of the second preset information. In this case, the user can be made aware of the conditions under which the number of pieces of preset information that reflect the changes to the preset information increases.

[0069] In the present embodiment, the information shown in FIGS. 8 to 11 is displayed on the display unit 202 of the control device 200, but the present invention is not limited to this. The camera 100 may be provided with a display means for displaying information, and the information shown in Figures 8 to 11 may be displayed on this display means.

[0070] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the content of the preset information is stored in the camera 100, but the present invention is not limited to this. The contents of the preset information may be stored in another device, such as the control device 200, different from the camera 100. In this case, the camera 100 may perform control to reflect the changes in the changed preset information in the extracted preset information, based on the contents of the preset information stored in the other device.

[0071] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the camera 100 in which the contents of the preset information are stored performs control to reflect the changes made to the changed preset information in the extracted preset information, but the present invention is not limited to this. The control device 200 may have the functions of the transmitter / receiver 121, memory 122, change acceptance unit 123, setting acceptance unit 124, extraction unit 125, estimation unit 126, control unit 127, and cancellation acceptance unit 128 shown in Fig. 4. The control device 200 may control the reflection of the changes in the changed preset information in the extracted preset information by instructing the camera 100, which is connected to the control device 200 via a network, to reflect the changes in the changed preset information in the extracted preset information. Alternatively, the contents of the preset information may be stored in the camera 100, and the control device 200 may control the reflection of the changes in the changed preset information in the extracted preset information based on the contents of the preset information stored in the camera 100.

[0072] Furthermore, the items of preset information managed in the preset management table and the items of preset information for which changes to the contents or changes to the contents to be reflected are not limited to the items shown in the figure. 5, the items of preset information managed in the preset management table may include items used to set the image quality of an image obtained by shooting, items used for exposure control such as aperture and shutter speed, items used for focus control, etc. When the contents of these items in the changed preset information are changed, the imaging system 1 may reflect the changed contents in the extracted preset information.

[0073] In the present embodiment, the control unit 127 sets the extracted preset information to the content set by the AE processing based on the result of estimation by the estimation unit 126, but the present invention is not limited to this. As described above, the items changed in the changed preset information may be items used for focus control. Then, the estimation unit 126 may estimate the occurrence of clipping as a result of shooting with settings to which comparison preset information reflecting the changes in the changed preset information is applied. In this case, the extraction unit 125 may extract the comparison preset information as preset information to be set by the AF process. Then, the control unit 127 may change the extracted preset information to the content to be set by the AF process. Furthermore, the item changed in the changed preset information may be white balance. Then, the estimation unit 126 may estimate that clipping occurs as a result of shooting using settings to which comparison preset information reflecting the changes in the changed preset information is applied. In this case, the extraction unit 125 may extract the comparison preset information as preset information to be set by AWB processing. Then, the control unit 127 may change the extracted preset information to the content to be set by AWB processing.

[0074] In the present embodiment, the change content of the changed preset information is reflected only in preset information that satisfies the extraction condition in relation to the changed preset information, but the present invention is not limited to this. Regardless of the content of the preset information, the change content of the changed preset information may be reflected in all the preset information different from the changed preset information.

[0075] The present invention also includes cases where a software program that realizes the functions of each of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or device having a computer that can execute the program directly from a recording medium or via wired / wireless communication, and the program is executed. Therefore, the program code itself, supplied to and installed on a computer to implement the functional processes described above, also embodies the present invention. In other words, the computer program itself for implementing the functional processes of the present invention is also included in the present invention. In this case, the program may take any form, such as object code, a program executed by an interpreter, or script data supplied to an OS, as long as it has the program's functionality. Recording media for providing the program may include, for example, a hard disk, a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic tape, an optical / magneto-optical storage medium, or a non-volatile semiconductor memory. Another possible method for providing the program is to store the computer program forming the present invention on a server on a computer network, and then download the computer program to a connected client computer. Furthermore, an operating system or the like running on a computer may perform some or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program code, and the functions of the above-described embodiments may be realized by this processing. Furthermore, program code read from a storage medium may be written to memory provided on a function expansion board inserted into a computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer. Then, a CPU or the like provided on the function expansion board or function expansion unit may perform some or all of the actual processing based on the instructions of the program code. Even in this case, the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized.

[0076] The disclosure of this embodiment includes the following configuration. (Configuration 1) a change accepting unit that accepts a change to the content of preset information, the content of which is to be applied to settings used for photographing by the imaging device when selected; a control means for, in response to a change in content of one of the plurality of pieces of preset information, reflecting the content of the change in content of other preset information different from the one piece of preset information; A control device comprising: (Configuration 2) The control device according to configuration 1, wherein the control means targets preset information among the plurality of preset information whose relationship with changed preset information, which is preset information whose content is to be changed, satisfies a predetermined condition. (Configuration 3) at least two or more pieces of preset information among the plurality of pieces of preset information include information used to identify details related to an angle of view of the imaging device, The control device according to configuration 2, wherein the condition is determined regarding a relationship between a content related to the angle of view identified from the changed preset information and a content related to the angle of view identified from comparison preset information that is preset information to be compared with the changed preset information. (Configuration 4) The control device according to configuration 3, wherein at least one of the content regarding the angle of view identified from the changed preset information and the content regarding the angle of view identified from the comparison preset information is content indicating an area in which the imaging device is in focus at the angle of view. (Configuration 5) The condition is a condition that is determined regarding the relationship between the item whose content is changed in the change preset information and the item whose content is changed in the change preset information, which is included in the comparison preset information that is the preset information to be compared with the change preset information, and is the same item as the item whose content is changed in the change preset information. (Configuration 6) the change is a change to an index defined in the item of the change preset information, the condition is that a difference between the index of the item of the changed preset information before the change and the index of the same item of the comparison preset information is within a predetermined range; 6. The control device of claim 5, wherein the range is set by a user. (Configuration 7) 7. The control device according to any one of configurations 1 to 6, further comprising a receiving unit that receives a request to restore the content of the preset information, to which the content of the change has been reflected by the control unit, to the content before the change was reflected. (Configuration 8) an estimation unit for estimating a result of the photographing when the content of the reflection in the target preset information, which is the preset information to which the content of the change is to be reflected, is applied to the setting, The control means limits the reflection to the content of the target preset information according to the result of the estimation by the estimation means, and changes the content of the target preset information to content different from the reflection. A control device described in any one of configurations 1 to 7. (Configuration 9) The plurality of pieces of preset information include first preset information for which a change in content has been requested and second preset information different from the first preset information, The control means is configured to propose a change to the content of the second preset information when the number of preset information whose relationship with the second preset information satisfies the condition is greater than the number of preset information whose relationship with the first preset information satisfies the condition, among the plurality of preset information. (Configuration 10) Further comprising a communication means for communicating; the imaging devices include a first imaging device that is a target imaging device of the preset information having the change, and a second imaging device that is different from the first imaging device and is capable of communicating with the communication means, 10. The control device according to any one of configurations 1 to 9, wherein the control means reflects the content of the change in the content of preset information in the first imaging device and the content of preset information in the second imaging device. (Configuration 11) The control means displays a screen for proposing that the change be reflected in the other preset information in response to a change in the content of the one preset information, and when the selection is made on the screen to reflect the change in the other preset information, the control device described in any one of configurations 1 to 10 reflects the content of the change in the content of the other preset information.

[0077] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0078] 1...imaging system, 100...camera, 121...transmitting / receiving unit, 122...storage unit, 123...change receiving unit, 124...setting receiving unit, 125...extracting unit, 126...estimating unit, 127...control unit, 128...cancellation receiving unit, 200...control device

Claims

1. a change accepting unit that accepts a change to the content of preset information, the content of which is to be applied to settings used for photographing by the imaging device when selected; a control means for, in response to a change in content of one of the plurality of pieces of preset information, reflecting the content of the change in content of other preset information different from the one piece of preset information; A control device comprising:

2. 2. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit targets preset information among the plurality of preset information whose relationship with changed preset information, which is preset information whose content is to be changed, satisfies a predetermined condition.

3. at least two or more pieces of preset information among the plurality of pieces of preset information include information used to identify details related to an angle of view of the imaging device, 3. The control device according to claim 2, wherein the condition is determined with respect to a relationship between a content related to the angle of view specified from the changed preset information and a content related to the angle of view specified from comparison preset information that is preset information to be compared with the changed preset information.

4. 4. The control device according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the content regarding the angle of view specified from the change preset information and the content regarding the angle of view specified from the comparison preset information indicates an area in which the imaging device is in focus at the angle of view.

5. 3. The control device according to claim 2, wherein the condition is a condition determined regarding the relationship between an item whose content is changed in the change preset information and an item that is included in comparison preset information that is preset information to be compared with the change preset information and that is the same as the item whose content is changed in the change preset information.

6. the change is a change to an index defined in the item of the change preset information, the condition is that a difference between the index of the item of the changed preset information before the change and the index of the same item of the comparison preset information is within a predetermined range; The control device of claim 5 , wherein the range is set by a user.

7. 2. The control device according to claim 1, further comprising: a receiving unit that receives a request to restore the contents of the preset information, to which the contents of the change have been reflected by the control unit, to the contents before the reflection.

8. an estimation unit for estimating a result of the photographing when the content of the reflection in the target preset information, which is the preset information to which the content of the change is to be reflected, is applied to the setting, The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the control means limits the reflection on the content of the target preset information according to the result of the estimation by the estimation means, and changes the content of the target preset information to content different from the reflection.

9. The plurality of pieces of preset information include first preset information for which a change in content has been requested and second preset information different from the first preset information, 2. The control device according to claim 1, wherein the control means proposes to change the content of the second preset information when a number of pieces of preset information whose relationship with the second preset information satisfies the condition is greater than a number of pieces of preset information whose relationship with the first preset information satisfies the condition, among the plurality of pieces of preset information.

10. Further comprising a communication means for communicating; the imaging devices include a first imaging device that is a target imaging device of the preset information having the change, and a second imaging device that is different from the first imaging device and is capable of communicating with the communication means, The control device according to claim 1 , wherein the control means reflects the change in the content of the preset information for the first imaging device and the content of the preset information for the second imaging device.

11. The control means displays a screen for suggesting that the change be reflected in the other preset information in response to a change in the content of the one preset information, and when it is selected on the screen to reflect the change in the other preset information, the control device according to claim 1 reflects the content of the change in the content of the other preset information.

12. A control method comprising: accepting a change to the content of preset information, the content of which is to be applied to settings used for photographing by the imaging device when selected; In response to a change in content of one of the plurality of pieces of preset information, reflecting the change in content of other preset information different from the one piece of preset information among the plurality of pieces of preset information; A control method comprising:

13. On the computer, a function of accepting changes to the content of preset information, the content of which is applied to settings used for photographing by the imaging device when selected; a function of, in response to a change in content of one of the plurality of pieces of preset information, reflecting the content of the change in content of other preset information different from the one of the plurality of pieces of preset information; A program to make this happen.

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