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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Kinoshita, Kawasaki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A communication apparatus comprises an image capturing unit, a controller, a first communication interface configured to communicate with an image capturing device which is attachable to the communication apparatus and a predetermined operation unit. The controller, in a first state for performing image capturing by the image capturing unit, causes the predetermined operation unit to function as a member for instructing image capturing by the image capturing unit, and, in a second state for causing the image capturing device to perform image capturing via the first communication interface, causes the predetermined operation unit to function as a member for transmitting a capturing instruction via the first communication interface to the image capturing device.