Image pickup apparatus that performs continuous flash shooting, light-emitting apparatus, image pickup system, control method for them, and storage medium

A light-emitting apparatus that is connected to an image pickup apparatus and emits light when shooting is performed with the image pickup apparatus, comprising:

• a memory device that stores a set of instructions;
• and
• at least one processor that executes the instructions to:
• set, as a light emission mode, one of a plurality of light emission modes including at least a first light emission mode in which automatic light control is performed and a second light emission mode in which automatic light control for continuous shooting is performed,
• receive light emission modes supported by the image pickup apparatus;
• and
• notify the image pickup apparatus of the set light emission mode,
• wherein the plurality of light emission modes is selectable by the user independently of one another as the light emission modes that should be set, and
• wherein in a case where the set light emission mode is the second light emission mode and the second light emission mode is not included in the received light emission modes supported by the image pickup apparatus, the first light emission mode is set, and the first light emission mode is notified to the image pickup apparatus as the set light emission mode.

An image pickup system that is comprised of a light-emitting apparatus and an image pickup apparatus which takes a shot by causing the light-emitting apparatus to emit light, the image pickup system comprising:

• a memory device that stores a set of instructions;
• and
• at least one processor that executes the instructions,
• wherein in the light-emitting apparatus, the at least one processor executes the instructions to:
• set, as a light emission mode, one of a plurality of light emission modes including at least a first light emission mode in which automatic light control is performed and a second light emission mode in which automatic light control for continuous shooting is performed;
• and
• notify the image pickup apparatus of the light emission mode set in the light emission mode among the plurality of light emission modes, and
• wherein in the image pickup apparatus, the at least one processor executes the instructions to:
• ‘determine exposure control values including at least a shooting sensitivity for use in shooting in the first light emission mode;
• and
• in a case where the notified light emission mode is the second light emission mode, change the determined shooting sensitivity to a greater value before the automatic light control.

A control method for an image pickup apparatus that is connected to a light-emitting apparatus and causes the light-emitting apparatus to emit light when shooting, the method comprising:

• obtaining a light emission mode of the light-emitting apparatus from the light-emitting apparatus;
• determining exposure control values including at least a shooting sensitivity for use in shooting in a first light emission mode in which automatic light control is performed;
• and
• in a case where the obtained light emission mode of the light-emitting apparatus is a second light emission mode in which automatic light control for continuous shooting is performed, changing the determined shooting sensitivity to a greater value before automatic light control.

A control method for a light-emitting apparatus that is connected to an image pickup apparatus and emits light when shooting is performed with the image pickup apparatus, the method comprising:

• setting, as a light emission mode, one of a plurality of light emission modes including at least a first light emission mode in which automatic light control is performed and a second light emission mode in which automatic light control for continuous shooting is performed,
• receiving light emission modes supported by the image pickup apparatus;
• and
• notifying the image pickup apparatus of the set light emission mode,
• wherein the plurality of light emission modes is selectable by the user independently of one another as the light emission modes that should be set, and
• wherein in a case where the set light emission mode is the second light emission mode and the second light emission mode is not included in the received light emission modes supported by the image pickup apparatus, the first light emission mode is set, and the first light emission mode is notified to the image pickup apparatus as the set light emission mode.

An image pickup apparatus capable of shooting with a light-emitting apparatus emitting light, comprising:

• a memory device that stores a set of instructions;
• and
• at least one processor that executes the instructions to:
• perform a photometry;
• and
• set exposure control values,
• wherein in a case where the exposure control values for use in shooting with the light-emitting apparatus emitting light are set according to a predetermined photometric result obtained by the photometry, at least one processor that executes the instructions to set the exposure control values varying according to whether a state of the light-emitting apparatus is a first automatic light control state or a second automatic light control state.