Communication apparatus performing multi-camera live streaming, control method therefor, and storage medium

A control method for a communication apparatus that includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus located outside a local area network and with another communication apparatus located within the local area network, the control method comprising:

• receiving information about multi-camera live streaming performed by transmitting moving image data to the external apparatus from the communication apparatus and transmitting other moving image data to the external apparatus from the other communication apparatus, from the external apparatus via the communication unit;
• detecting the other communication apparatus configured to perform the multi-camera live streaming via the communication unit based on the information received from the external apparatus, the other communication apparatus being located within the local area network;
• setting a bit-rate of moving image data used for the multi-camera live streaming to a first bit-rate in a case where the other communication apparatus configured to perform the multi-camera live streaming is not detected within the local area network;
• setting the bit-rate of the moving image data used for the multi-camera live streaming to a second bit-rate in a case where the other communication apparatus configured to perform the multi-camera live streaming is detected within the local area network, the second bit-rate being lower than the first bit-rate;
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• controlling the communication unit to transmit the moving image data at the set bit-rate to the external apparatus, in a case where the multi-camera live streaming is started.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a communication apparatus including a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus located outside a local area network and with another communication apparatus located within the local area network to execute a control method, the control method comprising:

• receiving information about multi-camera live streaming performed transmitting moving image data to the external apparatus from the communication apparatus and transmitting other moving image data to the external apparatus from the other communication apparatus, from the external apparatus via the communication unit;
• detecting the other communication apparatus configured to perform the multi-camera live streaming via the communication unit based on the information received from the external apparatus, the other communication apparatus being located within the local area network;
• setting a bit-rate of moving image data used for the multi-camera live streaming to a first bit-rate in a case where the other communication apparatus configured to perform the multi-camera live streaming is not detected within the local area network;
• setting the bit-rate of the moving image data used for the multi-camera live streaming to a second bit-rate in a case where the other communication apparatus configured to perform the multi-camera live streaming is detected within the local area network, the second bit-rate being lower than the first bit-rate;
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• controlling the communication unit to transmit the moving image data at the set bit-rate to the external apparatus, in a case where the multi-camera live streaming is started.