Image capture apparatus, module, and control method thereof

An image capture apparatus to which a module having a predetermined function can be attached, the image capture apparatus comprising:

• a connecting unit configured to attach the module;
• a communication unit configured to communicate with the module;
• and
• a control unit,
• wherein the communication unit acquires information pertaining to a heat dissipation performance of the module, and
• wherein the control unit (a) obtains heat dissipation capacity of a system including the image capture apparatus and the module, on the basis of at least (i) the information pertaining to the heat dissipation performance of the module and (ii) position information of the module, and (b) limits operation of the image capture apparatus in accordance with the heat dissipation capacity.

A method of controlling an image capture apparatus, the image capture apparatus comprising (a) a connecting unit to which a module having a predetermined function can be attached, and (b) a communication unit configured to communicate with the module, the method comprising:

• acquiring information pertaining to a heat dissipation performance of the module;
• obtaining heat dissipation capacity of a system including the image capture apparatus and the module, on the basis of at least (i) the information pertaining to the heat dissipation performance of the module and (ii) position information of the module;
• and
• limiting operation of the image capture apparatus in accordance with the heat dissipation capacity.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute a method of controlling an image capture apparatus, the image capture apparatus comprising (a) a connecting unit to which a module having a predetermined function can be attached, and (b) a communication unit configured to communicate with the module, the method comprising:

• acquiring information pertaining to a heat dissipation performance of the module;
• obtaining heat dissipation capacity of a system including the image capture apparatus and the module, on the basis of at least (i) the information pertaining to the heat dissipation performance of the module and (ii) position information of the module;
• and
• limiting operation of the image capture apparatus in accordance with the heat dissipation capacity.