Electronic apparatus capable of setting an operation mode of a cooling unit and control method
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsSayaka Kumon, Ryuki Hashida, Yuma Naito
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus can record a moving image and sound, and includes a cooling unit that cools the apparatus, a setting unit that sets an operation mode of the cooling unit, and a control unit that controls the cooling unit based on the operation mode of the cooling unit. The control unit sets the operation mode of the cooling unit set by the setting unit, when sound recording is in progress, and sets the operation mode of the cooling unit to a driving state in which a cooling capability of the cooling unit is maximum, when sound recording is not in progress.
Claims18
An electronic apparatus which can record a moving image and sound, comprising:
- a cooling unit that cools the electronic apparatus;
- a setting unit that sets an operation mode of the cooling unit;
- and
- a control unit that controls the cooling unit based on a state of the electronic apparatus and the operation mode of the cooling unit,
- wherein the setting unit can set the operation mode of the cooling unit in an activation state and a non-activation state of the electronic apparatus,
- the operation mode of the cooling unit in the activation state of the electronic apparatus includes a plurality of driving states and a stop state, and
- the operation mode of the cooling unit in the non-activation state of the electronic apparatus includes a single driving state and a stop state, and
- wherein the control unit
- sets the operation mode of the cooling unit to the operation mode set by the setting unit, when sound recording is in progress, and
- sets the operation mode of the cooling unit to a driving state in which a cooling capability of the cooling unit is maximum, when sound recording is not in progress.
An electronic apparatus, comprising:
- a cooling unit that cools the electronic apparatus;
- a first setting unit that sets an operation mode of the cooling unit;
- a second setting unit that sets a timer that measures a time from acceptance of the moving image shooting instruction to a start of the moving image shooting;
- and
- a control unit that controls the cooling unit based on the operation mode of the cooling unit,
- wherein
- the operation mode includes a predetermined operation mode for, in a standby state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a first state in which a cooling capability is maximum, and in a moving image shooting state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a second state different from the first state, and
- when a moving image shooting instruction is received, the control unit controls the cooling unit to transition to the predetermined operation mode and then start the moving image shooting, and
- the control unit controls the cooling unit to complete transition to the predetermined operation mode within a setting time of the timer.
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a cooling unit that cools the electronic apparatus;
- a setting unit that sets an operation mode of the cooling unit;
- a control unit that controls the cooling unit based on the operation mode of the cooling unit;
- and
- a transmission unit that transmits a moving image and/or sound from the electronic apparatus to an external apparatus,
- wherein
- the operation mode includes a predetermined operation mode for, in a standby state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a first state in which a cooling capability is maximum, and in a moving image shooting state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a second state different from the first state, and
- the control unit determines whether a transmission request for the moving image and/or the sound is received from the external apparatus, and
- in a case where the transmission is performed, the control unit controls whether to transition to the predetermined operation mode based on a determination result.
A method for controlling an electronic apparatus including a cooling unit that cools the electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
- a first setting step that sets an operation mode of the cooling unit;
- a second setting step that sets a timer that measures a time from acceptance of the moving image shooting instruction to a start of the moving image shooting;
- and
- a control step that controls the cooling unit based on the operation mode of the cooling unit,
- wherein
- the operation mode includes a predetermined operation mode for, in a standby state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a first state in which a cooling capability is maximum, and in a moving image shooting state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a second state different from the first state, and
- when a moving image shooting instruction is received, the control step controls the cooling unit to transition to the predetermined operation mode and then start the moving image shooting, and
- the control step controls the cooling unit to complete transition to the predetermined operation mode within a setting time of the timer.
A method for controlling an electronic apparatus including a cooling unit that cools the electronic apparatus and a transmission unit that transmits a moving image and/or sound from the electronic apparatus to an external apparatus, the method comprising:
- a setting step that sets an operation mode of the cooling unit;
- a control step that controls the cooling unit based on the operation mode of the cooling unit,
- wherein
- the operation mode includes a predetermined operation mode for, in a standby state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a first state in which a cooling capability is maximum, and in a moving image shooting state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a second state different from the first state, and
- the control step determines whether a transmission request for the moving image and/or the sound is received from the external apparatus, and
- in a case where the transmission is performed, the control step controls whether to transition to the predetermined operation mode based on a determination result.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which causes a computer to execute a method for controlling an electronic apparatus, the electronic apparatus including a cooling unit that cools the electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
- a first setting step that sets an operation mode of the cooling unit;
- a second setting step that sets a timer that measures a time from acceptance of the moving image shooting instruction to a start of the moving image shooting;
- and
- a control step that controls the cooling unit based on the operation mode of the cooling unit,
- wherein
- the operation mode includes a predetermined operation mode for, in a standby state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a first state in which a cooling capability is maximum, and in a moving image shooting state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a second state different from the first state, and
- when a moving image shooting instruction is received, the control step controls the cooling unit to transition to the predetermined operation mode and then start the moving image shooting, and
- the control step controls the cooling unit to complete transition to the predetermined operation mode within a setting time of the timer.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which causes a computer to execute a method for controlling an electronic apparatus including a cooling unit that cools the electronic apparatus and a transmission unit that transmits a moving image and/or sound from the electronic apparatus to an external apparatus, the method comprising:
- a setting step that sets an operation mode of the cooling unit;
- a control step that controls the cooling unit based on the operation mode of the cooling unit,
- wherein
- the operation mode includes a predetermined operation mode for, in a standby state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a first state in which a cooling capability is maximum, and in a moving image shooting state of the electronic apparatus, setting the cooling unit in a second state different from the first state, and
- the control step determines whether a transmission request for the moving image and/or the sound is received from the external apparatus, and
- in a case where the transmission is performed, the control step controls whether to transition to the predetermined operation mode based on a determination result.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.