Control device capable of remotely controlling external device by performing communication, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

A control method for a control device configured to be connected to and control a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, the control method comprising:

• selecting, for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a focus function to be used for the image capturing apparatus between an autofocus function and a manual focus function;
• transmitting an image capturing instruction to the plurality of image capturing apparatuses in response to an operation of pressing a button for enabling a user to perform multi-remote shooting using the plurality of image capturing apparatuses;
• instructing, along with the transmitting of the image capturing instruction, the plurality of image capturing apparatuses that receive the image capturing instruction to use either the autofocus function or the manual focus function;
• and
• setting, in advance of transmitting the image capturing instruction, a respective priority between the focus function selected in the selecting and the focus function instructed in the instructing for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute a control method for a control device, the control method comprising:

• selecting, for each of a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, a focus function to be used for the image capturing apparatus between an autofocus function and a manual focus function;
• transmitting an image capturing instruction to the plurality of image capturing apparatuses in response to an operation of pressing a button for enabling a user to perform multi-remote shooting using the plurality of image capturing apparatuses;
• instructing, along with the transmitting of the image capturing instruction, the plurality of image capturing apparatuses that receive the image capturing instruction to use either the autofocus function or the manual focus function;
• and
• setting, in advance of transmitting the image capturing instruction, a respective priority between the focus function selected in the selecting and the focus function instructed in the instructing for each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses.

A control device configured to be connected to and control a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, the control device comprising:

• a display device;
• one or more memories storing instructions;
• and
• one or more processors, wherein the one or more memories and the one or more processors are configured to:
• control the display device to display a plurality of first items for instructing all of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing individually, and one second item for instructing all of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing,
• control the display device to display a third item for instructing the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to use either autofocus or manual focus, and
• change a display size of the second item without changing a display size of the third item,
• wherein both in a case where the second item is displayed at a first display size and in a case where the second item is displayed at a second display size, the third item is arranged horizontally with respect to the second item.

A control method for a control device configured to be connected to and control a plurality of image capturing apparatuses, the control method comprising:

• displaying, on a display device, a plurality of first items for instructing each of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing individually, and one second item for instructing all of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing;
• displaying, on the display device, a third item for instructing the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to use either autofocus or manual focus;
• and
• changing a display size of the second item without changing a display size of the third item in response to an operation performed by the user,
• wherein both in a case where the second item is displayed at a first display size and in a case where the second item is displayed at a second display size, the third item is arranged horizontally with respect to the second item.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to execute a control method for a control device, the control method comprising:

• displaying, on a display device, a plurality of first items for instructing a plurality of image capturing apparatuses each to perform image capturing individually, and one second item for instructing all of the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to perform image capturing;
• displaying, on the display device, a third item for instructing the plurality of image capturing apparatuses to use either autofocus or manual focus;
• and
• changing a display size of the second item without changing a display size of the third item in response to an operation performed by the user,
• wherein both in a case where the second item is displayed at a first display size and in a case where the second item is displayed at a second display size, the third item is arranged horizontally with respect to the second item.