Image capturing apparatus, control method thereof, recording medium, and system

A control method of an image capturing apparatus including a communication unit and configured to transmit, via the communication unit, moving image data obtained by image capturing to an external apparatus configured to record the moving image data, comprising:

• transmitting, upon receiving an instruction to start recording, the moving image data obtained by image capturing by an image capturing unit to the external apparatus via the communication unit, and ending, upon receiving an instruction to end the recording, the transmission of the moving image data to the external apparatus;
• generating, upon receiving the instruction to start the recording, metadata associated with the start of the recording of the moving image data, and generating, upon receiving the instruction to end the recording, metadata associated with the end of the recording of the moving image data;
• and
• transmitting, upon receiving the instruction to end the recording, metadata from the start of the recording to the end of the recording to the external apparatus via the communication unit.

A system comprising an image capturing apparatus connected to a network, and a recording apparatus, wherein

• the image capturing apparatus comprises:
• at least one processor and/or circuit;
• and
• at least one memory storing computer program, which causes the at least one processor and/or circuit of the image capturing apparatus to function as following units:
• a moving image transmission unit configured to transmit, upon receiving an instruction to start recording, the moving image data obtained by image capturing by image capturing means to the external apparatus, and end, upon receiving an instruction to end the recording, the transmission of the moving image data to the external apparatus;
• a metadata generation unit configured to generate, upon receiving the instruction to start the recording, metadata associated with the start of the recording of the moving image data, and generate, upon receiving the instruction to end the recording, metadata associated with the end of the recording of the moving image data;
• and
• a metadata transmission unit configured to transmit, upon receiving the instruction to end the recording, metadata from the start of the recording to the end of the recording to the external apparatus, and
• the recording apparatus comprises:
• at least one processor and/or circuit;
• and
• at least one memory storing computer program, which causes the at least one processor and/or circuit of the recording apparatus to function as following units:
• a first recording unit configured to record the moving image data received from the image capturing apparatus as a moving image file in a recording medium;
• and
• a second recording unit configured to record the metadata received from the image capturing apparatus as a metadata file associated with the recorded moving image file.