Imaging apparatus, imaging system, imaging method, and computer program

An imaging system including an imaging apparatus and a display apparatus,

• wherein the imaging apparatus comprises:
• an imaging module configured to continuously generate a live image and perform capture to generate still images;
• a first communication module configured to transmit the live image to the display apparatus and receive a capturing command from the display apparatus;
• a transmission detection unit configured to detect whether the live image is being transmitted to the display apparatus;
• an information addition unit configured to add transmission information indicating whether the transmission of the live image is being performed before the capturing command is received to the still images generated based on the capturing command;
• and
• a storage module configured to store the still images with the transmission information, and
• wherein the display apparatus comprises:
• an operation interface configured to receive an operation of a user who inputs the capturing command;
• a second communication module configured to receive the live image from the imaging apparatus and transmit the capturing command to the imaging apparatus;
• and
• an image display interface configured to receive and display the live image.

An imaging method comprising:

• a step in which a transmission detection unit configured to detect whether a live image is being transmitted to a display apparatus that parallelly receives and displays the live image continuously generated by an imaging module performs detection;
• a step in which the imaging module performs capturing to generate a still image when a capturing command is received from the display apparatus by a communication module;
• a step in which an information addition unit configured to add transmission information indicating whether the transmission of the live image is being performed before the capturing command is received to a still image generated based on the capturing command performs addition;
• and
• a step in which a storage module stores the still image with the transmission information.

A computer program stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, causing a computer to execute:

• a step of allowing a transmission detection unit configured to detect whether a live image is being transmitted to a display apparatus that parallelly receives and displays the live image continuously generated by an imaging module to perform detection;
• a step of allowing the imaging module to perform capture to generate a still image when a capturing command is received from the display apparatus by a communication module;
• a step of adding transmission information indicating whether the transmission of the live image is being performed before the capturing command is received to the still image generated based on the capturing command;
• and
• a step of allowing a storage module to store the still image with the transmission information.