Photographic system, photographic device and photographic method

A photographic system comprising a plurality of photographic devices configured to set photographic condition information including at least one of AE information, AF information and AWB information and to execute photographing based on the photographic condition information, the plurality of photographic devices including a master photographic device, which is a photographic device that is instructed to prepare for the photographing, wherein

• the master photographic device comprises:
• a first request section that requests the photographic condition information from another photographic device;
• a first receiving section that receives the photographic condition information sent from the other photographic device in response to the request;
• a first sending section that sends photographic condition information acquired by the master photographic device based on the status of an object of the photographing to the other photographic device when the photographic condition information is requested by the other photographic device;
• a first setting section that computes photographic condition information for use in the entire photographic system according to a predetermined equation using the photographic condition information received by the first receiving section and the photographic condition information acquired by the master photographic device and sets the computed photographic condition information as its own photographic condition information;
• a first photograph execution section that executes the photographing based on the photographic condition information set by the first setting section;
• and
• a photograph execution instruction section that instructs execution of the photographing to the other photographic device, and
• each of the other photographic devices comprises a second sending section that sends photographic condition information acquired by the other photographic device itself based on the status of the object of the photographing to the master photographic device when the photographic condition information is requested by the master photographic device.

A photographic method in a photographic system including a plurality of photographic devices configured to set at least one item of photographic condition information and to execute photographing according to the set photographic condition information, the method comprising:

• a first photographic device of the plurality of the photographic devices receiving a photographing preparation instruction;
• the first photographic device performing
• requesting a photographic condition information from a second photographic device;
• receiving photographic condition information sent from the second photographic device in response to the request from the first photographic device;
• computing photographic condition information for use in the entire photographic system according to a predetermined equation using the received photographic condition information and photographic condition information acquired by the first photographic device based on the status of an object of the photographing and setting the computed photographic condition information as its own photographic condition information;
• providing the computed photographic condition information to the second photographic device;
• and
• executing the photographing based on the set photographic condition information in accordance with reception of a photograph execution instruction and instructing execution of the photographing to the second photographic device.

A photographic device for a photographic system including a plurality of photographic devices, the photographic device configured to set at least one item of photographic condition information and to execute photographing with the set photographic condition information, the photographic device comprising:

• an instruction receiving section that receives a photographing preparation instruction and a photographing execution instruction;
• a request section that requests photographic condition information from another photographic device in accordance with the photographing preparation instruction;
• a receiving section that receives the photographic condition information sent from the other photographic device;
• a setting section that computes photographic condition information for use in the entire photographic system according to a predetermined equation using the received photographic condition information and photographic condition information acquired by the photographic device based on the status of an object of the photographing and sets the computed photographic condition information as its own photographic condition information;
• a provision section that provides the set photographic condition information to the other photographic device;
• and
• a photographing execution section that executes the photographing based on the set photographic condition information in accordance with reception of a photographing execution instruction and instructs execution of the photographing to the other photographic device if the photographing preparation instruction has been received.