Image capture and display control apparatus, image capture and display control method, and image capture and display system

An image capture and display system that is provided with an imaging control apparatus for operating an image capturing unit at a first time interval so as to obtain a captured image with the image capturing unit, and

• a display control apparatus for causing the captured image to be displayed on a display unit, which operates at a second time interval,
• wherein the image capture and display system comprises:
• a transmission unit constructed to send the captured image that is obtained by the image capturing unit from the imaging control apparatus to the display control apparatus;
• a changing unit constructed to change an image capture start timing of the image capturing unit so as to shorten a display delay time, which is caused by the second time interval, from the image capture start timing by the image capturing unit until display of the captured image by the display unit;
• and
• a measuring unit constructed to measure a display waiting time from the point that a standby state in which the captured image can be displayed by the display unit is entered until the display by the display unit,
• wherein said changing unit;
• determines whether or not an image capturing interval is equal to or greater than a predetermined time interval, in a case where the image capture start timing has been sped up by an adjusting time that is obtained by subtracting a predetermined time from the display waiting time;
• speeds up the image capture start timing by the adjusting time, if it is determined that the image capturing interval is equal to or greater than the predetermined time interval;
• and
• delays the image capture start timing by the adjusting time obtained by subtracting the predetermined time from the display waiting time, if it is determined that the image capturing interval is not equal to or greater than the predetermined time.

An image capture and display control method, comprising:

• an imaging control step of operating an image capturing unit at a first time interval so as to obtain a captured image with the image capturing unit;
• a display control step of causing display of the captured image by a display unit that operates at a second time interval;
• a changing step of changing an image capture start timing of the image capturing unit, so as to shorten a display delay time, which is caused by the second time interval, from the image capture start timing of the image capturing unit until display of the captured image by the display unit;
• and
• a measuring step of measuring a display waiting time from the point that a standby state in which the captured image can be displayed by the display unit is entered until the display by the display unit,
• wherein said changing step:
• determines whether or not an image capturing interval is equal to or greater than a predetermined time interval, in a case where the image capture start timing has been sped up by an adjusting time that is obtained by subtracting a predetermined time from the display waiting time;
• speeds up the image capture start timing by the adjusting time, if it is determined that the image capturing interval is equal to or greater than the predetermined time interval;
• and
• delays the image capture start timing by the adjusting time obtained by subtracting the predetermined time from the display waiting time, if it is determined that the image capturing interval is not equal to or greater than the predetermined time.