Image capturing apparatus and control method therefor

An image capturing apparatus comprising:

• a first acquisition unit that obtains location information including at least latitude information as a current location of the image capturing apparatus;
• a first storage unit that stores information that specifies an inhibited area within which an addition of location information representing the current location of the image capturing apparatus is inhibited;
• a determination unit that determines whether or not the current location of the image capturing apparatus obtained by the first acquisition unit is within the inhibited area stored in the first storage unit;
• and
• a generating unit that generates captured image data in response to input of a capturing instruction,
• wherein, in a case in which it is determined by the determination unit that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is not within the inhibited area, the generating unit generates captured image data to which the location information is added, and in a case in which it is determined by the determination unit that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is within the inhibited area, the generating unit generates captured image data to which not the location information but a comment is added.

An image capturing apparatus comprising:

• a first acquisition unit that obtains a current location of the image capturing apparatus;
• a first storage unit that stores information that specifies an inhibited area within which an addition of location information representing the current location of the image capturing apparatus is inhibited;
• a determination unit that determines whether or not the current location of the image capturing apparatus obtained by the first acquisition unit is within the inhibited area stored in the first storage unit;
• a generating unit that generates captured image data in response to input of a capturing instruction;
• and
• an informing unit that informs a user that location information will not be added to captured image data in a case in which, in a standby state waiting for input of the capturing instruction, it is determined by the determination unit that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is within the inhibited area,
• wherein the generating unit generates captured image data to which the location information is not added in a case in which it is determined by the determination unit that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is within the inhibited area, and generates captured image data to which the location information is added in a case in which it is determined by the determination unit that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is not within the inhibited area.

A control method for an image capturing apparatus having an acquisition unit that obtains the current location of the image capturing apparatus, the method comprising:

• determining whether or not the current location of the image capturing apparatus obtained by the acquisition unit is within an inhibited area stored in a storage unit;
• and
• generating captured image data in response to input of a capturing instruction,
• wherein the generating step generates captured image data to which location information representing the current location of the image capturing apparatus is not added in a case in which it is determined in the determining step that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is within the inhibited area, and generates captured image data to which the location information is added in a case in which it is determined in the determining step that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is not within the inhibited area.

A control method for an image capturing apparatus having an acquisition unit that obtains location information including at least latitude information as a current location of the image capturing apparatus, the method comprising:

• determining whether or not the current location of the image capturing apparatus obtained by the acquisition unit is within an inhibited area stored in a storage unit;
• and
• generating captured image data in response to input of a capturing instruction,
• wherein, in a case in which it is determined in the determining step that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is not within the inhibited area, the generating step generates captured image data to which the location information is added, and in a case in which it is determined in the determining step that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is within the inhibited area, the generating step generates captured image data to which not the location information but a comment is added.

A control method for an image capturing apparatus having an acquisition unit that obtains the current location of the image capturing apparatus, the method comprising:

• determining whether or not the current location of the image capturing apparatus obtained by the acquisition unit is within an inhibited area stored in a storage unit;
• generating captured image data in response to input of a capturing instruction;
• and
• informing a user that location information will not be added to captured image data in a case in which, in a standby state waiting for input of the capturing instruction, it is determined in the determining step that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is within the inhibited area,
• wherein the generating step generates captured image data to which the location information is not added in a case in which it is determined in the determining step that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is within the inhibited area, and generates captured image data to which the location information is added in a case in which it is determined in the determining step that the current location of the image capturing apparatus is not within the inhibited area.