CPC G06V 40/10 (2022.01) [G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06V 40/103 (2022.01); H04N 23/661 (2023.01); H04N 23/69 (2023.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. An unmanned image capture apparatus that can fly without a person comprising:
a motor for rotating a rotor;
an image capture unit including an image sensor;
a communication interface that receives subject information about a subject captured by an external image capture apparatus; and
a controller that controls the unmanned image capture apparatus based on a first operation mode in a case where the subject information does not include information about a main subject, or based on a second operation mode in a case where the subject information includes the information about the main subject,
wherein the first operation mode is an operation mode of searching for the main subject by moving a position of the unmanned image capture apparatus, and the second operation mode is an operation mode of capturing an image of the subject at an angle of view that is different from an angle of view of the external image capture apparatus
wherein the external image capture apparatus is a handheld camera, and wherein, in response to the main subject having been found in the first operation mode, and the communication interface transmits the position information to the handheld camera.
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