Electronic apparatus and method for conditionally providing image processing by an external apparatus

Abstract

An electronic apparatus includes a processing unit that processes an image capture signal captured by an image capturing unit, a communication unit that is capable of transmitting the image capture signal captured by the image capturing unit to an external apparatus, and a determination unit that determines whether or not to transmit the image capture signal to the external apparatus, according to a capture setting for the image capturing unit.

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:
 an image processing unit that performs image processing; and   a communication unit that is capable of communicating with a plurality of external apparatuses each of which includes a photography unit outputting first image data, wherein   the communication unit receives the first image data and information related to image processing performed on the first image data from one of the plurality of external apparatuses, and   the image processing unit performs image processing on the first image data received by the communication unit based on the information related to image processing to generate second image data.   
     
     
         2 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the communication unit transmits the second image data to the one of the plurality of external apparatuses.   
     
     
         3 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the information related to image processing is at least one of a type name of the one of the plurality of external apparatuses, a specification of the one of the plurality of external apparatuses, and a parameter of image processing performed in the one of the plurality of external apparatuses.   
     
     
         4 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the image processing unit performs image processing on the first image data to generate the second image data so as to be able to be displayed in the one of the plurality of external apparatuses.   
     
     
         5 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the communication unit receives apparatus information of the one of the plurality of external apparatuses and the first image data together from the one of the plurality of external apparatuses.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the information includes color information and a parameter related to white balance adjustment.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first image data is image data outputted through movie image photography.   
     
     
         8 . The electronic apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising
 a recording unit that records the second image data which has been processed by the image processing unit.   
     
     
         9 . An image processing method comprising:
 communicating with a plurality of external apparatuses each of which includes a photography unit outputting first image data;   receiving the first image data from one of the plurality of external apparatuses;   receiving information related to image processing performed on the first image data from one of the plurality of external apparatuses; and   performing image processing based on the first image data and the information related to image processing to generate second image data.   
     
     
         10 . The image processing method according to  claim 9 , further comprising
 transmitting the second image data to the one of the plurality of external apparatuses.   
     
     
         11 . The image processing method according to  claim 9 , wherein
 the information related to image processing is at least one of a type name of the one of the plurality of external apparatuses, a specification of the one of the plurality of external apparatuses, and a parameter of image processing performed in the one of the plurality of external apparatuses.