A light emission control device capable of performing driving for changing an irradiating direction in correct timing during automatic bounce control. The light emission control device controls a light emission unit that irradiates light to an object. The posture information of at least one of an image pickup apparatus and the light emission unit is detected. For bounce shooting, there is selected one of a first mode for controlling the direction of irradiating the light according to distances from the image pickup apparatus to the object and the reflection object and a second mode for manually controlling the irradiating direction. In a case where the second mode has been selected, when a first operating portion is operated, the irradiating direction is controlled according to the detected posture information.

A 360-degree camera device having atmosphere lamp includes a supporting platform, a supporting spindle, a supporting base, a rotating shooting bracket, a driving assembly, and a first light source. The supporting platform includes a first supporting element, a second supporting element, and a reflecting mirror. The supporting platform further includes a first connecting element, the first connecting element is detachably connected to the first supporting element. The first light source includes a plurality of first point-shaped light-emitting parts, and the first light source is disposed around the second supporting element.

An imaging apparatus is capable of imaging with the use of an illumination apparatus including a flash unit capable of changing a radiation direction, and includes: a photometry unit; a display unit that displays information about a result of photometry using the photometry unit; and a display control unit that executes a control related to display on the display unit, wherein when the illumination apparatus is performing a first operation of multiple emissions by the flash unit while changing automatically the radiation direction of the flash unit to a plurality of different directions, the display control unit performs a control so as not to display the information about the photometry result on the display unit.

A general-purpose battery compartment, comprising a compartment body that can receive either lithium batteries or AA batteries therein and separate the AA batteries received therein to prevent contact therebetween; wherein spring leafs used to connect with the lithium batteries or the AA batteries are provided within the compartment body, and contact points of anode and cathode of the lithium batteries are respectively connected to the two spring leafs that are connected to output terminals of anode and cathode of the battery compartment.

An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a camera comprising a beam splitter to impose different optical paths for visible light and infra red light received by the camera. The camera also includes an infra red light detector to detect the infra red light and a visible light detector to detect the visible light, wherein, the different optical paths include an optical path having more than one internal reflection within the beam splitter.

Disclosed are a back-support softbox and a photographic auxiliary device. The back-support softbox has an expanded state and a folded state and includes a frame, a flexible reflective fabric, a plurality of light-emitting components and a support rod. The frame includes a plurality of first rods and an upper wheel. The plurality of first rods are arranged radially from the upper wheel as a center. The flexible reflective fabric is attached to the plurality of first rods. In the expanded state, the reflective fabric is stretched to form a dome-shaped structure. The plurality of light-emitting components are provided on an inner surface of the reflective fabric. One end of the support rod is connected to the frame, and an other end of the support rod extends away from a light-emitting opening of the dome-shaped structure to an outside of the dome-shaped structure.