Image pickup apparatus and image pickup method as well as program

An image pickup apparatus and method is disclosed wherein image pickup intended by a person located remotely can be carried out readily and with certainty. An acquisition section acquires, from a transmission apparatus which transmits setting data to be used in image pickup, the setting data. An image pickup apparatus includes: an acquisition section configured to acquire, from a transmission apparatus which transmits setting data to be used in image pickup, the setting data; a setting section configured to set the setting data acquired by said acquisition section; and an image pickup section configured to carry out image pickup using the setting data set by said setting section.