A control method of an image pickup apparatus has: an output step of outputting a photographed image to an external image processing apparatus; a transmission step of transmitting a transmission request of parameter information of an image processing to the photographed image which is generated by the external image processing apparatus, to the external image processing apparatus; a receiving step of receiving the parameter information from the external image processing apparatus; a recording step of recording the received parameter information in relation the photographed image; a detection step of detecting an operation in the image pickup apparatus; and a control step of executing a processing for transmitting the transmission request of the parameter information to the external image processing apparatus in the transmission step when the predetermined operation is detected in the detection step.