PURPOSE: To change easily the installing location and number of sets of image pickup devices in response to an image pickup object by converting a position of an image pickup means and an object into a coordinate system and calculating the object position information and the image pickup means in this coordinate system to control the image pickup means.

CONSTITUTION: A tracking controller 1 is a means to output position information of the moving object 8 by allowing the operator to observe a monitor television receiver or the like (not shown) and to operate a joy stick 1a and the position information of the object 8 outputted from the tracking controller 1 is inputted to a control operating device 3a for universal head system A, a control operating device 3b for universal head system B and a control operation device 3c for universal system C via communication lines 2a, 2b and 2c, respectively. The control operating devices 3a, 3b and 3c operate respectively a universal head system control signal and outputs the result to universal heads 5a, 5b and 5c via control cables 4a, 4b and 4c. Further, the additional universal head system is extended with similar constitution.