1. A polyester polyol (A) that is produced by a condensation of raw materials comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty acids having a hydroxy group and fatty acid esters having a hydroxy group with a polyhydric alcohol having an average number of functional groups of more than three but not more than eight and that has a hydroxyl value in the range of 15 to 100 mgKOHg,
wherein the raw materials comprise 90% to 100% by mass of a fatty acid having a hydroxy group and a fatty acid ester having a hydroxy group in total.
2. A polyester polyol (A) that is produced by a condensation of raw materials comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty acids having a hydroxy group and fatty acid esters having a hydroxy group with a polyhydric alcohol having an average number of functional groups of more than three but not more than eight and that has a hydroxyl value in the range of 15 to 100 mgKOHg,
wherein the raw materials comprise 90% to 100% by mass of the following (I), (II), or (III):
(I) one type of fatty acid having a hydroxy group,
(II) one type of fatty acid ester having a hydroxy group, and
(III) a mixture of (i) one type of fatty acid having a hydroxy group and an ester derived from (i) the one type of fatty acid having a hydroxy group.
3. The polyester polyol (A) according to claim 1, wherein the at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty acids having a hydroxy group and fatty acid esters having a hydroxy group has a carbon-carbon double bond.
4. The polyester polyol (A) according to any one of claim 1, wherein the at least one selected from the group consisting of fatty acids having a hydroxy group and fatty acid esters having a hydroxy group is derived from castor oil.
5. The polyester polyol (A) according to claim 1, wherein
the fatty acid having a hydroxy group is ricinoleic acid, and
the fatty acid ester having a hydroxy group is a ricinoleate.
6. The polyester polyol (A) according to claim 1, wherein the mass ratio of the polyhydric alcohol to the total amount of the fatty acid having a hydroxy group and the fatty acid ester having a hydroxy group ranges from 1:1 to 1:100.
7. A composition for polyurethane, comprising a polyol (P) containing a polyester polyol (A) according to claim 1, a catalyst, and a polyisocyanate,
wherein the polyester polyol (A) accounts for 10% to 95% by mass of the polyol (P).
8. A composition for polyurethane foam, comprising the composition for polyurethane according to claim 7, a foam stabilizer, and a blowing agent.
9. The composition for polyurethane according to claim 7, wherein the polyol (P) further comprises a low-monool-content polyol (B) having a total degree of unsaturation of 0.035 meqg or less.
10. The composition for polyurethane foam according to claim 8, wherein the polyol (P) further comprises a low-monool-content polyol (B) having a total degree of unsaturation of 0.035 meqg or less.
11. A polyurethane resin produced by a reaction of a composition for polyurethane according to claim 7.
12. A polyurethane foam produced by a reaction of a composition for polyurethane foam according to claim 8.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
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10. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
a display unit configured to display a menu screen including a plurality of items of a menu;
a first selection unit configured to select at least one of the plurality of items during the menu screen being displayed by the display unit;
a second selection unit configured to select at least one of the plurality of items during the menu screen being displayed by the display unit, the second selection unit being different from the first selection unit; and
an execution unit configured to execute processing corresponding to the selected item,
wherein if the second selection unit selects a predetermined item of menu, the display unit displays a confirmation screen for confirming that the execution unit is to execute the processing, and if the first selection unit selects the predetermined item of menu, the display unit does not display the confirmation screen so that the execution unit executes the processing corresponding to the selected item without the confirmation.
11. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a transfer unit configured to transfer the image data from the image pickup apparatus to an external apparatus.
12. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the image pickup apparatus is activated by an instruction from the external apparatus to display the menu.
13. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the first selection unit is lighted when it is active and is extinguished or made to blink when it is inactive.
14. An information processing apparatus connected to an image pickup apparatus according to claim 10, comprising an image acquisition unit configured to acquire image data transferred from the image pickup apparatus.
15. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of items displayed on the menu screen include an item for transmitting all of images stored on a recording medium to the external apparatus.
16. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of items displayed on the menu screen include an item for transmitting selected one of the images stored on the recording medium to the external apparatus,
wherein if the first selection unit selects, from among the plurality of items displayed on the menu screen, the item for transmitting all the images stored on the recording medium to the external apparatus, the display unit does not display the confirmation screen so that the execution unit executes the processing corresponding to the selected item without the confirmation, and
wherein if the first selection unit selects, from among the plurality of items displayed on the menu screen, an item for transmitting an image which has not yet been transferred to the external apparatus among the images stored on the recording medium, to the external apparatus, the display unit displays a selection screen for selecting the image to be transmitted.
17. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of items displayed on the menu screen include an item for transmitting an image which has not yet been transferred to the external apparatus among the images stored on the recording medium, to the external apparatus.
18. An image pickup apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the plurality of items displayed on the menu screen include an item for transmitting images listed in advance as a subject of transmission among the images stored on the recording medium.
19. A control method of an image pickup apparatus comprising:
a display step of displaying a menu screen including a plurality of items of a menu;
a first selection step of selecting at least one of the plurality of items during the menu screen being displayed by the display unit;
a second selection step of selecting at least one of the plurality of items during the menu screen being displayed by the display unit, the second selection step being different from the first selection step; and
an execution step of executing processing corresponding to the selected item,
wherein if the second selection step selects a predetermined item of menu, the display step displays a confirmation screen for confirming that the execution unit is to execute the processing, and if the first selection step selects the predetermined item of menu, the display step does not display the confirmation screen so that the execution step executes the processing corresponding to the selected item without the confirmation.
20. A computer readable storage medium storing a program comprising a code for causing a computer to execute a control method of an image pickup apparatus, the control method comprising:
a display step of displaying a menu screen including a plurality of items of a menu;
a first selection step of selecting at least one of the plurality of items during the menu screen being displayed by the display unit;
a second selection step of selecting at least one of the plurality of items during the menu screen being displayed by the display unit, the second selection step being different from the first selection step; and
an execution step of executing processing corresponding to the selected item,
wherein if the second selection step selects a predetermined item of menu, the display step displays a confirmation screen for confirming that the execution unit is to execute the processing, and if the first selection step selects the predetermined item of menu, the display step does not display the confirmation screen so that the execution step executes the processing corresponding to the selected item without the confirmation.