Patent ID: 9667826
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06T,H04N

Claim:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: at least one processor coupled to a memory; an operation unit; and a shooting unit, wherein the processor receives an instruction from a user via the operation unit, performs a plurality of shooting operations, and obtains a plurality of images by using the shooting unit, wherein the processor acquires position information and acquires direction information, wherein the processor associates the direction information and the position information with the plurality of images, wherein the processor controls the shooting unit to perform a single shooting operation and a continuous shooting operation selectively, wherein the position information associated with each of the plurality of images obtained in the continuous shooting operation is the same position information, and the direction information associated with each of the plurality of images obtained in the continuous shooting operation is individual direction information in the continuous shooting operation, wherein the processor performs a shooting preparation operation for obtaining images using the shooting unit, and wherein the processor acquires the direction information during a time period after the processor receives an instruction to perform the shooting preparation operation and before the processor receives an instruction to perform the plurality of shooting operations.