Patent ID: 9667866
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a storage device; and a processor configured to execute computer executable instructions recorded on the storage device, the computer executable instructions including instructions, that when executed by the processor, cause the image pickup apparatus to: operate in a plurality of image pickup modes including an interval mode for performing image pickup in a case where a first time period elapses; acquire position information indicative of a position of the image pickup apparatus in a case where a second time period elapses; set the second time period according to a user's operation; determine whether the first time period is longer than a validity period of satellite position information for acquiring the position information; synchronize the second time period and the first time period in a case where the first time period is equal to or shorter than the validity period of satellite position information; determine, before the first time period elapses, whether power required for measuring performed each time when the second time period elapses is larger than power required for measuring performed from a cold start in a case where the first time period is longer than the validity period of satellite position information; maintain the second time period unchanged in a case where the power required for the measuring performed each time when the second time period elapses is not larger than the power required for the measuring performed from the cold start; and synchronize the second time period and the first time period in a case where the power the power required for the measuring performed each time when the second time period elapses is larger than the power required for the measuring performed from the cold start.