Patent ID: 8855482
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: G03B,G10K,G10L

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging unit; a driving unit configured to drive an optical system for the imaging unit, the driving unit having a plurality of driving modes including a first driving mode and a second driving mode; a sound obtaining unit configured to obtain a sound signal; a sound processing unit configured to process the sound signal obtained by the sound obtaining unit, the sound processing unit being arranged to execute a first process for reducing noise in the sound signal obtained by the sound obtaining unit; and a control unit configured to control the driving mode of the driving unit and the sound processing unit in accordance with a level of the sound signal obtained by the sound obtaining unit, wherein the control unit controls the driving unit to drive the optical system in the first driving mode and controls the sound processing unit to execute the first process, in a case where the level of the sound signal obtained by the sound obtaining unit is lower than a predetermined level, and the control unit controls the driving unit to drive the optical system in the second driving mode and controls the sound processing unit not to execute the first process, in a case where the level of the sound signal obtained by the sound obtaining unit is equal to or higher than the predetermined level.