Patent ID: 8965171
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A recording control apparatus comprising: an image pickup unit configured to change a taking area of a video image; a setting unit configured to set one of a plurality of types of events that are generated based on a detection of a moving subject in the video image; a determination unit configured to determine, according to the taking area of said image pickup unit and a movement speed of the moving subject in the video image, a period for storing at least part of the video image before generation of a detection event of at least one of the plurality of types of events; and a control unit configured to store, if a first type of event is set by the setting unit, the video image related to the first type of event into a first storage unit for a first period which corresponds to the first type of event, and store, if a second type of event is set by the setting unit, the video image related to the second type of event into the first storage unit for a second period which corresponds to the second type of event.