Patent ID: 6243531
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A recording apparatus comprising:recording means for recording image data onto a recording medium;memory means for storing the image data;storing means for extracting image data of one picture plane from input motion image data and storing the extracted image data of one picture plane in said memory means;instructing means for manually instructing a recording of a still image; andcontrol means for controlling said recording means and said storing means in a manner such that said storing means extracts image data of one picture plane from the input motion image data and stores the extracted image data of one picture plane in said memory means in response to an instruction of said instructing means during the recording of said input motion image data and said recording means records the extracted image data of one picture plane stored in said memory means as the still image after the recording of the input motion image data from which the image data of one picture plane for the still image is extracted is stopped, the image data of both picture planes preceding and following the extracted picture plane in the input motion image data being recorded onto the recording medium.