Patent ID: 8358927
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: G03B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus capable of performing a continuous shooting operation for continuously shooting still images, the imaging apparatus comprising: an input unit configured to receive an instruction for starting the continuous shooting operation; a sound output unit configured to output a predetermined sound according to a shooting operation; and a controller configured to control output/non-output of the predetermined sound from the sound output unit according to a setting of sound output, and to control the continuous shooting operation, wherein the setting of sound output includes an ON setting for outputting the predetermined sound from the sound output unit according to a start of the shooting operation and an OFF setting for non-outputting the predetermined sound from the sound out unit according to the start of the shooting operation, a shooting interval in the continuous shooting operation can be set to be variable, and when receiving the instruction for starting the continuous shooting operation via the input unit with the setting of sound output being the OFF setting and the shooting interval in the continuous shooting operation being set to be variable, the controller controls at least one of the output of the predetermined sound or the continuous shooting operation so as to prevent the continuous shooting operation at the variable shooting interval from being performed in a state that the predetermined sound according to the shooting operation is not output.