Patent ID: 8660400
Filing Date: 2014-02-25
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: a power source that supplies power to the apparatus; an image generation unit that generates new image data based on a subject image; a media management section that serves to record the new image data on a recording medium, and to read out existing image data stored in the recording medium; and a management information analysis section that separately obtains, from the recording medium, a reproduction management information that is necessary for reproducing the existing image data and a recording management information that is necessary for recording the new image data on the recording medium and that has a quantity of information smaller than a quantity of information of the reproduction management information, that analyzes each information, wherein when the power source is turned on, the management information analysis section is configured to determine, based on the analysis result of the recording management information, whether or not to permit reception of recording start input that allows the image generation unit and the media management section respectively to generate the new image data and record the new image data on the recording medium, regardless of whether or not analysis of the reproduction management information is completed, at the time of completion of analysis of the recording management information; and the management information analysis section uses, as the recording management information, the number of playlists for managing the existing image data, information included in the last created playlist and the total number of the existing image data, and uses, as the reproduction management information, information included in all the playlists.