Patent ID: 9124803
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup unit that picks up an object to generate moving image data; a detection unit that detects at least one of a shooting direction of the image pickup unit and an attitude of the image pickup apparatus; a storage unit that temporarily stores moving image data generated by the image pickup unit; an instruction unit that instructs operation to photograph a still image; and a recording unit that reads out the moving image data traced back by a predetermined time period from a timing when still image photographing is instructed by the instruction unit, from the storage unit, and records the read-out moving image data in a recording medium, wherein, in the moving image data traced back by the predetermined time period, the recording unit does not record, in the recording medium, at least a portion of the moving image data in the predetermined time period, based on at least one of the shooting direction and the attitude of the image pickup apparatus detected by the detection unit.