Patent ID: 6141492
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A recording apparatus comprising:analog-to-digital converter means for sampling and converting input image data into digital image data, said converter means outputting a first sampled image data having a first number of samples for one frame and a second sampled image data having a second number of samples which is greater than the first number of samples for one frame;compression means for compressing an amount of information in the digital image data converted by said converter means, said compression means outputting a first compressed image data having a first information amount for one frame by compressing the first sampled image data, and a second compressed image data having a second information amount which is greater than the first information amount for one frame by compressing the second sampled image data;recording means for recording the image data compressed by said compression means on a recording medium, said recording means selectively recording the first compressed image data and the second compressed image data;mode setting means for setting a recording mode of said apparatus, said apparatus having a moving image mode for recording moving images and a still image mode for recording still images; andcontrol means for, in response to a setting of the still image mode by said mode setting means, controlling said compression means and said recording means so that said compression means outputs the second compressed image data and said recording means records the second compressed image data.