Patent ID: 8026973
Filing Date: 2011-09-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit; a focusing unit configured to focus an object to be shot by the imaging unit; a first recording control unit configured to control the imaging unit in order to continuously record shot images at first time intervals when the object is focused by the focusing unit and a shooting instruction is detected; a determining unit configured to determine whether the object moves in a distance direction with respect to a shooting direction during a control operation of the first recording control unit; and a second recording control unit configured to perform control so as to keep a recording operation of the shot images at second time intervals while the focusing unit focuses the object when the determining unit determines that the object moves in the distance direction; wherein the determining unit is further configured to determine whether the object moves in a farther distance direction or a closer distance direction with respect to the shooting direction; and wherein the second recording control unit further comprises: