Patent ID: 8477211
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus, comprising: a first image capturing unit that captures first image data through a first optical system; a second image capturing unit that captures second image data through a second optical system; a control unit that controls the first and second image capturing units to capture an image; a mode switching unit that switches between (1) a normal mode and (2) a power saving and speedy capturing mode that has a lower consumed power than the normal mode; an operation stopping unit that stops the first image capturing unit or the second image capturing unit; wherein in a case the control unit controls operation to be in the power saving and speedy capturing mode, the operation stopping unit stops the first image capturing unit and the control unit captures an image by use of the second image capturing unit; and wherein the second image capturing unit includes plural image sensors, and in a case of operating in the power saving and speedy capturing mode, the operation stopping unit stops all image sensors except for one image sensor in the second image capturing unit, and the control unit captures an image by use of the one non-stopped image sensor in the second image capturing unit.