Patent ID: 7719572
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image pickup apparatus comprising: image capturing means for capturing an image; first recording means for temporarily recording an original image signal output from the image capturing means; processing means for performing predetermined signal processing upon the original image signal output from the image capturing means; and instructing means for instructing the processing means to capture a still image, and when the processing means is instructed to capture a still image by the instructing means while performing moving image signal processing upon the original image signal output from the image capturing means, the processing means is operable to cause the first recording means to record the original image signal output from the image capturing means, and the processing means being operable to read out the recorded original image signal from the first recording means and perform still image signal processing upon the read out original image signal while suspending the moving image signal processing.