Patent ID: 6272280
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus for reproducing image data from a tape-like recording medium on which motion image data and still image data are recorded, the image data being recorded in a first recording mode of recording the image data by feeding the tape-like recording medium at a first speed and in a second recording mode of reproducing the data by feeding the tape-like recording medium at a second speed different from the first speed, comprising:feeding means for feeding the tape-like recording medium;reproduction means for reproducing digital data including the image data from the tape-like recording medium; andcontrol means for discriminating a recording mode of the image data and controlling feeding operation of said feeding means and reproducing operation of said reproduction means, said control means, in a still image search mode of searching for the still image data by reproducing the digital data while feeding the tape-like recording medium at a high speed, determining whether the recording mode of the still image data is the first recording mode or the second recording mode while feeding a still image recording area of the tape-like recording medium at the high speed and, after determining the recording mode of the still image data, controlling said feeding means and said reproducing means so as to start reproducing the searched still image data by feeding the tape-like recording medium at a speed corresponding to the determined recording mode.