An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image capturing device that captures an image of a subject according to a mode of operation, said mode of operation being user-selectable between at least one of a normal image capture mode of operation and a continuous image capture mode of operation; an image-capture control device that controls an image-capturing operation performed by the image capturing device in accordance with a selected mode of operation; a movement distance calculation unit that obtains the distance from the subject to the image capturing device using focal length information and a speed detection device that detects a movement speed of the subject during the image-capturing operation, wherein when the image-capturing device is operating in the continuous image capture mode of operation, the image-capture control device controls an image-capture time interval which is the time interval from when one still image is captured until the next one still image is captured in the continuous image capture mode of operation in accordance with the movement speed of the subject, wherein said speed detection device calculates an angle between the subject before movement and the subject after movement, and calculates the movement speed based on a movement distance of the subject, the movement distance being calculated on the basis of the calculated angle and the distance between the subject and the image capturing device, an image analysis device that performs an analysis of a plurality of captured images that are captured in the continuous image capture mode; and an image selection device that selects an image as a best image from the captured images by comparing the captured images with the analysis and stored information, wherein the analysis performed by the image analysis device includes extracting parts of an analysis target image in the captured images, and determines whether the analysis target image includes a main part or a sub-part in an analysis frame, the sub-part being one of the parts of the detected subject within the image; and wherein the movement distance of the detected subject is calculated. an image capturing device that captures an image of a subject according to a mode of operation, said mode of operation being user-selectable between at least one of a normal image capture mode of operation and a continuous image capture mode of operation; an image-capture control device that controls an image-capturing operation performed by the image capturing device in accordance with a selected mode of operation; a movement distance calculation unit that obtains the distance from the subject to the image capturing device using focal length information and a speed detection device that detects a movement speed of the subject during the image-capturing operation, wherein when the image-capturing device is operating in the continuous image capture mode of operation, the image-capture control device controls an image-capture time interval which is the time interval from when one still image is captured until the next one still image is captured in the continuous image capture mode of operation in accordance with the movement speed of the subject, wherein said speed detection device calculates an angle between the subject before movement and the subject after movement, and calculates the movement speed based on a movement distance of the subject, the movement distance being calculated on the basis of the calculated angle and the distance between the subject and the image capturing device, an image analysis device that performs an analysis of a plurality of captured images that are captured in the continuous image capture mode; and an image selection device that selects an image as a best image from the captured images by comparing the captured images with the analysis and stored information, wherein the analysis performed by the image analysis device includes extracting parts of an analysis target image in the captured images, and determines whether the analysis target image includes a main part or a sub-part in an analysis frame, the sub-part being one of the parts of the detected subject within the image; and wherein the movement distance of the detected subject is calculated.