An imaging device, comprising: a data processor configured to execute processing for selecting temporal portions of a movingpicture from capturedpicture data, the temporal portions corre sponding to important scenes, on the basis of first information that is input to the data processor during capture of the moving picture, wherein the first information comprises all of information regarding user operation of the imaging device; information regarding results that are detected by an acceleration sensor of the imaging device; audio information detected by an audio detection unit of the imaging device; position information detectedby a positioning unit of the imaging device; date and time information supplied from a clock of the imaging device; the data processor generates, during the capture of the moving picture, highlight point information that allows identification of the temporal portions corresponding to the important scenes on the basis of corresponding first information, and records the highlight point information on a recording medium as information associated with the captured picture data; and the data processor is configuredto detect, on the basis of the date and time information, a time correspondingto a predetermined event time, and to generate highlight point information including information that allows identification of the temporal portion associated with the time corresponding to the predetermined event time. a data processor configured to execute processing for selecting temporal portions of a movingpicture from capturedpicture data, the temporal portions corre sponding to important scenes, on the basis of first information that is input to the data processor during capture of the moving picture, wherein the first information comprises all of information regarding user operation of the imaging device; information regarding results that are detected by an acceleration sensor of the imaging device; audio information detected by an audio detection unit of the imaging device; position information detectedby a positioning unit of the imaging device; date and time information supplied from a clock of the imaging device; information regarding user operation of the imaging device; information regarding results that are detected by an acceleration sensor of the imaging device; audio information detected by an audio detection unit of the imaging device; position information detectedby a positioning unit of the imaging device; date and time information supplied from a clock of the imaging device; the data processor generates, during the capture of the moving picture, highlight point information that allows identification of the temporal portions corresponding to the important scenes on the basis of corresponding first information, and records the highlight point information on a recording medium as information associated with the captured picture data; and the data processor is configuredto detect, on the basis of the date and time information, a time correspondingto a predetermined event time, and to generate highlight point information including information that allows identification of the temporal portion associated with the time corresponding to the predetermined event time.