A photographing system for a moving apparatus mounted on a moving apparatus, comprising: a plurality of image pickup units (1, 2,...) arranged so as to pickup images in respectively different directions, each unit having at least an image pickup device, a signal process unit (12, 22,...) for generating an image signal from an output signal of said image pickup device, and an image pickup control unit (13, 23,...) for controlling said image pickup device and said signal process unit; a system control unit for controlling said plurality of image pickup units; and a position detection unit and a map information memory unit, wherein the system control unit is arranged to read position information indicating the present position of the moving apparatus from the position detection unit and, based on this position information, to read map information of a region including the present position of the moving apparatus from the map information memory unit and, based on these position information and map information, constantly to predict a subsequent surrounding state of the moving apparatus; a display and recording unit for displaying or recording image signals output from said plurality of image pickup units, wherein said system control unit is arranged to control sequentially said plurality of image pickup units in accordance with a predetermined sequence such that each of the plurality of image pickup units can suitably be controlled in accordance with the time-series effect of change of the surrounding state predicted to occur next from the present surrounding state of the moving apparatus exerted on the plurality of image pickup units, thereby making it possible to enhance image visibility of a driver of the moving apparatus. a plurality of image pickup units (1, 2,...) arranged so as to pickup images in respectively different directions, each unit having at least an image pickup device, a signal process unit (12, 22,...) for generating an image signal from an output signal of said image pickup device, and an image pickup control unit (13, 23,...) for controlling said image pickup device and said signal process unit; a system control unit for controlling said plurality of image pickup units; and a position detection unit and a map information memory unit, wherein the system control unit is arranged to read position information indicating the present position of the moving apparatus from the position detection unit and, based on this position information, to read map information of a region including the present position of the moving apparatus from the map information memory unit and, based on these position information and map information, constantly to predict a subsequent surrounding state of the moving apparatus; a display and recording unit for displaying or recording image signals output from said plurality of image pickup units, wherein said system control unit is arranged to control sequentially said plurality of image pickup units in accordance with a predetermined sequence such that each of the plurality of image pickup units can suitably be controlled in accordance with the time-series effect of change of the surrounding state predicted to occur next from the present surrounding state of the moving apparatus exerted on the plurality of image pickup units, thereby making it possible to enhance image visibility of a driver of the moving apparatus.