An image recording apparatus comprising: imaging means; a particular operation key; setting means configured to set one of a plurality of operation modes including a first recording mode and a second recording mode; and control means configured to control so as to start or to stop, in a case where the first recording mode is set, in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key, a recording to a recording medium of a moving image captured by the imaging means, and to control so as to record, in a case where the second recording mode is set, in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key, while continuing recording to the recording medium of a moving image captured by the imaging means, information indicating a start of a scene which is a portion of the moving image being recorded, or information indicating an end of a scene which is a portion of the moving image being recorded, wherein when a recording of a moving image is not performed in the second recording mode, the recording of the moving image is started in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key and the information indicating the start of a scene is recorded (S306; S326 to S331), and wherein when a recording of a moving image is performed in the second recording mode, the recording of the moving image is not stopped in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key and the recording of the moving image is stopped in accordance with an operation on an operation switch other than the operation on the particular operation key (S353; S362 to S366), characterized in that the control means, in a case where an external recording, for performing a recording of a moving image on an external recording apparatus different from the recording medium connected with the image recording apparatus, is executed in the second recording mode, controls so that instructions are made for a recording start and stop of a moving image to the external recording apparatus in accordance with said operation on the particular operation key indicating the start of a scene and indicating the end of a scene. imaging means; a particular operation key; setting means configured to set one of a plurality of operation modes including a first recording mode and a second recording mode; and control means configured to control so as to start or to stop, in a case where the first recording mode is set, in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key, a recording to a recording medium of a moving image captured by the imaging means, and to control so as to record, in a case where the second recording mode is set, in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key, while continuing recording to the recording medium of a moving image captured by the imaging means, information indicating a start of a scene which is a portion of the moving image being recorded, or information indicating an end of a scene which is a portion of the moving image being recorded, control so as to start or to stop, in a case where the first recording mode is set, in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key, a recording to a recording medium of a moving image captured by the imaging means, and to control so as to record, in a case where the second recording mode is set, in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key, while continuing recording to the recording medium of a moving image captured by the imaging means, information indicating a start of a scene which is a portion of the moving image being recorded, or information indicating an end of a scene which is a portion of the moving image being recorded, wherein when a recording of a moving image is not performed in the second recording mode, the recording of the moving image is started in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key and the information indicating the start of a scene is recorded (S306; S326 to S331), and wherein when a recording of a moving image is performed in the second recording mode, the recording of the moving image is not stopped in accordance with an operation on the particular operation key and the recording of the moving image is stopped in accordance with an operation on an operation switch other than the operation on the particular operation key (S353; S362 to S366), characterized in that the control means, in a case where an external recording, for performing a recording of a moving image on an external recording apparatus different from the recording medium connected with the image recording apparatus, is executed in the second recording mode, controls so that instructions are made for a recording start and stop of a moving image to the external recording apparatus in accordance with said operation on the particular operation key indicating the start of a scene and indicating the end of a scene.