An information processing apparatus including an infrared light emitter capable of emitting infrared light and a camera capable of at least taking an infrared light image, the information processing apparatus comprising: an infrared light emission control section configured to control emission of the infrared light; an image obtaining section configured to repeatedly obtain an image taken by use of the camera; a face detection section configured to repeatedly execute a face detection process based on the image obtained by the image obtaining section, the face detection process being for detecting the face of a user; characterized by: a first control section configured to, when face detection by the face detection section has been successful with the infrared light emitted, stop emission of the infrared light, and configured to cause the face detection section to execute the face detection process with the emission stopped; and a second control section configured to, when face detection by the face detection section has been successful with emission of the infrared light stopped, cause the face detection section to continue the face detection process with emission of the infrared light stopped, and configured to, when face detection by the face detection section has been failure with emission of the infrared light stopped, cause the infrared light to be emitted and cause the face detection section to continue the face detection process. an infrared light emission control section configured to control emission of the infrared light; an image obtaining section configured to repeatedly obtain an image taken by use of the camera; a face detection section configured to repeatedly execute a face detection process based on the image obtained by the image obtaining section, the face detection process being for detecting the face of a user; characterized by: a first control section configured to, when face detection by the face detection section has been successful with the infrared light emitted, stop emission of the infrared light, and configured to cause the face detection section to execute the face detection process with the emission stopped; and a second control section configured to, when face detection by the face detection section has been successful with emission of the infrared light stopped, cause the face detection section to continue the face detection process with emission of the infrared light stopped, and configured to, when face detection by the face detection section has been failure with emission of the infrared light stopped, cause the infrared light to be emitted and cause the face detection section to continue the face detection process. a first control section configured to, when face detection by the face detection section has been successful with the infrared light emitted, stop emission of the infrared light, and configured to cause the face detection section to execute the face detection process with the emission stopped; and a second control section configured to, when face detection by the face detection section has been successful with emission of the infrared light stopped, cause the face detection section to continue the face detection process with emission of the infrared light stopped, and configured to, when face detection by the face detection section has been failure with emission of the infrared light stopped, cause the infrared light to be emitted and cause the face detection section to continue the face detection process.