Patent ID: 8023801

Claim:
A video recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: a first recording unit configured to record video information on a first recording medium; a second recording unit configured to record video information on a second recording medium; a remaining capacity detecting unit configured to detect a remaining capacity of the first recording medium; a recording controlling unit configured to control the first and second recording units to transfer the video information having been recorded on the first recording medium to the second recording medium when a value of the remaining capacity of the first recording medium drops to a value equal to or lower than a first reference value (α); and a reproducing unit, regarding a reproducing operation of recorded video information instructed to be reproduced, being configured to reproduce instructed video information from the second recording medium when the instructed video information is recorded on the second recording medium, whereas the reproducing unit is configured to reproduce the instructed video information from the first recording medium when the instructed video information is recorded on the first recording medium, and whereas, when a part of the instructed video information is recorded on the second recording medium and the rest is recorded on the first recording medium, the reproducing unit is configured to first reproduce the video information recorded on the second recording medium, and then reproduce the video information recorded on the first recording medium.