Patent ID: 8045020

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: a first recording module with a first recording medium, which has a first initialization time from initialization to coming into a recordable condition; a second recording module adapted to handle a second recording medium, which has a second initialization time from initialization to coming into a recordable condition, being longer than the first initialization time; a mode switching module, which is configured to switch over to a power OFF mode, a mode for recording into said first recording module, and a mode for recording into said second recording module, wherein said mode switching module, which in switching over between said power OFF mode and said mode for recording into said second recording module, only switching: from said power OFF mode, to said mode for recording into said first recording module next after said power OFF mode, and to said mode for recording into said second recording module next after said mode for recording into said first recording module, and from said mode for recording into said second recording module, to said mode for recording into said first recording module next after said mode for recording into said second recording module, and to said power OFF mode next after said mode for recording into said first recording module.