Patent ID: 8068694

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging unit which picks up an object; a setting unit which sets a synthesis imaging mode; an imaging control unit which controls imaging in the imaging unit based on a predetermined sequential shooting interval according to the setting unit setting the synthesis imaging mode; a storing unit which stores a plurality of image data picked up by the imaging unit at the sequential shooting interval; an image synthesizing unit which subjects the plurality of image data stored in the storing unit to an image synthesizing process so that duplicated areas between images are superimposed; a display area setting unit which sets a display area in the synthesized image obtained from the image synthesizing process by the image synthesizing unit; a display unit which displays the display area set by the display area setting unit; a record area setting unit which sets a record area based on the display area displayed on the display unit; and a recording unit which records image data in the record area set by the record area setting unit.