Patent ID: 8063954

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus for generating and recording a plurality of image data in different recording formats in one-time image capturing, the apparatus comprising: a mode selection unit configured to allow selection of a single-format recording mode in which recording is performed in JPEG format in one-time image capturing, or a multiple-format recording mode in which recording is simultaneously performed in a plurality of recording formats of JPEG format and RAW format in one-time image capturing; a size setting unit configured to, if the single-format recording mode is selected by the mode selection unit, set a recording size of image data recorded in JPEG format set in the single-format recording mode; and a determining unit configured to, if the mode selection unit changes a mode setting from the single-format recording mode to the multiple-format recording mode, determine the recording size of a plurality of image data recorded in JPEG and RAW formats, according to the recording size set by the size setting unit in the single-format recording mode, wherein, if the size of the image data set by the size setting unit in the single-format recording mode is smaller than a predetermined size, the determining unit determines the recording size of the image data recorded in JPEG format and RAW format, and compression rate of the image data recorded in JPEG format, and wherein, if the size of the image data set by the size setting unit in the single-format recording mode is larger than a predetermined size, the determining unit automatically determines the recording size of the image data recorded in JPEG format and RAW format, and performs control so that a user can operate the compression rate of the image data recorded in JPEG format and a bit width of the image data recorded in RAW format.