Patent ID: 7242846

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: image pickup means; a microphone; input means for inputting image data and audio data from an exterior of the apparatus; recording means for recording the image data and audio data on a disk-shaped recording medium by recording element, said recording means including a movement mechanism to move the recording element in a radial direction of the disk-shaped recording medium; mode setting means for setting one of a plurality of modes including a first recording mode in which said recording means records, on the disk-shaped recording medium, image data obtained by said image pickup means and audio data obtained through said microphone and a second recording mode in which said recording means records, on the disk-shaped recording medium, the image data and audio data obtained by said input means; and control means for selecting one of a first control profile for moving the recording element and a second control profile for moving the recording element at a higher speed than the first control profile, according to the mode set by said mode setting means, and controlling the movement mechanism on the basis of said selected control profile, said control means selecting the first control profile if the first recording mode is set by said mode setting means and selecting the second control profile if the second recording is set by said setting means.