Patent ID: 8169537

Claim:
A control method provided for a photographing apparatus having a first mode for generating an output image by taking one input image and a second mode for generating an output image by taking a plurality of input images successively without using a binning function, the control method comprising: comparing at least one of a first exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take an input image when said photographing operation is to be carried out in said first mode, and a second exposure time, which is an exposure time of a photographing operation to take a plurality of input images without using said binning function when said photographing operation is to be carried out in said second mode, with a first threshold value; determining whether or not said first exposure time is equal to or shorter than said first threshold value; making a first decision to take an image in said first mode if said first exposure time is equal to or shorter than said first threshold value; selecting a second threshold value different from said first threshold value; and making a second decision to take an image in said second mode if said second threshold value is equal to or shorter than said first threshold value.