Patent ID: 6925251

Claim:
An optical disc apparatus comprising: a reading section which reads out image data and time data recorded on an optical disc; a time display image data producing section which produces a time display image data in which a time corresponding to the time data that is read out by the reading section is displayed; and a composite image outputting section which produces a composite image in which a time display image based on the time display image data is superimposed on an image based on the image data that is read out by the reading section, the composite image outputting section outputting the composite image, wherein in the case where the time data that is presently read out by the reading section is within a preset time range preset on the time progressing side with respect to a previous display time, the time display image data producing section produces a time display image data in which a time indicated by the read out time data is displayed, in the case where a time data that is presently read out by the reading section is outside the preset time range preset on the time progressing side with respect to the previous display time, the time display image data producing section produces a time display image data in which the previous display time is continuously displayed, stores the time data that are subsequently read out by the reading section over a predetermined time period, and produces a time display image data in which a time indicated by the latest one of the stored time data is displayed when time continuity exists in the stored time data, and in the case where a time data that is presently read out by the reading section lags the previous display time, the time display image data producing section produces a time display image in which the previous display time is continuously displayed.