Patent ID: 8345131

Claim:
At least one computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions for, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform a method of picking up moving pictures using n image pickup elements, the method comprising: a distribution step of distributing light incoming through an optical lens to n directions; a timing signal generation step of generating a timing signal to be used to control timings at which said n image pickup elements are to pick up images; an image pickup step of picking up the light distributed at the distribution step to pick up the images using the n image pickup elements based on the timing signal generated at the timing signal generation step; and storing the images as n series of moving picture data of m Hz having phases successively displaced by 1/n, wherein: said image pickup elements being capable of converting the light into signals at time intervals of 1/m second to pick up images; and the timing signal generated at the timing signal generation step being used to control said n image pickup elements so as to convert the light into signals to pick up images at timings successively displaced by 1/m×n second.