Patent ID: 8767086

Claim:
An image capturing apparatus comprising: an image-capturing unit that is configured to (i) capture image data, (ii) separate the image data having a plurality of color components into a plurality of fields, and (iii) output each of the plurality of fields, the image-capturing unit being switchable between a first mode and a second mode, outputting of the image data including only some of the plurality of color components being performed per-field in the first mode, and outputting of the image data including all of the plurality of color components being performed per-field in the second mode; a selecting unit that is configured to select two or more, but not all, of the plurality of fields, from among the plurality of fields, so to contain all of the plurality of color components when the image-capturing unit is switched to the first mode, and is configured to select one field from among the plurality of fields when the image-capturing unit is switched to the second mode; an image-generating unit that is configured to generate a low-resolution image based on image data of a field being selected by the selecting unit; and a controlling unit that is configured to cause the image-generating unit to generate the low-resolution image.