Patent ID: 7936385

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus to which a zoom lens having a variable imaging angle of view is mounted, comprising: a dynamic body detecting portion for detecting a dynamic body from an image signal obtained by capturing an image; a motion vector detecting portion for detecting a motion vector representing an amount of motion per unit time of said dynamic body detected by said dynamic body detecting portion; a comparing portion for comparing the motion vector detected by said motion vector detecting portion with a reference value; and a control portion for adjusting a set value for an angle of view of said zoom lens based on a comparison result obtained in said comparing portion, wherein the adjustment for the set value for the angle of view by said control portion is performed such that the angle of view is increased when the detected motion vector is larger than the reference value, the angle of view is decreased when the detected motion vector is smaller than the reference value, and no angle of view is changed when the detected motion vector is approximately equal to the reference value.