Patent ID: 7317477

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus comprising: image pickup means for outputting an image signal having a first number of pixels which is greater than a predetermined number of pixels; converting means for converting a moving image signal having the first number of pixels, outputted from said image pickup means, into an image signal having the predetermined number of pixels; a first memory having storage capacity corresponding to the predetermined number of pixels, for storing the moving image signal having the predetermined number of pixels, outputted from said converting means; a second memory having storage capacity corresponding to the first number of pixels; a memory interface arranged to generate addresses of said second memory, to write into said second memory a still image signal of the first number of pixels outputted from said image pickup means, and to read out a still image signal of the first number of pixels from said second memory, said memory interface being capable of generating addresses of a memory of larger capacity, corresponding to a number of pixels greater than the first number of pixels, than said second memory; still image processing means for processing the still image signal having the first number of pixels, read out by said memory interface; and first recording means for recording the moving image signal read out from said first memory on a first recording medium in accordance with a predetermined recording format, wherein the predetermined number of pixels conforms to the predetermined recording format, and wherein said converting means, said first memory, said memory interface, and said still image processing means are provided on a single integrated circuit, and said image pickup means and said second memory are not provided on said single integrated circuit.