Patent ID: 8823805

Claim:
An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit configured to capture an image of an object to acquire image data thereof; a positioning unit configured to perform positioning processing for acquiring positional information indicating a position of the imaging apparatus; an association unit configured to associate the positional information acquired by the positioning unit with the image data acquired by the imaging unit; a log data generation unit configured to generate log data based on the positional information acquired by the positioning unit; a first control unit configured to control the positioning unit to perform the positioning processing at a first time interval, and to control the association unit to associate the positional information acquired by the positioning processing performed at the first time interval with the image data; and a second control unit configured to control the positioning unit to perform the positioning processing at a second time interval, and to control the log data generation unit to generate the log data based on the positional information acquired by the positioning processing performed at the second time interval, wherein the first control unit controls the positioning unit to perform the positioning processing at the first time interval irrespective of an acquisition status of the positional information, wherein, when it is determined that the acquisition status of the positional information does not satisfy a predetermined condition, the second control unit changes a time interval at which the positioning processing is performed to a third time interval that is longer than the second time interval, and wherein, when it is determined that the acquisition status of the positional information satisfies the predetermined condition, the second control unit sets the time interval at which the positioning processing is performed to the second time interval.