Patent ID: 7801429

Claim:
An image taking apparatus comprising: an image taking device which converts light into a charge, wherein an amount of the charge corresponds to a quantity of the light, the charge is read out from the image taking device as an image signal; a flash emission device; a flash control device which adjusts a flash emission amount from the flash emission device at the time of image taking using flash; an automatic focusing device which automatically performs focusing of an image taking lens; a determination device which determines, based on data on focusing performed by the automatic focusing device, whether or not a shooting distance is shorter than a normal shooting distance range at the time of image taking using flash; and a sensitivity setting device which sets a camera sensitivity of the image taking device at the time of image taking using flash, the sensitivity setting device which sets a camera sensitivity lower than a standard camera sensitivity set in advance with respect to the normal shooting distance range if the determination device determines that the shooting distance is shorter.