Patent ID: 8542295

Claim:
An imaging device comprising: a data processor configured to execute processing for selecting video picture portions corresponding to important video scenes from captured video picture data, on the basis of a change in input information, wherein, the input information is at least position information received from a location module, the data processor generates video highlight point information that allows identification of the video picture portions corresponding to the important video scenes and records playback priority levels of the video highlight point information as information associated with the captured video picture data, the video highlight point information includes at least a recording time and an amount of movement between locations, the video picture portions are selected in response to a change in input information corresponding to movement between the locations that exceeds a predetermined distance threshold as tracked in the position information, the data processor causes the recording of the video highlight point information on a recording medium as information associated with the captured video picture data, and the data processor causes the play back of the video picture portions associated with each of the important video scenes for a pre-determined time period, the video picture portions are played sequentially to allow a user to select and view the entire captured video picture data associated with each of the important video scenes for playback.