Patent ID: 7474849

Claim:
An imaging apparatus comprising: a camera unit to shoot an object of shooting and convert the image data obtained into an image signal; a recording unit to record the image data on a recording medium; and a control unit to control at least said camera unit and said recording unit, wherein: power-ON recording standby mode, power-ON recording disabled mode, and power-saving mode are provided when power is ON, in addition to power-OFF mode; said power-saving mode is a state in which the time taken to shift to said recording standby mode is shorter than the time taken to shift from said power-OFF mode; it is possible to shift from said power-ON mode to said power-saving mode while power is ON and when recording on said recording medium is possible; and when recording on said recording medium is not possible, it is inhibited to shift from said power-ON recording disabled mode to said power-saving mode.