Patent ID: 7821549

Claim:
An image processing apparatus configured to record an image file obtained by a shooting operation in a folder in a recording medium, the apparatus comprising: an image pickup unit configured to perform image pickup operation based on the shooting operation; a user interface configured to allow a user to set units of date/time for use in creating a new folder for storing image files, the units of date/time including at least one of day and month, wherein the user interface further is configured to allow the user to set an offset time to shift a standard time for determining a change in a value of the units of date/time for use in creating the new folder for storing image files; a first storage unit configured to store a user setting regarding the units of date/time and the offset time set by the user; a determination unit configured to determine necessity of creating the new folder based on the user setting stored in the first storage unit by comparing a date/time of the last shooting operation and a date/time of the present shooting operation; a folder creation unit configured to create a new folder in the recording medium when the determination unit determines to create the new folder; and a recording unit configured to record the image file obtained by the image pickup unit in the new folder created by the folder creation unit.