Patent ID: 8810707

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup unit; a display unit configured to comprise a display having a display surface, and be mounted on a main body of the image pickup apparatus in such a manner as to be openable and closable; a detection unit configured to detect a position of said display unit with respect to the main body; a shooting mode setting unit configured to set any shooting mode from among a plurality of shooting modes including at least a first shooting mode and a second shooting mode; and a control unit configured to provide control to, during taking of moving images in the first shooting mode, stop the taking of the moving images when said detection unit detects said display unit being in a closed position with respect to the main body, and during taking of moving images in the second shooting mode, continue the taking of the moving images when said detection unit detects said display unit being in the closed position with respect to the main body.