Patent ID: 8208793

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit configured to record moving image data on a plurality of recording media as a file, wherein if a file size reaches a predetermined size during recording of the moving image data, the recording unit stops the recording of the moving image data in the file being recorded and generates a new file so that the moving image data can be recorded; a detection unit configured to detect a recording error while the moving image data is being recorded onto the recording media; a control unit configured to control the recording unit according to an output of the detection unit, wherein when the moving image data is simultaneously recorded onto the plurality of recording media, if a recording error with respect to one recording medium is detected, the control unit controls the recording unit such that the recording of the moving image data on the one recording medium is stopped while the recording of the moving image data onto another recording media is continued, and if a new file is generated in another recording media after recording of the moving image data on the one recording medium is stopped, a new file is generated in the one recording medium and recording of the moving image data is resumed.