Patent ID: 7536098

Claim:
An imaging apparatus comprising: an image taking unit which takes an image of an object; an infrared reduction filter formed in association with said image taking unit; a filter control unit which controls said infrared reduction filter; a detecting unit which detects a change relating to an object on the basis of a plurality of images taken by said image taking unit; and a recording control unit which records a color image of the object by enabling said infrared reduction filter by said filter control unit, when a change relating to an object is detected, wherein, when a change relating to an object is not detected, said filter control unit disables said infrared reduction filter, said image taking unit outputs image signals, each of which is an image signal of one pixel obtained by adding signals output from each of not less than two pixels included in said image taking unit, and said detecting unit detects the change relating to the object by using the pixel added image signal, and wherein, when a change relating to an object is detected, said filter control unit enables said infrared reduction filter, and said image taking unit outputs image signals each of which is an image signal of one pixel without the adding of signals.