Patent ID: 7636514

Claim:
An electronic apparatus which includes image pick-up means, the apparatus comprising: image pick-up means to pick up an image of a subject; a microphone to record an audio signal when picking up the image; recording and reproducing means to record and reproduce said audio signal from said microphone; a shutter to indicate a start of image pick-up by said image pick-up means; shutter sound generation means to generate a shutter signal when said shutter is operated; a speaker to emit said shutter signal generated by said shutter sound generation means; a sound effect data unit to store sound effect data and a reverse phase signal, said sound effect data and said reverse phase signal being recorded in advance, said reverse phase signal having a phase opposite to a phase of said shutter signal; mixing means provided in the input system of said recording and reproducing means; and control means to control at least said mixing means and said sound effect data unit, wherein when said shutter is operated while said audio signal obtained by said microphone is recorded in said recording and reproducing means, said control means performs control to provide said reverse phase signal stored in said sound effect data unit to said mixing means to remove said shutter signal from said audio signal, so that the shutter signal is not recorded in said recording and reproducing means.