Patent ID: 8147152

Claim:
An image sensing apparatus which is capable of executing a continuous shooting operation, comprising: a shutter driving member which drives a shutter blade; a shutter spring which urges said shutter driving member; a shutter charge unit which charges said shutter spring, said shutter charge unit being switched between a charged state in which said shutter driving member is retained while said shutter spring is charged after a charge operation of said shutter spring is complete, and a travel prepared state in which said shutter driving member is not retained; a driving unit which drives said shutter charge unit; a retaining unit which, when said shutter charge unit is set in the travel prepared state, retains said shutter driving member in a state in which said shutter spring is charged; a determination unit which determines whether or not said image sensing apparatus is executing the continuous shooting operation; and a control unit which, when said determination unit determines that said image sensing apparatus is executing the continuous shooting operation, controls said driving unit to drive said shutter charge unit to the travel prepared state without stopping said shutter charge unit in the charged state after the charge operation of said shutter spring is complete.