Patent ID: 7948523

Claim:
An image sensing apparatus comprising: an image sensing unit that converts light into an electric signal corresponding to a quantity of incident light, and periodically outputs an image signal obtained by the conversion at intervals of a predetermined period; a mode switch that switches among a plurality of image sensing modes including at least a firework image sensing mode and a normal image sensing mode; a delay unit that delays an image signal by the predetermined period; an adder that, when switch to the firework image sensing mode is made by the mode switch, adds the image signal output from the image sensing unit and the image signal output from the delay unit in predetermined proportions, and outputs an image signal obtained by the addition, wherein the delay unit delays the image signal obtained by addition performed by the adder; a sound input unit that inputs sound, converts the sound into an audio signal and outputs the audio signal; a frequency characteristics changing unit that changes frequency characteristics including a first audio frequency characteristic used in the firework image sensing mode and a second audio frequency characteristic used in the normal image sensing mode; and a characteristic conversion unit that, when switch to the firework image sensing mode is made by the mode switch, makes audio frequency conversion of the audio signal output from the sound input unit by using the first audio frequency characteristic, wherein the first audio frequency characteristic comprises a characteristic having the effect of enhancing bass sound in comparison with the second audio frequency characteristic.