Patent ID: 8830046

Claim:
An in-vehicle moving image data recording apparatus mounted in a vehicle, comprising: a normal image quality coding unit for compressing moving image data constantly generated from images of surroundings of the vehicle captured by a camera unit mounted in the vehicle with a normal image quality to constantly generate a normal-quality compressed moving image data; a high image quality coding unit for compressing the moving image data with an image quality higher than the normal image quality to constantly generate a high-quality compressed moving image data; a normal image quality data storage unit for recording therein the normal-quality compressed moving image data; a trigger detecting unit for detecting an abnormal condition which possibly happens to the vehicle currently travelling; and a high image quality data storage unit for constantly recording therein the high-quality compressed moving image data outputted by the high image quality coding unit and storing the high-quality moving image data based on a trigger detection timing by the trigger detecting unit, wherein the normal-quality compressed moving image data is recorded when the high-quality compressed moving image data is recorded.