JP2003274348A - Imaging device and control method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform adequate control corresponding to the present situation when an indication regarding moving picture photography is made. <P>SOLUTION: The control is performed by: reading the remaining memory capacity of a removable recording medium out; converting the remaining memory capacity into a moving picture recording time corresponding to set recording conditions (compression ratio, etc.), of a moving picture; deciding whether the moving picture recording time is shorter than one second; and allowing subsequent still picture photography when the recording time is shorter than one second and inhibiting moving picture photography, but allowing subsequent still picture photography and allowing moving picture photography when not. While the control is so performed to inhibit the moving picture photography and a photographer indicates a moving picture mode, an alarm display indicating that the moving picture photography is inhibited is made to let the photographer know that. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an image pickup apparatus capable of shooting moving images and a control method thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are various image pickup apparatuses having a still image shooting function, a moving image shooting function, or any one of these functions. For example, some digital cameras, which are examples of imaging devices, include a still image capturing function and a moving image capturing function, and are configured to be able to selectively capture a still image or a moving image. In such a digital camera, in order to maintain the miniaturization of the main body, a still image or moving image taken is one recording medium, for example, SmartMedia (registered trademark) or compact flash (registered trademark) having a built-in flash memory. Many are configured to be recorded on a memory card such as.

Further, in an image pickup apparatus having a moving image shooting function, generally, the moving image shooting is started / stopped by pressing a dedicated shooting button provided on the apparatus body, and the shooting is started. The shooting is stopped by pressing the shooting button again.

[0004]

In an image pickup apparatus having a still image shooting function and a moving image shooting function, a moving image to be shot is generally composed of 15 to 30 frames / sec. When the image quality is made equal to that of a still image, a moving image per second requires a memory capacity 15 to 30 times that of a still image. Therefore, for example, if a video recording start instruction is issued when the remaining memory capacity of the storage memory card is converted to a still image and only about 10 memory capacities remain, the video will be displayed within 1 second. Shooting would end, which may surprise the photographer who wanted to shoot a video for more than a few seconds.

Further, as described above, in the image pickup apparatus having the moving image shooting function, the start / stop of the moving image shooting is controlled faithfully to the instruction by the operation of the shooting button. Therefore, even if the shooting button is accidentally pressed due to an erroneous operation, the shooting is faithfully started, and the photographer who notices it may press the shooting button and stop the shooting. was there. In this case, a short-time movie (for example, about 1 second) that is not intended by the photographer is recorded in the storage memory card, so that the photographer's work such as deleting the movie from the storage memory card later occurs. I was allowed to do it.

In view of the above situation, an object of the present invention is to provide an image pickup apparatus and a control method thereof which, when an instruction relating to moving image shooting is given, not only simply follow the instruction but also perform appropriate control according to the situation. Is to provide.

[0007]

The first aspect of the present invention is as follows.
An image pickup apparatus capable of selectively shooting a still image or a moving image, the detecting device detecting a remaining capacity of a recording medium in which a shot image is recorded, and the remaining amount of the recording medium detected by the detecting device. When the capacity is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the image pickup apparatus is provided with a control unit that controls the still image shooting and the moving image shooting to be prohibited.

With the above arrangement, when the remaining capacity of the recording medium is less than or equal to the predetermined amount, still image shooting is permitted and moving image shooting is prohibited. As a result, there is no need for the video recording to end for a few seconds after the video recording start instruction is given due to insufficient remaining capacity of the recording medium (remaining memory capacity). Therefore, it is possible to prevent a moving image from being recorded for a short time (for example, about 1 second) that does not make sense to the photographer's intention and does not surprise the photographer.

In a second aspect of the present invention, the control means is
When the remaining capacity of the recording medium detected by the detecting means is equal to or less than a predetermined amount, the selection of the moving image shooting is further prohibited. According to this configuration, when the remaining capacity of the recording medium is less than or equal to the predetermined amount, the selection of moving image shooting is further prohibited. It is to be noted that the selection of the moving image shooting is prohibited, for example, in an image pickup apparatus capable of freely setting the moving image mode or the still image mode as the shooting mode, the instruction (selection) of the moving image mode by the photographer cannot be accepted. It includes things such as As a result, it is possible to let the photographer recognize in advance that moving image shooting cannot be performed (prohibited).

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a first instructing means for instructing to start moving image shooting, a second instructing means for instructing to end moving image shooting, and a moving image shooting start by the first instructing means. If the time from the instruction of the above to the instruction to end the moving image shooting by the second instruction means is less than the predetermined time, the start of the moving image shooting is instructed and then the end of the moving image shooting is instructed. Control means for controlling not to record the moving image taken in the storage time on the storage medium,
It is an imaging device provided with.

According to the above arrangement, when the time from the start of moving image shooting to the end of moving image shooting is less than the predetermined time, the moving image shot at that time is not recorded. Become. As a result, if the photographer hurriedly gives an instruction to end the moving image shooting immediately after the instruction to start the moving image shooting is accidentally given due to an erroneous operation, etc., unnecessary moving images taken at such times are recorded. Can be prevented. The first and second instructing means are
The same instruction means may be used, or different instruction means may be used.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a first instructing means for instructing to start moving image shooting, a second instructing means for instructing to end moving image shooting, and a moving image shooting start by the first instructing means. If the time from the instruction of the moving image shooting to the instruction of the end of the moving image shooting by the second instruction means is less than the first predetermined time, the second predetermined time from the instruction of the moving image shooting is given. And a control unit that controls to record the moving image that has been captured until the elapsed time.

According to the above arrangement, the time from the start of moving image shooting to the end of moving image shooting is first
If the predetermined time is not satisfied, the moving image is photographed and recorded for the second predetermined time. As a result, it is possible to always record a moving image taken for the second predetermined time or more. This is, for example, when the video shooting end is inadvertently instructed due to an erroneous operation immediately after the video shooting is started by the shooter, and the like This is effective for preventing recording of a moving image (for example, about 1 second). The first instruction means and the second instruction means may be the same instruction means or different instruction means.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a first instructing means for instructing to start moving image shooting, a second instructing means for instructing to end moving image shooting, and a moving image start by the first instructing means. When the time interval from when the second instruction means is instructed by the second instruction means is shorter than a predetermined time interval, control is performed to invalidate the instruction by the second instruction means. And a control unit for controlling the image pickup device.

According to the above arrangement, if the time from the instruction to start moving image shooting to the instruction to end moving image shooting is less than the predetermined time, the instruction to end moving image shooting is invalidated. This ensures that you will be able to record videos for a certain time or longer.
Can be recorded. This is to invalidate the instruction to end the moving image shooting due to the erroneous operation, for example, when the end of the moving image shooting is erroneously instructed due to an erroneous operation immediately after the photographer gives an instruction to start the moving image shooting. It is effective when. The first instruction means and the second instruction means may be the same instruction means or different instruction means.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is a method for controlling an image pickup device capable of selectively taking a still image or a moving image,
The remaining capacity of the recording medium on which the captured image is recorded is detected, and when the detected remaining capacity of the recording medium is less than or equal to a predetermined amount, the still image shooting is permitted and the moving image shooting is prohibited. Is a method for controlling the image pickup apparatus.

According to the above method, the first aspect of the present invention described above is provided.
It is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the embodiment. 7th of this invention
According to the aspect, when the time from the instruction to start moving image shooting to the instruction to end moving image shooting is less than a predetermined time, from the instruction to start moving image shooting to the instruction to end the moving image shooting Is a control method of the image pickup apparatus, which controls not to record the moving image photographed at the time.

According to the above method, the third aspect of the present invention described above is provided.
It is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the embodiment. 8th of this invention
In the aspect, when the time from the instruction to start the moving image shooting to the instruction to end the moving image shooting is less than the first predetermined time, the second predetermined time from the instruction to start the moving image shooting is given. A method of controlling an image pickup apparatus, wherein moving images are captured until a certain time has elapsed, and the captured moving images are recorded.

According to the above method, the fourth aspect of the present invention described above.
It is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the embodiment. 9th of this invention
In this aspect, when the time from the instruction to start moving image shooting to the instruction to end moving image shooting is less than a predetermined time, the instruction to end moving image shooting is controlled to be invalidated. It is a control method.

According to the above method, the fifth aspect of the present invention described above is provided.
It is possible to obtain the same effect as that of the embodiment.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration example of a digital camera which is an example of the image pickup apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The digital camera shown in the figure has a still image shooting function (still image mode) and a moving image shooting function (moving image mode), and is configured to be able to selectively shoot a still image or a moving image.

In FIG. 1, the taking lens 1 forms a subject image on the image pickup device 2. The image sensor 2 is, for example, a CCD
(Charge Coupled Device), which photoelectrically converts a subject image formed on the image pickup element 2 by the action of the taking lens 1 and outputs an electric signal representing the image.

The image pickup section 3 is a CD for reducing noise components.
S (Correlated Double Sampling), AGC (Automatic Gain Control) that stabilizes the signal level, A / D that converts an analog electric signal into a digital electric signal, and the like It reduces the noise component of the signal, stabilizes the signal level, converts it to a digital electric signal, and outputs it.

Further, the image pickup section 3, the DRAM 4, the image processing section 5, the video signal generation section 6, the I / F 7, the compression / expansion section 8, and the CP.
All U9s are connected to the bus 10 and can exchange data with each other. DRAM (Dynamic Rando
m Access Memory) 4 is an image data output from the image pickup unit 3 (image data representing a still image or a moving image, the same applies hereinafter) and an image processing unit 5 during processing in various image processes. The memory is used for temporarily storing image data or the like, or as a work area for executing control processing by the CPU 9.

The image processing unit 5 performs correction processing such as gamma correction and white balance correction performed at the time of recording image data, and image enlargement / reduction processing (resize processing) for increasing / decreasing the number of pixels forming the image. Various image processings are performed. The video signal generation unit 6 generates a video signal that can be displayed by the image LCD display (hereinafter, simply referred to as LCD display) 11 from the image data image-processed by the image processing unit 5, and outputs the video signal to the LCD display 11, etc. Such processing is performed. As a result, the LCD display 11 displays an image (still image, moving image, etc.) based on the image signal.

An I / F (interface) 7 provides an interface function, and enables data transfer between the digital camera and the removable recording medium 12. The removable recording medium 12 is a recording medium that is removable from the digital camera, and is a recording medium for storage in which image data representing a still image or a moving image captured by the digital camera is recorded. For example, the removable recording medium 12 is a memory card such as SmartMedia (registered trademark) or CompactFlash (registered trademark).

The compression / expansion unit 8 is a JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Grou) for recording / reproducing image data.
p) Performs image data compression / expansion processing using the method.
The CPU 9 is a central processing unit and controls the operation of the entire digital camera by executing a camera program stored in an internal memory (not shown). The internal memory is a non-volatile memory that can be electrically rewritten, and stores not only the camera program executed by the CPU 9 but also various data used during the execution of the camera program. To be done.

The input instructing unit 13 is various buttons for receiving various instructions from the photographer and notifying the CPU 9 of the various instructions. For example, a menu button for enabling the LCD display 11 to issue a menu display, an LCD A cross button that allows selection of various items and images displayed on the display 11, an OK button that enables determination of the selected items and images, still image shooting instruction, and moving image shooting start / end instruction It is a release button or the like that makes it possible.

In this digital camera, the instruction to start moving image shooting and the instruction to end moving image shooting can be made with one release button, but a button may be provided for each instruction. . Next, the control process performed by the CPU 9 of the digital camera described above will be described. It should be noted that this control processing is realized by the CPU 9 reading and executing the camera program stored in the internal memory.

FIG. 2 is an example of a flowchart showing the processing contents executed when the permission / prohibition of moving image shooting is set according to the remaining memory capacity of the removable recording medium 12 (hereinafter, simply referred to as remaining capacity). Is. The process shown in the figure is a process executed when the power source of the camera is turned on with the removable recording medium 12 attached to the digital camera. The processes of S201 to S205 shown in the figure are processes that are executed when the camera power is turned on or when necessary.

In the figure, first, in S201, the remaining capacity of the removable recording medium 12 is read. In S202,
The remaining capacity of the removable recording medium 12 read in the previous step is converted into the moving image recording time according to the moving image recording conditions (compression rate, image size, etc.) set at this time. still,
The moving image recording conditions can be set in advance by the photographer.

In S203, it is determined whether or not the moving image recording time converted in the previous step is 1 second or less. If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S204, No.
In the case of, the processing proceeds to S205. In addition, this step is
In other words, it is also a process of determining whether or not the remaining capacity of the removable recording medium 12 is less than or equal to the memory capacity required for moving image recording for 1 second. Further, in this step, the memory capacity serving as the criterion is set to the memory capacity necessary for recording the moving image for 1 second, but the memory capacity is not limited to this, and for example, the memory capacity required for recording the moving image for 2 seconds. Capacity, etc.
Other memory capacities may be applied.

In S204, still image shooting is permitted and moving image shooting is prohibited. As a result, thereafter, the moving image shooting is prohibited until the processing of S205 described below is executed. Note that the prohibition of moving image shooting means that a moving image shooting start instruction (or a moving image shooting end instruction) cannot be accepted. Therefore, for example, even if the photographer gives a moving image shooting start instruction by operating the release button at this time, the moving image shooting is not performed.

In S205, still image shooting and moving image shooting are permitted. As a result, thereafter, moving image shooting is permitted until the above-described processing of S204 is executed. In S206, a predetermined menu is displayed on the LCD display 11 by pressing the menu button (the input instruction unit 13).

In S207, by pressing the cross button and the OK button (input instructing section 13), a predetermined photographing mode is instructed from the menu displayed in the previous step. Note that the shooting modes include various shooting modes such as a still image mode, a moving image mode, and a continuous shooting mode.

In S208, it is determined whether or not the photographing mode instructed in the previous step is the moving image mode. If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S209 and No.
In the case of, the process proceeds to S210. In S209, it is determined whether or not the moving image shooting is permitted. If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S210, and if No, the process proceeds to S211.

At S210, the moving image mode is set, and this flow ends. In S211, a warning is displayed on the LCD display 11, and this flow ends. It should be noted that, as the warning display, there is displayed that the moving image shooting is prohibited or the moving image shooting start / end instruction is not accepted because the remaining capacity of the removable recording medium 12 is small.

In S212, the photographing mode instructed in the process of S207 (still image mode other than moving image mode, continuous shooting mode, etc.) is set, and this flow ends. In this way, by executing the above-described flow, the video recording is prohibited / permitted depending on whether or not the remaining capacity of the removable recording medium 12 is equal to or less than the memory capacity required for recording the video for 1 second. Be controlled. As a result, the removable recording medium 12
There is no longer a case where the movie shooting is stopped immediately after the movie shooting is started due to the lack of the remaining capacity of the movie, so there is no fear of giving a surprise to the photographer who wanted to shoot a movie for several seconds or more. It is possible to prevent a meaningless short-time (here, 1 second or less) moving image from being recorded without intention.

Further, when the photographer has instructed the moving image mode when the moving image photographing is prohibited, a warning is displayed, so that the photographer cannot be photographed in advance (prohibited). Can be recognized.
It should be noted that, in the above-described flow, when the moving image shooting is prohibited, the moving image mode instruction may not be accepted.

Next, an image pickup apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the imaging device according to this embodiment is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 1 described above. Subsequently, a control process of the image pickup apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. It should be noted that this control processing is realized by the CPU 9 reading and executing the camera program stored in the internal memory.

FIG. 3 is an example of a flowchart showing the processing contents of the moving image shooting processing according to the second embodiment. The process shown in the figure is a process executed when the power source of the camera is turned on with the removable recording medium 12 attached to the digital camera. In the figure, first, S3
In 01, it is determined whether or not the release button has been pressed, that is, whether or not a shooting instruction (moving image shooting start instruction or still image shooting instruction) has been issued. If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S302, No. In the case of, this step is repeated.

In S302, it is determined whether or not the moving image mode is set as the shooting mode. If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S303, and if No, the process proceeds to S310. The shooting mode set at this time is a mode set by the photographer in advance before the start of this flow, or a default setting mode (for example, a still image mode).

In S303, the timer is started. Note that this step is a process performed after it is determined that the shooting mode is the moving image mode in the previous step,
Since the time required for the determination is minute, it can be said that the processing is started after the release button is pressed, that is, after the moving image shooting start instruction is issued.

At S304, moving image shooting is started. Specifically, the capturing of the subject image formed on the image sensor 2 is started. In S305, the storage of the image data (hereinafter, simply referred to as moving image data) representing the moving image obtained via the image pickup device 2, the image pickup unit 3, and the like in the DRAM 4 is started.

In S306, it is determined whether or not the release button has been pressed again, that is, whether or not a moving image shooting end instruction has been issued, and if the determination result is Yes, S3.
The process proceeds to 07, and in the case of No, the process returns to S304 and the moving image shooting is continued. In S307, the above S3
It is determined whether or not the count value of the timer started in 03 has passed 1 second. If the determination result is Yes, the moving image shooting is ended and the process proceeds to S308. If No, the process proceeds to S309. Advances. In this step, the count value of the timer serving as the determination reference is set to 1 second, but the count value is not limited to this, and other count values such as 2 seconds may be applied. .

In step S308, various image processing such as the above-described correction processing and compression processing is performed on the moving image data stored in the DRAM 4 by the processing in step S305 described above, and the moving image data is recorded in the removable recording medium 12 and is then recorded. The flow ends. In step S309, the DRA is executed by the processing in step S305 described above.
The moving image data stored in M4 is discarded, and this flow ends. Note that discarding the moving image data means invalidating the moving image data.

At S310, a still image is photographed, and this flow ends. In this way, if the time from the instruction to start moving image shooting to the instruction to end moving image shooting is less than 1 second by executing the above-described flow, the moving image shot at that time is It will not be recorded on the removable recording medium 12. This makes it possible to attach / detach and record unnecessary videos taken when the photographer hurriedly gives an instruction to end the movie shooting immediately after the start of the movie shooting is mistakenly instructed due to an erroneous operation. It is possible to prevent recording on the medium 12.

Next, an image pickup apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the imaging device according to this embodiment is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 1 described above. Subsequently, a control process of the image pickup apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. It should be noted that this control processing is realized by the CPU 9 reading and executing the camera program stored in the internal memory.

FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart showing the processing contents of the moving image shooting processing according to the third embodiment. The process shown in the figure is a process executed when the power source of the camera is turned on with the removable recording medium 12 attached to the digital camera. In the figure, first, S4
At 01, the same processing as the processing at S301 described above is performed.

In S402, it is determined whether or not the moving image mode is set as the photographing mode. If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S403, and if No, the process proceeds to S411. In S403 to S408,
The same processing as the processing of S303 to S308 described above is performed.

At S409, moving image shooting is continuously performed. Specifically, the subject image formed on the image sensor 2 is continuously captured. In S410, the moving image data obtained via the image pickup device 2, the image pickup unit 3, and the like are continuously stored in the DRAM 4, and the process returns to S407.

In S411, the same processing as in S310 described above is performed, and this flow ends. As described above, by executing the above-described flow, even if the time from the instruction to start the moving image shooting to the instruction to end the moving image shooting is less than 1 second, the moving image shooting is always performed for 1 second. Is performed, and it is recorded on the removable recording medium 12. As a result, it is possible to record a moving image that has been captured for 1 second or longer. This is a short time that does not meet the photographer's intention, such as when the photographer accidentally gives an instruction to end the moving image shooting immediately after giving an instruction to start the moving image shooting. This is effective for preventing recording of a moving image (here, less than 1 second).

In the above-described flow, the time from the start of moving image shooting to the end of moving image shooting is
If it is less than 1 second, which is the first predetermined time, the moving image is shot until the second predetermined time, 1 second, has elapsed after the instruction to start shooting the moving image, and the shot moving image is Although the first predetermined time and the second predetermined time are the same time such as being recorded, for example, the first predetermined time is 1 second,
The second predetermined time may be different times such as 2 seconds.

Next, an image pickup apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of the imaging device according to this embodiment is the same as the configuration shown in FIG. 1 described above. Subsequently, a control process of the image pickup apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. It should be noted that this control processing is realized by the CPU 9 reading and executing the camera program stored in the internal memory.

FIG. 5 is an example of a flowchart showing the processing contents of the moving image shooting processing according to the fourth embodiment. The process shown in the figure is a process executed when the power source of the camera is turned on with the removable recording medium 12 attached to the digital camera. In the figure, first, S5
At 01, the same processing as the processing at S301 described above is performed.

In S502, it is determined whether or not the moving image mode is set as the shooting mode. If the determination result is Yes, the process proceeds to S503, and if No, the process proceeds to S509. In S503 to S506,
The same processing as the processing of S303 to S306 described above is performed.

In S507, it is determined whether or not the count value of the timer started in S503 described above has passed one second. If the determination result is Yes, the moving image shooting is terminated and the process proceeds to S508. If No, the instruction to end moving image shooting is ignored and the process returns to S504. In this step, the count value of the timer serving as the determination reference is set to 1 second, but the count value is not limited to this, and other count values such as 2 seconds may be applied. .

In S508 and S509, the above-mentioned S30 is executed.
8 and the same processing as S310 is performed, and this flow ends. As described above, by executing the above-described flow, if the time from the instruction to start moving image shooting to the instruction to end moving image shooting is less than 1 second, the instruction to end moving image shooting is invalidated. To be done. As a result, it is possible to capture and record a moving image of 1 second or more without fail. This is to invalidate the instruction to end the moving image shooting due to the erroneous operation, for example, when the end of the moving image shooting is erroneously instructed due to an erroneous operation immediately after the photographer gives an instruction to start the moving image shooting. It is effective when.

In the above-described first to fourth embodiments, the digital camera shown in FIG. 1 is applied as an example of the image pickup device, but other image pickup devices such as a video camera and a surveillance camera are applied. You may do it. In addition, in the second to fourth embodiments, as an example of the image pickup apparatus, FIG.
Although the digital camera having the still image shooting function and the moving image shooting function shown in FIG. 3 is applied, any imaging device may be applied as long as it is an imaging device having the moving image shooting function.

Although the image pickup apparatus and the control method thereof according to the present invention have been described above in detail, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various improvements and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Of course it is also good.

[0061]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, when an instruction for shooting a moving image is given, not only the instruction is faithfully followed, but also appropriate control is performed according to the situation. It will be possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration example of a digital camera which is an example of an image pickup apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an example of a flowchart showing the processing content of processing executed when permission / prohibition of moving image shooting is set according to the remaining memory capacity of the removable recording medium according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an example of a flowchart showing processing contents of moving image shooting processing according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an example of a flowchart showing the processing content of a moving image shooting process according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an example of a flowchart showing the processing content of moving image shooting processing according to the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Shooting lens 2 image sensor 3 Imaging unit 4 DRAM 5 Image processing unit 6 Video signal generator 7 I / F 8 compression / expansion section 9 CPU 10 bus 11 image LCD display 12 removable recording media 13 Input instruction section

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An image pickup apparatus capable of selectively shooting a still image or a moving image, the detecting unit detecting a remaining capacity of a recording medium on which the shot image is recorded, and the detecting unit detecting the remaining capacity. When the remaining capacity of the recording medium is less than or equal to a predetermined amount, a control unit that controls to permit the still image shooting and to prohibit the moving image shooting is provided. 2. The control unit further prohibits the selection of the moving image shooting when the remaining capacity of the recording medium detected by the detection unit is equal to or less than a predetermined amount. The imaging device described. 3. A first instructing means for instructing to start moving image shooting, a second instructing means for instructing to end moving image shooting, and the first instructing means after instructing to start moving image shooting. If the time until the end of the moving image shooting is instructed by the instruction unit 2 is less than the predetermined time, the image is shot in the time from the start of the moving image shooting to the end of the moving image shooting. An image pickup apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls a moving image not to be recorded in a storage recording medium. 4. A first instructing means for instructing to start moving image shooting, a second instructing means for instructing to end moving image shooting, and the first instructing means after instructing to start moving image shooting by the first instructing means. When the time until the end of the moving image shooting is instructed by the second instruction means is less than the first predetermined time, the moving image shooting is performed from the time when the moving image shooting start is instructed until the second predetermined time elapses. And a control unit that controls to record the captured moving image. 5. A first instructing means for instructing to start moving image shooting, a second instructing means for instructing to end moving image shooting, and the first instructing means after instructing to start moving image shooting. If the time until the end of the moving image shooting is instructed by the second instruction means is less than the predetermined time, the second
An image pickup apparatus comprising: a control unit that controls to invalidate an instruction by the instruction unit. 6. A method of controlling an image pickup device capable of selectively shooting still images or moving images, comprising detecting a remaining capacity of a recording medium on which a captured image is recorded, and detecting the recording medium. When the remaining capacity of is less than or equal to a predetermined amount, the still image shooting is permitted and the moving image shooting is prohibited so as to be controlled. 7. If the time from the start of moving image shooting to the end of moving image shooting is less than a predetermined time, the start of moving image shooting is instructed and the end of moving image shooting is instructed. A method for controlling an image pickup apparatus, characterized in that control is performed so as not to record a moving image captured during a period up to. 8. If the time from the instruction to start moving image shooting to the instruction to end moving image shooting is less than a first predetermined time, a second predetermined time from the instruction to start moving image shooting. The method for controlling an image pickup apparatus is characterized in that a moving image is captured until the time of, and the captured moving image is recorded. 9. If the time from the instruction to start moving image shooting to the instruction to end moving image shooting is less than a predetermined time, control is made to invalidate the instruction to end moving image shooting. A method for controlling an image pickup device having a feature.