Method of capturing still image during capture of moving image and image capture apparatus

Abstract

According to an electronic camera capable of capturing a still image during capturing of a moving image, by storing the zoom lens position information at that time when capturing of the moving image is temporarily stopped for capturing of the still image and using the field angle information or the like recorded after capturing of the still image is terminated, the zoom lens can be automatically returned to the original zoom position so as to prevent the generation of an uncomfortable feeling between the moving image before capturing of the still image and the moving image of which capturing is restarted just after termination of the still image capturing.

1 . A capturing method of an image capture apparatus having a moving image capturing mode for capturing a moving image and recording it in a recording memory, the method comprising: 
 retaining field angle information upon capturing of the moving image; and    switching the moving image capturing to the capturing in another capturing mode, and when the capturing is terminated, returning the field angle to that of the moving image capturing on the basis of the retained field angle information.    
   
   
       2 . A capturing method of an image capture apparatus having a moving image capturing mode for capturing a moving image and recording it in a recording memory, the method comprising: 
 retaining field angle information before switching the capturing when the capturing is switched to that in another capturing mode during capturing of the moving image; and    returning the field angle to that of the moving image capturing on the basis of the retained field angle information when the capturing mode is further switched to the moving image capturing mode after carrying out the capturing in the switched capturing mode.    
   
   
       3 . A capturing method of an image capture apparatus having a moving image capturing mode for capturing a moving image and recording it in a recording memory and a still image capturing mode for capturing a still image and recording it in the recording memory, the method comprising: 
 retaining field angle information before switching the capturing when the capturing is switched to the still image capturing during capturing of the moving image; and    returning the field angle to that of the moving image capturing on the basis of the retained field angle information when the still image capturing is switched to the moving image capturing.    
   
   
       4 . A capturing method of an image capture apparatus having a moving image capturing mode for capturing a moving image and recording it in a recording memory and a still image capturing mode for capturing a still image and recording it in a recording memory, the method comprising: 
 retaining field angle information and a parameter for capturing before switching the capturing when the capturing is switched to the still image capturing during capturing of the moving image; and    returning the field angle to that of the moving image capturing on the basis of the retained field angle information and returning the capturing condition to that of the image capture apparatus upon capturing of the moving image on the basis of the retained parameter for capturing when the still image capturing is switched to the moving image capturing.    
   
   
       5 . The capturing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the field angle information before the switching to the capturing is the field angle information just before switching the moving image capturing to the other image capturing.  
   
   
       6 . The capturing method according to  claim 2 , wherein the field angle information before the switching to the capturing is the field angle information just before switching the moving image capturing to the other image capturing.  
   
   
       7 . The capturing method according to  claim 3 , wherein the field angle information before the switching to the capturing is the field angle information just before switching the moving image capturing to the other image capturing.  
   
   
       8 . The capturing method according to  claim 4 , wherein the field angle information before the switching to the capturing is the field angle information just before switching the moving image capturing to the other image capturing.  
   
   
       9 . An image capture apparatus having a moving image capturing mode for capturing a moving image and recording it in a recording memory and comprising an imaging section which scans an object image and produces image data thereof; a display section which displays the produced image data; and a recording memory which records the image data; the apparatus comprising: 
 mode switching means for switching a capturing mode;    field angle information retaining means for retaining the field angle information before switching the capturing if the capturing mode is switched into another capturing mode by the mode switching means during capturing of the moving image; and    field angle returning means for returning the field angle into that upon capturing of the moving image on the basis of the field angle information retained in the field angle information retaining means if the capturing in the other mode is switched into the moving image capturing by the mode switching means.    
   
   
       10 . The image capture apparatus according to  claim 9 , 
 wherein the field angle information retaining means retains the field angle information just before switching the moving image capturing mode into the other capturing mode and the field angle returning means returns the field angle into that just before switching the capturing on the basis of the field angle information.    
   
   
       11 . The image capture apparatus according to  claim 9 , comprising: 
 moving image capturing stopping means for stopping the moving image capturing when the mode switching means switches the moving image capturing into the other capturing,    wherein the field angle information retaining means retains the field angle information just before stopping the moving image capturing due to the moving image capturing stopping means and the field angle returning means returns the field angle into that just before stopping the moving image capturing on the basis of the field angle information retained by the field angle information retaining means.    
   
   
       12 . The image capture apparatus according to  claim 9 , 
 wherein the other capturing is the still image capturing.    
   
   
       13 . A recording medium in which a program is recorded, wherein the program causes a computer of the image capture apparatus to execute the imaging method according to any one of  claims 1  to  5 .  
   
   
       14 . An image capture apparatus having a moving image capturing mode for capturing a moving image and recording it in a recording memory and comprising an imaging section which scans an object image and produces image data thereof; a display section which displays the produced image data; and a recording memory which records the image data; the apparatus comprising: 
 a mode switching circuit which switches a capturing mode;    a field angle information retaining memory which retains the field angle information before switching the capturing if the capturing mode is switched into another capturing mode by the mode switching circuit during capturing of the moving image in the moving image capturing mode; and    a field angle returning circuit which returns the field angle into that upon capturing of the moving image on the basis of the field angle information retained in the field angle information retaining memory if the capturing in other mode is switched into the moving image capturing by the mode switching circuit.    
   
   
       15 . The image capture apparatus according to  claim 14 , 
 wherein the field angle information retaining memory retains the field angle information just before switching the moving image capturing mode into the other capturing mode and the field angle returning circuit returns the field angle into that just before switching the capturing mode on the basis of the field angle information.    
   
   
       16 . The image capture apparatus according to  claim 14 , comprising: 
 a moving image capturing stopping control circuit which stops the moving image capturing when the mode switching circuit switches the moving image capturing mode into the other capturing mode,    wherein the field angle information retaining memory retains the field angle information just before stopping the moving image capturing in the memory image capturing mode due to the moving image capturing stopping control circuit and the field angle returning circuit returns the field angle into that just before stopping the moving image capturing on the basis of the field angle information retained by the field information retaining memory.