Image pickup apparatus capable of performing intermittent photography, method of controlling same, and storage medium

A method of controlling an image pickup apparatus that obtains can perform time-lapse photography, which includes obtaining a plurality of images by causing an image pickup section to intermittently capture an image of a subject at predetermined time intervals, the method comprising:

• selecting one of a plurality of photography modes;
• and
• determining exposure control values to be used in photographing performed by the image pickup section, based on a selected photography mode by said selecting, and performing exposure control according to the determined exposure control values,
• wherein the exposure control values include at least an aperture value, a shutter speed, and a photographing sensitivity,
• wherein the plurality of photography modes include a first photography mode in which the aperture value is variable based on a brightness of the subject, and a second photography mode in which the aperture value is not variable based on the brightness of the subject, and
• wherein the exposure control includes, in a case of performing the time-lapse photography and a photography mode selected by said selecting is the first photography mode, determining the exposure control values for a first image capturing of the time-lapse photography so that the exposure control values are determined according to the second photography mode based on the aperture value that is determined according to the first photography mode, and using the same aperture value as used in the first image capturing for the exposure control values for a second image capturing after the first image capturing of the time-lapse photography.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-executable program for executing a method of controlling an image pickup apparatus that can perform time-lapse photography, which includes obtaining a plurality of images by controlling an image pickup section to intermittently capture an image of a subject at predetermined time intervals,

• wherein the method comprises:
• selecting one of a plurality of photography modes;
• and
• determining exposure control values to be used in photographing performed by the image pickup section, based on a selected photography mode by said selecting, and performing exposure control according to the determined exposure control values,
• wherein the exposure control values include at least an aperture value, a shutter speed, and a photographing sensitivity,
• wherein the plurality of photography modes include a first photography mode in which the aperture value is variable based on a brightness of the subject, and a second photography mode in which the aperture value is not variable based on the brightness of the subject, and
• wherein the exposure control includes, in a case of performing the time-lapse photography and a photography mode selected by said selecting is the first photography mode, determining the exposure control values for a first image capturing of the time-lapse photography so that the exposure control values are determined according to the second photography mode based on the aperture value that is determined according to the first photography mode, and using the same aperture value as used in the first image capturing for the exposure control values for a second image capturing after the first image capturing of the time-lapse photography.