Image recording apparatus capable of recording position and direction information of object of shooting

An image recording apparatus, comprising:

• a shooting unit which takes images of an object;
• a recording unit which records the images of the object taken by the shooting unit on a recording medium;
• a receiver which receives data for position measurement transmitted from a satellite;
• a position information calculator which calculates position information of the shooting unit using the data for position measurement;
• a sensing unit which senses a direction of a terrestrial magnetic field;
• a direction information calculator which calculates direction information of the object relative to the shooting unit based on the sensed direction of the terrestrial magnetic field;
• and
• a transmitting unit which transmits the position information and the direction information to the recording unit.

A digital camcorder, comprising:

• a shooting unit which takes images of an object;
• a recording unit which records the images of the object taken by the shooting unit on a recording medium;
• a receiver which receives data for position measurement transmitted from a satellite;
• a position information calculator which calculates position information of the shooting unit using the data for position measurement;
• a sensing unit which senses a direction of a terrestrial magnetic field;
• a direction information calculator which calculates direction information of the object relative to the shooting unit based on the sensed direction of the terrestrial magnetic field;
• and
• a transmitting unit which transmits the position information and the direction information to the recording unit.

An image recording apparatus, comprising:

• a shooting unit which captures images of an object;
• a receiver which receives data for position measurement transmitted from a satellite;
• a sensing unit which senses a direction of a terrestrial magnetic field;
• a calculator which:
• calculates position information of the shooting unit using the data for position measurement, and
• calculates direction information of the object relative to the shooting unit based on the sensed direction of the terrestrial magnetic field;
• and
• a recording unit which records data corresponding to the images of the object along with the calculated position and direction information.

A digital camcorder, comprising:

• a shooting unit which captures images of an object;
• a receiver which receives data for position measurement transmitted from a satellite;
• a sensing unit which senses a direction of a terrestrial magnetic field;
• a calculator which:
• calculates position information of the shooting unit using the data for position measurement, and
• calculates direction information of the object relative to the shooting unit based on the sensed direction of the terrestrial magnetic field;
• and
• a recording unit which records data corresponding to the images of the object along with the calculated position and direction information.