Recording and play reproducing device

An image pickup apparatus which comprises:

• sequential scan image pickup means of capturing an image through a light input and outputting a sequential scan video signal of i frames (i is an integer not smaller than 1) over a period of time T1 (T1 is a positive number);
• video storing means of recording and playing back the captured sequential scan video;
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• sequential scan/interlaced scan converting means of generating an interlaced scan video signal for m fields (m is an integer not smaller than 2) from each frame of the played back i-frame sequential scan video signal, wherein the interlaced scan video signal is output for i×m fields over a period of time T2 (T2 is a number larger than T1).

A recording and playback method which comprises:

• video storing step of recording and playing back the sequential scan video signal captured by a sequential scan image pickup means through a light input and output from the sequential scan image pickup means for i frames (i is an integer not smaller than 1) over a period of time T1 (T1 is a positive number);
• and
• sequential scan/interlaced scan converting step of generating an interlaced scan video signal for m fields (m is an integer not smaller than 2) from each frame of the played back i-frame sequential scan video signal, wherein
• the interlaced scan video signal is output for i×m fields over a period of time T2 (T2 is a number larger than T1).