Image pickup apparatus for moving image photographing or for still image photographing

An electronic apparatus comprising:

• a) driving-control means for driving and controlling a focus adjusting system with different focus control characteristics according to whether said apparatus is in a still image photographing mode or a moving image photographing mode;
• b) switching means for switching between said still image photographing mode and said moving image photographing mode;
• setting means for variably setting said focus control characteristics in association with the switching of said switching means;
• and
• control means for executing a still image photographing operation after stopping said focus adjusting system if said focus adjusting system is being driven when an instruction for still photographing is made.

An image recording apparatus having a moving image recording function and a still image recording function, comprising:

• focusing means for performing automatic focus adjustment control;
• operation means for giving an instruction to allow or inhibit an action of said focusing means and for designating a start timing for moving image recording or still image recording and for executing a still image recording operation after stopping said focusing means if focusing means is being driven when an instruction for still image recording is made;
• and
• recording means for recording the moving image and the still image on a recording medium according to an operation of said operation means.

A recording image pickup apparatus capable of performing both moving image shooting and still image shooting, comprising:

• means for giving an instruction for commencement of the still image shooting and having a trigger switch being selectively operated with an open state, a half pushed state or a fully pushed state;
• detecting means for detecting information on an aperture value and information on an image pickup gain;
• and
• control means for controlling a shutter speed to a faster speed when the mode is changed from a first mode for effecting the moving image shooting to a second mode for effecting still image shooting on the basis of the instruction for commencement of the still image shooting and an output of said detecting means;
• said control means sets the first mode in the case of said trigger switch being not pushed, and calculating the shutter speed in the case of said trigger switch being in the half pushed state in said first mode, and executing a still image shooting operation when said trigger switch is in the fully pushed state.