Magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus

A magnetic recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a visual image input means for receiving an input visual image;
• a visual image recording/reproducing means for recording the visual image on a recording medium;
• said visual image recording/reproducing means receiving, during recording, a visual image selected through a switching operation performed by a visual image switching means and an identification code for identifying one of n units of cameras which has taken said visual image, so as to record both of the visual image and the identification code on the recording medium,
• a camera number recognizing means for recognizing, during reproduction, which one of the cameras has taken the visual image, on the basis of the identification code recorded on the recording medium;
• a playback camera number setting means for selecting a desired camera as a reproduction target;
• a picture feed controller for carrying out picture-by-picture reproduction until the camera number recognizing means recognizes the identification code of the camera set in the playback camera number setting means, and
• a maximum picture feed amount setting means that permits a picture feed by the picture feed controller until an arbitrary camera number is recognized, but stops the picture feed if the identification code of the selected camera cannot be recognized after a specified amount of pictures has been fed.