Image processing apparatus and control method therefor

Abstract

In an image processing apparatus that can store picked-up image files in a new folder, convenience for the user can be improved, and creation of unnecessary folders can be suppressed. If the preset condition for creating a new folder is met, a new folder is created when the next shooting instruction is issued (S125). Creating a new folder when shooting is actually performed prevents the creation of empty folders. Furthermore, since folder creation conditions can be set in advance, it is not necessary to perform continuous folder creation for each shooting.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an image processing device that picks up and records still and moving images and a control method thereof. Background technique [0002] Conventionally, an image processing device that picks up still and moving images by using an image pickup device such as a CCD sensor or a CMOS sensor typified by a digital still camera or a digital video camera has been widely used. In such an image processing apparatus, a picked-up image is recorded as a digital data file (picked-up image file). [0003] In general, picked up image files are recorded using a file system (folder structure) and using folders (directories). There has been proposed a technique of classifying picked-up image files by using folders at the time of recording operation for later search and the like. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-333470 discloses a technology that allows a user to select a recording destination folder for picked-up image files from amon...

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However, since the image pickup apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-54041 is based on the assumption that images are sorted according to shooting dates, even consecutive images are stored in different folder

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