In addition, control by the system control unit 50 may be performed by a single hardware component. Alternatively, a plurality of hardware components may share processes, thereby controlling the entire apparatus.
In addition, the present invention has been described in detail based on a desirable exemplary embodiment thereof. The present invention, however, is not limited to these specific exemplary embodiments, and various configurations without departing from the gist of the present invention are included in the present invention. Furthermore, each exemplary embodiment described above merely indicates an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
In addition, in the above-described exemplary embodiment, the description has been given of an example case in which control regarding the display of recording progress of the present invention is applied to the digital camera. Such control, however, is not limited to this example, and applicable to any image capturing control apparatuses or electronic apparatuses as long as the apparatus can control recording of a movie to which an effect is to be applied. In other words, the present invention is applicable to a personal computer, a personal digital assistance (PDA), a portable phone terminal, a portable image viewer, a printer apparatus having a display, a digital photo frame, a music player, a game apparatus, an electronic book reader, and the like.