An image pickup apparatus includes a recording-mode switching section for selecting a single-format recording mode in which recording is performed in one of recording formats or a multiple-format recording mode in which recording is simultaneously performed in a plurality of recording formats, and a...http://www.google.com/patents/US8063954?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8063954 - Image pickup apparatus and control method thereof for generating and recording a plurality of image data in different recording formats in one-time image capturing
