PURPOSE: To start recording again in a moment even immediately after the recording is finished by recording a finish signal when the recording action by a video camera is finished and recording a start signal when the recording is started.

CONSTITUTION: A video signal is added to a servo circuit 12 and a video signal recording circuit 14 from a camera part 10. A signal showing the rotation of a rotating head is added to the servo circuit 12 from a VTR mechanism part 18. In such a case, the recording is immediately started/stopped according to the operation of a recording start/stop button without executing a consecutive recording action. Simultaneously, the recording start signal and the recording finish signal are respectively recorded when the recording is started and when the recording is finished. Besides, when reproducing is executed, it is not execut ed from the time when the recording is finished until the time when the next recording is started. Thus, the recording is started again in a moment even immediately after the recording is finished.