Abstract: An integral recording unit type television camera which is provided with a trigger signal generating unit which generates an external trigger signal and internal trigger signal for controlling to a recording state or stopping state an external recording unit and internal recording unit by operation of a start/stop switch and which controls a trigger signal generating unit so as to output both the external trigger signal and the internal trigger signal when both an external recording unit and an internal recording unit are in the recording state or stop state and so as to output just the internal trigger signal when the external recording unit is in the recording state and the internal recording unit is in the stop state when a tape cassette of the internal recording unit is in a recording standby state, it is possible to place both the internal recording unit and external recording unit simultaneously in the recording state or the stop state by operation of a single start/stop switch when the recording state