1. A recording and reproducing apparatus capable of setting one or more chapters to each scene, comprising: a recording and reproducing unit for recording and reproducing image information on said scene obtained through photographing, relative to a predetermined first recording medium; a face recognizing execution unit for executing a face recognizing process for a photographed image based on said image information; an importance level setting unit for setting an importance level of said each chapter in accordance with a result of said face recognizing process for a very important person (VIP) set by a user; and a control unit for controlling said recording and reproducing unit so as to selectively reproduce said each chapter having a relevant importance level, among importance levels of respective chapters.