1. An image pickup apparatus that continuously shoots to generate a plurality of image data, comprising: a calculation unit configured to calculate, for each of the plurality of image data, an evaluation value based on a subject included in the each of the plurality of image data; a selection unit configured to select any image data from among the plurality of image data based on the evaluation value in the each of the plurality of image data and the order of the plurality of image data generated by shooting; and a storage unit configured to store the image data selected by the selection unit.