An information processing apparatus according to the invention comprises: an image input unit to which an image is input; a face detecting unit which detects a face area of a person from the image input to the image input unit; a face-for-recording selecting unit which selects a desired face area with which a desired voice note is to be associated from among face areas detected by the face detecting unit; a recording unit which records a desired voice note associating the voice note with the face area selected by the face-for-recording selecting unit; a face-for-reproduction selecting unit which selects a desired face area from among face areas with which voice notes area associated by the recording unit; and a reproducing unit which reproduces a voice note associated with the face area selected by the face-for-reproduction selecting unit.