Patent ID: 8363126
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit; a zoom unit for changing a zoom magnification by optical zoom during imaging by the imaging unit; a display unit for displaying an image imaged by the imaging unit in real time; a wide-angle image acquisition unit for acquiring and holding a wide-angle image that is an image imaged by the imaging unit when the zoom magnification by optical zoom is a low magnification; and a display control unit for displaying, on the display unit, the wide-angle image held by the wide-angle image acquiring unit and a telephoto image, which is an image imaged by the imaging unit when the zoom magnification by optical zoom is changed to a magnification higher than the low magnification, wherein when a new telephoto image is imaged, the display of the telephoto image is updated, and the display of the wide-angle image is maintained without being updated.