A digital camera comprising: an image capturing means, a shutter button on a camera body of the digital camera, the shutter button being configured to instruct said image capturing means to capture an image, and a grip portion for allowing a user to hold the camera body while an index finger of the user's right hand is placed on the shutter button; touch detection means configured to detect a touch operation on a display means; display control means configured to control to display a specific display item on the display means; and control means configured: to control to execute a specific function in response to a touch operation as a touch at a position in a first area included in a display area of the specific display item, to control not to execute the specific function in response to a touch operation as a touch at a position in a second area included in the display area of the specific display item, and to control not to execute the specific function when a touch is made at a position in the second area, and the touch is released in the first area after a touch position of that touch is moved into the first area, wherein the first area and the second area are adjacent areas in the display area of the specific display item, wherein the second area is an area adjacent to an end of the display means, wherein the second area is an area located at a position close to the grip portion of said digital camera, the second area being closer than the first area to the grip portion, wherein the second area is an area located at a position close to said shutter button, the second area being closer than the first area to the shutter button, and wherein the specific display item related to the specific function is displayed on the display means together with a through-the lens-image as an image obtained by sequentially displaying an image captured by said image capturing means. an image capturing means, a shutter button on a camera body of the digital camera, the shutter button being configured to instruct said image capturing means to capture an image, and a grip portion for allowing a user to hold the camera body while an index finger of the user's right hand is placed on the shutter button; touch detection means configured to detect a touch operation on a display means; display control means configured to control to display a specific display item on the display means; and control means configured: to control to execute a specific function in response to a touch operation as a touch at a position in a first area included in a display area of the specific display item, to control not to execute the specific function in response to a touch operation as a touch at a position in a second area included in the display area of the specific display item, and to control not to execute the specific function when a touch is made at a position in the second area, and the touch is released in the first area after a touch position of that touch is moved into the first area, to control to execute a specific function in response to a touch operation as a touch at a position in a first area included in a display area of the specific display item, to control not to execute the specific function in response to a touch operation as a touch at a position in a second area included in the display area of the specific display item, and to control not to execute the specific function when a touch is made at a position in the second area, and the touch is released in the first area after a touch position of that touch is moved into the first area, wherein the first area and the second area are adjacent areas in the display area of the specific display item, wherein the second area is an area adjacent to an end of the display means, wherein the second area is an area located at a position close to the grip portion of said digital camera, the second area being closer than the first area to the grip portion, wherein the second area is an area located at a position close to said shutter button, the second area being closer than the first area to the shutter button, and wherein the specific display item related to the specific function is displayed on the display means together with a through-the lens-image as an image obtained by sequentially displaying an image captured by said image capturing means.