A stereoscopic imaging apparatus comprising: a plurality of imaging units (20-1, 20-2) that include imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2), and imaging elements for photoelectrically converting subject images formed through the imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2) and that image a plurality of images with a parallax; a storage unit that stores amounts of optical axis deviation of the imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2) with respect to a plurality of focus positions (F1 to Fn) detected in advance; a focus position detection unit (32, 48) arranged to detect current focus positions of the plurality of imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2); an optical axis deviation acquisition unit (32, 58) arranged to acquire amounts of optical axis deviation corresponding to the detected focus positions of the imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2) based on the stored amounts of optical axis deviation of the imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2); an imaging control unit arranged to acquire a plurality of images for creating a stereoscopic image from the plurality of imaging units (20-1; 20-2); an image cut-out unit arranged to perform a cut-out process of images for stereoscopic display from the plurality of images acquired by the imaging control unit, based on the amounts of optical axis deviation acquired by the optical axis deviation acquisition unit (32, 58); and a distortion correction unit arranged to correct distortion of the plurality of images acquired by the imaging control unit based on a predetermined distortion correction formula, wherein the optical axis deviation acquisition unit (32, 58) is arranged to acquire the amount of optical axis deviation after the distortion correction based on the predetermined distortion correction formula, and comprises: a storage unit that stores the amounts of optical axis deviation before the distortion correction; and a calculation unit arranged to assign the amount of optical axis deviation read out from the storage unit to the predetermined distortion correction formula to calculate an amount of optical axis deviation after the distortion correction. a plurality of imaging units (20-1, 20-2) that include imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2), and imaging elements for photoelectrically converting subject images formed through the imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2) and that image a plurality of images with a parallax; a storage unit that stores amounts of optical axis deviation of the imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2) with respect to a plurality of focus positions (F1 to Fn) detected in advance; a focus position detection unit (32, 48) arranged to detect current focus positions of the plurality of imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2); an optical axis deviation acquisition unit (32, 58) arranged to acquire amounts of optical axis deviation corresponding to the detected focus positions of the imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2) based on the stored amounts of optical axis deviation of the imaging optical systems (14-1, 14-2); an imaging control unit arranged to acquire a plurality of images for creating a stereoscopic image from the plurality of imaging units (20-1; 20-2); an image cut-out unit arranged to perform a cut-out process of images for stereoscopic display from the plurality of images acquired by the imaging control unit, based on the amounts of optical axis deviation acquired by the optical axis deviation acquisition unit (32, 58); and a distortion correction unit arranged to correct distortion of the plurality of images acquired by the imaging control unit based on a predetermined distortion correction formula, wherein the optical axis deviation acquisition unit (32, 58) is arranged to acquire the amount of optical axis deviation after the distortion correction based on the predetermined distortion correction formula, and comprises: a storage unit that stores the amounts of optical axis deviation before the distortion correction; and a calculation unit arranged to assign the amount of optical axis deviation read out from the storage unit to the predetermined distortion correction formula to calculate an amount of optical axis deviation after the distortion correction.