An imaging apparatus, comprising: a finder; a grip portion on a side of a first direction relative to the finder, a display unit provided on a rear surface of the imaging apparatus comprising a touch panel capable of detecting a touch operation performed on a display surface of the display unit; and a finder outer display unit provided on an upper surface of the imaging apparatus, characterized by a touch operation member capable of accepting a touch operation, that differs from the touch panel and is not equipped with a display function, and that is provided on a rear surface of the imaging apparatus on a side of the first direction relative to the finder, on a side of a second direction relative to the grip portion, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, and on a side of a third direction relative to a center of the imaging apparatus, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and being oriented from the center toward the finder, wherein a width of the touch operation member in the first direction is longer than a width of the touch operation member in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the touch operation member is composed of a line touch sensor having touch sensor electrodes (302a, 302b, 302c) arranged therein, and is configured to accept, as the touch operation, a tap operation when touching and then releasing the touch without movement within a prescribed period of time, slide operations in the first direction and in the second direction when touching and then moving a touch position while maintaining the touch, and a touch operation as an entire surface touch operation when a finger is covering an entire surface of the line touch sensor; and control means which controls the imaging apparatus so as to execute a first function in accordance with a slide operation in the first direction with respect to the touch operation member, to execute a second function in accordance with a slide operation in the second direction with respect to the touch operation member, to execute a third function in accordance with a tap operation, and to execute a fourth function in accordance with an entire surface touch operation. a finder; a grip portion on a side of a first direction relative to the finder, a display unit provided on a rear surface of the imaging apparatus comprising a touch panel capable of detecting a touch operation performed on a display surface of the display unit; and a finder outer display unit provided on an upper surface of the imaging apparatus, characterized by a touch operation member capable of accepting a touch operation, that differs from the touch panel and is not equipped with a display function, and that is provided on a rear surface of the imaging apparatus on a side of the first direction relative to the finder, on a side of a second direction relative to the grip portion, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, and on a side of a third direction relative to a center of the imaging apparatus, the third direction being perpendicular to the first direction and being oriented from the center toward the finder, wherein a width of the touch operation member in the first direction is longer than a width of the touch operation member in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the touch operation member is composed of a line touch sensor having touch sensor electrodes (302a, 302b, 302c) arranged therein, and is configured to accept, as the touch operation, a tap operation when touching and then releasing the touch without movement within a prescribed period of time, slide operations in the first direction and in the second direction when touching and then moving a touch position while maintaining the touch, and a touch operation as an entire surface touch operation when a finger is covering an entire surface of the line touch sensor; and control means which controls the imaging apparatus so as to execute a first function in accordance with a slide operation in the first direction with respect to the touch operation member, to execute a second function in accordance with a slide operation in the second direction with respect to the touch operation member, to execute a third function in accordance with a tap operation, and to execute a fourth function in accordance with an entire surface touch operation.