A still image camera comprising: subject detecting block (61, 73, 81, 92, 122) for detecting one or more specific subjects by detecting a face of each subject in an image based on image data; subject orientation detecting means for detecting subject orientation information indicating a face orientation in the image of the one or more specific subjects detected by the subject detecting block (61, 73, 81, 92, 122), the detection of the subject orientation information being performed for each of the detected subjects; and a composition control block (62, 74, 81, 92, 122) for determining a composition regarded as optimum composition based on the subject orientation information and for performing zoom, pan and/or tilt control based on the determined composition, wherein, when a plurality of subjects are detected by the subject detecting block (61, 73, 81, 92, 122), the composition control block (62, 74, 81, 92, 122) determines a composition based on a relationship among a plurality of the subject orientation information corresponding to the plurality of subjects and barycenters of the subjects, said relationship indicating whether the face orientations are the same for all the subjects or are not the same, wherein, when all orientations indicated by the plurality of subject orientation information are the same, the composition control block (62, 74, 81, 92, 122) obtains, as a determination result, a composition in which a barycenter set in an image portion composed of all the detected subjects in the image is positioned in an area on the side opposite to the orientation indicated by the plurality of subject orientation information among areas in the image defined by an image area dividing line set in the image; and wherein, when only one subject is detected by the subject detecting block (61, 73, 81, 92, 122), the composition control block (62, 74, 81, 92, 122) obtains, as the determination result, a composition in which a barycenter of the detected subject is positioned in an area on the side opposite to the orientation indicated by the plurality of subject orientation information among areas in the image defined by the image area dividing line set in the image. subject detecting block (61, 73, 81, 92, 122) for detecting one or more specific subjects by detecting a face of each subject in an image based on image data; subject orientation detecting means for detecting subject orientation information indicating a face orientation in the image of the one or more specific subjects detected by the subject detecting block (61, 73, 81, 92, 122), the detection of the subject orientation information being performed for each of the detected subjects; and a composition control block (62, 74, 81, 92, 122) for determining a composition regarded as optimum composition based on the subject orientation information and for performing zoom, pan and/or tilt control based on the determined composition, wherein, when a plurality of subjects are detected by the subject detecting block (61, 73, 81, 92, 122), the composition control block (62, 74, 81, 92, 122) determines a composition based on a relationship among a plurality of the subject orientation information corresponding to the plurality of subjects and barycenters of the subjects, said relationship indicating whether the face orientations are the same for all the subjects or are not the same, wherein, when all orientations indicated by the plurality of subject orientation information are the same, the composition control block (62, 74, 81, 92, 122) obtains, as a determination result, a composition in which a barycenter set in an image portion composed of all the detected subjects in the image is positioned in an area on the side opposite to the orientation indicated by the plurality of subject orientation information among areas in the image defined by an image area dividing line set in the image; and wherein, when only one subject is detected by the subject detecting block (61, 73, 81, 92, 122), the composition control block (62, 74, 81, 92, 122) obtains, as the determination result, a composition in which a barycenter of the detected subject is positioned in an area on the side opposite to the orientation indicated by the plurality of subject orientation information among areas in the image defined by the image area dividing line set in the image.