An image pickup apparatus, comprising: an image pickup element; and a control section configured to output image data acquired by the image pickup element and to execute plotting and displaying of a first guide frame for a moving image and of a second guide frame for a still image to be displayed on a display section (102, 103) of the image pickup apparatus; and characterized in that the image pickup apparatus further comprises: a detector configured to detect contact with a button, said button being for starting of recording of a moving image, wherein the detector comprises a contact sensor for detecting contact with said button for starting recording of a moving image and for outputting, upon detection of contact with said button, contact detection information; wherein said control section is configured to receive contact detection information from said contact sensor as an input thereto and to execute control of determining at least a form of the guide frame for a still image and a form of the guide frame for a moving image based on recording mode setting information for a still image and for a moving image, control of plotting and displaying the first and second guide frames corresponding to the determined forms and control of stopping the plotting and displaying of the guide frame for a still image based on contact detection information from the detector. an image pickup element; and a control section configured to output image data acquired by the image pickup element and to execute plotting and displaying of a first guide frame for a moving image and of a second guide frame for a still image to be displayed on a display section (102, 103) of the image pickup apparatus; and characterized in that the image pickup apparatus further comprises: a detector configured to detect contact with a button, said button being for starting of recording of a moving image, wherein the detector comprises a contact sensor for detecting contact with said button for starting recording of a moving image and for outputting, upon detection of contact with said button, contact detection information; wherein said control section is configured to receive contact detection information from said contact sensor as an input thereto and to execute control of determining at least a form of the guide frame for a still image and a form of the guide frame for a moving image based on recording mode setting information for a still image and for a moving image, control of plotting and displaying the first and second guide frames corresponding to the determined forms and control of stopping the plotting and displaying of the guide frame for a still image based on contact detection information from the detector. a detector configured to detect contact with a button, said button being for starting of recording of a moving image, wherein the detector comprises a contact sensor for detecting contact with said button for starting recording of a moving image and for outputting, upon detection of contact with said button, contact detection information; wherein said control section is configured to receive contact detection information from said contact sensor as an input thereto and to execute control of determining at least a form of the guide frame for a still image and a form of the guide frame for a moving image based on recording mode setting information for a still image and for a moving image, control of plotting and displaying the first and second guide frames corresponding to the determined forms and control of stopping the plotting and displaying of the guide frame for a still image based on contact detection information from the detector.