An image capture control apparatus comprising: tracking means for tracking a tracking target for which autofocus is performed, in a live view image captured by image capturing means; object detection means for detecting a specific object from the live view image; touch detection means capable of detecting a touch operation on a touch panel ; display control means for, in response to the touch detection means detecting a movement operation of moving a touch position, carrying out control to display an indicator , in display means of an electronic view finder which is different from the touch panel , at a position that is based on a movement amount of the movement operation; and control means for, in response to a predetermined amount of time elapsing after the touch for making the movement operation has been released, carrying out control such that a tracking target determined on the basis of the position of the indicator is tracked by the tracking means, wherein in case a method of designating the position of the tracking target is set to relative position designation, in which the position of the indicator is moved according to the direction and movement amount of the movement operation regardless of where the touch position is in the touch panel , the control means carries out control so that if a touch is near the specific object, tracking is started immediately, without waiting for the predetermined amount of time to elapse, in response to the touch being released, and if the touch is not near the specific object, the tracking is carried out after the predetermined amount of time has elapsed. tracking means for tracking a tracking target for which autofocus is performed, in a live view image captured by image capturing means; object detection means for detecting a specific object from the live view image; touch detection means capable of detecting a touch operation on a touch panel ; display control means for, in response to the touch detection means detecting a movement operation of moving a touch position, carrying out control to display an indicator , in display means of an electronic view finder which is different from the touch panel , at a position that is based on a movement amount of the movement operation; and control means for, in response to a predetermined amount of time elapsing after the touch for making the movement operation has been released, carrying out control such that a tracking target determined on the basis of the position of the indicator is tracked by the tracking means, wherein in case a method of designating the position of the tracking target is set to relative position designation, in which the position of the indicator is moved according to the direction and movement amount of the movement operation regardless of where the touch position is in the touch panel , the control means carries out control so that if a touch is near the specific object, tracking is started immediately, without waiting for the predetermined amount of time to elapse, in response to the touch being released, and if the touch is not near the specific object, the tracking is carried out after the predetermined amount of time has elapsed. <EOS>