Patent ID: 8817159

Claim:
An imaging apparatus, comprising: an imaging device; a lens provided in a front part and configured to form an image of a subject on the imaging device; a dot matrix display unit arranged in the front part, the dot matrix display unit including a plurality of LED chips, each of the plurality of LED chips providing a plurality of dots with a light emission state visible by the subject; a display controller configured to control display of the dot matrix display unit; and a focus adjustment unit configured to perform an adjustment operation for adjusting image formation on the imaging device, wherein the dot matrix display unit displays a pattern based on the control of the display controller, wherein the display controller controls the dot matrix display unit to display a pattern during the adjustment operation of the focusing adjustment unit, and wherein the focus adjustment unit includes an automatic focus adjustment unit which automatically adjusts the image formation on the imaging device, and a manual operating unit which triggers an operation of the automatic focus adjustment unit, and the display controller controls the dot matrix display unit to display a pattern during operation of the manual operating unit.