Patent ID: 8130287

Claim:
An image display apparatus which displays a plurality of images recorded on a memory on a display unit, the apparatus comprising: a display magnification designation unit configured to, in response to an operation by the user during displaying a first image, designate a display magnification ratio for magnifying an image recorded on the memory; a position designation unit configured to, in response to an operation by the user during displaying a first image, designate a position of magnification part to be magnified, the magnification part being part of an image recorded on a memory; a storage control unit configured to control to store the latest display magnification ratio designated by the display magnification designation unit and information about the latest position of the magnification part designated by the position designation unit in a storage unit; a display control unit configured to magnify a part of the first image on the basis of the display magnification ratio and the information about the position of the magnification part stored in the storage unit and to reproduce and display the magnified part of the first image on the display unit; an image selection unit configured to select a second image recorded on a memory, different from the first image, to be displayed on the display unit; and an acquisition unit configured to acquire from the storage unit the latest display magnification ratio and the information about the latest position of the magnification part in response to the image selection unit selecting the second image, wherein said display control unit electrically magnifies a part of the second image based on the latest display magnification ratio and the information about the latest position of the magnification part acquired by the acquisition unit and changes the display from the magnified part of the first image to the magnified part of the second image on the display unit.