Patent ID: 7057658

Claim:
A digital camera, comprising: image pickup unit for picking up an image of an object; a monitor for displaying an image; first forming unit responsive to a motion image frame forming instruction by an operator for forming a motion image frame smaller than a monitor frame on said monitor; and motion image display unit for displaying a motion image of said object picked up by said image pickup unit in said motion image frame, wherein the motion image frame is formed at a first point in the top left position of the monitor frame and a second point in the bottom right position of the monitor frame to form a rectangle, wherein an aspect ratio of a motion image frame or through image can be set arbitrarily since a bottom right point with respect to a top left point can be set arbitrarily as long as said bottom right point is below and right to said top left point, setting the size and shape of a motion image frame by setting an upper left point and a lower right point, said motion image frame being movable on a monitor frame, and a position of the motion image frame on the monitor frame is set separately, wherein when the aspect ratio of an outer frame of said motion image or through image display area attains a prescribed ratio, the user of said digital camera is notified of said aspect ratio of the outer frame attaining the prescribed ratio.