Patent ID: 7110040

Claim:
A camera comprising: an imaging part for capturing an image of a subject; a selector for selecting one of a recording mode and a reproducing mode; a recording part for recording the image captured by the imaging part on a recording medium upon receiving a command to record in the recording mode; a reproducing part for reproducing an image from the recording medium in the reproducing mode, a monitor for displaying an image; a display controller for controlling the monitor to display the image captured by the imaging part on a first area on the monitor in the recording mode, and to display the image reproduced from the recording medium on a second area on the monitor in the reproducing mode, the first area being smaller than the second area; and a touch panel arranged over the monitor; wherein, in the recording mode, the display controller determines an area on the monitor covered with a hand of an operator by the touch panel and bounds the first area on the monitor such that the first area excludes the covered area.