Patent ID: 8300133

Claim:
An imaging apparatus comprising: an ocular-type finder; a display section provided below the finder and having a display screen capable of displaying an image; processing means for detecting where a finger touches the display screen and carrying out a process according to the touched position; and a grip serving for gripping purposes provided to the right of the display section, wherein an angled area formed of a right end area and a lower end area is defined in the right half of the display screen, and the processing means includes limited processing means for carrying out a process associated with a touching operation detected only in the angled area when an eye has approached the finder, wherein the display screen can be switched between a displayed state and a non-displayed state, when the display screen is in the displayed state and an eye has approached the finder the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state, and when the touching is detected after the display screen is automatically switched to the non-displayed state an indication associated with the detected touching is automatically displayed in the ocular-type finder.