Patent ID: 8379132

Claim:
An image capture device with a viewfinder for viewing a subject, the viewfinder either forming an integral part of the device or being an external member that is attachable to, and removable from, the device, the device comprising: an optical system; a generating section for capturing an image of the subject through the optical system and generating image data; a detecting section for detecting the degree of focusing of the subject's image represented by the image data; a display section on which the subject's image is presentable based on the image data; and a controller for accepting a decision to use either the display section or the viewfinder for viewing the subject to shoot, wherein if the controller accepts the decision to use the viewfinder, the display section displays no subject's image, and displays information representing whether the subject's image is now in focus or not for at least a certain period of time, the information having been obtained based on a result of detection done by the detecting section.