Patent ID: 8144205

Claim:
An electronic camera, comprising: an imager which repeatedly outputs an object scene image; a first determiner which repeatedly determines prior to a condition adjustment whether or not the object scene image output from said imager has a feature image satisfying a specific condition; a producer which produces image information including a determination result by said first determiner; a decider which decides a feature image position on the basis of the image information produced by said producer when a condition adjustment instruction is issued; an adjuster which adjusts an imaging condition by noting the feature image position decided by said decider, and a second determiner which determines whether or not the latest image information produced by said producer satisfies a preset condition, wherein said decider includes a first position decider which decides said feature image position on the basis of the latest image information produced by said producer when said second determiner determines that the latest image information satisfies a preset condition, and a second position decider which decides said feature image position on the basis of other image information produced by said producer when said second determiner determines that the latest image information does not satisfy the preset condition.