Patent ID: 7652715

Claim:
A photographing apparatus, comprising: an imaging optical system configured to guide light from a subject; a movement mechanism configured to move the imaging optical system; a position detection section configured to detect the position of said imaging optical system; a sub control section configured to begin moving said imaging optical system toward a predetermined position with the aid of said movement mechanism when a power supply is switched from off to on; and a main control section configured to execute system initialization of the main control section when the power supply is turned on and to move said imaging optical system moved by said sub control section with the aid of said movement mechanism and interrupt a movement of the imaging optical system at said predetermined position, wherein the sub control section is further configured to control the imaging optical system concurrently with the system initialization of the main control section; the sub control section is further configured to judge on the basis of the position detected by the position detection section, when a power supply is turned on, whether the imaging optical system should be moved; and the sub control section is further configured to move the imaging optical system with the aid of the movement mechanism in response to the judgment of the sub control section.