Patent ID: 8115853

Claim:
An image pickup apparatus, comprising: an image pickup element which generates image data; a display portion capable of displaying an image based on the image data; a plurality of first elements provided along a first side of the display portion, which is a vertical side of the display portion; a plurality of second elements provided along a second side, which is different from the first side, of the display portion; a display controller which displays, on the display portion, a setting item at a position that corresponds to a first one of the first elements; a setting changer which, in response to an operation of one of the first elements, controls the display controller to display, on the display, a plurality of candidates for receiving an instruction for changing a setting according to a setting item which is displayed at a position that corresponds to the operated first element; and a selector which receives selection of the candidates, wherein the setting changer terminates display of the candidates in response to an operation of one of the second elements when the candidates are displayed.