Patent ID: 8723976

Claim:
An imaging device comprising: an imaging unit configured to periodically capture an image; an image recording unit configured to record the image captured by the imaging unit; a mode display unit configured to display a plurality of selectable image capture modes and to display a respective explanation of a designated one of the image capture modes, wherein each of the image capture modes has a corresponding level of sensitivity of the image recording unit; a selection unit configured to select one of the image capture modes; a setting unit configured to set the level of sensitivity of the image recording unit corresponding to the selected image capture mode; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the image captured by the imaging unit satisfies the level of sensitivity set by the setting unit; a time determination unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that the image satisfies the level of sensitivity, determine whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since a previous autofocus processing; a recording control unit configured to, when the time determination unit determines that the predetermined time has elapsed, control the image recording unit to record an image captured by the imaging unit after performing the autofocus processing again; and a display unit configured to display: (i) the image captured by the imaging unit, (ii) the level of sensitivity set by the setting unit, and (iii) a degree of coincidence between the captured image and the level of sensitivity set by the setting unit.