In step S327, the system controller 50 performs an imaging process. In step S327, a captured image which has been subjected to the AF process in the AF position set by the user is recorded in the recording medium 200.

In step S328, the system controller 50 determines whether the AF position setting process is to be terminated. The AF position setting process is terminated when the power is Off or the screen is switched to the menu screen or the reproducing screen. When it is determined that the AF position setting process is to be terminated, the AF position setting process is terminated, and otherwise, the process proceeds to step S301.

Next, the AF position setting process performed at the time of non-eye-approach in step S302 of FIG. 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 4. This process is realized when a program recorded in the nonvolatile memory 56 is developed in the system memory 52 and executed by the system controller 50. Note that this process is started when the process proceeds to step S302.

In step S401, the system controller 50 turns off display in the in-finder display unit 76. Note that the process in step S401 is not performed when the in-finder display unit 76 is already in an Off state (non-display).

In step S402, the system controller 50 turns on the display of the display unit 28 so that a live-view image (an LV image or a through image) is displayed, and an AF frame indicating an AF position which is currently set is displayed as indicated by an AF frame 504 of FIGS. 5C and 5D.