In step S608, the system control unit 218 determines to display the indicator in a display format for the front focus state (a second display format), and then executes step S611. The second display format is the display format illustrated in
In step S609, the system control unit 218 determines to display the indicator in a display format for the back focus state (a third display format), and then executes step S611. The third display format is the display format illustrated in
In step S611, the system control unit 218 determines the display position of the indicator and notifies the image processing unit 214 of the display position along with the display format. The image processing unit 214 generates an image of the indicator according to the display format in accordance with the notification and writes the image of the indicator to the address of the video memory region corresponding to the display position. As a result, the indicator is displayed superimposed on the live view image in the EVF 217 or the display unit 108.
The live view display operations will be described next with reference to the flowchart in