Digital camera

A digital camera, comprising:

• a photographing lens having an aperture mechanism;
• an imaging section, including an image sensor for capturing a subject image via the photographing lens;
• a display section capable of displaying image information;
• an aperture drive section for driving the aperture mechanism to a set position in response to a manual operation of a preview instruction member;
• and
• a control section for causing execution of an exposure operation for a specified period in the imaging section, and causing display of a moving image on the display section based on image data acquired by the exposure operation,
• wherein the control section stops the moving image display during drive of the aperture mechanism by the aperture drive section.

A digital camera, comprising:

• a photographing lens having an aperture mechanism;
• an imaging section, including an image sensor for capturing a subject image via the photographing lens;
• a display section capable of displaying image information;
• an aperture drive section for driving the aperture mechanism;
• and
• a control section for causing execution of an exposure operation for a specified period in the imaging section, and causing display of a moving image on the display section based on image data acquired by the exposure operation,
• wherein the control section fixes the moving image display when drive of the aperture mechanism is carried out by the aperture drive mechanism during display of the moving image.

A control method for a digital camera, comprising:

• capturing subject images for a specified period using an image sensor, and displaying the images as a moving image on a display device;
• fixing the moving image display in response to an instruction signal instructing execution of a preview operation, and then driving an aperture mechanism inside a photographing lens to a specified position;
• and
• resuming the moving image display after the aperture mechanism drive.