Image capture device

An image capture device comprising:

• an optical system for producing a subject image;
• an imager, which receives the subject image and outputs an image signal representing the subject image;
• and
• an image processing section for zooming in on, or zooming out, a given image based on the image signal and in accordance with information about a zoom power specified, to generate a new image signal with the zoom power changed,
• wherein until the zoom power specified reaches a predetermined value, the image processing section zooms in on the image by interpolating pixels so that degree of sharpness given to the image increases, wherein if a value representing illuminance of the image is equal to or greater than a predefined value and if the zoom power specified has reached, or exceeded, the predetermined value, the image processing section fixes the degree of sharpness given to the image, and wherein if the value representing the illuminance of the image is less than the predefined value and if the zoom power specified has reached, or exceeded, the predetermined value, the image processing section decreases the degree of sharpness given to the image.