Display method and display apparatus

A display apparatus comprising:

• a display section that displays an image on a display surface;
• an acquirer that acquires captured image data generated by capturing an image of a second area containing a first area, the captured image data containing first partial data representing an image of the first area and second partial data representing an image of an area of the second area that is an area different from the first area;
• a recognizer that recognizes an object located in the first area by using the first partial data with no use of the second partial data;
• and
• a display controller that controls the display section based on a result of the recognition performed by the recognizer,
• wherein the display controller
• controls the display section to cause the display section to display a first image that underwent a first process on the display surface in a portion thereof according to a position of the object on the display surface when the object is recognized as a first pointing element having a first function and when the object moves from the first area onto the display surface, the first process associated with the first function, and
• controls the display section to cause the display section to display a second image that underwent a second process different from the first process on the display surface in a portion thereof according to the position of the object on the display surface when the object is recognized as a second pointing element having a second function different from the first function and when the object moves from the first area onto the display surface, the second process associated with the second function.