Photographing apparatus

A photographing apparatus comprising:

• an operation unit that has a range setter that is used for setting an upper limited value of a range of a sensitivity of an imaging sensor and a lower limited value of said range in a first sensitivity setting state where said sensitivity is calculated on the basis of a luminance value obtained in a photometric operation;
• a controller that sets said upper limited value and said lower limited value corresponding to an operation of said range setter;
• and
• a display that displays an indication of said upper limited value and said lower limited value that are set by said controller, wherein
• said operation unit comprises an operation key that is used for switching between said first sensitivity setting state and a second sensitivity setting state, where said sensitivity is set regardless of said luminance value, said operation key comprises a first key and a second key;
• when said first key is operated in said first sensitivity setting state, said first sensitivity setting state is changed to said second sensitivity setting state under a condition where a value of said upper limited value is set as said sensitivity in said second sensitivity setting state;
• and
• when said second key is operated in said first sensitivity setting state, said first sensitivity setting state is changed to said second sensitivity setting state under a condition where a value of said lower limited value is set as said sensitivity in said second sensitivity setting state;
• and
• said operation key is used for setting said sensitivity in said second sensitivity setting state.