An electronic camera includes an imager. An imager has an imaging surface capturing an optical image representing a scene, and repeatedly outputs an electronic image corresponding to the optical image. An adjuster adjusts an imaging condition with reference to a partial image belonging to an adjustment area assigned to the imaging surface. A searcher repeatedly searches for a specific object image from the electronic image. An updater updates an arrangement of the adjustment area in a manner different depending on an attribute of the specific object image. A setter sets the arrangement of the adjustment area to a predetermined arrangement when a time period during which non-detection of the searcher continues has reached a threshold value. A controller controls a magnitude of the threshold value so that the magnitude increases as a specific object equivalent to the specific object image is close to a center of the scene.
