A digital camera has a first optical system having a wide zoom lens and a
second optical system for a telephotography zoom lens. In an initial
state where power is active, a controller and timing-generator controls
the wide zoom lens so as to be situated at a wide position and the
telephotography zoom lens so as to be situated at a telephotograph
position. When zoom-in is effected, the wide zoom lens is actuated, and
the telephotography zoom lens is maintained at the telephotograph
position. When a zoom position of the wide zoom lens has reached a
threshold zoom position set to a wider angle of view than that achieved
at the telephotograph position, the telephotography zoom lens starts
being actuated toward the wide position. When the zoom lens has reached
the telephotograph position, an image signal is switched from the wide
zoom lens to the telephotography zoom lens, and the selected image signal
is output.