A control section of an imaging apparatus sets a specific scene in advance, sequentially stores images continuously captured by an imaging section in a storage section, specifies images corresponding to the set specific scene from among the plurality of images stored in the storage section when a predetermined motion of the user is detected during the storing operation, and displays the specified images corresponding to the specific scene on a display section while continuing the storing operation. The control section controls when to start playback of an image of a segment corresponding to the specific scene based on whether or not the image of the segment corresponding to the specific scene is completely stored before a timing of detection of the predetermined motion of the user during the storing operation.